← Shiva Svarodaya

Verse 1.304

मध्यमा भवति क्रूरा दुष्टा सर्वेषु कर्मसु । देशभङ्गमहारोगक्लेषकष्टादिदुःखदा

When the middle breath becomes active, it is fierce, wicked in all actions, and causes the destruction of the land, great diseases, afflictions, hardships, and other forms of suffering. The text identifies the activation of the central…

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