Transition to the next chapter. Gheraṇḍa establishes the sequence: first āsana, then mudrā, then prāṇāyāma. Each level prepares the next.

Mudrās — seals, gestures — require a stable and flexible body. Without the foundation of āsanas, the energetic seals do not fully manifest.

Control of the prāṇas — the vital currents — is the goal of haṭha yoga. But it is not reached directly; it is built step by step: body, energy, mind.