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## Chapter 5, Verses 240-258 of Yoga Shastra:
**Verse 239:** If a question is asked while the Agni Mandala is active, a daughter will be born. If the question is asked while the Sushumna Nadi is active, the fetus will be destroyed.
**Verse 240:** When entering or leaving a house, a royal palace, or any other place, one should place the foot on the side of the nostril from which the air is flowing forward. This will ensure the success of the desired task.
**Verse 241:** When desiring the success of a task, one should approach a guru, a friend, a king, a minister, or any other person from whom one desires something, with the foot on the side of the nostril from which the air is flowing forward. This will ensure the success of the desired task.
**Verse 242:** When sitting or sleeping, one should place women on the side of the nostril from which the air is flowing. This will make them submissive. There is no other magic or spell more powerful than this.
**Verse 243:** Those who desire victory, wealth, and happiness should place enemies, thieves, debtors, and other sources of trouble and conflict on the side of the nostril from which the air is not flowing. This will prevent them from causing harm.
**Verse 244:** Those who protect themselves with their Purnaanga (the side of the nostril from which the air is flowing) from the attacks of enemies will not be harmed even by the strongest enemies.
**Verse 245-246:** If the question is asked while the left or right nostril of the respondent is active, a son will be born. If the question is asked while the nostril is inactive, a daughter will be born. If the question is asked while the air is flowing through the Sushumna Nadi, twins will be born. If the question is asked while the air is flowing through the empty space, a eunuch will be born. If the question is asked while the air is transitioning between the two nostrils, the fetus will be destroyed. If the question is asked while all the elements are balanced, there will be peace and well-being.
**Verse 247:** Some teachers say that if the question is asked while the Chandra Svar (lunar breath) is active, a daughter will be born. If the question is asked while the Surya Svar (solar breath) is active, a son will be born. If the question is asked while the Sushumna Nadi is active, a eunuch will be born.
**Verse 248:** If the flow of the Purandara (air) is not clear, one should determine its direction using the color of the bindu (dots): yellow, white, red, and black.