Category: Kamadeva (cupid)

Kundalini Shakti and Shiva unite to give birth to the wisdom named Kartikeya, who destroyed the darkness of ignorance named Tarakasur

Happy Dussehra to all my friends

Friends, according to the Shiva Purana, Lord Shiva, distraught in the separation of Sati, sat down to meditate on the peak of the Himachal (part of Himalaya), where the Ganges river descends. Because of the Ganges, that place is very holy. He started diverting his mind from Sati and engaged himself in the practice of yoga. When Mountain king Himachal came to know about his arrival, he went to meet Shiva with his family and members, and attended his service. Shiva told him that he wanted to do penance there in solitude, so no one should come to meet him. Parvatraj announced in his kingdom that whoever tries to meet Shiva will be given a harsh scepter. But Parvati wanted to serve him, so she insisted on going to Shiva from her father Himalaya. The exhausted Himachal took Parvati back to Shiva, and prayed for Parvati to accept her service. Shiva said that he is engaged in meditation yoga, so what is the work of a woman. Women are fickle by nature, and disturb the attention of even the biggest yogis. Then he said that he is always situated beyond nature in his ecstasy and void form. On this Parvati told him that he could not live beyond nature. Without nature, he cannot even speak, then why is he talking big things. If he is beyond nature and he already is everything, then why is he doing penance on this Himalayan peak. Nature cannot harm the one who is beyond nature, then why is he afraid of it. Shiva liked this reasoning, and he allowed Parvati to do his daily service with her sakhis or she friends. Shiva used to remain unattached to Parvati’s gesture. There was never any desire in his mind. However, he only saw Parvati in his meditation. He felt that his ex-wife Sati had appeared in the form of Parvati. Knowing this good opportunity, the gods and sages sent Kamadeva to create lust in Shiva’s mind. They wanted to make Urdhvreta (a man with upward semen flow) Shankar a chyutreta (a man with downward semen flow to outside to be wasted). The gods and sages were troubled by the demon Tarakasura. He was to be killed at the hands of the son of Shiva- Parvati. That is why they wanted to get Shiva and Parvati married. Shiva first became enamored of Parvati, and began to describe her appearance with sensuality. Then as soon as he started putting his hands inside Parvati’s clothes, and because of her feminine nature, Parvati started smiling shyly running away, he got the idea of his God form, and he went back repenting of his actions. Then his eyes went to Cupid standing nearby. Kamadeva himself was consumed by the furious effulgence of Shiva’s third eye. Shiva wanted that only when Parvati’s pride or arrogance is over, he will have a love affair with her. That’s what happened. As soon as Parvati’s ego was destroyed, Shiva adopted her and from their mutual love, Kartikeya was born, who grew up and killed the demon Tarakasur. Tarakasur had taken the gods and rishis hostage. He used to get the gods to do things of his own free will. In fact, he had asked Brahma for a boon that he should not die at the hands of anyone except the son of Shiva. He knew that Shiva is the real God beyond nature, why would he marry.

Demystifying the the above metaphorical story of Shiva-Parvati marriage

God is also desperate to meet the soul. Being alone, he gets bored. If it were not so, there would be no evolution. In order to meet the soul, he starts doing penance while sitting in the sahasrar of the living being’s body. He neither eats nor drinks anything. He just remains silently meditating on his true natural form. This is what Shiva has to do penance there. The body of the living being is the Himalaya Mountain, and the mind of the living being, that is, Kundalini, is Sati or Parvati. Due to the effect of his penance and yoga, he does not get disturbed for her even after being so close to his beloved Sati. Sushumna is the river Ganges here, which keeps on energizing the Sahasrar by giving it a huge amount of energy carried up from muladhar. The soul of the living being here also is the mountain king Himalaya or Himachal. In this way, the meeting of the soul with God keeps happening in between, but there is no complete meeting. It is written in this form that Shiva refused to meet anyone there. Meeting here means complete meeting. Perfect union between two can be possible only when both are of similar nature. If Shiva will meet the common man completely, then it is natural that his penance will be disturbed, because the common man does not do penance, and is full of many faults. That is why the soul keeps its mind and its senses entangled in the outside world by itself, and does not allow these to go towards Sahasrar to meet Shiva. These mind, senses and pranas are the residents of King Himachal. Even if they ever go towards Sahasrar by mistake, they feel dark. This darkness is the harsh punishment given to them by Parvatraj Himachal. But the Kundalini picture in the mind wants to go to Sahasrar again and again to meet Shiva. This is Parvati. The most powerful picture of the mind is the Kundalini picture. It can easily go on till Sahasrar. This is described as the insistence of Parvati and the Himalaya taking her to Shiva. This also means that Parvati tells Shiva that if he is beyond nature, then sitting in Sahasrar, whom he is doing penance hoping for. Meaning that nature itself has forced Shiva to sit in the Sahasrar Chakra of this body, so that he can meet the Kundalini in the form of Parvati. Happiness comes only by sending the Kundalini picture to Sahasrara, not by sending other pictures. This is told in this metaphorical story by saying that Shiva accepted his daily service to be performed by Parvati. Parvati every day used to go to that holy peak to serve Shiva with her she friends and return home every day. This means that during the daily Kundalini yoga practice, the Kundalini would stay in the Sahasrara only for a short time, the rest of the time on the other chakras. The Muladhara Chakra is the Kundalini Shakti’s own home. The main prana energy rising through back and the movement of breath which always stays with the Kundalini are said to be the sakhis or she friends of Parvati. For every action there is an equal reaction. Due to Kundalini being in Sahasrara, one is experiencing Advaita, that means Kundalini is meditating on Shiva. In return, Shiva is also meditating on Kundalini equally. Shiva sees his consort Sati in Parvati. Actually Jiva or soul or living being or Kundalini or Sati is separated from Shiva once upon a time being infinite years ago. At that time, she used to live united with Shiva as both inseparable from each other. The sending of Kamadeva by Brahma and other deities to get Shiva-Parvati to meet means, naturally, an advanced yoga practitioner is attracted towards sexuality or sexual tantra. You must be seeing every day how big spiritual people are being accused of sexual abuse. Even eminent Brahmarishis like Vishwamitra could not escape this sexual eroticism, and became corrupt. In fact, this sexuality arises in order to impart the ultimate liberation velocity to the Kundalini just as escape velocity imparted to a space shuttle to escape earth’s gravitational pull, so that she can become free from materiality and become one with Shiva. But many yogis are not able to handle this sexuality properly, and instead of profit, it does their harm. Taking the help of that sexual sensuality, Kundalini went very close to Shiva, but could not unite with him. This means that Kundalini awakening could not take place. By meditating on the Agya chakra, the Kundalini remains on the psyche, due to which even the sexual act becomes devoid of sensuality and pure. It is said that Kamadeva was burnt to ashes from the third eye of Shiva. The third eye is located on the Agya chakra itself. I consider Ajna Chakra as the third eye. It is due to the influence of this Kundalini Shakti situated mainly at agya chakra or third eye that sexual yoga remains untouched by physical sexuality, whereas in spite of similar physical activities, pornography is full of inflammatory sexuality. On the request of the gods, Shiva married Parvati only when Parvati first destroyed her ego. I was also telling this in the previous post that when the ego on the Sattva guna produced by yoga practice is destroyed, only then there is the possibility of Kundalini awakening. Kundalini symbolizes the mind or the living being. The ego of the living being has ended, that is, the ego of Parvati in the form of Kundalini has ended. All the deities reside in the body of the living being. In the form of the soul, they are also bound in the body. For example, the sun god who roams freely in the universe is bound in two small eyes, the universal wind god is bound in the nose, the water god naturally roaming freely inside celestial bodies is bound in the limited blood etc. Similarly, the sages are also bound by preaching knowledge to the bound soul of living beings. These gods and sages will also be considered completely liberated only when the soul is liberated, which means the marriage of Shiva-Parvati will take place in the form of Kundalini awakening. This is the prayer of the gods and sages for salvation, which Shiva finally accepts. The demon Tarakasura is the name given here for ignorance of soul. Taraka literally means the pupil of the eye, which is dark in color like ignorance. It binds the whole body including the mind of the living entity. Taraka also means eye or light or knowledge. The demon who destroyed it was Tarakasur. Tarakasur or ignorance blinds a man. According to the above, the deities and the sages themselves fall into bondage due to the bondage of the soul. His destruction can only be accomplished by the wisdom born of Kundalini awakening, who is described in this story as Kartikeya, the son of Shiva-Parvati.

Kundalini grows best in confluence

Mount Karol

Rati is the daughter of Daksha and granddaughter of Brahma

Friends, the previous post was a bit short, this time get relaxed to read the longread article. In the previous post, I had called Rati the daughter of Brahma. In fact she is the daughter of Daksha. The matter is the same, because Daksha is the mind-son of Brahma. Daksha means skillful. When a man adopts in his mind the determination of mastery in worldliness i.e. Karma Yoga, then a Kundalini is born in his mind. This is the birth of Rati i.e. Kundalini from the sweat of Daksha i.e. Karmayoga. This is what I have written in the previous post also that Kundalini has to be developed by first being born through Karma Yoga, then only it can be successfully aligned with dedicated Tantra Yoga for final awakening.

Religion or Dharma is a symbol of wisdom

According to the legend, Dharma tried to stop Brahma from having romance with Sandhya, but he did not stop. Then Dharma pleaded with Shiva to stop Brahma. Dharma or Vivek or Wisdom is also the mind-son of Brahma. This too is a form of thought of mind, of course, the intellect is said to be superior to the mind. It really is the knowledge of good and bad. But a man suffering from sexism often does not listen to it. When Dharma sees that things are not working for him, then he remembers Shiva in the form of Kundalini. He appears at the same time and prevents the man from doing wrong. That is why it is said that God or Kundalini is beyond the intellect. Where even the intellect or mind is lost, there is benefit by remembering the Kundalini. If Kundalini is always remembered by daily yoga practice, then what to say?

Sandhya Kaal is a symbol of Advaita

Sandhya woman is a metaphor of Sandhya Kaal (Dusk and Dawn), this is indicated by a verse in which it is written that Kamadeva was being adorned with Rati like lightning shining with clouds in the sandhya time or evening. The word sandhya is derived from the Sanskrit word sandhi, which means union. In the evening all the opposite sentiments are united. In this way Sandhya is equivalent to God or Advaita. Due to the balance of day and night in the evening, man also becomes balanced. In fact, in the evening, the degrees of day and night are equal. In the evening, the left and right brain of a man starts moving equally. Its yin and yang become equal. Equal breath starts flowing through both his nostrils. The yoga technique of connecting prana and apana that I described in the previous post is also similar to sandhya. In fact, wherever two mutually opposite feelings join together, it becomes Sandhya. In that calm state all work especially spiritual work becomes more successful. The evening and morning sandhya are so much associated with the worship that the act of worship is itself called doing Sandhya. Similarly, the eclipse period is also a sandhya period. The work done in it gives manifold results. That is why it is said that only good and spiritual works should be done during the eclipse period. In the olden times, the kings used to leave the kingdom immediately and go to the forest for penance. Even the initial period of a few days of exile was like a great Sandhya time for them. At that time they used to wake up their Kundalini quickly by doing Kundalini Sadhana. In the same way, the darkness created by the Panchamkaras is entered into their luminous mind as made by yoga practice by tantrics, which creates a better artificial sandhya time. In that, they attain many siddhis or accomplishments, Kundalini awakening is also one of them. The Ganges and Yamuna rivers meet at the confluence or Sangam of Allahabad. These two rivers have opposite qualities. This makes a very good Sandhya spot. That is why the confluence is considered very sacred. Yogis go to deep mountains and forests for yoga practice because there they feel the confluence. In many religions, the virgin girl is worshiped because in the girl there is a confluence of both man and woman.

One gets pleasure from traveling in the sandhya, but Kundalini development is there only for the yogi

Due to the increase in the beauty of a man, he can easily become a victim of lust in the sandhya. The main reason for this is that in the mind of the romantic lover, the Kundalini of the form of his romantic partner resides. In the sandhya it starts shining brightly. At that time, if such a person is in the company of immoral people, then he can take wrong steps under the influence of sex driven by sexual Kundalini. It can be unsocial and together can also cause great loss to the Kundalini of his mind. But if he is in the company of virtuous friends and people, then while under their influence, he cannot take any wrong step. He controls the Kundalini, is not in the control of the Kundalini. Due to this his Kundalini progressively grows leading him to Kundalini awakening or directly to enlightenment. This is an example and relates to every worldly indulgence. That is why it is said to be in a spiritual atmosphere in the evening time. Anyway, people go out for a walk on the mall in the evening. Bliss comes from the accumulation of extravagant thoughts from here and there, but it only increases the illusion in the form of worldly duality. Yogis are easily recognizable in such times. The effect of Kundalini on his face gives a special glow and calmness. In the evening, due to the equal and efficient working of both the hemispheres of the brain, mental power is at its peak.

If the common man gets confusion from the sandhya time worldly work, the Tantrayogi strengthens the Kundalini

In fact Brahma is a common man. Everything has its origin in the mind of man. There is nothing outside. These mountains, oceans, moons, stars are all a product of the mind. Similarly, the time of sandhya was also made in the mind. To awaken sex consciousness in the sandhya means to be attached to the sandhya goddess. Later feeling ashamed, Sandhya thought of renouncing her body while doing penance. This means that she was going to lose her true Sacred form. Then Gods like Brahma, Shiva etc. got her married to the spiritual sage Vasistha. Means that the sandhya time was again fixed for spiritual work. Tantric rituals are an exception to this. Of course they may seem material and worldly from outside, but from inside they are spiritual. That is why most of the tantric rituals are also preferred to be done in the sandhya. Kamadeva was cursed by Brahma to be burnt to ashes and destroyed, because he had troubled the sages and the deities in the sandhya time. So this is a matter of fear for the common man, because he lives only on indulgence. Anyway, man remains tired in the evening sandhya time due to the whole day’s work. Similarly, waking up in the morning sandhya time, one remains having lethargy caused by sleep. This is the boon of Shiva given to sandhya that indulgence work will not disturb her. Meaning that at that time man’s material desires and sexual desires get destroyed. In a way, the kama or indulgence is tiring, the whole of it is not destroyed. Only tantra yogis can do complete destruction of kama. Therefore, this time is a boon for tantra yogis, because they ultimately want to attain knowledge by destroying lust. They first create Kama or lust with their Tantra Vidya, then destroy the same Kama with their stronger turned Kundalini. They give the power of sex to their Kundalini. The common man does not know the technique of converting the energy generated by sex into Kundalini, so that energy creates confusion with colorful thoughts. The second meaning comes from this that Shiva gives himself as a boon. Shiva is a cool and void form, what does he have to give except himself? But when Shiva is found, then everything is found by itself. Shiva is in the form of Kundalini Rati. Therefore, by Kundalini yoga, the kama itself is destroyed.

Kundalini takes energy from Kama and finally destroys Kama, then revives Kama

Now look at the kama itself. He was so infatuated with Rati that he did not even care about the curse placed on him by Brahma, and he agreed to marry Rati under the instigation of the gods. This was the beginning of it being consumed, because ultimately the Kundalini, the Rati, has to destroy the Kama. Now it is not surprising that Kundalini rati is given the name Shiva, because Shiva and Shakti are essentially the same. Shiva consumed Kama, meaning Kundalini consumed Kama. Now if someone says how can it be that Rati is also Kundalini and Shiva is also Kundalini. So its explanation is that Rati is actually a feeling of the mind, but Shiva is the reality. Although both can be expressions of the mind, but I am talking about the relativity of these two. Meaning that relatively Shiva is more real than Rati. Similarly, Rati is more emotional or mind form than Shiva. If Shiva is in the form of an idol kept in the temple, then Rati is in the form of his meditation in mind. Rati means strong affection. Now in Shivpuran, it’s obvious that one will have attachment to Shiva only and not to any other deity. Shiva Purana has been advised to meditate on Shiva everywhere. Similarly, when the marriage of Shiva-Shakti means Kundalini awakening, then Kama is blessed with a revival. It means that after awakening, man again gets absorbed in the world, although with knowledge and non-attachment. After awakening, man is not worried about getting anything, so he starts living freely.

Cupid’s flowers injure a man in love

The story is interesting in that Kamadeva, born from the mind of Brahmadev, had five flowers’ arrows or weapons. Brahma or Brahmadeva here is synonymous with the collective form of all people or living entities, and Kamadeva is synonymous with the collective sexual desires of all living entities. That is why word God is associated with Kama and Brahma. If there was talk of single man’s sex, one would only say sex. In this way, Kama and Kamadeva are essentially one and the same. These five arrows of Kamadeva are, Harshan means to please, Rochan means to be liked, Mohan means to fascinate or to make one mad in one’s affair, Shoshna means to absorb power, and Maran means to kill. Now it is surprising that the last three deadly weapons are also of flowers. That is why a man injured by these weapons loses a lot in love, and he does not even realize it. This shows the practicality, farsightedness and meticulousness of ancient sages. There can be no forest dweller who can make such good metaphors, as is the common misconception. They were the most embroidered and fabricated in the world.

Along with kama, a lot of emotions also run, due to which the man is immersed in blissful fun

Then it is written that as soon as Brahma looked towards the sandhya with a feeling of lust, forty nine expressions were born from his body. The same happens with the common man. After getting aroused, he starts showing colorful expressions. He is the friend of friends, the father of fathers, the son of sons and I can’t share the complete list of what and what he becomes. He becomes all rounder. What are the feelings that are not born in him? Mother’s feeling, sister’s feeling, Guru’s feeling, elderly’s feeling, child’s feeling, young man’s feeling, animal’s and bird’s feeling, tree and creeper’s feelings, mountain’s feelings etc.-etc. Look at the vast poetry done by such romantic people. These feelings rise more in the sandhya time, because there is peace in the mind at that time. There is no evil in emotions, but there is evil in attachment. In the house where Sandhya Yoga takes place, these sex-borne bhavas or feelings mix with Kundalini and destroy attachment and ill-will. Only pure love remains. Kundalini and love keep increasing each other progressively. So there is no harm in loving, if it is kept pure and spiritual. Rather, that love is the greatest yoga. A man becomes passionate about being enamored with love and rejoices. These days it is called being hyper or hot or colourful. That is the charm of kama. It has been explained in a very beautiful style with practicality, modernity and scientificity, in the book Physiology Philosophy or sharirvigyan darshan in Hindi and Love story of a Yogi. There are many beautiful metaphorical stories in the Puranas. I think that while telling the story, along with the original story, the mystery of the metaphor given in it should also be decoded. This will give more benefit to the listeners.

The boons sought from Shiva by Sandhya were for protection from lust, not from pure love

I am saying this because many people do not even talk to each other in the sandhya due to fear of kama. Shameful penance by sandhya means spiritual practices performed by spiritual people for a long time in the sandhya. It was needed because they had pursued sex, not pure love. Pure love is itself austerity. Three boons were sought by Sandhya, which were fulfilled by Shiva. The first boon, as soon as one is born, there is no sexual desire in a living being, it means that the children born in that house, where the Sandhya Vandana or meditation is performed, have a high level of spiritual sanskaras or ethics. Kundalini is formed in them from birth itself. That Kundalini keeps them away from sex. Or rather say that their Kundalini keeps on transforming sex feelings into love feelings. In fact, as soon as Sandhya was born, Brahma and his sons became attached to her due to the influence of Kamadeva. Sandhya time is very short. It has no existence of its own. It is formed by the combination of two types of opposite times. So there is no question of it becoming big and young, because it starts to dissolve as soon as it is born. The second boon that no one in my family should be enamored, this also means that of course the members of the households of the people performing the sandhya worship should show sexual desire for some reason, but they do not become sensual, that means by coming under the influence of Kamadeva they don’t become attached. The third boon that all the women of my family should be virtuous, it means that those who do Sandhya Vandana, their Kundalini becomes very developed and strong. Due to this Kundalini, men are able to keep their wives completely satisfied. It is scientifically and technically true that sexual satisfaction and complete control over sexual activities is obtained through Kundalini only. Shiva also gave a boon to Sandhya that whoever looks at her with lust will become impotent and his power will be destroyed. This also means that one who enjoys the pleasures in the sandhya with attachment or without Kundalini, he will increase the darkness of his soul by falling into the illusion of ignorance. It is the Rati or affection towards Kundalini that controls the sense of lust or attachment. The word Sandhya here seems to refer to all such times, when a man is balanced, his Ida and Pingala Nadi run equally, the Kundalini of the mind is strengthened, and there is deep peace in the mind.

Love and kama or lust keep on increasing each other

By having love everywhere, the kama increases. That kama together with the life partner enhances itself to peak along with the love further. Tantra Yogis continue to transform that sex-born love into Kundalini love. A tantra yogi has only one life partner or sex partner, so that his Kundalini can easily receive sexual love. The love of a man of lustful type gets divided among many sex partners, so that Kundalini is not able to get it. That is why it is said that Ekapatni Vrat or single wifehood is the biggest austerity. Moreover, it’s sexual energy that’s sought for kundalini, not the physical charm. Rather extra bodily charm can distract one away from actual source of energy.

Kundalini is the real savior or protector of man

Controlling the lustful Brahma by Shiva at the sandhya means that the man is saved by Kundalini at that time. Shiva is the symbol of Kundalini here. Anyway, Kundalini prevents man from doing bad deeds. Even if a wrong deed is done unknowingly or under great compulsion, then Kundalini also makes atonement or repentance done for it. It is said in Shiv Puran that it is necessary for everyone to meditate on Shiva. So it is natural that even Brahma used to meditate on Shiva. With this Shiva became his Kundalini, and in the Kundalini form he appeared boldly in his mind to stop him from doing wrong.

Shiva Puran is a Tantra Purana

All the things and stories in Shiv Puran are related to Tantra. It is a different matter that most people do not understand them, because they are in the form of metaphors. This was done to prevent misuse of Tantra. The Puranas are derived from the Vedas. This means that the oldest original source of Tantra is the Vedas. Although practical tantra with manuals appears publicly only in Buddhists. It is not that the meditative practice of Tantra has disappeared among the Hindus. It is still prevalent among Hindus, but it is kept very secret, due to which common people do not know about it. Even among Buddhists it was kept hidden. But seeing today’s dying planet, hiding any revitalizing knowledge would be bad for humanity, they have understood this.

Experiential evidence of the above principles related to kama and love

Friends, I loved many people deeply. But I lived my life in moderation. Now what to brag more, but if someone benefits from it, then there is nothing bad in it. As I mentioned in this post, it all happened to me. All this is my own experiential description, no one that’s taught. In the midst of these experiences was my momentary enlightenment and Kundalini awakening, which is described on the homepage. Of course these were only few moments of experience, but something is better than nothing. And anyway, more important than the momentary experience of self-awareness is the life routine full of self awareness.

Kundalini is Rati and the pacification of lust by Kundalini is the marriage of Rati-Kamdeva

Rati-kamadeva

Friends, I have a habit of reading mystical literature every day. This keeps my right brain active, because it is difficult to apply logic to mystical stories. Our right brain is also like a mad or illogical man with a sluggish nature. The stories of Hindu Puranas are also like a puzzle. If they are understood, then the left brain becomes active, and if not, the right brain becomes active. Meaning that they always benefit in every situation. I have been able to identify the secret of one such plot this week. I read only one page of Shivpuran every day, in original Sanskrit and in Hindi. The fun of the original Sanskrit is something else. This week I have come across an important Tantric secret. I am sharing it here.

Lord Brahma curses Kamadeva and gives birth to Rati and them marries her to Kamadeva

When Brahma created Cupid or Kamadeva then he became proud of himself. He started testing his power on Brahma. Due to this, Brahma became enamored, praising the makeup of his own daughter and became attached to her. Actually this beautiful creation created by Brahma is his daughter. Cupid is also a symbol of indulgence here. Then Shiva stopped him. When Brahma came to know about Kamadeva’s actions, he cursed him saying that if he had to test his power, then why did he do it in front of his daughter. That curse was for Kamadeva to be burned to ashes by Shiva. Shiva is the god of tantra, lustful kamadeva is already ash in front of him. Then Brahma produced his another daughter named Rati from the sweat of his body. She was the most beautiful in the universe. Brahma married her to Kamadeva. Seeing her beauty, Kamadeva forgot his Mohini Vidya or deluding power.

Cupid is the lust of the human mind and Rati is Kundalini

It is also mentioned in the scriptures that even one should not meet his daughter and sister absolutely alone, because Kamadeva is very strong. So it is not surprising that Brahma had become attached to his daughter. To subdue his work, he practiced yoga hard. The drops of his sweat are a symbol of this relentless Kundalini-Yoga practice. The Kundalini which became active or awakened by Kundalini Yoga, is being called by the name of Rati. Kundalini has been given the name Rati because it is attained only by continuous involvement (rat in Sanskrit) in yoga. The word Rat is a major spiritual term like Dhyan Rat, Bhakti Rat etc. It also means absorbed. Kundalini is found only by being absorbed in someone’s love or meditation. The name Rati Krida or romantic play is also derived from this. Because both the mind and its most favored part, Kundalini, are strengthened by sex, that is why Kundalini is named Rati. This is explained in a metaphorical form, because in the olden days mystical knowledge was not directly made public. That’s why such techniques are called guhya vidya or confidential practices. The story of Kamadeva-Rati also reveals that the Creator of the universe remains untouched by the enticing charm of his beautiful creation only by the power of Kundalini yoga.

Kundalini in the form of Rati kept the lust of the gods and sages under her control

When the deities and sages came to know the secret that kundalini could control sex, they started practicing yoga regularly. That is why Kundalini in the form of Rati has been considered to be the most beautiful, because Cupid attracts the soul only towards beautiful material things. Cupid was defeated in front of Rati. It means Rati or Kundalini is the most beautiful. She is so beautiful that under her delusion, many people leave the world of very good household with heavenly wife and become sannyasins or renunciates. She stopped the business of Cupid. Kamadeva’s marriage to Rati means that just as a married man tied to a woman does not look at other women, similarly he too was tied by a Kundalini named Rati. A little explanation of this mystery has also been done there through a verse, in which it is written that Kamadeva used to hide his beloved Rati in his heart in such a way just as a yogi keeps his Brahma Vidya or enlightenment mantra hidden in his heart. Now the real Brahmavidya is Kundalini only, because she leads to Brahm or supreme formless God. Everyone sees a yogi in different circumstances, sometimes in happiness, sometimes in sorrow, sometimes in depression, sometimes in guilt, and sometimes in a state of euphoria. But they do not even recognize that Kundalini of his mind, which remains the same in all these states. Similarly, Rati always remains with Kamadeva, as both married together. Kama’s marriage to Rati also means practicing tantric yoga with social wife with ekpatnivrata or single wife always. According to Tantrayoga literature, first of all only Karma Yoga and simple Kundalini Yoga have to be practiced for many years. During that time the Kundalini named Rati is born, it grows, and reaches the sexual stage, which means it becomes very strong. Then she becomes eligible for marriage with kama or lust. It is only when the Kundalini becomes quite mature that there is the tantric ruling to do continued ordinary Kundalini yoga in a mixed form with sexual yoga. This is the marriage of Rati and Kama. If Rati’s child marriage is done prematurely with kama in haste, then there may be loss rather than profit. This is clearly warned in Tantrashastra. If a person harboring the married couple of kama-rati gets into the passion of sex, then people consider him to be ordinary sexually attached. They are unable to see that Rati standing with kama or lust, which is always beneficial. Many tantra yogis get harassed because of this reason. They come in innocence and try to perform Kama-Rati play, but people are able to see only Kama and not the Kundalini named Rati standing with him.

In fact, all indulgent cravings come in the realm of kama. Therefore Kundalini named Rati gets married to all of them and joins them. In the sense of kama, only sexual desire is taken because it is the main and most dominant of all indulgences.

Tantra yogis take the help of Kamadeva to create Rati

It is called hitting the enemy with the enemy’s own arrow. Cupid’s arrow is world famous. Tantra yogis provide additional strength to their Kundalini with the help of Panchamkaras. They actually transforms their energy mainly sexual energy into kundalini energy.

Scientific explanation of Rati-Kama marriage

The force of lust or kama increases blood circulation to the brain. That is why the mind becomes happy. If a man is a Kundalini yogi, it is obvious that the majority of his brain is interfered by Kundalini. In such a situation, if the blood circulation in the brain will increase, then only Kundalini will get the maximum benefit from it. Because Kundalini is in a way a mental picture of high definition resolution, it consumes a lot of life energy or prana. Due to this the storm of kama calms down effortlessly, blissfully and quickly.