Antar-Bhastrā

Pramana

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source

Kumbhaka Paddadhi 167

Original Verse

"नासाग्र-मुद्रणं कृत्वा यदन्ता रेच-पूरकौ |

पूर्ववत् कुम्भकं कुर्याद्-अन्तर्-भस्त्रेयम्-ईरिता ॥ १६७ ॥"

Transliteration

"nāsāgra-mudraṇaṃ kṛtvā yadantā reca-pūrakau |

pūrvavat Kumbhakaṃ kuryād-antar-bhastreyam-īritā ॥ 167 ॥"

Translation

"By closing the nostril, practice exhalation and inhalation to the capacity and hold the breath as stated earlier (before exhalation). This is called Antar-bhastrā."