{"key":"Jalandhara_Bandha","title":"Jalandhara Bandha","type":"article","description":"Jalandhara Bandha PRAMANA：Sākśī Pramāṇa - साक्षी प्रमाण Translation： \"I learned to engage Jalandhara Bandha during Nithyananda Yoga class.","lastModified":"2019-06-20T16:51:19.000Z","url":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Jalandhara_Bandha","markdownUrl":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Jalandhara_Bandha.md","apiUrl":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/api/pages/Jalandhara_Bandha","displayTitle":"Jalandhara Bandha","namespace":0,"language":"sa","created":"2026-05-25T17:40:16.350Z","categories":[{"key":"Bandha","title":"Bandha","url":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Category:Bandha","markdownUrl":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Category:Bandha.md","apiUrl":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/api/categories/Bandha"}],"sections":[{"line":"Jalandhara Bandha","level":2,"anchor":"Jalandhara_Bandha"},{"line":"The Jalamdhara Bandha Explained","level":2,"anchor":"The_Jalamdhara_Bandha_Explained"},{"line":"How to Perform the Jalamdhara Bandha","level":2,"anchor":"How_to_Perform_the_Jalamdhara_Bandha"},{"line":"Jalamdhara Bandha","level":2,"anchor":"Jalamdhara_Bandha"},{"line":"Jalandhara Bandha: How and Why?","level":2,"anchor":"Jalandhara_Bandha:_How_and_Why.3F"},{"line":"Obtain Immortality and Enjoy Three Worlds","level":2,"anchor":"Obtain_Immortality_and_Enjoy_Three_Worlds"},{"line":"Giver of Success to Yogis","level":2,"anchor":"Giver_of_Success_to_Yogis"},{"line":"Jālandharaḥ Bandha - Avoid Untimely Death, Diseases and Old Age","level":2,"anchor":"J.C4.81landhara.E1.B8.A5_Bandha_-_Avoid_Untimely_Death.2C_Diseases_and_Old_Age"},{"line":"Preventing Nectar from Being Wasted","level":2,"anchor":"Preventing_Nectar_from_Being_Wasted"},{"line":"Jalandhara Bandha - Keeper of the Divine Nectar","level":2,"anchor":"Jalandhara_Bandha_-_Keeper_of_the_Divine_Nectar"},{"line":"Jalandhara Bhandha Continued","level":2,"anchor":"Jalandhara_Bhandha_Continued"},{"line":"Jalandhara Bhandha Continued","level":2,"anchor":"Jalandhara_Bhandha_Continued_2"},{"line":"Jalandhara Bhandha Continued","level":2,"anchor":"Jalandhara_Bhandha_Continued_3"},{"line":"Jālandhara Bandha - Key to Eternal Youth","level":2,"anchor":"J.C4.81landhara_Bandha_-_Key_to_Eternal_Youth"},{"line":"Jalandhara Bandha- Description","level":2,"anchor":"Jalandhara_Bandha-_Description"},{"line":"Abundance of Nectar","level":2,"anchor":"Abundance_of_Nectar"},{"line":"Fun in the Three Worlds","level":2,"anchor":"Fun_in_the_Three_Worlds"},{"line":"Achieve Perfection","level":2,"anchor":"Achieve_Perfection"},{"line":"Become a Sage or Poet in Six Months","level":2,"anchor":"Become_a_Sage_or_Poet_in_Six_Months"}],"infobox":null,"fields":null,"event":null,"leadImage":null,"format":"blocks","content":{"version":1,"converter":2,"toc":true,"blocks":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Jalandhara_Bandha","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Jalandhara Bandha"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Sākśī Pramāṇa - साक्षी प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"I learned to engage Jalandhara Bandha during Nithyananda Yoga class. When I do this during"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"body scanning I stop breathing for a long time, much longer than usual and I connect with"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"the Bandha to become an empty channel for Swamiji."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Ma Nithya Lopamudrananda, Jewelry Designer, Italy\""}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"The_Jalamdhara_Bandha_Explained","content":[{"type":"text","text":"The Jalamdhara Bandha Explained"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Technique"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Sastra Pramana Source："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Yoga-Sikhopanishad (109-112)"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"पूरकान्ते तु कर्तव्यो बन्धो जालंधराभिधः ॥ १०९ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"कंठसंकोचरूपोऽस्औ वायुमार्गनिरोधकः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"कण्ठमाकुञ्च्य हृदये स्थापयेद् दृढमिच्छया ॥ ११० ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"बन्धो जालंधराख्योऽयममृताप्यायकारकः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"अधस्तात् कुञ्चनेनाशु कण्ठसंकोचने कृते ॥ १११ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"मध्ये पश्चिमताणेन स्यात् प्राणो ब्रह्मनाडिगः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"कुण्डल्या ग्रन्थित्रयविभेदनेन निर्विकल्पकप्राप्तिः"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"वज्रासनस्थितो योगी चालयित्वा तु कुण्डलीम् ॥ ११२ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"pūrakānte tu kartavyo bandho jālaṃdharābhidhaḥ ॥ 109 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"kaṃṭhasaṃkocarūpo'sau vāyumārganirodhakaḥ |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"kaṇṭhamākuñcya hṛdaye sthāpayed dṛḍhamicchayā ॥ 110 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"bandho jālaṃdharākhyo'yamamṛtāpyāyakārakaḥ |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"adhastāt kuñcanenāśu kaṇṭhasaṃkocane kṛte ॥ 111 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"madhye paścimatāṇena syāt prāṇo brahmanāḍigaḥ |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"kuṇḍalyā granthitrayavibhedanena nirvikalpakaprāptiḥ"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"vajrāsanasthito yogī cālayitvā tu kuṇḍalīm ॥ 112 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"The Bandha known as Jalamdhara should be performed at the close of the Puraka (in-filling the vital air)."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"This is of the form of constricting the throat with a view to obstruct the passage of vital air."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"After constricting the throat, he should establish (the vital air) firmly in the bosom. This is known as the"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Jalamdhara-bandha, which causes the full flow of nectar. Should the constriction of the throat be made with"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"the immediate contraction of the nether part, by (performing) Pas'cima-tana in the middle, the Prana (vital air)"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"will reach the Brahma-nadi."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"How_to_Perform_the_Jalamdhara_Bandha","content":[{"type":"text","text":"How to Perform the Jalamdhara Bandha"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Technique"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Sastra Pramana Source："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Yoga Kundali-Upanishad (1, 51-53)"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"पूरकान्ते तु कर्तव्यो बन्धो जालंधराभिधः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"कण्ठसंकोचरूपोऽस्औ वायुमार्गनिरोधकः ॥ ५१ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"अधस्तात् कुञ्चनेनाशु कण्ठसंकोचने कृते ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"मध्ये पश्चिमताणेन स्यात् प्राणो ब्रह्मनाडिगः ॥ ५२ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"पूर्वोक्तेन क्रमेण्ऐव सम्यगासनमास्थितः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"चालनं तु सरस्वत्याः कृत्वा प्राणं निरोधयेत् ॥ ५३ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"पूरकान्ते तु कर्तव्यो बन्धो जालंधराभिधः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"कण्ठसंकोचरूपोऽस्औ वायुमार्गनिरोधकः ॥ ५१ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"अधस्तात् कुञ्चनेनाशु कण्ठसंकोचने कृते ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"मध्ये पश्चिमताणेन स्यात् प्राणो ब्रह्मनाडिगः ॥ ५२ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"पूर्वोक्तेन क्रमेण्ऐव सम्यगासनमास्थितः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"चालनं तु सरस्वत्याः कृत्वा प्राणं निरोधयेत् ॥ ५३ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"The Bandha, known as the Jalamdhara, should be performed at the end of the Puraka"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"(after inhalation). This is causing obstruction to the passage of the vital air, of the form"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"of constricting the throat. When constriction of the throat is made by suddenly contracting"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"the nether part of it and with the Pascima-tana of the middle, the vital air will enter the"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Brahma-nadi. Having assumed the proper posture well, in the manner described above and"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"roused the Sarasvatl, he should control the Prana-air."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Jalamdhara_Bandha","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Jalamdhara Bandha"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Benefits"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Sastra Pramana Source：Dhyana-bindopanisad (78)"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"ततो जालंधरो बन्धः कण्ठदुःख्औघनाशनः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"जालंधरे कृते बन्धे कण्ठसंकोचलक्षणे ॥ ७८ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"tato jālaṃdharo bandhaḥ kaṇṭhaduḥkhaughanāśanaḥ |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"jālaṃdhare kṛte bandhe kaṇṭhasaṃkocalakṣaṇe ॥ 78 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Then the Jalam-dhara-bandha, which destroys the flood of ailments in the throat, when the"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Jalam-dhara-bandha, which is characterized by the constriction of the throat, is made."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Jalandhara_Bandha:_How_and_Why.3F","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Jalandhara Bandha: How and Why?"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Description"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Sastra Pramana Source：Shiva Samhita(BA)-IV.38"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"अथ जालन्धरबन्ध ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"बद्धागलशिराजालं ह्रदये चिबुकं न्यसेत् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"बन्धोजालन्धरः प्रोक्तो देवानामपि दुर्लभः ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"नाभिस्थवन्हिर्जतूनां सहस्त्रकमलच्युतम् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"पिबेत्पीयुषविस्तारं तदर्थं बन्धयेदिमम् ॥ ३८ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"atha jālandharabandha ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"baddhāgalaśirājālaṃ hradaye cibukaṃ nyaset ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"bandhojālandharaḥ prokto devānāmapi durlabhaḥ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"nābhisthavanhirjatūnāṃ sahastrakamalacyutam ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"pibetpīyuṣavistāraṃ tadarthaṃ bandhayedimam ॥ 38 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Having contracted the muscles of the throat press the chin on the breast. This is said to"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"be the Jalandhara-Mudra. Even Gods reckon it as inestimable. The fire in the region of the"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"navel (i.e., the gastric juice) drinks the nectar which exudes out of the thousand-petalled"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"lotus. (In order to prevent the nectar to be thus consumed), he should practise this Bandha. 38"}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Obtain_Immortality_and_Enjoy_Three_Worlds","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Obtain Immortality and Enjoy Three Worlds"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Benefit"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Sastra Pramana Source：Shiva Samhita(BA)-IV.39"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"बन्धनानेन पीयुषं स्वयं पिबति बुद्धिमान् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"अमरत्वञ्च सम्प्राप्य मोदते भुवनत्रये ॥ ३९ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"bandhanānena pīyuṣaṃ svayaṃ pibati buddhimān ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"amaratvañca samprāpya modate bhuvanatraye ॥ 39 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Through this Bandha, the wise Yogi himself drinks the nectar, and, obtaining immortality,"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"enjoys the three-worlds."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Giver_of_Success_to_Yogis","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Giver of Success to Yogis"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Benefit"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Sastra Pramana Source：Shiva Samhita(BA)-IV.40"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"जालन्धरो बन्ध एष सिद्धानां सिद्धिदायकः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"अभ्यासः क्रियते नित्यं योगिना सिद्धिमिच्छता ॥ ४० ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"jālandharo bandha eṣa siddhānāṃ siddhidāyakaḥ ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"abhyāsaḥ kriyate nityaṃ Yoginā siddhimicchatā ॥ 40 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"This Jalandhara-Bandha is the giver of success to the practitioner; the Yogi desirous of"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"success should practise it daily."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"J.C4.81landhara.E1.B8.A5_Bandha_-_Avoid_Untimely_Death.2C_Diseases_and_Old_Age","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Jālandharaḥ Bandha - Avoid Untimely Death, Diseases and Old Age"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Technique"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source：Haṭharatnāvalī II.66"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"कण्थमाकुञ्च्य हृदये स्थाप्औएच्चिनुकं दृढम् ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"बन्धो जालन्धराख्यो ´यं जरामृत्युविनाशकः ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"बध्नाति हि शिराजालं नाधो याति नभोजलम् ॥ ६६ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"kaṇthamākuñcya hṛdaye sthāpaueccinukaṃ dṛḍham //"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"bandho jālandharākhyo ´yaṃ jarāmṛtyuvināśakaḥ //"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"badhnāti hi śirājālaṃ nādho yāti nabhojalam // 66 //\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"Contract the throat and press the chin against the chest. This is jālandhara bhanda,"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"which removes old ages and premature death. Moreover, it ties up the nervous network,"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"which restricts the downward flow of the nectar oozing from the space. 66 \""}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Preventing_Nectar_from_Being_Wasted","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Preventing Nectar from Being Wasted"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Technique"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source：Haṭharatnāvalī II.67"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"ततो जालन्धरो बन्धः कण्थसङ्कोचने कृते ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"न पीयूषं पतत्यग्न्औ न च वायुः प्रकुप्यति ॥ ६७ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"tato jālandharo bandhaḥ kaṇthasaṅkocane kṛte //"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"na pīyūṣaṃ patatyagnau na ca vāyuḥ prakupyati // 67 //\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\" Jālandhara bandha adopted by contracting the throat does not allow the nectar to fall"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"into the fire and vāyu does not go astray. 67 \""}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Jalandhara_Bandha_-_Keeper_of_the_Divine_Nectar","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Jalandhara Bandha - Keeper of the Divine Nectar"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Technique"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source：Goraksh Paddhati I.79-80"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"बध्नाति हि शिरोचालं नाधो याति नभोजलम् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"ततो जालंन्धरो बन्धो कण्ठदुःखौघनाशनः ॥ ७९ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"जालन्धरे कृते बन्धे कण्थसंकोचलक्षणे ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"न पीयुषं पतत्यग्नौ न च वायुः प्रकुप्यति ॥ ८० ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"badhnāti hi śirocālaṃ nādho yāti nabhojalam ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"tato jālaṃndharo bandho kaṇṭhaduḥkhaughanāśanaḥ ॥ 79 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"jālandhare kṛte bandhe kaṇthasaṃkocalakṣaṇe ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"na pīyuṣaṃ patatyagnau na ca vāyuḥ prakupyati ॥ 80 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"The Jalandhara-bandha [or throat lock] blocks the network of conduits (shiras) so that the water from the sky (nabhas) [i.e., the ambrosial liquid from the secret center in the head] does not drip down [into the abdomen]. Therefore [this practice] removes a host of diseases of the throat. (1.79)"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"By performing the Jâlandhara-bandha, characterized by the [deliberate] constriction of the throat], the nectar does not fall into the fire, and the air is not agitated. (1.80) \""}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Jalandhara_Bhandha_Continued","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Jalandhara Bhandha Continued"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Technique"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Jalandhara"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Nathamuni Yoga Rahasya I.75, 77"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"कण्ठसंकोचनं कृत्वा चुबुकं हृदये दृढम् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"न्यस्य दृष्टिं भ्रुवोर्मध्ये चान्तरे विनियोजयेत् ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"हस्तौ च जानुनोर्न्यस्य दण्डाकारौ सुनिश्चलौ ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उपविश्यैवमाकुञ्च्य कन्धरां बन्धमभ्यसेत् ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"kaṇṭhasaṃkocanaṃ kṛtvā cubukaṃ hṛdaye dṛḍham ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"nyasya dṛṣṭiṃ bhruvormadhye cāntare viniyojayet ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"hastau ca jānunornyasya daṇḍākārau suniścalau ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"upaviśyaivamākuñcya kandharāṃ bandhamabhyaset ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation： \"Contracting the neck and placing the chin firmly on the chest, the eyes must be focused between the eyebrows and kept closed (in Jalamdhara bandha)."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"The banda must be done, sitting with the hands on the knees like a stick, without moving, and placing the chin between the hollow of the two clavicles.\""}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Jalandhara_Bhandha_Continued_2","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Jalandhara Bhandha Continued"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source：Nathamuni Yoga Rahasya I.80-81"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"बन्धादस्मान्नस्खलेच्च वीर्यं नृणां कदापि हि ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"स्त्रीणां रजोविशुद्धिश्च जायते न हि संशयः ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"न हि कुप्यति वायुश्च हृद्रोगश्च प्रशाम्यति ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"दृष्टिदोषः कर्णबाधा नासारोग तथा तृषा ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"समूलतो विनश्यन्ति बन्धात् जालन्धरात्सदा ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"bandhādasmānnaskhalecca vīryaṃ nṛṇāṃ kadāpi hi ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"strīṇāṃ rajoviśuddhiśca jāyate na hi saṃśayaḥ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"na hi kupyati vāyuśca hṛdrogaśca praśāmyati ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"dṛṣṭidoṣaḥ karṇabādhā nāsāroga tathā tṛṣā ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"samūlato vinaśyanti bandhāt jālandharātsadā ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"Through this (Jalamdhara) bandha, a man never loses his virility. The Rajo kosha"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"(reproductive organs) of women are also cleansed. In this there is no doubt."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Further, as a result of Jalamdhara bandha, there will be no vitiation of vayu and diseases"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"of the heart will be reduced. Also, diseases of the eyes and nose, ear pain and thirst are"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"removed, along with their causes.\""}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Jalandhara_Bhandha_Continued_3","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Jalandhara Bhandha Continued"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source：Nathamuni Yoga Rahasya I.82"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"नोत्थायाथ शयनो वा गच्छन् वेदंतु बन्धनम् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"अभ्यसेत् तर्हि कस्मिन्श्चित् आसने शस्तमुच्यते ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"न भुञ्जानो न पीत्वापः नालापी बन्धमाचरेत् ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"notthāyātha śayano vā gacchan vedaṃtu bandhanam ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"abhyaset tarhi kasminścit āsane śastamucyate ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"na bhuñjāno na pītvāpaḥ nālāpī bandhamācaret ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"This (Jalamdhara) bandha must not be done while standing, lying down or while walking, except in the case of a few asanas, where it is said to be desirable. This bandha must not be done after eating, drinking a lot of water, or while talking."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"J.C4.81landhara_Bandha_-_Key_to_Eternal_Youth","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Jālandhara Bandha - Key to Eternal Youth"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Technique"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source：Haṭharatnāvalī II.9"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"अपानमूर्ध्वमुत्थाप्य प्राणं कण्ठादधो नयेत् ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"योगी जराविमुक्तः स्यात् षोडशो वयसा भवेत् ॥९॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration： \"apānamūrdhvamutthāpya prāṇaṃ kaṇṭhādadho nayet ll yogī jarāvimuktaḥ syāt ṣoḍaśo vayasā bhavet ll9ll\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"One should raise the apāna upwards and take the prāṇa downwards below the throat"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"(Jālandhara bandha). This make the Yoguī free from old age and he becomes as young as of"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"sixteen years.9."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Jalandhara_Bandha-_Description","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Jalandhara Bandha- Description"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Description"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Sastra Pramana Source：Shiva Samhita (YV)-IV.60"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"ब्द्धवा गलशिराजालं ह्रदये चिम्बुकं न्यसेत् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"बन्धो जालन्धरः प्रोक्त्तो देवानामपि ॥ ६० ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"bddhavā galaśirājālaṃ hradaye cimbukaṃ nyaset ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"bandho jālandharaḥ proktto devānāmapi ॥ 60 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Constrict the network of vessels in the neck and place the chin on the chest."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"This is called Jalandharabandha. It is precious even to the Gods."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Abundance_of_Nectar","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Abundance of Nectar"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Benefits"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Sastra Pramana Source：Shiva Samhita (YV)-IV.61"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"नाभीस्थवह्निर्जन्तुनां सहस्रकमलच्युतम् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"पिबेत्पीयुषविसरं तदर्थं बन्धयेदिदम् ६१ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration： \"bddhavā galaśirājālaṃ hradaye cimbukaṃ nyaset ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"bandho jālandharaḥ proktto devānāmapi ॥ 60 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation： Constrict the network of vessels in the neck and place the chin on the chest."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"This is called Jalandharabandha. It is precious even to the Gods."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Fun_in_the_Three_Worlds","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Fun in the Three Worlds"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Benefits"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Sastra Pramana Source：Shiva Samhita (YV)-IV.62"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"बन्धेनानेन पीयुषं स्वयं पिबति बुद्धिमान् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"अम्रत्वं च संप्राप्य मोदते भुवनत्रये ॥ ६२ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"bandhenānena pīyuṣaṃ svayaṃ pibati buddhimān ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"amratvaṃ ca saṃprāpya modate bhuvanatraye ॥ 62 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"By applying this bandha, the wise Yogi drinks the nectar himself. He becomes immortal"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"and has fun in the three worlds."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Achieve_Perfection","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Achieve Perfection"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Benefits"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Sastra Pramana Source：Shiva Samhita (YV)-IV.63"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"जालन्धरो बन्ध एष सिद्धानां सिद्धिदायकः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"अभ्यासः क्रियते नित्यं योगिना सिद्धिमिच्छता ॥ ६३ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"jālandharo bandha eṣa siddhānāṃ siddhidāyakaḥ ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"abhyāsaḥ kriyate nityaṃ yoginā siddhimicchatā ॥ 63 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"This Jalandharabandha grants perfection to adepts.The Yogi desirous of perfection should"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"carry out the practice regularly."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Become_a_Sage_or_Poet_in_Six_Months","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Become a Sage or Poet in Six Months"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"TYPE:Technique"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Sastra Pramana Source：Shiva Samhita (BA)-III.73"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"राजदन्तबिलं गाढं संपीड्य विधिना पिबेत् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"ध्यात्वा कुन्डलिनीं देवीं षण्मासेन् कविर्भवेत् ॥ ७३ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"rājadantabilaṃ gāḍhaṃ saṃpīḍya vidhinā pibet ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"dhyātvā kunḍalinīṃ devīṃ ṣaṇmāsen kavirbhavet ॥ 73 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"When having firmly closed the glottis by the proper Yogic method, and contemplating on the"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Goddess Kundalini, he drinks (the moon fluid of immortality), he becomes a sage or poet"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"within six months."}]}]},"images":{}}