Kūrma-Kumbhaka

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PRAMANA:Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source:

Kumbhaka Paddadhi 79


Original Verse:

"निमीलोन्मीलने त्यक्त्वा पीठे काष्ठम्-इव स्थितिः

नेत्रयोश्-च शरीरस्य कूर्म-कुम्भः स उच्यते

भवतोऽभ्यास-वशान्-मनो-वातौ स्थिरावुभौ ॥ ७९ ॥"


Transliteration:

"nimīlonmīlane tyaktvā pīṭhe kāṣṭham-iva sthitiḥ

netrayoś-ca śarīrasya kūrma-kumbhaḥ sa ucyate

bhavato'bhyāsa-vaśān-mano-vātau sthirāvubhau ॥ 79 ॥"


Translation: "When the blinking of the eyes are controlled and one becomes perfectly steady in the asana like a log of wood and devoid of movements of the eyes and the body, it is called Kūrma-Kumbhaka. With the practice of this Kumbhaka, one attains steadiness of vayu and mind."

Type

Benefit

Pramana

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source

Kumbhaka Paddhatih 79

Original Verse

"निमिलोन्म्īलने त्यक्त्व पिथे कस्थम्-इव स्थितिह् नेत्रयोस्-च सर्īरस्य कुर्म-कुम्भह् स उच्यते भवतो'भ्यस-वसन्-मनो-वतौ स्थिरवुभौ"

Transliteration

"nimīlonmīlane tyaktvā pīṭhe kāṣṭham-iva sthitiḥ netrayoś-ca śarīrasya kūrma-kumbhaḥ sa ucyate bhavato'bhyāsa-vaśān-mano-vātau sthirāvubhau"

Translation

When the blinking of the eyes are controlled and one becomes perfectly steady in the asana like a log of wood and devoid of movements of the eyes and the body, it is called Kūrma-Kumbhaka. With the practice of this Kumbhaka, one attains steadiness of vayu and mind.