Brahmari Kumbhaka

Description

TYPE:Technique/Pranayama

PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source：Hathatatvakaumudi (Chapter 10, Verse 18)

Original Verse：

"वेगाकृष्टम् पूरकं भृङ्गनादं भृङ्गीनादं रेचकं मन्दमन्दम् ॥

योगीन्द्राणामेवमभ्यासयोगाच्-चित्ते जाता काचिदानन्दमूर्च्छा ॥ १८ ॥"

Transliteration： "vegākṛṣṭam pūrakaṃ bhṛṅganādaṃ bhṛṅgīnādaṃ recakaṃ mandamandam ॥

yogīndrāṇāmevamabhyāsayogāc-citte jātā kācidānandamūrcchā ॥ 18 ॥"

Translation：

"One inhales forcefully to produce the sound resembling that of a male bee and exhales very slowly, creating a sound similar to that of a female bee. This technique fills the mind of a Yogi with exceptionally ecstatic feeling."