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...when another day comes, O Parvati, Referring to the transition between the astrological influence of the Sun and the Moon loss will occur in death, O Lovely-faced One. In the breath-hour svara-hora; a period of time governed by the flow of breath through a specific nostril, all tasks are illuminated made successful during travel; if the flow is contrary, loss will occur in the house.
In the Sun the right nostril flow, there are five and the four Vedas a numerical code likely referring to 9 units or a specific 5-4 ratio; then the breath is always present. When both channels the nostrils are empty, the breath moving in the central channel is auspicious. He who knows the science of breath knows everything; all actions are illuminated through it. This "Path of the Five" referring to the five elements: Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Space has been declared to you out of love, O Parvati.
Thus Now begins the Circle for Determining the Fivefold Breath. Now the placement of the diagram is written:
O Omniscient Illuminator, I speak of my doubt regarding the Arising of All Sarvodaya; a seminal text on breath divination. Which breaths are proclaimed as the chief ones?The Goddess said: O Lord, God of Gods,
| Earth 50 Middle 2 | Fire 75 Above 35 18 2 1/2 | Space 18 Below 2 | Air 26 Transverse 30 | Water 30 Below 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A 50 Middle 3 | I 45 Su 3 1/2 | U 45 Su 3 1/2 | Ri 30 Ti 30 3 1/2 | Lri 30 Below 30 3 1/2 |
| Cha? 50 M 10 2 | E? 45 Su 3 1/2 | Ai 30 Ti 30 3 1/2 | O 30 Below 30 3 1/2 | Au 5 Below 3 1/2 |
| Am? 50 M 2 | Ah? 5 Su 3 1/2 | Power 5 | Power/Left-hand 5 | Su Su 1/2 |
...Shankara a name for Shiva meaning "the Auspicious One" responded. By the division of long and short vowels, and according to the order of the bright and dark fortnights the waxing and waning phases of the moon, tell me, O God, how is the breath of humans born?