Mrga Kumbhaka

Description

Various Types of Pranayamas

Type

Description

Pramana

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source

Kumbhaka Paddhatih 56

Original Verse

"अपानं कटिदेशस्य पृष्ठ-भागे विधारयेत् सदा चेत् कुम्भकस्-तज्-जिन्-मृग इत्युच्यते बुधैः"

Transliteration

"apānaṃ kaṭideśasya pṛṣṭha-bhāge vidhārayet sadā cet Kumbhakas-taj-jin-mṛga ityucyate budhaiḥ"

Translation

According to the learned, when apana is continuously held in the back of the hip region, it is known as Mrga-Kumbhaka.