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| ,-Upadesha 2, (Ch.-2, V.-57) |
अथ शीतली जिह्वया वायुं आकृष्य पूर्ववत्कुम्भसाधनम् । शनकैर्घ्राणरन्ध्राभ्यां रेचयेत्पवनं सुधीः ॥ २.५७ ॥ |
atha śītalī jihvayā vāyuṃ ākṛṣya pūrvavatkumbhasādhanam । śanakairghrāṇarandhrābhyāṃ recayetpavanaṃ sudhīḥ ॥ 2.57 ॥ |
| Atha - now
Śītalī - Shitali
Jihvayā - over the tongue
Vāyum - air, breath
Ākṛṣya - retracting, sucking
Pūrva-vat - as described before (v.49)
Kumbha - retaining inhaled breath
Sādhanam - practice
Śanakais - slow, gradual
Ghrāṇa - nose
Randhrābhyāṁ - through the two holes
Recayet - release, empties
Pavanaṁ - air, breath
Su-dhīḥ - intelligent || 57 || |
As said earlier (about Sîtkári), the intelligent yogi inhales air across the tongue, followed by Kumbhaka, and exhales slowly through the nostrils. |
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