Step 2: Śītalī Kāka Cañcuka Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
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Step 2: Breathing Technique -
Śītalī Kāka Cañcuka Kumbhaka
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Kumbhaka Paddhathih Verse 143
काकचञ्चु-वद्-आस्येनापूर्य वायुम्
निरोधयेतूर्ध्वजिह्वाम् समानीय पिबेद्-धारामृतं सुधीः
रेचयेद् घ्राण-रन्ध्राभ्यां शितली-ककचञ्चुकः १४३
kākacañcu-vad-āsyaenāpūrya vayum
nirodhayetūrdhvajihvām samānīya
pibed-dhārāmṛtaṃ sudhīḥ
recayed ghrāṇa-randhrābhyāṃ
śītalī-kakacañcukaḥ
Akashic Revelation
Forming the like a beak of a crow,
one should take the air in and hold
it. Then raising the tounge, one
should taste the flow of nectar and
exhale through both the nostrils.
This is śītalī-kāka-cañcua. An adept
of prana and apana practices this
cosistently for a month, gets rid of
heat due to exertion, fever and
other sickness and overcomes
premature death.
Technique
1. Remaining in Druvāsana,
form the mouth like the beak
of a crow.
2. Turn your tongue and stretch it outside.
3. Inhale as much as possible.
Hold as long as possible.
When you hold, visualize
nectar flowing (all over the
body) from the crown.
4. When you cant hold anymore,
slowly exhale through both
the nostrils.
5. Repeat this kumbhaka for 21 minutes.
