Preperation to Pranayama

How to sit before Pranayama

PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Apta Pramana Source：Hathatatvakaumudi Ch.35.12

Original Verse：

"अधःशक्तिं दृढं धृत्वा तिष्ठेत् पद्मासनोपरि |

गुरूपदिष्टमार्गेण प्राणायामं पुराभ्यसेत् ॥ १२ ॥ "

Transliteration：

"adhaḥśaktiṃ dṛḍhaṃ dhṛtvā tiṣṭhet padmāsanopari |

gurūpadiṣṭamārgeṇa prāṇāyāmaṃ purābhyaset ॥ 12 ॥ "

Translation：

Adopting Padmasana, one should firmly hold the sakti at the bottom (practising mulabandha) and undertake the practice of Pranayama in the beginning following the instruction of the Guru.