Shiva Purana

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न मुंचति न गृह्णाति वायुमंतर्बहिः स्थितम् ॥ संपूर्णं कुंभवत्तिष्ठेदचलः स तु कुंभक ॥ २४ ॥

He does not breathe out the internal or breathe in the external air. He remains steady like the fìlled-up jar. It is called Kumbhaka (Retention).

english translation

na muMcati na gRhNAti vAyumaMtarbahiH sthitam ॥ saMpUrNaM kuMbhavattiSThedacalaH sa tu kuMbhaka ॥ 24 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript