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elbows on the ground. Remain steady. The sun dwells at the root of the navel and the moon at the
root of the palate. The process by which the sun is brought upward and the moon is carried
downward is called Viparitakarani Mudra. The positions of the sun and the moon are reversed. On
the first day do it for a minute. Gradually increase the period to three hours. After six months
wrinkles on the face and grey hair disappear. The Yogin who practises this for three hours daily
conquers death. As the gastric fire is increased, those who practise this Mudra for a long time should
take some light refreshment such as milk, etc., as soon as the Kriya is over. Sirshasana posture also
is called Viparitakarani Mudra.
9. KHECHARI MUDRA
Kha means Akasa and Chari means to move. The Yogi moves in the Akasa. The tongue
and the mind remain in the Akasa. Hence this is known as Khechari Mudra.
This Mudra can be performed by a man, only if he has undergone the preliminary exercise
under the direct guidance of a Guru, who is practising Khechari Mudra. The preliminary portion of
this Mudra is in making the tongue so long that the tip of the tongue might touch the space between
the two eyebrows. The Guru will cut the lower tendon of the tongue with a bright, clean knife little
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by little every week. By sprinkling salt and turmeric powder, the cut edges may not join together
again. Cutting the lower tendon of the tongue should be done regularly, once a week, for a period of
six months. Rub the tongue with fresh butter and draw it out. Take hold of the tongue with the
fingers and move it to and fro. Milking the tongue means taking hold of it and drawing it as the
milkman does the udder of a cow during milking. By all these means you can lengthen the tongue to
reach the forehead. This is the preliminary portion of Khechari Mudra.
Then turn the tongue upwards and backwards by sitting in Siddhasana so as to touch the
palate and close the posterior nasal openings with the reversed tongue and fix the gaze on the space
between the two eye-brows. Now leaving the Ida and Pingala, Prana will move in the Sushumna
Nadi. The respiration will stop. The tongue is on the mouth of the well of nectar. This is Khechari
Mudra.
By the practice of this Mudra the Yogi is free from fainting, hunger, thirst and laziness. He is
free from diseases, decay, old age and death. This Mudra makes one an Oordhvaretas. As the body
of the Yogi is filled with nectar, he will not die even by virulent poison. This Mudra gives Siddhis to
Yogins. Khechari is the best of all Mudras.
10. VAJROLI MUDRA
This is an important Yogic Kriya in Hatha Yoga. You will have to work hard to get full
success in this Kriya. There are very few people who are experts in this act. Yogic students draw
water first through a silver-tube (catheter specially made) passed into the urethra 12 inches inside.
After due practice they draw milk, then oil, honey, etc. They draw mercury in the end. Later on they
can draw these liquids directly through the urethra without the help of the silver-tube. This Kriya is
of immense use for keeping up perfect Brahmacharya. On the first day you should send the catheter
inside the urethra for one inch only, the second day two inches, third day three inches, and so on.
You must gradually practise till you are able to send 12 inches of the catheter inside. The way
becomes clear and blowing. Raja Bhartrihari could do this Kriya very dexterously.
Even a drop of semen cannot come out of the Yogi who practises this Mudra. Even if it is
discharged, he can draw it back through this Mudra. The Yogi, who draws his semen up and
preserves it, conquers death. Good smell emanates from his body.
The late Trilingaswami of Varanasi was an expert in this Kriya. Sri Swami Kuvalayanandaji
of Lonavala teaches this Mudra.
Some persons call the Mayurasana Vajroli Mudra. Again Vajroli Mudra is also known as
Yoni Mudra. However, the description of Yoni Mudra is given separately.
The object of Vajroli Mudra is to be perfectly established in Brahmacharya. When aspirants
practise this Mudra, they unconsciously divert their mind to sexual centres and thereby they cannot
get any success. When you see the description of this Mudra, you will clearly understand that strict
Brahmacharya is absolutely necessary. For practising this there is no necessity at all for a woman or
for any sexual intercourse. Since the Grihasthas have their wives and because they think that Vajroli
Mudra is a device for birth-control, they have a keen desire to practise this Mudra. It is all mere
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foolishness and delusion. They have not understood the technique and object of this important
Kriya.
Practice of Mula Bandha, Maha Bandha, Maha Mudra, Asanas, Pranayamas, etc., will
naturally enable one to understand and to get success in the practice of Vajroli. This must be done
under the direct guidance of a Guru.
11. SHAKTI CHALANA MUDRA
Sit in a secluded room in Siddhasana. Draw in the air forcibly and join it with Apana. Do
Mula Bandha till the Vayu enters the Sushumna. By retaining the air, the Kundalini, feeling
suffocated, awakes and finds its way through Sushumna to Brahmarandhra.
Sit in Siddhasana. Take hold of the foot near the ankle and slowly beat the Kanda with the
foot. This is Tadana Kriya. By this method also Kundalini can be awakened. Through the practice
of this Mudra one can become a Siddha.
12. YONI MUDRA
Sit in Siddhasana. Close the ears with the two thumbs, eyes with the index-fingers, nostrils
with the middle-fingers, the upper lips with the ring-fingers and the lower lips with the little fingers.
This is a beautiful pose for doing Japa. Dive deep and meditate on the Shat Chakras and Kundalini.
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