हठयोग प्रदीपिका (योगी स्वात्माराम - ज्योत्स्ना टीका सहित सटीक)

HAṬHAYOGAPRADĪPIKĀ 19 purification of the Nāḍī-s, Mudrā-s, etc. and control of breath. 56. Āsana-s, the varieties of Kumbhaka, the positions called Mudrā [i.e. Mahāmudrā, etc.], then concentration upon the nāda (inner sound) comprise the sequence of practice in Haṭha-yoga. 57. The Brahmacārin [one devoted to Brahman, who leads a chaste life] who, following a moderate diet, is intent on Yoga, renouncing [the fruits of his actions], becomes a Siddha after a year. There need be no doubt about this. 58. 'Moderate diet' is defined to mean agreeable and sweet food, leaving one-fourth of the stomach free, eaten [as an offering] to please Śiva. The Yogin should fill two parts of his stomach with food and the third with water, leaving the fourth free for the passage of air. 'Pleasing Śiva' means that he should think that the one who eats is Śiva and not himself; as the Śruti-s say: 'The eater is Maheśvara, the great Lord.' 59. The following things are said to be unsalutary [for Yogin-s]: Things that are bitter, sour, pungent, salty, heating, green vegetables [other than those or- dained], sour gruel, [sesame or mustard] oil, sesamum, mustard, alcohol, fish, flesh including that of the goat, curds, buttermilk, horse-gram, the fruit of the jujube, oil cakes, asafoetida and garlic. By 'bitter', substances such as bitter gourd are meant. Sour such as tamarind; pungent such as chillies; heating such as jaggery, which increase the temperature of the body.