Kumuda-Kumbhaka
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Description
Kumuda-Kumbhaka: pranayama
Pramana
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source
Kumbhaka Paddadhi 190
Original Verse
"पूरयेच्-चन्द्र-मार्गेण धारयित्वाध्वजायुधे ॥
रेचयेत्-तम्-उभाभ्यां चेत्-कुमुदः कुम्भकः स्मृतः ॥ १९० ॥"
Transliteration
"pūrayec-candra-mārgeṇa dhārayitvādhvajāyudhe ॥
recayet-tam-ubhābhyāṃ cet-kumudaḥ Kumbhakaḥ smṛtaḥ ॥ 190 ॥"
Translation
"When the air is inhaled through the left nostril and after holding the breath, exhaled through both the nostrils, it is called Kumuda Kumbhaka."