शनैःशनैस्त्यजेद्वायुं जपन् षोडशधा मनुम् ।
वामनासापुटेऽप्येवं पूरकुम्भकरेचकम् ॥४७॥
śanaiḥśanaistyajedvāyuṃ japan ṣoḍaśadhā manum |
vāmanāsāpuṭe'pyevaṃ pūrakumbhakarecakam ||47||
he should release the breath very slowly, reciting the mantra sixteen times; in the left nostril likewise (he should perform) inhalation, retention, and exhalation.