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73.
Avi ņibbalásae.
79.
He should eat food which is not rich.
ANNOTATION 79. By taking food rich in calories, the physical vigour tends to increase, and there are more chances of sexual arousal. Decaloried food, on the other hand, reduces physical vigour and consequently the passions also get weakened in a less vigourous body. That is why decaloried food has been prescribed as the first per-requisite for toning down the sexual passions.
50.31fa sulatafTe ATI 80. Avi o mo yariya ṁ kujjă. 80. He should take light diet.
ANNOTATION 80. The passions of a person taking heavy diet are more likely to get strong, while light diet helps in pacifying lust.
59.3fa 35cGMT Grşvutti 81. Avi uddhamthānañ țhāijjā. 81. He should perform kāyotsarga (i.e. relaxation and
renunciation of bodily activities) by practising urdhvasthana (i.e. adopting the posture in which legs are kept upward and head downwards).
ANNOTATION 81. Ürdhvasthāna must be practised at night; it could also be practised in day-time if there was need to do so. In accordance with one's requirements, one should practice it for one, two, three or four praharas (1/4th of a day or night). It is a very effective means to curb sexual passions.
The word urdhvasthana denotes the mudrā (posture) indicated by word Uddhamjānā, aho sire' in the Bhagawati Sutra (1/9). The same mudra is discussed in the Hatha yoga Pradipikā by 'ur dhvanābhiradhastāluh' (3/79) and "Adhaḥsiraščhordhvapādah" (3/81).
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