Part 1 Dhauti – Hrd Dhauti & Mula Shodhana
HRD DHAUTI
3. Hriddhauti (Cleaning the heart, here this really means the cleansing the throat) – Basically, it is throat purification and is of three kinds:
- Danda Dhauti (Stick) – A stalk of plaintain, turmeric or cane is used to thrust it slowly in oesophagus and then it is drawn out slowly. This expels phlegm, bile and other impurities. It is called hrid dhauti as it is assumed, by this technique, every kind of heart disease is cured.
- Vaman Dhauti (Vomiting) – It is also called kunjal kriya. Water upto the level of the throat is drunk and then vomit out. By this, disorders of phlegm and bile are cured. Remember, Gheranda Samhita mentions about this kriya after the meal.
- Vastra Dhauti (Cloth) – Four fingers wide and thin cloth is swallowed and drawn out after sometime. By this all diseases of the abdomen, enlarged spleen, leprosy and skin disorder and disorders of phlegm and bile are cured.
MULA SHODHANA
4. Mulashodhana (Cleaning the rectum) – Rectum is cleaned with water using the middle finger (manually) or stalk of the root of turmeric. This way, apanvayu flows freely when the rectum is purified. Constipation, indigestion and dyspepsia is cured.