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His manas is the moon, which is the source of all transformations.
Mahat is His Chitta.
Rudra is His Ahankara.
Horses, mules, camels and elephants are His nails.
All the other animals are His loins.
The birds are His wonderful art.
He is the abode of Manu, Buddhi and Man.
Gandharva, Vidyadhara, Charana and Apsaras are His musical
notes.
The Asuras are His strength.
The Brahmana is His mouth, the Kshatriya His hands, the Vaisya
His thighs, and the black Sudra His feet.
The Devas severally and collectively are His havis or sacrificial
ghee, and yajna is His karma.
This is Virat Purusha. This is how the Universe-aspect of
Purusha is realised in meditation, more as a means of concentration,
than as the end. When the mind is sufficiently fixed by Dharana or
contemplation of Virat Purusha, it has next to meditate on the Purusha
in the heart.
THE PURUSHA IN ALL HEARTS.
SKANDHA II., CHAP. 2.
Some meditate within their own body on the Purusha of the size
of prddesa (the space of the thumb and forefinger) in the space covered
by the heart, who dwells there. He has four hands containing
Sankha (conch), chakra (a sharp circular missile), Gada (club) and
Padma (lotus). His face is smiling, His eyes are as wide as lotus
petals, and His cloth is yellow as the filament of the Kadamba flower.
His armlets glitter with gems and gold. His crown and earrings
sparkle with brilliant stones. Adepts in Yoga place His feet on the
pericarp of the full blown lotus in the heart. With Him is Sri
(Lakshmi). The Kaustubha gem is on His neck. He is adorned with
a garland of ever blooming wild flowers. His hair is curling and deep-
blue. His very look is full of kindness to all.
As long as the mind is not fixed by Dharana, meditate on this
form of Isvara, with the help of thy imagination. Concentrate your
mind on one limb after another, beginning with the feet of Vishnu and
ending with His smiling face. Try to grasp every limb in thought and
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