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VijRanabhairava 23
form of exhalation (prafJa ) does not go out from the centre (of
the body) to dvadasanta.2 nor does that sakli in the form of
inhalation (apana) enter into the centre from dvadaSanta. }o this
way by means of Bhairavi who expresses herself in the form of
the cessation of prafJa (exhalation) and apana (inhalation), there
supervenes the state of Bhairava.3
NOTES
1. In this dhiiraOii, prafJa (exhalation) and apana (inhalation)
cease and madhya dasa develops i.e. the prafJasakti in the sil,s"umna
develops by means of nirvikalpabhava i. e. by the cessation of
all thought-constructs; then the nature of Bhairava is revealed.
Sivopiidhyiiya in his commentary says that the nirvikalpa
bhava comeS about by Bhairavl mudra in which even when the
senses are open outwards, the attention is turned inwards towards
inner spanda or throb of creative consciousness which is the
basis and support of all mental and sensuous activity, then all
vika/pas or thought-constructs cease. The breath neither goes
out, nor does it come in, and the essential nature of Bhairava
is revealed.
2. Dvadasanta means a distance of 12 fingers in the outer
space measured from the tip of the nose.
3. The difference between the previous dharQIJa and this one
lies in the fact that whereas in the previous dhiiraoii, the madhya
dasa develops by one-pointed awareness of the pauses of prafJa
and apana, in the present dharafJa, the madhya daSa develops
by means of nirvikalpa-bhava.
Abhinavagupta has quoted this dhOrafJa in Tantriiloka v.22
p. 333 and there also he emphasizes nirvikalpa-bhava. He says that
one should fix one's mind with pointed awareness on the junction
of prafJa, apana and udana in the centre, then prafJa and
apana will be suspended; the mind will be freed of all vikalpas.
madhya dasa will develop, and the aspirant will have the realization
of his essential Self which is the nature of Bhairava.
Sivopiidhyiiya says that since this dharafJCl takes the help of
madhyadasa, it may be considered to be an afJava upaya. But
the development of madhyadasa is brought about by nirvikalpa-