Deva datta vayu
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Description
Deva datta vayu: pranayama
Pramana
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source
Kumbhaka Paddadhi 81
Original Verse
"जृम्भोद्भवे संवृत्यास्यः कण्ठाधः प्रापयेत्-खगम् देवदत्त-जयस्-तेन जायते शङ्करोदितः ॥ ८१ ॥ "
Transliteration
"jṛmbhodbhave saṃvṛtyāsyaḥ kaṇṭhādhaḥ prāpayet-khagam devadatta-jayas-tena jāyate śaṅkaroditaḥ ॥ 81 ॥ "
Translation
"When yawning occurs, one should close the mouth and push the air down the throat. According to Sankara, this leads to control of Deva-datta-vayu. "