9. Other Significances of the 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉

The concept of Yoga in Yoga Upanishads

by Philomina T.L | 2018 | 42,235 words

This page relates 鈥極ther Significances of the Yogopanishads鈥� of study dealing with the evolution and significance of Yoga as reflected in the Yoga-Upanishads, a collection of authoritative texts dedicated to the concept of Yoga (spiritual discipline). The thesis traces the origins of the practice back to pre-Vedic times and and suggests that Yoga became a philosophical system following the creation of the Yogasutras.

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9. Other Significances of the 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉

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The 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 handle various topics, even if they give prominence to yoga. The most significant contents of the 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 have already been discussed, even though certain non-yogic and non-advaitic subjects are also treated in them, for example the concepts of 腻肠补谤测补, 惫颈诲测腻, 辫补苍肠腻驳苍颈 etc. These are being discussed, here.

The 耻辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 like 础诲惫补测补迟腻谤补办补, Brahmavidya, and 驰辞驳补艣颈办丑补, speak about the concept of guru or 腻肠补谤测补. Along with this concept they treat vidya also, because these concepts are very complementary to each other. The 础诲惫补测补迟腻谤补办辞辫补苍颈峁诲 defines the nature of guru as one who is well-versed in the knowledge of the vedas, devotee of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, knower of yoga and yogic practices, a person who possesses neatness, and as one who acquired gurubhakti.

It states thus:

膩c膩ryo vedasampanno vi峁ａ箛ubhakto vimatsara岣� |
yogaj帽o yogani峁ａ弓ha艣ca sad膩 yog膩tmaka岣� 艣uci岣� ||
gurubhaktisam膩yukta岣� pur奴峁j帽o vi艣e峁ta岣� |
eva峁僱ak峁峁嘺sa峁僷anno gururityabhidh墨yate || ^[1]

He is called so because he is the remover of darkness, that is the darkness of ignorance. He himself is the Brahman, paragati, 辫补谤腻惫颈诲测补^[2], par膩y膩nam, par膩k膩峁ａ弓h膩 and param dhanam. There are three kinds of gurus like codaka, bodhaka and 尘辞办峁诲补 codaka shows the way, bodhaka advises or points his seat and the 尘辞办峁诲补 imparts him the real truth.^[3] It is also mentioned in the 驰辞驳腻艣颈办丑耻辫补苍颈峁诲. The 测辞驳补艣颈办丑补 also advocates certain rules for the worship of guru. Guru is Brahman, 痴颈峁ａ箛耻 and Lord Acyuta and nothing is regarded as greater than him. One who is blessed with knowledge is worshipped as Guru; he is equal to 莫艣惫补谤补.^[4]

The 惭补丑腻惫腻办测辞辫补苍颈峁诲 describes the nature of vidya and a惫颈诲测腻 as,

sa峁僺峁泃ibandha尘辞办峁yor惫颈诲测腻惫颈诲测腻 |

Here, 惫颈诲测腻 is the 蝉补峁僺腻谤补尘辞办峁 and a惫颈诲测腻 as 蝉补峁僺腻谤补 bandha. The nadabindu states certain means for the acquisition of knowledge such as satya, tapas, and conduct acquired through Brahmacarya and 诲丑腻谤补峁嘺.

Again the Brahma 惫颈诲测辞辫补苍颈峁诲 describes the rules of guru worship as service under him with excellent knowledge and should keep happiness always.

The 驰辞驳补艣颈办丑辞辫补苍颈峁诲 explains the concept of 辫补帽肠腻驳苍颈 as 办腻濒腻驳苍颈 for 辫腻迟腻濒补 region, 尘奴濒腻驳苍颈 originates from 苍腻诲补 in the body, 产补诲补产腻驳苍颈 occurs in the middle areas of bones, 办补峁ａ弓补辫腻艣补苍腻驳苍颈 placed in the middle of the bones and the fire originated from wood and stone is placed in the grahani. Here the fire 补苍迟补谤墨办峁, refers to the lightning that exhibits the character of 补苍迟补谤腻迟尘补苍, fire of 腻办腻艣补 region (forming the sun) abides in the 苍腻产丑颈诲别艣补, the 3^rd agni is treated as moon at the root of the talu and the 4^th one is the bindu situated in the middle of the eyebrow that is treated as 惭补丑补惫颈峁ａ箛耻. The 艢补峁囜笉颈濒测辞辫补苍颈峁诲 also mentions agni and it denotes its places also.