Ordinary mortals give up the recitation of Mantra once the desired objective is met or the expected period of occurrence of the virulent effects appertained to any functionally malefic planet is over. But the masters continue rigorously to awaken the Kundalini fully and work with the apan to burn the entire karmic ruts, good or bad, to become free from the bondage of karma. They consciously guide the apan to different chakras in a systematic way till it reaches sahasrara piercing through the Ajan Chakra. The Tantra texts describe it as the meeting of Shakti with Shiva. The continuous cyclic flow of apan from Muladhara to Sahasrar cause incessant vibration of Kundalini and gives an exhilarating pleasure (ananda) of considerable variety which the sages describe as brahmananda.
(*Excerpts from authors forthcoming book titled "The Lost Horizon of Astrology")
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