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Tejobindu Upanishad or Tejabindu Upanishad, a Yoga Upanishad, is the last of the five Bindu Upanishads, the other four being the the Nadabindu Upanishad, the Brahmabindu Upanishad, the Amritabindu Upanishad and the Dhyanabindu Upanishad, all forming part of the Atharvaveda. The word, Tejabindu (Sanskrit: तेजबिन्दु), means, the 'Effulgent Point'. The Effulgent Point refers to the indwelling Atman because of Its being the Light of lights, physical and spiritual, which illumines the whole universe and dispels all darkness of the mind; "point" denotes Its extreme subtleness. To quote Swami Madhavananda:-
Tejabindu Upanishad comprises of 13 (thirteen) Shlokas or couplets/verses. It begins with the instruction that the supreme meditation (param-dhyana) should be on the Tejabindu or the 'Efflugent Point' alone, which is the Atman of the universe, which is seated in the heart, which is the size of the atom, which pertains to Shiva, which is quiescent and which is gross and subtle, as also above all these qualities. [2] The sage does prescribe disciplines on initiation into disciple-hood for purification of the mind and sense control through Anava (आनव), Shakta (शाक्त) and Sambhava (शांभव) for raising oneself to the highest stage of realisation, but accepts the fact that:-
Still It is to be meditated upon, after due preparation and understanding of the three stages of meditation viz., Dhāraṇā, Dhyana and Samadhi, as conferring upon men final liberation (Moksha), and becomes manifest to one whose mind is pure and whose highest refuge is Brahman i.e. who is absorbed in, or intent on the contemplation of Brahman. The sage speaks about the non-dual nature of Brahman.[3] The person immersed in Prasupta Dhyana meditating on Brahman becomes Brahman, his meditation reaches in the highest form (param-dhyana) and becomes Samadhi.[4]