natha
Natha is a Sanskrit term meaning lord or master, used historically as an honorific for spiritual teachers. In Hinduism and related tantric and yogic traditions, Natha refers to practitioners and lineages collectively known as the Natha tradition or Nath Sampradaya. The movement emerged in medieval India and draws on Shaiva, Tantric, and yogic ideas, with a strong emphasis on the guru–disciple relationship and the practice of yoga as a path to spiritual realization.
The most famous figures in the Nath tradition are Matsyendranath, traditionally considered the founder, and his
Beyond the religious movement, Nātha/Natha serves as an honorific used for gurus or saints in Sanskrit literature,