Pu > References for ‘puraka, púraka’

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[12] The human respiratory system also [...] the systaltic flow of movement. Puraka [inhalation] can be compared with [...] retention of breath at the end of puraka (púrńa kumbhaka) [...] dynamism. [From the end of] one puraka to the beginning of another puraka constitutes half of the cycle [...] we commonly call death occurs.

[37] 15 Question : What are the differences among recaka, púraka, and kumbhaka?

[38] Answer: At the time of práńáyáma, [...] inhales completely, it is called púraka; and when one retains air inside the body, it is called kumbhaka.