Dvisahasri of Tembesvami (Summary and Study)
by Upadhyay Mihirkumar Sudhirbhai | 2012 | 54,976 words
This page relates 鈥業ncorporation of Yoga in the Dvisahasri鈥� of the study of the Dvisahasri by Tembesvami:鈥攁 Sanskrit epic poem (mahakavya) narrating the legend and activities of Lord Dattatreya, including details on his divine sports and incarnations. Also known as Datta, he is considered one of the Holy Masters in the Natha cult imparting spiritual knowledge and adequate practice to the aspirant.
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Incorporation of Yoga in the Dvis膩hasr墨
H. H. 峁琫mbesv膩m墨鈥檚 mastery over the Yogic practices laid down by 笔补迟补帽箩补濒颈 is so lucid, perfect and comprehensive that a reader easily gets the clear vision of the Yogic step of meditation (the fifth stage). The breath-control brings the mind in control and consequently the mind becomes free from the worldly functions. The mind enjoys the state of detachment (rather free from passions) and then it is fixed in to the object of meditation the self (诲谤补峁ａ弓腻).[1]
The same is explained under 04/031cd-33ab while citing the example of a learner learning concentration from an arrow-maker (墨峁办腻谤补) by way of detachment and practising the control over his breath and the seating posture, experiences the Trance.[2]
Under 04/ 45 Lord 顿补迟迟腻迟谤别测补[3] elaborates the eightfold path of Yoga to Sahasr膩rjuna, he quotes:
测补尘补苍颈测补尘腻蝉补苍补辫谤补峁嚹乱腻尘补辫谤补迟测腻丑腻谤补诲丑腻谤补峁嚹乨丑测腻苍补蝉补尘腻诲丑补测辞'峁ａ弓腻峁単腻苍颈 (Yoga蝉奴tra 02/29).
Under 04/50 the term 辫墨峁环补惫颈迟 occurs and it means 腻蝉补苍补惫颈迟 an expert in practicing postures. Normally the term 腻蝉补苍补尘 is famous, yet the word 辫墨峁环补尘 is employed here. This shows his acquaintance with the Ha峁環yoga also.[4]
Under 04/51 while discussing the method of breath control, he recommends that that the inhalation (辫奴谤补办补) of the breath should be practiced with a definite number of recitation of the formula which is recited four times more during the controlling period (kumbhaka), while it is half less or doubled than the number of inhalation in the exhalation (recaka). This means that the ratio of the breath-control (辫谤腻峁嚹乱腻尘补) is 1:4:2.
Footnotes and references:
[2]:
jita艣v膩s膩sanene艣e vair膩gy膩bhy膩sabaddhah峁泃 ||4/31办补岣峚||
sa峁儁ukta峁� v膩san膩峁� muktv膩 sattvav峁沝dhayautyanindhanam|
nirv膩峁嘺峁� vetyato n膩ntar-bahi岣tha峁� munir膩tmad峁沰||4/32||
yathe峁it膩tme峁k峁沶no vedena峁� y膩ntamagrata岣|4/33aba||
[4]:
Cf. catura艣墨tip墨峁環e峁 siddhameva sad膩bhyaset| (丑补峁环补测辞驳补辫谤补诲墨辫颈办腻 1/39)