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The collection of Gadasthi says, "Papdhyane becomes like the sun, achieving that, remain steady and help; the great one attains the auspicious line, then he bows to Budhan. The certain knower, the guru, the Siddha, the giver, or the self-fulfilled Shuk, well-known; there, the Trig attains only the weak, the form-Siddha wanders and rests."
4. Swaadhyaaya-Sakzaya, with Pranava, the mantras; or reading, contemplation, and deep study of the scriptures, to investigate is Sakzaya. To study the essence of the self, to contemplate is Swaadhyaaya. I am the pure consciousness-essence soul, completely different from the body and all other things, to remain in that self-awareness, to abandon the self-consciousness in the body, to abandon the body-consciousness, and to have self-consciousness in the soul, that is the best kind of Swaadhyaaya. Or, to read and think about spiritual texts that strengthen that self-awareness; to sing, praise, and chant in a state of detachment and devotion; to ask questions to resolve doubts; to give Dharma-katha-vyakhyan, as if teaching the soul of the father without ego, to cultivate the feeling of detachment - these are the types of Swaadhyaaya. Through Swaadhyaaya, one sees the desired deity. Swaadhyaayadidevatasam: " (Pai Tho 2-44).
"Read, contemplate, and investigate the scriptures, the spiritual knowledge, the path, the purpose." - Shri Anandghanaji "By cultivating the self-awareness, the soul attains Kevalgyaan."
5. Ishwarpranidhaan - to focus the mind on the Supreme Soul, Parameshwar, to contemplate is Ishwarpranidhaan. To connect the mind with its form, to merge the mind, to become one with it, is called Ishwarpranidhaan. Ishwar is the one in whom knowledge and other infinite powers have emerged, manifested, who has become the master, the lord, the Ishwar of the infinite soul-essence. The pure Siddha soul who has attained the supreme state of Paramatmapada, that is Ishwar.
"That Ishwar Dev, who has his own wonderful Ishwarta;
The power of disappearance, manifests and reveals all." "Whose infinite Dharma has manifested, who is the ultimate perfection; Paramatma Jindev here, the ocean of knowledge and other qualities...Swami! I request with a loving mind."
- Shri Devchandraji To do pranidhaan of such a Paramatma-Parameshwar who has attained that state, to contemplate with a focused mind is Ishwarpranidhaan. Then, that Ishwar may be known by many names like Prabhu, Jin, Ahanta, Shiv, Shankar, Buddha, etc. Because, despite the difference in names, there is no difference in meaning. It is enough that there is the Ishwar-ness with the true qualities. That Ishwar-ness is worthy of worship, no matter what name it is called. For example -