Pranayama with Mantra- Part 3
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Description
Various Types of Pranayamas
Type
Technique
Pramana
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Source
"Mahanirvani Tantram. III. 47"
Original Verse
"शनैःशनैस्त्यजेद्वायुं जपन् षोडशधा मनुम् | वामनासापुटेऽप्येवं पूरकुम्भकरेचकम् ॥ ४७ ॥"
Transliteration
"śanaiḥśanaistyajedvāyuṃ japan ṣoḍaśadhā manum | vāmanāsāpuṭe'pyevaṃ pūraKumbhakarecakam ॥ 47 ॥"
Translation
"Then reciting the Manu for sixteen times he should expel the air slowly by means of his right nostril. In this way also he should practice Puraka and Kumbhaka and Rechaka, pressing the left nostril. (47)"