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| पञ्चमोध्यायः,-Pranayama, (Ch.-5, V.-2) |
आदौ स्थानं तथा कालं मिताहारं तथापरम्। नाडीशुद्धिं ततः पश्चात् प्राणायामं च साधयेत् ॥२॥ |
ādau sthānaṃ tathā kālaṃ mitāhāraṃ tathāparam। nāḍīśuddhiṃ tataḥ paścāt prāṇāyāmaṃ ca sādhayet ॥2॥ |
Four requirments of Pranayama |
Four things are necessary in practising Pranayama First - Good place Second - a suitable time Third - moderate food Fourth - the purifications of the nadis (sira, dhamni, srotas) |
| Commentary |
ādau sthānaṃ tathā kālaṃ mitāhāraṃ tathāparam। nāḍīśuddhiṃ tataḥ paścāt prāṇāyāmaṃ ca sādhayet ॥2॥ |