Yoga Chudamani Upanishad: Crown Jewel of Yoga

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Item Code: IDF471

by Swami Satyadharma

Paperback (Edition: 2005)

Yoga Publication Trust
ISBN 8186336273

Size: 8.5" X 5.3"
Pages: 324 (Illustrated with B & W Figures)

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Yoga Chudamani Upanishad is a manual of higher sadhana for advanced and initated aspirants. It delineates the ancient path of kundalini awakening in its original and pure form before the proliferation of modern yogic literature. The text elucidates a unique combination of kundalini yoga and vedantic upasana. It discusses the nadis, prana vayus, chakras and kundalini Shakti, and also provides detailed descriptions of ajapa gayatri and pranava, which are older vedic and upanishadic meditative disciplines.

The text includes the original Sanskrit verses, along with transliteration, anvay, translation and a comprehensive commentary by Swami Satyadharma Saraswati under the guidance of Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati. For students of Indian philosophy, it provides a valuable study of the compatibility of Yoga and Vedanta, or the tantric and vedic systems of philosophy and practice.

CONTENTS

Introduction		1
Mantra		Page
	Shanti mantra	26
1	Purpose of the Upanishad	28
2	Six limbs of yoga	30
3, 4a	Physic physiology	34
4b, 5, 6a	Knowledge of the Chakras	39
6b, 7, 8	Description of mooladhara	52
9,10	Description of manipura	55
11,12	Description of swadhisthana	57
13, 14a	Agni Mandala	60
14b, 15	Origin of the nadis	62
16, 17	Ten major nadis	65
18, 19, 20	Location of the major nadis	67
21, 22a	Ida, pingala and sushummna	69
22b, 23a	Prana vayus	72
23b, 24	Location of the pancha vayus	73
25,26	Function of the upa-pranas	76
27	Jiva and prana	78
28	Jiva and ida/pingala	80
29	Jiva and guna	82
30, 31a	Knower of yoga	84
31b, 32, 33	Ajapa gayatri	86
34,35	Knowledge of ajapa	gayatri 89
36	Kundalini Shakti	92
37	Pathway of kundalini	96
38	Method of awakening	99
39	Rising of kundalini	101
40	Jalandhara bandha	103
41	Instructions for the practitioner	106
42	Three yogic disciplines	109
43	Dietary regulations	111
44	Bondage and liberation	114
45	Kundalini yoga practices	116
46	Practice of moola bandha	117
47	Benefits of moola bandha	119
48, 49	Uddiyana bandha	121
50, 51	Significance of jalandhara bandha	124
52	Practice of khechari mudra	127
53, 54, 55	Benefits of kechari mudra	130
56	Bindu	135
57, 58	Retention of bindu	137
59	Raising bindu by yoni mudra	141
60	White and red bindu	144
61	Merger of the two bindus	146
62	Brahma and Shakti	149
63	Divine body	151
64	Attainment of yoga	154
65	Maha mudra	156
66, 67	Maha mudra method	158
68	Maha mudra and digestive fire	166
69	Maha mudra removes disease	168
70	Maha mudra bestows great powers	170
71	Pranava	173
72	Dimensions of consciousness	177
73	Pranava	182
74	Aum matras	186
75, 76a	Attributes of the aum	matras 188
76b, 77	Creation and dissolution	192
78	Illumination	194
79	Anahad nada	196
80	Pranava and nada yoga	198
81	Qualities of 'A' matra	200
82,83	Hamsa	202
84	Jiva and atma	205
85	Lokas and deities of aum	207
86	Powers of aum	210
87	Aum gyatri	212
88	Benefits of the pranava	214
89	Control of prana	216
90	Retention of prana	219
91	Fear of death	221
92	Pranayama and longevity	223
93	Preparation of pranayama	225
94	Purification of nadis and chakras	228
95	Chandra bheda pranayama	230
96	Moon at bindu	232
97	Surya bheda pranayama	234
98	Nadi shodhana pranayama	236
99	Mastery of nadi shodhana	239
100	Method of retention	241
101, 102	Omkara pranayama	243
103	Ratio of the breath	245
104	Levels of pranayama	246
105	Effects of pranayama	248
106	Guidelines for pranayama	250
107	Naumukhi and shaktichalini	252
108	Pranayama and karma	255
109	Asana, pranayama and pratyahara	257
110	Dharana and samadhi	260
111, 112	Progression of yoga	262
113	Culmination of yoga	264
114	Union of prana and apana	267
115	Nada yoga	269
116	Pranayama prevents disease	272
117	Diseases managed by pranayama	274
118	Pranic control	276
119	Perfection in pranayama	278
120	Pratyahara	280
121	Mental purification	282
Appendices
A:	Sanskrit Text	287
B:	Translation	299
Bibliography		313

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