Pranayama to Reap all Auspicious

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TYPE:Technique/Pranayama

PRAMANA:Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण


Apta Pramana Source:

Hathatatvakaumudi (Chapter 12, Verse 17)


Original Verse:

"जिह्वायां वायुमानीय जिह्वामूलं निरोधयेत् |

यः पिबेदमृतं विद्वान् सकलं भद्रमश्नुते ॥ १७ ॥ इति |"



Transliteration:

"jihvāyāṃ vāyumānīya jihvāmūlaṃ nirodhayet |

yaḥ pibedamṛtaṃ vidvān sakalaṃ bhadramaśnute ॥ 17 ॥ iti |"


Translation: "One should bring the prana at the tongue and hold it at its root. Sucking the ambrosia in this manner, a wise reaps all that is auspicious."