Apane juhvati pranam prane 'panam tathapare, pranapana-gati ruddhva pranayama-parayanah
Others offer the outgoing breath into the incoming breath, and the incoming breath into the outgoing, practicing pranayama and controlling the movement of breath — they have dedicated themselves to breath-control as their sacrifice.
- •Pranayama is a form of inner sacrifice
- •Breath control is a legitimate and powerful yogic offering
- •The life force itself can become an offering to the divine