Tṛtīyopadeśaḥ (Mudrā) · Verse 4

शाम्भवी पञ्चधारणा आश्विनी पाशिनी तथा | काकी मातङ्गिनी चैव भुजङ्गिनी चतुर्दश ||

śāmbhavī pañcadhāraṇā āśvinī pāśinī tathā | kākī mātaṅginī caiva bhujaṅginī caturdaśa ||

Completing the catalogue of twenty-five mudrās. Śāmbhavī — Śiva’s seal — is concentration on the third eye. Pañcadhāraṇā — the five elemental retentions.

Aśvinī — of the divine physicians — contracts and releases the sphincter. Pāśinī — the one that binds — wraps the body in a specific position.

Kākī — the crow — related to breathing. Mātaṅginī — the powerful — and Bhujaṅginī — the serpent — complete the repertoire. Each one is a gateway to specific dimensions of practice.