Srnkhala

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PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source：

Hathatatvakaumudi (Chapter 10, Verse 37)

Original Verse：

"शक्तिर्बोधमुपैतिशुद्धिमयते वायुस्तथा नाडिकाः

शुद्धिं याति कृशत्वमाशु तनुते रेचं विधत्ते शुभम् ॥

पूरं पूरकमाचरेदथ तथा कुम्भं चरेत् कुम्भकं

यावच्छक्त्यनुरेचकं च कलयेत् कुम्भं पुनः संश्रयेत् ॥ ३७ ॥"

Transliteration：

"śaktirbodhamupaitiśuddhimayate vāyustathā nāḍikāḥ

śuddhiṃ yāti kṛśatvamāśu tanute recaṃ vidhatte śubham ॥

pūraṃ pūrakamācaredatha tathā kumbhaṃ caret Kumbhakaṃ

yāvacchaktyanurecakaṃ ca kalayet kumbhaṃ punaḥ saṃśrayet ॥ 37 ॥"

Translation：

sakti (kundali) is aroused, prana and nadis become purified and the body gets slim. One exhales adequately and surely prolongs inhalation which is highly desirable. This is srnkhala told by me. This brings success to one on earth and one is equally eulogized by demons and gods.