Verse 1.227
द्वादशे हंसचारश्च गङ्गामृतरसं पिबेत्। आनखाग्रं प्राणपूर्णे कस्य भक्ष्यं च भोजनम्
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In the twelfth [phase], the swan moves and drinks the nectar of the Ganges. When the breath is fully filled, from the tip of the nails upward, what food is there to eat or consume? This verse describes the culmination of the yogic process…
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