हठयोग प्रदीपिका (योगी स्वात्माराम - ज्योत्स्ना टीका सहित सटीक)

HAṬHAYOGAPRADĪPIKĀ 59 salutary diet, and who practises Yoga in the form of sti- mulating Kuṇḍalinī approaches siddhi within forty days. 122. Having set the Kuṇḍalinī in motion, the Bhastrikā Kumbhaka should be particularly practised. Whence is the fear of Death for the self-restrained [Yogin] who practises thus every day? 123. Except the practice of [causing to move] Kuṇḍalinī [through Śakticālana], what other means is there for clearing away the impurities of the seventy- two thousand Nāḍī-s? 124. This middle Nāḍī (Suṣumnā) becomes straight [for the easy passage of Prāṇa] by persevering practice by Yogin-s, by Āsana-s, Prāṇāyāma and Mudrā-s. 125. To those who are alert [and free from indolence] in practice, and whose minds are steadily held in a state of concentration (samādhi), the Rudrāṇī (Śāmbhavī) or other Mudrā confers a beneficial fulfil- ment (siddhi). 126. There is no earth (pṛthvī) without Rāja- yoga, there is no night without Rāja-yoga, and even a variety of Mudrā-s become useless without Rāja-yoga. Here pṛthvī stands for the firmness of the Āsana-s. Night stands for Kumbhaka, in which state everything is quiet. There is a pun on the words rāja-yoga. The earth does not flourish without the sovereign’s rule (rāja-yoga), the night does not shine in the absence of the moon (rājā) and the seal (mudrā) is of no use without being associated with the king (rājā). 127. All the breathing processes should be practised with a mind concentrated [on them]. The