घेरण्ड संहिता (महर्षि घेरण्ड - सप्ताङ्ग हठयोग सटीक)

62 मुद्रा Draw the abdomen backwards above the navel so that the great bird flies unceasingly upwards. This is Uddiyana- bandha, a lion against the elephant of death. समग्राद्बन्धनाद्ध्येतदुड्डीयानं विशिष्यते । उड्डीयाने समभ्यस्ते मुक्तिः स्वाभाविकी भवेत् ॥ ९ This Uddiyana sets itself apart from all bandhas: when Uddiyana is practiced, liberation arises spontaneously. कण्ठसंकोचनं कृत्वा चिबुकं हृदये न्यसेत् । जालन्धरे कृते बन्धे षोडशाधारबन्धनम् । जालन्धरमहामुद्रा मृत्योश्च क्षयकारिणी ॥ १० Contract the throat and put the chin on the chest. When Jalandharabandha is performed, the sixteen adharas are restrained.¹ The great Jalandhara mudra brings about death's downfall. सिद्धो जालन्धरो बन्धो योगिनां सिद्धिदायकः । षण्मासमभ्यसेद्यो हि स सिद्धो नात्र संशयः ॥ ११ A perfected Jalandharabandha bestows success upon yogis. He who practices it for six months is an adept. In this there is no doubt. ¹A bandha (lock) is a type of mudra. The sixteen adharas (literally “supports” or “substrates”) are at various locations within the body. They are listed in the Siddha Siddhanta Paddhati, verses 2.10–25.