Yoga Chudamani Upanishad

CONTENTS Introduction 1 Mantra Page Shanti mantra 26 1 Purpose of the Upanishad 28 2 Six limbs of yoga 30 3, 4a Physic physiology 34 4b, 5, 6a Knowledge of the Chakras 39 6b, 7, 8 Description of mooladhara 52 9,10 Description of manipura 55 11,12 Description of swadhisthana 57 13, 14a Agni Mandala 60 14b, 15 Origin of the nadis 62 16, 17 Ten major nadis 65 18, 19, 20 Location of the major nadis 67 21, 22a Ida, pingala and sushummna 69 22b, 23a Prana vayus 72 23b, 24 Location of the pancha vayus 73 25,26 Function of the upa-pranas 76 27 Jiva and prana 78 28 Jiva and ida/pingala 80 29 Jiva and guna 82 30, 31a Knower of yoga 84 31b, 32, 33 Ajapa gayatri 86 34,35 Knowledge of ajapa gayatri 89 36 Kundalini Shakti 92 37 Pathway of kundalini 96 38 Method of awakening 99 39 Rising of kundalini 101 40 Jalandhara bandha 103 41 Instructions for the practitioner 106 42 Three yogic disciplines 109 43 Dietary regulations 111 44 Bondage and liberation 114 45 Kundalini yoga practices 116 46 Practice of moola bandha 117 47 Benefits of moola bandha 119 48, 49 Uddiyana bandha 121 50, 51 Significance of jalandhara bandha 124 52 Practice of khechari mudra 127 53, 54, 55 Benefits of kechari mudra 130 56 Bindu 135 57, 58 Retention of bindu 137 59 Raising bindu by yoni mudra 141 60 White and red bindu 144 61 Merger of the two bindus 146 62 Brahma and Shakti 149 63 Divine body 151 64 Attainment of yoga 154 65 Maha mudra 156 66, 67 Maha mudra method 158 68 Maha mudra and digestive fire 166 69 Maha mudra removes disease 168 70 Maha mudra bestows great powers 170 71 Pranava 173 72 Dimensions of consciousness 177 73 Pranava 182 74 Aum matras 186 75, 76a Attributes of the aum matras 188 76b, 77 Creation and dissolution 192 78 Illumination 194 79 Anahad nada 196 80 Pranava and nada yoga 198 81 Qualities of 'A' matra 200 82,83 Hamsa 202 84 Jiva and atma 205 85 Lokas and deities of aum 207 86 Powers of aum 210 87 Aum gyatri 212 88 Benefits of the pranava 214 89 Control of prana 216 90 Retention of prana 219 91 Fear of death 221 92 Pranayama and longevity 223 93 Preparation of pranayama 225 94 Purification of nadis and chakras 228 95 Chandra bheda pranayama 230 96 Moon at bindu 232 97 Surya bheda pranayama 234 98 Nadi shodhana pranayama 236 99 Mastery of nadi shodhana 239 100 Method of retention 241 101, 102 Omkara pranayama 243 103 Ratio of the breath 245 104 Levels of pranayama 246 105 Effects of pranayama 248 106 Guidelines for pranayama 250 107 Naumukhi and shaktichalini 252 108 Pranayama and karma 255 109 Asana, pranayama and pratyahara 257 110 Dharana and samadhi 260 111, 112 Progression of yoga 262 113 Culmination of yoga 264 114 Union of prana and apana 267 115 Nada yoga 269 116 Pranayama prevents disease 272 117 Diseases managed by pranayama 274 118 Pranic control 276 119 Perfection in pranayama 278 120 Pratyahara 280 121 Mental purification 282 Appendices A: Sanskrit Text 287 B: Translation 299 Bibliography 313