Pranayama Prayer

प्राणस्येदं वशे सर्वं। त्रिदिवेत् यत् प्रतिष्टितम्।

मातेऽव पुत्रान् रक्षस्व। श्रीश्च प्रज्ञास्च विदेहिन इति॥
Prāṇasyedaṁ vaśe sarvaṁ| tridivet yat pratiṣṭitam|
Māte'va putrān rakṣasva| śrīśca prajñāsca videhina iti||

Whatever exists in the three worlds are all under the

influence of Prāṇa. Just like a mother protects her children,
protect us and give us wealth and wisdom.

What is Pranayama
Sanskrit word and is a combination of prana and Ayama
What is Prana
What is Ayama

Key Slokas from HYP

Awasne †Fe yaegI vzI ihtimtazn>
guêpidòmageR àa[ayamaNsm_yset
athäsane dåòhe yogé vaçé hitamitäçanaù
gurüpadiñöamärge präëäyämänsamabhyaset

cle vte cl< icÄ< inScle inScl< Évet!,

yaegI Sw[uTvmaßaeit ttae vyu< inraexyet!
cale vate calaà cittaà niscale niscalaà bhavet|
yogé sthaëutvamäpnoti tato vayuà nirodhayet

When prana moves, chitta (the mental force) moves. When Prana is without movement,
chitta is without movement. By this (steadiness of prana) the yogi attains steadiness and
should thus restrain the vayu (air)

äüadyae=ip iÇdza> pvna_yastTpra>,

AÉUvÚ<tkÉyaÄSmaTpvnm_yset!
brahmädayo'pi tridaçäù pavanäbhyäsatatparäù|
abhüvannantakabhayättasmätpavanamabhyaset ||HYP 2.39||
Even Brahma and other gods in heaven devote themselves to practicing
Pranayama because it ends the fear of death. Thus (Pranayama) must be practiced
yvÓÏaeméhe yavi½Ä< inrak…lm!|
yavίiòæ&RvaeimRXye tavTkaLÉY< k«t>
yavadbaddhomaruhe yävaccittaà niräkulam|
yävaddåñöirbhråvormidhye tävatkälbhayà kåtaù ||HYP 2.40||

Why Pranayama –

Look at the breathing pattern ??

Fight and Flight

Rest and digest

How many time we breath in a day – something which never stops from the time we are born till we
die