Nithya Kriya
Step 4: Breathing Technique – Triśula Kumbhaka
Technique
- 1. In Durvāsana, inhale through the nostrils and also through the mouth simultaneously both at a time.
- 2. When you finish inhaling, hold the breath as long as you can.
- 3. Then exhale slowly through the nostrils.
- 4. Repeat this Kumbhaka 21 times.
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Kumbhaka Paddhithih, Verse 193
घ्ग्भ्न च मुखेि्नप चुगपूषपनूचेूषसद् न्ृनल्लण कुम उ्स-षन्ृनलिुूष
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
Step 5: Kūrma Kumbhaka (Breathing Technique)