Nada anusandhana – exploration of sound “OM”
Nada anusandhana – exploration of sound “OM” Nada anusandhana – exploration of sound”OM” – Closing the ears, nose and mouth, a clear, clear sound is heard in the purified sushumna nadi. Muktasane sthito yogi mudram sandhaya sambhavim/ Śrnuyad dakshine karne nadam antastham ekadhih// The Hatha Yogi, sitting in Muktasana, concentrated in shambhavi mudra, should hear closely to the nada heard within the right ear. (Chapter -4, Verse 67). Sravanaputanayanayughala Ghranamukhanam nirodhanam karyam /Suddhasushumnasaranau Sphutamamalah sruyate nadah// Closing the ears, nose and mouth, a clear sound is heard in the cleansed sushumna nadi. (Chapter -4, Verse 68).
Mind dissolves in Samadhi
Mind dissolves in Samadhi Mind dissolves in Samadhi – As camphor burnt in fire, and salt mix in the sea, in samadhi mind dissolves into ‘Thatness’ Karpuramanale yadvatsaindhavam salile yatha/ Tatha sandhiyamanam cha manastattve viliyate// As camphor burnt in fire, and salt mix in the sea, in samadhi mind dissolves into ‘Thatness’. (Chapter -4, Verse 59). Knower, known and knowing united Jneyam sarvam pratitam cha jnanam cha mana uchyate/ Jnanam jneyam samam nashtam nanyah pantha dvitiyakah// All that can be known, all that is known and the knowledge, is called mind. When the knower and that which is known are lost together, there is no second way. (Chapter -4, Verse 60).
Mind – Senses, Prana – Mind, Nada – Prana
Mind – Senses, Prana – Mind, Nada – Prana Indriyanam mano natho manonathastu marutah/ Marutasya layo nathah sa layo nadamasritah// Mind is the controller of the senses, prana is the controller of the mind. Dissolution is the lord of the prana and that dissolution, laya is the foundation of nada. (Chapter -4, Verse 29).
Manonmani (consciousness without mind) State
Manonmani (consciousness without mind) State Manonmani (consciousness without mind) – Manonmani is obtained when prana flows in sushumna nadi Sushumnavahini prane siddhyatyeva manonmani/ Anyatha tvitarabhyasah prayasayaiva yoghinam// When the prana travels in the sushumna nadi this state of manonmani (consciousness without mind) is obtained. Therefore, other forced practices are just laborious to the Hatha Yogi. (Chapter -4, Verse 20).
Kundalini at Brahmarandhra Nadi
Kundalini is to be blocked at Brahmarandhra Nadi The ultimate union and samadhi happens at sahasrara chakra. This location is at the crown of the head. The very upper portion of head is called brahmarandhra. The energy and consciousness must remain there, if they gone beyond, there is no return back to the physical body. Jnatva sushumnasadbhedam krtva vayum cha madhyagham / Sthitva sadaiva susthane brahmarandhre nirodhayet// Staying in the most conducive place, having found out how to penetrate sushumna and move the prana through the middle passage, it should be blocked in the brahmarandhra, the center of higher consciousness state.(Chapter -4, Verse 16).
Karma annihilated when prana flows Sushumna Nadi
Karmas get annihilated when prana flows in Sushumna Nadi All Karmas(actions) get annihilated when prana flows in sushumna nadi, mind remain in complete shoonya(void). Sushumnavahini prane sunye visati manase/ Tada sarvani karmani nirmulayati yogavit// When prana is moving through sushumna nadi, mind is in pure shoonya(void). Then all the karmas of the one knowing yoga are annihilated. (Chapter -4, Verse 12).
Hatha Yogi – Ghata Avastha (vessel stage)
Ghata Avastha (vessel stage) Ghata avastha (vessel stage) – Vishnu granthi is pierced the greatest bliss is revealed. Then from that emptiness the sound of the kettledrum appears. Dvitiyayam ghatikrtya vayurbhavati madhyaghah / Drdhasano bhaved yogi jnani devasamas tada// In the second stage, when ghata is reached, the Shakti moves into the middle nadi. Being remain in his asana the wise Hatha Yogi is comparable to a divine being. (Chapter -4, Verse 72). Vishnughranthes tato bhedat paramanandasuchakah / Atisunye vimardas cha bherisabdas tada bhavet// When the Vishnu granthi is pierced the greatest bliss is revealed. Then from that emptiness the sound of the kettledrum appears. (Chapter -4, Verse 73).
Prana and Mind end in Samadhi state
Ending of Prana and Mind in Samadhi state Ending of Prana and Mind in Samadhi state – Activities of prana is annihilated, then mind is reabsorbed in samadhi. Yada samkshiyate prano manasam cha praliyate/ Tada samarasatvam cha samadhir abhidhiyate// When the activities of Prana are totally annihilated, then mind is reabsorbed in samadhi state achieved. (Chapter -4, Verse 6). Individual soul merge with universal soul, all desires eliminated When Jivatma unites with Paramatma, desires are eliminated Tatsamam cha dvayoraikyam jivatmaparamatmanoh / Pranashtasarvasangkalpah samadhih so abhidhiyate// When the twofold characteristics of the individual soul and cosmic soul become one, all desires are eliminated and that state is called samadhi. (Chapter -4, Verse 7).
Factors affecting blood pressure
Factors affecting blood pressure: Blood volume. Cardiac output Peripheral resistance. The elasticity of blood vessels. The diameter of the lumen of blood vessels. The viscosity of blood. Blood volume: it’s the total amount of blood in circulation. A sufficient amount of blood in blood vessels is necessary to maintain normal blood pressure loss of blood as in hemorrhage produces a fall in blood pressure. Cardiac output is the quantity of blood pumped by the heart in one minute. It’s the product of stroke volume and the heart rate. An increase in stroke volume increases systolic blood pressure. An increase in cardiac output increases both systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Peripheral resistance: is the resistance offered by blood vessels for the flow of blood. Resistance is offered mainly by small blood vessels, especially arterioles. Elasticity of the arterial walls distends the aorta when the ventricle contracts. The elastic recoils when the ventricle relaxes. This recoiled pushes the blood onwards. The decrease in elasticity as in atheroma produces a rise in blood pressure. 50 The diameter of the lumen of blood vessels: can be altered, narrowing of the lumen increases the resistance to blood flow and this increases blood resistance to blood flow and this increases blood pressure. Enlargement of the lumen has the opposite effect. The viscosity of blood: it’s the blood stickiness. The viscosity of blood spends on plasma, plasma proteins and number of the red blood cells. An increase in viscosity increases blood pressure.
Concentration on nada erase ‘bad karma’
Concentration on nada burns ‘bad karma’ Concentration on nada burns ‘bad karma’ – Bad karma’(sin) is destroyed by constant concentration on nada. The finite mind and prana dissolve into the spotless niranjana. Sada nadanusandhanat kshiyante papasamchayah/ Niranjane viliyete niśchitam chittamarutau// Sin is eliminated by constant concentration on nada or sound. The finite mind and prana dissolve into the spotless niranjana state. (Chapter -4, Verse 105).