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OM ATMATATTVAM SHODHAYAMI SVADHA
OM VIDYATATTVAM SHODHAYAMI SVADHA
OM SHIVATATTVAM SHODHAYAMI SVADHA

BINDU MUDRA
MUDRA VIDHANAM
VERSE 3.5

SUKHASANA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
TRISIKHI BRAHMANOPANISHAD 52

That, wherein comfort and
steadiness are attained
somehow or other, is known as
the Sukhasana.

SAMANA KUMBHAKA
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
KUMBHAKA PADDHATIH 62

When this vayu is filled up into the
navel and held with
concentration on fire, it is
Samana-Kumbhaka.

BINDU MUDRA
Āpta Pramana - आप्त प्रमाण
MUDRA VIDHANAM II. 24

MAHAMUDRA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
DHYANABINDUPANISAD 91-93

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.

PARVATASANA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
RUDRAPAMALAM
(UTTARA- TANTRAM) 23.52

AKASHIC REVELATION
O MAHĀDEVA! NOW I SHALL TALK
ABOUT AUSPICIOUS PARVATĀSANA;
PRACTISING WHICH (MENTAL) STABILITY
IS GAINED, AND THE PENETRATION OF
THE SIX CAKRAS IS CALLED
PARVATĀSANA. (23.52)

TO CLEANSE THE URINARY BLADDER,
LIVER, SPLEEN AND DIAPHRAGM,
PARVATASANA MUST BE DONE IN SEATED
AND LYING DOWN POSITIONS. ALSO
KNOWN AS TADASANA VARIATION AND
CAN BE PRACTICED SITTING OR LYING
DOWN.

SAMANA KUMBHAKA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
KUMBHAKA PADDHATIḤ 62

AKASHIC REVELATION
WHEN THIS VAYU IS FILLED UP INTO THE
NAVEL AND HELD WITH
CONCENTRATION ON FIRE, IT IS
SAMANA-KUMBHAKA.

ANJALI MUDRA
ĀPTA PRAMANA - आप्त प्रमाण
MUDRA VIDHANAM 4. 3

AKASHIC REVELATION
WITH BOTH PALMS FACING EACH
OTHER, KEPT IN CLOSE CONNECTION
AND HAVING CONTRACTED THE
FINGER-TIPS A LITTLE MAKES ANJALI
MUDRA.

MAHAMUDRA BANDHA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
DHYANABINDUPANISAD 91-93

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.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
MANDALA BRAHMANA-
UPANISHAD 3. 5

BRING BOTH SOLES TOGETHER. BRING
BOTH HANDS TOWARDS BACKSIDE AND
HOLD THE LEFT HAND BY THE RIGHT
HAND AND PLACE THE HAND ON THE
GROUND. PLACE FOREHEAD ON THE
GROUND (BY BENDING FORWARD) NEAR
THE ANKLES. GAZE AT THE NOSE.

BODY BECOMES PURIFIED. THIS ASANA
FACILITATES KAPALABHATI. IT MAKES
YOU DHEERA, A PERSON WHO CONQUERS
THE INNER WORLD.

SAMANA KUMBHAKA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
KUMBHAKA PADDHATIH 62

WHEN THIS VAYU IS FILLED UP INTO THE
NAVEL AND HELD WITH
CONCENTRATION ON FIRE, IT IS
SAMANA-KUMBHAKA.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
MANDALA BRAHMANOPANISHAD 3.5

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 ŚAMBHAVI-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.

MAHAMUDRA BANDHA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
DHYANABINDUPANISAD 91-93

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.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
MANDALA BRAHMANA-
UPANISHAD 3. 5

NAGIPAVA ASANA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
YOGA ASANAMALA SACITRA 58

पू़रब विधि परि आगानै नीचौ हौई कल्हूणी
फणा स्यौ लगाई
हाथ आगानै धरती लगावै पसारि दोऊ हाथ
की अञ्जुली करै
भू यंडी परि लगावै द्रिष्ट नासा अग्र आसण
कौ गुण सरिर बिथा जाई

PŪRABA VIDHI PARI ĀGĀNAI NĪCAU HAUĪ
KALHŪṆĪ PHAṆĀ SYAU LAGĀĪ
HĀTHA ĀGĀNAI DHARATĪ LAGĀVAI
PASĀRI DOŪ HĀTHA KĪ AÑJULĪ KARAI
BHŪ YAḌĪ PARI LAGĀVAI DRISṬI NĀSĀ
AGRA ĀSAṆA KAU GUṆA SARIRA BITHĀ
JĀĪ

AKASHIC REVELATION
SIT ON THE GROUND WITH LEGS
EXTENDED IN FRONT. BRING BOTH SOLES
TOGETHER KEEPING KNEES SIDEWARDS
ON THE GROUND. BEND THE HEAD
FORWARD PLACE ELBOWS ON LEGS AND
EXTEND HANDS ON GROUND. FORM A
HOLLOW OF HANDS. DIRECT THE GAZE
AT THE TIP OF NOSE.

SAMANA KUMBHAКА
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
KUMBHAKA PADDHATIH 62

नाभावापूर्य वायुश्-चेद्-देहे व्याप्य
विधारितः
कुम्भिते ज्वलनं ध्यायेत् समानस्य तु
कुम्भकः

NĀBHĀVĀPŪRYA VĀYUŚ-CED-DEHE
VYĀPYA VIDHĀRITAḤ
KUMBHITE JVALANAṂ DHYĀYET
SAMĀNASYA TU KUMBHAKAḤ

AKASHIC REVELATION
WHEN THIS VAYU IS FILLED UP INTO THE
NAVEL AND HELD WITH
CONCENTRATION ON FIRE, IT IS
SAMANA-KUMBHAКА.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
MANDALA BRAHMANOPANISHAD 3.5

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 ŚAMBHAVI-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.

MAHAMUDRA BANDHA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
DHYANABINDUPANISAD 91-93

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.

PRANA MUDRA
MUDRA VIDHANAM
VERSE 6.2

KOKILASANA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
RUDRAYAMALAM
(UTTARA-TANTRAM) 23. 101-102

ATHĀNYADĀSANAM VAKṢYE YENA
SIDDHO BHAVENNARAḤ |
AKASMĀD VĀYUSAÑCĀRAṂ
KOKILĀKHYĀSANENA CA ॥23.101॥
ŪDDHARVE HASTADVAYAṂ KṚTVĀ
TADAGRE PĀDAYO SUDHĪḤ |
VṚDDHĀṄGUṢṬHADVAYAṂ NĀTHA ŚANAIḤ
ŚANAIḤ PRAKĀRAYET ॥23.102॥

NOW I SHALL TALK ABOUT ANOTHER
ĀSANA BY WHICH ONE BECOMES A
SIDDHA; THAT IS CALLED KOKILĀSANA BY
WHICH THE BREATH GETS CIRCULATED
INSTANTLY. (23.101)
O LORD! RAISE BOTH HANDS AND
STRETCH BOTH LEGS UPWARDS; AND
HOLD BOTH THE BIG TOES, DO THIS IN A
SLOW PROCESS. (23.102) DO THE
PADMĀSANA PROPERLY BY
CONTRACTING AND RESTING OVER THE
KNEE-JOINTS.

SAMANA KUMBHAKA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
KUMBHAKA PADDHATIḤ 62

NĀBHĀVĀPŪRYA VĀYUŚ-CED-DEHE
VYĀPYA VIDHĀRITAḤ
KUMBHITE JVALANAṂ DHYĀYET
SAMĀNASYA TU KUMBHAKAḤ

WHEN THIS VAYU IS FILLED UP INTO THE
NAVEL AND HELD WITH
CONCENTRATION ON FIRE, IT IS
SAMANA-KUMBHAKA.

PRANA MUDRA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
MUDRA VIDHANAM, NIVEDANA
MUDRĀḤ 6. 2

WHEN THE MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER
STAND NEARBY EACH OTHER (WE
SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THE OTHER
FINGERS ARE FOLDED), IT IS CALLED
PRANA MUDRA.

MAHAMUDRA BANDHA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
DHYANABINDUPANISAD 91-93

ŚODHANAṂ MALAJĀLĀNĀṂ GHAṬANAṂ
CANDRASŪRYAYOḤ ॥ 91 ॥ RASĀNĀṂ ŚOṢAṆAM
SAMYAṄ MAHĀMUDRĀBHIDHĪYATE ॥ 92 ॥
VAKṢONYASTAHANURNIPĪḌYA SUṢIRAṂ YONEŚCA
VĀMĀṄGHRĪṆĀ
HASYĀBHYĀMANUDHĀRAYAN PRAVITATAṂ
PĀDAṂ TATHĀ DAKṢIṆAM |
ĀPŪRYA ŚVASANENA KUKṢIYUGALAṂ BADHVĀ
ŚANAI RECAYEDEṢĀ
PĀTAKANĀŚINĪ NANU MAHĀMUDRĀ NṜṆĀṂ
PROCYATE ॥ 93 ॥

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.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
MANDALA BRAHMANA-
UPANISHAD 3. 5

WHEN THIS VAYU IS FILLED UP INTO THE
NAVEL AND HELD WITH
CONCENTRATION ON FIRE, IT IS
SAMANA-KUMBHAKA.

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 ŚAMBHAVI-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.

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.

UDDIYANA BANDHA
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
106-109

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
MANDALA BRAHMANA-
UPANISHAD 3. 5

GAJASANA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
KAPALAKURANTAKA’S HATHABHYASA
PADDHATI 25

BEING PRONE PLACE THE SOLES ON THE
GROUND (IE. BENDING FORWARDS AND
LENGTHENING THE BODY KEEP BOTH
HANDS OVER THE HEAD AND RAISE THE
HIP UPWARDS, THE BRING THE NOSE
NEAR THE GROUND WHICH IS AT THE
LEVEL OF THE NAVAL AND THEN EXTEND
THE NOSE UP TO THE HANDS. DO IN THIS
WAY AGAIN AND AGAIN. THIS IS CALLED
GAJASANA.

SAMANA KUMBHAКА
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
KUMBHAKA PADDHATIH 62

WHEN THIS VAYU IS FILLED UP INTO THE
NAVEL AND HELD WITH
CONCENTRATION ON FIRE, IT IS
SAMANA-KUMBНАКА.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
MANDALA BRAHMANOPANISHAD 3.5

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 ŚAMBHAVI-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.

UDDIYANA BANDHA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
106-109

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

UDDIYANA BANDHA
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
106-109

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
MANDALA BRAHMANA-
UPANISHAD 3. 5

RKSASANA
Āpta PramāṆa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kapalakurantaka’s Hathabhyasa
Paddhati 27

Assuming the position of Gajasana
keep contracting the feet one by
one (left foot and right foot
alternatively pressing to floor).
This is Rksasana.

SAMANA KUMBHAКА
Āpta PramāṆa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhatih 62

When this vayu is filled up into the
navel and held with
concentration on fire, it is
Samana-Kumbhaka.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
Śāstra PramāṆa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Mandala Brahmanopanishad 3.5

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 Śambhavi-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.

UDDIYANA BANDHA
Śāstra PramāṆa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Yoga Sikhopanishad
106 - 109

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

UDDIYANA BANDHA
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
106-109

NOW I SHALL TALK ABOUT VAIŚYĀSANA
DOING WHICH ONE BECOMES TRUTHFUL.
PLACE BOTH THE HANDS ON THE CHEST
AND PLACE BOTH TOES ONE UPON
OTHER AND STAND.

WHEN THIS VAYU IS FILLED UP INTO THE
NAVEL AND HELD WITH
CONCENTRATION ON FIRE, IT IS
SAMANA-KUMBHAKA.

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 ŚAMBHAVI-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.

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

A KUNCHITA FOOT TO BE THROWN
UP AND THE KNEE TO BE HELD UP
(STRETCHED) ON A LEVEL WITH THE
BREAST AND THE TWO HANDS TO
BE IN HARMONY WITH THE DANCE.

BALALINGASANA
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kapalakurantaka’s Hathabhyasa
Paddhati 84

Keeping one knee against the chest
continue to stay embracing it. This
is called Balalingasana.

SAMANA KUMBHAkA
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhatih 62

When this vayu is filled up into the
navel and held with
concentration on fire, it is
Samana-Kumbhaka.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Mandala Brahmanopanishad 3.5

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 Śambhavi-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.

MAHAMUDRA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Dhyanabindupanisad 91 - 93

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.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
MANDALA BRAHMANA-
UPANISHAD 3. 5

PADA PIDANASANA
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Hatharatnavali 3. 72

Stand on one leg. Bend other leg
to bring foot to the back. Hold
foot with the hands.

SAMANA KUMBHAKA
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhatiḥ 62

When this vayu is filled up into the
navel and held with
concentration on fire, it is
Samana-Kumbhaka.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Mandala Brahmanopanishad 3.5

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 Śambhavi-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.

MAHAMUDRA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Dhyanabindupanisad 91 - 93

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.

MULA BANDHA
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
104-105

BINDU MUDRA
MUDRA VIDHANAM
VERSE 3.5

Uttanapadasana, Krauncasana,
Maricyasana, Virabhadrasana,
Natarajasana, Trikonasana, Supta
padangusthasana and Supta
prasarita padangustasana.

When this vayu is filled up into the
navel and held with
concentration on fire, it is
Samana-Kumbhaka.

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.

BALALINGASANA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
KAPALAKURANTAKA'S HATHABHYASA
PADDHATI 84

KEEPING ONE KNEE AGAINST THE CHEST
CONTINUE TO STAY EMBRACING IT. THIS
IS CALLED BALALINGASANA.

SAMANA KUMBHAKA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
KUMBHAKA PADDHATIH 62

WHEN THIS VAYU IS FILLED UP INTO THE
NAVEL AND HELD WITH
CONCENTRATION ON FIRE, IT IS
SAMANA-KUMBHAKA.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
MANDALA BRAHMANOPANISHAD 3.5

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 ŚAMBHAVI-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.

MAHAMUDRA BANDHA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
DHYANABINDUPANISAD 91 - 93

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.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
MANDALA BRAHMANA-
UPANISHAD 3. 5

Stand on one leg. Bend other leg
to bring foot to the back. Hold
foot with the hands.

When this vayu is filled up into the
navel and held with
concentration on fire, it is
Samana-Kumbhaka.

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 Śambhavi-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.

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.

MULA BANDHA
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
104-105

BINDU MUDRA
MUDRA VIDHANAM
VERSE 3.5

NATARAJASANA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
NATHAMUNI'S YOGA RAHASYA 1. 51

AKASHIC REVELATION
UTTANAPADASANA, KRAUNCASANA,
MARICYASANA, VIRABHADRASANA,
NATARAJASANA, TRIKONASANA, SUPTA
PADANGUSTHASANA AND SUPTA
PRASARITA PADANGUSTASANA.

SAMANA KUMBHAКА
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
KUMBHAKA PADDHATIH 62

AKASHIC REVELATION
WHEN THIS VAYU IS FILLED UP INTO THE
NAVEL AND HELD WITH
CONCENTRATION ON FIRE, IT IS
SAMANA-KUMBHAKA.

BINDU MUDRA
ĀPTA PRAMANA - आप्त प्रमाण
MUDRA VIDHANAM II. 24

AKASHIC REVELATION
THE INDEX FINGER AND THUMB TIPS
JOINT TOGETHER

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.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
MANDALA BRAHMANA-
UPANISHAD 3. 5

TADASANA
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Nathamuni's Yoga Rahasya 3. 23

The pregnant lady, who loves her
husband, must always do
Mahamudra, Baddha Konasana,
Tadasana and their variations. She
must not do Uttanasana.

SAMANA KUMBHKAKA
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhatiḥ 62

नाभावापूर्य वायुश्-चेद्-देहे व्याप्य
विधारितः
कुम्भिते ज्वलनं ध्यायेत् समानस्य तु
कुम्भकः

nābhāvāpūrya vāyuś-ced-dehe
vyāpya vidhāritaḥ
kumbhite jvalanaṃ dhyāyet
samānasya tu kumbhakaḥ

When this vayu is filled up into the
navel and held with
concentration on fire, it is
Samana-Kumbhaka.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Mandala Brahmanopanishad 3.5

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 Śambhavi-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.

MAHAMUDRA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Dhyanabindupanisad 91 - 93

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.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
MANDALA BRAHMANA-
UPANISHAD 3. 5

UTTANASANA
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Nathamuni's Yoga Rahasya 3. 23

The pregnant lady, who loves her
husband, must always do
Mahamudra, Baddha Konasana,
Tadasana and their variations. She
must not do Uttanasana.

SAMANA KUMBHAКА
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhatiḥ 62

When this vayu is filled up into the
navel and held with
concentration on fire, it is
Samana-Kumbhaka.

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Mandala Brahmanopanishad 3.5

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 Śambhavi-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.

MAHAMUDRA BANDHA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Dhyanabindupanisad 91-93

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.

JALANDHARA BANDHA
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
109-112

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
MANDALA BRAHMANA-
UPANISHAD 3. 5

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kapalakurantaka Hathabhyasa
Paddhati 26

MAINTAINING THE POSITION OF
GAJASANA EXTENDED THE HEAD
FREQUENTLY TOWARDS THE RIGHT SIDE
OF THE BELLY AND LEFT SIDE OF THE
BELLY (ALTERNATIVELY). IT IS CALLED
TARAKSVASANA.

WHEN THIS VAYU IS FILLED UP INTO THE
NAVEL AND HELD WITH
CONCENTRATION ON FIRE, IT IS
SAMANA-KUMBHAKA.

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 ŚAMBHAVI-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.

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.

MULA BANDHA
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
104-105

KEEP THE BODY FROM THE TOES TO THE
NAVEL ON THE FLOOR AND PLACING THE
PALMS OF THE HANDS ALSO FIRMLY ON
THE FLOOR, RAISE THE HEAD LIKE A
SNAKE. THIS IS CALLED BHUJANGASANA.
THE FIRE OF THE BODY INCREASES, ALL
DISEASES ARE DESTROYED AND KUNDALINI
SHAKTI IS AWAKENED BY THE PRACTICE
OF BHUJANGASANA.

WHEN THIS VAYU IS FILLED UP INTO THE
NAVEL AND HELD WITH
CONCENTRATION ON FIRE, IT IS
SAMANA-KUMBHAKA.

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 ŚAMBHAVI-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.

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.

SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATI OF
RAGHUVIRA VERSE 104

MULA BANDHA
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
104-105

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
MANDALA BRAHMANA-
UPANISHAD 3. 5

ŚAŚASANA
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kapalakurantaka Hathabhyasa
Paddhati 28

Assuming the position of Gajasana
make contraction of the two knees
again and again. This is called
Shashasana.

SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
Āpta Pramana - आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhati of
Raghuvira 104

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)

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Mandala Brahmanopanishad 3.5

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 Śambhavi-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.

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

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.

Sahaja Kumbhaka
Kumbhaka Paddhati of
Raghuvira Verse 104

Mula Bandha
Yoga Sikhopanishad
104-105

Śambhavi Mudra
Mandala Brahmana-
Upanishad 3. 5

Assuming the position of Gajasana
move the two feet ahead one by
one (left foot and right foot
alternatively) this is called
Rathasana.

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)

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 Śāmbhavi-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.

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.

SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATI OF
RAGHUVIRA VERSE 104

UDDIYANA BANDHA
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
106-109

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
MANDALA BRAHMANA-
UPANISHAD 3. 5

VIRABHADRASANA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
NATHAMUNI'S YOGA RAHASYA
1. 50-51, 2. 20

AKASHIC REVELATION
KEEP ONE FOOT FORWARD, KNEE BENT
AT LEVEL OF HIP. BACK LEG EXTENDED
STRAIGHT FOOT ON AN ANGLE. RAISE
BOTH ARMS UPWARDS, NEAR THE EARS,
PALMS FACING TOGETHER.

SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
ĀPTA PRAMANA - आप्त प्रमाण
KUMBHAKA PADDHATI OF
RAGHUVIRA 104

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)

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
MANDALA BRAHMANOPANISHAD 3.5

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 ŚAMBHAVĪ-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.

UDDIYANA BANDHA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
106 - 109

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

VIRABHADRASANA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
NATHAMUNI'S YOGA RAHASYA
1. 50-51, 2. 20

AKASHIC REVELATION
KEEP ONE FOOT FORWARD, KNEE BENT
AT LEVEL OF HIP. BACK LEG EXTENDED
STRAIGHT FOOT ON AN ANGLE. RAISE
BOTH ARMS UPWARDS, NEAR THE EARS,
PALMS FACING TOGETHER.

SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
KUMBHAKA PADDHATI OF
RAGHUVIRA 104

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)

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
MANDALA BRAHMANOPANISHAD 3.5

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 ŚAMBHAVĪ-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.

UDDIYANA BANDHA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
106 - 109

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

SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATI OF
RAGHUVIRA VERSE 104

UDDIYANA BANDHA
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
106-109

VRIKSHA: STAND STRAIGHT ON ONE LEG
(THE LEFT), BENDING THE RIGHT LEG,
AND PLACING THE RIGHT FOOT ON THE
ROOT OF THE LEFT THIGH; STANDING
THUS LIKE A TREE ON THE GROUND, IS
CALLED THE TREE-POSTURE.

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)

WITH BOTH PALMS FACING EACH
OTHER, KEPT IN CLOSE CONNECTION
AND HAVING CONTRACTED THE
FINGER-TIPS A LITTLE MAKES ANJALI
MUDRA.

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

SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATI OF
RAGHUVIRA VERSE 104

MULA BANDHA
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
104-105

NOW (I SHALL TALK) GARUḌĀSANA
DOING WHICH THE MIND BECOMES
STABLE IN THIS WORLD; (AND THE
PRACTITIONER) BECOMES FREE OF ALL
SORTS OF IMPERFECTIONS AND BECOMES
A MAHĀBALI (A PERSON WITH SUPER
POWERS). STAND ON ONE FOOT
STRAIGHT LIKE A ROD AND PLACE THE
OTHER FOOT ON THE (OPPOSITE) THIGH
AT THE JOINT OF THE GROIN, DOING SO
RESTLESS (PRACTITIONER FOR
KNOWLEDGE) BECOMES STABLE MINDED.
AFTER DOING THIS ĀSANA MEDITATE ON
SAMHĀRA MUDRA; THEN WORSHIP
YOGANĀTHA AND SARVEŚVARA.

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)

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.

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.

SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATI OF
RAGHUVIRA VERSE 104

UDDIYANA BANDHA
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
106-109

Vriksha: Stand straight on one leg
(the left), bending the right leg,
and placing the right foot on the
root of the left thigh; standing
thus like a tree on the ground, is
called the Tree-posture.

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)

With both palms facing each
other, kept in close connection
and having contracted the
finger-tips a little makes Anjali
mudra.

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

SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATI OF
RAGHUVIRA VERSE 104

MULA BANDHA
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
104-105

GARUḌĀSANA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
RUDRAYĀMALAM
(UTTARA-TANTRAM) 23. 98-100

NOW (I SHALL TALK) GARUḌĀSANA
DOING WHICH THE MIND BECOMES
STABLE IN THIS WORLD; (AND THE
PRACTITIONER) BECOMES FREE OF ALL
SORTS OF IMPERFECTIONS AND BECOMES
A MAHĀBALI (A PERSON WITH SUPER
POWERS). STAND ON ONE FOOT
STRAIGHT LIKE A ROD AND PLACE THE
OTHER FOOT ON THE (OPPOSITE) THIGH
AT THE JOINT OF THE GROIN, DOING SO
RESTLESS (PRACTITIONER FOR
KNOWLEDGE) BECOMES STABLE MINDED.
AFTER DOING THIS ĀSANA MEDITATE ON
SAṂHĀRA MUDRA; THEN WORSHIP
YOGANĀTHA AND SARVEŚVARA.

SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
KUMBHAKA PADDHATI OF
RAGHUVĪRA 104

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-
KṚTTIVASA (SHIVA)

NAMASKĀRA MUDRA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
RAURAVA ĀGAMA - MUDRA
LAKṢAṆAM VERSE 7

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.

MŪLA BANDHA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
104-105

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.

SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
KUMBHAKA PADDHATI OF
RAGHUVIRA VERSE 104

MULA BANDHA
YOGA SIKHOPANISHAD
104-105

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
MANDALA BRAHMANA-
UPANISHAD 3. 5

TRIKONASANA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
NATHAMUNI'S YOGA RAHASYA 2. 20

AKASHIC REVELATION
FOR CLEANING THE SEVEN CAKRAS,
VRKSASANA IS CONSIDERED VERY
SPECIAL. AND FOR STRENGTHENING THE
REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS, DIFFERENT
VARIATIONS OF KONASANA MUST BE
PRACTICED.

SAHAJA KUMBHAKA
ĀPTA PRAMĀṆA - आप्त प्रमाण
KUMBHAKA PADDHATI OF
RAGHUVIRA 104

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)

ŚAMBHAVI MUDRA
ŚĀSTRA PRAMĀṆA - शास्त्र प्रमाण
MANDALA BRAHMANOPANISHAD 3.5