““Jataraagni Kriya” – Nithya Kriya for digestion and Kundalini Awakening.”

“Jataraagni Kriya” – Nithya Kriya for digestion and Kundalini Awakening. Please understand, when I teach you this kriya, if you are doing it directly under my supervision means if I am able to see you this Kriya works as a process also, means Kundalini also will be awakened intensely. If you are doing it on your own learning from my discourses or videos, it works like a technique. So now all the two way connection, for all of you now this process, this Kriya will work as technique and process. You will have Kundalini Awakening also. But for the people who are listening and practicing on their own it will work as Kriya. If you are listening and practicing on your own, it will help you completely for digestion. If you are doing it directly under my guidance, supervision, not only it will heal your digestion disorders and problems, it will awaken your kundalini also.

So first Nithya Kriya for digestion – Jataraagni Kriya. In Hata Yoga Pradipika the Guru’s role is explained. Let me describe that and move to Kriya now.

“Supta guru prasadena yatha jaagarithi Kundali | Tatha sarvani padmani bhidyanthe grantha yopi cha||”

Translation – “Indeed by Guru’s grace this sleeping Kundalini is awakened. Then all the lotuses (chakras), and knots (grandhis) are opened!

“Supta guru prasadena yatha jaagarithi Kundali | Tatha sarvani padmani bhidyanthe grantha yopi cha||”

So I bless all the people who are sitting in 2 way Nayana Deeksha. Now the process you are going to do not only will cure your digestion problems, it will awaken your kundalini energy also!

{01:03:24} Next verse –

“Sashaila vana dhaatreenaam yatha adhaaro ahinaayakaha | Sarveshaam yogatantraanaam tathaa dhararo he kundali||

“As the serpent upholds the earth and its mountains, Sesha Naga upholds earth and mountains and woods, so Kundalini is the support of all Yoga practices.”

Now through this kriya, we are going to awaken the Kundalini Shakti!

Next verse -

{0104:17} Now we are entering into the exact technique. In Hata Yoga Sutras, 3rd chapter, 10th verse -

“Paadamoolena Vaamena yonim sampidya dakshinam | Prasaaritam padam krutva karaabhyam dhaaryethdhrutam||”

I thank Swami Satayananda Saraswathi and his organizations for helping me in translating these verses into English. Many technical terms, I took the help of Swami Satyananda Saraswathi and his organization’s literatures when I translated these verses. I thank them with my love and respects and gratitude. Understand now I am giving you the first instruction -

{01:05:48} “Press the left heal into the perineum. Straighten the right leg and with hands firmly take hold of the outstretched foot. Straighten the right leg. And I wanted to remind all the devotees who are not in 2 way connection, please do not do the Kriya because I will not be responsible and I will not be able to take care of you whether you are doing it properly or not. So if you are not in 2 way connection better you do not do this Kriya. Only the people who are sitting in 2 way connection, whom I am able to see with my physical eyes; don’t give me the justification oh! You can see anything anywhere. But now I am able to see, I am using only my physical eyes. Because I am working with body I can see only with my physical eyes. So if you are in front of my physical eyes or in front of the two way connection, practice this Kriya. Please understand, now make enough space. Oklahoma Somanatham, make enough space. Sit properly. Toronto Kailash, sit properly.

Stretch the left leg. Press the left heal into the perineum. Hope you are able to see how I am sitting. {Swamiji demonstrates the asana} And with hands firmly take hold of the out stretched foot. With hands how much you can stretch. Yes. Stretch and take hold of the outstretched foot. Naturally you have to bend the front, you may have to bend the front. Do it as much as you can. Ma Krishnananda both hands on feet, both hands on the foot.

Just inhale exhale very slowly, steadily in that same posture. Inhale and exhale slowly and steadily in that same posture 11 times.

You can bend your neck, bend your head, bend your body, you can even bend your knees little bit. No problem. Not fully. Very little. You can bend your knees. No problem.

Inhale and exhale at least 11 times very smoothly, in a relaxed way.

Om! Soham! Hamsam! Hamsam, Hamsam, Hamsam, Hamsam!

Now come back, look up. Let you be sitting in the same position. Your heels into the perineum, straight right leg, but you can look up, look straight. You can leave your hands now.

{01:11:12} Next instruction, next step –

“Kante bandham samaropya, dhaarayedvaayumoordhvarthaha| Yatha dandahataha sarpou dandaakaaraha prajaayathe||”

“By locking the throat and retaining the breath, the prana rises straight, just like a snake beaten with a stick becomes straight.”

Understand, now you can support with your left hand your body, and make your body straight. Your right hand can be on your knees relaxed way, your left hand - just like how I am sitting {Swamiji demonstrates this posture}

Turiya it is not right. Put the left heal exactly on the perineum. It has to go inside completely. See how it has gone inside {he shows again}

Let me now give the instruction 2nd instruction. Lock the throat and retain the breath. How? Just turn the tongue. Turn the tongue and lock it. Turn the tongue and push it up that is locking the throat. Now turn the tongue and lock the throat. Do not allow inhaling or exhaling as long as you can. When you feel you can’t hold anymore, allow the inhaling and exhaling. Again lock. Lock and hold as long as you can and release when you can’t. Again lock and hold as long as you can.

Do this 21 times. Now you will see the intense Kundalini Awakening and the stomach, whole digestion system getting healed. Start lock the throat.

Hreem, Hreem, Hreem, Hreem, Hreem, Hreem!

Lock your tongue. Push the tongue towards the upper palate. Hold as long as possible. When you feel you can’t hold anymore. Relax, exhale slowly and gradually. Not quickly and again hold. Holding as long as you can. Do this 21 times with closed eyes. Your body can be straight. You can use your left hand to support your body, right hand can be relaxed on your knees. Close your eyes and do this holding 21 times.

Om Hreem!

Relax.

{01:22:31} Now put the right leg under the perineum and stretch the left leg. Do the same. Let me give you the sutra –

“chandraange tu samabhyasaya sooryaange punarabhyaset | yaavat tulyaa bhavet sankhyaa tato mudraam visarjayet ||”

“After practicing on the left side practicing on the right side, when the number of rounds is even, discontinue and release the mudra!”

Please understand, now put the right leg under the perineum, stretch the left leg and now again turn the tongue and lock it in the upper palate. Hold as long as you can. When you feel you can’t hold anymore, exhale slowly - don’t exhale quickly, slowly and steadily. Hold as long as you can and exhale slowly steadily. Do this 21 times again!

Hreem!

Now relax, inhale and exhale in a normal way for 3 times. Now I will describe the benefits of this process.

{01:29:16}

“iyam khalu mahaa-mudraa mahaa-siddhaihi pradarshitaa | mahaa-kleshaadayo doshaaha ksheeyante maranaadayaha | mahaa-mudraam cha tenaiva vadanti vibudhottamaaha ||”

Understand, this process removes worst afflictions of five koshas and the cause of death. Especially if this process is done by a pregnant woman every day, never there will be a abortion. So this should be added into our pregnancy course. Every day, pregnant woman should do this process till the last day. Till the last day she should be able to do this so that she should, actually she should start the three months itself so that she is able to do this till the last day of the delivery. There will not be any abortion or any pre matured death. For one who practices this process, there is nothing wholesome or unwholesome. Anything can be consumed. Even the deadliest of process is digested like nectar. I am not saying drink poison. No, but Hata Yoga Sutras are giving the guarantee anything you eat will be digested and it is true.

“na hi pathyam apathyam vaa rasaaha sarve’pi neerasaaha | api bhuktam visham ghoram peeyusham api jeeryati ||”

Means there is no patya, apatya, anything you eat will be digested.

Next verse –

{01:31:32} “kshaya-kushta-gudaavarta-gulamaajeerna-purogamaaha | tasya doshaaha kshayam yaanti mahaa-mudraam tu yo’bhyaset ||”

“Abdominal disorders, constipation, indigestion and leprosy, etc. are alleviated by the practice of maha mudra.” - Hata Yoga Pradipika 3rd chapter 17th verse.

Now 18th verse –

“kathiteyam mahaa-mudraa mahaa-siddhikaraa nrunaam | gopaneeyaa prayatnena na deyaa yasya kasyachit ||”

“Thus maha mudra has been described as the giver of great siddhis. It must be kept secret and not disclosed to anyone.” - Hatha Yoga Pradipika: Chapter 3-Verse 18.

“Thus this process has been described as the giver of great siddhis. It must be kept secret and not disclosed to anyone.”

Understand this instruction that it should not be disclosed to anyone is given so that there is no wrong doing.

{01:33:08} If somebody does it wrong, it can create some disturbances or side effects or after effects. That is why you don’t want this to be disclosed to everybody. If you are sitting in front of my eyes or in front of the 2 way conferencing the cities I am able to see, and doing it directly in my sight, then don’t worry. Because I am continuously watching and correcting you. And I sincerely request if you are not directly in front of my physical eyes, and in front of the cameras all over the world which I can see physical eyes, with physical eyes like 2 way connection, if you are in front of my eyes or in 2 way connection do this Kriyas otherwise please do not do. I will not be able to take responsibility for whatever happens to you and I sincerely recommend not to do if you are not in front of my physical eyes.

{01:34:22} Final step – Sit straight. Internally bring both your eye balls to your brow center and turn the tongue and put the tongue, press the tongue towards the upper palate. Understand, let me give you the sutra and the instruction.

“kapälakuhare jihvä praviñöä viparétagä | bhruvorantargatä dåñöirmudrä bhavati khecaré ||”

“Kechari mudra is turning the tongue backwards into the cavity of the cranium and turning the eye inwards towards the eyebrow centre”

Turn the tongue backwards and press it towards the upper palate and bring your both eyes – turn them inwards towards the brow center.

Press the turned tongue up – upper palate. Second – turn your eyes inwards and towards to the brow center. Lock like this (Swamiji demonstrates) When you feel you can’t hold anymore, then exhale slowly. Again lock it. Do this 21 times. Up.

Let the Kundalini energy in you all be intensely awakened! Sit straight.