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## The Auspicious and Inauspicious Effects of Air
**Chapter 5, Light 5 of Yoga Shastra, Verses 65-73**
Now we discuss the unequal division of the left and right nadis. (527)
**Verse 65:**
* **Vama Shasthodaye Pakshe, Site Krishna Tu Dakshina | Trini Trini Dinani Indu-Surya Yorudayah Shubhah ||**
* **Meaning:** In the Shukla Paksha (bright fortnight), the rising of the left nadi at sunrise is considered auspicious, and in the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight), the rising of the right nadi at sunrise is considered auspicious. The rising of both these nadis is considered auspicious for three days. (5)
Further clarification will be provided in this regard. Having stated the rule of rising, we now state the rule of setting. (528)
**Verse 66:**
* **Shashakenodayo Vayoh, Suryena Astam Shubhavaham | Udaye Ravin Tvasya, Shashina Astam Shivamatam ||**
* **Meaning:** The day on which the air rises in the Chandra Swar (lunar influence) at sunrise and sets in the Surya Swar (solar influence) is auspicious. If on that day it rises in the Surya Swar and sets in the Chandra Swar, it is also considered auspicious. (66)
We explain this point further through three verses. (529)
**Verse 67:**
* **Sitapaskhe Dinarambe, Yatnata Pratipaddi Ne | Vayorvikshet Sancharam, Prashastamitram Tatha ||**
* **Meaning:** On the Pratipada (first day) of the Shukla Paksha, one should carefully observe the movement of the air at the beginning of sunrise, whether it is auspicious or inauspicious.
**Verse 68:**
* **Udeti Pavana Purvam, Shashinyesha Tryaham Tatah | Sankramathi Tryaham Suryee, Shashinyeva Punastryaham ||**
* **Meaning:** The Chandra Nadi flows for the first three days (1, 2, 3) at sunrise. After that, the Surya Nadi flows for the next three days (4, 5, 6). Then, the Chandra Nadi flows again for the next three days (7, 8, 9), followed by the Surya Nadi for the next three days (10, 11, 12), and finally the Chandra Nadi flows for the last three days (13, 14, 15).
**Verse 69:**
* **Vahed Yavad Brihanpurvakramenena Marutah | Krishna Pakshe Punah Suryodayapurvam Ayam Kramah ||**
* **Meaning:** The air flows in this order for the entire Shukla Paksha. In the Krishna Paksha, the Surya Nadi flows for the first three days (1, 2, 3), followed by the Chandra Nadi for the next three days (4, 5, 6), and so on, in this order of three days each, until the Amavasya (new moon). This order of the air is not for the entire day, but only for the time of sunrise. After that, the Chandra Nadi and Surya Nadi change every two and a half hours.
If there is a change in this order, its result is inauspicious or indicative of suffering. (67-69)
If there is a disturbance in this order, its result is explained in two verses. (532)
**Verse 70:**
* **Trin Pakshananyathavetasya, Masashatkena Panchata | Pakshadvayam Vipariyase Abhisht-Bandhuvipad Bhavet ||**
* **Meaning:** If the air flows contrary to the aforementioned order of Chandra or Surya Nadi for three Pakshas, then death occurs within six months. If the contrary order persists for two Pakshas, then calamity befalls loved ones and relatives.
**Verse 71:**
* **Bhavet Tu Daruna, Vyadhirekpakasam Vipariyaye | Dvivyadya Harvipariyase, Kalahaadikamudvishet ||**
* **Meaning:** If the contrary air flows for one Paksha, then a severe disease arises. If the contrary air flows for two or three days, then strife and other inauspicious results arise. (70-71)
**Verse 72:**
* **Ekam Dve Trini Ahoratraanyarka Eva Marud Vahan | Varshetribhirvabhyamekenantayeindau Ruje Punah ||**
* **Meaning:** If the air flows only in the Surya Nadi for the entire day and night, then death occurs in three years. Similarly, if the air flows for two days and nights, then death occurs in two years, and if it flows for three days and nights, then death occurs in one year. If the Chandra Nadi flows for that many days, then disease arises. (72)
**Verse 73:**
* **Masamekam Ravaveva, Vahan Vayurvinirdishit | Ahoratravadhirmrityum Shashanke Tu Dhanakshayam ||**
* **Meaning:** If the air flows continuously in the Surya Nadi for one month, then death occurs within one day and night. If the Chandra Nadi flows for that long, then loss of wealth occurs. (73)