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PRĀNĀYĀMA : Prāṇa is the vital breath in the body. That which causes the movement is called Prāna, Āyāma is checking. Hence Prāṇāyāma means checking or restraining the breath.

Apart from Prana other vital breaths are

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Apana, Sāmana, Udana, Vyana, Nāga, Kurma, Krkara, Devadatta and Dhananjaya.

The vital breaths of the body can be conquered through the mastery over Prana

- Apana is the vital air that takes the food lower down.
- Vyana is diffused through the limbs and it develops them.

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- Udana is the vital air that affects the vulnerable points in the body among the limbs.
- Sāmana is the vital air that spreads equally.
- Nāga is the vital air for the activity of belching,
- Kurma is the vital air for the activity of closing the eyes,

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- Krkara is the vital air for the activity of sneezing,
- Devadatta is the vital air for the activity of yawning.
- Dhananjaya is the vital air that circulates through the body. It does not leave off even the dead body.

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Gradually practised, Prānāyāma is very efficacious. It burns off all defects. It preserves the body of practisers. When the Prana is mastered the symptoms are manifest.