Shiva Swarodaya

Give the knowledge of the breath Swarodaya: literally 'the rise of the breath,' a system of divination and spiritual practice based on nasal airflow only to such a disciple who is of a peaceful nature, pure, of excellent conduct, whose mind is devoted to the Guru, who is firm in resolve, and who is grateful for favors received. || 13 ||

To the wicked, the ill-natured, the angry, the atheist, the violator of the Guru’s bed,

the weak-willed, and the ill-behaved, this knowledge of breath should not be given. || 14 ||

One should not impart the knowledge of the breath to those who are wicked, malicious, prone to anger, atheistic, those who commit adultery with the Guru's wife, the impatient, or those of corrupt conduct. || 14 ||

Listen, O Goddess, to the supreme knowledge situated within the body,

by the mere understanding of which, omniscience is attained. || 15 ||

O Goddess! Listen to this supreme knowledge residing within the body as told by me, through the mere knowledge of which one becomes all-knowing. || 15 ||

The Vedas and the Scriptures are in the breath, the highest music is in the breath,

the entire three worlds are in the breath; the breath is the very form of the Soul. || 16 ||

All the Vedas The oldest sacred texts of Hinduism, the Shastras Scriptural treatises, the excellent Gandharva The art of celestial music and song, and the entirety of the three worlds Heaven, Earth, and the Underworld are contained within the breath; indeed, the breath is the embodiment of the Self. || 16 ||

An astrologer without the knowledge of breath is like a house without a master,

like a mouth without the knowledge of scriptures, or a body without a head. || 17 ||

An astrologer Daivajña: one who knows the divine/fate who is devoid of the knowledge of breath does not shine, just as a house without a master, a mouth without the ability to recite scriptures, or a body without a head is incomplete. || 17 ||

The distinctions of the channels, the distinctions of the life-force elements,

and the mixed distinctions of the central channel—he who knows these reaches liberation. || 18 ||

The person who understands the distinctions of the Nadi: energy channels, the Prana-tattva: the elements of the life-force, and the three combined channels including the Sushumna: the central spiritual channel of the spine, attains liberation. || 18 ||