D harana D arshan

Yogic, Tantric and Upanishadic Practices

of Concentration and Visualization

Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati

Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar, India

 Ajapa Dharana One
Frontal Passage: Manipura-Vishuddhi

Vishuddhi

Manipura

SOHAM HAMSO
Inhale - So Exhale - Ham
Exhale - Ham Inhale - So
 Ajapa Dharana Two
Spinal Passage: Mooladhara-Ajna

Ajna

Vishuddhi

Anahata

Manipura

Swadhisthana
Mooladhara

SOHAM HAMSO
Inhale - So Exhale - Ham
Exhale - Ham Inhale - So
 Ajapa Dharana Three
Frontal Passage: Manipura-Ajna

Ajna

Manipura

SOHAM HAMSO
Inhale - So Exhale - Ham
Exhale - Ham Inhale - So
 Ajapa Dharana Four
Spinal Passage: Moo lad hara-Aj na

Starting

Ajna

Vishuddhi

Anahata

Manipura

Swadhisthana
Modadhara

SOHAM HAMSO
Inhale - So Exhale - Ham
Exhale - H a n Inhale - So
 Ajapa Dharana Five
Arohan and Awarohan

Starting point

Ajna

Vishuddhi

Anahata

Manipura

Swadhisthana
Mooladhara

SOHAM HAM SO
Inhale - So Exhale - Ham
Exhale - Ham Inhale - So
 Ajapa Dharana Six
Ida-Píngala Curve
(Back view)

SOHAM HAMSO
Inhale - So (Ida) Exhale - Ham (Píngala)
Exhale - Ham (Píngala) Iqfiafe - So (Ida)
 Ajapa Dharana Eight
Ida-Pingala Spiral
(Back view)

Starting point

SOHAM HAMSO
Inhale - So (Ida) Exhale - Ham (Pingala)
Exhale - Ham (Píngala) In h a le -S o (Ida)
 SA T Y A N A N PA YOGA
DIHAR YOGA

Dharana Darshan is a practical an d informative t e x t o n t h e

yogic, tantric and upanishadic p ra ctices o f c o n c e n t r a t i o n
a n d v is u a liz a tio n , as t a u g h t by S w am i N i r a n j a n a n a n d a
Saraswati. T h e s e pra ctices, which traditionally have n ev e r
b ee n taught e x c e p t t h r o u g h dire c t transm ission fr om gu ru
t o disciple, r e p r e s e n t an a d v a n c e d level o f teaching an d
a r e in ten d ed t o m e e t a n e e d e x p r e s s e d by m an y ser io u s
p ra c titio n e rs fo r m o re guidance into th e d e e p e r
d i m e n s i o n s o f m e d i t a t i o n . T h e b o o k i n c l u d e s an
in tro d u ctio n t o t h e t h e o r y o f d h a r a n a an d detailed class
tran sc rip ts o f t h e techniq ues.

Dharana Darshan is a ce ntra l t e x t b o o k f o r all Bihar Yoga

Bharati u n d e r g r a d u a t e and p o s t g r a d u a t e c o u r se s.

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