Control over Pranavayu
Description
TYPE:Technique/Pranayama
PRAMANA:Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source:
Hathatatvakaumudi Ch40.1
Original Verse:
"अथ प्राणादिदशवायुजयप्रकाशेपायः-
नाड्याकृष्य समीरणेन्द्वभिधया गाढं प्रपूर्योदरं
धृत्वा घ्रार्णपुरस्तु वामचरणांगुष्ठे च नाभौ चिरम् ॥
एवं पिंगलया प्रपूर्य पवनं सम्यक् पुनर्दक्षिणांगुष्ठे
प्राणपुरोऽनु नाभिविषय प्राग्वत् क्रियाध्यानवान्॥"
Transliteration:
"prāṇādidaśavāyujayaprakāśepāyaḥ-
nāḍyākṛṣya samīraṇendvabhidhayā gāḍhaṁ prapūryodaraṁ
dhṛtvā ghrārṇapurastu vāmacaraṇāṁguṣṭhe ca nābhau ciram ॥
evaṁ piṁgalayā prapūrya pavanaṁ samyak punardakṣiṇāṁguṣṭhe
prāṇapuro'nu nābhiviṣaya prāgvat kriyādhyānavān ॥"
Translation:
"Here follows the technique of gaining control over the ten vayus like prana etc. -
Draw the air through the left (indu) nostril, fill up the cavity fully, hold the prana at the left big toe and the navel for a long time. In the same manner a devoted practitioner should fill up the air through pingala (right nostril) properly and again hold the prana at the right big toe and navel as before. "