The Rising of the Breath of Shiva with Commentary (Unknown) - Page 18

The Naga air is said to be in belching, and the Kurma is remembered in the opening of the eyes; the Krikala should be known in sneezing, and the Devadatta in yawning. (46)

In belching original: "udgara" one should know the Naga air; in the opening of the eyes, the Kurma; in sneezing, the Krikala; and in yawning original: "vijrimbhana", the Devadatta air. (46)

The all-pervading Dhananjaya does not leave even a dead body. These [ten airs], taking the form of life, wander through all the channels. (47)

And the Dhananjaya air, which pervades the entire body, does not abandon even a corpse. These ten airs, appearing as the very form of the living soul original: "jiva-rupina", wander through all the channels term: Nadis (the subtle conduits through which energy flows). (47)

A wise person should observe the manifest movement of the breath within the body through the three channels: Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna. (48)

A wise person should understand the manifest movement of the life-breath original: "prana" within the center of the body specifically through these three channels: the Ida, the Pingala, and the Sushumna. (48)

The Ida is to be known on the left, and the Pingala is remembered on the right. The Ida channel is situated on the left, and the Pingala is situated opposite to it. (49)

The Ida is said to be in the left part, and the Pingala in the right; the Ida channel is positioned in a leftward form, and the Pingala is positioned in the opposite original: "vyasta" or rightward manner. (49)

The Moon is situated in the Ida, and the Sun in the Pingala. Sushumna is in the form of Shambhu, and Shambhu is in the form of the "Hamsa" (the breath-mantra). (50)

The Moon is situated in the Ida, and the Sun original: "bhaskara" in the Pingala. The Sushumna exists in the form of Shambhu a name for the god Shiva, and Shambhu exists in the form of the "Hamsa" literally "Swan," representing the sound of the breath. (50)

The syllable "Ha" is said to be for the exit, and with the syllable "Sa" is the entry. The "Ha" sound is the form of Shiva, and the "Sa" sound is called Shakti. (51)