Rişhi: Madhuchhandas (RV 1.5.10)
mā
no martā abhi druhan-tanūnām-indra girvaņaĥ, īshāno yavayā vadham.
Let not
mortal man hurt our bodies, O Indra, who delightest in the
mantras; O Lord, ward off all the destruction.
In Yoga, danger to the
body is not only from non-physical agencies, it comes also from
human sources. Indra, the Power of the Mind, is prayed to take
possession of the body and guard it. The divine force active in
the mind has it in its power to control and protect the physical
body. And the means to evoke and activise this force is the
Mantra. When the appropriate Mantra is recited and repeated, it
builds up an armour around the body and all external attacks are
warded off. |
