BRAHMANASANAM
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(Repeated)
Pranayama
Sahaja Kumbhaka
Kumbhaka Paddhati of
Raghuvira 104
Sahaja
Bandha
Mula Bandha
Yoga Sikh Upanishad

Japa

Om Nithyananda ParamaShivoham

Visualize yourself
being blessed by
Lord Brahma
.
Gaze

Mudra
Shambhavi Mudra
Mandala Brahmana-
Upanishad Verse 3.5


- Place right foot on inner left thigh and stand erect on the mat like a rod.
- Hands by the sides.

Asana
BRAHMANASANAM
Shastra Pramana
Rudrayamala Tantra
ब्राह्मणासनमावक्ष्ये
यत्कृत्त्वा ब्राह्मणो
भवेत् ॥ २४-३२ ॥
एकपादमूरौ दत्त्वा तिष्ठेद्
दण्डाकृतिर्भुवि ।
brāhmaṇāsanamāvakṣye
yatkṛttvā brāhmaṇo bhavet ||
24-32 ||
ekapādamūrau dattvā tiṣṭhed
daṇḍākṛtirbhuvi |
AKASHIC REVELATION
Now, I shall talk about
brahmaṇasāna, doing which
one becomes a Brahmaṇa, the
one who lives the ultimate
reality. (24.32) Keep one foot
on the thigh and stand erect
on the floor like a rod.
Pranayama
SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त
प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhati of
Raghuvira 104
नोभ्याम् -आरं समाकृष्य
कुण्डलयः पार्श्वयोः
क्षिपेत्
गच्छता तिष्ठता श्वस
-धारणं न बलाद्-यदा
अनिंशं सहजः कुम्भः
प्रोक्तः श्रि -
कृत्तिवाससा
nobhyām-āraṁ samākṛṣya
kuṇḍalayaḥ pārśvayoḥ
kṣipet
gacchatā tiṣṭhatā śvasa-
dhāraṇaṁ na balād-yadā
aniśaṁ 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
SAMBHAVI MUDRA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र
प्रमाण
Mandala Brahmanopanishad 3.5
लक्ष्येऽन्तर्बाह्यायां
दृष्ट्रऔ निमेषोन्मेषवर्जितायां
च इयं
शांभवी मुद्रा भवति ।
सर्वतन्त्रेषु गोप्या
महाविद्या भवति ।
तज्ज्ञानेन संसारनिवृत्तिः ।
तत्पूजनं मोक्षफलदम् ॥ ५ ॥
lakṣye'ntarbāhyāyāṁ dṛṣṭau
nimeṣonmeṣavarjitāyāṁ ca iyaṁ
śāmbhavī mudrā bhavati |
sarvatantreṣu gopyā mahāvidyā
bhavati |
tajjñānena saṁsāranivṛttiḥ |
tatpūjanaṁ 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 पाष्ण्यां तु संपीड्य
वायुमाकुञ्चयेद् बलात् ।
वारं वारं यथा चोध्वं समायाति
समीरणः ॥ १०४ ॥
प्राणापानौ नान्दबिन्दू
मूलबन्धेन चैकताम् ।
गत्वा योगस्य संसिद्धिं
यच्छतो नात्र संशयः ॥ १०५ ॥
gudaṁ pārṣṇyā tu saṁpīḍya
vāyumākuñcayed balāt |
vāraṁ vāraṁ yathā cordhvaṁ
samāyāti samīraṇaḥ || 104 ||
prāṇāpānau nāndabindū
mūlabandhena caikatām |
gatvā Yogasya saṁsiddhiṁ
yacchato nātra saṁśayaḥ || 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.
204.
GARUDASANA 3
(Repeated)
Pranayama
Sahaja Kumbhaka
Kumbhaka Paddhati of
Raghuvira 104
Sahaja
Bandha
Mula Bandha
Yoga Sikh Upanishad

Japa

Om Nithyananda ParamaShivoham

- Stand tall and wrap right leg over and around the left knee.
- Tuck right toes on the other side of the left calf.
- Simultaneously, cross right arm below the left and bringing the palms together.

Visualize yourself as Lord Garuda
.
Gaze

Mudra
Namaskara Mudra
Raurava Agama - Mudra
Laskanam Verse 7

Asana
GARUDASANA 3
Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त प्रमाण
Nathamuni's Yoga Rahasya 2. 16
उत्तानकूर्मपीठं च सैहं
गारुडमेव च।
वातायनं गोमुखं च भारद्वाजं
त्रिविक्रमम् ॥
uttānakūrmapithaí ca saiṁhas
gārudameva ca |
vātāyanaṁ gomukhaṁ ca
bhāradvājaṁ trivikramam ||
AKASHIC REVELATION
Uttāna Kūrmasana, Simhāsana,
Garudāsana, Vātāyanāsa
Gomukhāsana, Bhāradvājāsana
and Trivikramāsana.
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-āraṁ samākṛṣya
kuṇḍalayāḥ pārśvayoḥ kṣipet
gacchatā tiṣṭhatā śvasa-
dhāraṇaṁ na balād-yadā
aniśaṁ 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
NAMASKARA MUDRA Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र प्रमाण Raurava Agama – Mudra Laskanam Verse 7
हृद्देशे तु निपीड्येत
हस्तयोरुभयोस्तलम् ॥ ७ ॥
नमस्कारा तु विज्ञेया
मन्त्रिणा मन्त्रवन्दने ।
hruddeśe tu nipīḍyeta
hastayorubhayostalam ॥7॥
namaskārā tu vijñeyā mantriṇā
mantravandane ।
AKASHIC REVELATION
Pressing together the palms of
right hand and left hand and
holding them in front of the heart
(i.e. the middle of the chest) is
namaskārā mudrā. This mudra is
to be shown by the mantriṇā, the
knower of the mantra, at the time
of doing the worship
accompanied with relevant
mantra.
Bandha
MULA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Sikhopanishad 104 – 105
गुदं पाष्ण्याँ तु संपीज्य
वायुमाकुञ्चयेद् बलात्।
वारं वारं यथा चोध्वं समायाति
समीरणः॥ १०४ ॥
प्राणापानौ नान्दबिन्दू
मूलबन्धेन च्रैकताम्।
गत्वा योगस्य संसिद्धिं
यच्छतो नात्र संशयः॥ १०५ ॥
gudaṁ pārṣṇyā tu saṁpīḍya
vāyumākuñcayed balāt |
vāraṁ vāraṁ yathā cordhvaṁ
samāyāti samīraṇaḥ ॥ 104 ॥
prāṇāpānau nāndabindū
mūlabandhena caikatām |
gatvā Yogasya saṁsiddhiṁ
yacchato nātra saṁśayaḥ ॥ 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.

205.
EKAPADASANA
(Repeated)
Pranayama
Sahaja Kumbhaka
Kumbhaka Paddhati of
Raghuvira 104
Sahaja
Bandha
Mula Bandha
Yoga Sikh Upanishad

Japa

Om Nithyananda ParamaShivoham


Visualize Swamiji,
The Supreme Pontiff
of Hinduism
Gaze

Mudra
Shambhavi Mudra
Mandala Brahmana-
Upanishad Verse 3.5

- Stand straight on left leg.
- Right foot on opposite thigh.
- Hands relaxed by knees.
Asana
EKAPADASANA
Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त प्रमाण
Yogasanam (Sacitra) 5
दक्षांघ्रिं वामपादस्य
जंघघोपरि निधाय च। द्व्यः
पाणिं जानुपार्श्वयोः
स्पृशेत्कुमितरांघ्रिणा
एवंविधांसन्नयत्र
तत्रैकांग्र्यासनं भवेत् । ।
रक्तशुद्धिरनेन
स्याज्जवरनाशं च मूलतः॥२०
।।
dakṣāṅghriṁ vāmapādasya
jaṅghopari nidhāya ca |
dvyaḥ pāṇiṁ jānupārśvayoḥ
spṛśetkumitarāṅghriṇā
evaṁvidhāsannayatra
tatraikāṅghryāsanaṁ bhavet |
raktaśuddharanena
syājjvaranāṣaṁ ca mūlataḥ
YaS 5
AKASHIC REVELATION
One stands on one leg, the
other foot is placed on
opposite thigh. Hands are
hanging on sides touching the
knees.
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–āraṁ samākṛṣya
kuṇḍalayāḥ pārśvayoḥ
kṣipet
gacchatā tiṣṭhatā śvasa–
dhāraṇaṁ na balād–yadā
aniśaṁ 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
SAMBHAVI 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'ntarbāhyāyāṁ dṛṣṭau
nimeṣonmeṣavarjitāyāṁ ca iyaṁ
śāmbhavī mudrā bhavati |
sarvatantreṣu gopyā mahāvidyā
bhavati |
tajjñānena saṁsāranivṛttiḥ |
tatpūjanaṁ mokṣaphalam ॥ 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 पाष्ण्या तु संपीड्य
वायुमाकुञ्चयेद् बलात् ।
वारं वारं यथा चोध्वं समायाति
समीरणः ॥ १०४ ॥
प्राणापानौ नान्दबिन्दू
मूलबन्धेन चैकताम् ।
गत्वा योगस्य संसिद्धिं
यच्छतो नात्र संशयः ॥ १०५ ॥
gudaṁ pārṣṇyā tu saṁpīḍya
vāyumākuñcayed balāt |
vāraṁ vāraṁ yathā cordhvaṁ
samāyāti samīraṇaḥ ॥ 104 ॥
prāṇāpānau nāndabindū
mūlabandhena caikatām |
gatvā Yogasya saṁsiddhiṁ
yacchato nātra saṁśayaḥ ॥ 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.
206.
DHRUVASANA
(Repeated)
Pranayama
Sahaja Kumbhaka
Kumbhaka Paddhati of
Raghuvira 104
Sahaja
Bandha
Mula Bandha
Yoga Sikh Upanishad

Japa

Om Nithyananda ParamaShivoham


The pole star posture; visualize yourself as the North Pole star
Gaze

Mudra
Prana Mudra
Mudra Vidhanam
Verse 6.2

- Stand on left leg.
- Hold big toe of right foot and straighten out to side.
- Rotate your body quickly on standing leg.

Asana
DHRUVASANA Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Kapalakurantaka's Hathabhyasa Paddhati 89
एकेन हस्तेन दंडरूपस्य
एकस्य पादस्याग्रं धृत्वा इतरपादतलं
भूमौनिधाय त्वरया भ्रमणं
कर्तव्यं ध्रुवासनं भवति ॥ ८९ ॥
ekena hastena daṃḍarūpasya ekasya pādasyāgraṃ dhṛtvā itarapādatalaṃ
bhūmaunidhāya tvarayā bhramaṇaṃ kartavyaṃ dhruvāsanaṃ bhavati ॥ 89 ॥
AKASHIC REVELATION Holding by one hand the top most part of a foot straightened like a stick and placing the sole of the other foot on the ground walk quickly. This is called Dhruvasana, the pole star.
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 śrī-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
SAMBHAVI MUDRA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
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 iyaṃ
śāṃbhavī mudrā bhavati |
sarvatantreṣu gopyā mahāvidyā
bhavati |
tajjñānena saṃsāranivṛttiḥ |
tatpūjanaṃ mokṣaphapadam || 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 caikatāṃ |
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.
207.