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like a world-annihilating whirlwind; not any thing else,
only the smoke.. the smoke.. the smoke...!
As a result
even the head of the potter is whirling,
to say nothing of the pitcher!
In the pitcher's mouth, its stomach,
its eyes, its ears,
its nostrils,
the smcke is only swirling.
Not asru (tear) from the eyes,
rather the asu i.e. prana (vital force) is about
to come out;
but,
the smoke entering from outside
doesn't allow the pranas to come out.
It seems as if the pitcher's nasal artery is not there
due to the bitter smell of the smoke.
Even then!
Applying full force and
putting the smoke in the stomach
by means of the nose through the puraka (filling) technique,
the pitcher does the kumbhaka pranayama which is the surest means of accomplishing meditation
and is the root of healthful yoga-tree.
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