Plāvinī-Kumbhaka

Pramana

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source

Kumbhaka Paddadhi 171-172

Original Verse

"यथेष्टं पूरयेद्-वायुं बद्धे जाअल्न्धरे दृढे |

हृदि धृत्वा जले सुप्त्वा प्लाविनी-कुम्भको भवेत् ॥ १७१ ॥

फलके प्लवनानन्दः कुम्भकश्-च निगद्यते ॥ १७२ ॥"

Transliteration

"yatheṣṭaṃ pūrayed-vāyuṃ baddhe jāalndhare dṛḍhe |

hṛdi dhṛtvā jale suptvā plāvinī-kumbhako bhavet ॥ 171 ॥

phalake plavanānandaḥ Kumbhakaś-ca nigadyate ॥ 172 ॥"

Translation

"After taking the air in and adopting Jālandhara-bandha, when one lies in the water, it becomes Plāvinī-Kumbhaka. This Kumbhaka gives the pleasure as if one floats on a wooden plank."