Shiva Purana

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रेचकः पूरकः कुम्भः प्राणायामस्त्रिधा स्मृतः ॥ नाडीसंचारविज्ञानं प्रत्याहारनिरोधनम् ॥ २०॥

There are three types of pranayama: laxative, supplementary and aquatic. The science of pulse circulation is the inhibition of retraction.

english translation

recakaH pUrakaH kumbhaH prANAyAmastridhA smRtaH ॥ nADIsaMcAravijJAnaM pratyAhAranirodhanam ॥ 20॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript