Krkara Kumbhaka
Description
1)Krkara Kumbhaka: pranayama
Various Types of Pranayamas
PRAMANA:Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source:
Kumbhaka Paddadhi 80
Original Verse:
"तर्जन्यनामिकेऽङ्गुष्ठ-मर्द्दिते क्षुत-सम्भवे
क्षुत-संहरणः कुम्भः कृकरस्य जय-प्रदः ॥ ८० ॥"
Transliteration:
"tarjanyanāmike'ṅguṣṭha-marddite kṣuta-sambhave
kṣuta-saṃharaṇaḥ kumbhaḥ kṛkarasya jaya-pradaḥ ॥ 80 ॥"
Translation:
"When there is a possibility of sneezing, one should rub the index and ring fingers with the thumb. This obviously does not include the process of Kumbhaka."
Type
Benefit
Pramana
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source
1)Kumbhaka Paddadhi 68
2)Kumbhaka Paddhatih 80
Original Verse
1)
"उदान उन्नयनाक-वृत्तिर्-भाष्य उढृतः घण्टिका-मध्य-ताल्वग्र-पतलेष्विति चापरे ॥ ६८ ॥ "
2)
तर्जन्यनामिकेऽङ्गुष्ठ-मर्द्दिते क्षुत-सम्भवे क्षुत-संहरणः कुम्भः कृकरस्य जय-प्रदः
Transliteration
1)
"udāna unnayanāka-vṛttir-bhāṣya uḍhṛtaḥ ghaṇṭikā-madhya-tālvagra-pataleṣviti cāpare ॥ 68 ॥ "
2)
"tarjanyanāmike'ṅguṣṭha-marddite kṣuta-sambhave kṣuta-saṃharaṇaḥ kumbhaḥ kṛkarasya jaya-pradaḥ"
Translation
1)
"Udāna means that which raises up. Its location is described by some in uvula, mid-palate, and tip of the tongue. "
2)
When there is a possibility of sneezing, one should rub the index and ring fingers with the thumb. This obviously does not include the process of Kumbhaka.