हठयोग प्रदीपिका (योगी स्वात्माराम - ज्योत्स्ना टीका सहित सटीक)

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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