Pranayama with Mantra Intro

Description

Various Types of Pranayamas

Type

Description

Pramana

Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण

Source

"Mahanirvani Tantram. III. 44"

Original Verse

"प्राणायामं ततः कुर्यान् मूलेन प्रणवेन वा |

मध्यमानामिकाभ्याञ्च दक्षहस्तस्य पार्वति ॥ ४४ ॥"

Transliteration

"prāṇāyāmaṃ tataḥ kuryān mūlena praṇavena vā |

madhyamānāmikābhyāñca dakṣahastasya pārvati ॥ 44 ॥"

Translation

"Then O Parvati, (the devotee) should practice Pranayama, while reciting the Mula Mantra or the Pranava. 44"