Kumbhaka at brow center
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Description
Various Types of Pranayamas
Type
Technique
Pramana
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Source
Darshanopanishad VI. 27
Original Verse
"इडया वायुमाकृष्य भ्रूवोर्मध्ये निरोधयेत् ।
यः पिबेदमृतं शुद्धं व्याधिभिर्मुच्यते हि सः ॥ २७ ॥"
Transliteration
"iḍayā vāyumākṛṣya bhrūvormadhye nirodhayet |
yaḥ pibedamṛtaṃ śuddhaṃ vyādhibhirmucyate hi saḥ ॥ 27 ॥"
Translation
He who, after inhaling the air through the Ida, confines it at the middle of the eyebrows, will drink pure nectar and will surely be released from all diseases.