हठयोग प्रदीपिका (योगी स्वात्माराम - ज्योत्स्ना टीका सहित सटीक)

40 HAṬHAYOGAPRADĪPIKĀ
number [of times practised on each side] is equal,
then [the practice of] the Mudrā should be ended
[for the time].
The practice is on the left side when the left leg is bent and
the right leg stretched and on the right side when the opposite
is done.
16. [For the practitioner of this] there is nothing
wholesome or unwholesome. All things of whatever
taste, even those which are insipid and even virulent
poison, if consumed, are digested as if it were nectar.
17. The maladies of one who practises Mahā-
mudrā—consumption, leprosy, constipation, abdominal
diseases, indigestion, etc.—are overcome.
18. Thus has been described this Mahāmudrā
which confers great siddhi-s upon men. This should be
carefully kept secret and not revealed to any and every
body.
19. Then MAHĀ-BANDHA [is described]: Place the
heel of the left foot on the perineum and place the right
foot upon the left thigh.
20. Having drawn in the breath, and pressing the
chin steadily on the breast [in the Jālaṃdhara-bandha],
contract the anus [in the Mūla-bandha] and fix the
mind on the central Nāḍī (Suṣumnā).
21. Having retained the breath as long as possible,
the air should be breathed out slowly. Having prac-
tised well on the left side, then practise on the right side.
22. Some are of the view that the contraction
of the throat (Jālaṃdhara-bandha) should be avoided