Technique 3 of 112 — The Radiant Flow of Shakti

Dharana 3 describes the state of 'Vikasite' or blossoming in the center (Madhya). This refers to the Sushumna Nadi, the central channel of the subtle body. In ordinary consciousness, energy moves outward toward the senses or inward toward the ego. This technique involves balancing the breath so perfectly that the Prana and Apana enter the central path and become neutralized. When this happens, the 'Shakti'—the vital life force—is said to 'blossom.' This is not a physical action but a metaphysical event where the duality of subject and object is transcended. The term 'Nirvikalpataya' is crucial; it means a state free of mental constructs or 'Vikalpas.' In this state, the practitioner does not think about the breath or the self; they simply 'are.' The center is not just a point in the body but the ontological center of existence. By stabilizing the energy in this non-moving center, the practitioner experiences the 'Bhairavarupata'—the very form and essence of the Divine. This is a state of Samadhi where the distinction between the individual and the cosmos vanishes into a singular, radiant intensity of being.