Flow of Prana Vayu
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PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source：
Kumbhaka Paddadhi 47
Original Verse：
"प्राणो मुख-घ्राण-गतिर्-आहृद्-वृत्तिः समीरणः
गोनर्दीय-मतं प्रोक्तम्-ऋषयोऽङ्गुष्ठके पदे
नासाग्र-नाभि-हृत्-संस्थं प्राहुस्-तज्-जय ईरितः ॥ ४७ ॥"
Transliteration：
"prāṇo mukha-ghrāṇa-gatir-āhṛd-vṛttiḥ samīraṇaḥ
gonardīya-mataṃ proktam-ṛṣayo'ṅguṣṭhake pade
nāsāgra-nābhi-hṛt-saṃsthaṃ prāhus-taj-jaya īritaḥ ॥ 47 ॥"
Translation：
"According to Gonardiya, prana-vayu flows through mouth and nose up to the chest. While according to the rsis, it is in the toes, tip of the nose, umbilicus and chest. Control of these pranas is indicated here."