Step 2: Śitalī Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
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Step 2: Breathing Technique -
Śītalī Kumbhaka
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण Darshanopanishad 6.25 - 26
जिह्वया वायुमाकृष्य यःपिबेत् सततं नरः ।
श्रमदाहविनिर्मुक्तो योगी नीरोगतामियात् ॥ २५ ॥
जिह्वया वायुमाकृष्य जिह्वामूले निरोधयेत् ।
पिबेदमृतमव्यग्रं सकलं सुखमाप्नुयात् ॥ २६ ॥
jihvayā vāyumākṛṣya yaḥ pibet
satataṃ naraḥ |
śramadāhavinirmukto yogī
nīrogatāmiyāt || 25 ||
jihvayā vāyumākṛṣya jihvāmūle
nirodhayet |
pibedamṛtamavyagraṃ sakalaṃ
sukhamāpnuyāt || 26 ||
Akashic Revelation
He who always drinks air by
inhaling it through the tongue, that
Yogin will attain immunity from
disease, and of fatigue and thirst.
He who should confine the air at
the root of the tongue, after
inhaling it by means of the tongue,
will coolly drink the nectar of
immortality and enjoy all happiness.
Technique
1. Remaining in Garuḍāsana,
Continue to sit in same asana,
close the eyes and relax the whole
body.
2. Extend the tongue outside the
mouth and roll the sides of the
tongue up so that it forms a tube.
3. Inhale slowly through the tongue and fill the abdomen slowly.
4. At the end of inhalation, roll the tongue in, close the mouth.
5. Retain it there for a short time.
6. Then exhale through both the nostrils.
7. Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 minutes.
