kapāla-bhātī

shaṭ-karmam

(viz. adhyayana, « studying orﾠ repeating the Veda»,
adhyāpana, « teaching the Veda»,
yajana « offering sacrifices»,
yājana, « conducting them for others»,
dāna, « giving», andﾠ pratigraha, « accepting gifts»),
Ṡāṇkh-Gṛ Mn. etc. (the six daily duties accord. toﾠ the later law-books, are,
snāna, « religious bathing»,
saṉdhyājapa, « repetition of prayers at the three Saṃdhyās»,
brahma-yajña, « worship of the Supreme Being by repeating the first words of sacred books»,
tarpaṇa, « daily oblations of water to the gods, sages, andﾠ Pitṛis»,
homa, « oblations of fuel, rice etc. to fire»,
deva-pūjā, worship of the secondary gods either in the domestic sanctuary orﾠ in temples) Parāṡ. RTL. 394 ;
six acts any one of which is allowable to a Brāhman householder as a means of subsistence
(viz. ṛita, gleaning,
amṛita, « unsolicited alms»,
mṛita, « solicited alms»,
karshaṇa, « agritulture»,
satyâ̱nṛita, « commerce orﾠ trade»,
ṡva-vṛitti, « servitude», the last being condemned) Mn. IV, 4, 5, 6, 9 ;
six acts belonging to the practice of Yoga (viz. dhautī, vastī, netī, trāṭaka, naulika, kapāla-bhātī, these consist of suppressions of the breath andﾠ self-mortifications of various kinds) Cat. ;
six acts for inflicting various kinds of injury on enemies (viz. ṡānti, vaṡya, stambhana, vidvesha, uccāṭana, māraṇa, qq.vv.;
these acts consist in repeating certain magical spells andﾠ texts taught in the Tantras.) ib. ;
m. a performer of the above six acts, a Brāhman who is an adept in the Tantra. magical formularies Mn. MBh. ;
- makṛit m. a Brāhman L. ;
- ma-dīpikā f. - ma-prayoga m. N. of wks.;
- ma-vat m. a Brāhman Kād. ;
- ma-vidhi m. - ma-viveka m. - ma-vyākhyāna. cintāmaṇi, m. N. of wks.