The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 1 (of 4)Valmiki
Religion
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, Vol. 1 (of 4)
Valmiki
Hinduism -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800; Religious life -- Hinduism -- Early works to 1800
8. The Octagon (A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H). Inscribed in the circle O.
By Bisection of the Quadrants (in Figure 4).
Indicative of the Octad or Octuple states of Spirit and Body.
_viz_, the five Vital airs or the five external or five
Internal senses with the Mind, Intellect and consciousness (Chittam).
All forms of the Spirit.
And the eight material forms of Earth &c., treated of in the Ashta
Múrti.
ॐ वृत्तस्याष्टभुजं । ॐ नमोयुक्तं अउओम॰ ৺ नमः । अष्ट बुद्धीन्द्रिय तथा ईश्वराष्टमूर्तिरूपं ।
9. The Nonagon A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I. Inscribed in the circle O.
By Trisection of the three sections of a Tripartite circle.
Symbolical of a _nonad_ or nine fold nature of the Deity.
And the nine doors or organs of Animal bodies.
ॐ वृत्तस्य नव भुजं । त्रिभुजस्यत्रिभक्तभुजत्रयं । ओन्नमो शान्ति युक्तं । अउओम॰ ৺ नमः शान्ति ।
आत्मनः नवधारूपाणि । तथाजीवदेहस्य नवद्वारानिच । आत्मनः नव रूपाणि यथा—
अ-जाग्रत् बैश्वानरः । उ-स्वप्नजतैजनः । म-सुसुप्त प्रज्ञा । ओ-तुरीयपरात्पर व्रह्म ।
৺ नाद समष्टि सूत्रात्मा । ॰ विन्दुव्यष्टि हिरण्य गर्भः । नमः स्थूलविश्वः । शक्ति विश्वरूपः ।
शान्तिविराजरूपं । सर्ब्बमोङ्कारस्य नव रेखभिः दर्शितं । यथा ॐ
10. The Decagon in a Circle. Emblematical of the Decad.
The Decagon A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J. By Bisection of the
Pentagon.
Significant of the Five Internal and five External Senses.
And the Ten Directions of space. All filled by Divine Spirit.
ॐवृत्तस्य दशभुजं । वृत्तस्य पञ्च भुजंद्विर्बिभक्तं । दशदिग्व्यापि ईश्वरात्माज्ञापकं ।
ॐन्नमः शक्तिःयुक्तं । यथा अ, उ, ओ, म, ৺, ॰, नमः, शान्तिः, ।
वा अ, उ, ओ, म, ৺, ॰, नमः शान्तिः, शान्तिः, शान्तिः ।
These figures might be multiplied _ad infinitum_, as there is no
limit of created things and the attributes of the Creator; but as
neither Infinity nor Immensity is comprehensible by the limited
understanding of man, the Yogi takes some definite ideas and
determinate objects for his meditation, as he is directed by the
Natural Religion of mankind.
NOTE TO FIGURE 7.
Solution of the Problem of inscribing a heptagon in a circle, or
dividing the circle into seven equal parts. According to Súryadása’s
commentary on Lílávatí. वृत्तान्तर्गत सप्तभुजाङ्कनं सूर्य्यदासमतं ।
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