Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra 25
मरुतो ऽन्तर्बहिर्वापि वियद्युग्मानिवर्तनात् |
maruto 'ntar bahir vāpi; viyad-yugmānivartanāt | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
भैरव्या भैरवस्येत्थम्भैरवि व्यज्यते वपुः ||25||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Of the breath (marutaḥ | gen sg), inside (antar) or also (vā api) outside (bahis), through non-returning (anivartanāt | abl sg) from the pair of spaces (viyad-yugmāt | abl sg),
through Bhairavī (bhairavyā | ins sg) the essence-body (vapuḥ | nom sg) of Bhairava (bhairavasya | gen sg) is thus (ittham) revealed (vyajyate | 3p sg pas pres), O Bhairavī (bhairavi | voc sg).
through Bhairavī (bhairavyā | ins sg) the essence-body (vapuḥ | nom sg) of Bhairava (bhairavasya | gen sg) is thus (ittham) revealed (vyajyate | 3p sg pas pres), O Bhairavī (bhairavi | voc sg).
When the breath, inward or outward, does not immediately turn back at its point of reversal, Bhairava's essence opens in the double interval. Through Bhairavī, this presence becomes directly knowable.
Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra 26
न व्रजेन्न विशेच्छक्तिर्मरुद्रूपा विकासिते |
na vrajen na viśec chaktir; marud-rūpā vikāsite | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
निर्विकल्पतया मध्ये तया भैरवरूपता ||26||
nirvikalpatayā madhye; tayā bhairava-rūpatā ||26|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Śakti (śaktiḥ | nom sg), in the form of breath (marud-rūpā | nom sg f), should not (na) go out (vrajet | 3p sg act opt) and should not (na) enter (viśet | 3p sg act opt), in the unfolded [state] (vikāśite | loc sg n ppp).
Through non-differentiation (nirvikalpatayā | ins sg), in the middle (madhye | loc sg), the state of Bhairava's form (bhairava-rūpatā | nom sg) arises through her (tayā | ins sg f).
Through non-differentiation (nirvikalpatayā | ins sg), in the middle (madhye | loc sg), the state of Bhairava's form (bhairava-rūpatā | nom sg) arises through her (tayā | ins sg f).
When the breath rests in the center, neither pushing outward nor returning inward, the central space opens. In the thought-free center, Bhairava's essence reveals itself.
Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra 27
कुम्भिता रेचिता वापि पूरिता वा यदा भवेत् |
तदन्ते शान्तनामासौ शक्त्या शान्तः प्रकाशते ||27||
tad-ante śānta-nāmāsau; śaktyā śāntaḥ prakāśate ||27|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
When (yadā) [the breath] has been exhaled (recitā | nom sg f ppp) and retained (kumbhitā | nom sg f ppp), or also (vā api) inhaled (pūritā | nom sg f ppp) [and retained] (bhavet | 3p sg act opt),
at the end of that (tad-ante | loc sg), through Śakti (śaktyā | ins sg), the peaceful one (śāntaḥ | nom sg m) reveals itself; this one (asau | nom sg m) is the state named Śānta (śānta-nāmā | nom sg m).
at the end of that (tad-ante | loc sg), through Śakti (śaktyā | ins sg), the peaceful one (śāntaḥ | nom sg m) reveals itself; this one (asau | nom sg m) is the state named Śānta (śānta-nāmā | nom sg m).
When the breath comes to rest of its own accord after exhalation or inhalation, deep inner peace appears at the end of that pause. Through Śakti, this quiet state becomes directly knowable.
Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra 28
आमूलात्किरणाभासां सूक्ष्मात्सूक्ष्मतरात्मिकम् |
āmūlāt kiraṇābhāsāṃ; sūkṣmāt sūkṣmatarātmikam | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
चिन्तयेत्तां द्विषट्कान्ते श्याम्यन्तीम्भैरवोदयः ||28||
cintayet tāṃ dvi-ṣaṭ-kānte; śyāmyantīm bhairavodayaḥ ||28|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
One should meditate (cintayet | 3p sg act opt) on this [energy] (tāṃ | acc sg f), [as it rises] from the root (āmūlāt | abl sg) as ray-radiance (kiraṇa-ābhāsām | acc sg f), of the nature of what is subtler and subtler (sūkṣmāt-sūkṣmatarātmikam | acc sg n).
[When it] comes to rest (śyāmyantīm | acc sg f pca) at the end of the twelve [finger-breadths above the head, dvādaśānta] (dviṣaṭ-kānte | loc sg), [there is] the arising of Bhairava (bhairava-udayaḥ | nom sg).
[When it] comes to rest (śyāmyantīm | acc sg f pca) at the end of the twelve [finger-breadths above the head, dvādaśānta] (dviṣaṭ-kānte | loc sg), [there is] the arising of Bhairava (bhairava-udayaḥ | nom sg).
Contemplate the energy as a fine light rising from the root and becoming ever more subtle. When it comes to rest above, at the outermost point twelve finger-widths above the crown, Bhairava dawns within you.
Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra 29
उद्गच्छन्तीं तडित्रूपाम्प्रतिचक्रं क्रमात्क्रमम् |
udgacchantīṃ taḍit-rūpām; prati-cakraṃ kramāt kramam | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
ऊर्ध्वं मुष्टित्रयं यावत्तावदन्ते महोदयः ||29||
ūrdhvaṃ muṣṭi-trayaṃ yāvat; tāvad ante mahodayaḥ ||29|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
[One should meditate on the energy as] ascending (udgacchantīm | acc sg f pca), lightning-shaped (taḍit-rūpām | acc sg f), from center to center (prati-cakraṃ | acc sg), step by step (kramāt kramam), upward (ūrdhvam) as far as (yāvat) three fists [above the crown] (muṣṭi-trayaṃ | acc sg n); then (tāvat), at the end (ante | loc sg), [there is] the great arising (mahodayaḥ | nom sg).
Meditate on the energy rising like lightning, from center to center, step by step.
When it has ascended to the highest point, twelve finger-widths above the crown, the great awakening appears at the end.
When it has ascended to the highest point, twelve finger-widths above the crown, the great awakening appears at the end.
Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra 30
क्रमद्वादशकं सम्यग्द्वादशाक्षरभेदितम् |
krama-dvādaśakaṃ samyag; dvādaśākṣara-bheditam | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
स्थूलसूक्ष्मपरस्थित्या मुक्त्वा मुक्त्वान्ततः शिवः ||30||
sthūla-sūkṣma-para-sthityā; muktvā muktvāntataḥ śivaḥ ||30|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
[One should meditate on] the twelvefold [system] of the sequence (krama-dvādaśakam | acc sg n), properly (samyak), divided into twelve syllables (dvādaśākṣara-bheditam | acc sg n ppp).
Having released [again and again] (muktvā muktvā | abs) through the states of gross, subtle, and highest (sthūla-sūkṣma-para-sthityā | ins sg), [the practitioner reaches] Śiva (śivaḥ | nom sg) at the end (antataḥ).
Having released [again and again] (muktvā muktvā | abs) through the states of gross, subtle, and highest (sthūla-sūkṣma-para-sthityā | ins sg), [the practitioner reaches] Śiva (śivaḥ | nom sg) at the end (antataḥ).
Meditate on the ascent through its twelve stages and the twelve powers of sound that belong to them. Let each level go again: the gross, the subtle, and even the highest. In the end, only Śiva remains.
Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra 31
तयापूर्याशु मूर्धान्तं भङ्क्त्वा भ्रूक्षेपसेतुना |
tayāpūryāśu mūrdhāntaṃ; bhaṅktvā bhrū-kṣepa-setunā | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
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tayā
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through these, with this | |
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āpūrya
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having filled up, having filled | |
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aśu
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quickly, swiftly | |
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mūrdha
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the head, the crown | |
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antam
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to the end, to the tip | |
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bhaṅktvā
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having pierced through, having shattered | |
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bhrū
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the eyebrow | |
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kṣepa
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of casting, raising, tension | |
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setunā
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through the bridge, through the dam |
निर्विकल्पं मनः कृत्वा सर्वोर्ध्वे सर्वगोद्गमः ||31||
nirvikalpaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā; sarvordhve sarvagodgamaḥ ||31|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Having quickly (aśu) filled [oneself] (āpūrya | abs) with this [energy] (tayā | ins sg f) up to the end of the head (mūrdhāntam | acc sg), and having broken through (bhaṅktvā | abs) by the bridge of eyebrow-projection (bhrū-kṣepa-setunā | ins sg),
and having made (kṛtvā | abs) the mind (manaḥ | acc sg) free of thought (nirvikalpam | acc sg n), above all (sarvordhve | loc sg n) [there is] the upward emergence into the all-going (sarvagodgamaḥ | nom sg).
and having made (kṛtvā | abs) the mind (manaḥ | acc sg) free of thought (nirvikalpam | acc sg n), above all (sarvordhve | loc sg n) [there is] the upward emergence into the all-going (sarvagodgamaḥ | nom sg).
Let this power rise swiftly to the crown. Break through the inner threshold at the point between the eyebrows and make the mind completely still. In this way awareness rises beyond everything into the all-encompassing.
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