{"id":733,"date":"2020-02-18T13:10:06","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T13:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/?p=733"},"modified":"2020-02-18T22:35:38","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T22:35:38","slug":"symbolism-of-yoni-mudra-in-yoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/?p=733","title":{"rendered":"Symbolism of yoni-mudra in yoga"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a practice in yoga<\/em> in which\u00a0j\u00f1\u0101nendriyas<\/em>\u00a0are overlapped with the fingers of both hands, it is called yoni-mudr\u0101<\/em>. A yogi<\/em> enters into praty\u0101h\u0101ra<\/em> and immerses into\u00a0 himself through this practice. The term ‘yoni<\/em>‘ comes from the root yu<\/em>, which may indicate several qualities. The first one from the ad\u0101di\u1e25<\/em> class, means mi\u015bra\u1e47a<\/em> (join together), and the second from the kry\u0101di\u1e25<\/em> class, meaning bandhana<\/em> (binding). That is something that connects male and female fluids, that holds and carries the fetus. The term ‘mudr\u0101<\/em>‘ also has a similar meaning, from the root mud<\/em>, which happens in two classes: the first is cur\u0101di\u1e25<\/em> class, meaning sa\u1e43sarga<\/em> (mixing, combining) and the second is the bhv\u0101di\u1e25<\/em> class, meaning har\u1e63a<\/em> (rejoicing). This is what connects the two polarities: consciousness (meaning) and the object that displays it, as well as something that gives joy. Thus, any practice that connects you with the essence and brings joy can be considered as mudr\u0101<\/em>, it can be a mantra<\/em>, a dhy\u0101na<\/em>, even\u00a0\u0101sana<\/em> and\u00a0pr\u0101\u1e47\u0101y\u0101ma<\/em>, being directed to your essential\u00a0predestination.<\/p>\n

In India there is such a famous place of the Goddess as K\u0101m\u0101khy\u0101-p\u012b\u1e6dha<\/em>, where the Goddess is revered in the form of a female genital organ (yoni<\/em>). All her\u00a0images\u00a0in the form of ten Mah\u0101vidiy\u0101s<\/em>, including the central place \u2013 the\u00a0K\u0101m\u0101khy\u0101<\/em> temple, have sanctuaries that are on the surface of the earth and below them, in the form of caves, that are underground. Underground is the bosom of the Mother Goddess, the bosom is considered as the essence of any Goddess, in many yantras<\/em> she is presented in the form of a bindu<\/em> and a triangle in the center. If you go into the main temple of\u00a0K\u0101m\u0101khy\u0101<\/em>, going down the stairs, you will plunge into the darkness with only the dim light of the lamps. Merging into the darkness, you are going through the experience of death, as if leaving the sanctuary, you are kind of returning to life, already updated. All the essential elements of these tantric symbols, in the form of veneration of yoni<\/em> (yoni-p\u016bj\u0101<\/em>) are also reflected in yoga<\/em> practice. You are immersed in yourself during that practice, you recognise the nature of the Mother Goddess in your body in the form of Ku\u1e47\u1e0dalin\u012b-\u015bakti<\/em>. Also, being renewed, you will know the true self as \u0101tman<\/em>. The\u00a0M\u0101t\u1e5bk\u0101bheda-tantra<\/em>\u00a0says “janmasth\u0101na\u1e43 mah\u0101yantra\u1e43<\/em>” that the female reproductive organ is the Great Yantra<\/em>, although the term janmasth\u0101na<\/em> can also be associated with the phallic symbol. In fact, yoni<\/em> and\u00a0li\u1e45gam<\/em>\u00a0both are a manifestation of the bindu<\/em>, also of one triangle, but only they change to male or female symbols when turned over. This is what the Bhagavad G\u012bt\u0101<\/em>\u00a0says about yoni:<\/p>\n

\u0938\u0930\u094d\u0935\u092f\u094b\u0928\u093f\u0937\u0941 \u0915\u094c\u0928\u094d\u0924\u0947\u092f \u092e\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0924\u092f\u0903 \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092d\u0935\u0928\u094d\u0924\u093f \u092f\u093e\u0903\u0964
\n<\/span>\u0924\u093e\u0938\u093e\u0902 \u092c\u094d\u0930\u0939\u094d\u092e \u092e\u0939\u0926\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0928\u093f\u0930\u0939\u0902 \u092c\u0940\u091c\u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0903 \u092a\u093f\u0924\u093e \u0964\u096414.4<\/span>\u0964\u0964<\/span><\/p>\n

sarvayoni\u1e63u kaunteya m\u016brtaya\u1e25 sambhavanti y\u0101\u1e25\u0964\u00a0<\/em>
\nt\u0101s\u0101\u1e43 brahma mahadyoniraha\u1e43 b\u012bjaprada\u1e25 pit\u0101 \u0964\u096414.4\u0964\u0964<\/em><\/p>\n

O Kaunteya, in whatever (y\u0101\u1e25) yoni (sarvayoni\u1e63u) entities (m\u016brtaya\u1e25) do not appear (sambhavanti), the yoni for them is the Great Brahman (t\u0101s\u0101\u1e43 brahma mahat yoni\u1e25), while I am the Father (pit\u0101) giving (prada\u1e25) seed (b\u012bja).<\/p>\n

This\u00a0\u015bloka<\/em>\u00a0from the\u00a0G\u012bt\u0101<\/em> identifies the yoni<\/em> with the Supreme Brahman<\/em>. From the foregoing, it can be summarised that yogic mudra<\/em> is a tantric symbol, it gives knowledge of birth and death (frees from rebirth, i.e. grants mukti<\/em>), leads to the merging of the soul with the God (Brahman<\/em>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is a practice in yoga in which\u00a0j\u00f1\u0101nendriyas\u00a0are overlapped with the fingers of both hands, it is called yoni-mudr\u0101. A yogi enters into praty\u0101h\u0101ra and immerses into\u00a0 himself through this practice. The term ‘yoni‘ comes from the root yu, which … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[167,166],"tags":[169,127,168,170],"class_list":["post-733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mudra","category-yoni-mudra","tag-kamakhya-piha","tag-mudra","tag-yoni","tag-yoni-mudra"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=733"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":741,"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733\/revisions\/741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}