Haṭha Pradīpikā 2.58
जिह्वया वायुमाकृष्य पूर्ववत्कुम्भनादनु |
शनैस्तु घ्राणरन्ध्राभ्यां रेचयेदनिलं सुधीः ||58||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Having drawn in (ākṛṣya | abs) the breath (vāyum | acc sg) with the tongue (jihvayā | ins sg), the wise one (sudhīḥ | nom sg m), after retaining the breath as before (pūrvavat kumbhanāt anu | abl sg), should slowly (śanaiḥ) exhale (recayet | 3p sg act opt) the air (anilam | acc sg) through both nostrils (ghrāṇa-randhrābhyām | ins du).
In Śītalī, draw the breath in across the tongue, retain it as before, and then exhale slowly through both nostrils.
kumbhanād anu MBHDL2026 ] kumbhasādhanam NS1882
As in the above (Sîtkári), the tongue to be protruded a little out of the lips, when the air is drawn in. It is kept confined, as before, and then expelled slowly through the nostrils.
Protruding the tongue a little way from the lips, he should inhale the Prâṇa and having performed Kumbhaka should breathe out through the nostrils.
Mit (herausgestreckter, Com.) Zunge ziehe der Weise den Athem ein, führe den Kumbhaka wie oben beschrieben aus (Sûryabhedana, Com.) und lasse den Athem langsam durch die Nasenlöcher wieder heraus.
Haṭha Pradīpikā 2.59
गुल्मप्लीहादिकान्दोषान् ज्वरं पित्तं क्षुधां तृषाम् |
विषाणि शीतली नाम कुम्भको ऽयं निहन्ति च ||59||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
This (ayam | nom sg m) retention (kumbhakaḥ | nom sg), called Śītalī (śītalī nāma | nom sg), removes (nihanti | 3p sg act pres) disorders such as swelling and splenic disease (gulma-plīha-ādikān doṣān | acc pl), fever (jvaram | acc sg), Pitta (pittam | acc sg), hunger (kṣudhām | acc sg), thirst (tṛṣām | acc sg), and also (ca) poisons (viṣāṇi | acc pl).
The text attributes to Śītalī effects against swelling, disorders of the spleen, fever, excess Pitta, hunger, thirst, and poisons.
doṣān MBHDL2026 ] rogān NS1882
kumbhako’yaṃ MBHDL2026 ] kumbhikeyaṃ NS1882
kumbhako’yaṃ MBHDL2026 ] kumbhikeyaṃ NS1882
This Śîtalî Ḳumbhikâ cures colic, (enlarged) spleen, fever, disorders of bile, hunger, thirst, and counteracts poisons.
This Kumbhaka called Sitali destroys Gulma, Pleeha, and other diseases as also fever, bilious complaints, hunger, thirst and the bad effects of poisons, i. e., snakebites, &c.
Krankheiten wie Gulma, Milzkrankheit, ferner Fieber, Gallsucht, Hunger, Durst, Gift überwindet der Şîtalî genannte Kumbhaka.
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