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Mudras

The document provides instructions for several hand mudras or gestures and their benefits. It describes how to form the mudras of Linga, Shunya, Prithvi, Surya, Gnyan, Varuna, Prana and Vayu by positioning the fingers in specific ways. Practicing these mudras is said to help alleviate issues like cough, ear pain, weakness, excess fat, mental problems, blood disorders, eye diseases, joint pain and more.

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Mudras

The document provides instructions for several hand mudras or gestures and their benefits. It describes how to form the mudras of Linga, Shunya, Prithvi, Surya, Gnyan, Varuna, Prana and Vayu by positioning the fingers in specific ways. Practicing these mudras is said to help alleviate issues like cough, ear pain, weakness, excess fat, mental problems, blood disorders, eye diseases, joint pain and more.

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Some Useful Mudra(s)

After taking bath early in the morning, one should sit on an aasana (one can use a warm blanket also). If possible, one should sit in the Yogic postures: Padmasana or Sukhasana. Inhale deeply & then exhale slowly 5-10 times. Let your mind feel peaceful & thereafter do the following Mudras using both hands. When necessary, one can do these mudra(s) at other times also.

Padmasana
Linga Mudra Method: Clasp the fingers of both the hands tightly & then make the inner thumb erect as shown in diagram. Benefits: Increase in warmth of the body, cough & congestion disappears (kaf vanishes). Shunya Mudra Method: Bend the longest middle finger so that its nail touches the soft part of the thumb. Rest of the 3 fingers should be kept straight. Benefits: Pain in ear vanishes. If there is pus in the ears or one is not able to hear properly, then this mudra should be done for 4-5 minutes.

Linga Mudra

Shunya Mudra

Prithvi Mudra Method: Touch the the smallest finger (Kanishthika) with the tip of the thumb. Rest of the 3 fingers should be kept straight. Benefits: Weakness of the body disappears & one feels rejuvenated.

Prithvi Mudra
Surya Mudra Method: Bend the finger next to the smallest finger (Anamika). Make the thumb touch the part of this finger above the nail. Benefits: Excess fat of the body & laziness gets removed by doing this mudra.

Surya Mudra

Gnyan Mudra Method: Touch the index finger with the tip of the thumb. The remaining 3 fingers should remain straight. Benefits: If one is suffering from mental problems like lack of sleep or excess of sleep, weak memory, anger etc., then this mudra is very helpful. This mudra enables one concentrate while doing meditation & Gnyan Mudra prayers. One should practise this mudra for 30 minutes every day. Varuna Mudra Method: Bend the middle (longest) finger so that it touches the tip of the thumb. Let the remaining 3 fingers be straight. Benefits: The diseases happening due to the deficiency of jal tatva(water content) like blood disorders, skin diseases, anaemia etc Varuna Mudra are cured. Prana Mudra Method: Let the tip of the 2 corner fingers & thumb touch each other. The remaining 2 fingers should be straight. Benefits: This mudra is the center for the energy of the Prana. It helps in keeping the body healthy. This is very helpful for curing eye diseases & reducing the number of eye-glasses (improving the eyesight). Vayu Mudra Method: Bend the index finger so that it touches the soft part of the thumb. The remaining 3 fingers should remain straight. Benefits:It is beneficial for joint pain in hands & feet, paralysis, hysteria etc. It is very beneficial to do Prana Mudra along with this mudra.

Prana Mudra

Vayu Mudra

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