'Om Kring Kalikaye Namah'. Meaning - This mantra is used for the representation of Maa Kali. Benefit - This simple mantra of Goddess Kali is believed to give you pure consciousness.
'Om Sri Maha Kalikayai Namah'. Meaning - I bow my head to the Divine Mother Kali. Benefit - Chanting this mantra is believed to bring blessing and primal energy from the divine mother.
'Om Hreem Hreem Hrum Hrum Kreem Kreem Kreem Dakshina Kalike Kreem Kreem Kreem Hrum Hrum Hreem Hreem'. Meaning - Praise the Goddess who is the preserver of earth and saves the universe from all kinds of troubles. Benefits - Chanting this special mantra helps you stop pretending to be grown-up. The Dakshina Kali Dhyan mantra gives you good energy to achieve your goals, even when things are tough. Also, when you say the Dakshina Kali Dhyan mantra, it makes people feel peaceful, happy, and satisfied.
'Om Maha Kalyai Cha Vidmahe Smasana Vasinyai Cha Dhimahi Tanno Kali Prachodayat'. Meaning - Maa Kali - the one who resides in the Ocean of Life and in the Cremation Grounds that dissolve the world. We focus our energies on you, may you grant us boons and blessings. Benefit - By chanting this mantra, a person's mind changes to a higher state and moves from regular worldly thoughts to a clearer and more alert state related to Kali's pure light.
'Om Hrim Shreem Klim Adya Kalika Param Eshwari Swaha'. Meaning - Oh, powerful goddess Kali, you dance in joyful excitement! You create everything in the world through your creative abilities. Benefit - This mantra is believed to bring rapid growth to a person's spirituality.
'Kring Kring Kring Hing Kring Dakshine Kalike Kring Kring Kring Hring Hring Hung Hung Swaha'. Meaning - This powerful kali Mantra consist of three seeds, Krim, hum and hrim, and the name ‘Dakshina kalike’ and ‘swaha’, which means offering. Benefit - This mantra is believed to rescue us from ignorance and the fear of death.
More Kali mantras
1. Baisa Akshari Shree Dakshina Kali Mantra (22 Syllables Mantra)
ॐ क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं हूँ हूँ ह्रीं ह्रीं दक्षिणे कालिके
क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं हूँ हूँ ह्रीं ह्रीं स्वाहा॥
Om Kreem Kreem Kreem Hum Hum Hreem Hreem Dakshine Kalike
Kreem Kreem Kreem Hum Hum Hreem Hreem Svaha॥
2. Ekakshari Kali Mantra (1 Syllable Mantra)
ॐ क्रीं
Om Kreem
3. Tin Akshari Kali Mantra (3 Syllables Mantra)
ॐ क्रीं ह्रुं ह्रीं॥
Om Kreem Hrum Hreem॥
4. Panchakshari Kali Mantra (5 Syllables Mantra)
ॐ क्रीं ह्रुं ह्रीं हूँ फट्॥
Om Kreem Hrum Hreem Hum Phat॥
5. Shadakshar Kali Mantra (6 Syllables Mantra)
ॐ क्रीं कालिके स्वाहा॥
Om Kreem Kalike Svaha॥
6. Saptakshari Kali Mantra (7 Syllables Mantra)
ॐ हूँ ह्रीं हूँ फट् स्वाहा॥
Om Hum Hreem Hum Phat Svaha॥
7. Shree Dakshina Kali Mantra
ॐ ह्रीं ह्रीं ह्रुं ह्रुं क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं
दक्षिणकालिके क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं ह्रुं ह्रुं ह्रीं ह्रीं॥
Om Hreem Hreem Hrum Hrum Kreem Kreem Kreem
Dakshina Kalike Kreem Kreem Kreem Hrum Hrum Hreem Hreem॥
8. Shree Dakshina Kali Mantra
क्रीं ह्रुं ह्रीं दक्षिणेकालिके क्रीं ह्रुं ह्रीं स्वाहा॥
Kreem Hrum Hreem Dakshine Kalike Kreem Hrum Hreem Svaha॥
9. Shree Dakshina Kali Mantra
ॐ ह्रुं ह्रुं क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं ह्रीं ह्रीं
दक्षिणकालिके ह्रुं ह्रुं क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं ह्रीं ह्रीं स्वाहा॥
Om Hrum Hrum Kreem Kreem Kreem Hreem Hreem
Dakshina Kalike Hrum Hrum Kreem Kreem Kreem Hreem Hreem Svaha॥
10. Shree Dakshina Kali Mantra
ॐ क्रीं क्रीं क्रीं ह्रुं ह्रुं ह्रीं ह्रीं दक्षिणकालिके स्वाहा॥
Om Kreem Kreem Kreem Hrum Hrum Hreem Hreem Dakshina Kalike Svaha॥
11. Bhadrakali Mantra
ॐ ह्रौं काली महाकाली किलिकिले फट् स्वाहा॥
Om Hraum Kali Mahakali Kilikile Phat Svaha॥
12. Shree Shmashan Kali Mantra
ऐं ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं कालिके क्लीं श्रीं ह्रीं ऐं॥
Aim Hreem Shreem Kleem Kalike Kleem Shreem Hreem Aim॥
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Maha Mudra is one we'll show in the picture post co ing up after this. I have posted this Mudra information repeatedly throughout time because even if you stop doing it or incorporating it in your practice, when you come back to it, it is still ever evolving and very much fire! The good feel but you must remember it is not a pose really, it's a meditation.
Definition – What is Maha Mudra and its Meaning, References, and Mythology?
Maha Mudra is one of the Kaya Mudras or Postural Mudras/gestures or seals. Maha Mudra is depicted in ancient Hatha Yoga scriptures such as “Hatha Yoga Pradipika” and “Gheranda Samhita.” Sometimes people confuse it with Maha Bandha and Tadagi Mudra because of their similarities. Let us simplify its meaning which will help establish a better understanding.
Maha: The word “Maha” has a Sanskrit origin. It means “Great.”
Mudra: The word “Mudra” represents “a postural gesture or Kaya Mudra.”
Hence, this Mudra is also known as “The Great Gesture” or “The Great Seal.”
This Mudra practice involves assuming Maha Bandha (which includes all three Bandhas Jalandhar Bandha (the Chin Lock), Uddiyana Bandha (the Abdominal Lock), & Moola Bandha (the Perineum Lock)). This Mudra is believed to help the awakening of dormant Kundalini Energy.
This Mudra is helpful if anybody wants to practice complete Brahmacharya (or celibacy) and if anybody wants to manifest his sexual energies to achieve more positive things in life. This Mudra also helps to balance the sexual energies in the body. Our sexual energies are believed to be controlled by the Apana Vayu, located around the perineum. It helps to balance out that Apana Vayu, which in turn helps activate the Kundalini energy. Once we balance out our sexual energies then there’s nothing that we cannot achieve.
Practicing this Mudra helps us achieve a greater focus that helps us achieve our goals. Practicing Maha Mudra helps to achieve mental, physical, and spiritual benefits, which is one of the reasons why it is called Maha Mudra or Great gesture.
Practicing this Mudra helps to release the tension from the diaphragm muscle, which separates the digestive system from the respiratory system. This, in turn, helps improve the digestive and respiratory systems.
Practicing this Mudra helps to deepen the spiritual state of the practitioner.
It helps to awaken the dormant Kundalini Shakti.
It helps to stimulate the Apana Vayu located around the root (and perineum). The Apana Vayu is one of Prana Shakti’s vital life forces.
This Mudra also helps to release the tension from the pelvic region.
Practicing Maha Mudra helps to ease our stress and anxiety levels, making us feel lighter and relaxed.
Maha Mudra helps to balance sexual energies.
It helps to stretch the hamstrings muscles. The hamstring muscles are located around the rear thighs.
This Mudra increase Pranic energy in the body by stimulating the Mooladhara Chakra.
This Mudra helps to tone up the stomach region and legs.
It is one of the Mudras believed to delay the aging process.
This Mudra can help to reduce fat.
Similar to all other Mudra practices, it has no side effects.
However, there are a few things to consider:
Have patience and gradually build your practice to achieve good results.
For people dealing with spine-related issues such as but not limited to disc bulge or disc herniation, etc., we recommend practicing it under the guidance of a qualified teacher.
Make sure you do not experience any pain while practicing this, Mudra.
It shouldn’t be practiced during pregnancy.
Make sure not to strain yourself while retaining your breath.
In Sanskrit ‘Maha’, means ‘Great’, and ‘Mudra’, means ‘Symbol or Gesture’. Maha mudra is an advanced yogic practice that involves practicing three major bandhas together: Mula Bandha, Uddiyana Bandha and Jalandhara Bandha. Though this practice is done seated on the floor with the pose Janu Sirsasana, it is technically not considered a posture or asana even if this practice is called the Maha Mudra asana. Here the spine gets it’s extensions in all directions: lateral, forward, upward, twists, backwards and even inversion, which helps in the smooth flow of prana. As three bandhas are practiced together, it activates the three chakras bringing them in balance and encouraging the flow of prana. In Yoga, Maha Mudra has a different meaning, it refers to a mudra in Hatha Yoga that governs and improves the practitioner’s control over their sexual energy. This is a key step in awakening Kundalini.
Only if one has learned to be comfortable with the practice of Mula Bandha, Uddiyana Bandha and Jalandhara Bandha which are practiced separately and then practiced in Maha Bandha pose, the benefits derived with the practice of Mahamudra are visible and felt. Given below are the main benefits derived with this practice.
Physical Benefits: With the practice of Mahamudra which by itself is considered as an advance level practice, the physical benefits are the same when one practices the three bandhas separately. But here, when done together the benefits are immense. It stimulates the internal organs like the Stomach, Pancreas, Kidneys, Gall Bladder, Intestine, Spleen, Liver, and Reproductive organs. These organs excrete the right type and amount of hormones to keep the Endocrine System in control. Hence the immune system of the body is kept in balance. It cures indigestion, constipation, piles, etc keeping the digestive system healthy.
Mental Benefits: While there are enough benefits for the physical body, this eventually brings about a balance to the mind. This posture relieves stress, promotes calmness, brings about fresh and enough oxygen to the blood, takes the mind to the level of meditation, improves concentration, clears the mind of unwanted thoughts and worries, improves the level of memory and focus and keeps the nervous system in control.
To summarize, Mahamudra or the Great Gesture pose, with all the three bandhas, is mainly practiced to treat various abdominal diseases and detoxification of all kinds. According to T. Krishnamacharya, it should be practiced daily, once it has been mastered with the help of an expert, to prevent against all diseases, and to keep the immune system in balance. The pressing of the heel towards the perineum is very essential as this helps to improve the nervous system, and also helps in the flow of prana, technically.
Practicing Maha Mudra
Maha Mudra Steps
Since Maha Mudra is a very delicate and subtle practice, if should always be learnt and done ONLY from an experienced yoga teacher with great caution.
Given below is a step by step method to practice Maha Mudra
Begin to sit down in Dandasana at the center of the mat, taking a few breaths here. As Mahamudra is generally practiced at the end of the asana practice and as a preparation for pranayama, one should not directly start with the practice of this pose. Hence after the completion of a few sets of yoga poses, come to sit down comfortably in Dandasana, taking a few breaths here.
After taking a few breaths in Dandasana, with legs stretched out completely while extending the spine, make sure the breathing is under control. Inhale and bring the left heel, while bending the left leg at the knee and place it close to your perineum. The soles of the left foot should touch the inner right thigh, where the right leg is stretched out in Dandasana.
Take a few breaths here and extend the spine while doing so.
Inhale and go forward taking the torso, while extending the hands out to reach for the soles of the right foot and exhale completely. Take a few breaths here and watch for the stretch at the hamstrings and the back of the right knee.
In this forward stretch make sure the legs are stretched out straight not close to the floor. Also make sure the shoulders are stretched along with the chest.
Inhale again and when you exhale pull the belly deep in. Inhale again and begin with the practice of the three bandhas, starting with the first, Mula Bandha: contracting the muscles between the pubic bone and the coccyx bone. Then the second, Uddiyana Bandha: contracting the abdominal or belly muscles while pulling the navel deep inside after the inhalation. Then the third, Jalandhar Bandha: locking the chin towards the collarbone and contracting your throat muscles.
While practicing all the three bandhas one should hold the breath within, in Kumbhaka. While in this pose, slowly gaze upward taking the eyes to the centre of the eyebrows. Stay here for about 8-10 seconds for starters, making sure the bandhas are not causing too much discomfort.
To release, exhale and first release Jalandhara Bandha, and Uddiyana Bandha and last Mula Bandha. While coming out of the pose, slowly releasing the locks or the bandhas relax stretching the left leg out and take a few breaths in Dandasana.
Inhale and now fold the right leg at the knee and place the right heels close to the perineum while the soles of the foot are close to the inner left thigh. After taking a few breaths, begin the same practice of inhaling and holding the three bandhas.
Release and relax completely. Repeat the practice again making sure both sides of the leg get the same stretch and practice time.
This kind of practice can be mastered only if one has done repeated practices with each of the bandhas separately and comfortably. The need to know how to lock the various muscles in Mahamudra, comes with repeated practice and once comfortable one could increase the number of seconds to hold in the posture.
After the practice of Mahamudra, the body should be ready for the deeper practice of Pranayama, taking the body to a much higher level of self control, development of stability and ready for meditation.
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