हठयोग प्रदीपिका (योगी स्वात्माराम - ज्योत्स्ना टीका सहित सटीक)

HAṬHAYOGAPRADĪPIKĀ 27 The bamboo tube should be six finger breadths long, and a length of four finger ,breadths should be inserted in the anus. Some practise Vasti without this tube, but it is very dangerous as all the water does not come out and so causes many diseases. The above two processes should not be gone through after a meal, nor should one delay taking food after these. 28. This Jalavasti, when [duly] practised, refines the bodily constitution (dhātu-s), sense-organs (indriya-s) and the internal organ (antaḥkaraṇa); it makes [the body] bright and increases the digestive power; it destroys all the disorders in the constitution. 29. Then NETI [is described]: Insert through a nasal passage a smooth thread of the length of a hand- span [about nine inches] and draw it out through the mouth. This is called Neti by the Siddha-s. The thread should have no knots. The way to do this is to put one end of the thread into the nose and closing the other nostril with the finger, inhale the breath and exhale it through the mouth. By a repetition of this process the thread gets into the mouth. Then take it and pull it out. One can also pass the thread through one nostril and draw it through the other. 30. This purifies the [region of the] skull and makes the sight capable of perceiving subtle things. Also, Neti soon removes all diseases of the body above the shoulders. 31. Then TRĀṬAKA [is described]: Look with fixed eyes [without winking] at a minute object with concentration till tears are shed. This is called Trā- ṭaka by the teachers.