Step 3: Bhastrika Prānāyāmā (Breathing Technique)
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Step 3: Breathing Technique - Bhastrika Prānāyāmā
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Kumbhaka Paddhathih Verse 164 & 165
भस्त्रेवे लोह-कारस्य रेच-पूरौ श्रमावधि |वेगेन स्तनयोर्-
ऊर्ध्वं ततःपूरो'र्क-वर्त्मना||१६४||
जालन्धरं दृधं बद्ध्वा कुम्भितं चन्द्र-वर्त्मना ||
रेचयेद् भस्त्रिका-कुम्भआ शरीराग्नि-विवर्धनः||१६५||
Bhastreve loha-kārasya reca-pūrau
śramāvadhi |
Vegena stanayor-ūrdhvaṁ tataḥ
pūro'rka-vartmanā||164||
Jālandharaṁ dṛdhaṁ baddhvā
kumbhitaṁ candra-vartmanā ||
Recayed bhastrikā-kumbhaā śarīrāgni-
vivardhanaḥ ||165||
Akashic Revelation One should exhale and inhale like the bellows of a blacksmith until fatigue sets in. Then he should rapidly inhale through the right nostril and exhale through the left nostril, after holding the breath performing Jālandhara-bandha. It is Bhastrika Kumbhaka
Technique
1. Reamining in Anilāsana, inhale through both nostrils very slowly.
2. Expand the stomach as much as you can.
3. Then exhale quickly.
