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petals, one by one; to be roaming in the vast expanse of the space; to be wiping out all the mental impurities; to be shedding nectar; to be going out from the hole of the palate; to be shining in the eyes; and possessing incalculable power and unique splendour. Practicing this with a stable mind constantly for six months, the meditator is able to see columns of smoke and flames coming out from the mouth. Thereafter, as a result of deeply cultivated detachment, he is able to visualize the face of the Omniscient. Then, progressing further, he comes face to face with the omniscient centred in the circle of aura, possessed of all excellence, auspiciousness, and greatness. In the end, he enters the temple of emancipation, traversing the jungle of worldly existence with firmness of mind, being fully convinced of the pure and powerful nature of the Omniscient.
शशिबिम्बादिवोद्भूतां स्त्रवन्तीममृतं सदा । विद्यां क्ष्वीमिति भालस्थां ध्यायेत्कल्याणकारणम् ॥५७॥
Meaning : One should meditate on the holy vidya called Ksim (at) which is born out of the lunar disc that is shedding embrosia without a break, and which is the sole paramount source of welfare.
क्षीराम्भोविनिर्यान्तीं प्लावयन्ती सुधाम्बुभिः । भाले शशिकलां ध्यायेत् सिद्धिसोपानपद्धतिम् ॥५८॥
Meaning : The digit of the moon, rising out of the milky ocean, sprinkling the world with the water of nectar and which is as if it were the ladder with which
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