Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-6
Dhyanayoga
14. Then with a serene mind, and becoming fearless and firm in the vow of chastity, the yogi should control his mind, thinking of Me and remain devoted to Me.Then the volition subsides, activity becomes calm, and the functions of the body and the mind stand still. Then thoughts of hunger and sleep do not bother him and he does not even remember them. The in-breath which was confined by the anal constriction (mulabandha) moves backwards and being excited and puffy, it grows in its place of confinement and bangs at the naval centre (manipura). Then this expanded in-breath churns the belly from all sides and removes the impurities collected therein from childhood. But instead of rolling at the bottom, it enters the belly and destroys the bile and phlegm therein. It overturns the seven humors without leaving a trace, pulverizes the rolls of fat and draws out the marrow of the bones. It calms the nerves and making the limbs loose, frightens the spiritual aspirant, but he should not waver. It gives rise to illness, but cures it also instantaneously and mixes together the liquid (bile, phlegm etc.) and solid (flesh, marrow etc.) parts of the body (216-120). O Arjuna, next the heat generated by the posture wakes up the serpent power known as Kundalini like a young serpent bathed in red pigment (kumkuma) resting twisted round itself, this small serpent power, the Kundalini, is asleep with mouth downwards in three and a half coils. She is like a streak of lightening or a fold of flame, or a polished band of pure gold. This Kundalini sitting crowded at the naval center wakes up, when she gets pushed up by the anal contraction (mulabandh) (221-225). |
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