SrigadaKumbhaka
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Description
TYPE:Technique/Pranayama
PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source：
Hathatatvakaumudi (Chapter 10, Verse 29)
Original Verse：
"यत्रोभाभ्यां पूरणं ग्लौरविभ्यां सम्यण् मार्त्तण्डाध्वना रेचनं च ॥
एषः प्रोक्तः श्रीगदाकुम्भनामा देहे धत्ते श्रीबलं साधकस्य ॥ २९ ॥"
Transliteration：
"yatrobhābhyāṃ pūraṇaṃ glauravibhyāṃ samyaṇ mārttaṇḍādhvanā recanaṃ ca ॥
eṣaḥ proktaḥ śrīgadākumbhanāmā dehe dhatte śrībalaṃ sādhakasya ॥ 29 ॥"
Translation：
"One inhales through both nostrils (sun and moon) and exhales carefully through right. This is SrigadaKumbhaka which offers stamina to the sadhaka."