Step 5: Śītalī Kumbhaka
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(Breathing Technique)
Step 5: 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
satataṁ naraḥ |
śramadāhavinirmukto yogī
nīrogatāmiyāt ॥ 25 ॥
jihvayā vāyumākṛṣya jihvāmūle nirodhayet |
pibedamṛtamavyagraṁ sakalaṁ
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. In Bhadrāsana, draw in the air through the mouth (with the lips contracted) and tongue thrown out
2. After that very slowly, exhale through the nostrils.
3. Repeat this Śītalī Kumbhaka 21 times.
