earliest texts on Hatha yoga of the Naths, such as Vivekamārtaṇḍa and Gorakhshasataka, are from Maharashtra, and these manuscripts are likely from the 13th century. These Nath texts, however, have an overlap with the 13th century Jnanadeva commentary on the Hindu scripture Bhagavada Gita, called the Jnanesvari. This may be because of mutual influence, as both the texts integrate the teachings of Yoga and Vedanta schools of Hinduism in a similar way. Numerous technical treatises in the Hindu tradition, composed in Sanskrit about Hatha Yoga, are attributed to Gorakshanath. Influence The Hatha Yoga ideas that developed in the Nath tradition influenced and were adopted by Advaita Vedanta, though some esoteric practices such as kechari-mudra were omitted. Their yoga ideas were also influential on Vaishnavism traditions such as the Ramanandis, as well as Sufi fakirs in the Indian subcontinent. The Naths recruited devotees into their fold irrespective of their religion or caste, converting Muslim yogins to their fold. The Nath tradition was influenced by the Bhakti movement saints such as Kabir, Namdev and Jnanadeva. Notable Naths Adityanath – the abbot of the Gorakhnath Math Bodhinatha Veylanswami – Sannyasin and Satguru of the Nandinatha Sampradaya Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami – a past guru of the Nandinatha Sampradaya Shri Madhavnath Maharaj (1857–1936) See also References Bibliography Davisson, Sven (2003). Shri Kapilnath Interview in Ashé: Journal of Experimental Spirituality, Vol. 2, No. 4, Winter 2003. Gold, Daniel and Ann Grodzins Gold (1984). The Fate of the Householder Nath in History of Religions, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Nov., 1984), pp. 113-132. Further reading External links Nath FAQ Three Lineages. The Navnath Sampradaya and Shree Nisargadatta Maharaj Gurudev R.D Ranade International Nath Order Shaiva sects Inchegeri Sampradaya Ascetics Hindu religious orders