The Siva Samhita: Secrets of Prana in the Shushumna

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IV-1 First with a strong inspiration fix the mind in the Muladhara

lotus. Then engage in contracting the Yoni, which is situated in the

perineal space.

 

IV-2 There let him contemplate that the God of love resides in

that Brahma Yoni and that he is beautiful like Bandhuk flower --

brilliant as tens of millions of suns, and cool as tens of millions

of moons. Above this (Yoni) is a small and subtle flame, whose form

is intelligence. Then let him imagine that a union takes place there

between himself and that flame (the Siva and Sakti).

 

IV-3 (Then imagine that)-- the Kundalini Shakti is going up

through the Sushumna Nadi (vessel), three bodies in their due order

(the etheric, the astral and the mental bodies). There is emitted in

every chakra the nectar, the characteristic of which is great bliss.

Its colour is whitish rosey (pink), full of splendor, showering down

in jets the immortal fluid. Let him drink this wine of immortality

which is divine, and then again enter the Kula (Muladhara chakra or

perineal space.) Note.--While these subtle bodies go up, they drink

at every stage this nectar, called Kulamrita.

 

IV-4 Then let him go again to the Kula (Kundalini) through the

practice of Pranayama. This Yoni (energy) has been called by me in

the Tantras as equal to life.

 

IV-5 Again let him be absorbed in that Yoni, where dwells the fire

of death-- the nature of Shiva (positive energy). Thus has been

described by me the method of practicing the great Yoni-Mudra. From

success in its practice, there is nothing which cannot be

accomplished.

 

IV-6 Even those mantras which are deformed (chhinna) or paralyzed

(Kilita), scorched (stambhita) by fire, or whose flame has become

attenuated, or are dark, and ought to be abandoned, or which are

evil, or too old, or which are proud of their budding youth, or have

gone over to the side of the enemy, or weak and essenceless without

vitality; or which have been divided into hundreds of parts, even

they become fertile through time and method. All these can give

powers and emancipation when properly given to the disciple by the

Guru, after having initiated him according to proper rites, and

bathed him a thousand times. This Yoni mudra has been described, in

order that the student may deserve (to be initiated into the

mysteries of Shakti) and receive the mantras.

 

IV-7 He who practices Yoni-Mudra is not polluted by sin, were he

to murder a thousand Brahmanas or kill all the inhabitants of the

three worlds.

 

IV-8 Were he to kill his teacher or drink wine or commit theft, or

violate the bed of his preceptor, he is not stained by these sins

also, by virtue of this Yoni mudra.

 

IV-9 Therefore, those who wish for emancipation should practice

this Yoni mudra daily. Through practice (abhyasa), success is

obtained; through practice one gains liberation.

 

IV-10 Perfect consciousness is gained through practice. Yoga is

attained through practice; success in Mudra comes by practice;

through practice success is gained in Pranayama. Death can be cheated

of its prey through practice, and man becomes the conqueror of death

by practice.

 

IV-11 Through practice one gets the power of prophecy, and the

power of going everywhere, through mere exertion of will. This Yoni

mudra should be kept in great secrecy, and not be given to everybody.

Even when threatened with death, it should not be revealed or given

to others.

 

IV-12 Now I shall tell you the best means of attaining success in

Yoga. The practitioners should keep it secret. It is the most

inaccessible Yoga.

 

IV-18 In this way, even the most unfortunate Yogi might obtain

success. By this means all the Nadis (vessels) of the body are roused

and stirred into activity; the life is increased and its decay is

checked, and all sins are destroyed. All diseases are healed, and the

gastric fire is increased. It gives faultless beauty to the body, and

destroys decay and death. All fruits of desire and pleasure are

obtained, and the senses are conquered. The Yogi fixed in meditation

acquires all the above-mentioned things, through practice. There

should be no hesitation in doing so.

 

IV-19 O ye worshipped of the gods! know that this Mahamudra is to

be kept secret with the greatest care. Obtaining this, the Yogi

crosses the ocean of the world.

 

IV-20 This Mahamudra, described by me, is the giver of all desires

to the practitioner; it should be practiced in secrecy, and ought

never to be given to everybody.

 

IV-21 Then (after Mahamudra), put the heel of the left foot close

to the yoni and place the right foot on the left thigh; contract the

yoni (perineum). Inhale the breath and contract the yoni, drawing the

Apana upward to join with the Samana and then bring down the Prana.

Then let the wise Yogi bind the three pranas at the navel. I have

told you how the Mahabandha, which shows the way to emancipation. By

this, all the fluids in the Nadis (vessels) of the body of the Yogi

are propelled towards the head.

 

IV-22 Through this Mahabandha practice, the Prana (wind) enters

the middle channel of Sushumna, the body is invigorated by it, the

bones are firmly knitted, the heart of the Yogi becomes full (of

cheerfulness). By this Bandha, the great Yogi accomplishes all his

desires.

 

IV-23 O Goddess of the three worlds! when the Yogi, while

performing the Mahabandha, causes the union of the Apana and Prana

and filling in the chakras with prana drives it slowly towards

the Nadis, it is called Mahavedha.

 

IV-24 The best of the Yogis having, through the help of the

Pranas, opens the Muladhara chakra (the knot of Brahma) which is in

the path of the Sushumna, and then opens the other chakras.

 

IV-25 He who practices this Mahavedha with great secrecy, obtains

success over the Pranas (wind). It destroys decay and death.

 

IV-26 The gods residing in the chakras tremble owing to the gentle

influx and efflux of air in Pranayama; the great goddess, Kundalini

Maha Maya, is also absorbed in the Mount Kailasa.

 

IV-27 The Mahamudra and Mahabandha become fruitless if they are

not followed by Mahavedha; therefore, the Yogi should practices all

these three successively with great care. 28 He who practices these

three daily four times with great care, undoubtedly conquers death

within six months.

 

IV-29 Only the siddha knows the importance of these three which

give all the Siddhis (powers) and no one else; knowing these, the

practitioner obtains all success.

 

IV-30 This should be kept in great secrecy by the practitioner

desirous of obtaining power; otherwise, it is certain that the

coveted powers can never be obtained through the practice of Mudras.

 

IV-31 The wise Yogi, sitting in Vajrasana posture, in a place free

from all disturbance, should firmly fix his gaze on the spot in the

middle of the two eyebrows; and reversing the tongue backwards, fix

it in the hollow under the epiglottis, placing it with great care on

the mouth of the well of nectar (closing up the air passage to stop

the nectar which flows down). This mudra, described by me at the

request of my devotees, is the Khechari Mudra.

 

IV-32 O, my beloved! know this to be the source of all success,

always practicing it let the yogi drink the ambrosia daily. By this

he obtains power over the body microcosm, even as a lion over the

elephant of death.

 

IV-33 Whether pure or impure, in whatever condition one may be, if

success be obtained in Khechari, he becomes pure. There is no doubt

of it.

 

IV-34 He who practices it even for a moment crosses the great

ocean of Karma (sins), and having enjoyed the pleasures of Deva-world

is born into a noble family.

 

IV-35 He who practices this Khechari mudra calmly and without

laziness counts as seconds the period of hundred Brahmas.

 

IV-36 He who knows this Khechari mudra according to the

instructions of his Guru, obtains the highest end, though immersed in

great sins.

 

IV-37 O, ye adored of gods! this Mudra, dear as life, should not

be given to everybody; it should be kept concealed with great care.

 

IV-38 The fire in the region of the navel

(the gastric juice) drinks the nectar which exudes out of the

Sahasrara thousand-petalled lotus. In order to prevent the nectar to

be thus consumed, he should practice this Jalandhara Bandha.

 

IV-39 Through this Jalandhara Bandha, the wise Yogi himself drinks

the nectar, and, obtaining immortality, enjoys the three worlds.

 

IV-42 If, in the course of the practice of this Mudra, the Yogi

can unite the Prana with the Apana, then it becomes of course the

Yoni Mudra.

 

IV-43 He who has accomplished Yoni Mudra, what can he not

accomplish in this world? Sitting in the Padmasana posture, free from

idleness, the Yogi, leaving the ground, moves through the air, by the

virtue of this Yoni Mudra.

 

IV-44 If the wise Yogi is desirous of liberation (crossing the

ocean of the world), let him practice this Mudra in secret, in a

retired place.

 

IV-47 He who drinks nectar becomes equal to Siddhas; he who

practices this Bandha (Hermetic Seal) becomes an adept among

creatures.

 

IV-49 The Yogi, who practices it four times a day, purifies

thereby his navel, through which the Pranas (winds) are purified.

 

IV-50 By practicing it for six months, the Yogi certainly conquers

death; the gastric fire is kindled, and there takes place an increase

of the fluids of the body.

 

IV-51 Through its practice all of a Yogi's diseases are destroyed

and it bestoys all the Sidhis (powers).

 

IV-52 Having learned the method from the Guru, the wise Yogi

should practice it with great care. This most inaccessible Mudra

should be practiced in a retired and undisturbed place.

 

IV-53 Actuated by mercy for my devotees, I shall now explain the

Vajroli Mudra, the destroyer of the darkness of the world, the most

secret among all secrets.

 

IV-54 Even while following all his desires, and without conforming

to the regulations of Yoga, a householder can become emancipated, if

he practices the Vajroli Mudra.

 

IV-55 This Vajroli Yoga practice gives emancipation even when one

is immersed in sensuality; therefore it should be practiced by the

Yogi with great care.

 

IV-56 First let the talented practitioner introduce into his own

body, according to the proper methods, the germ-cells from the female

organ of generation, by suction up through the tube of the urethra;

restraining his own semen, let him practice copulation. If by chance

the semen begins to move, let him stop its emission by the practice

of the Vajroli Mudra. Let him place the semen on the left hand duct,

and stop further intercourse. After a while, let him continue it

again. In accordance with the instruction of his preceptors and by

uttering the sound Hum, let him forcibly draw up through the

contraction of the urethra the germ-cells from the uterus.

 

IV-57 The Yogi, worshipper of the lotus-feet of his Guru, should

in order to obtain quick success in Yoga drink milk or nectar in this

way.

 

IV-58 Know semen to be moon-like, and the germ-cells the emblem of

sun; let the Yogi make their union in his own body with great care.

 

IV-59 I am the semen, Sakti is the germ fluid; when they both are

combined, then the Yogi reaches the state of success, and his body

becomes brilliant and divine.

 

IV-60 Ejaculation of semen is death, preserving it within is life;

therefore, let the Yogi preserve his semen with great care.

 

IV-61 Verily, verily, men are born and die through semen; knowing

this, let the Yogi always practice to preserve his semen.

 

IV-62 When through great efforts success in the preservation of

the semen is obtained, what then cannot be achieved in this world?

Through the greatness of its preservation one becomes like me in

glory.

 

IV-63 The bindu (semen) causes the pleasure and pain of all

creatures living in this world, who are infatuated, and are subject

to death and decay. For the Yogi, this preservation of semen is the

best of all Yogas, and it is the giver of happiness.

 

IV-64 Though immersed in enjoyments, men get powers through its

practice. Through the force of his practice, he becomes an adept in

due season, in his present life.

 

IV-65 The Yogi certainly obtains through this practice all kinds

of powers, at the same time enjoying all the innumerable enjoyments

of the world.

 

IV-66 This Yoga can be practiced along with much enjoyment;

therefore the Yogi should practice it.

 

IV-67 There are two modifications of the Vajroli, called held and

discharged. By all means let the Yogi preserve the semen.

 

IV-68 If at the time of copulation the bindu is forcibly emitted,

and there takes place a union of the sun and the moon, then let him

absorb this mixture through the tube of the male organ (urethra).

This is Vajroli.

 

IV-69 The method by which the bindu on the point of emission can

be withheld through Yoni-Mudra is called Vajroli. It is kept secret

in all the Tantras.

 

IV-70 Though ultimately the action of them (held and discharged)

is the same, there are arisen differences owing to the difference of

nomenclature. Let the Yogi practice them with the greatest care and

perseverance.

 

IV-71 Through love for my devotees, I have revealed this Yoga; it

should be kept secret with the greatest care, and not be given to

everybody.

 

IV-72 It is the most secret of all secrets that ever were or shall

be; therefore let the prudent Yogi keep it with the greatest secrecy

possible.

 

IV-73 When at the time of voiding urine the Yogi draws it up

forcibly through the Apana-Vayu, and keeping it up, discharges it

slowly and slowly; and practices this daily according to the

instructions of his Guru, he obtains the (power over semen) that

gives great powers.

 

IV-74 He who practices this daily according to the instructions of

his Guru does not lose his semen, were he to enjoy a hundred women at

a time.

 

IV-75 O Parvati! When success in Vajroli is obtained, what else

cannot be accomplished? Even the inaccessible glory of my godhead can

be attained through it.

 

IV-76 Let the wise Yogi forcibly draw the Apana upward and with it

awaken the goddess Kundalnii sleeping in the Muladhara lotus, by

means of the Shakti-Chalana. This Shakti-Chalana Mudra (moving

energy )is the giver of all powers.

 

IV-77 He who practices this Shakti-Chalana daily, gets increase of

life and destruction of diseases.

 

IV-78 Awakening from sleep, the Goddess Kundalini herself ascends

up and opens the powers in the Chakra centers. Therefore let the Yogi

desirous of power practice this Mudra.

 

IV-79 The Yogi who practices always this best Shakti Chalana Mudra

according to the instructions of his Guru, obtains the Siddhis which

give all the powers and has no fear of death.

 

IV-80 He who practices the Shakti Chalana properly for two

seconds, and with care, is very near to success. This Mudra should be

practiced by the Yogi in the proper posture.

 

IV-81 These are the ten Mudras whose equal there never was nor

ever shall be. Through the practice of any one of them a person

becomes a siddha and obtains success.