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if the breath flows in a manner contrary to one mentioned just before, meaning thereby that if the breath flows in the left when it should flow in right and vice versa) the person dies in course of six months; if for two, the dear and near ones to the person meet with miseries; if for one, a deadly disease overtakes him; and if only for two or three days, the person would have to face minor troubles.
एकंवत्रीण्यहोरात्रा-ण्यर्क एव मरुद्वहन् ।
वर्षे स्त्रिभिभ्यिामेके-नान्तायेंदोरजे पुनः ॥७२॥ ... Meaning : If for all twenty four hours, the breath flows in the Surya nadi (right artery) the person dies in three years; if for fortyeight hours, he dies within two years; if for seventy two hours, he leaves the mortal coil in one year, and if the breath flows for the aforesaid duration in the Chandra nadi (left artery) he gets diseases for the said period.
मासमेकं रवावेव वहन वायुविनिदिशेत् ।
अहोरात्रावधि मृत्यु शशांकेतु धनक्षयम् ।७३॥ Meaning : If for one full month, the breath flows in the Surya nadi (right artery) the person dies in course of twenty four hours at the most and if it flows for the same duration in the Chandra nadi (left artery), the person loses wealth during the aforesaid time.
agfeFatim: STATIIFT cat afax .दशाहं त द्विमार्गस्थः संक्रान्तौ मरणं दिशेत ॥७४॥ Meaning : If the breath flows simultaneously in all the three arteries (nadi’s) namely Ida (left =
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