Utkarsa Pranayama

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TYPE:Technique/Pranayama

PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source：

Hathatatvakaumudi Ch.35.15

Original Verse：

"शीताण्शुमार्गेण शनैः समीरम्-आपूरयेत् सोदरमादरेण |

विकारमात्राभिरपेततन्द्रः कालाग्निमूलापितचित्तवृत्तिः ॥ १५ ॥"

Transliteration：

"śītāṇśumārgeṇa śanaiḥ samīram-āpūrayet sodaramādareṇa |

vikāramātrābhirapetatandraḥ kālāgnimūlāpitacittavṛttiḥ ॥ 15 ॥"

Translation： One should slowly fill the (chest) cavity with air drawn through the left nostril in an unperturbed manner, with controlled senses and an unflinching mind and with full diligence while focusing the mind at the centre of the eyebrows.