A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Kumbhaka
This page describes Kumbhaka which is located on page 225 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Kumbhaka” according to 40 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Puranic encyclopaedia [by Vettam Mani]
At that time the sage Kumbhaka (Nikumbha) came to Kashi. His practice was to live fora thousand years at any place where he reached at the time of dusk. Since he had reached Varanasi at dusk, he set up an ashrama and lived there for a thousand years. At that time there was a famine in Varanasi. The whole land was in the grip of a severe drought. Kumbhaka s ashrama and its surroundings alone remained green and cool. Herdsmen used to take cattle to graze in the neighbourhood of the ashrama....
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Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) [by Arthur Avalon]
v, 26. ] The Yogi, his mind constantly fixed on this Lotus, his breath controlled by Kumbhaka, is in his wrath able to move all the three worlds. Neither Brahma nor Vishnu, neither Hari-Hara nor Surya nor Ganapa is able to control his power (resist him). Commentary by Shri-Kalicarana: “His breath controlled by Kumbhaka” (Atta-pavana). —Literally it means, who has taken the air in, which is done by Kumbhaka. “Hari-Hara”. —The Yugala (coupled) form, consisting of Vishnu and Shiva combined....
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Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) [by Makarand Gopal Newalkar]
Patanjali means pranayama as kumbhaka only. 2. He refers to four types of kumbhaka as a) External b) Internal c) Kevala occurring in midst of sahitakumbhaka. 3. Kevala-Kumbhaka is brought about by single effort of will. 4. Progress in pranayama is to be judged by applying all the three tests of desha, kala and sankhya. 5....
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