Mahāyoga: Detachment from ‘I/Mine’, Aṣṭāṅga Practice, Oṁkāra and Aham-Brahmāsmi Contemplation
अहं ब्रह्म परं ज्योतिर्व्यानोदानविवर्जितम् / अहं ब्रह्म परं ज्योतिरज्ञानपरिवर्जितम्
ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotirvyānodānavivarjitam / ahaṃ brahma paraṃ jyotirajñānaparivarjitam
Ta là Phạm (Brahman), Ánh Sáng tối thượng—vượt ngoài các vận hành của khí mạng như vyāna và udāna. Ta là Phạm, Ánh Sáng tối thượng—không còn vô minh.
Lord Vishnu (teaching Garuda/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Aham-brahmāsmi contemplation: the Self as supreme Light, untouched by prāṇa-vṛttis and ignorance.
Vedantic Theme: Nirguṇa Brahman; adhyāropa-apavāda—negation of upādhis (prāṇa) to reveal the ever-free Self.
Application: Meditate by negating identification with breath/energies (vyāna, udāna etc.) and affirming the witnessing Light; use as a daily nididhyāsana mantra.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.226.32-35 (turiya, upādhi-negation, mokṣa, relapse by ajñāna)
This verse emphasizes liberation-oriented knowledge: Brahman is self-luminous consciousness, and recognizing oneself as that Light is presented as a direct antidote to bondage.
By stating freedom from vyāna and udāna, it points beyond identification with prāṇa-functions that operate in the subtle body, directing the seeker to the witness-consciousness that is not limited by bodily processes.
Use it as a contemplation/mantra: repeatedly reflect that the Self is awareness free from ignorance and not reducible to breath, energy, or bodily states—supporting ethical living and steady meditation.