Jaalandharo Uddyaana na Moolabandhaa

Anjalpanti Kanttodaara payu moolaan

Bandha trayesmin parchayeemane

Bandhaha kuto daarunakaala paashaat.

 

Jalandhara banda, Uddiyaana bandha and moola

bandha are situated respectively in the throat, abdomen

and perineum. If their duration can be increased, the

where is the fear of death?

 

Bandhas were classified as a part of mudras and were handed down by word of mouth from guru to disciple. Bandhas are extensively incorporated in mudra as well as pranayama techniques. Their locking, action, however, reveals them as a fundamentally important group of practices in their own right.