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The Twenty-First Chapter
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The humble King Shrenik asked the Muni Gautam, "O Bhagavan, I wish to know the extent of dhyana (meditation)." ||1|| "O Yogi-raj, what is the characteristic of this dhyana? What are its divisions? What is its etymology? Who is its master? What is its duration? What is its cause? And what is its fruit?" ||2|| "O Swami, what is its essence? What is its base? What are the names of its divisions? And what is the meaning of each of them?" ||3|| "What is its object of meditation? And what is its obstacle? O best of speakers, I wish to know all this." ||4|| "Dhyana is considered the best means for liberation. Therefore, O Bhagavan, tell me its true nature, which is kept secret even from great Munis." ||5|| Thus asked, Bhagavan Gautam, with his teeth shining like rays of water, sprinkled the King's body with water and said, ||6|| "O King, I will teach you about this excellent tapas called dhyana, which is the main means for destroying karma, according to the scriptures." ||7|| "Dhyana is the restraint of the mind on a single object with undivided attention. This dhyana lasts for a maximum of an antarmukhurta for those who are strong like Vajra-Vrishabha-Naracha-Samhanana." ||8|| "Dhyana is that which has a stable outcome, and that which is fickle is called Anupreksha, Chinta, Bhavana, or Chitta." ||9|| "This dhyana is present in those who are in the 12th Gunasthan, and it is also present in the omniscient God who is in the 13th Gunasthan, due to the power of his yoga." ||10||
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Then, King Shrenik, humbly asked the great Muni Gautam, "O Bhagavan, I wish to know the extent of dhyana (meditation)." ||1|| "O Yogi-raj, what is the characteristic of this dhyana? What are its divisions? What is its etymology? Who is its master? What is its duration? What is its cause? And what is its fruit?" ||2|| "O Swami, what is its essence? What is its base? What are the names of its divisions? And what is the meaning of each of them?" ||3|| "What is its object of meditation? And what is its obstacle? O best of speakers, I wish to know all this." ||4|| "Dhyana is considered the best means for liberation. Therefore, O Bhagavan, tell me its true nature, which is kept secret even from great Munis." ||5|| Thus asked, Bhagavan Gautam, with his teeth shining like rays of water, sprinkled the King's body with water and said, ||6|| "O King, I will teach you about this excellent tapas called dhyana, which is the main means for destroying karma, according to the scriptures." ||7|| "Dhyana is the restraint of the mind on a single object with undivided attention. This dhyana lasts for a maximum of an antarmukhurta for those who are strong like Vajra-Vrishabha-Naracha-Samhanana." ||8|| "Dhyana is that which has a stable outcome, and that which is fickle is called Anupreksha, Chinta, Bhavana, or Chitta." ||9|| "This dhyana is present in those who are in the 12th Gunasthan, and it is also present in the omniscient God who is in the 13th Gunasthan, due to the power of his yoga