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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
was merged in the primal seat of „That‟, slowly
recovered consciousness on this plane. The
Chaitanya Sakti (or consciousness potency) issuing
first out of Brahmarandhra 83 pervaded, as before,
the Nadis to all the parts of his body and when it
got to the nine apertures of the body, Prahlada
became conscious of this (physical) plane. Then his
Chaitanya (consciousness) began to perceive
material objects, only alter it shone as the reflection
in the glass of the internal Prana. Hence that
intelligence of his, which manifested itself in
objects, may be compared to the reflected image in
a mirror and thus assumed the attributes of Manas.
As he recovered consciousness little by little like a
lotus unfolding its petals gradually, his beautiful
eyes opened. Then the beneficent Prana and Apana
began to percolate all throughout his Nadis
(nerves) and organs, thus producing a complete
perception of the world. Like a lotus fanned by the
mild zephyrs, Prahlada began to move in his
position. In the twinkling of an eye, his mind
became gross and his eyes, mind, Prana and body
83 Brahmarandhra is the Brahma hole through which salvation is
reached.
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