Question and answer 23

Question and answer 23

கேவலகும்பக மென்றா லென்ன?

இரேசக பூரகங்களின்றியே ஹ்ருதயத்தில் ப்ராணனை ஸ்திரப்படுத்துவதாம். இது ப்ராணோபாசனை முதலியவற்றால் சித்திக்கத்தக்கது.

In plain words

What exactly is kevala-kumbhaka?

It means holding the breath perfectly still in the Heart — no breathing out, no breathing in at all. This comes about through practices like meditative absorption on the breath itself.

Word for word

What is meant by kevala-kumbhaka?

It is the fixing of the breath steadily in the Heart, without exhalation or inhalation. This is to be accomplished through such means as contemplative absorption on the breath.