Mūla bandha — root lock
Perineal root
Mūla bandha is the root lock, rendered at the pelvic floor and perineal base. Haṭha sources place its action in drawing the downward-moving force upward; the point is a symbolic practice locus, not a clinical instruction or anatomical claim.
Point 1 of 3 in Bandhas — Three Yogic Locks (त्रिबन्ध)
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā (primary_canonical)
Chapter 3, mūla-bandha instruction in the bandha section (verses 59–60 in the Sinh edition).
Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā (primary_canonical)
Chapter 3, mūla-bandha instruction (bandha section, verses 10–11 in the Vasu edition).