{"id":970,"date":"2022-11-28T13:14:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T13:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/?p=970"},"modified":"2022-11-28T13:17:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T13:17:21","slug":"a%e1%b9%a3%e1%b9%ada-mudra-the-eight-mudras%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matsyendranatha.com\/?p=970","title":{"rendered":"A\u1e63\u1e6da mudr\u0101 (the Eight Mudras)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This part is an appendix to the <em>Gorakhbani<\/em>, a text published by the Gorakshanath Mandir, Gorakhpur. The mudras, especially the five of them in the head area, are described in many <em>Nath\u0101<\/em> texts, their practices are interpreted there in different ways. The ideal option is when the <em>Guru<\/em> in a live presentation transfers them to his disciple. For example, <em>khecar\u012b <\/em>here is associated with taste, someone understands this as control of taste, but others understand taste as <em>\u015aakti<\/em> and lack of taste as <em>\u015aiva<\/em>, their union is <em>khecar\u012b-mudr\u0101<\/em>. The same applies to other <em>mudr\u0101s<\/em>, because they all require oral transmission, where the <em>Guru<\/em> (who is, of course, an experienced practitioner and has achieved high success in the practice of &#8220;<em>siddhi<\/em>&#8220;) can convey the essence to a worthy student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0905\u0937\u094d\u091f \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u092e\u0940\u091c\u0940 \u0905\u0937\u094d\u091f \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u092c\u094b\u0932\u093f\u090f \u0918\u091f \u092d\u0940\u0924\u0930\u0940, \u0924\u0947 \u0915\u094c\u0902\u0923 \u0915\u094c\u0902\u0923 \u0964<br><em>Tell me, Swamiji, what are the eight mudr\u0101s inside the body?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0905\u0935\u0927\u0942 \u092f\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0947 \u092e\u0942\u0932\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e, \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0923\u093e \u0932\u0947 \u0909\u0924\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0964 \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0937\u094d\u0923\u093e \u0938\u092e\u094b \u0915\u0943\u0924\u0935\u093e, \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0924\u094b \u092d\u0908 \u092e\u0942\u0932\u0928\u0940 \u0964\u0964<br><em>O avadhu, in the middle of the perineum is the mulan\u012b-mudr\u0101 associated with sex (k\u0101ma) and greed (t\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47\u0101). The control of k\u0101ma and t\u1e5b\u1e63\u1e47\u0101 is m\u016blan\u012b-mudr\u0101.<br><br><\/em>\u0928\u093e\u092d\u0940 \u092e\u0927\u0947 \u091c\u0932\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e, \u0915\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0932\u0947 \u0909\u0924\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0964 \u0915\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0938\u092e\u094b \u0915\u0943\u0924\u0935\u093e, \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0924\u094c \u092d\u0908 \u091c\u0932\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0965<br><em>There is jal\u015br\u012b-mudr\u0101 in the umbilical centre, time and anger rise there (K\u0101labhairava or K\u0101l\u0101gnirudra symbol). The control of time and anger is jal\u015br\u012b-mudr\u0101.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0939\u0941\u0926\u093e \u092e\u0927\u0947 \u0937\u093f\u0930\u0928\u0940&nbsp; \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e, \u0917\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0902\u0928 \u0926\u0940\u092a \u0932\u0947 \u0909\u0924\u092a\u0928\u0940\u0964 \u0917\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0902\u0928 \u0926\u0940\u092a \u0938\u092e\u094b \u0915\u0943\u0924\u0935\u093e, \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0924\u094b \u092d\u0908 \u092a\u094b\u0930\u0928\u0940\u0965<br><em>There is \u1e63irn\u012b &nbsp;(or k\u1e63\u012bri\u1e47\u012b) in the centre of the heart, there is the perception of the rising light of wisdom. When one&#8217;s knowledge shines there, then this wisdom is realised.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u092e\u0941\u0937 \u092e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0947 \u0937\u0947\u091a\u0930\u0940&nbsp; \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e, \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0935\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0932\u0947 \u0909\u0924\u092a\u0928\u0940\u0964 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0935\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0938\u092e\u094b\u0915\u0943\u0924\u0935\u093e, \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0924\u094b \u092d\u0908 \u0937\u0947\u091a\u0930\u0940 \u0964\u0964<br><em>In the centre of the mouth is<\/em> <em>khecar\u012b-mudr\u0101, the manifestation of taste and its absence is perceived there. If there is harmony there between taste and absence (also between pleasant and unpleasant taste), it is khecar\u012b-mudr\u0101.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0928\u093e\u0938\u093f\u0915\u093e \u092e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0947 \u092d\u0942\u091a\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e, \u0917\u0902\u0927 \u0935\u093f\u0917\u0902\u0927 \u0932\u0947 \u0909\u0924\u092a\u0928\u0940\u0964 \u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927 \u0935\u093f\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927 \u0938\u092e\u094b \u0915\u0943\u0924\u0935\u093e, \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0924\u094c \u092d\u0908 \u092d\u0942\u091a\u0930\u0940 \u0964\u0964<br><em>In the centre of the nose is bh\u016bcar\u012b-mudr\u0101, there we get odour or lack thereof (also pleasant and unpleasant smells). If there is odour control or lack thereof (also pleasant and unpleasant smells), it is bh\u016bcar\u012b-mudr\u0101.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u091a\u0937\u093f \u092e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0947 \u091a\u093e\u091a\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e, \u0926\u093f\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f \u0935\u093f\u0926\u093f\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f \u0932\u0947 \u0909\u0924\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0964 \u0926\u093f\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f \u0935\u093f\u0926\u093f\u0937\u094d\u091f \u0938\u092e\u094b \u0915\u0943\u0924\u0935\u093e, \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0924\u094c \u092d\u0908 \u091a\u093e\u091a\u0930\u0940\u0964\u0964<br><em>At the centre of the eye is c\u0101c\u0101r\u012b-mudr\u0101, the perception of what is visible and invisible rises there. If there is harmony and control of the visible and invisible, that is c\u0101c\u0101r\u012b-mudr\u0101.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0915\u0930\u0923 \u092e\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0947 \u0905\u0917\u094b\u091a\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e, \u0938\u092c\u0926 \u0915\u0941\u0938\u0935\u0926 \u0932\u0947 \u0909\u0924\u092a\u0928\u0940\u0964 \u0938\u0935\u0926 \u0915\u0941\u0938\u092c\u0926 \u0938\u092e\u094b \u0915\u0943\u0924\u0935\u093e, \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0924\u094c \u092d\u0908 \u0905\u0917\u094b\u091a\u0930\u0940\u0964\u0964<br><em>There is agocar\u012b-mudr\u0101 in the centre of the ears, pleasant and unpleasant speech is manifested there. If there is evenness with regard to pleasant and unpleasant speech, it is agocar\u012b-mudr\u0101.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u092c\u094d\u0930\u0939\u092e\u0902\u0921 \u0905\u0938\u0925\u093e\u0902\u0928\u093f \u0909\u0928\u092e\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e, \u092a\u0930\u092e \u091c\u094b\u0924\u093f \u0932\u0948 \u0909\u0924\u092a\u0928\u0940\u0964 \u092a\u0930\u092e \u091c\u094b\u0924\u093f \u0938\u092e\u094b \u0915\u0941\u0924\u091a\u093e, \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0924\u094b \u092d\u0908 \u0909\u0928\u092e\u0928\u0940 \u0964\u0964<br><em>In the universe there is unman\u012b-mudr\u0101 (the symbol of the unfolding mind), the Supreme light is manifested there. If this supreme light (consciousness) is evenly distributed everywhere, then it is unman\u012b-mudr\u0101.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u092f\u0924\u0940 \u0905\u0937\u094d\u091f \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0915\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0923\u0948 \u092d\u0947\u0935 \u0964 \u0938\u094c \u0906\u092a\u0948&nbsp; \u0915\u0930\u0924\u093e \u092d\u0947\u0935\u0947 \u0964\u0964 \u0907\u0924\u0940 \u0905\u0937\u094d\u091f \u092e\u0941\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0915\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0924 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940&nbsp; \u0917\u094b\u0930\u0937\u0928\u093e\u0925&nbsp; \u091c\u0924\u0940 \u0938\u0902\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u092a\u0924 \u0938\u093f\u0935\u093e\u092f \u0964<br><em>One who knows these various mudr\u0101s has a higher nature. Thus ends the complete explanation of the eight mudr\u0101s by Gorak\u1e63an\u0101th.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This part is an appendix to the Gorakhbani, a text published by the Gorakshanath Mandir, Gorakhpur. 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