I bow to the two lotus feet
of the (plurality of ) Gurus
Which awaken insight into
the happiness of pure Being,
Which are the complete
absorption, the jungle physician,
which eliminate the delusion
caused by the poisonous herb of
Samsara (conditioned existence).
There are 125,000 (meaning,
numberless) methods of laya
(yogic disolution) described
by Lord Siva in the world.
It is my opinion that nada
-anusandhana (pursuit of
“Inner Sound”) into the
deepest samadhi is the best
of all these layas.
With full exhaling, full
inhaling, and retention
of the breath, all of the
nadis are cleaned out. Then
through the anahata cakra
(the heart/ “wheel of the
unstruck sound”) many types
of internal sound are
expressed inside.
Obeisances to you,
Nadanusandhana (also a name
of Siva). The practice of you
gives birth to experience of the
highest truth. By your kindness
and with the internal breath,
may my mind dissolve into the
lotus feet of Visnu.
They say that jalandhara,
uddyiana, and mula bandhas
are deep in the throat, the
abdomen, and the root of the
anus. Having established these
three bandhas all around,
where is the dread of the noose
of time?
By uddiyana, jalandhara, and
mula bandhas the sleeping
serpent wakes up (makes an
about face) turns back, and
enters the susumna (central
channel). Then the coming
and going of the breath ceases.
By constantly squeezing the
Apana Vayu a bright torch
of fire rises up from the
muladhaara. Because of that
heat streams of nectar fall from
the moon (at the root of the
palate) to be drunk by the
fortunate.
The shining of the effulgent Paramatma
totally destroys the darkness of ignorance.
O Wonder! The Awakened One,
who has no fault (no imperfection) in their seeing,
sees not a “thing” in this whole world!
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Sri Shankaracharya
