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Maharshi Patanjali has rightly been as the Father of Yoga. It is strongly believed that Maharshi Patanjali systematized yoga on the basis of the foundational metaphysics of Samkhya. Yoga sutras of Maharshi Patanjali are considered as a key work on yoga during classical era. According to Dr. Radhakishnan, Maharshi Patanjali codified the nebulous tradition evolved under the pressure of life and experience. Yoga sutra of Maharshi Patanjali which has also been termed as Yoga Philosophy or Raja Yoga is considered as the first coherent philosophical system. It is believed to have been compiled between 200 BCE- 200 CE. As yoga darshana of Maharshi Patanjali adopted the concepts of Prakruti and Purusha, metaphysical rationalism and methods of acquiring knowledge, yoga philosophy of Maharshi Patanjali is also called Ishwar Samkhya, owing to the presence of concept of Ishwara or God which is missing in the Samkhya philosophy of Kapila.