Haṭha Pradīpikā 3.59
उड्याणं कुरुते यस्माद् अविश्रान्तं महाखगः |
उड्डीयाणं तदेव स्यात् तत्र बन्धो विधीयते ||59||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Because (yasmāt | abl sg) the great bird (mahā-khagaḥ | nom sg) tirelessly (aviśrāntam) performs (kurute | 3p sg med pres) the upward flight (uḍyāṇam | acc sg n), this (tat | nom sg n) is (syāt | 3p sg act opt) precisely (eva) Uḍḍīyāṇa (uḍḍīyāṇam | nom sg); there (tatra) the lock (bandhaḥ | nom sg) is prescribed (vidhīyate | 3p sg pas pres).
The image is of a great bird flying tirelessly upward; for this reason, the practice is called Uḍḍīyāṇa.
uḍyāṇaṃ MBHDL2026 ] uḍḍīnaṃ NS1882
Uḍḍiyâna is so called, because the great bird, Prâṇa, tied to it, flies without being fatigued. It is explained below.
Wodurch der grosse Vogel (d. h. der Athem) unermüdlich auffliegt, das ist das Uddîyana; hier wird es Bandha genannt.
Haṭha Pradīpikā 3.60
उदरे पश्चिमं ताणं नाभेरूर्ध्वं च कारयेत् |
उड्डीयाणो ह्यसौ बन्धो मृत्युमातङ्गकेसरी ||60||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
In the abdomen (udare | loc sg), one should cause (kārayet | 3p sg caus opt) the backward stretch (paścimam tāṇam | acc sg) to be drawn upward (ūrdhvam) from the navel (nābheḥ | abl gen sg); this (asau | nom sg m) lock (bandhaḥ | nom sg) is indeed (hi) Uḍḍīyāṇa (uḍḍīyāṇaḥ | nom sg), the lion against the elephant of death (mṛtyu-mātaṅga-kesarī | nom sg).
Uḍḍīyāṇa is the backward and upward drawing of the abdomen from the navel. It is described as a lion that overcomes the elephant of death.
According to Brahmānanda, in Uḍḍīyānabandha the regions above and below the navel are drawn backward until they approach the back. His commentary explicitly includes the lower abdomen; the Bandha is therefore not merely a retraction above the navel.
The belly above the navel is pressed backwards towards the spine. This Uḍḍiyâna Bandha is like a lion for the elephant of death.
Am Bauch führe man sowohl oberhalb des Nabels (als auch unterhalb, Com.) den Pascimatâna aus (d. h. man ziehe an diesen Stellen den Bauch ein). Dies ist der Uddîyanabandha, der den Todeselephanten abhält.
Haṭha Pradīpikā 3.61
उड्डीयाणं तु सहजं गुरुणा कथितं सदा |
अभ्यसेदस्ततन्द्रस्तु वृद्धो ऽपि तरुणो भवेत् ||61||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Uḍḍīyāṇa (uḍḍīyāṇam | nom sg), however (tu), is easy (sahajam | nom sg n) and always (sadā) taught (kathitam | nom sg n ppp) by the guru (guruṇā | ins sg). If one practises it (abhyaset | 3p sg act opt) tirelessly (a-tatandraḥ | nom sg m), even (api) an old person (vṛddhaḥ | nom sg m) becomes (bhavet | 3p sg act opt) young (taruṇaḥ | nom sg m).
Uḍḍīyāṇa is simple, but it belongs under the guidance of the guru. One who practises it attentively and persistently is rejuvenated.
abhyased astatandras tu MBHDL2026 ] abhyaset satataṃ yas tu NS1882
Uḍḍiyâna is always very easy, when learnt from a guru. The practiser of this, if old, becomes young again.
Wer dieses dem Lehrer speziell gehörende und immer von ihm gelehrte Uddîyâna fortwährend übt, wird, selbst wenn er alt ist, wieder jung.
Haṭha Pradīpikā 3.62
नाभेरूर्ध्वमधश्चापि ताणं कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः |
षण्मासमभ्यसन्मृत्युं जयत्येव न संशयः ||62||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
From the navel (nābheḥ | abl gen sg), one should carefully (prayatnataḥ) perform (kuryāt | 3p sg act opt) the stretch (tāṇam | acc sg) upward (ūrdhvam), downward (adhaḥ), and also (cāpi). One who practises (abhyasan | nom sg m pca) for six months (ṣaṇ-māsam | acc sg) certainly (eva) conquers (jayati | 3p sg act pres) death (mṛtyum | acc sg); there is no (na) doubt (saṃśayaḥ | nom sg).
Carefully draw the abdominal region upward and downward from the navel. Six months of practice are said to conquer death.
ṣaṇmāsam abhyasan mṛtyuṃ MBHDL2026 ] ṣaṇmāsam abhyasen mṛtyuṃ NS1882
The portions above and below the navel, should be drawn backwards towards the spine. By practising this for six months one can undoubtedly conquer death.
Oberhalb wie unterhalb des Nabels übe man fleissig den Tâna sechs Monate lang, so wird man sicher den Tod besiegen.
Haṭha Pradīpikā 3.63
सति वज्रासने पादौ कराभ्यां धारयेद्दृढम् |
गुल्फदेशसमीपे च कन्दं तत्र प्रपीडयेत् ||63||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
While seated (sati | loc sg n pca) in Vajrāsana (vajra-asane | loc sg), one should firmly (dṛḍham) hold (dhārayet | 3p sg act opt) both feet (pādau | acc du) with both hands (karābhyām | ins du), and (ca) there (tatra), close to the region of the ankles (gulpha-deśa-samīpe | loc sg), press (prapīḍayet | 3p sg caus opt) the Kanda (kandam | acc sg).
In Vajrāsana, hold the feet firmly with the hands and apply deliberate pressure to the Kanda near the ankles.
sati vajrāsane pādau karābhyāṃ dhārayed dṛḍham gulphadeśasamīpe ca kandaṃ tatra prapīḍayet MBHDL2026 ] transp. NS1882 post HP 3.95*2
Keeping the feet in Vajra-âsana (Padma-âsana), hold them firmly with the hands. The position of the bulb then will be near the ankle joint, where it should be pressed.
Man nehme die Stellung des Vajrasana ein, halte mit den Händen beide Füsse in der Nähe der Fussknöchel fest und drücke den Kanda stark.
Haṭha Pradīpikā 3.64
पश्चिमं ताणमुदरे कारयेद्धृदये गले |
शनैः शनैर्यथा प्राणस् तुन्दसंधिं न गच्छति ||64||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
One should gradually (śanaiḥ), gradually (śanaiḥ), cause (kārayet | 3p sg caus opt) the backward stretch (paścimam tāṇam | acc sg) in the abdomen (udare | loc sg), chest (dhṛdaye | loc sg), and throat (gale | loc sg), so that (yathā) Prāṇa (prāṇaḥ | nom sg) does not (na) go (gacchati | 3p sg act pres) into the junction of the abdomen (tunda-saṃdhim | acc sg).
Guide the backward extension very gently through the abdomen, chest, and throat, so that Prāṇa does not fall back into contact with the abdomen.
paścimaṃ tāṇam udare kārayed dhṛdaye gale śanaiḥ śanair yathā prāṇas tundasaṃdhiṃ na gacchati MBHDL2026 ] om. NS1882
Haṭha Pradīpikā 3.65
सर्वेषामेव बन्धानाम् उत्तमो ह्युड्डियाणकः |
उड्डीयाणे दृढे बन्धे मुक्तिः स्वाभाविकी भवेत् ||65||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Among all (sarveṣām | gen pl) locks (bandhānām | gen pl), Uḍḍiyāṇaka (uḍḍiyāṇakaḥ | nom sg) alone (eva) is the highest (uttamaḥ | nom sg m), indeed (hi). When the lock (bandhe | loc sg) in Uḍḍīyāṇa (uḍḍīyāṇe | loc sg) is firm (dṛḍhe | loc sg m), liberation (muktiḥ | nom sg) becomes (bhavet | 3p sg act opt) natural (svābhāvikī | nom sg f).
Uḍḍīyāṇa is regarded as the best of all Bandhas. Once it is firmly established, liberation becomes natural.
Brahmānanda explains “liberation arising by itself” through the path of Prāṇa. Once Uḍḍīyānabandha is firmly mastered, Prāṇa rises like a bird through Suṣumṇā to the crown. This ascent leads into Samādhi, from which liberation arises. “Natural” here means a consequence of the perfected technique, not an event without prerequisites.
sarveṣām eva bandhānām uttamo hy uḍḍiyāṇakaḥ uḍḍīyāṇe dṛḍhe bandhe muktiḥ svābhāvikī bhavet MBHDL2024 ] transp. NS1882 post HP 3.62, ante HP 3.49
bandhānām em. ed. ] bandhānāum MBHDL2026
bandhānām em. ed. ] bandhānāum MBHDL2026
Of all the Bandhas, Uḍḍiyâna is the best; for by binding it firmly liberation comes spontaneously.
Von allen Bandha ist das Uddîyana der höchste; ist man mit dem Uddîyanabandha vertraut, so erlangt man seine eigene Erlösung.
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