Bandha (yoga)

A bandha (Sanskrit: बंध) is a kriyā in Hatha Yoga, being a kind of internal mudra described as a "body lock,"^[1]^[2] to lock the vital energy into the body. Bandha literally means bond, fetter, or "catching hold of".^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ Mallinson, James; Singleton, Mark (2017). Roots of Yoga. Penguin Books. pp. 230–231, 237–242. ISBN 978-0-241-25304-5. OCLC 928480104.
^ Sanskrit text and English translation of the Pancham Sinh edition at sacred-texts.com (archive.org) pp. 95-127
^ Iyengar, 1976: pp.435–437
^ Iyengar, 1976: p.525
^ Monier-Williams 1964, p. 720.

[1] Mallinson, James; Singleton, Mark (2017). Roots of Yoga. Penguin Books. pp. 230–231, 237–242. ISBN 978-0-241-25304-5. OCLC 928480104.

[2] Sanskrit text and English translation of the Pancham Sinh edition at sacred-texts.com (archive.org) pp. 95-127

[Iyengar435-3] Iyengar, 1976: pp.435–437

[Iyengar,_1976:_p.525-4] Iyengar, 1976: p.525

[FOOTNOTEMonier-Williams1964[httpwwwsanskrit-lexiconuni-koelndecgi-binmonierserveimgplfilescansMWScanMWScanjpgmw0720-baddhRjpg_720]-5] Monier-Williams 1964, p. 720.

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