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).
Chitta: Vasana and Prana
Chitta has two qualities: vasana and prana Hetudvayam tu chittasya vasana cha samiranah / Tayorvinashta ekasmintau dvavapi vinasyatah// Chitta has two qualities, vasana and prana. When one of the two is eliminated or deactivated the other also will become inertia. (Chapter -4, Verse 22).
Hatha Yogi-Arambha Avastha (beginning stage)
Arambha Avastha (beginning stage) Arambha avastha (beginning stage) – When the Hatha Yogi experiences arambha in the void of the heart, his body becomes lustrous and brilliant with a divine smell and disease less. Brahmaghranther bhaved bhedad anandah sunyasambhavah/ Vichitrah kvanako dehe anahatah sruyate dhvanih// The Brahma granthi being pierced, the feeling of bliss arises from the nothingness; wondrous, tinkling sounds and the spontaneous sound anahata are heard within the body. (Chapter -4, Verse 70). Divyadehas cha tejasvi divyaghandhas tvaroghavan/ Sampurnahrdayah sunya arambhe yogavan bhavet// When the Hatha Yogi feels arambha in the void of the heart, his body becomes lustrous and brilliant with a divine smell and diseaseless. (Chapter -4, Verse 71).