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चौपई Chaupai: A four-line verse form
In the method of the Gorakhi action Named after the legendary sage Gorakhnath, understand the manner of sitting. Place the feet crossed beneath the testicles Andan: The scrotal area, often used as a point of pressure in pelvic locks. Pull the hands toward the body and look toward the back. Fix the gaze on the tip of the nose Nasagra: A meditative focus point on the tip of the nose to still the mind and lower the head slightly. Move the body a little. 76.
Bind the tongue Rasna: The tongue, used here in the context of a "lock" or Mudra, the teeth, and the lips together as long as the breath Pavan: Vital life-force or breath is being directed upward. The patient practitioner Sadhaka: One who follows a spiritual discipline applies great strength and does not abandon the path of the Kashmir This likely refers to a specific energetic channel or school of thought. 77.
Therefore, let the breath rise upward again; devote the mind to this during the time of dawn.
चौपई
Perform the Cooling action Shitali Karma: A breathing technique used to cool the body and calm the nervous system with a focused heart. [Position the body]... place the left foot... 79.
At the root of the right thigh, place the limb; keep the hands upon the calves and face the navel Nabhi: The energetic center located at the navel. 80.
When both lips are positioned, perform breath retention Kumbhaka: The intentional holding of the breath. The breath enters the path of the mouth and follows through all the limbs of the body. 81.
Release the breath through the lips or nose slowly until it is all spent. One should practice the breath without exhaustion; if any part of the ritual is missed... 82.
By this, one abandons the path of the lotus original: "nalin mag" if the heart is filled with love for the desired practice. If the saintly practitioner wishes to cleanse the stomach, they act like a horse at the waste-gate Mal-dwar: The anus; this refers to Ashwini Mudra, the contraction of the anal sphincter. 83.
दोहा Doha: A rhyming couplet
Inhale Puraka: The process of drawing breath into the lungs through the path of the mouth... counting the virtues, one achieves the Cooling action with care. 84.
चौपई
Bring the Bhuvegam action Likely "Bhujangam" or serpent-like action, involving specific breathing or movement to the mind. For one who practices it daily, sit in the specific posture and close the mouth. Control the breath through the nostrils Nasarandhra: The openings of the nose. 85.