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Sri Viynana | Bhairava Tantra The Ascent Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati Noga Publications Trust, Manger, Bihat, Lidlt Sri Vijnana Bhairava Tantra The Ascent With kind regards, @ and prem Scetmas Nrewngern Sri Vijnana Bhairava Tantra ‘The Ascent ‘Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati Under the Guidance of Swami Satyananda Saraswati Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar, India © Bihar School of Yoga 20n3 Allvightsteserved. No pat ofthis puliation may he reprodiced, ansmitied or stored in a terial sytem, a form oF by nies ht permission ining From Yaga Publications Prose Published by Yoga Publications Ts Firstediton 200 ISBN: 81.46536-52- Price: lian rupees ene heel and sin only Publisher an distsburor: Vig Publications rst, Ganga Darshan, Msgr, Bibar, dia Printed at Thomson Pres (India) Limited, New Delhi, 11000 SWAMI SIVANANDA SARASWATI f Sivar Sivananda as born at Pat a | macai, Tamil Nes, in 1807. After serving ts a mecha doctor in Malaya, t he renounced his practice, wont te Rishikesh and was initiated inte ash ami sannyasa ia 1924 by Swami Vishwananda Saraswati, He toured feteacively throughout Inc, inspiring people to practise yoga end load tine Ie, He founded te Divi ite Society at Rishikesh in 1936, the Sivananda Ayurvedic Pharmacy in 1945, the Yoga Vedanta Fares \demty i 194 and the Sivananda Fye Hospital 1957. During his fietine Swami Sivananéa guided thousands oF cseiples and aspirants all ver the world ar authored over 200 books, SWAMI SATYANANDA SARASWATI Sonam Satyanarnda eas bom al Amon, Littar Pradesh, i9 1928. In 1923 he met Swami Sivananda in Rishikesh and ‘edopted the Dashnami sannyasa way ‘of lie, In 1953 he leit is guru's ashram to live as a wandering mendicant ar later founded the International Yous Fellowship in 1863 andl se Bihar Schoo! fF Yogain 1964, Over the nex: 20 years Swany Satyanarca toured internation ally and authored over 80 books. In 1907 he found Sivanaria Mat, a charitable istitaion for aiding rural evelopment, and the Yost Research Foundation. hn 1988 he feaouced his mission, adapting ksnetra sannyasa, and now lives SWAMI NIRANJANANANDA SARASWATI mi Niranjanananda was boon at Rajnandgaen, Machya Pradesh in 1960, A the age of fur ne joined the Bi School of Yoga an! was initiated int Dashnami sannyasa at the age of ten. From 1971 he travelled overseas anc toured many counties for the next 11 years. In 1983 he was recalled! to Ine 6 appointed President of Binar Schoo! ff Youn, Dering the following 11 years he guided the development of Cana Darshan, Sisananda Math and the: Yous Research Foundation. 1990 hited as a paramaharass and in 193 anointed preceptor iv succession ¢@ Swan Satyanandl, Bihas Yoga Bharat ‘was founded! under his lrcetion in 19. He has autaoree: over 20 books and guides national and intemational yor prey SWAMI SATVASANGANANDA SARASWATI u Swami Satyasanganands (S bor on 24th March 1953, in Chan sorenagore, West Bengal. From the age ff 22 she experienced! a series of inner awakenings which led er 10 her guru Swami Salyansnda. From 198 She tas bile! ceaselessly with her gust in India and overseas and developed into a schnlar with seep insight into the yoxt and tanic taditions as well as modern erences ane philosophies, She isan eff cient chornel for the transmission af her guru's teachings. Th eslablshment of Sivananda Math in Rikhia is her creation and rnission, anid she guides al ils actsites there, working tirelessly 2 pi the weaker and undennnvieged areas, She embodies compas ‘son with clear reason and isthe foundation of her guru's vision ABOUT THE AUTHOR, | initiated the author, Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati, into sennyasa inthe year 1982. Al the knowledge she has gained in this short time about the spiritual sciences, theie profound philosophies, as well as untold practices, has not beer through 4 process of intellectual stusy, bul through an unfoldment for Within. Her intellectual grow'h and subjects of study prior ta sannyasa were in no way’ related to this subject, yet she astutely mastered cach and every aspect of this complex knowledge, as if it were her natural hesitage. This should be 3 pointer 10 others, as it afirms the proclamation of my guru, ‘who sald to me in the early years of my ashram Ife, "You do rot have to bing the ign from outside. Work hard and purify Yourself he light will unfold from within.” Others before and ater him have also said this, The ite of a sannyasin should be dedicated to two goals: The fist isto lve in the service of others and the second to arouse in ones the experience of transcendental knowl edge. Ifone does not work towvarcs this end, sannyasa becomes hypocrisy anda sham, Swami Satyasangananéahas been sincere to both these Ideals of sannyasa. therefore, this work is much more than a translation of ¥iinana Bhafava Tantra by a student ‘oF scholar of tantra; it i a work based on the personal ‘experience of a sannyasin who has dared to upho'd the latty values of tyaga (renunciation), vaiagya (nor-attachment} and samarpan (surrender), These are the kavach or armour of a sanayasia with which he marches anead towards he ff ima anubhut) oF seltvealiztion. Borne Setgane——t ae Contents Preface 0 Introduction 1 Commentary 93 Inquiry into the nature of reality Sloe Rucrayanala and ‘Tika t 2 Realty of Bhuirava How dhe Bhairava reality i peroeived 4 By what experience this reality is known 5 Transcendent or immanent 6 tediisble and indefinatle 7 Essence of tantra 8 Forms of Bhairava 9 Sakara aspect of Bhairava 10 Purpose of sakara medication 11 What Bhairav is not 12 Fssence of Bhairava 18 What has been told about Bhaitava 14 Immeasurable and without aince 1s Atman of Bhairava 16 Nature of highest realty 17 Blhairava is known by Parades 18 Dharina and the possessor of dharia 19, Duaism is preliminary step 20. Shakti isthe face of Shiva 21 Shiva is revealed by Shaki 22 hairava state of consciousness 25 Means to achieve Bhalrava consciousness Dharanas Dharana on the two generation points Kumbhaka dharana Perfection of kumblaka Kumbhaka leads to inner peace Kundalini jagrin dharana Piercing ofthe chakras Kundalini becomes shiva Mind ranseends thought SShooma panciake dhrana Minti Dis Sushma dharana Shana muda Dissolution in the eave of the east sina on the exewn of the hea Dhara on sbabdhabratyman Prana drat nt Aum mars Nada dha Bija mantra dharana Dharana on the diveetions Sushumnna and daharakasha dharana Sushurona, daharakashia and bricayakash adharaa 203 Antarakasba dharana 205 Antarakasha dharana (cont 207 Antarakasha dharana (cont) 208 Dharana on che manta i the hear space 209 Dharana on dvadashania Result of db Dharana on Kaalaga Result of dhara Tati dharana won dwadashanca won Kaan