कामिक आगम: पूर्व भाग (अष्टाविंशति मूल शैव आगमों का प्रथम एवं सर्वोच्च आगम महाकोश)

आत्म विद्या शिवाख्यानि तत्त्वानि स्युर्यथाक्रमम्।
मात्रा द्वादशभिर्हीनो द्विगुणैर्मध्यमो मतः॥ ७९
त्रिगुणैरुत्तमः कालः प्रत्येकं रेचकादिषु।
prāṇāyāmaṁ samāsena kathayāmi viśeṣataḥ|
recakaṁ pūrakaṁ caiva kumbhakaṁ ca tridhā'bhyaset|| 77
akārokāramakārāstvakṣarāḥ parikīrtitāḥ|
brahmaviṣṇu harāsteṣāṁ adhidevāḥ prakīrtitāḥ|| 78
ātma vidyā śivākhyāni tattvāni syuryathākramam|
mātrā dvādaśabhirhīno dviguṇairmadhyamo mataḥ|| 79
triguṇairuttamaḥ kālaḥ pratyekaṁ recakādiṣu|
Now, I will tell briefly about the process of breath-control(pranayama) with some specific details. The
breath-control should be practiced in three phases – breathing out(recaka), breathing in(puraka) and
retention of the breath(kumbhaka). The phonemes related respectively to these three are, akara(‘a’),
ukara(‘u’) and makara(‘m’). The presiding deities of these three are Brahma, Vishnu and Rudra
respectively. These three are related to atma tattva, vidya tattva and siva tattva, in the same order.
If each phase of breath is done with a duration of 12 units(matras), it is of inferior type. If each phase is
done with a duration of 24 units, it is of medium type. If each phase is performed with a duration of 36
units, it is of superior type.
रेचयेद्देहगं वायुं अशुद्धं व्योमसंस्थितम्॥ ८०
शुद्धं वायुं पूरकेण समाहृत्य शनैश्शनैः।
सम्पूर्णकुम्भवत्तिष्ठेद् रेचयेत्तदनन्तरम्॥ ८१
recayeddehagāṁ vāyuṁ aśuddhaṁ vyomasaṁsthitam|| 80
śuddhaṁ vāyuṁ pūrakeṇa samāhṛtya śanaiśśanaiḥ|
sampūrṇakumbhavattiṣṭhed recayettadanantaram|| 81
First, the sadhaka should breath out the air which is impure and within his body. Then he should breath
in the pure air which is in outer space, in a slow phase. He should retain the in-drawn air in such a way
that his stomach appears like a pot filled up with water. Then he should breath out.
घण्टिकां तालुना बध्वा फङ्कारोच्चारयोगतः।
पाशुपतेन शस्त्रेण रेचयेद्ध्वन्यमोचनात्॥ ८२
ततो ग्रन्थिविभेदोपि भावनीयस्तदा तदा।
स्थानात्स्थानान्तर प्राप्तिर्जीवस्यास्य तदुत्क्रमात्॥ ८३
सूक्ष्मप्राणायामं कृत्वा देहञ्चकवदाचरेत्।
शिवेन सहितं चान्तं चोद्घातग्रन्थि भेदतः॥ ८४