Purification of the nadis by visualization of a luminous solar disc
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Description
TYPE:Technique/Pranayama
PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source：
Hathatatvakaumudi (Chapter 10, Verse 31)
Original Verse：
"निदाघमध्यन्दिनसूर्यतुल्यं नाभौ रवेर् मण्डलमाविभाव्य ॥
मार्तण्डनाड्या विहिते सुर्कुम्भे नाड्यो विशुह्यन्ति सुसाधकस्य ॥ ३१ ॥"
Transliteration：
"nidāghamadhyandinasūryatulyaṃ nābhau raver maṇḍalamāvibhāvya ॥
mārtaṇḍanāḍyā vihite surkumbhe nāḍyo viśuhyanti susādhakasya ॥ 31 ॥"
Translation：
"One visualizes the luminous solar disc like that of the summer moon at the navel and inhales through right nostril and retains the air inside. This purifies the nadis of a sincere sadhaka."