saundaryalaharI - 9 (part 6)

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The jIva with kunDalinI in the astral body and the shiva-shakti in

the shrIcakra are identical and have exact counterparts. They are

given below. [i am guilty of jumping slightly ahead in terms of

shrIcakra. Full description of the shrIcakra will be presented as

part of verse 11].

 

 

jIva-kunDalinI shiva-shakti in shrIcakra

 

jIva without name and form and bindu representing shiva

bereft of mAyA

mUlAdhAra trikoNa

maNipUra antardashAra

svAdhiShThAna aShTakoNa

anAhata bahirdashAra

vishuddha caturdashAra

AjnA catuShkoNa bhUgR^iha

sahasrAra inner shrIcakra - the bindu

 

 

To summarize this pivotal verse in the stotra of saundaryalaharI,

the awakened kunDalinI touches each of these cakra-s, rises up and

unites with shiva in the sahasrAra. As the kunDalinI touches up each

of these lotuses, they blossom, revealing before the jIva a totally

new and more subtle reality. SAdhakA's view of the world changes as

the kunDalinI rises up. We will take up the visions in the latter

verses, particularly verses 36 to 41.

 

 

 

{1} quoted in "shankarabhagavatpAda viracita saundaryalaharI" in

Telugu by shrI Dr. T.V.A.S. Sarma

{2} quoted in "shankarabhagavatpAda viracita saundaryalaharI" in

Telugu by shrI Dr. T.V.A.S. Sarma

 

 

The following books were consulted (in addition to the references

given earlier) in preparing the commentary of verse 9

 

shankarabhagavatpAda viracita saundaryalaharI; in Telugu by shrI

Dr. T.V.A.S. Sarma, VijayadurgApIThaM, Vedurupaka, E.G. Dt.,

A.P., India

 

the serpent power; by Arthur Avalon (Sir John Woodroffe), 1974,

Dover Publications, New York

 

Meditation and Mantras; by swami vishnu-devananda, 1995,

OM Lotus Publishing Company, New York

 

shri saundaryalaharI; by shrI Ishvara Satyanarayana Sarma,

Sadhana Granthamandali, Tenali, A.P.

 

 

 

Regards

Gummuluru Murthy

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