Guest guest Posted April 28, 2005 Report Share Posted April 28, 2005 Manonmani "Manonmani is the eight place from the centre between the eyebrows, just below the Brahmarandhra; being of that form, she is so called," The Svacchandasamgraha says, "There is a sakti, the cause [ of all causes], and above that comes unmani. In that centre there is no time or space, no tattva, no deity, complete freedom, purity, supremacy; what is called rudravaktra [ mouth of Rudra]. This is called the sakti of Siva; in it there is neither subject nor object, spotless." So in the Sruti [ RudrAdhyAya], "Salutation to VAmadeva, supreme excellence," it is explained, that the Sakti of Siva is named Manonmani. The TripurA Up, also mentions that, "When the mind, free from attachment to object, fixed on the heart, attains the state of unmani, then the supreme abode [one reaches]". Again Manonmani is a kind of mudrA according to the Yoga-sastra, its characteristics are described thus: "By this process the eyes neither close nor open, by which breath is neither inhaled nor exhaled and the mind is a blank neither specualting nor doubting, direct that manonmani towards me." The Br. NAradiya Pr says, "When the process of meditation, meditator and the object of meditation are entirely destroyed, then unmani state arises; consequently he enjoys the ambrosia of wisdom." or the minds [of the devotees] are raised to [unmanyante] the higher knowledge [unma a lifting up]. BhAskararAya's Commentary Translated into English by R. Ananthakrishna Sastry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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