Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.35
शश्वत्पूरककुम्भकौ सुविभृयात्संपूरयेत्कुम्भकश्रान्तः पूरकतः श्रमं परिगतः कुम्भं विदध्यात्बुधः |
śaśvat pūraka-kumbhakau suvibhṛyāt, saṃpūrayet kumbhaka;-śrāntaḥ pūrakataḥ śramaṃ parigataḥ, kumbhaṃ vidadhyāt budhaḥ | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
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śaśvat
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continually | |
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pūraka
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inhalation | |
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kumbhakau
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and breath retention | |
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suvibhṛyāt
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one should perform correctly; unusual formation | |
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saṃpūrayet
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one should inhale | |
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kumbhaka
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by breath retention | |
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śrāntaḥ
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tired | |
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pūrakataḥ
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pūrakatas
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from inhalation |
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śramam
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fatigue | |
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parigataḥ
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having reached | |
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kumbham
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breath retention | |
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vidadhyāt
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one should perform | |
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budhaḥ
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one who understands |
पूरं पूरकम् आचरेदथ तथा कुम्भं चरेत्कुम्भकं यावच्छक्त्य् अनु रेचकं च कलयेत्कुम्भं पुनः संश्रयेत् ||35||
pūraṃ pūrakam ācared atha tathā, kumbhaṃ caret kumbhakaṃ; yāvac-chakty anu recakaṃ ca kalayet, kumbhaṃ punaḥ saṃśrayet ||35|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
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pūram
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filling | |
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pūrakam
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the inhalation | |
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ācaret
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one should practise | |
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atha
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then | |
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tathā
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likewise | |
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kumbham
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breath retention | |
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caret
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one should perform | |
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kumbhakam
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breath retention | |
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yāvat
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according to | |
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śakti
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of strength | |
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anu
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afterwards | |
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recakam
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the exhalation | |
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ca
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and | |
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kalayet
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one should perform | |
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kumbham
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to breath retention | |
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punaḥ
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again | |
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saṃśrayet
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one should turn |
Metre: Śārdūlavikrīḍita
The intelligent person (budhaḥ | nom sg m) should continually (śaśvat) carry out correctly (suvibhṛyāt | 3p sg act opt) inhalation and breath retention (pūraka-kumbhakau | acc du). Tired by breath retention (kumbhaka-śrāntaḥ | nom sg m ppp), one should inhale (saṃpūrayet | 3p sg act opt caus); having reached (parigataḥ | nom sg m ppp) fatigue (śramam | acc sg) from inhaling (pūrakataḥ), one should perform (vidadhyāt | 3p sg act opt) a breath retention (kumbham | acc sg). One should practise (ācaret | 3p sg act opt) a filling inhalation (pūraṃ pūrakam | acc sg), then (atha) likewise (tathā) perform (caret | 3p sg act opt) breath retention (kumbham | acc sg), [namely] Kumbhaka (kumbhakam | acc sg). And (ca) afterwards (anu), one should perform (kalayet | 3p sg act opt) exhalation (recakam | acc sg) according to one's strength (yāvacchakti), [then] turn (saṃśrayet | 3p sg act opt) again (punaḥ) to breath retention (kumbham | acc sg).
Inhaling, remaining and exhaling form a sequence whose transitions you can follow attentively. If a deliberately shaped exercise becomes strenuous, return to natural breathing.
saṃpūrayet GDJ2007 ] sapūrayet GDJ2007-b
śrāntaḥ GDJ2007 ] bhrāntaḥ GDJ2007-b
śramaṃ GDJ2007 ] bhramaṃ GDJ2007-b
vidadhyāt budhaḥ GDJ2007 ] vidadhyāddhayaḥ(?) GDJ2007-b
śrāntaḥ GDJ2007 ] bhrāntaḥ GDJ2007-b
śramaṃ GDJ2007 ] bhramaṃ GDJ2007-b
vidadhyāt budhaḥ GDJ2007 ] vidadhyāddhayaḥ(?) GDJ2007-b
Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.36
रेचं पुनः कुम्भकम् आचरेज्ज्ञो गुरूपदिष्टेन यथा रहोगतः |
recaṃ punaḥ kumbhakam ācarej jño; gurūpadiṣṭena yathā raho-gataḥ | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
स्वरेचकं रेचकम् अङ्ग कुर्यादस्वङ्गनाम्नी किल शृङ्खलोदिता ||36||
sva-recakaṃ recakam aṅga kuryād; a*svaṅga-nāmnī kila śṛṅkhaloditā ||36|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
Metre: Pāda 1: Indravajrā; Pāda 2: Vaṃśastha; Pāda 3: Upendravajrā; Pāda 4: Indravaṃśā
The knowledgeable person (jñaḥ | nom sg m), having gone to a secluded place (raho-gataḥ | nom sg m ppp), should practise (ācaret | 3p sg act opt) exhalation (recam | acc sg) [and] again (punaḥ) breath retention (kumbhakam | acc sg), as (yathā) [accords with] the teacher's instruction (gurūpadiṣṭena | ins sg n ppp). Now (aṅga), one should perform (kuryāt | 3p sg act opt) one's own exhalation (sva-recakam | acc sg), [namely] exhalation (recakam | acc sg). [Thus] the chain (śṛṅkhalā | nom sg) named Asvaṅga (asvaṅga-nāmnī | nom sg f) is taught (uditā | nom sg f ppp), as it is said (kila).
With “[namely]”, I read the repeated reference to exhalation as an explanation of the same action.
Find an undisturbed setting and choose an exercise whose sequence you understand. If questions arise, an experienced teacher can help you make sense of your observations.
svarecakaṃ recakamaṅgakuryād 'svaṅganāmnī GDJ2007 ] svarecakaṃ ca karmagakuryādastaṅgatastrī GDJ2007-b
a*svaṅganāmnī em. ed. ] 'svaṅganāmnī GDJ2007
a*svaṅganāmnī em. ed. ] 'svaṅganāmnī GDJ2007
Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.37
शक्तिर् बोधम् उपैति शुद्धिम् अयते वायुस्तथा नाडिकाः शुद्धिं याति कृशत्वम् आशु तनुते रेचं विधत्ते शुभम् |
śaktir bodham upaiti śuddhim ayate, vāyus tathā nāḍikāḥ; śuddhiṃ yāti kṛśatvam āśu tanute, recaṃ vidhatte śubham | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
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śaktiḥ
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the power | |
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bodham
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to awakening | |
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upaiti
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reaches | |
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śuddhim
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to purity | |
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ayate
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reaches | |
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vāyuḥ
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the breath | |
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tathā
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likewise | |
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nāḍikāḥ
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the channels | |
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śuddhim
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to purity | |
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yāti
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reaches | |
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kṛśatvam
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slenderness | |
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āśu
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quickly | |
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tanute
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causes | |
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recam
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the exhalation | |
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vidhatte
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makes | |
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śubham
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good |
पूरं वर्धयति ध्रुवं शुभतरासौ शृङ्खलोक्ता मया यस्य स्यात्ससुरासुरैर् अभिनुतः सिद्धः स भूमण्डले ||37||
pūraṃ vardhayati dhruvaṃ śubhatarā,sau śṛṅkhaloktā mayā; yasya syāt sa-surāsurair abhinutaḥ, siddhaḥ sa bhū-maṇḍale ||37|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
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pūram
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the inhalation | |
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vardhayati
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increases | |
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dhruvam
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certainly | |
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śubhatarā
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especially auspicious | |
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asau
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that | |
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śṛṅkhalā
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śṛṅkhalā
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chain |
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uktā
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taught | |
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mayā
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by me | |
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yasya
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in whom | |
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syāt
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it exists | |
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sa
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together with | |
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sura
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gods | |
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asuraiḥ
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and demons | |
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abhinutaḥ
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praised | |
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siddhaḥ
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an accomplished one | |
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saḥ
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who | |
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bhū
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of the earth | |
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maṇḍale
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in the circle |
Metre: Śārdūlavikrīḍita
The power (śaktiḥ | nom sg) reaches (upaiti | 3p sg act pres) awakening (bodham | acc sg); the breath (vāyuḥ | nom sg) reaches (ayate | 3p sg med pres) purity (śuddhim | acc sg). Likewise (tathā), the channels (nāḍikāḥ | nom pl) reach (yāti | 3p sg act pres) purity (śuddhim | acc sg). [The practice] quickly (āśu) brings about (tanute | 3p sg med pres) slenderness (kṛśatvam | acc sg), makes (vidhatte | 3p sg med pres) exhalation (recam | acc sg) good (śubham | acc sg m) [and] certainly (dhruvam) increases (vardhayati | 3p sg act pres caus) inhalation (pūram | acc sg). That chain (asau śṛṅkhalā | nom sg), taught (uktā | nom sg f ppp) by me (mayā | ins sg), [is] especially auspicious (śubhatarā | nom sg f). The one (saḥ | nom sg m) in whom (yasya | gen sg m) [it] exists (syāt | 3p sg act opt) [is] an accomplished one (siddhaḥ | nom sg) in the circle of the earth (bhū-maṇḍale | loc sg), praised (abhinutaḥ | nom sg m ppp) by gods and demons together (sa-surāsuraiḥ | ins pl).
I connect singular yāti with plural nāḍikāḥ and therefore use a plural verb in translation.
After a sequence, notice how awake you feel and how you perceive your breath. Begin by describing the experience in your own words.
vāyus GDJ2007 ] vāyu GDJ2007-a
yāti GDJ2007 ] yānti GDJ2007-b
yāti GDJ2007 ] yānti GDJ2007-b
Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.37*1
इत्य् अस्वङ्गशृङ्खलाकुम्भकः |
Metre: none
Thus (iti) [ends] the Asvaṅga chain breath retention (asvaṅga-śṛṅkhalā-kumbhakaḥ | nom sg).
Which transitions in the sequence were clear to you, and which were hard to follow? Carry that observation into the next repetition.
Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.38
कुम्भके त्व् इतरकुम्भसङ्गमात्कुम्भकान्तरसुशृङ्खलोदिता |
kumbhake tv itara-kumbha-saṅgamāt; kumbhakāntara-su-śṛṅkhaloditā | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
साधकस्य शुभचित्रफलाप्तिस्तीर्थदर्शितपथेन जायते ||38||
sādhakasya śubha-citra-phalāptis; tīrtha-darśita-pathena jāyate ||38|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
Metre: Pādas 1–2: Rathoddhatā; Pāda 3: Svāgatā; Pāda 4: Rathoddhatā
But (tu), through joining another breath retention (itara-kumbha-saṅgamāt | abl sg) to a breath retention (kumbhake | loc sg), [there arises a] correct chain of different breath retentions (kumbhakāntara-su-śṛṅkhalā | nom sg), [as it is] called (uditā | nom sg f ppp). Through the path shown by the teacher (tīrtha-darśita-pathena | ins sg), the attainment of auspicious and varied fruits (śubha-citra-phalāptiḥ | nom sg) arises (jāyate | 3p sg med pres) for the practitioner (sādhakasya | gen sg).
When combining exercises, clarify why one should follow another. Familiar guidance can help you shape the sequence consciously.
Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.38*1
इत्य् अपरः कुम्भान्तरशृङ्खला कुम्भकः |
Metre: none
Thus (iti) [ends] the further (aparaḥ | nom sg m) breath retention (kumbhakaḥ | nom sg), [the] chain of different breath retentions (kumbhāntara-śṛṅkhalā | nom sg).
A different combination offers a fresh comparison: how does the order change your experience of the individual exercises?
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