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Verse 102: This line litereally reads “six red glowing marks” – The subtle yoga energy points of
the 1) crown of the head, 2) forehead, 3) throat, 4) heart, 5) navel, and 6) perineum. In Śabara’s
tradition, they are all envisioned as red. However, this misses out on the male-female polarities
of the cakras, and later traditions see half of them as red and half as white.
“Five mantra syllables in the devī’s lotus” – The five mantra syllables are arranged in a vertical
line, one on top of the other. The repeated movement through both your central channels creates
a subtle energy “ring of fire” that runs through you and your lover.
Verses 103 and 104: Practicing the recitation with the mantra moving clockwise through the
man in this manner helps the man to control ejaculation, and helps the woman to attain stronger
orgasmic bliss. Practicing the recitation moving counterclockwise through the man helps the man
to experience bliss, though he may lose his ejaculation, and helps the woman to attain bliss as
well.
“You will not attain perfection” - Śabara uses the Swing Recitation as the final perfecting
practice in the sādhana, uniting the Four Blisses in your bodies and leading to enlightenment.
Verse 105 and 106: The mantra repetitions are performed aloud but softly. The recitation
automatically synchronizes the breath between you and your lover. You both recite on the
exhale: he inhales with the mantra garland moving up, and exhales with it moving down; she
inhales with the mantra garland moving down, and exhales with the mantra garland moving up.
One full set of 108 takes about five minutes to complete, and five sets take about thirty minutes.
Garuda Mudrā – This hand gesture seals in the subtle energies generated by the couple.
Verse 107: “The ten-fold Swing Recitation” – The ten steps are: 1) visualize six glowing red and
white marks on your bodies, 2) visualize the mantra in her lotus, 3) the mantra moves from her
lotus to his vajra, 4) up to his navel, 5) up to his heart, 6) up to his right nostril, 7) enters her left
nostril, 8) enters her heart, 9) moves down to her navel, and 10) to her lotus.
Verse 108: Perform complete sets of 108 recitations, up to five sets in a practice session. For
extended practice sessions, you may do as many recitations as you wish.
Closing
Verse 109: From the practices, you and your lover attain the “Fusion of Identities” (Ātma
Melaka – lit. Soul Fusion). You both step into a state of blissful nondual awareness in which
“self” and “other” are concepts that bear no relationship to the depth and richness of your
experiences.
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