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name of a ritualistic implement. It
consists of six rods joined together to
stand at right-angles to each other.
Siddha-sana: The meditational posture of a Yogi.
Solar Plexus : See Chakra-s.
S’uka : A great sage who is the son of
Ve-davya-sa. He is the propounder of the
Bha-gavata school of wisdom.
S’ukra : A great cosmic principle whose planetary
counterpart is Venus. He also exists as
the preceptor of Asura-s. He presides
over the Mantram for raising the dead
(see Mrutasanjeevani). He is the father
of De-vaya-ni (see De-vaya-ni).
In the micro-cosmic level this principle
presides over the germinative faculty
of the spermatozoa. In total the cosmic
principle presides over the shaping of
matter into the beauty of the form. For
this reason S’ukra is called the greatest
cosmic poet (Kavi).
Sushumna : The luminous cord which links
Mu-la-dha-ra with Sahasra-ra. It exists as a
non-material principle and it lies dor-
mant as the innermost muse of the hu-
man consciousness. When one stimu-
lates this into activity, one can link up
all the wisdom levels of man.
Swa-dhya-ya : A special method of learning the Ve-da-s
from mouth to ear. The disciple tunes
his voice with that of his Guru while
he learns to attune himself with the
universal consciousness of the Ve-da.