Tṛtīyopadeśaḥ (Mudrā) · Verse 81

षण्मासोर्ध्वं भवेत्सिद्धिः पलितं वलितं च न | याममात्रं तु योऽभ्यासेत्स योगी कालजिद्भवेत्

ṣaṇ-māsa-ūrdhvaṃ bhavet siddhiḥ palitaṃ valitaṃ ca na | yāma-mātraṃ tu yo 'bhyāset sa yogī kāla-jid bhavet

After six months siddhi arises;There are no gray hairs or wrinkles.Whoever practices during a yāma, that yogi becomes a conqueror of time.

This verse promises extraordinary results for the sustained practice of Viparīta Karaṇī.Ṣaṇ-māsa-ūrdhvam — after six months — appears repeatedly in the texts as the period necessary to consolidate profound transformations.Daily practice during this time produces siddhi (perfection, achievement).

The visible signs are na palitaṃ na valitam — neither gray hair nor wrinkles.These are the traditional external markers of aging.The inversion that preserves the lunar nectar reverses these signs, externally manifesting the internal renewal.Although these may seem like hyperbolic promises, they reflect the understanding that aging is an energetic process that can be slowed or reversed through specific practices.

Yāma-mātraṃ abhyaset — practicing for one yāma (three hours) — is an extraordinary duration that only advanced yogis achieve.Kāla-jit — conqueror of time — is the supreme title: he who masters Viparīta Karaṇī transcends the tyranny of time that governs ordinary existence.