Tṛtīyopadeśaḥ (Mudrā) · Verse 99

मैथुने च स्थिते चित्ते तयोर्वायुविशेषतः | स्त्रीरजः सहजा मुद्रा पुंसोऽपि विदितोदिता

maithune ca sthite citte tayor vāyu-viśeṣataḥ | strī-rajaḥ sahajā mudrā puṃso 'pi viditā uditā

When the mind is fixed in maithuna, due to the special control of the air of both, the rajas of the woman is Sahaja Mudrā, known and elevated also to the man.

This verse describes Sahajolī in the context of tantric maithuna.Maithune sthite citte — when the mind is fixed on the sexual union — indicates that it is not ordinary sexual activity but meditative practice during the union.

Tayor vāyu-viśeṣataḥ — by the special control of the air of both — emphasizes that both man and woman must have mastery of prāṇa.Tantric maithuna requires that both participants be trained practitioners, capable of controlling their energies.

Strī-rajaḥ sahajā mudrā — the rajas of women is Sahaja Mudrā — identifies female secretions as the vehicle of practice.In Sahajolī, the man absorbs the rajas of the woman in addition to or instead of his own bindu.

Puṃso ‘pi viditā uditā — known and elevated also for men — indicates that although traditionally associated with female practice, Sahajolī equally benefits the male who consciously participates in the ritual.