Step 5: Kūrma Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)
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Step 5: Breathing Technique –
Kūrma Kumbhaka
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Kumbhaka Paddhathih, Verse 79
निमिलोन्मिलने त्यक्त्वा पीठे काष्ठम्-इव
स्थितिर्नेत्रयोश्-च शरीरस्य कूर्म-कुम्भःस उच्यते
भवतो'भ्यास-वशान्-मनो-वातौ स्थिरावुभौ
ṇimilon'mīlane ṭhyakthvā
Pīte āśtam īva ṣthithihi ।
ṇethrayośca ṣarīrasya
ūrmakumbhas-ṣa ūcyathe ॥79 ॥
Akashic Revelation
When the blinking of the eyes are
controlled and one becomes
perfectly steady in an
asana like a log of wood and devoid
of movements of the eyes and the
body, it is called
Kūrma Kumbhaka.
Technique
1. Remaining in Siddhāsana, fix your sight at one point.
2. Do not blink your eyes. Do
not allow your eye balls to
move. Do not move your
body.
3. Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.
1
2
3
Note: Kūrma Kumbhaka is just
settling. It means just stare at one
object without blinking. Pick up
any object and do it.
