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Shambhavi mudra
a yoga gesture in which one focusses at the mid-eyebrow centre.
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Shambhavi mudra : (state of supreme Shiva) A state of spontaneous or effortless meditation, in which the eyes become focused within and the mind delights in the inner Self without any attempt at concentration.

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Shambhavi Mudra
focusing the open or closed eyes on the eyebrow centre
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Shambhavi diksha: This is one of the highest initiations in the tantric tradition. By the mere touch of the guru, a disciple goes into sahaj samadhi.

Chopra, Shambhavi. Yogini: The Enlightened Woman, Wisdom Tree Press, India, 2006
Dehejia, Vidya. Yogini Cult and Temples: A Tantric Tradition, National Museum, New Delhi, 1986.
Feuerstein, Georg.

When, in your meditation, the eyes become fixed on Trikuti, the middle of the eyebrows, when the Shambhavi Mudra operates, know that Kundalini has become active.

the great gesture - combines the practice of moola bandha, shambhavi and khechari mudras simultaneously.
Maha nadi
literally means 'great nadi', which is the 'sushumna' in yoga.

You may recall that after assuming the yoni or shambhavi mudra, the yoga aspirant listens for these sounds by first directing the attention to the right or left ear. Why do the yogis require this?

or Mental attitude, which induce the state of Pratyahar (Sense withdrawal) and results in spontaneous state of meditation. Several mudras are mentioned in the Hatha Yoga which include, Vajroli Mudra, Sahajoli Mudra, Khechari Mudra, Shambhavi Mudra, ...

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