Shiva Samhita (also Siva Samhita) is a Sanskrit text on yoga, written by an unknown author[1]. The text is addressed by the Hindu god Shiva to his consort Parvati ("Shiva Samhita" means "Shiva's Compendium").
Within the Shiva Samhita, the sun is referred to as being at the bottom of Meru (II. 10), which is a reference to the kundalini. Within the same text, the Bhandas, or chakra locks, appear again.
According to Shiva Samhita: "There is nothing as effective as nada to merge the mind." Just reflect upon how quickly one's whole mood and outlook change in response to favourable (or unfavourable) music.
the sun and moon" (Shiva Samhita, II.1-3). The outer sun, they asserted, is in reality a token of our own "inner sun," which corresponds to our subtle, or spiritual, heart.
However, if you are willing to consider that religious texts (in written form) have author(s) that conceived (or collected) them at some point, you will find that there are various estimates of Shiva Samhita's date of writing, ...
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When practiced together they are called Tri-Bandhas. There are various forms of Yogic Mudras. This report attempts to give a brief summary of bandhas given in Gheranda Samhita, Hatha ratnavali, Hatha Yoga Pradopika and Shiva Samhita.. Read More...
 See also: Samhita, Yoga, Shiva, Prana, Hatha Yoga
  
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