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Verse 1.270

स्वरज्ञानीबलादग्रे निष्फलं कोटिधा भवेत्। इहलोके परत्रापि स्वरज्ञानी बली सदा

Even if one performs ten million actions, they become fruitless without the knowledge of the breath; in this world and in the next, the knower of the breath is always powerful. This verse establishes the absolute primacy of Swara Yoga over…

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