GURU ASANA
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Pranayama
Ujjayi Pranayama
Yoga Kundalyupanishad 19
Ujjayi
Bandha
MahaMudra Bandha
Shiva Samhita(BA)
4.16-17
Japa
Om Nithyananda ParamaShivoham
- Maintain feet in same positon.
- Interlace fingers and place on the top knee.
Visualize Swamiji,
The Supreme Pontiff
of Hinduism
Gaze
Mudra
Vaisnavi Mudra
Yoga Sikhopanishad
Verse 4.31
Asana
GURU ASANA Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त प्रमाण Kapalakurantaka's Hathabhyasa Paddhati 93
उरुमूले इतरपादस्य
कनिष्ठिका प्रदेश
गुल्फं संस्थाप्य तदेव जानु
इतरपादपार्ष्णि
संस्थाप्य तिष्ठेत् हस्तौ
संमीलयेत् गुरुआसनं भवति ॥
९३ ॥
urumūle itarapādasya
kaniṣṭikā prdeśa gulphāṃ
saṃsthāpya tadeva jānu
itarapādapārṣṇi
saṃsthāpya tiṣṭet hastau
saṃmīlayet guruāsanaṃ
bhavati ॥ 93 ॥
AKASHIC REVELATION
Keeping the little toes and
the ankle of a foot on the
root of the thigh (of other
foot), then on the knee of
that other foot touch the
heel of the foot by uniting
the two hands. This is
called Guru Asana.
Pranayama
UJJAYI KUMBHAKA
Śāstra Pramāṇa –
शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Kundalyupanishad 19–21
प्राणरोधमथेदानीं प्रवक्ष्यामि
समासतः । प्राणश्च देहगो वायुरार्यामः
कुम्भकः स्मृतः ॥ १९ ॥ स एव द्विविधः
प्रोक्तः सहितः केवलस्तथा ।
यावत् केवलसिद्धिः स्यात् तावत्
सहितमभ्यसेत् ॥ २० ॥
सूर्योज्जायी शीतली च भस्त्री
चैव चतुर्धिका । भेदैरव समं कुम्भो यः
स्यात् सहितकुम्भकः ॥ २१ ॥
prāṇarodhamathedānīṃ pravakṣyāmi samāsataḥ | prāṇaśca dehago vāyurāyāmaḥ kumbhakaḥ smṛtaḥ || 19 || sa eva dvividhaḥ proktaḥ sahitaḥ kevalastathā | yāvat kevalasiddhiḥ syāt tāvat sahitamabhyaset || 20 || sūryojjāyī śītalī ca bhastrī caiva caturthikā | bhedaireva samaṃ kumbho yaḥ syāt sahita Kumbhakaḥ || 21 ||
AKASHIC REVELATION
Then I shall presently relate
briefly about the control of the
vital air. Prana is air coursing
through the body and Ayama
is said to be Kumbhaka
(holding under control). The
same is said to be of two
kinds: the combined
(Pranayama) and that (which is
practiced) alone by itself. One
should practice the combined
Pranayama till he attains
success in the (practice of
Kumbhaka) alone by itself. The
Kumbhaka which is practiced
along with Surya, Ujjayi, Siitali
and Bhastrl as the fourth, that
is the combined Kumbhaka.
Mudra
VAISNAVI MUDRA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Sikhopanishad 5.14
अन्तर्लक्ष्य
बहिर्दृष्टिनिर्मेषोन्मेषवर्जिता
।
एषा सा वैएष्णवी मुद्रा
सर्वतन्त्रेषु गोपिता ॥ १४ ॥
antariakṣyam
bahirdstirnimeṣonmeṣavarjita |
eṣá sa valsnavi mudrà
sarvatantreṣu gopita || 14 ||
AKASHIC REVELATION
The external vision of the Yogin,
when it becomes fixed only on
the one object In the interior,
(with the mind concentrated on
the Viraj, Sutratman, Bija or the
Turiya in the Muladhara, Anahata
or Sahasrara) and in
consequence devoid of shutting
or opening the eyelids, this is the
reputed Vaisnavi Mudra, which is
well preserved as a secret in all
the Tantras. 14.
Bandha
MAHAMUDRA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र प्रमाण
Dhyanabindupanisad 91 – 93
शोधनं मलजालानां घटनं चन्द्रसूर्ययोः ॥ ९१ ॥
सानां शोषणं सम्यङ् महामुद्रामिधीयते ॥ ९२ ॥
वक्षोन्यस्तहनुर्निपीड्य सुषिंर
योनेश्च वामाङ्घ्रिणाहस्याभ्यामनुधारयन्
प्रवितत पादं तथा दक्षिणम् ।
आपूर्य श्वसनेन कुक्षियुगलं बध्वा शनैए
रेचयेदेषा
पातकनाशिनी ननु महामुद्रा नृणां प्रोच्यते ॥ ९३
॥
śodhanam malajālānāṃ ghaṭanam candrasūryayoḥ || 91 || rasānāṃ śoṣaṇam samyaṅ mahāmudrābhidhīyate || 92 || vakṣonyastahanurnipīḍya suṣiraṃ yoneśca vāmāṅghriṇā hasyābhyāmanudhārayan pravitataṃ pādaṃ tathā dakṣiṇam | āpūrya śvasanena kukṣiyugalaṃ badhvā śanai recayedeṣā pātakanāśinī nanu mahāmudrā nṛṇāṃ procyate
|| 93 ||
AKASHIC REVELATION
The cleansing (with the
Pranayama) of the heaps of
impurities (in the Nadis), the
bringing about of the union
between the Moon and the Sun,
the complete drying up of the
bodily fluids, Rasas (Vaata, Pitta
and Kapha), is known as the
mahāmudrā. With the chin laid on
the chest, pressing the abyss of
the genitals with the left foot,
holding with the two hands the
outstretched right leg, filling with
breath the pair of bellies and
holding it up, one should slowly
exhale it. This indeed is said to be
the sin-destroying Maha-mudra
for men.
136. SANKATASANA
Pranayama
Ujjayi Pranayama
Yoga Kundalyupanishad 19
Ujjayi
Bandha
Mula Bandha
Yoga Sikh Upanishad
Japa
Om Nithyananda ParamaShivoham
Visualize yourself as a swan
- With right knee on mat, place right foot flat and place perineum on raised heel.
- Raise left leg overtop of right and bring left heel to right hip.
- Place the hands on opposite knees.
Gaze
Mudra
Vaisnavi Mudra
Yoga Sikhopanishad
Verse 4.31
Asana
SANKATASANA
Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त प्रमाण
Gheranda Samhita 2.28
वामपादं चितेर्मूलं संन्यस्य
धरणीतले ।
पाददण्डेन याम्येन
वेष्टयेद्वामपादकम् ।।
जानुयुग्मं करयुग्ममेतत्
सङ्कटमासनम् ॥२८॥
vāmapādaṃ citermūlaṃ
saṃnyasya dharaṇītale ।
pādadaṇḍena yāmyena
veṣṭayedvāmapādakam ।।
jānuyugmeṃ
karayugmametat
saṅkaṭamāsanam ॥28॥
AKASHIC REVELATION
Placing the left foot and
the leg on the ground,
surround the left foot by
the right leg; and place
the two hands on the two
knees. This is the
Sankatasana.
Pranayama
UJJAYI KUMBHAKA
Śāstra Pramāṇa –
शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Kundalyupanishad
19-21
प्राणरोधमथेदानीं प्रवक्ष्यामि
समासतः । प्राणश्च देहगो वायुरार्यामः
कुम्भकः स्मृतः ॥ १९ ॥ स एव द्विविधः
प्रोक्तः सहितः केवलस्तथा ।
यावत् केवलसिद्धिः स्यात् तावत्
सहितमभ्यसेत् ॥ २० ॥
सूर्योञ्जायी शीतली च भस्त्री
चैव चतुर्थिको । भेदरैव समं कुम्भो यः
स्यात् सहितकुम्भकः ॥ २१ ॥
prāṇarodhamathedānīṃ pravakṣyāmi samāsataḥ | prāṇaśca dehago vāyurāyāmaḥ Kumbhakaḥ smṛtaḥ || 19 || sa eva dvividhaḥ proktaḥ sahitaḥ kevalastathā | yāvat kevalasiddhiḥ syāt tāvat sahitamabhyaset || 20 || sūryojjāyī śītalī ca bhastrī caiva caturthikā | bhedaireva samaṃ kumbho yaḥ syāt sahita Kumbhakaḥ || 21 ||
AKASHIC REVELATION
Then I shall presently relate
briefly about the control of the
vital air. Prana is air coursing
through the body and Ayama
is said to be Kumbhaka
(holding under control). The
same is said to be of two
kinds: the combined
(Pranayama) and that (which is
practiced) alone by itself. One
should practice the combined
Pranayama till he attains
success in the (practice of
Kumbhaka) alone by itself. The
Kumbhaka which is practiced
along with Surya, Ujjayi, Siitali
and Bhastrl as the fourth, that
is the combined Kumbhaka.
Mudra
VAISNAVI MUDRA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Sikhopanishad 5.14
अन्तर्लक्ष्य
बहिर्दृष्टिनिमेषोन्मेषवर्जिता
एषा सा वॄएष्णवी मुद्रा
सर्वतन्त्रेषु गोपिता ॥ १४ ॥
antariaksyam
bahirdstirnimesonmeṣavarjita |
eṣá sa valsnavi mudrà
sarvatantreṣu gopita || 14 ||
AKASHIC REVELATION
The external vision of the Yogin,
when it becomes fixed only on
the one object In the Interior,
(with the mind concentrated on
the Viraj, Sutratman, Bija or the
Turiya in the Muladhara, Anahata
or Sahasrara) and in
consequence devoid of shutting
or opening the eyelids, this is the
reputed Vaisnavi Mudra, which is
well preserved as a secret in all
the Tantras. 14.
Bandha
MULA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Sikhopanishad 104 – 105
गुदं पाष्ण्यां तु संपीड्य
वायुमाकुञ्चयेद् बलात् ।
वारं वारं यथा चोर्ध्वं समायाति
समीरनः ॥ 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.
137. DHENUKASANA
Pranayama
Ujjayi Pranayama
Yoga Kundalyupanishad 19
Ujjayi
Bandha
Uddiyana Bandha
Yoga-Sikhopanishad 106-109
Japa
Om Nithyananda ParamaShivoham
- From Sankatasana, slide right heel to right hip.
- Keep left knee ontop of right.
- Place both hands on left thigh.
Visualize a cow in your inner space
Gaze
Mudra
Vaisnavi Mudra
Yoga Sikhopanishad
Verse 4.31
Asana
DHENUKASANA
Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त प्रमाण
Sri Tatvanidhi 58
अनुशागि नगर पंचडं वृश्हिळिंद
गल्यंनि
दाय द्या गालि वांका पग्लु
निदायकुडु
anuśāgi nagara pamcaḍam
vṛśṛhiḷimda galyamni
dāya dyā gāli vāmkā
pagalu nidāyakuḍu
AKASHIC REVELATION
Place the right ankle on
the left backside and the
left on the right backside.
This is dhenukasana, the
cow.
Pranayama
UJJAYI KUMBHAKA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Kundalyupanishad 19–21
प्राणरोधमथेदानीं प्रवक्ष्यामि
समासतः । प्राणश्च देहगो वायुरार्यामः
कुम्भकः स्मृतः ॥ १९ ॥
स एव द्विविधः
प्रोक्तः सहितः केवलस्तथा ।
यावत् केवलसिद्धिः स्यात् तावत्
सहितमभ्यसेत् ॥ २० ॥
सूर्योन्जायी शीतली च भस्त्री
चैव चतुर्धिका । भेद्एरेव समं कुम्भो यः
स्यात् सहितकुम्भकः ॥ २१ ॥
prāṇarodhamathedānīm pravakṣyāmi
samāsataḥ |
prāṇaśca dehago vāyurāyāmaḥ
Kumbhakaḥ smṛtaḥ || 19 ||
sa eva dvividhaḥ proktaḥ sahitaḥ
kevalastathā |
yāvat kevalasiddhiḥ syāt tāvat
sahitamabhyaset || 20 ||
sūryojjāyī śītalī ca bhastrī caiva caturthikā
|
bhedaireva samaṃ kumbho yaḥ syāt
sahita Kumbhakaḥ || 21 ||
AKASHIC REVELATION
Then I shall presently relate
briefly about the control of the
vital air. Prana is air coursing
through the body and Ayama
is said to be Kumbhaka
(holding under control). The
same is said to be of two
kinds: the combined
(Pranayama) and that (which is
practiced) alone by itself. One
should practice the combined
Pranayama till he attains
success in the (practice of
Kumbhaka) alone by itself. The
Kumbhaka which is practiced
along with Surya, Ujjayi, Siitali
and Bhastrl as the fourth, that
is the combined Kumbhaka.
Mudra
VAISNAVI MUDRA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Sikhopanishad 5.14
अन्तर्लक्ष्य
बहिर्दृष्टिर्निमेषोन्मेषवर्जिता
।
एषा सा वैष्णवी मुद्रा
सर्वतन्त्रेषु गोपिता ॥ १४ ॥
antariakṣyam
bahirdstirnimeṣonmeṣavarjita |
eṣā sa valsnavi mudrā
sarvatantreṣu gopita || 14 ||
AKASHIC REVELATION
The external vision of the Yogin,
when it becomes fixed only on
the one object In the interior,
(with the mind concentrated on
the Viraj, Sutratman, Bija or the
Turiya in the Muladhara, Anahata
or Sahasrara) and in
consequence devoid of shutting
or opening the eyelids, this is the
reputed Vaisnavi Mudra, which is
well preserved as a secret in all
the Tantras. 14.
Bandha
UDDIYANA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Sikhopanishad 106 – 109
कुम्भकान्ते रेचकादौ कर्तव्यस्तूङ्घियाणकः
। बन्धो येन सुषुम्नायां प्राणस्तूङ्घीयते यतः
॥ १०६ ॥
तस्मादुड्डीयणाख्योऽयं योगिभिः
समुदाहृतः । उड्डियाणं तु सहजं गुरुणा कथितं सदा
॥ १०७ ॥
अभ्यसेत् तदतन्द्रस्तु वृद्धोऽपि तरुणो भवेत्
। नाभेरुर्ध्वमधश्चापि ताणं कुर्यात्
प्रयत्नतः ॥ १०८ ॥
षण्मासमभ्यसेन्मृत्युं जयत्येव न संशयः ।
kumbhakānte recakādau kartavyastūḍḍīyāṇakaḥ | bandho yena suṣumnāyāṃ prāṇastūḍḍīyate yataḥ ॥ 106 ॥ tasmāduḍḍīyaṇākhyo'yaṃ Yogibhiḥ samudāhṛtaḥ | uḍḍīyānaṃ tu sahajaṃ guruṇā kathitaṃ sadā ॥ 107 ॥ abhyaset tadatandrastu vṛddho'pi taruṇo bhavet | nābherūrdhvamadhaścāpi tāṇaṃ kuryāt prayatnataḥ ॥ 108 ॥ ṣāṇmāsamabhyasenmṛtyuṃ jayatyeva na saṃśayaḥ |
AKASHIC REVELATION
By what means a great bird
soars up without rest, that alone
is the Uddiyana and a Bandha is
prescribed therefor. One should
assume the Pascima–tana
(constricting the belly) posture in
the belly above the naval. This
will be the Uddiyana–bandha,
the lion which will quell the
elephant of Death, and which
binds (the disease–generating)
phlegm which is the water of
Ether having its origin at the
(thousand petalled lotus of the
head, flowing downwards).
138. MACCANDRA ASANA
Pranayama
Ujjayi Pranayama
Yoga Kundalyupanishad 19
Ujjayi
Bandha
Mula Bandha
Yoga Sikh Upanishad
Japa
Om Nithyananda ParamaShivoham
Visualize Swamiji, The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism
- Place right foot on the left thigh.
- Place left foot on right knee.
- Bring left hand behind the back and hold right thigh.
- Place right hand on left thigh.
- Twist the body and gaze to third eye.
Gaze
Mudra
Vaisnavi Mudra
Yoga Sikhopanishad
Verse 4.31
Asana
MACCANDRA ASANA
Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त प्रमाण
Joga Pradipika 90 – 93
वाम जंघघपर दछि ठाने वामहस्त
पिष्टि दिस आने । बहुरो दछन
पद है जोई ताकी नली जू पकरै सोई ॥
९१ ॥ वाम चरन पुनि ऐसे करै दछिन
गोडा ऊपर धेरै ॥ बहुरौ दछिन
हस्त है जोई वाम जंघघ परि आने
सोई ॥ ९२ ॥
vāma jaṃghaghapara dachi
ṭhāne vāmahasta piṣṭi disa
āne । bahuro dachana pada
hai joī tākī nalī ju pakarai soī
॥ 91 ॥
vāma caraṇa puni aise karai
dachina goḍā ūpara dherai ॥
bahurau dachina hasta hai joī
vāma jaṃghagha pari āne soī
॥ 92 ॥
AKASHIC REVELATION
Place right leg on the left
thigh. Take the left hand
towards the backside and
catch hold of right thigh.
Place the left leg above the
right knee. The right hand
should be kept on the left
thigh. Gaze should be
between the eyebrows. It
increases gastric fire. It
removes all kinds of disorders.
Kundalini becomes straight.
Pranayama
UJJAYI KUMBHAKA
Śāstra Pramāṇa
Yoga Kundalyupanishad 19–21
प्राणरोधमथेदानीं प्रवक्ष्यामि
समासतः । प्राणश्च देहगो वायुरार्यामः
कुम्भकः स्मृतः ॥ १९ ॥ स एव द्विविधः
प्रोक्तः सहितः केवलस्तथा ।
यावत् केवलसिद्धिः स्यात् तावत्
सहितमभ्यसेत् ॥ २० ॥
सूर्योन्जायी शीतली च भस्त्री
चैवव चतुर्थिकौ । भेदैरैव समं कुम्भो यः
स्यात् सहितकुम्भकः ॥ २१ ॥
prāṇarodhamathedānīṃ pravakṣyāmi
samāsataḥ |
prāṇaśca dehago vāyurāyāmaḥ
kumbhakaḥ smṛtaḥ || 19 ||
sa eva dvividhaḥ proktaḥ sahitaḥ
kevalastathā |
yāvat kevalasiddhiḥ syāt tāvat
sahitamabhyaset || 20 ||
sūryojjāyī śītalī ca bhastrī caiva caturthikā
|
bhedaireva samaṃ kumbho yaḥ syāt
sahita Kumbhakaḥ || 21 ||
AKASHIC REVELATION
Then I shall presently relate
briefly about the control of the
vital air. Prana is air coursing
through the body and Ayama
is said to be Kumbhaka
(holding under control). The
same is said to be of two
kinds: the combined
(Pranayama) and that (which is
practiced) alone by itself. One
should practice the combined
Pranayama till he attains
success in the (practice of
Kumbhaka) alone by itself. The
Kumbhaka which is practiced
along with Surya, Ujjayi, Siitali
and Bhastrl as the fourth, that
is the combined Kumbhaka.
Mudra
VAISNAVI MUDRA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Sikhopanishad 5.14
अन्तर्लक्ष्य
बहिर्दृष्टिनिमेषोन्मेषवर्जिता
।
एषा सा वॄेष्णवी मुद्रा
सर्वतन्त्रेषु गोपिता ॥ १४ ॥
antarlakṣyam
bahirdaṣṭirnimeṣonmeṣavarjita |
eṣā sa valsnavī mudrā
sarvatantreṣu gopita || 14 ||
AKASHIC REVELATION
The external vision of the Yogin,
when it becomes fixed only on
the one object In the interior,
(with the mind concentrated on
the Viraj, Sutratman, Bija or the
Turiya in the Muladhara, Anahata
or Sahasrara) and in
consequence devoid of shutting
or opening the eyelids, this is the
reputed Vaisnavi Mudra, which is
well preserved as a secret in all
the Tantras. 14.
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 चॄेकताम् ।
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.
139.