Step 3: Breathing Technique -
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Triśula Kumbhaka
Technique
1. Remaining in Parvatāsana, Through both the nostrils and the mouth, inhale simultaneously. Placing your chin on your chest, hold your breath.
2. Hold your breath as long as you can.
3. When you cant hold anymore, exhale slowly.
4. Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Kumbhaka Paddhathih, Verse 193
घोणाभ्यां च मुखेनापि युगपत् पूतयेत् सदा त्रिशूलाख्यः
कुम्भ उक्तस्-त्रिशूलनुत्Ghoṇābhyāṃ ca
mukhenāpi yugapat pūtayet sadā
Triśūlākhyaḥ kumbha uktas-triśūlanut
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Akashic Revelation One should always inhale through both nostrils and mouth simultaneously and hold the breath (before exhalation). This is Triśūla Kumbhaka by Śiva which removes three-fold sufferings
