Nithya Kriya
Step 4: Breathing Technique - Triśula Kumbhaka
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhithih, Verse 193
घ्ग्भ्न च मुखेि्नप चुगपूषपनूचेूषसद् न्ृनल्लण कुम उ्सष-न्ृनलिुूष
Ghoṇābhyāṃ ca mukhenāpi yugapat pūtayet sadā Triśūlākhyaḥ kumbha uktas-triśūlanut ||193||
Akashic Revelation
One should always inhale through noth nostrils and mouth simultaneously and hold the breath (befire exhalation). This is Triśūla Kumbhaka by Śiva which removes three-fold sufferings
Technique
- 1. Remaining in Siddhāsana, inhale through both the nostrils and also through the mouth simultaneously.
- 2. Hold the breath as long as you can.
- 3. When you cannot hold anymore, slowly exhale and relax.
- 4. Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.