Cakribandha
Cakribandha
PRAMANA Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source
Hathatatvakaumudi Ch.9.8
Original Verse
"सौमुन्नतस्फिक् ननु चक्रवत् क्षिपेद् विधाय पाणिद्वयमूर्ध्वमुच्चैः ॥
श्रमावधीमं मुहूरभ्यसेद् दिने चक्र्याख्य्बन्धं सकलामयघ्नम् ॥ ८ ॥"
Transliteration
"saumunnatasphik nanu cakravat kṣiped vidhāya pāṇidvayamūrdhvamuccaiḥ ॥
śramāvadhīmaṃ muhūrabhyased dine cakryākhybandhaṃ sakalāmayaghnam ॥ 8 ॥"
Translation
Raise the buttocks and rotate them like a wheel speedily with the help of hands.
Practice this until fatigue sets in. This is cakribandha which removes all the disorders.
Cakribandha Benefits
PRAMANA Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source
Hathatatvakaumudi Ch.9.9
Original Verse
"चक्रीबन्धः कुण्डलीक्षोभकारी तानं नाभौ संविधत्ते तथैव ॥
अग्नेर्दीप्तिं नाडीसङ्घश्लथत्वम् कुर्यादामाजीर्णशूलादिनाशम् ॥ ९ ॥"
Transliteration
"cakrībandhaḥ kuṇḍalīkṣobhakārī tānaṃ nābhau saṃvidhatte tathaiva ॥
agnerdīptiṃ nāḍīsaṅghaślathatvam kuryādāmājīrṇaśūlādināśam ॥ 9 ॥"
Translation
Cakribandha agitates the kundalini, pulls the navel, enhances gastric fire;
network of the nadis is made supple and it alleviates toxicity, indigestion and severe pain.