The Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras (Aphorisms) are 196 in number. These Sutras are a record of varied occult practices and knowledge dating back to the Vedic Period (1700-500 CE). It is believed that Yoga existed even before the beginning of the Vedic age. But it developed into a system later. Yoga was propagated and taught by rishis and acharyas(sages) in the ancient Indian subcontinent for centuries. Yoga was popular in the whole Indian region. Spanning from Gandhar (What is “Kandahar” in Afghanistan today) to the north west and Myanmar in the east. Patanjali developed and compiled the early knowledge of Yoga into systematic sets of various Aphorisms or Sutras. These sutras are known as Yoga sutras of Patanjali. Patanjali was a master and ascetic in the ancient Indian subcontinent. It has been established that Patanjali put the Yoga as a system on record in the 4th century. Patanjali compiled Yoga into a philosophical system in a systematic manner. It includes both the theoretical and practical knowledge about Yoga.