Nithya Kriya
Step 4: Triśula Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
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Step 4: Breathing Technique -
Triśula Kumbhaka
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Kumbhaka Paddhitih, 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 noth nostrils and mouth
simultaneously and hold the
breath (befire exhalation). This is
Triśūla Kumbhaka by Śiva which
removes three-fold sufferings
Technique
- Remaining in Siddhāsana, inhale through both the nostrils and also through the mouth simultaneously.
- Hold the breath as long as you can.
- When you cannot hold anymore, slowly exhale and relax.
- Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.
