Monday, January 3, 2011

Hatha Yoga Pradeepika Ch-3, Po-2

The mudrâs.

Mahâ Mudrâ, Mahâ Bandha, Mahâ Vedha, Khecharî, Uḍḍiyâna Bandha, Mûla Bandha, Jâlandhara Bandha. Viparîta Karaî, Vajroli, and Śakti Châlana. These are the ten Mudrâs which annihilate old age and death.

They have been explained by Âdi Nâtha (Śiva) and give eight kinds of divine wealth. They are loved by all the Siddhas and are hard to attain even by the Marutas.

Note.—The eight Aiśwaryas are: Aimâ (becoming small, like an atom), Mahimâ (becoming great, like âkâs, by drawing in atoms of Prakiti), Garimâ (light things, like cotton becoming very heavy like mountains.)

Prâpti (coming within easy reach of everything; as touching the moon with the little finger, while standing on the earth.) Prâkâmya (non-resistance to the desires, as entering the earth like water.) Îsatâ (mastery over matter and objects made of it.) Vaśitwa (controlling the animate and inanimate objects.)

These Mudrâs should be kept secret by every means, as one keeps one's box of jewellery, and should, on no account be told to any one, just as husband and wife keep their dealings secret.

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