Yogapatta As Act Of Giving Monastic Name

Yogapatta is a technical term used in the process of giving sanyasa or monastic vows. It is the act of giving the monastic name to the newly ordained disciple after holding a cloth over his head and reciting some verses from the Bhagavad Gita (11.15 to 33). The disciple is, hence forward, competent to ordain others into sanyasa and guide them. In Hinduism, especially within the Vedantic and

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