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taking the form of a flame of fire, burning another lotus, in the heart with eight petals representing eight kinds of Kārmic forces. The whole , body is to be imagined as touched with fire surrounding it in the form of Svastika and reducing it to ashes.
Māruti Dhäranā.-It signifies the concentration of the powerful winds filling the three worlds and shaking the mountains and oceans, scattering the ashes of the body from the soul and steadying the Ātman in peace with firm practice.
Vāruni Dhāranā consists in the contemplation of Ākāsha, full of clouds, with a great downpour of nectarlike rain washing away the ashes of the body from the soul; so the soul becomes manifest in its pure light.
Tatrabhu Dhārană means the contemplation on soul as free from seven metals, bright, as full moon, similar to Omniscient and, then as seated on the throne, shining with all distinguished extraordinary powers and having destroyed all Karmas and endowed with grandeur of all great points and without form. Such a Yogi is capable of attaining eternal Bliss. He becomes an object of worship by Devas and men and also unvulnerable and invincible.
Padastha Dhyāna ( contemplation with the aid of sacred formulas ), Rupastha Dhyāna ( contempla-" tion on the holy form of Tirthankara with all ); Rupātita Dhyāna ( fixed meditation on the attributes of Siddhātman with a firm conviction of having the
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