Control over Pranavayu

Description

TYPE:Technique/Pranayama

PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source：

Hathatatvakaumudi Ch40.1

Original Verse：

"अथ प्राणादिदशवायुजयप्रकाशेपायः-

नाड्याकृष्य समीरणेन्द्वभिधया गाढं प्रपूर्योदरं

धृत्वा घ्रार्णपुरस्तु वामचरणांगुष्ठे च नाभौ चिरम् ॥

एवं पिंगलया प्रपूर्य पवनं सम्यक् पुनर्दक्षिणांगुष्ठे

प्राणपुरोऽनु नाभिविषय प्राग्वत् क्रियाध्यानवान्॥"

Transliteration：

"prāṇādidaśavāyujayaprakāśepāyaḥ-

nāḍyākṛṣya samīraṇendvabhidhayā gāḍhaṁ prapūryodaraṁ

dhṛtvā ghrārṇapurastu vāmacaraṇāṁguṣṭhe ca nābhau ciram ॥

evaṁ piṁgalayā prapūrya pavanaṁ samyak punardakṣiṇāṁguṣṭhe

prāṇapuro'nu nābhiviṣaya prāgvat kriyādhyānavān ॥"

Translation： "Here follows the technique of gaining control over the ten vayus like prana etc. -

Draw the air through the left (indu) nostril, fill up the cavity fully, hold the prana at the left big toe and the navel for a long time. In the same manner a devoted practitioner should fill up the air through pingala (right nostril) properly and again hold the prana at the right big toe and navel as before. "