Verse 1.147
पञ्चमे तस्य वर्णाश्च षष्ठे तु प्राण एव च । सप्तमे स्वादसंयुक्ता अष्टमे गतिलक्षणम्
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In the fifth [stage or center], there are the letters; in the sixth, indeed, is the vital breath. In the seventh, there is the union with taste, and in the eighth, the characteristic of movement. This verse maps the subtle ascent of…
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