Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.21*3
अथ प्रसङ्गादभ्यासार्थं केचन उपयुक्ताः कुम्भकाः कथ्यन्ते |
atha prasaṅgād abhyāsārthaṃ kecana upayuktāḥ kumbhakāḥ kathyante | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
Metre: none
Now (atha), on this occasion (prasaṅgāt | abl sg), some (kecana | nom pl m) suitable breath retentions (upayuktāḥ kumbhakāḥ | nom pl) are described (kathyante | 3p pl pas pres) for the purpose of practice (abhyāsārtham | acc sg).
With each new form of breathing, consider which question it answers for your practice. You can take your time before making it part of what you do.
Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.22
सङ्कर्षको रोधबलं हि यावत्सम्मुह्य नासायुगरन्ध्रमूलम् |
saṅkarṣako rodha-balaṃ hi yāvat; sammuhya nāsā-yuga-randhra-mūlam | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
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saṅkarṣakaḥ
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saṅkarṣaka
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drawing in |
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rodha
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of retention | |
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balam
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strength | |
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hi
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for | |
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yāvat
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as long as | |
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sammuhya
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having become confused; the proposed sense of closing is not lexically established | |
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nāsā
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of the nose | |
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yuga
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of the pair | |
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randhra
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of the openings | |
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mūlam
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the base |
कुर्यात्तदग्रे ननु रेचपूराव् उत्कर्षकुम्भः कथितः स धात्रा ||22||
kuryāt tad-agre nanu reca-pūrāv; utkarṣa-kumbhaḥ kathitaḥ sa dhātrā ||22|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
Metre: Indravajrā
The one drawing in (saṅkarṣakaḥ | nom sg m) [retains the breath] for as long as (yāvat) the strength to retain [allows] (rodha-balam | acc sg). For (hi), having closed (sammuhya | abs) the base of the two nostril openings (nāsā-yuga-randhra-mūlam | acc sg), one should certainly (nanu) afterwards (tad-agre | loc sg) perform (kuryāt | 3p sg act opt) exhalation and inhalation (reca-pūrau | acc du). This (saḥ | nom sg m) [practice is] called (kathitaḥ | nom sg m ppp) the Utkarṣa breath retention (utkarṣa-kumbhaḥ | nom sg) by the creator (dhātrā | ins sg).
I supplement the elliptical opening as “[retains the breath] for as long as the strength to retain [allows]”. This connects the instruction with yāvat.
Notice when consciously remaining still turns into holding on. The transition back into movement is part of the practice, too.
sammuhya nāsāyuga GDJ2007 ] saṃmudranāyuga GDJ2007-b
Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.22*1
इत्य् उत्कर्षकुम्भः |
Metre: none
Thus (iti) [ends] the Utkarṣa breath retention (utkarṣa-kumbhaḥ | nom sg).
Close this reflection by retracing inwardly the shift between gathering yourself and moving on.
Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.23
आमुह्य घोणार्धम् अधोविभागे यद्रेचपूरौ विदधाति तिष्ठन् |
āmuhya ghoṇārdham adho-vibhāge; yad reca-pūrau vidadhāti tiṣṭhan | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
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āmuhya
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having become confused; the proposed sense of closing is not lexically established | |
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ghoṇā
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of the nose | |
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ardham
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one half | |
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adhas
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below | |
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vibhāge
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in the region | |
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yat
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when | |
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reca
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exhalation | |
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pūrau
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and inhalation | |
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vidadhāti
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he performs | |
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tiṣṭhan
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remaining |
स एष कुम्भो गदितो विधात्रा नाम्नापकर्षः प्रणवात्मना ऽयम् ||23||
sa eṣa kumbho gadito vidhātrā; nāmnāpakarṣaḥ praṇavātmanā 'yam ||23|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
Metre: Pādas 1–2: Indravajrā; Pāda 3: Upendravajrā; Pāda 4: Indravajrā
When (yat) [someone], having closed (āmuhya | abs) one half of the nose (ghoṇārdham | acc sg), remains (tiṣṭhan | nom sg m pca) in the lower region (adho-vibhāge | loc sg) [and] performs (vidadhāti | 3p sg act pres) exhalation and inhalation (reca-pūrau | acc du), that (saḥ | nom sg m) [is] this breath retention (eṣaḥ kumbhaḥ | nom sg). This (ayam | nom sg m) [is] called (gaditaḥ | nom sg m ppp) Apakarṣa (apakarṣaḥ | nom sg) by name (nāmnā | ins sg), by the creator (vidhātrā | ins sg), whose essence is Oṃ (praṇavātmanā | ins sg m).
I connect adho-vibhāge with tiṣṭhan: “remains in the lower region”. I understand yat … sa eṣaḥ as a conditional construction, supplying “[is]”; the name Apakarṣa follows in a separate sentence.
For a moment, focus on one side of your nose and feel the natural breath there. A small field of sensation can offer plenty to observe closely.
āmuhyaghoṇārdhamadhovibhāge GDJ2007 ] āmujyayovibhāge GDJ2007-b
praṇavātmanā 'yam GDJ2007 ] praṇavātmanā'dhyaṃ GDJ2007-b
praṇavātmanā 'yam GDJ2007 ] praṇavātmanā'dhyaṃ GDJ2007-b
Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.23*1
इत्य् अपकर्षकुम्भः |
Metre: none
Thus (iti) [ends] the Apakarṣa breath retention (apakarṣa-kumbhaḥ | nom sg).
After attending to one side, broaden your attention to the whole breath again.
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