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शिरोवेष्टनेननासिकास्पर्शन्यायः (ziroveSTanenanAsikAsparzanyAyaH)

 
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Cf. द्राविड प्राणायामन्यायः शिरोवेष्टनेनाङ्गुल्या नासिका प्रवेशवत्। --विज्ञानभिक्षु, ब्रह्मसूत्र टीका, 3.3.7
This is another version of Drāviḍa pranayama. If a man is asked to show the tip of his nose, he will take his hand round his neck and then shows his nose. This shows the unnecessary cumbersome way of doing things. When a work can be done in the most easy method but unnecessarily uneasy or difficult method is adopted, this maxim is applicable.