Sanskrit Text
प्राणायाम इति प्रोक्तो रेचपूरककुम्भकैः ।
वर्णत्रयात्मका ह्येते रेचपूरककुम्भकाः ॥ ४० ॥
स एव प्रणवः प्रोक्तः प्राणायामश्च तन्मयः ।
इडया वायुमारोप्य पूरयित्वोदरे स्थितम् ॥ ४१ ॥
शनैः षोडशमात्राभिरन्यया तं विरेचयेत् ।
एवं सधूमः प्राणानामायामः कथितो मुने ॥ ४२ ॥
आधारेलिङ्गनाभिप्रकटितहृदये तालुमूले ललाटे
द्वे पत्रे षोडशारे द्विदशदशदलद्वादशार्धे चतुष्के ।
वासान्ते बालमध्ये डफकतसहिते कण्ठदेशे स्वराणां
हङ्क्षन्तत्त्वार्थयुक्तं सकलदलगतं वर्णरूपं नमामि ॥ ४३ ॥
अरुणकमलसंस्था तद्रजःपुञ्जवर्णा
हरनियमितचिह्ना पद्मतन्तुस्वरूपा ।
रविहुतवहराकानायकास्यस्तनाढ्या
सकृदपि यदि चित्ते संवसेत्स्यात्स भुक्तः ॥ ४४ ॥
स्थितिः सैव गतिर्यात्रा मतिश्चिन्ता स्तुतिर्वचः ।
अहं सर्वात्मको देवः स्तुतिः सर्वं त्वदर्चनम् ॥ ४५ ॥
अहं देवी न चान्योऽस्मि ब्रह्मैवाहं न शोकभाक् ।
सच्चिदानन्दरूपोऽहं स्वात्मानमिति चिन्तयेत् ॥ ४६ ॥
प्रकाशमानां प्रथमे प्रयाणे
प्रतिप्रयाणेऽप्यमृतायमानाम् ।
अन्तःपदव्यामनुसञ्चरन्ती-
मानन्दरूपामबलां प्रपद्ये ॥ ४७ ॥
English Translation
After doing the Prāṇāyāma as stated above, pierce the Six Cakras (i. e., plexuses) (called Ṣaṭhakra bheda) and carry the Kula Kuṇḍalinī to the Brahmā Randhra, the brain aperture, or to the thousand petalled lotus in the head and meditate in the heart the Self like a Steady Flame. (The Nāḍis are not those which are known to the Vaidya or the Medical Śāstras. The latter are the gross physical nerves, The Nāḍis here are the Yoga Nāḍis, the subtle channels (Vivaras) along which the Prāṇik currents flow. Now the process of piercing the six Cakras (or nerve centres or centres of moving Prānik forces) is being described. Within this body, the six nerve centres called Padmas (Lotuses) exist. They are respectively situated at the (1) Mūlādhāra (half way between Anus and Liṅga Mūla), called the Sacral Plexus; (2) Liṅga Mūla (the root of the genital organs); called postatic plexus; (this is also called Svādhiṣṭhāna) (3) Navel, the Solar Plexus (4) Heart, the cardiac Plexus, (5) Throat (6) Forehead, between the eye brows there; the lotus in the forehead, called the cavernous plexus (Ājñā Cakra) has two petals; in these two petals, the two letters “Ham” “Kṣam” exist in the right hand direction (with the bands of the watch; going round from left to right keeping the right side towards one circumambulated as as a mark of respect). I bow down to these which are the two-lettered Brahmā. The lotus that exists in the throat laryngeal or pharyngeal plexus has sixteen petals (viśuddhā cakra); in these are in due order in right hand direction the sixteen letters (vowels) a, ā, i, ī, u, ū, ṛ, rī, lri, lrī, e, ai, o, au, am, aḥ; I bow down to these which are the sixteen lettered Brahmā. The lotus that exists in the heart, the cardiac plexus (anāhata cakra), has twelve petals; wherein are the twelve letters k, kh, g, gh, n, ch, ch, j, jh, ñ, ṭ, ṭh; I bow to to these twelve lettered Brahmā. The Solar plexus forms the Great Junction of the Right and Left sympathetic chains Īḍā and Piṅgalā with the Cerebro spinal Axis. The lotus that exists in the navel, called the Solar Plexus, or Epigastric plexus (Maṇipura Cakra) has ten petals wherein are the ten letters ḍ, ḍh, ṇ, t, th, d, dh, n, p, ph, counting in the right hand direction (that is clockwise) (and the action of this clock is vertical in the plane of the spinal cord; also it may be horizontal). The lotus that exists at the root of the genital organ, the genital plexus or postatic plexus has six petals. The petals are the configurations made by the position of Nāḍis at any particular centre. Svādhiṣṭhāna cakra or Svayambhu Liṅga, wherein are situated the six letters, b, bh, m, y, r, l; I bow down to this six-lettered Brahmā. (These are the Laya Centres). The lotus that exists in the Mūlādhāra, called the sacral or sacrococcygeal plexus has four petals, wherein are the four letters v, ś, ṣ, s. I bow down to these four-lettered Brahmā. In the above six nerve centres or Laya Centres, or lotuses, all the letters are situated in the right hand direction (clockwise). (Note :-- All the nerves of the body combine themselves in these six nerve centres or Laya Centres. Each of these centres is spheroidal and is of the Fourth Dimension. At each centre many transitions take place, many visions take place, many forces are perceived and wonderful varieties of knowledge are experienced. These are called the Laya Centres. For many things vanish into non-existence and many new Tattvas are experienced.) Thus meditating on the Six Cakras or plexuses, meditate on the Kula Kuṇḍalinī, the Serpent Fire. She resides on the four petalled lotus (Centre of Śakti) called Mūlādhāra Cakra (Coccygeal plexus); She is of Rajo Guṇa; She is of a blood red colour, and She is expressed by the mantra “Hrīm,” which is the Māyāvīja; she is subtle as the thread of the fibrous stock of the water lily. The Sun is Her face; Fire is Her breasts; he attains Jīvan mukti (liberation while living) within whose heart such a Kula Kuṇḍalinī arises and awakens even once. Thus meditating on Kula Kuṇḍalinī, one should pray to Her :-- Her sitting, coming, going, remaining, the thought on Her, the realisation of Her and chanting hymns to Her, etc., all are Mine, Who is of the nature of all in all; I am that Bhagavatī; O Bhagavatī! All my acts are Thy worship; I am the Devī; I am Brahmā, I am free from sorrow. I am of the nature of Everlasting Existence, Intelligence and Bliss. Thus one should meditate of one’s own-self.