Control over Apanavayu
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Description
TYPE:Technique/Pranayama
PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source：
Hathatatvakaumudi Ch40.4
Original Verse：
"इति प्राणवायुजयविधिः॥
कटिप्रदेशे खलु पृष्ठभागेऽपानं हठात्तत्र विधारयेज्ज्ञः ।
समानदेशाभिनिरोधनात्तं तत्रैव सन्धार्य जयेत् क्रमेण॥ ४॥"
Transliteration：
"iti prāṇavāyujayavidhiḥ ॥
kaṭipradeśe khalu pṛṣṭhabhāge'pānaṁ haṭhāttatra vidhārayejjñaḥ |
samānadeśābhinirodhanāttaṁ tatraiva sandhārya jayet krameṇa ॥ 4॥"
Translation：
A wise should forcefully hold the apana indeed at the pelvic region at the back. Holding the apana at the location of samana.