Step 1: Bhishrikāsana
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(Posture)
Step 1: Posture -
Bhishrikāsana
Technique
1. Sit on toes and place the buttocks on heels.
2. Make a hollow of palms and place it on the mouth.
3. Keep the thumbs under the teeth and close the lips.
4. Fix the gaze steadily at the tip of the nose.
5. Inhale through the right nostril, exhale through the mouth.
6. Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Joga Pradipika, Verse 198
दोउ पगाङ्की एडी जोई गोडाफण्ऊं वाण्ऊं फुनि होई ||
गोडा जङ्घ अधर करि राखे आडेवाह इसी विधि दाखै || १९८ ||
dou pagāṅkī eḍī joī goḍāphaṇoṃ vāṇoṃ phuni hoī || goḍā jaṅgha adhara kari rākhe āḍevāha isī vidhi dākhe || 198 ||
Akashic Revelation
Sitting on toes and placing buttocks on heels. Separate the knees sidewards and place on the ground. Make a hollow of palms and place it on mouth. Keep thumbs under teeth and close the lips fix the gaze steadily at the tip of nose. Inhale through pingala Nādi and exhale through mouth to the capacity.
