Healing Practice
Vajroli Mudra
Sanskrit: Vajrolī Mudrā
A tantric hatha-yoga practice the Hatha Yoga Pradipika describes in explicitly esoteric terms, traditionally transmitted only through direct teacher guidance.
- Tradition
- Yogic Tradition
Introduction
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika describes Vajroli Mudra, along with closely related variants it names Sahajoli and Amaroli, as an advanced tantric practice connected to specialized retention and control associated with reproductive and urogenital function. The text frames it as a secretive teaching, intended only for serious, initiated practitioners working under direct guru transmission.
This entry is a historical and educational overview of Vajroli Mudra's place within the Hatha Yoga Pradipika's textual system only. It deliberately does not describe technique, is not instructional, and the practice is not something to attempt without direct, qualified, in-person guidance within an appropriate traditional lineage context.
Sources & References
- The Hatha Yoga Pradipika — Svatmarama; trans. Pancham Sinh, The Panini Office (Sacred Books of the Hindus, vol. XV) (1914) · Link
Public domain. Classical c. 15th-century Sanskrit hatha yoga text; this early-20th-century English translation is the standard public-domain edition consulted for these entries.