Description
Various Types of Pranayamas
Type
Technique
Pramana
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source
Kumbhaka Paddadhi 99
Original Verse
"आरेकपूरा मनसा नाभ्याद्-आशुगं धृतिः
समः कुम्भो भगवता प्रोक्तः ष्री-चन्द्र-मौलिना ॥ ९९ ॥"
Transliteration
"ārekapūrā manasā nābhyād-āśugaṃ dhṛtiḥ
samaḥ kumbho bhagavatā proktaḥ ṣrī-candra-maulinā ॥ 99 ॥"
Translation
"Without actually inhaling or exhaling, when one mentally holds the prana in the regions like navel, etc., it is described as Sama-Kumbhaka by Bhagavān Candra-Mauli (Śiva)"