Mrga Kumbha
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PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source：
Kumbhaka Paddadhi 56
Original Verse：
"अपानं कटिदेशस्य पृष्ठ-भागे विधारयेत्
सदा चेत् कुम्भकस्-तज्-जिन्-मृग इत्युच्यते बुधैः ॥ ५६ ॥"
Transliteration：
"apānaṃ kaṭideśasya pṛṣṭha-bhāge vidhārayet
sadā cet Kumbhakas-taj-jin-mṛga ityucyate budhaiḥ ॥ 56 ॥"
Translation：
"According to the learned, when apana is continuously held in the back of the hip region, it is known as Mrga-Kumbhaka."