Karṣaka-Kumbhaka
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Description
PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source：
Kumbhaka Paddadhi 100
Kumbhaka Paddadhi 103
Original Verse
"यावन्-निरोध-सामर्थ्यं कर्षकः कुम्भको द्विधा ॥ १०० ॥"
"दीर्घः सूक्ष्मो भवेच्-छ्वासः कर्षके कुम्भके कृते ॥ १०३ ॥"
Transliteration
"yāvan-nirodha-sāmarthyaṃ karṣakaḥ kumbhako dvidhā ॥ 100 ॥"
"dīrghaḥ sūkṣmo bhavec-chvāsaḥ karṣake kumbhake kṛte ॥ 103 ॥"
Translation
"According to the capacity of retention, Karṣaka-Kumbhaka is two-fold. "
"With the practice of Karṣaka-Kumbhaka (utkarṣa and apakarṣaka), the breath becomes prolonged and subtle."