[Advaita-l] NOTES ON THE NINTH MUSING (I)

[Anbu sivam2]

NOTES ON THE NINTH MUSING (I)

We talked of the body in detail in the Ninth Musing. Needless to say that a
body is a body only so long as a Chaithanyam (sentient being) occupies it as
otherwise it will be an inert or dead body that would quickly disintegrate
and would not qualify to be called a body. Since we have different
bodies/organs, the Chaithanyam that occupies and directs each such
body/organ has a name. Given below is the list of bodies and the name of the
Lord who occupies it with remarks in brackets.

Macrocosmic Causal Body called Mulaprakrthi – The lord is Easwara - (Deep
Sleep State)
Microcosmic Causal Body – The lord is Jiva (Pragnya)—(Deep Sleep State)

Macrocosmic Subtle Body – The lord is Hiranyagarbha - (Dream State)
Microcosmic Subtle Body – The lord is Thaijasa – (Dream State)

Macrocosmic Gross body – The lord is Vaiswanara – (Waking State)
Microcosmic Gross body – The lord is Viswa – (Waking State)

Subtle space (Sukshma Akasa) – The lord is Brahma – (Tanmaathra )
Air – The lord is Vayu – (Tanmaathra )
Fire – The lord is Agni - (Tanmaathra)
Water – The lord is Varuna - (Tanmaathra )
Earth – The lord is Prithvi - (Tanmaathra)

Organ of hearing (Srothra) – The lord is Dhik - (Corresponds to space)
Organ of touch (Sparsa) – The lord is Vayu - ( Corresponds to air)
Organ of sight (Chakshus) – The lord is Surya (Corresponds to fire)
Organ of taste (Jihva) – The lord is Varuna - (Corresponds to water)
Organ of smell (Grana) – The lord is Asvinidevas - (Corresponds to earth)

Mind (Manas ) – The lord is Chandra - (Seated in the neck)
Intellect (Buddhi) – The lord is Brahman - (Seated in the face)
Ego (Ahamkara) – The lord is Rudhra - (Seated in the heart)
Memory (Chittha) – The lord is Vishnu - (Seated in the navel)

Power of Speech (Vaak) – The lord is Agni - (Organ of action)
Handling (Baahu) – The lord is Indra - (Organ of action)
Locomotion (Paadha) – The lord is Upendra - (Organ of action)
Excretion (Paayu) – The lord is Yama - (Organ of action)
Reproduction (Upastha) – The lord is Prajapathi - (Organ of action)

Praana – The lord is Visishta - (Motive Power)
Apana – The lord is Viswarashta - (Motive Power)
Vyana – The lord is Viswayoni - (Motive Power)
Udhana – The lord is Aja - (Motive Power)
Samana – The lord is Jaya - (Motive Power)

Power of vomiting – The lord is Naga - (Upaprana)
Power to open and close eyes, lips – The lord is Kurma - (Upaprana)
Power that causes hunger – The lord is Krkara - (Upaprana)
Power of Yawning – The lord is Devadatta - (Upaprana)
Power that fattens the body – The lord is Dhananjaya - (Upaprana)

Sri Gurubyo Namaha