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Chakra Knowledge
Awakening Chakras with Mudras and Mantras

Lists the seven chakras with corresponding symbols and colors.

Shows specific yoga poses for each chakra:

Root Chakra (LAM): Tree Pose

Sacral Chakra (VAM): Goddess Pose

Solar Plexus Chakra (RAM): Warrior Pose

Heart Chakra (YAM): Camel Pose

Throat Chakra (HAM): Shoulder Stand

Third Eye Chakra (SHAM): Downward Dog

Crown Chakra (OM): Headstand

A Guide to Your Chakras

Provides brief descriptions and associated yoga poses for each chakra.

Chakra Balancing with Gemstones

Lists gemstones associated with each chakra:

Crown: Diamond, Clear Quartz, Gold

Third Eye: Lapis Lazuli, Amethyst, Purple Fluorite

Throat: Turquoise, Aquamarine, Azurite

Heart: Malachite, Emerald, Pink Quartz

Solar Plexus: Yellow Citrine, Chrysoberyl, Golden Rutilated Quartz

Sacral: Carnelian, Orange Calcite, Silver Rutilated Quartz

Root: Fire Agate, Tiger's Eye, Hematite

Chakra Associations and Problems

Lists each chakra with its associations and potential problems:

Crown Chakra: Linked to spiritual well-being. Problems: Confusion, depression, alienation.

Third Eye Chakra: Linked to clarity and imagination. Problems: Headaches, poor vision.

Throat Chakra: Linked to communication. Problems: Sore throat, thyroid issues.

Heart Chakra: Linked to creativity and self-respect. Problems: Heart disease, immune issues.

Solar Plexus Chakra: Linked to self-esteem. Problems: Digestive issues, liver problems.

Sacral Chakra: Linked to creativity and the reproductive system. Problems: Addictions, sexual dysfunction.

Root Chakra: Linked to survival. Problems: Constipation, weight issues.

Awakening Chakras with Mudras and Mantras

Provides specific mudras and mantras for each chakra:

Root Chakra (LAM): Thumb and index fingers touch, chant "L-A-A-A-M."

Sacral Chakra (VAM): Place hands on lap, chant "V-A-A-A-M."

Solar Plexus Chakra (RAM): Place hands before stomach, chant "R-A-A-A-M."

Heart Chakra (YAM): Place hands before chest, chant "Y-A-A-A-M."

Throat Chakra (HAM): Cross fingers inside hands, chant "H-A-A-A-M."

Third Eye Chakra (SHAM): Place hands before lower chest, chant "SH-A-A-A-M."

Crown Chakra (OM): Place hands before stomach, chant "O-M-M-M."
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Kalpavas at the Mahakumbh is a spiritual practice and observance observed during the Kumbh Mela. A Kalpavasi (participant) undertakes this practice to seek spiritual purification and enlightenment.

Key Elements of Kalpavas:

1.Duration:
Kalpavas is typically observed for a month, coinciding with the auspicious period of the Kumbh Mela.

2.Location:
Participants stay on the banks of sacred rivers like the Ganges, Yamuna, or the mythical Saraswati, depending on the site of the Kumbh (Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain, or Nashik).

3.Lifestyle and Rituals:

A)Simplicity: Kalpavasis live in temporary camps or tents in the Mela area, away from the comforts of home.

B)Spiritual Practices: They engage in prayers, meditation, and scriptural reading (especially texts like the Bhagavad Gita or Ramayana).

C)Holy Dips: Ritual bathing in the sacred river is central to the Kalpavas, believed to cleanse sins and purify the soul.

D)Fasting and Charity: Participants often observe fasts and give alms to the needy as part of their spiritual discipline.

E)Silence and Detachment: Kalpavasis aim to renounce worldly pleasures and attachments, focusing on self-reflection and spiritual growth.

Significance:

Spiritual Renewal: Kalpavas symbolizes a mini-renunciation, where individuals temporarily detach from their regular lives to focus on dharma (righteousness) and moksha (liberation).

Cosmic Alignment: The Kumbh Mela is believed to occur when cosmic forces are most conducive to spiritual growth and liberation.

In essence, Kalpavas during the Mahakumbh is a sacred journey of self-discipline, penance, and devotion aimed at attaining spiritual elevation.
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94.प्रसन्नात्मने : हंसमुख

95.शतकन्टमदापहते : शतकंट के अहंकार को ध्वस्त करने वाले

96.योगी : महात्मा

97.रामकथा लोलाय : भगवान राम की कहानी सुनने के लिए व्याकुल

98.सीतान्वेषण पण्डित : सीता की खोज करने वाले

99.वज्रद्रनुष्ट :

100.वज्रनखा : वज्र की तरह मजबूत नाखून

101.रुद्रवीर्य समुद्भवा : भगवान शिव का अवतार

102.इन्द्रजित्प्रहितामोघब्रह्मास्त्र विनिवारक : इंद्रजीत के ब्रह्मास्त्र के प्रभाव को नष्ट करने वाले

103.पार्थ ध्वजाग्रसंवासिने : अर्जुन के रथ पार विराजमान रहने वाले

104.शरपंजर भेदक : तीरों के घोंसले को नष्ट करने वाले

105.दशबाहवे : दस भुजाओं वाले

106.लोकपूज्य : ब्रह्मांड के सभी जीवों द्वारा पूजनीय

107.जाम्बवत्प्रीतिवर्धन : जाम्बवत के प्रिय

108.सीताराम पादसेवक : भगवान राम और सीता की सेवा में तल्लीन रहने वाले।

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हनुमान जी के 108 नाम
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हनुमान की उपासना से जीवन के सारे कष्ट, संकट मिट जाते है। माना जाता है कि हनुमान एक ऐसे देवता है जो थोड़ी-सी प्रार्थना और पूजा से ही शीघ्र प्रसन्न हो जाते है। मंगलवार और शनिवार का दिन इनके पूजन के लिए सर्वश्रेष्ठ हैं। उनके 108 पवित्र नाम...

1.आंजनेया : अंजना का पुत्र

2.महावीर : सबसे बहादुर

3.हनूमत : जिसके गाल फुले हुए हैं

4.मारुतात्मज : पवन देव के लिए रत्न जैसे प्रिय

5.तत्वज्ञानप्रद : बुद्धि देने वाले

6.सीतादेविमुद्राप्रदायक : सीता की अंगूठी भगवान राम को देने वाले

7.अशोकवनकाच्छेत्रे : अशोक बाग का विनाश करने वाले

8.सर्वमायाविभंजन : छल के विनाशक

9.सर्वबन्धविमोक्त्रे : मोह को दूर करने वाले

10.रक्षोविध्वंसकारक : राक्षसों का वध करने वाले

11.परविद्या परिहार : दुष्ट शक्तियों का नाश करने वाले

12.परशौर्य विनाशन : शत्रु के शौर्य को खंडित करने वाले

13.परमन्त्र निराकर्त्रे : राम नाम का जाप करने वाले

14.परयन्त्र प्रभेदक : दुश्मनों के उद्देश्य को नष्ट करने वाले

15.सर्वग्रह विनाशी : ग्रहों के बुरे प्रभावों को खत्म करने वाले

16.भीमसेन सहायकृथे : भीम के सहायक

17.सर्वदुखः हरा : दुखों को दूर करने वाले

18.सर्वलोकचारिणे : सभी जगह वास करने वाले

19.मनोजवाय : जिसकी हवा जैसी गति है

20.पारिजात द्रुमूलस्थ : प्राजक्ता पेड़ के नीचे वास करने वाले

21.सर्वमन्त्र स्वरूपवते : सभी मंत्रों के स्वामी

22.सर्वतन्त्र स्वरूपिणे : सभी मंत्रों और भजन का आकार जैसा

23.सर्वयन्त्रात्मक : सभी यंत्रों में वास करने वाले

24.कपीश्वर : वानरों के देवता

25.महाकाय : विशाल रूप वाले

26.सर्वरोगहरा : सभी रोगों को दूर करने वाले

27.प्रभवे : सबसे प्रिय

28.बल सिद्धिकर :

29.सर्वविद्या सम्पत्तिप्रदायक : ज्ञान और बुद्धि प्रदान करने वाले

30.कपिसेनानायक : वानर सेना के प्रमुख

31.भविष्यथ्चतुराननाय : भविष्य की घटनाओं के ज्ञाता

32.कुमार ब्रह्मचारी : युवा ब्रह्मचारी

33.रत्नकुण्डल दीप्तिमते : कान में मणियुक्त कुंडल धारण करने वाले

34.चंचलद्वाल सन्नद्धलम्बमान शिखोज्वला : जिसकी पूंछ उनके सर से भी ऊंची है

35.गन्धर्व विद्यातत्वज्ञ, : आकाशीय विद्या के ज्ञाता

36.महाबल पराक्रम : महान शक्ति के स्वामी

37.काराग्रह विमोक्त्रे : कैद से मुक्त करने वाले

38.शृन्खला बन्धमोचक: तनाव को दूर करने वाले

39.सागरोत्तारक : सागर को उछल कर पार करने वाले

40.प्राज्ञाय : विद्वान

41.रामदूत : भगवान राम के राजदूत

42.प्रतापवते : वीरता के लिए प्रसिद्ध

43.वानर : बंदर

44.केसरीसुत : केसरी के पुत्र

45.सीताशोक निवारक : सीता के दुख का नाश करने वाले

46.अन्जनागर्भसम्भूता : अंजनी के गर्भ से जन्म लेने वाले

47.बालार्कसद्रशानन : उगते सूरज की तरह तेजस

48.विभीषण प्रियकर : विभीषण के हितैषी

49.दशग्रीव कुलान्तक : रावण के राजवंश का नाश करने वाले

50.लक्ष्मणप्राणदात्रे : लक्ष्मण के प्राण बचाने वाले

51.वज्रकाय : धातु की तरह मजबूत शरीर

52.महाद्युत : सबसे तेजस

53.चिरंजीविने : अमर रहने वाले

54.रामभक्त : भगवान राम के परम भक्त

55.दैत्यकार्य विघातक : राक्षसों की सभी गतिविधियों को नष्ट करने वाले

56.अक्षहन्त्रे : रावण के पुत्र अक्षय का अंत करने वाले

57.कांचनाभ : सुनहरे रंग का शरीर

58.पंचवक्त्र : पांच मुख वाले

59.महातपसी : महान तपस्वी

60.लन्किनी भंजन : लंकिनी का वध करने वाले

61.श्रीमते : प्रतिष्ठित

62.सिंहिकाप्राण भंजन : सिंहिका के प्राण लेने वाले

63.गन्धमादन शैलस्थ : गंधमादन पर्वत पार निवास करने वाले

64.लंकापुर विदायक : लंका को जलाने वाले

65.सुग्रीव सचिव : सुग्रीव के मंत्री

66.धीर : वीर

67.शूर : साहसी

68.दैत्यकुलान्तक : राक्षसों का वध करने वाले

69.सुरार्चित : देवताओं द्वारा पूजनीय

70.महातेजस : अधिकांश दीप्तिमान

71.रामचूडामणिप्रदायक : राम को सीता का चूड़ा देने वाले

72.कामरूपिणे : अनेक रूप धारण करने वाले

73.पिंगलाक्ष : गुलाबी आँखों वाले

74.वार्धिमैनाक पूजित : मैनाक पर्वत द्वारा पूजनीय

75.कबलीकृत मार्ताण्डमण्डलाय : सूर्य को निगलने वाले

76.विजितेन्द्रिय : इंद्रियों को शांत रखने वाले

77.रामसुग्रीव सन्धात्रे : राम और सुग्रीव के बीच मध्यस्थ

78.महारावण मर्धन : रावण का वध करने वाले

79.स्फटिकाभा : एकदम शुद्ध

80.वागधीश : प्रवक्ताओं के भगवान

81.नवव्याकृतपण्डित : सभी विद्याओं में निपुण

82.चतुर्बाहवे : चार भुजाओं वाले

83.दीनबन्धुरा : दुखियों के रक्षक

84.महात्मा : भगवान

85.भक्तवत्सल : भक्तों की रक्षा करने वाले

86.संजीवन नगाहर्त्रे : संजीवनी लाने वाले

87.सुचये : पवित्र

88.वाग्मिने : वक्ता

89.दृढव्रता : कठोर तपस्या करने वाले

90.कालनेमि प्रमथन : कालनेमि का प्राण हरने वाले

91.हरिमर्कट मर्कटा : वानरों के ईश्वर

92.दान्त : शांत

93.शान्त : रचना करने वाले

What you think is everything is nothing too. That is the maya that Adi Shankara is talking about.

Adi Shankara’s Teachings – The Creation and Creator Are One
He also said that by knowing the human system, one can know the whole universe. Modern physics is telling you that the entire universe is fundamentally one energy. Similarly, Adi Shankara said that Creation and Creator are one. Today, after a long haul, modern science has come parallel to what Adi Shankara and many sages of the past have stated with utmost clarity.

The Relevance of Adi Shankara in Today’s World
This spiritual wisdom needs to come down from the mountains into the cities, towns, villages, and above all, into the hearts and minds of people. It is time to bring back this culture, this piety and sense of humility that has paid enormous dividend for us – to learn to bow down. This has been our strength, this has been our way, this has been the process and the method of our evolution and realization. This is going to be the greatest treasure – this is going to be the future of the nation. If we do this one thing, the entire world will seek guidance from us. Let us reignite the spirit of Adi Shankara in this country and the rest of the world.

Editor's Note:
Adi Shankara Stotras
Adi Shankara poured out profound verses that carry the mark of his genius and devotion. It is a true tribute to his wisdom and tireless efforts to raise human consciousness that these verses or strotras are still alive in people’s hearts and minds even after more than a thousand years.

Here are four of Adi Shankara’s most well-known compositions:

#1 Nirvana Shatakam

Sounds of Isha · Nirvana Shatakam


Nirvana Shatakam is a powerful chant that has become synonymous with the ascetic path over the years. As impactful today as it was when it was first written, these careful arrangements of sounds are a cornerstone of the spiritual process as practiced in the Yogic path.

In this article, find the lyrics, meaning and Sadhguru’s explanation of Nirvana Shatakam and what Adi Shankara is trying to convey through this chant.

#2 Bhaja Govindam



Bhaja Govindam is one of Adi Shankara’s compositions that Sadhguru chants the most. The chant is unique in that it urges the seeker to make it across the ocean of life in whichever way possible. Adi Shankara says that it does not matter how – either through pleasure or through discipline – what is important is that one makes it. Click here for the lyrics of the chant and a short explanation by Sadhguru.

#3 Soundarya Lahari

Sounds of Isha · Soundarya Lahari


This beautiful piece of poetry by Adi Shanakara eulogizes the phenomenal power and beauty of creation. This flavorful rendition by Sound of Isha captures the essence of the lyrics and is a tribute to Adi Shankara’s phenomenal craftsmanship:

#4 Pratha Sthuve Parasivam Bhairavi



The song extolls the Devi as the one who sits on the lotus and is the Goddess of words and language. The song was written by Adi Shankara and is rendered by Sounds of Isha on the occasion of Navratri to celebrate the nine days of Devi and appeal to the grace of the divine feminine.
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When he was walking into the temple and he saw the person of low caste, he saw it as a bad omen. When he was going to worship his God, this low caste person came in the way. He said, “Move away.” That man just stood there and said, “What should move away, me or my body?” That is all he asked. This struck Adi Shankara so hard, and that was the last day he spoke. He never gave any other teaching. He just walked straight to Himalayas. No one ever saw him again.

How do you produce such a Being? In the brief span of his life, he walked the length and breadth of this nation. Where did this energy, this zest and this wisdom come from? One aspect which is both important and symbolic is that Adi Shankara came from a village called Kaladi, which is a small town today. Kaladi literally means “beneath the feet.” In the South, we are at the feet of Bharat Mata, and this has paid off for us in so many ways.

There is a beautiful story from the Mahabharat. When Arjuna and Duryodhana went to seek support from Krishna for the Kurukshetra war, one of them stood at Krishna’s head, the other chose to stand at his feet – that decided everything. That afternoon, when Arjuna stood at Krishna’s feet, he basically won the war. This is the fundamental nature of our nation and culture – because we bow down to everything, we rise. We do not rise by elbowing our way – we rise by bowing down. Bharat means we always learnt how to be at the feet of the Divine. This is not a culture of pumped up pomp, but a culture of natural piety. Whether it is a god, a man, a woman, a child, an animal, a tree, or a rock – we learnt to bow down to everything. Just with this one aspect, we could produce great beings. By being at the feet of the Divine, we learnt, evolved, blossomed, and became shining lights to the rest of the world for a long time. Thousands of years ago, well before Adi Shankara, right from the Adiyogi, many Yogis, mystics, sages, and saints have said this in so many ways.

It is the intellectual clarity with which he expressed himself and the zest and energy with which he spread it across the nation, that make Adi Shankara stand out. One aspect that is very important in today’s world is that all this knowledge, all this wisdom came not by faith or belief, but by realization. Unless the spiritual process is in some way in sync with fundamental human logic and current scientific findings, people will not take it. Future generations will reject anything that does not make logical sense to them, and is not scientifically correct. In this context, Adi Shankara is very significant today.

Adi Shankara Teachings on Maya - Sadhguru Clarifies
There is some misunderstanding about what Adi Shankara said. I think we owe it to him to clear at least one. A lot of people are saying, “What is this nonsense that he said, ‘Everything is maya.’” The way it is being (wrongly) interpreted is – “maya means it doesn’t exist.” Maya does not mean it does not exist. Maya means an illusion, in the sense that you are not seeing it the way it is. Here you are with this seemingly solid body, but with the food that you eat, the water that you drink, and the air that you breathe, the cells of your body are being exchanged on a daily basis. The tissues and organs in your body completely rejuvenate in a matter of a couple of days to a few years, depending on the type of cells. This means after some time, you have a completely new body. But in your experience, it looks like it is the same thing – this is maya. Similarly, the way you perceive existence, the way you know the world through the five senses, is completely off the mark – this is the illusion. It is like a mirage. If you are driving on the highway, sometimes, far away, there seems to be water. When you go there, definitely there is no water. This does not mean there was nothing there. There was some refraction of light that created this illusion. What is one thing seems to be something else. What you think is “me” is actually everything – this is the maya. What you think is “the other” is actually you.

These five manifestations of prana have distinct functions. Prana vayu is in charge of respiratory action, thought process and the sensation of touch. How do you check whether someone is alive or dead? If his breath has stopped, you say he is dead. The breath has stopped because the prana vayu has begun to exit. It will take up to one-and-a-half hours for the prana vayu to leave completely.

This is why it was traditionally set up that after the breath stops, you must wait for a minimum of one-and-a-half hours before you cremate someone – because he is still alive in many other ways. We wait for one-and-a-half hours so that his thought process, his respiratory action and his sensations are gone, so that he doesn't feel the burn. Now the remaining part of the prana will still be there. The vyana, the last dimension of the prana, could last up to twelve to fourteen days. The preservation and integrity of the body is largely due to the function of the vyana prana in the system. When Adi Shankara left his body, he left his vyana in the system because his body should be maintained.

It so happened, a king was bitten by a cobra and had died. When cobra venom enters your system, your blood begins to coagulate and breath becomes hard, because when circulation becomes difficult, it becomes hard to breathe. Your breath will stop well before your prana vayu has exited. In many ways, this is an ideal condition for one who wants to enter that body. Normally, it would give you only a window of one-and-a-half hours’ time. But when a person has got cobra’s venom in the system, it will give you up to four-and-a-half hours’ time.

So Adi Shankara got this opportunity and he very easily entered the king’s body. And he went through the process so he could answer those questions experientially. There were some wise people among the king's circle, who, when they saw a man they had declared dead suddenly sit up full of energy, could recognize by his behavior that it was not the same person but someone else in the same body. They sent soldiers all over the city, telling them wherever they saw a body lying around, to burn it immediately – so that if that body belongs to the person who has come here into the king’s body, then he will not be able to leave and go back. Because now the king has come alive – a different guy, but he looks the same, so what? But they did not succeed and Adi Shankara went back.

Once, while walking briskly with a bunch of his disciples trotting behind him, he came to a village. Outside the village, he saw a few people drinking, most likely the country homebrew liquor, which is arrack or toddy. In those days in India, and even up to about twenty-five, thirty years ago, drink shops were only ever outside the village. They were never brought into the village. Nowadays, alcohol is sold in the village, next to your house and in front of your child’s school. Those days, it was always outside the town.

Adi Shankara looked at these few people in their inebriated condition. You know, drunkards always think they are having the best time of their life and everyone else is missing it. So they made some comments at him. Without a word, Adi Shankara walked into the shop, took a pitcher, drank it and walked on.

Behind him, his disciples were trotting and among themselves they started discussing, “When our guru can drink, why can't we?” Adi Shankara was aware of what was happening. When he came to the next village, there was a blacksmith working there. Adi Shankara went inside, picked up the pot of molten iron, drank it and walked on. Now you are not going to imitate him!

Adi Shankara’s Death
Towards the end of his life, Adi Shankara was so established in his culture, his Brahminic way of life and his Vedic knowledge, that he did not see fundamentals properly. One day, he was entering a temple and another person was walking out of the temple. That person happened to be of the low caste, but Adi Shankara was a Brahmin, the purest of the pure.

WHO IS ADI SHANKARA : Adi Shankara was an intellectual giant, a genius of linguistics, and above all, a spiritual light and the pride of India. The level of wisdom and knowledge he showed at a very early age made him a shining light for humanity.
He was a prodigal child and an extraordinary scholar with almost superhuman capabilities. At the age of two, he could fluently speak and write Sanskrit. At the age of four, he could recite all the Vedas, and at the age of twelve, he took sanyas and left his home. Even at such a young age, he gathered disciples and started walking throughout the country to re-establish the spiritual sciences.

By the age of thirty-two, he left his body, but in those twenty years from the age of twelve to thirty-two, he crisscrossed India a few times, north to south, east to west, from Kerala right up to Badrinath and back, travelling everywhere in all directions. The man must have been a really brisk walker to do so much walking in a short span of life, and in between he produced thousands of pages of literature.

The Extraordinary Guru of Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara’s guidance came from Gowdapada. Under his guidance, Shankara went about doing all this incredible work. Gowdapada is very much a part of our tradition also. He was an extraordinary guru, but his teachings were never written down. He made sure it was not written down. He must have taught thousands of people but he produced fifteen to twenty good people who re-established the spiritual science in the country very quietly, without any noise, without starting a new religion or anything. In many ways, that has been the intention of Isha’s work also – not to establish a new religion or a new scripture, but to establish the spiritual sciences just as a way of life, as an inculcation within a human being.

Adi Shankara and Badrinath Temple
Badrinath has historical significance because the temple here was installed by Adi Shankara. He set up his own people there. Even today, the descendants of the families that he set up – traditionally, the Nambudiris – are the priests in the temple. From Kaladi to Badrinath, the distance is more than three thousand kilometers by walk. Adi Shankara walked such distances.

Adi Shankara’s Mother’s Death
Once, when Adi Shankara was up in the North, he intuitively came to know that his mother was dying. At the age of twelve, his mother had given him permission to take sanyas only after he had promised her that he would be there with her at the moment of her death. So when he realized that his mother was ill, he walked all the way back to Kerala just to be with her beside her deathbed. He spent a few days with his mother and after she had died, he walked back north again. When you travel to the Himalayas, you will wonder how anyone could have walked through this. Imagine the effort involved.

How Adi Shankara Entered a Dead King's Body
Painting of Adi Shankaracharya arguing with a man and a woman.

Adi Shankara got into an argument with a man and won. Then that man's wife maneuvered herself into the argument. Adi Shankara is a certain level of logic – you should not argue with a man like that. But she negotiated herself into the argument, saying, “You defeated my husband, but he is not whole. We are two halves of the same thing. So you must also argue with me.” How can you beat this logic? So, arguments started with the woman. Then she saw she was losing and so she started asking him questions about human sexuality. Shankara said whatever he said. Then she went into more details and asked, “What do you know by experience?” Adi Shankara was a brahmachari (a celibate). He knew that this was a trick to defeat him so he said, “I need a month’s break. We’ll start from where we left off after a month.”

Then he went inside a cave and told his disciples, “No matter what happens, do not allow anybody into this cave because I'm going to leave my body and look for another possibility for some time.” The life energies, or prana, manifest in five dimensions: prana vayu, samana, apana, udana and vyana.