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Verse 1.249

हकारस्य सकारस्य विना भेदं स्वरः कथम्। सोऽहं हंसपदेनैव जीवो जपति सर्वदा

How can there be a distinction between the breath of 'ha' and the breath of 'sa'? The living being constantly repeats the mantra "I am That" through the very process of breathing, known as the Hamsa sound. This verse reveals that the…

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