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50th Sutra Chapter 2: f
Benefits of Pranayama are innumerable.
Starting from the beneficial effects of Pranayama pose to the phenomenal effects of Basic Yogic breathing and Advanced Yogic breathing, all directly impacting our physical, mental and emotional health.
Increasing the vitality, longevity and life force of the body, prompting the body to rest, rejuvenate and regenerate efficiently.
However, a Yogi considers the Spiritual benefit of Pranayama as the supreme benefit, that Patanjali focuses on in the coming Sutras.
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बाह्याभ्यन्तरस्तम्भवृत्तिर्देशकालसंख्याभिः परिदृष्टो दीर्घसूक्ष्मः॥५०॥
bāhya-ābhyantara-sthambha vr̥ttiḥ deśa-kāla-sankhyābhiḥ paridr̥ṣṭo dīrgha-sūkṣmaḥ ॥50॥
bāhya = external
ābhyantara = internal
sthambha = stationary
, motionless, restraint, suspension, a pause
vr̥ttiḥ = modifications, patterning, turnings, movements
deśa = place
kāla = time
sankhyābhiḥ = number, precision, minuteness,
paridr̥ṣṭo = observed, measured, scrutinized, regulated
dīrgha = long, high, long in place and time, expansion
sūkṣmaḥ = subtle, soft, minute, fine, exquisite
• बाह्यवृत्ति: - प्राणवायु को बाहर निकालकर कर बाहर ही रोकना
• आभ्यंतर वृत्ति: - प्राणवायु को भीतर भरकर भीतर ही रोकना
• स्तम्भवृत्ति:- प्राणवायु को न भीतर भरना न ही बाहर छोड़ना अर्थात प्राणवायु जहाँ है उसे वहीं पर रोकना
• देश - स्थान अर्थात प्राणवायु नासिका से जितनी दूरी तक जाता है वह उसका स्थान है।
• काल - समय अर्थात जितने समय तक प्राणवायु बाहर या भीतर रुकता है।
• संख्याभि: - एक देखा व जाना हुआ प्राण
• दीर्घ - लम्बा व
• सूक्ष्म: - हल्का हो जाता है
बाह्यवृत्ति, आभ्यन्तरवृत्ति व स्तम्भवृत्ति ये तीन प्राणायाम स्थान, समय व गणना के द्वारा ठीक प्रकार से देखा व जाना से प्राण लम्बा व हल्का हो जाता है ।
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