The Surya-bheda Kumbhaka destroys decay and death, awakens the Kundali sakti, increases the bodily fire. O Chanda! Thus have I taught thee the Suraybhedana Kumbhaka.

N.B. – The description of this process, as given in Hatha-Yoga Pradipika, is somewhat different. Soon after Puraka (inspiration), one should perform Jalandhar and at the end of Kumbhaka, but before Rechaka perform the Uddiyanabandha. The quickly contract the anal orifice by Mulabandha, contract the throat, pull in the stomach towards the back; by this process the air is forced into the Brahma-nadi (Sushumna), Raise the Apana up, lower the Prana, below the Kantha; a Yogi becomes free from decay: the air should be drawn through the right nostril and expelled through the left.