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Glossary 533

A fetter or bondage. Here the diaphragm is lifted

high up the thorax and the abdominal organs are

pulled back towards the spine. Through the

U<;i<;}Iyana-bandha the great bird Pra':la (life) ts

forced to fly up through the Su�um':la-na<;ii

Formidable, powerful, noble.

A type of pra':layama in which the lungs are fully

expanded and the chest is puffed out.

A large wave or surge.

Another name of the goddess Parvati, consort of

Siva.

The state of samadhi.

The word is derived from the prefixes 'upa' (near)

and 'ni' (down), added to the root 'sad' (to sit). It

means sitting down near a Guru to receive spiritual

instruction. The Upanishads are the philosophical

portion of the Vedas, the most ancient sacred

literature of the Hindus, dealing with the nature of

man and the universe and the union of the individual

soul or self with the Universal Soul.

Seated.

Disregard. Upek�a is not only a feeling of disdain

for a person who has fallen into vice or a feeling of

indifference or superiority towards him. It is also a

self-examination to find out how one would have

behaved in like circumstances and also how far he is

responsible for the state of the fallen one and to help

him on to the right path.

Raised, elevated, tending upwards.

Face upwards.

(U rdhva =upwards, retus =semen.) One who lives in

perpetual celibacy and abstains from sexual inter­

course. One who has sublimated sexual desire.

A camel.

A particle, denoting intensity.

Powerful, fierce.

An intense stretch.

Raised up, extended, stretched.

Speech.

Relating to speech, oral.

An epithet of Vi�':lu.

Absence of worldly desires.