Why should Practice Pranayama

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TYPE:Technique/Pranayama

PRAMANA:Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source:

Hathatatvakaumudi Ch.35.24


Original Verse: "तावद्वीदधीत बुधः प्राणायामं समाहितो विधिवत् ॥

यावत् सम्भवति भुवि प्राणायामस्य सिद्धिं भूर्गुणः श्रेष्ठः ॥ २४ ॥"


Transliteration:

"tāvadvīdadhīta budhaḥ prāṇāyāmaṃ samāhito vidhivat ॥

yāvat sambhavati bhuvi prāṇāyāmasya siddhiṃ bhūrguṇaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ ॥ 24 ॥"

Translation: A wise should undertake prescribed techniques of Pranayama with full concentration, till one attains success in Pranayama leading to profound stability.