MARKATAPITHA ASANA
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Pranayama
Murrcha Kumbhaka
Sundaradeva 10.19
Murrcha
Bandha
Jalandhara Bandha
Yoga-Sikhopanishad
109-112
Japa
Om Nithyananda ParamaShivoham
Visualize yourself as a powerful, alpha ape
- Lie on back.
- Bend knees amd keep feet flat on the mat.
- Place upturned palms under heels.
- Lift hips up.
Gaze
Mudra Shambhavi Mudra Mandala Brahmana-Upanishad Verse 3.5
Asana
MARKATAPITHA ASANA Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त प्रमाण Kapalakurantaka's Hathabhyasa Paddhati 10
उत्तानशयनं पादतले
उत्तानहस्तयोः स्थापयेत्
पृष्ठभागंमुन्नमयेत्
मर्कटपीठं भवति ॥१०॥
uttānaśayanaṃ pādatale
uttānahastayoḥ sthāpayet
pṛṣṭhabhāgaṃmutnamayet
markaṭapīṭaṃ bhavati ॥10॥
AKASHIC REVELATION
Lying supine keep your two
(soles of the) feet on your
two hands being placed flat
(left foot on left hand and
right foot on right hand) and
then raise the back portion
(middle) of your body
upwards. This is called
Markatapitha.
Pranayama
MURCCHA KUMBHAKA Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त प्रमाण Hathatatvakaumudi by Sundaradeva 10.19
आपूर्य कुम्भितं प्राणं
बद्ध्वा जालन्धरं शनैः ॥
रेचयेन्-मूर्च्छना-कुम्भो मनो
-मूर्च्छा सुख-प्रदा ॥ १७० ॥
āpūrya kumbhitaṃ prāṇaṃ
baddhvā jālandharaṃ śanaiḥ
॥
recayen-mūrcchanā-kumbho
mano-mūrcchā sukha-pradā
॥ 170 ॥
AKASHIC REVELATION
Inhale and retain the air
firmly adopting jalandhara
bandha and then exhale
slowly, while maintaining
jalandhara bandha. This is
called manomurccha
kumbhaka, which brings
about a state of swooning to
a yogi.
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
JALANDHARA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa – शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Sikhopanishad 109 – 112
पूरकान्ते तु कर्तव्यो बन्धो जालंधराभिधः ॥ १०९ ॥
कंठसंकोचरूपोऽसौ वायुमार्गनिरोधकः ।
कण्ठमाकुञ्च्य हृदये स्थापयेद् दृढमिच्छया ॥ ११० ॥
बन्धो जालंधराख्योऽयममृताप्यायकारकः ।
अधस्तात् कुञ्चनेनाशु कण्ठसंकोचने कृते ॥ १११ ॥
मध्ये पश्चिमताणेन स्यात् प्राणो
ब्रह्मनाडिगः ।
कुण्डल्या ग्रन्थित्रयविभेदनेन
निर्विकल्पकप्रप्तिः ।
वज्रासनस्थितो योगी चालयित्वा तु कुण्डलीम् ॥ ११२ ॥
pūrakānte tu kartavyo bandho jālaṃdharābhidhaḥ ॥
109 ॥
kaṃṭhasaṃkocarūpo'sau vāyumārganirodhakaḥ
|kaṇṭhamākuñcya hṛdaye sthāpayed dṛḍhamicchayā ॥
110 ॥
bandho jālaṃdharākhyo'yamamṛtāpyāyakārakaḥ
adhastāt kuñcanenāśu kaṇṭhasaṃkocane kṛte ॥ 111 ॥
madhye paścimatāṇena syāt prāṇo brahmanāḍigaḥ |
kuṇḍalyā granthitrayavibhedanena nirvikalpakaprāptiḥ
vajrāsanasthito yogī cālayitvā tu kuṇḍalīm ॥ 112 ॥
AKASHIC REVELATION The bandha known as Jalandhara should be performed at the close of the Puraka (in-filling the vital air). This is of the form of constricting the throat with a view to obstruct the passage of vital air. After constricting the throat, he should establish (the vital air) firmly in the bosom. This is known as the Jalandhara bandha , which causes the full flow of nectar. Should the constriction of the throat be made with the immediate contraction of the nether part, by (performing) Pascimatana in the middle, the Prana (vital air) will reach the Brahma-nadi.
304.
UTTHANASHIKIHI-
PITHAKASANA
Pranayama
Murrcha Kumbhaka
Sundaradeva 10.19
Bandha
Jalandhara Bandha
Yoga-Sikhopanishad 109-112
Japa
Om Nithyananda ParamaShivoham
Visualize Swamiji, The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism
Gaze
Mudra
Shambhavi Mudra
Mandala Brahmana-
Upanishad Verse 3.5
- Lie supine and raise hips up.
- Support your hips with hands placed at the waist.
- Elbows bear the weight of the body; chin presses at the throat.
- Gaze to nose.
Asana
UTTHANASHIKIHIPITHAKA ASANA
Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त प्रमाण
Nathamuni's Yoga Rahasya 23
जङ्घघोरुबलहीनश्चेत् उत्तानशिखिपीठकम्
अप्रमत्तः प्रकुर्वीत भुक्तेः प्राग्विजितेन्द्रियः
jaṅghaghorubalahīnaścet uttānaśikhipīṭhakam
apramattaḥ prakurvīta bhukteḥ prāgvijitendriyaḥ
AKASHIC REVELATION Lie supine. Raise the buttocks up and support them with hands placed at the waist. Elbows bear the weight of the body. Chin presses at the throat. One who feels weakness on thighs and knees should practice this asana before taking meals.
Pranayama
MURCCHA KUMBHAKA Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त प्रमाण Hathatattvakaumud by Sundaradeva 10.19
आपूयं कुम्भितं प्राणं बद्ध्वा जालन्धरं शनैः ॥
रेचयेन्-मूर्च्छना -कुम्भो मनो-मूर्च्छा सुख-प्रदा ॥ १७० ॥
āpūrya kumbhitaṃ prāṇaṃ baddhvā jālandharaṃ śanaiḥ ॥
recayen-mūrcchanā-kumbho mano-mūrcchā sukha-pradā ॥ 170 ॥
AKASHIC REVELATION Inhale and retain the air firmly adopting jalandhara bandha and then exhale slowly,while maintaining jalandhara bandha. This is called manomurccha kumbhaka, which brings about a state of swooning to a yogi.
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
śāmbhavī 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
JALANDHARA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa
Yoga Sikhopanishad 109-112
पूरकान्ते तु कर्तव्यो बन्धो जालंधराभिधः ॥ १०९ ॥
कंठसंकोचरूपोऽसौ वायुमार्गनिरोधकः ।
कण्ठमाकुञ्च्य हृदये स्थापयेद् दृढमिच्छया ॥ ११० ॥
बन्धो जालंधराख्योऽयममृताप्यायकारकः । अधस्तात् कुञ्चनेनाशु
कण्ठसंकोचने कृते ॥ १११ ॥
मध्ये पश्चिमताणेन स्यात् प्राणो ब्रह्मनाडिगः । कुण्डल्या ग्रन्थित्रयविभेदनेन
निर्विकल्पकप्राप्तिः
वज्रासनस्थितो योगी चालयित्वा तु कुण्डलीम् ॥ ११२ ॥
pūrakānte tu kartavyo bandho jālaṃdharābhidhaḥ ॥ 109॥
kaṃṭhasaṃkocārupo'sau vāyumārganirodhakaḥ |
kaṇṭhamākuñcya hṛdaye sthāpayed dṛḍhamicchayā ॥ 110॥
bandho jālaṃdharākhyo'yamamṛtāpyāyakārakaḥ |
adhastāt kuñcanenāśu kaṇṭhasaṃkocane kṛte ॥ 111 ॥
madhye paścimatānena syāt prāṇo brahmanāḍigaḥ |
kuṇḍalyā granthitrayavibhedanena nirvikalpakaprāptiḥ
vajrāsanasthito yogī cālayitvā tu kuṇḍalīm ॥ 112 ॥
AKASHIC REVELATION The bandha known as Jalandhara should be performed at the close of the Puraka (in-filling the vital air). This is of the form of constricting the throat with a view to obstruct the passage of vital air. After constricting the throat, he should establish (the vital air) firmly in the bosom. This is known as the Jalandhara bandha , which causes the full flow of nectar. Should the constriction of the throat be made with the immediate contraction of the nether part, by (performing) Pascimatana in the middle, the Prana (vital air) will reach the Brahma-nadi.
305.