Puraka - Inhalation
Inhalation must begin slowly and controlled.
When inhaling listen to the sound. Keep it smooth and harmonious. This will allow air to enter at the same rate throughout the inhalation.
Puraka ("filling in"): inhalation, an aspect of breath control (pranayama) ...
PURAKA - inhaling
PURANAS - the ancient scriptures, mainly written in form of legends ...
Puraka (Inhalation)
A single inhalation is termed Puraka. It is a process of drawing in air and is expected to be smooth and continuous.
Puraka - Inhalation.
Purana - Hindu mythology.
Purusha - The eternal Conscious Principle of the Samkhya Philosophy, the Absolute.
Manipura or manipuraka is symbolised by a downward pointing triangle with ten petals. The seed syllable is Ram, and the presiding deity is Braddha Rudra, with Lakini as the Shakti.
Study of deep breathing takes place after performing puraka and rechaka successfully. Try to do deep puraka to the maximum stage as you can and similarly do the prolonged rechaka-in the preliminary stage.
When the breath is drawn in, it is the second, termed Puraka. When it is suspended, it is the third kind, called Kumbhaka. Kumbhaka is retention of breath. Kumbhaka increases the period of life.
For Sukhapurvaka Pranayama, (a) inhale through left nostril (Puraka); (b) retain the breath (Antar-kumbhaka), (c) Exhale through the right nostril (Rechaka) and (d) retain the breath (Bahya-kumbhaka).
Inhale (Puraka) through the left nostril till you count 3 Oms slowly. Imagine that you are drawing the Prana along with the atmospheric air. In course of practice, you will actually feel that you are drawing Prana.
During breathing for Pranayama inhalation (puraka) stimulates the system and fills the lungs with fresh air; retention (kumbhaka) raises the internal temperature and plays an important part in increasing the absorption of oxygen; ...
Another application of uddiyana bandha that is nontraditional, yet very palatable is to apply uddiyana bandha at the end of deep inhalation (puraka) drawing the energy into the heart/lung area.
Breathing: The breathing technique performed with vinyasa is called ujjayi [victorious breath] (Scott 20), which consists of puraka [inhalation] and rechaka [exhalation] ("Ashtanga Yoga").
Iyengar explains how the three stages of the breath in pranayama—inhalation (puraka), retention (antara kumbhaka), and exhalation (rechaka)—can connect us to the universal soul. During our inhalation, we are inviting prana to come in.
42. The Jalandhara Bandha: This should be practised at the end of Puraka (after inhalation). This is of the form of contraction of the neck and is an impediment to the passage of Vayu (upwards).
Similarly Mula Bandha, Uddiyana Bandha and Jalandhara Bandha form another group. Mula Bandha is practised during Puraka, Kumbhaka, Rechaka and during meditation and Japa also.
 See also: Yoga, Body, Prana, Breath, Pranayama
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