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प्राणस्य शोधयेन्मार्गं पूरकुम्भकरेचकैः ।
प्रतिकूलेन वा चित्तं यथा स्थिरमचञ्चलम् ॥ ९ ॥

pranasya sodhayen margam

pura-kumbhaka-recakaih

pratikulena va cittam

yatha sthiram acancalam

pranasya-of vital air; sodhayet-one should clear; margam-the passage; pura-kumbhaka-recakaih-by inhaling, retaining, and exhaling; pratikulena-by reversing; va-or; cittam-the mind; yatha-so that; sthiram-steady; acancalam-free from disturbances.