Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Jal –vardhak or Varun mudra(healing mudras)

Varun mudra is very effective to increase water element in the body.Due its impact on jal(water)element in the body it is also called as jal-vardhak mudra.


varun mudra or jal vardhak mudra
varun mudra

How to perform Varun mudra:

Varun mudra or jal vardhak mudra is very easy to perform,Just placing the tip of the little finger on the tip of the thumb and applying little pressure.


Impact of Varun mudra on health:

Varun mudra helps to increase water element in the body.Our body contains 75 percent water.Water is plays major role in every activity of our health system.water is present in protoplasm of cells,extra cellular fluid,lymph,blood,tears,saliva,mucous,digestive juices,enzymes,hormones,semen,cerebrospinal fluid,etc. Any slight decrease in the percentage of water would results to many disturbance like dehydration. Practising varun mudra helps to increase water element in the body and restore the balance in the system.  

The element of water has a major role in taste and tongue. Jal-vardhak mudra is very useful to treat the disorders related to tongue,taste,senses,dryness of mouth.

 Jal is the main component of pitta and kapha prakarti.If you are a pitta or kapha prakarti person then you should practice this mudra moderately,this mudra increases pitta and kapha dosha.If you are a vatta dosha person then practising this mudra regularly will be great beneficial to prevent illness. 

Benefits of Varun mudra and its healing properties:

Varun mudra increases water element it helps to over come dryness of eyes and mouth,throat and intestines.

Jal-vardhak mudra is very useful to heal indigestion  and constipation.

Varun mudra is very effective to prevent dryness of skin and moister skin in the winter season.

Degeneration of joint-cartilage,Osteo-Arthritis  dry eczema and psoriasis can be healed through varun mudra. 

Varun mudra is very effective in the treatment of cramps,dehydration,deficiency of hormones,Scanty urination and scanty manses.

Loss of taste or tongues disorders can easily over come through varun mudra.

All the diseases causes due to excess of vatta dosha can be healed by practising varun mudra.

30 minutes of regular practice is enough to get the benefits of varun mudra or jal-vardhak mudra.You can perform this mudra at any time or in any position but early hours of morning or in meditation is preferable.


If you are a pitta or kapha prakarti person then practice this mudra moderate only.