{"key":"Uddyana_Bandha","title":"Uddyana Bandha","type":"article","description":"Uddiyana bandha PRAMANA：Sākśī Pramāṇa - साक्षी प्रमाण Translation: \"After Swamiji#s initiation I practiced Uddiyana Bandha which took me to the space of experiencing Kevala Kumbhaka.","lastModified":"2019-06-20T18:53:38.000Z","url":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Uddyana_Bandha","markdownUrl":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Uddyana_Bandha.md","apiUrl":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/api/pages/Uddyana_Bandha","displayTitle":"Uddyana Bandha","namespace":0,"language":"sa","created":"2026-05-25T17:40:16.233Z","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":"Uddiyana bandha","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyana_bandha"},{"line":"The Uddyana Bandha Explained","level":2,"anchor":"The_Uddyana_Bandha_Explained"},{"line":"Uddiyana Bandha: the Anti-Aging Technique","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyana_Bandha:_the_Anti-Aging_Technique"},{"line":"The Uddiyana Bandha Described by Sadashiva","level":2,"anchor":"The_Uddiyana_Bandha_Described_by_Sadashiva"},{"line":"How to Practice Uddiyana Bandha","level":2,"anchor":"How_to_Practice_Uddiyana_Bandha"},{"line":"How to Execute Uddyana-Bandha","level":2,"anchor":"How_to_Execute_Uddyana-Bandha"},{"line":"Practise Uddyana-Bandha Four times a Day","level":2,"anchor":"Practise_Uddyana-Bandha_Four_times_a_Day"},{"line":"Conquer Death, by Practising Uddyana-Bandha for Six months","level":2,"anchor":"Conquer_Death.2C_by_Practising_Uddyana-Bandha_for_Six_months"},{"line":"Obtain Vigrahasiddhi, and Destroy All Diseases with Uddyana-Bandha","level":2,"anchor":"Obtain_Vigrahasiddhi.2C_and_Destroy_All_Diseases_with_Uddyana-Bandha"},{"line":"Most Inaccessible Bandha: Uddyana-Bandha","level":2,"anchor":"Most_Inaccessible_Bandha:_Uddyana-Bandha"},{"line":"Uddiyana Bandha","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyana_Bandha_2"},{"line":"Uddiyana Bandha - Conquerer of Death","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyana_Bandha_-_Conquerer_of_Death"},{"line":"Uddiyana - The Energy That Rises","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyana_-_The_Energy_That_Rises"},{"line":"Uddiyana Bandha - The Lion That Overcomes Death","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyana_Bandha_-_The_Lion_That_Overcomes_Death"},{"line":"Uddiyana Bandha - Makes You Young Again","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyana_Bandha_-_Makes_You_Young_Again"},{"line":"Technique to Awaken Kunalini","level":2,"anchor":"Technique_to_Awaken_Kunalini"},{"line":"Most Powerful Bandha","level":2,"anchor":"Most_Powerful_Bandha"},{"line":"Uddiyanabandha","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyanabandha"}],"infobox":null,"fields":null,"event":null,"leadImage":null,"format":"blocks","content":{"version":1,"converter":2,"toc":true,"blocks":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyana_bandha","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uddiyana 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":"\"After Swamiji#s initiation I practiced Uddiyana Bandha which took me to the space of"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"experiencing Kevala Kumbhaka. This is the state where you do not breathe in or out yet."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Where the flow of air is minimum, but high Prana, where you don't have to breathe."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"It brought me to a state of intense awareness so effortlessly!"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Sri Nithya Kritananda, Marketing, Toronto\""}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"The_Uddyana_Bandha_Explained","content":[{"type":"text","text":"The Uddyana 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 (106-109)"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"कुम्भकान्ते रेचकाद्औ कर्तव्यस्तूड्डियाणकः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"बन्धो येन सुषुम्नायां प्राणस्तूड्डीयते यतः ॥ १०६ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"तस्मादुड्डीयणाख्योऽयं योगिभिः समुदाहृतः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उड्डियाणं तु सहजं गुरुणा कथितं सदा ॥ १०७ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"अभ्यसेत् तदतन्द्रस्तु वृद्धोऽपि तरुणो भवेत् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"नाभेरूर्ध्वमधश्चापि ताणं कुर्यात् प्रयत्नतः ॥ १०८ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"षाण्मासमभ्यसेन्मृत्युं जयत्येव न संशयः ।\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"kumbhakānte recakādau kartavyastūḍḍiyāṇakaḥ |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"bandho yena suṣumnāyāṃ prāṇastūḍḍīyate yataḥ ॥ 106 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"tasmāduḍḍīyaṇākhyo'yaṃ Yogibhiḥ samudāhṛtaḥ |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"uḍḍiyāṇaṃ tu sahajaṃ guruṇā kathitaṃ sadā ॥ 107 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"abhyaset tadatandrastu vṛddho'pi taruṇo bhavet |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"nābherūrdhvamadhaścāpi tāṇaṃ kuryāt prayatnataḥ ॥ 108 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"ṣāṇmāsamabhyasenmṛtyuṃ jayatyeva na saṃśayaḥ |\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"The Uddiyana-bandha should be performed at the close of the Kumbhaka and before the Recaka (expulsion of vital air)."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"For the reason that by (such Bandha) the Prana (vital air) would spring up in the Susumna, this is said to be what is called Uddiyana by Yogin-s."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uddiyana is always communicated by the Guru in the natural course. (The practitioner) should practice it without sloth, (whereupon) even an old man would turn young."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"He should, with effort, make constriction above and below the navel."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Should he practice it for six months, he will verily conquer death; there is no doubt (about it). (106-109)"}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyana_Bandha:_the_Anti-Aging_Technique","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uddiyana Bandha: the Anti-Aging Technique"}]},{"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：Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"उड्याणं कुरुते यस्मादविश्रान्तं महाखगः ॥ ६ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उड्यियाणं तदेव स्यात् तत्र बन्धोऽभिधीयते ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उड्डियाणो ह्यस्औ बन्धो मृत्युमातङ्गकेसरी ॥ ७ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"तस्य भुक्तिस्तनोः कायात् तस्य बन्धो हि दुष्करः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"अग्न्औ तु चलिते कुक्ष्औ वेदना जायते भृशम् ॥ ८ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"न कार्या क्षुधितेनापि नापि वुण्मूत्रवेगिना ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"हितं मितं च भोक्तव्यं स्तोकंस्तोकमनेकधा ॥ ९ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"uḍyāṇaṃ kurute yasmādaviśrāntaṃ mahākhagaḥ ॥ 6 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"uḍyiyāṇaṃ tadeva syāt tatra bandho'bhidhīyate |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"uḍḍiyāṇo hyasau bandho mṛtyumātaṅgakesarī ॥ 7 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"tasya bhuktistanoḥ kāyāt tasya bandho hi duṣkaraḥ |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"agnau tu calite kukṣau vedanā jāyate bhṛśam ॥ 8 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"na kāryā kṣudhitenāpi nāpi vuṇmūtraveginā |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"hitaṃ mitaṃ ca bhoktavyaṃ stokaṃstokamanekadhā ॥ 9 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation： \"For the reason that the great bird performs soaring without fatigue, for that very reason,"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"there should be (the practice of Uddiyana. Thence the Bandha derives its name."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"This Uddiyana-bandha is verily the Lion of the elephant of death. The release from that depends upon the virility of the body."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"The Bandha of that description is difficult of accomplishment, (as it cannot be easily"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"performed at all times). When the fire in the belly is disturbed, intense pain is produced."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"It should not be performed by a hungry man, nor by one who is given to sudden evacuation of"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"faeces and urine."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"(Food) conducive to health and temperate, should be eaten, little by little and several times.\""}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"The_Uddiyana_Bandha_Described_by_Sadashiva","content":[{"type":"text","text":"The Uddiyana Bandha Described by Sadashiva"}]},{"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":"SastraPramana Source：Yoga Kundali-Upanishad (1, 47-50)"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"कुम्भकान्ते रेचकाद्औ कर्तव्यस्तूड्डियाणकः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"बन्धो येन सुषुम्नायां प्राणस्तूड्डीयते यतः ॥ ४७ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"तस्मादुड्डीयणाख्योऽयं योगिभिः समुदाहृतः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"सति वज्रासने पाद्औ कराभ्यां धारयेद् दृढम् ॥ ४८ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"गुल्फदेशसमीपे च कन्दं तत्र प्रपीडयेत् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"पश्चिमं ताणमुदरे धारयेद्धृदये गले ॥ ४९ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"शन्ऐः शन्ऐर्यदा प्राणस्तुन्दसंधिं निगच्छति ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"तुन्ददोषं विनिर्धूय कर्तव्यं सततं शन्ऐः ॥ ५० ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"kumbhakānte recakādau kartavyastūḍḍiyāṇakaḥ |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"bandho yena suṣumnāyāṃ prāṇastūḍḍīyate yataḥ ॥ 47 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"tasmāduḍḍīyaṇākhyo'yaṃ Yogibhiḥ samudāhṛtaḥ |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"sati vajrāsane pādau karābhyāṃ dhārayed dṛḍham ॥ 48 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"gulphadeśasamīpe ca kandaṃ tatra prapīḍayet |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"paścimaṃ tāṇamudare dhārayeddhṛdaye gale ॥ 49 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"śanaiḥ śanairyadā prāṇastundasaṃdhiṃ nigacchati |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"tundadoṣaṃ vinirdhūya kartavyaṃ satataṃ śanaiḥ ॥ 50 ॥ \""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"After the Kumbhaka and before expelling the vital air, the Uddiyanaka has to be performed,"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"by which Bandha the Prana (vital air), rises up into the Susumna Nadi and for that reason"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"this has been called by Yogins by the name of Uddiyana. While in the Vajrasana posture,"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"one should firmly hold with the two hands the two feet and press the knot near the region of"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"the ankles against them. Then he should resort to the Pascima-tana in the belly, the heart"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"and the neck whereby the Prana (vital air), would slowly and steadily reach the junction of"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"the belly. This should always be performed slowly, after shaking off all disorders of th belly."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"How_to_Practice_Uddiyana_Bandha","content":[{"type":"text","text":"How to Practice Uddiyana 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：Dhyana-bindu Upanisad (75-77)"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"अपानमूर्ध्वमुत्कृष्य मूलबन्धोऽयमुच्यते ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उड्याणं कुरुते यस्मादविश्रान्तमहाखगः ॥ ७५ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उड्डियाणं तदेव स्यात्तत्र बन्धो विधीयते । उदरे पश्चिमं ताणं नाभेरूर्ध्वं तु कारयेत् ॥ ७६ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उड्डियाणोऽप्यथं बन्धो मृत्युमातङ्गकेसरी ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"बध्नाति हि शिरोजातमधोगामिनभोजलम् ॥ ७७ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"apānamūrdhvamutkṛṣya mūlabandho'yamucyate |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"uḍyāṇaṃ kurute yasmādaviśrāntamahākhagaḥ ॥ 75 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"uḍḍiyāṇaṃ tadeva syāttatra bandho vidhīyate |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"udare paścimaṃ tāṇaṃ nābherūrdhvaṃ tu kārayet ॥ 76 ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"uḍḍiyāṇo'pyathaṃ bandho mṛtyumātaṅgakesarī |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"badhnāti hi śirojātamadhogāminabhojalam ॥ 77 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"By what means a great bird soars up without rest, that alone is the Uddiyana and a Bandha"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"is prescribed therefor. One should assume the Pascima-tana (constricting the belly) posture"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"in the belly above the navel. This will be the Uddiyana-bandha, the lion which will quell the"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"elephant of Death, and which binds (the disease-generating) phlegm which is the water of"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Ether having its origin at the (thousand petalled lotus of the) head, flowing downwards."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"How_to_Execute_Uddyana-Bandha","content":[{"type":"text","text":"How to Execute Uddyana-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：Shiva Samhita(BA)-IV.48"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"नाभेरुर्ध्वमधश्चापि तानं पश्चिममाचरेत् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उड्डयानबंध एष स्यात्सर्वदुःखौघनाशनः ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उदरे पश्चिमं तानं नाभेरूर्ध्वं तु कारयेत् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उड्यानाख्योऽत्र बन्धोयऽ मृत्युमातङ्गकेसरी ॥ ४८ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"nābherurdhvamadhaścāpi tānaṃ paścimamācaret ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"uḍḍayānabaṃdha eṣa syātsarvaduḥkhaughanāśanaḥ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"udare paścimaṃ tānaṃ nābherūrdhvaṃ tu kārayet ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"uḍyānākhyo'tra bandhoya' mṛtyumātaṅgakesarī ॥ 48 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"When the intestines above and below the navel are brought to the left side, it is called"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uddyana-Bandha - the destroyer of all sins and sorrows. The left side viscera of the abdominal"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"cavity should be brought above the navel. This is Uddyana-Bandha, the lion of the elephant"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"of death."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Practise_Uddyana-Bandha_Four_times_a_Day","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Practise Uddyana-Bandha Four times a Day"}]},{"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.49"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"नित्यं यः कुरुते योगी चतुर्वारं दिने दिने ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"तस्य नाभेस्तु स्याद्येन सिद्धो भवेन्मरुत् ॥ ४९ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"nityaṃ yaḥ kurute yogī caturvāraṃ dine dine ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"tasya nābhestu syādyena siddho bhavenmarut ॥ 49 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation： The Yogi, who always practises it four times a day, purifies thereby his navel, through which"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"the winds are purified."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Conquer_Death.2C_by_Practising_Uddyana-Bandha_for_Six_months","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Conquer Death, by Practising Uddyana-Bandha for Six months"}]},{"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.50"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"षण्मासमभ्यसन्योगी मृत्युं जयति निश्चितम् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"तस्योदराग्निर्ज्वलति रसवृद्धिः प्रजायते ॥ ५० ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"ṣaṇmāsamabhyasanyogī mṛtyuṃ jayati niścitam ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"tasyodarāgnirjvalati rasavṛddhiḥ prajāyate ॥ 50 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"By practising it for six months, the Yogi certainly conquers death; the gastric fire is"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"kindled, and there takes place an increase of the fluids of the body."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Obtain_Vigrahasiddhi.2C_and_Destroy_All_Diseases_with_Uddyana-Bandha","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Obtain Vigrahasiddhi, and Destroy All Diseases with Uddyana-Bandha"}]},{"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.51"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"अनेन सुतरां सिद्धिर्विग्रहस्य प्रजायते ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"रोगाणां संक्षयश्चापि योगिनो भवति ध्रुवम् ॥ ५१ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"anena sutarāṃ siddhirvigrahasya prajāyate । rogāṇāṃ saṃkṣayaścāpi Yogino bhavati dhruvam ॥ 51 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Through this, consequently, the vigrahasiddhi is also obtained. All the diseases of the Yogi are certainly destroyed by it."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Most_Inaccessible_Bandha:_Uddyana-Bandha","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Most Inaccessible Bandha: Uddyana-Bandha"}]},{"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.52"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"गुरोर्लब्ध्वा प्रयत्नेन साध्येत्तु विचक्षअणः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"निर्जने सुस्थिते देशे बन्धं परम दुर्लभम् ॥ ५२ ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"gurorlabdhvā prayatnena sādhyettu vicakṣaaṇaḥ ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"nirjane susthite deśe bandhaṃ parama durlabham ॥ 52 ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation： Having learnt the method from the Guru, the wise Yogi should practise it with great care."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"This most inaccessible Bandha should be practised in a retired and undisturbed place."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyana_Bandha_2","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uddiyana Bandha"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source：Nathamuni Yoga Rahasya I.64"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"स्थित्वोपविश्य वा कुर्याच्छयित्वाऽपि यथारुचि ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"अकृताहारः एव स्यात् उड्डीयानक बन्धने ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"sthitvopaviśya vā kuryācchayitvā'pi yathāruci ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"akṛtāhāraḥ eva syāt uḍḍīyānaka bandhane ॥ 64 ll\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uddiyana bandha can be done in standing, seated or even lying postures as per one’s"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"preference, but it must always be done only before taking food."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyana_Bandha_-_Conquerer_of_Death","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uddiyana Bandha - Conquerer of Death"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source：Goraksh Paddhati I.77-78"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"उड्यानं कुरुते यस्मादविश्रान्तं महाखगम् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उड्डीयानं तदेव स्यान्मृत्युमातङ्गकेसरी॥७७॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उदरात्पश्चिमे भागे अधो नाभेर्निगद्यते ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उड्डियानो ह्ययं बन्धस्तत्र बन्धो निगद्यते॥७८॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"uḍyānaṃ kurute yasmādaviśrāntaṃ mahākhagam ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"uḍḍīyānaṃ tadeva syānmṛtyumātaṅgakesarī॥77॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"udarātpaścime bhāge adho nābhernigadyate ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"uḍḍiyāno hyayaṃ bandhastatra bandho nigadyate॥78॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"Just as a great bird takes to flight untiringly, so his [practice of] Uddîyâna[-bandha]"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"becomes a lion to the elephant of death. (1.77)"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"This upward lock (Uddîyâna-bandha) is said [to be practiced] below the navel and at the back"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"portion of the abdomen. There the lock is said [to be applied]. (1.78)\""}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyana_-_The_Energy_That_Rises","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uddiyana - The Energy That Rises"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source：\"Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma V.90\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"अथ उड्डियान-बन्धः"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"ऊर्ध्वं येन सुषुम्नायाः प्राणस्तूड्डियते यतः ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"तस्मादुड्डियानाख्योऽयं योगिभिः समुदाहृऋतः ॥९०॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उड्डिनं कुरुते यस्माद् अविश्रान्तो महाखगः ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उड्डियानं तदेव स्यात्तत्र बन्धो विधीयते ॥९१॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"atha uḍḍiyāna-bandhaḥ"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"ūrdhvaṃ yena suṣumnāyāḥ prāṇastūḍḍiyate yataḥ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"tasmāduḍḍiyānākhyo'yaṃ Yogibhiḥ samudāhṛṛtaḥ ॥90॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"uḍḍinaṃ kurute yasmād aviśrānto mahākhagaḥ ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"uḍḍiyānaṃ tadeva syāttatra bandho vidhīyate ॥91॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"The practice, which channelizes the prāṇa through suṣumnā in the upward direction,"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"is called Uḍḍiyāna by the Yogīs. 90 The practice, which makes the great bird (prāṇa) always moving upwards incessantly,"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"is known as uḍḍiyāna. 91.\""}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyana_Bandha_-_The_Lion_That_Overcomes_Death","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uddiyana Bandha - The Lion That Overcomes Death"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source：\"Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma V.92\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"उदरे पश्चिमं तानं नाभेर्-ऊर्ध्वं च कारयेत्॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उड्डियाणो ह्यसौ बन्धो मृत्युमातङ्ग-केसरी ॥९२॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration： \"udare paścimaṃ tānaṃ nābher-ūrdhvaṃ ca kārayet॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"uḍḍiyāṇo hyasau bandho mṛtyumātaṅga-kesarī ॥92॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"Retract the abdomen above the navel towards the back. This is uḍḍiyāna,"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"which overcomes death, like a lion killing an elephant. 92.\""}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyana_Bandha_-_Makes_You_Young_Again","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uddiyana Bandha - Makes You Young Again"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source：\"Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma V.93\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"उड्डियाणं तु सहजं गुरुणा कथितं सदा॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"अभ्यसेत् सततं यस्तु वृद्धो ऽपि तरुणो भवेत् ॥९३॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"uḍḍiyāṇaṃ tu sahajaṃ guruṇā kathitaṃ sadā॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"abhyaset satataṃ yastu vṛddho 'pi taruṇo bhavet ॥93॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"As a result of continuous practice of Uḍḍiyāna, as prescribed by Guru, even the old person becomes young. 93."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Technique_to_Awaken_Kunalini","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Technique to Awaken Kunalini"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source：\"Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma V.95-96\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"सति वज्रासने पादौ कराभ्यां धारयेद् दृढम् ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"गुल्फदेशसमीपे च कन्दर्प तत्र पीदयेत् ॥95॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"पश्चिमं तानमुदरे कारयेच्चिबुक हृदि ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"शनैः शनैर्-यथा प्राणः स्कन्ध-सङ्गेन गच्छति ॥96॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"sati vajrāsane pādau karābhyāṃ dhārayed dṛḍham ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"gulphadeśasamīpe ca kandarpa tatra pīdayet ॥95॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"paścimaṃ tānamudare kārayeccibuka hṛdi ॥"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"śanaiḥ śanair-yathā prāṇaḥ skandha-saṅgena gacchati ॥96॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"Adopt vajrāsana, firmly hold the feet near the ankles with respective hands and press upon the genital at that spot. 95."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Contracting the abdomen towards the back, press the chin towards the chest in such a manner that the prāna gradually rises up along the shoulders. 96.\""}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Most_Powerful_Bandha","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Most Powerful Bandha"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source：\"Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma V.97\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"सर्वेषामेव बन्धानाम्-उत्तमो ह्युड्डियानकः |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"उड्डियाणे दृढे बन्धे मूलं स्वाभाविक भवेत् ॥९७॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"sarveṣāmeva bandhānām-uttamo hyuḍḍiyānakaḥ |"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"uḍḍiyāṇe dṛḍhe bandhe mūlaṃ svābhāvika bhavet ॥97॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Among all the bandhas, Uḍḍiyāna is the best. With firm application of Uḍḍiyāna, Mūla"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"(-bandha) is automatically formed. 97."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Uddiyanabandha","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uddiyanabandha"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Apta Pramana Source：Nathamuni Yoga Rahasya I.62"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"स्थित्वोपविश्य वा कुर्याच्छयित्वाऽपि यथारुचि ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"अकृताहारः एव स्यात् उड्डीयानक बन्धने ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"गुल्मप्लीहादिरोगाणां नाशकं शक्ति चालकम् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"गुरूपदेशतो ज्ञात्वा नियमेनाभ्यसेदिदम् ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"जालंधराख्यबन्धस्य मूलमुड्यान बन्धनम् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"नियमेनोड्डीयानस्य बन्धस्याभ्यासतो दृढम् ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"नाडीचक्राणि शुद्धानि भवन्ति बलवन्ति च ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"यकृत्प्लीहगतास्सर्वे मलाः शुष्यन्ति नित्यशः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"जाठराग्निविवृद्धिश्च मूत्ररोगश्च नश्यति ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"अपानकोपतो ये हि व्याधिसंघा उदीरिताः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"मूलतो ते विनश्यन्ति लोहितस्सरलो भवेत् ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"आलस्यमूलोच्छेदाय प्रभुरुड्यानबन्धनः ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"मितसत्वहिताहारसेवनात् सिद्धिमाप्नुयात् ॥\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"sthitvopaviśya vā kuryācchayitvā'pi yathāruci ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"akṛtāhāraḥ eva syāt uḍḍīyānaka bandhane ॥ 62 ll\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"gulmaplīhādirogāṇāṃ nāśakaṃ śakti cālakam ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"gurūpadeśato jñātvā niyamenābhyasedidam ॥ 63 ll\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"jālaṃdharākhyabandhasya mūlamuḍyāna bandhanam ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"niyamenoḍḍīyānasya bandhasyābhyāsato dṛḍham ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"nāḍīcakrāṇi śuddhāni bhavanti balavanti ca ॥ 67 ll\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"yakṛtplīhagatāssarve malāḥ śuṣyanti nityaśaḥ ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"jāṭharāgnivivṛddhiśca mūtrarogaśca naśyati ॥ 68 ll\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"apānakopato ye hi vyādhisaṃghā udīritāḥ ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"mūlato te vinaśyanti lohitassaralo bhavet ॥ 69 ll\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"ālasyamūlocchedāya prabhuruḍyānabandhanaḥ ।"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"mitasatvahitāhārasevanāt siddhimāpnuyāt ॥ 70 ll\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation："}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uddiyana bandha can be done in standing, seated or even lying postures as per one’s preference, but it must always be done only before taking food."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"This (Uddiyana) bandha destroys the diseases in the abdominal region. It helps in the movement of Prana in Susumna (sakti calakam). Having been learnt directly from a teacher, this bandha must be practiced with great discipline."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uddiyana bandha is the basis for Jalamdhara bandha. Through regular and disciplined practice of Uddiyana bandha, the nadis and cakras become clean and strong."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"\"(With Uddiyanan bandha) The impurities that have entered the liver and spleen are regularly cleaned. Digestion improves and diseases of the urinary track are also destroyed.\""}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"(With Uddiyanan bandha) Those groups of diseases arising out of the vitiation of the apana vayu are totally eliminated and the blood also becomes clean."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Uddiyana bandha removes tiredness and fatigue. By eating limited sattvic food, its benefits are realized."}]}]},"images":{}}