Ekameru

Description

TYPE:Description/Pranayama

PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source：

Hathatatvakaumudi (Chapter 10, Verse 44-45)

Original Verse：

"बाह्याभ्यन्तरविषये सञ्चारज्ञानतो वा मन्दम् |

मात्रासंख्या श्वासप्रमितिसमयावधारणतः ॥ ४४ ॥

मनुगणनैर्वा क्रमशः प्रवर्धते यत्र वै कुम्भः |

अयमेकमेरुरुक्तो योगरहस्यं महेशेन ॥ ४५ ॥"

Transliteration：

"bāhyābhyantaraviṣaye sañcārajñānato vā mandam |

mātrāsaṃkhyā śvāsapramitisamayāvadhāraṇataḥ ॥ 44 ॥

manugaṇanairvā kramaśaḥ pravardhate yatra vai kumbhaḥ |

ayamekamerurukto Yogarahasyaṃ maheśena ॥ 45 ॥"

Translation： "When Kumbhaka increases slowly with the knowledge of internal and external movement of prana or determining the number of matras or time of respiration, kumbaha is increased gradually by 14 matras. This is known as Ekameru according to Mahesa, which is a secret in Yoga."