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Pranayama
Sahaja Kumbhaka
Kumbhaka Paddhati of
Raghuvira 104

Sahaja

snake

Visualize yourself as a snake

Bandha
Mula Bandha
Yoga Sikh Upanishad

Mula Bandha

Japa

lotus

Om Nithyananda ParamaShivoham

yogic posture
  1. From Padmasana...
  1. Arms behind back, holding opposite big toes.
  1. Lay down on elbows, thighs and back.
  1. Gaze to nose.

Gaze

gaze

Mudra
Prana Mudra
Mudra Vidhanam
Verse 6.2

hand gesture

Asana

NAGRASANA Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Jogapradipyaka of Jayatarama 3. 351-353

प्रथम पद्मा आसन कों ठांने
दोउ हाथ पाछाने आंने
पाद अंगूठा पकडे आणि
सो वै कहूण्या कूल्या पाणि ॥३५१
गोडा जंघ अग्र को दाषै
मसतग को सम सूधो राषै
नासा अग्र दिष्टि को धरै
आसन नग्र ईसी विधि करै॥३५२
नासा रोग जु ना रहै विसाली पीनस जोय
जुषाम आदिक सब हरै
नगरासन गुण सोय ॥३५३

prathama padma āsana koṃ
ṭhāṃne
dou hātha pāchāne āṃne
pāda aṃgūṭhā pakaḍe āṇi
so vai kahūṇyā kūlyā pāṇi ॥351
goḍā jaṃgha agra ko dāṣai
masataga ko sama sūdho rāṣai
nāsā agra diṣṭi ko dharai
āsana nagra īsī vidhi karai॥352
nāsā roga ju nā rahai visālī pīnasa
joya
juṣāmma ādika saba harai
nagarāsana guṇa soya ॥353

AKASHIC REVELATION
Adopt padmasana. Bring both
the hands towards backside
and catch hold of the big toes,
lie on elbows and buttocks.
The thighs and knees should
remain in front. Head should
be kept straight. Gaze at the
tip of the nose.

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
अनिंशं 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

PRANA MUDRA
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Mudra Vidhanam, Nivedana mudrāḥ 6.2

मध्यमार्तर्जन्यंगुष्ठयोगे
प्राण -मुद्रा ।

madhyamātarjanyaṃnuṣṭhayoge prāṇa-mudrā ।

AKASHIC REVELATION
When the middle and index finger
stand nearby each other (we
should understand that the other
fingers are folded), it is called
Prana mudra.

Bandha

MULA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Sikhopanishad 104 - 105

गुदं पार्ष्ण्या तु संपीड्य
वायुमाकुञ्चयेद् बलात् ।
वारं वारं यथा चोर्ध्वं 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.

301. KANDUKASANA

Pranayama
Sahaja Kumbhaka
Kumbhaka Paddhati of
Raghuvira 104

Sahaja

Bandha
Mula Bandha
Yoga Sikh Upanishad

Mula Bandha

Japa

Lotus

Om Nithyananda ParamaShivoham

Red Ball

Squeeze the body into a ball

Kandukasana posture
  1. Lie on back.
  1. Bend knees, feet on ground.
  1. Embrace knees to chest.
  1. Head touches knees.

Gaze

Eyes

Mudra
Paruṣu Mudra
Mudra Vidhanam
Verse 10.17

Paruṣu Mudra
emblem

Asana

KANDUKASANA Āpta Pramāṇa – आप्त प्रमाण Kapalakurantaka Hathabhyasa Paddhati 18

वेत्रासनेस्थित्वा हस्तपादान्
निष्कृष्यमूर्ध्वं नयेत्
पृष्ठवंशेन भूमिं पोथेत् कंदुकासनं
भवति ॥ १८ ॥

vetrāsanesthitvā hastapādān
niṣkūṣyamūrdhvaṃ nyet
pṛṣṭhavaṃśena bhūmiṃ pothet
kaṃdukāsanaṃ bhavati ॥ 18 ॥

AKASHIC REVELATION
Assuming the position of
Vetrasana gradually place the
vertebral column (spine) on the
ground and extend the hands
and the feet upwards (leaving
the previous position). This is
called Kandukasana.

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 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

PARUSHU MUDRA
Āpta Pramāṇa
Mudra Vidhanam 10.17

तले तले तु करयो–र्स्तियक्
संयोज्य चांगुलीः ।
संहताः प्रसुताः कुर्यात्
मुद्रा परशु संज्ञिता ॥

tale tale tu karayo–stiryak
saṃyojya cāṃgulīḥ ।
saṃhatāḥ prasṛtāḥ kuryāt
mudrā paraśu saṃjñitā ॥

AKASHIC REVELATION
For every part/step
interlaced the fingers of
both hands. Contract and
expand them, named as
Parashu Mudra.

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.

302.