Hamsa Vedha, Initiation

Pramana

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source

Kumbhaka Paddadhi 84

Original Verse

"हंसवेधं विना नैते सिद्ध्यन्ति यमिनां क्वचित् प्रत्युतानुभवत्येव रोगराशिं पदे पदे तस्मात् सुदीक्षितो योगी पवनाभ्यासम्-आचरेत् ॥ ८४ ॥"

Transliteration

"haṃsavedhaṃ vinā naite siddhyanti yamināṃ kvacit pratyutānubhavatyeva rogarāśiṃ pade pade tasmāt sudīkṣito yogī pavanābhyāsam-ācaret ॥ 84 ॥"

Translation

"These cannot be accomplished by the Yogi without haṃsa-vedha. Otherwise, one has to face several diseases frequently. Therefore, a Yogi should undertake the practice of Pranayama only after receiving proper initiation."