Prahuti-Kumbhaka of Udana
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Description
TYPE:Description/Pranayama
PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source：
Hathatatvakaumudi Ch40.13
Original Verse：
"कान्वितेनाशुगं कर्षन् कुर्वन्तूच्चतरम् स्वनम्।
धारयेच्चेदुदानस्य प्राहूतिः कुम्भकः स्मृतः॥१३॥"
Transliteration：
"kānvitenāśugaṃ karṣan kurvantūccataram svanam।
dhārayeccedudānasya prāhūtiḥ kumbhakaḥ smṛtaḥ॥13॥"
Translation： Sucking the air with one pointedness with a loud sound and holding it, is known as Prahuti-Kumbhaka of Udana.