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sapthajihva
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This is about the practice of Pranayamam done during the process of Gayathri Japam and other Vaidhic rituals.
I have found some interesting variations, as below:
-> Inhale through the left nostril, hold, and then release through the right nostril. The Pranayama Mantra (PM) is meditated on, once while inhalation, once while holding & once while exhalation.
-> Another variation (this is from the Yajurveda Sandhyavandhanam), which is the same as above, but the PM is meditated only once during holding of breath.
-> According to the Vaishnava Dhinacharya, the method is same as above, but the PM is meditated thrice during holding of breath.
-> There is another variation for vaishnavas: sub-cycle 1 consists of the procedure as above; sub-cycle 2 is inhalation with the right nostril, holding and exhalation with the left nostril. This completes one Pranayama. The PM would be meditated 9 times during 1 cycle.
-> Yet another variation is that, apart from the last point as above, there is another sub-cycle 3 which is inhalation from left nostril, holding & exhalation through the right nostril. I dont know about the count of the PM in this method - could be a combination of any of the previous ones.
Basically, pranayama purifies the nadis (the surya & chandra), and hene any of these methods would only give positive results, if performed correctly and consistently.
Of course, longer sub-cycles/cycles would initially require strong lungs; hence it may be only one sub-cycle to get the habit going.
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I have a question here. Is there any one prescribed method for brahmins as a whole? Or does it vary based on sampradayas, or any other factor? Or is it tradition (with nobody knowing why)?
Regards,
P.S. In yoga there are many types of pranayama, but the Kapala Bhati is very beneficial. Yoga Master Ramdev advocates that this is the best one, something similar to a cure-all!!!
I have found some interesting variations, as below:-> Inhale through the left nostril, hold, and then release through the right nostril. The Pranayama Mantra (PM) is meditated on, once while inhalation, once while holding & once while exhalation.
-> Another variation (this is from the Yajurveda Sandhyavandhanam), which is the same as above, but the PM is meditated only once during holding of breath.
-> According to the Vaishnava Dhinacharya, the method is same as above, but the PM is meditated thrice during holding of breath.
-> There is another variation for vaishnavas: sub-cycle 1 consists of the procedure as above; sub-cycle 2 is inhalation with the right nostril, holding and exhalation with the left nostril. This completes one Pranayama. The PM would be meditated 9 times during 1 cycle.
-> Yet another variation is that, apart from the last point as above, there is another sub-cycle 3 which is inhalation from left nostril, holding & exhalation through the right nostril. I dont know about the count of the PM in this method - could be a combination of any of the previous ones.
Basically, pranayama purifies the nadis (the surya & chandra), and hene any of these methods would only give positive results, if performed correctly and consistently.
Of course, longer sub-cycles/cycles would initially require strong lungs; hence it may be only one sub-cycle to get the habit going.
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I have a question here. Is there any one prescribed method for brahmins as a whole? Or does it vary based on sampradayas, or any other factor? Or is it tradition (with nobody knowing why)?
Regards,
P.S. In yoga there are many types of pranayama, but the Kapala Bhati is very beneficial. Yoga Master Ramdev advocates that this is the best one, something similar to a cure-all!!!
