Utkarsa Pranayama Description
Description
TYPE:Technique/Pranayama
PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source：
Hathatatvakaumudi Ch.35.16
Original Verse：
"सोदर्म् उदरवर्त्तिमिति भावः | आपूउरयेत् कुम्भयेत् | आदरेण अनुद्विग्नेन |
विकारा इन्द्रियाणि | तेषां मात्राः शब्दस्पर्शरूपगन्धरस्तन्मात्रास्तासु |
अपेततन्द्रः सावधानस् त्यक्तस्पृहः |
कालाग्निमूले भ्रुवोरन्तरे आरोपितचित्तवृत्तिः ॥ १६ ॥"
Transliteration：
"sodarm udaravarttimiti bhāvaḥ | āpūurayet kumbhayet | ādareṇa anudvignena | vikārā indriyāṇi | teṣāṃ mātrāḥ śabdasparśarūpagandharastanmātrāstāsu | apetatandraḥ sāvadhānas tyaktaspṛhaḥ | kālāgnimūle bhruvorantare āropitacittavṛttiḥ ॥ 16 ॥"
Translation：
Sodaram means in the thoracic cavity; one should inhale and hold with ease. Vikaras stand for the senses. Their objects are sabda, sparsa, rupa, gandha, and rasa tanmatras. `Devoid of drowsiness’ means attentively or giving up desires. `At the root of kalagni’ means at the center of the eyebrows, wherein one would direct the mind.