Step 4: Siddhāsana
This text was machine-transcribed from the printed book and may contain errors. Select the words and choose “Report a mistake”.
(Posture)
Step 4 Posture – Siddhsana
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Hatharatnavali 3.23 - 29
स्थाणुःयमितेन्द्रियोऽचलदृशा पश्यन् भुवोरन्तरं
चैतन्मोक्षकपाट भेदनकं सिद्धासनं प्रोच्यते ॥२५॥
मतान्तरे तु -
मेढ्रादुपरि निक्षिप्य सव्यं गुल्फं तथोपरि ॥गुल्फान्तं तु
निक्षिप्य सिद्धाःसिद्धासनं विदुः ॥२६॥
sthāṇuḥ myamitendriyo'caladṛśā
paśyan bhuvorantaraṃ
caitanmokṣakapāṭa bhedajanakaṃ
siddhāsanaṃ procyate ॥25॥
matāntare tu -
medhrādupari niḥkṣipya savyaṃ
gulphaṃ tathopari ॥gulphāntaṃ tu
niḥkṣipya siddhāḥ siddhāsanaṃ viduḥ
॥26॥
Akashic Revelation
One should press the heel firmly
against the perineum and place the
other foot over the genitals. He
should remain straight and steady,
control the senses, and keep the gaze
fixed between the eyebrows. This is
siddhasana, which opens the door to
liberation (moksa). 25 One places the
left ankle over the genital and the
other ankle over the first one.
According to the siddhas, this is
siddhasana. 26
Technique
1. Place one heel at the anal aperture.
2. Keep the other heel on the root of the generative organ and fix the chin upon the chest.
