VOICE OF THE RISHIS-62

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PRIYA BHAGAVAT BANDUVULLARA!

 

VOICE OF THE RISHIS: 62

 

COURTESY: SHRI RAPARLA JANARADHANA RAO

 

" NAABHI CHAKRENA KAAYA VYOOHAM "

 

--PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS

 

Maharshi Patanjali is known as a seer in the great knowledge of yoga

and he incorporated a compendium of yoga in cryptic, pithy sayings,

known as Sutras. He stands as an authority in biological sciences

and spells out the Hatha yoga and other allied yogic processes,

related to human body and mind. His adages have in-depth study, as

they are mostly pragmatic in nature related to everyday practice.

Aspirants of yogic system of knowledge will be missing much if they

fail to have at least a cursory glance at his sayings, " Yoga Sutras " .

 

" Naabhi Chakrena Kaya Vyooham " . The secret of the structure of the

whole human body (Kaayavyooham) rests in the navel or `belly button'

as it is called in modern terms (Naabhi). We generally assume that

the centre of the body mechanism rests either in the mind, heart,

the spine or even the eyes, various people spotting various parts of

the body as the centre that controls or regulates the human body.

 

Biologically speaking, science does not give any importance to navel

except fatty deposits at the abdomen leading to obesity. But

Patanjali, not without a specific insight gives out this importance

on the navel of the human body. Mythology states that Lord Brahma

took his birth from Sreemahavishnu's navel through the long stem of

a lotus flower. Persons as it is common knowledge, with huge tummies

cannot be as smart in actions as the ones with low abdomen or a

small waist lines. Yoga, as a science teaches, man about this waist

line. Lions, hounds are animals with low abdomens are smart than

tigers with huge stomachs. " Manipura Chakra (The Solar Plexus) is

said to be located there. It is said that yogi should have thinner

abdomen. The Roman abdominal muscles, in the abdomen should be in

good condition and shape. It is also said that controlling the

Navel Chakra in good shape and condition is a symptom for body

control and energy.