- Title & Subtitle: The Serpent Power: Being the Ṣat-c̣akra-nirůpana and Pādukā-pañcaka, Two Works on Laya-yoga, Translated from the Sanskrit, with Introduction and Commentary
- Author / Translator: Sir John George Woodroffe, writing under the pseudonym Arthur Avalon (with commentary edited by Taanatha Vidyaratna)
- Publisher: Ganesh & Co. (Madras, India)
- Edition / Year: 6th Edition, published in 1958
- Format: Red cloth-bound hardcover featuring a coiled serpent and solar design on the front board, accompanied by a color frontispiece, plates, and black-and-white illustrations (collation typically includes ~xvii + 530 pp. plus Sanskrit texts and additional indexes).
- Core Contents: Includes translations and detailed analytical commentary on two foundational Tantric texts—the Ṣat-c̣akra-nirůpana (Description of the Six Chakras) by Pūrṇānanda and the Pādukā-pañcaka (Five-fold Footstool)—along with an extensive introductory study on Kundalini Shakti and Laya-yoga.
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