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enters into the head; and Samana, the vital air in the navel responsible for
digestion. The functioning of the human being both for outward expression
or for inward reception of impressions takes place with the five organs of
action and the five sense organs. The organs of action are the mouth, hands,
feet, anus and generative organ. The sense organs are eyes, ears, tongue,
nose and skin. The various five-fold divisions, represented by the five
spokes of the Sun's chariot wheel, are well integrated and act together with
intelligence. The mind receives various impressions via sensations generated
by smell, taste, sight, touch and hearing. These sensations arise from the
activities of the sense organs. The impressions through these senses are
produced from the five elements of earth, water, fire, air and ether. The
wheel that runs the Sun's chariot moves on these spokes implying that the
central core of the physical as well as psychic existence is the solar deity.
Seated in his chariot he commands the movement of all the forces in the
universe and guides the cosmic journey.
The eight Vasus who surround the wheel are personifications of the mighty
natural forces directing the manifestation. The serpent god (Naga Deva) who
leads the wheel is the embodiment of wisdom. He is the medium by which
the "churning of the ocean" was carried out and who is the foundation of all
creative deities and spiritual knowledge. The horses drawing the chariot
represent the seven-fold principle according to which the Sun operates in the
universe.
The ancient seers adored the Sun as the visible embodiment of the invisible,
subjective Absolute. He is the Will of the Unmanifest The creation and
dissolution of the universe results from the outbreathing and in-breathing of
the Solar Deity. The life-force energizing the manifestation is personified as
Agni, the god of fire. Whether we considered the Sun or Agni as the basic
source of energy, both are described as operating In rhythmic emanations.
The Sun moves in a chariot drawn by seven horses while the Fire rises in
seven flames. The Mundaka Upanishad names these seven flames as Kali
(the black), Karali (the fierce), Manojava (the mind-swift), Sulohita (the
deep red), Sudhumravarna (the smoke coloured), SphuHngini (the
scintillating), and Visvaruchi (the bright all-shining). Emphasizing the
importance of the septenary emanation, it further states that "from Him, too,
the seven senses in the head arc born, so are the seven flames or the powers
of cognition, the seven fuels (objects), seven oblations (knowledge) which in
their seven-fold channels operate in various realms of manifestation." Each
of these seven channels has been classified and its distinct characteristics
indicated. This enables the great yogis to practice their meditations and
austerities in accordance with the vibrations of their specific Ray.