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THE SHAT KARMAS -NETI

Neti. (a) Sutra Neti (b) Jala Neti/Dugdha Neti/Ghrita Neti.

(a) Sutra Neti / Rubber Neti

Two cords will be required or you may use catheter

(Rubber Neti) - 2 No.

Sit in kagasana. Push the thread or the Rubber

Catheter into one of the nostrils which ever is more

active at that moment. When the cord comes out

through the throat pull it out with the index and big

finger while holding the other end out at the nostril.

Now pull these up and down half a dozen times and

draw out the entire length by way of the month.

This done daily frees us from all the diseases of the

nose, ears and teeth. The eyes will become sparkling

bright.

Bhakti Sagara Grantha (Ashtanga Yoga Varnana) :



“Mihin ju suta mangay kai, moti batai dora Upara

mauma ramaya kai,

sadhai uthakarabhora Sadhai uthakara bhoa dedha

allista ki kijai.

Tako sidhi karai, hatha apane me lijai

Nasa randhara men mela kara khincai anguli doya.

Pheri bilouana kijiye neti kahiya soya,

Naka kana aru danta ko roga na vyapai koya.

Ujjvala hovai naina hi nita neti kari soya.”

“Twist a thick cord out of thin, fine thread; soak it in water

through and through. Get up early and use just 12 inchesof this cord, thrust it up your nose, draw it down your throat

then out of the mouth after chewing it thoroughly. This

done daily you are free from all the diseases of the nose,

ears, teeth and your eyes will be sparkling bright.” An hour after this exercise, pour a couple of drops of warm butter

into each nostril. These nose drops will be of special

benefit if used before resting during day or before retiring

for the night.



(b) Jal Neti (can be done with Milk/Ghee)

Fill a jug with a nozzle of 1/2 lt. capacity with lukewarm

saline water.

Posture. Squatting on the ground. The jug of water held in

palm.

Method. Insert the spout in one nostril. Tilt the head to the

opposite side water will trickle through the lower nostril.

After emptying a jug full do the same with the other. Care

should be taken to breathe through the mouth during the

entire course of this operation, should be kept open never

breathing through the nostril. After completing this exercise

get up and bend forward at an angle of 90o. Breathe out

sharply through the nose while moving your head right,

left, up and down. This will help to eliminate whatever water remains. Jal Neti should be followed by Bhastrika,

which is excellent for cases of chronic headache insomnia

and drowsiness. It helps in stopping hair fall and greying of

hair. Memory is sharpened. Eyes become brighter.Diseases of the ear and eyes can all be cured. Both sutra



neti and jala neti are part of one exercise first do sutra neti

followed by jal neti.

Hat yoga Pradipika - Part-II Shloka-30

“Kapala Sodhani c-aiva divya drsti pradayini

Jatrurdhva - Jata rogaughan netir-asu nihanki ca.”

The neti exercise cleanses the brain cells, endows with

divine sight and removes all diseases of the upper regions

of the body.

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