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पञ्चमोध्यायः,-Pranayama, (Ch.-5, V.-91)

एव एव हि कर्तव्यः केवलीकुम्भको नरैः। केवली चाजपासंख्या द्विगुणा च मनोन्मनी ॥९१॥

eva eva hi kartavyaḥ kevalīkumbhako naraiḥ। kevalī cājapāsaṃkhyā dviguṇā ca manonmanī ॥91॥



 

But a Yogy should recite this consciously and counting the numbers. By doubling the number of Ajapa (i.e., by 30 respiratons per minuts), the state of Manonmani (fixedness of mind) is attained. There are no regular Rechaka and Puraka in this process. It is only (Kevala) Kumbhaka.

 



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eva eva hi kartavyaḥ kevalīkumbhako naraiḥ। kevalī cājapāsaṃkhyā dviguṇā ca manonmanī ॥91॥


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