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रेफबिन्दुकलाहीनं शुभ्रं ध्यायेत्ततोऽक्षरम् । ततोsनक्षरतां प्राप्तमनुच्चार्यं विचिन्तयेत् ॥ २४ ॥
Meaning: Or meditate on a mere 'ha' as a luminous thing but bereft of ref, digit and dot. Then meditate further on it as if it has no syllables and is unutterable.
निशाकरकलाकारं सूक्ष्मं भास्करभास्वरम् । अनाहताभिधं देवं विस्फुरन्तं विचिन्तयेत् ।। २५ ।।
तदेव च क्रमात्सूक्ष्मं ध्यायेद्वालाग्रसन्निभम् । क्षणमव्यक्तमीक्षेत जगज्ज्योतिर्मयं ततः ।। २६ ।।
Meaning: Ponder over the 'ha' as if it were a god called Anahata, has no letters and no utterability, is as tiny as the digit of the moon and is as shining as the sun and also pulsating. Then, go further and meditate over it as if it is as minute as the tip of a hair. Still go further and meditate as if the whole world is unmanifest and aural.
प्रच्याव्यमान संलक्ष्यादलक्ष्ये
दधतः स्थिरं । ज्योतिरक्षयमत्यक्षमन्तरुन्मीलति क्रमात् ।। २७ ।।
इति लक्ष्यं समालम्ब्य लक्ष्यभावः प्रकाशितः । निषण्णमनसस्तत्र सिध्यत्यभिमतं मुनेः ॥ २८ ॥
Meaning Then shift slowly from the tangible and focus on that which is intangible. After some time an inner light, that is beyond the physical senses and unending, will appear. In this manner, progress
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