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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch1) The Receptacle (of divisions) is denoted by the Sanskrit term Ādhāra, according to the Devyāmata f. 30r2-3 (From the Paramatattvavicārapaṭala verse 57-60b).—Accordingly: while discussing the dichotomy of Śiva as mental and transmental: “[Śiva as] the receptacle (ādhāra) of divisions is mental whereas the supreme Śiva is beyond mind. The mental [aspect] is that which has mind alone, into which Śiva is fused and from which he does not ascend. That which has no mind and from which the mind does not return, is known as the no-mind [aspect of] the omniscient and all-pervasive Śiva”.
2) The Receptacle (of all Siddhis) can be denoted by the Sanskrit term Bhājana, according to the Yogamārgaprakāśikā 145-146b.—Accordingly, “If [the Yogin’s] semen accidentally moves [from his body] and has fallen into [a woman’s] vagina, the sucking up of both [semen and vaginal fluid] by the Yogin, [results in] him becoming a receptacle (bhājana) of [all] the Siddhis. This Mudrā, [called] Sahajolī, should always be known by Yogins”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Full-text (+559): Niranidhi, Adhishraya, Nidhi, Adhara, Adhana, Adhikarana, Phaliga, Banadhi, Yonya, Vishvambharakulaya, Vishvavasa, Shabdadhishthana, Vittapeti, Niradhi, Kataha, Raktadhara, Vyadhikarana, Abdhi, Shyenacit, Alaya.
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Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 3.88 < [Section VII - Duties of the Householder]
Verse 2.58 < [Section XIII - Initiation (upanayana)]
Verse 2.60 < [Section XIII - Initiation (upanayana)]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 191-192 < [Chapter 7 - Doctrine of the Self (ātman, ‘soul’)]
Verse 1907-1908 < [Chapter 22 - Lokāyata—Materialism]
Verse 802-804 < [Chapter 13 - Examination of Sāmānya (the ‘universal’)]
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 4.26 < [Chapter 4 - Brahma-yajna]
Verse 18.21 < [Chapter 18 - Moksha-sannyasa-yoga]
Verse 17.5 < [Chapter 17 - Shraddha-traya-vibhaga-yoga]
Charaka Samhita (English translation) (by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society)
Chapter 5 - Complications of Enema-tube (netra-basti-vyapad-siddhi) < [Siddhisthana (Siddhi Sthana) — Section on Successful Treatment]
Chapter 27h - The section on Waters (Jala) < [Sutrasthana (Sutra Sthana) — General Principles]
Chapter 3 - The Principles of the Enema Procedure (basti-sutra-sddhi) < [Siddhisthana (Siddhi Sthana) — Section on Successful Treatment]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)