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The Gaze of the Five Powers

Hold the gaze steady through the great mudras of the Goddess; in that fixed gaze, the supreme is attained.

Source verse · Verse 77
करङ्किण्या क्रोधनया भैरव्या लेलिहानया। खेचर्या दृष्टिकाले च परावाप्तिः प्रकाशते॥
karaṅkiṇyā krodhanayā bhairavyā lelihānayā | khecaryā dṛṣṭikāle ca parāvāptiḥ prakāśate
Hold the gaze steady through the great mudras of the Goddess; in that fixed gaze, the supreme is attained.
▶ Practice this technique10 / 15 min · eyes open

How to practice

  1. 1Settle into a steady, outward gaze while attention rests within — the essence of the Bhairavī mudrās the verse names (Karaṅkiṇī, Krodhanā, Bhairavī, Lelihānā, Khecarī).
  2. 2Keep the eyes open and unmoving on the field before you, without fixing on any object.
  3. 3Let the outer gaze stay full and still while the inner mind grows empty.
  4. 4In that held gaze — eyes outward, mind void — let the supreme (parā) reveal itself.
Practice note. The five named mudrās are advanced ritual postures; their shared heart, accessible to anyone, is the "Bhairavī mudrā": gaze fixed outward, awareness resting empty within.

Terms in this technique

tejas
Light, brilliance, inner fire.
śūnya
Void, emptiness — not nothingness but open, contentless awareness.
bhairava
The fierce, all-encompassing form of Shiva; ultimate consciousness.
cidākāśa
The space of consciousness; the inner sky of awareness.

Sources consulted

  • Jaideva Singh, Vijñānabhairava: The Manual for Self-Realization (Motilal Banarsidass, 1979)
  • Swami Lakshmanjoo, Vijnana Bhairava: The Manual for Self Realization (Universal Shaiva Fellowship, 2007)
  • Bettina Bäumer, Vijñâna Bhairava: The Practice of Centering Awareness (Indica Books, 2011)
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