Brahmari Kumbhaka
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Description
TYPE:Technique/Pranayama
PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source：Hathatatvakaumudi (Chapter 10, Verse 18)
Original Verse：
"वेगाकृष्टम् पूरकं भृङ्गनादं भृङ्गीनादं रेचकं मन्दमन्दम् ॥
योगीन्द्राणामेवमभ्यासयोगाच्-चित्ते जाता काचिदानन्दमूर्च्छा ॥ १८ ॥"
Transliteration：
"vegākṛṣṭam pūrakaṃ bhṛṅganādaṃ bhṛṅgīnādaṃ recakaṃ mandamandam ॥
yogīndrāṇāmevamabhyāsayogāc-citte jātā kācidānandamūrcchā ॥ 18 ॥"
Translation：
"One inhales forcefully to produce the sound resembling that of a male bee and exhales very slowly, creating a sound similar to that of a female bee. This technique fills the mind of a Yogi with exceptionally ecstatic feeling."