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YOGA-KUNDILINT-UPANISHAD
CHAPTER III.
Melanamantra-(the mystic mantra Melana). (hreem), (bham), (sam), . (sham),
(ppham), (sam), and (ksham). The lotus born (Brahma) said
Oh Sankara for Siva) (among) New moon, Pratipada (the first day of the lunar fortnight) and full moon, which is spoken of as its (mantra's) sign ? In the first day of the lunar fortnight and during new moon and full moon ( days ) it should be made firm and there is no other way (or time). A mao longs for an object through passion and is infatuated with passion for objects. One should always leave these two and seek the Nirvana (the stainless). He should abandon everything else which he thinks is favorable to himself. Keeping the manans, in the midst of Sakti and Sakti in the midst of manas, one should look into manas by means of manas. Then he leaves even the highest stage. Manas alone is the bindu, the cause of creation and preservation. It is only through Manans that Bindu is produced like the curd from milk. The organ: of Manas is not that which is situated in the middle of Bandhana. Bankhana is there where Sakti is between sun and noon. Having known Sushumna and its bheda (piercing) and making the Vayu to go in the middle, one should stand in the seat of bindu, and
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