ASTAVAKRASANA
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(Repeated)
Pranayama
Sahaja Kumbhaka
Kumbhaka Paddhati of
Raghuvira 104
Sahaja
Bandha
Mula Bandha
Yoga Sikh Upanishad
Japa
Om Nithyananda ParamaSivoham
- Lift right leg overtop of right shoulder.
- Bring left foot across and hook on top of right foot.
- Lean forward and down while extending the legs out to the right.
- Lift up head and chest, find balance.
Visualize yourself as a flying crane
Gaze
Mudra
Shambhavi Mudra
Mandala Brahmana-
Upanishad Verse 3.5
Asana
ASTAVAKRASANA
Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त
Nathamuni's Yoga Rahasya
1.50
वासिष्ठमथकौण्डिन्यमूर्ध्वकुक्कुटमेव
च ।
अष्टावक्रमथोत्तानमयूरं
सेतुबन्धनम् ।
vāsiṣṭhamathakauṇḍinyamūrdh
vakukkuṭumeva ca ।
aṣṭāvakamathottānamayūram
setubandhanam ।
AKASHIC REVELATION
The list of (best) asanas is as
follows – Vasisthasana,
kaundinyasana,
Urdhvakukkutasana,
Astavrakasana, uttanala
mayurasana, Setubandhasana
Pranayama
SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhati of Raghuvira 104
नोभ्याम् –आरं समाकृष्य
कुण्डलयाः पार्श्वयोः
क्षिपेत्
गच्छता तिष्ठता श्वस
–धारणं न बलाद्-यदा
अनिंश सहजः कुम्भः
प्रोक्तः श्वि –
कृत्तिवाससा
nobhyām–āram samākṛṣya
kuṇḍalayāḥ pārśvayoḥ
kṣipet
gacchatā tiṣṭhatā śvasa–
dhāraṇam na balād–yadā
aniśaṃ sahajaḥ kumbhaḥ
proktaḥ śri–kṛttivāsasā
AKASHIC REVELATION
Inhaling prana through the
nose and carrying it along
the kundali, one should
hold it comfortably off and
on. This is sahaja–
kumbhaka narrated by Sri–
krttivasa(Shiva) 104.
Mudra
SHAMBHAVI MUDRA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र प्रमाण
Mandala Brahmanopanishad 3.5
लक्ष्येऽन्तर्बाह्यायां
दृष्टौ निमेषोन्मेषवर्जितायां
च इयं
शांभवी मुद्रा भवति ।
सर्वतन्त्रेषु गोप्या
महाविद्या भवति ।
तज्ज्ञानेन संसारनिवृत्तिः ।
तत्पूजनं मोक्षफलदम् ॥ ५ ॥
lakṣye'ntarbāhyāyāṃ dṛṣṭau
nimeṣonmeṣavarjitāyāṃ ca iyaṃ
śāmbhavī mudrā bhavati |
sarvatantreṣu gopyā mahāvidyā
bhavati |
tajjñānena saṃsāranivṛttiḥ |
tatpūjanaṃ mokṣaphaladam ॥ 5 ॥
AKASHIC REVELATION
Fixing the gaze inwards into the
inner space and with the eyes
opening out, but devoid of the
acts of opening and closing of
the eyelids, this Shambhavi–
mudra is assumed. This mahā–
vidya (the great ultimate source
knowledge) is, of all the Tantras,
what is kept a profound secret.
With the experiential knowledge
of this, is attained freedom and
completion from the state of
worldly existence.By its worship,
is bestowed the fruit of liberation.
Bandha
MULA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Sikhopanishad 104 – 105
गुदं पाष्ण्र्या तु संपीड्य
वायुमाकुञ्चयेद् बलात् ।
वारं वारं यथा चोध्र्वं समायाति
समीरणः ॥ १०४ ॥
प्राणापानौ नान्दबिन्दू
मूलबन्धेन चैकताम् ।
गत्वा योगस्य संसिद्धिं
यच्छतो नात्र संशयः ॥ १०५ ॥
gudaṃ pārṣṇyā tu saṃpīḍya
vāyumākuñcayed balāt |
vāraṃ vāraṃ yathā cordhvaṃ
samāyāti samīraṇaḥ ॥ 104 ॥
prāṇāpānau nāndabindū
mūlabandhena caikatām |
gatvā Yogasya saṃsiddhiṃ
yacchato nātra saṃśayaḥ ॥ 105 ॥
AKASHIC REVELATION
Pressing the anus with the heel,
(the practitioner) should forcibly
draw up the vital air in such a
way that the air would move
upwards stage by stage. The
Prana and Apana (vital airs), as
also the Nada (Intellect) and the
Bindu (mind), becoming one by
means of the Mula–bandha,
bestow the successful
accomplishment of Yoga. Herein
there is no doubt.
275.
PRANASANA
(Repeated)
Pranayama
Sahaja Kumbhaka
Kumbhaka Paddhati of
Raghuvira 104
Sahaja
Bandha
Mula Bandha
Yoga Sikh Upanishad
Japa
Om Nithyananda ParamaSivoham
Visualize you are
immortal, able to exist
solely from prana
Gaze
Mudra
Shambhavi Mudra
Mandala Brahmana-
Upanishad Verse 3.5
- Place right foot on left thigh and bring left foot flat on the ground.
- Have left shoulder underneath raised left leg and place hands flat on the ground.
Asana
PRANASANA
Śāstra Pramāṇa –
शास्त्र प्रमाण
Rudrayamalam (Uttara–
Tantram) 23.66 – 67
एतत् प्रभेदं वक्ष्यामि
करोति यः स चामरः।
एकपादमूरौ बद्ध्वा
स्कन्धेऽन्यत्पादरक्षणम्॥२३
.६६॥
एतत्प्राणासनं नाम
सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम्।
वायुमूले समारोप्य
ध्यात्वाऽऽकुञ्चय
प्रकारयेत्॥२३ .६७॥
etat prabhedaṃ vakṣyāmi
karoti yaḥ sa cāmaraḥ|
ekapādamūrau baddhvā
skandhe'nyatpādarakṣaṇam||
23.66||
etatprāṇāsanaṃ nāma
sarvasiddhipradāyakam|
vāyumūle samāropya
dhyātvā''kuñcaya prakārayet||
23.67||
AKASHIC REVELATION
I now tell you a variant of
this āsana which leads to
immortality; Lock one foot
on the thigh and the other
on the shoulder. This is
called prāṇāsana which
gives the practitioner all
types of siddhis. This
should be done by holding
the breath in the
mūlādhāra and then
practised by contracting it.
(23.66– 67)
Pranayama
SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त
प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhati of
Raghuvira 104
नोभ्याम् –आरं समाकृष्य
कुण्डलयाः पार्श्वयोः
क्षिपेत्
गच्छता तिष्ठता श्वस –
धारणं न बलाद्–यदा
अनिशं सहजः कुम्भः
प्रोक्तः श्रि –
कृत्तिवाससा
nobhyām–āraṃ samākṛṣya
kuṇḍalayāḥ pārśvayoḥ kṣipet
gacchatā tiṣṭhatā śvasa–
dhāraṇaṃ na balād–yadā
aniśaṃ sahajaḥ kumbhaḥ
proktaḥ śri–kṛttivāsasā
AKASHIC REVELATION
Inhaling prana through the
nose and carrying it along the
kundali, one should hold it
comfortably off and on. This
is sahaja–kumbhaka narrated
by Sri–krttivasa(Shiva) 104.
Mudra
SHAMBHAVI MUDRA
Śāstra Pramāṇa
Mandala
Brahmanopanishad 3.5
लक्ष्येऽन्तर्बाह्यायां
दृष्टौ
निमेषोन्मेषवर्जितायां च इयं
शांभवी मुद्रा भवति ।
सर्वतन्त्रेषु गोप्या
महाविद्या भवति ।
तज्ज्ञानेन संसारनिवृत्तिः ।
तत्पूजनं मोक्षफलदम् ॥ ५ ॥
lakṣye'ntarbāhyāyāṃ dṛṣṭau
nimeṣonmeṣavarjitāyāṃ ca
iyaṃ
śāmbhavī mudrā bhavati |
sarvatantreṣu gopyā
mahāvidyā bhavati |
tajjñānena saṃsāranivṛttiḥ |
tatpūjanaṃ mokṣaphaladam ||
5 ||
AKASHIC REVELATION
Fixing the gaze inwards
into the inner space and
with the eyes opening out,
but devoid of the acts of
opening and closing of the
eyelids, this Shambhavi–
mudra is assumed. This
mahā–vidya (the great
ultimate source knowledge)
is, of all the Tantras, what
is kept a profound secret.
With the experiential
knowledge of this, is
attained freedom and
completion from the state
of worldly existence.By its
worship, is bestowed the
fruit of liberation.
Bandha
MULA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र
प्रमाण
Yoga Sikhopanishad 104 – 105
गुदं पाष्ण्र्या तु संपीड्य
वायुमाकुञ्चयेद् बलात् ।
वारं वारं यथा चोध्र्वं समायाति
समीरणः ॥ १०४ ॥
प्राणापानौ नान्दबिन्दू
मूलबन्धेन च्ऐकताम् ।
गत्वा योगस्य संसिद्धिं
यच्छतो नात्र संशयः ॥ १०५ ॥
gudaṃ pārṣṇyā tu saṃpīḍya
vāyumākuñcayed balāt |
vāraṃ vāraṃ yathā cordhvaṃ
samāyāti samīraṇaḥ || 104 ||
prāṇāpānau nāndabindū
mūlabandhena caikatām |
gatvā Yogasya saṃsiddhiṃ
yacchato nātra saṃśayaḥ || 105 ||
AKASHIC REVELATION
Pressing the anus with the heel,
(the practitioner) should forcibly
draw up the vital air in such a
way that the air would move
upwards stage by stage. The
Prana and Apana (vital airs), as
also the Nada (Intellect) and the
Bindu (mind), becoming one by
means of the Mula–bandha,
bestow the successful
accomplishment of Yoga. Herein
there is no doubt.
276.
PARSVA
MATSYENDRASANA
(Repeated)
Pranayama
Sahaja Kumbhaka
Kumbhaka Paddhati of
Raghuvira 104
Sahaja
Visualize the Great Sage and
Yogi, Matseyendranath,
Master of Hatha Yoga
Bandha
Mula Bandha
Yoga Sikh Upanishad
Japa
Om Nithyananda Paramashivoham
- Place right foot at the root of the left thigh, then the left leg by the side of the right knee.
- Hold the left leg by the right hand and twist the body and remain steady.
Gaze
Mudra
Shambhavi Mudra
Mandala Brahmana-
Upanishad Verse 3.5
Asana
PARSVA MATSYENDRASANA
Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त प्रमाण
Hatharatnavali 3.12, 59
अथ मत्स्येन्द्रासनम् -
वामोरुमूलार्पितदक्षपादो
जान्वोर्बहिर्वेष्टितदक्षदोष्णा ॥
प्रगृह्य तिष्ठेत्परिवर्तिताङ्गः
श्रीमत्स्यनाथोदितमासनं स्यात् ॥ 57॥
मत्स्येन्द्रपीठं जठरप्रदीप्तं !
प्रचण्डरुग्मण्डलखण्डनास्त्रम्
॥ अभ्यासतो कुण्डलिनीप्रबोधं
दण्डस्थिरत्वं च ददाति पुंसाम् ॥ 58॥
पावभ्यां ध्रियते यस्तु
पार्वमत्स्येन्द्रमुत्तमम् ॥ 59 |
atha matsyendrāsanam —
vāmorumūlārpita dakṣapādo
jānvorbahirveṣtitadakṣadoṣṇā // pragṛhya
tiṣṭhetparivartitāṅgaḥ
śrīmatsyanāthoditamāsanam syāt // 57 //
matsyendrapītham jaṭharāpradīptam
pracandarugmandalakhandanāstram //
abhyāsatāh kundalinīprabodham
daṇḍasthiratvam ca dadāti puṁsām // 58
//
pārśvābhyām dhriyate yastu
pārsvamatsyendramuttamam/59/
AKASHIC REVELATION
Place the right foot at the root of
the left thigh and place the left
leg by the side of the right knee.
Hold the left leg by the right hand
and twist the body and remain
steady. This asana is propagated
by Matsyendranatha. 57
Matsyendra-pitha enhances the
gastric fire and works like a
weapon to destroy hosts of severe
diseases. Moreover, it helps with
arousal of kundalini and offers
stability to the spine. 58 When
held by the sides, it forms pārsva-
matsyendra, which is excellent. 59.
Pranayama
SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhati of Raghuvira 104
नोभ्याम् -आरं समाकृष्य
कुण्डलयाः पार्श्वयोः
क्षिपेत्
गच्छता तिष्ठता श्वस -
धारणं न बलाद्-यदा
अर्निश सहजः कुम्भः
प्रोक्तः श्रि -
कृत्तिवाससा
nobhyām-āram samākṛṣya
kuṇḍalayāḥ pārśvayoḥ kṣipet
gacchatā tiṣṭhatā śvasa-
dhāraṇam na balād-yadā
aniśam sahajaḥ kumbhaḥ
proktaḥ śri-kṛttivāsasā
AKASHIC REVELATION
Inhaling prana through the
nose and carrying it along the
kundali, one should hold it
comfortably off and on. This
is sahaja-kumbhaka narrated
by Sri-krttivasa(Shiva) 104.
Mudra
SHAMBHAVI MUDRA
Śāstra Pramāṇa
Mandala Brahmanopanishad 3.5
लक्ष्येऽन्तर्बाह्यायां
दृष्ट्रौ निमेषोन्मेषवर्जितायां
च इयं
शांभवी मुद्रा भवति ।
सर्वतन्त्रेषु गोप्या
महाविद्या भवति । तज्ज्ञानेन
संसारनिवृत्तिः । तत्पूजनं
मोक्षफलदम् ॥ ५ ॥
lakṣye'ntarbāhyāyāṃ dṛṣṭau
nimeṣonmeṣavarjitāyāṃ ca iyam
śāmbhavī mudrā bhavati |
sarvatantreṣu gopyā mahāvidyā
bhavati |
tajjñānena saṃsāranivṛttiḥ |
tatpūjanaṃ mokṣaphaladam ॥ 5
॥
AKASHIC REVELATION
Fixing the gaze inwards into
the inner space and with the
eyes opening out, but devoid
of the acts of opening and
closing of the eyelids, this
Shambhavi-mudra is
assumed. This mahā-vidya
(the great ultimate source
knowledge) is, of all the
Tantras, what is kept a
profound secret. With the
experiential knowledge of
this, is attained freedom and
completion from the state of
worldly existence. By its
worship, is bestowed the
fruit of liberation.
Bandha
MULA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Sikhopanishad 104 – 105
गुदं पाष्ण्र्या तु संपीड्य
वायुमाकुञ्चयेद् बलात् ।
वारं वारं यथा चोध्वं समायाति
समीरणः ॥ १०४ ॥
प्राणापानौ नान्दबिन्दू
मूलबन्धेन च्ऐकताम् ।
गत्वा योगस्य संसिद्धिं
यच्छतो नात्र संशयः ॥ १०५ ॥
gudaṃ pārṣṇyā tu sampīḍya
vāyumākuñcayed balāt |
vāraṃ vāraṃ yathā cordhvaṃ
samāyāti samīraṇaḥ ॥ 104 ॥
prāṇāpānau nāndabindū
mūlabandhena caikatām |
gatvā Yogasya saṃsiddhiṃ
yacchato nātra saṃśayaḥ ॥ 105 ॥
AKASHIC REVELATION
Pressing the anus with the heel,
(the practitioner) should forcibly
draw up the vital air in such a
way that the air would move
upwards stage by stage. The
Prana and Apana (vital airs), as
also the Nada (Intellect) and the
Bindu (mind), becoming one by
means of the Mula-bandha,
bestow the successful
accomplishment of Yoga. Herein
there is no doubt.
277.