PRANAYAMA’S PURE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS IN THE BHAKTI YOGA The Pranayama serves as a powerful auxiliary tool in devotional practice: 1.KIRTAN AND BHAJAN (Devotional Singing): - Improved vocal control to maintain long notes without fatigue - Increased resonance and emotional depth in singing - Facilita ajapa-japa (automatic mantra with breathing) - Deepens meditation and concentration more fully 2.JAPA (Repetition of that Mantra): - Natural synchronization between breathing and mantra - Example: Inhale in "Hare Krishna", exhalar in "Hare Rama" - Facilita ajapa-japa (automatic mantra with breathing) - Deepens meditation and concentration 3.PREPARATION FOR AD