WHAT ARE THE KRIYAS IN YOGA - "SHATKARMAS"(षटकमॅ)
INTRODUCTION TO "SHATKARMAS ": Yoga is not only about doing some asanas and be physically fit, but it teaches overall growth . We all know the importance of internal body needs cleansing so " Shatkarmas" Are mentioned in hatha yog pradipika & gherad samhita. All stages of astanga yoga are interconnected., if your inner body is not clean practice of asanas and pranayama will not that much impactful. Gherad samhita says "आमकुम्भ इवाम्भस्थो जीर्यमाणः सदा घटः | तद्वत्कर्मवशाज्जीवो भृमते जन्ममृत्युभिः || " Means "As raw Waterpot disolves In water time by time, the body warn out time by time, that is why human should provide the heat of yoga to the body so that it won't warn out in early age. The " Shatkarmas" Are as under: 1Neti( नेति) 2.Dhauti ( धॏति) 3. Basti ( बस्ती) 4.Nauli ( नौली) 5.kapalbhati ( कपालभाति) 6.Trataka ( त्राटक) 1.Neti (नेति) There are two types of neti 1 kathetar neti (