Verse 1.43
नागः कूर्मोऽथ कृकलो देवदत्तो धनञ्जयः । हृदि प्राणो वसेन्नित्यमपानो गुदमण्डले
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The Naga, Kurma, Krikala, Devadatta, and Dhananjaya are the five subsidiary breaths; the Prana resides constantly in the heart, and the Apana resides in the region of the anus. This verse maps the subtle architecture of the life force…
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