Kūrma-Kumbhaka
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Description
Various Types of Pranayamas
Type
Benefit
Pramana
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source
Kumbhaka Paddhatih 79
Original Verse
"निमिलोन्म्īलने त्यक्त्व पिथे कस्थम्-इव स्थितिह् नेत्रयोस्-च सर्īरस्य कुर्म-कुम्भह् स उच्यते भवतो'भ्यस-वसन्-मनो-वतौ स्थिरवुभौ"
Transliteration
"nimīlonmīlane tyaktvā pīṭhe kāṣṭham-iva sthitiḥ netrayoś-ca śarīrasya kūrma-kumbhaḥ sa ucyate bhavato'bhyāsa-vaśān-mano-vātau sthirāvubhau"
Translation
When the blinking of the eyes are controlled and one becomes perfectly steady in the asana like a log of wood and devoid of movements of the eyes and the body, it is called Kūrma-Kumbhaka. With the practice of this Kumbhaka, one attains steadiness of vayu and mind.