Kamala Kumbhaka
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Description
Kamala Kumbhaka: pranayama
Pramana
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source
Kumbhaka Paddadhi 189
Original Verse
"पूरयेद्-अर्क-नाड्यासु कुम्भयित्वा यथाविधि ॥ रेचयेच्-चेद्-इन्दु-नाड्यासु कुम्भकः कमलाभिधः ॥ १८९ ॥ "
Transliteration
"pūrayed-arka-nāḍyāsu kumbhayitvā yathāvidhi ॥ recayec-ced-indu-nāḍyāsu Kumbhakaḥ kamalābhidhaḥ ॥ 189 ॥ "
Translation
"When the air is inhaled through the sūrya-nāḍī and exhaled through candra-nāḍī, after systematically holding the breath, it is known as Kamala Kumbhaka. "