Birth of Soma, Datta and Durvāsas : When the sage Atri was urged by god Brahmā to undertake the work of creation, he along with his wife went to one of the principal mountain ranges, and was engaged in the performance of austere penance.
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On that mountain, the sage controlled his mind by means of Prānāyāma and stood for one hundred years on one leg, defying heat and cold and subsisted on air.
Seeing that the three worlds were being distressed by the fire produced by the fuel of the sage’s Prānāyāma,
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The three Lords of the world, Brahmā, Viśnu and Śiva went to the hermitage of the sage.
Sage Atri paid them homage by prostrating himself fully before them on the ground, like a stick.
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The Lords said ""May you be blessed! from our amśa you will beget sons who will be celebrated in the world and spread your reputation. Thus Soma was born with a portion of Brahmā, Datta the master of Yoga, with that of Viśnu, while Durvāsas with the portion of Śańkara
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DO WE CONTROL MIND OR DOES MIND CONTROL US?
Read the following story twice, the 2nd time with explanation & decide for yourself.
King Purañjana had a friend called Avijñāta. King wandered earth in search of an abode. He did not approve of any of the cities as suitable.
Once he reached a beautiful city having 9 gates. In the city he saw a young girl of superb beauty, she was accompanied by 10 servants and a serpent with five hoods.
The King Purañjana requested the girl to be his wife, they got married and entered the city.
The King Purañjana was deeply attached to his queen and did whatever the queen wanted him to do. The queen however gradually stopped following the way of Dharma and love stuck king was deceived by the queen and lost his original nature.
1st Stage: Brahmacarya Āśrama ,
2nd Stage: Grhastha Āśrama,
3rd Stage: Vanaprastha Āśarama,
4th Stage: The Samnyāsa Āśrama.
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There are 4 different types of each of these stages
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1st STAGE: Brahmacarya āśrama - Celibate stage. It is of 4 types :
- Sāvitra: observance of celibacy and study of Sāvitri for three nights from the upanayana (thread bearing ceremony),
- Prajapatya: observance of celibacy for one year,
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- Brahmā: observance of celibacy till the completion of the study of Vedas,
PRĀNĀYĀMA : Prāṇa is the vital breath in the body. That which causes the movement is called Prāna, Āyāma is checking. Hence Prāṇāyāma means checking or restraining the breath.
Apart from Prana other vital breaths are
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Apana, Sāmana, Udana, Vyana, Nāga, Kurma, Krkara, Devadatta and Dhananjaya.
The vital breaths of the body can be conquered through the mastery over Prana
- Apana is the vital air that takes the food lower down.
- Vyana is diffused through the limbs and it develops them.
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- Udana is the vital air that affects the vulnerable points in the body among the limbs.
- Sāmana is the vital air that spreads equally.
- Nāga is the vital air for the activity of belching,
- Kurma is the vital air for the activity of closing the eyes,