On Jñāna Añjana, the enlightening eyeliner
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Āpta Pramāṇa
Gorakṣa Paddhati or Gorakṣa Śāstra, dvitīya śatakam, pratyāhāra prakaraṇam, descriptions of 9 dhāraṇas - which is the Yogic Pramana of Goraksha Yoga Śāstra. This is directly revealed by Ādinātha Śadashiva to Gorakshanāth.
यद्भिन्नाञ्जनपुञ्जसन्निभमिदं स्यूतं भ्रुवोरन्तरे
तत्त्वं वायुमयं यकारसहितं तत्रेश्वरो देवता ।
प्राणं तत्र विलीय पञ्चघटिकं चित्तान्वितं धारयेदेषा खे गमनं करोति यमिनः स्याद्वायवी धारणा ॥ ५७ ॥
transliteration yadbhinnā-añjana-puñjasannibhamidaṁ syūtaṁ bhruvorantare tattvaṁ vāyumayaṁ yakārasahitaṁ tatreśvaro devatā । prāṇaṁ tatra vilīya pañcaghaṭikaṁ cittānvitaṁ dhārayedeṣā khe gamanaṁ karoti yaminaḥ syādvāyavī dhāraṇā ॥ 57 ॥
translation The airy element, which is located between the eyebrows [bhrumadhye], resembles black collyrium, anjaña and is associated with the letter 'ya' and Īśvara as the presiding deity. Dissolving the life force together with the mind therein [i.e., in the heart], he should concentrate for five ghatikas, two hours. The yamin should practice the etheric concentration so that he can traverse the sky.
आकाशं सुविशुद्धवासिसदृशं यद्ब्रह्मन्ध्रस्थितं तन्नादेन सदाशवेन सहितं तत्त्वं
हकारान्वितम् ।
प्राणं तत्र विलीय पञ्चघटिकं चित्तान्वितं धारयेदेषा मोक्षकपाटपाटनपटुः प्रोक्ता
नभोधरणा ॥ ५८ ॥
ākāśaṃ suviśuddhavāsisadṛśaṃ yadbrahmandhrasthitaṃ tannādena
sadāśivena sahitaṃ tattvaṃ hakārānvitam ।
prāṇaṃ tatra vilīya pañcaghaṭikaṃ cittānvitaṃ dhārayedeṣā
mokṣakapāṭa-pāṭanapuṭuḥ proktā nabhodhāraṇā ॥ 58 ॥
The ether/space element, which is located at the "brahmic fissure" (brahma-randhra) [at the crown of the head] and which is like very clear water is associated with Sadashiva, the [inner] sound (nāda), and the syllable 'ha'. Dissolving the life force together with the mind therein [i.e., in the heart], he should concentrate for five ghatikās [i.e., two hours]. The ether/space concentration is said to break open the door to liberation. (2.58).