Suryabedhana

Pramana

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source

Kumbhaka Paddadhi 129

Original Verse

"उदरे वात-दोषघ्नं कृमि-हृत्-कण्ठ-दोषनुत् |

कपाल-शोधनं सूर्य-भेदनं स्यान्न संशयः ॥

औष्ण्य-शैत्य-करावेतौ पार्वती-पतिनेरितौ ॥ १२९ ॥"

Transliteration

"udare vāta-doṣaghnaṃ kṛmi-hṛt-kaṇṭha-doṣanut |

kapāla-śodhanaṃ sūrya-bhedanaṃ syānna saṃśayaḥ ॥ 129

auṣṇya-śaitya-karāvetau pārvatī-patineritau ॥ 129 ॥"

Translation

The practice of Sūrya-bhedana undoubtedly removes disorders of vāta humour in the abdomen, disorders of throat, heart, and removes worms and purifies the forehead. According to Śiva, these two produce heat and cold respectively.