Nithya Kriya - Thyroid
Step 3: Triśūlā Kumbhaka
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(Breathing Technique)
Step 3: Breathing Technique - Triśūla Kumbhaka
Technique
- Reamaining in Simhāsana, inhale through the nostrils and also through the mouth.
- Hold the breath as long as you can.
- Then slowly exhale through the nostrils.
- Repeat the Kumbhaka for 7 minutes.
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhathih Verse 193
घोणाभ्यां च मुखेनापि युगपत् पूतयेत् सदा
त्रिशूलाख्यःकुम्भ उक्तस्-त्रिशूलनुत्
Ghoṇābhyāṃ ca mukhenāpi yugapat
pūtayet sadā
Triśūlākhyaḥ kumbha uktas-
triśūlanut ||193||
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
