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| ,-Upadesha 2, (Ch.-2, V.-49) |
आकेशादानखाग्राच्च निरोधावधि कुम्भयेत् । ततः शनैः सव्यनाड्या रेचयेत्पवनं शनैः ॥ २.४९ ॥ |
ākeśādānakhāgrācca nirodhāvadhi kumbhayet । tataḥ śanaiḥ savyanāḍyā recayetpavanaṃ śanaiḥ ॥ 2.49 ॥ |
| Ā - up to
Keşāt - hair
Ā - up to
Nakha - nails
Agrāt - peaks
Ca - and
Nirodha - closure
Avadhi - until, to the limit
Kumbhayet - holding of inhale
Tataḥ - then, thereafter
Śanais - slow, gradual
Savya-nāḍyā - through the left Nadi
Recayet - empties
Pavanaṁ - air, breath
Śanaiḥ - slowly, gradually || 49 || |
This Kumbhaka is performed until the ends of all your hairs and your nails are filled (by prana). Then exhale the breath slowly through your left nostril. |
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