Step 4: Samana Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
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Step 4: Breathing Technique
Samana Kumbhaka
Apta Pramana: Kumbhaka Paddhati of Raghuvira 62-64
नाभावापूर्य वायुश्-चेद्-देहे व्याप्य विधरितः
कुम्भिते ज्वलनं ध्यायेत् समानस्य तु कुम्भकः
मुद्रासु वक्ष्यते कुम्भ उड्डियानो महाफलः
एजते प्रज्वलेत् स्विद्येद्-रोम-कूपेषु मोचयेत्
तम्-एव व्यापकं योगी सोऽयं नकुलीश-मतं तथा
क्षुत्-तृट्-क्षयो वह्नि-दीप्तिःक्षत-भग्नावरोहणम्
समान-कुम्भकाभ्यासात् फलं स्याद्-इति शङ्करः
nābhāvāpūrya vāyuś-ced-dehe vyāpya
vidhāritaḥ
kumbhite jvalanaṃ dhyāyet samānasya tu
Kumbhakaḥ
mudrāsu vakṣyate kumbha uḍḍiyāno
mahāphalaḥ
ejate prajvalet svidyed-roma-kūpeṣu mocayet
tam-eva vyāpakaṃ yogī so’yaṃ nakulīśa-
mataṃ tathā
kṣut-tṛṭ-kṣayo vahni-dīptiḥ kṣata-
bhagnāvarohaṇam
samāna-kumbhakābhyāsāt phalaṃ syād-iti
śaṅkaraḥ
Akashic Revelation When the Vāyu is held with concentration on fire, it is samana kumbhaka. When it catches heat, it becomes intensified and causes perspiration through the pores.
Holding the breath inside and
visualizing the fire will rejuvenate all
your cells. It is a very powerful
process which will bring immortality
to your cells
Technique
1. Remaining, Ardha Padmāsana, inhale completely.
2. Hold as long as you can judiciously.
3. While you hold, visualize the fire element in the navel region
4. When you cannot hold any more, exhale slowly
5. Repeat the Kumbhaka 21 times
