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LAGHU YOGA VASISTHA
quit this nest of mine. When the twelve Adityas
scorch the world with their burning rays, I shall,
through the Ap (water) Dharana 108, reach up the
Akasa. When the fierce gales arise splintering up
rocks to pieces, I shall be in the Akasa through the
Dharana of Agni. When the world together with its
Mahameru is under waters, I shall float on them
without any fluctuation through Vayu-Dharana.
When the time of universal destruction arrives, I
shall be, as in Sushupti, in the Brahmic seat, the
end of all the mundane eggs, till the beginning of
another creation of Brahma. After his creation, I
shall again, resort to this nest for my abode.
Through my San- kalpa, the Kalpa tree at the
summit of this mountain will arise every Kalpa in a
manner similar to this.‟ Here I interrupted him
thus‟ You were able to preserve a long life through
the performance of Dharana But why did all the
other Yogis die (or disappear).‟
108 In Yoga, there are stated to exist different kinds of Dharanas in
water, fire, etc., through which the Yogis render themselves proof
against the respective elements they wish to master.
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