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PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS
Ponder this in thy heart and bow to God in reverence.
The words recalled Shankara to awareness of his own The body of King Amaraka fell dead to the ground as S left it and returned to his own body.
Later, when Shankara appeared at Misra's house, knew at once what it was that he had done, fors possessed yoga powers, and she admitted defeat with ther debate.
उदानजयाज्जलपङ्ककण्टकादिष्वसङ्ग
Bra 118011 40. By controlling the nerve-currents that governt
and the upper part of the body, the yogi can water and swamps, or on thorns and similar and he can die at will.
समानजयात् प्रज्वलनम् ॥४१॥
41. By controlling the force which governs the pi
can surround himself with a blaze of light.
This is the force which regulates the various functio vital energy (prana). One of the brother-disciples of Si krishna actually had this power; and it is recorded that used it to light the path for Ramakrishna on a dar However, Ramakrishna later found it necessary to power away from him because it was making him dan; egotistic.
श्रोत्राकाशयोः सम्बन्धसंयमाद्दिव्यं श्रोत्रम् ॥४२।
Py molinommon the motion boton the
