Verse 1.14
दुष्टे च दुर्जने क्रुद्धे नास्तिके गुरुतल्पगे । हीनसत्त्वे दुराचारे स्वरज्ञानं न दीयते
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To one who is wicked, of bad character, angry, an atheist, one who has violated the guru's bed, of low vitality, or of immoral conduct, the knowledge of the breath is not to be given. This verse establishes the essential container required…
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