Step 6: Kumbh Raja Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
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Step 6: Breathing Technique -
Kumbh Raja Kumbhaka
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhatih, Verse 134
बलाद्-आकर्षयेद्-वायुं यावद् घ्राण-समुद्रणम् |
कुम्भयेच्-च तथा वायुम् कुम्भराजो'यम्-ईरितः||१३४||
Balād-ākarṣayed-vāyuṃ yāvad ghrāṇa-
sumudraṇam |
Kumbhayec-ca tathā vāyuṁ
kumbharājo’yam-īritaḥ ||134||
Akashic Revelation
One should forcefully inhale air and
hold the breathby closing the nose
properly. This is called kumbha raja.
Technique
1. Sit in Ardha Padmasana or in
your preferred comfortable
position.
2. Forcefully inhale.
3. Hold the breath to the
maximum capacity by closing
the nostrils.
4. Exhale when you feel you can not hold more.
5. Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.
