The Older Yoga Mudras
December 19, 2014 – 1:55 pm
The mudras (seals) of the Hathayogapradipika compiled by Svatmaraman about 1450 AD, are not original to that work, but are also to be found in the following works which predate the HYP.
(A1) Amrtasiddhi – 11th C
(D) Dattatreyayogasastra – 13th C
(V) Vivekamartanda – 13th C
(G) Goraksasataka – 13th C
(K) Khecarividya – 13th C
(S1) Sivasamhita – 14th C
(Y) Yogabija – 14th C
(A2) Amaraughaprabodha – 14th C
(S2) Sarngadharapaddhatti – 1363
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Mudra |
Description |
A1 |
D |
V |
G |
K |
S1 |
Y |
A2 |
S2 |
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Mahamudra |
R leg straight, L heel to groin, hold toe, chin to chest |
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Mahabandha |
Mahamudra + R leg onto L thigh |
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Khecarimudra |
Tongue lengthened, put into cavity above soft palate |
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Jalandharabandha |
Chin on chest |
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Uddiyanabandha |
Draw up abdomen |
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Mulabandha |
Contract perineum |
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Viparitakarani |
Head/shoulder stand |
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Vajroli |
Semen drawn up through urethra |
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Amaroli |
Smear body with semesn and ash after intercourse |
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Sahajoli |
Drink or snort own urine |
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Mahavedha |
Early: Feet together pressing perineum Late: Foot to perineum, lift by hand, drop perineum onto heel |
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Yonimudra |
Fingers cover holes in head |
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sakticalanimudra |
Wrap tongue in cloth, pull |
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Mudras work on Bindu or Kundalini |
B |
B |
B |
K |
K |
BK |
K |
B |
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