Step 7: Breathing Technique –
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Kumuda Kumbhaka
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhathih, Verse 190
पूरयेच्-चन्द्र-मार्गेण धारयित्वाध्वजायुधे |
रेचयेत्-तम्-उभाभ्यां चेत्-कुमुदःकुम्भकः
स्मृतः||१९०||
Pūrayec-candra-mārgeṇa
dhārayitvādhvajāyudhe |
Recayet-tam-ubhābhyāṃ cet-
kumudaḥ Kumbhakaḥ smṛtaḥ
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Akashic Revelation
The breath should be inhaled
through the left nostril. After
retaining the breath, if the
exhalation is done through
both the nostrils, it is called
Kumuda Kumbhaka.
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Technique
1. Retaining the posture of
Bhadrāsana.
2. Inhale through the left nostrils.
3. Hold the breath judiciously,
exhale through both the nostrils.
4. Inhale through both, hold and
exhale through both nostrils.
5. Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.
