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Verse 1.49

इडा वामे च विज्ञेया पिङ्गला दक्षिणे स्मृता । इडानाडीस्थिता वामा ततो व्यस्ता च पिङ्गला

Ida is to be known as the left breath, and Pingala is remembered as the right. The Nadi situated on the left is Ida, and consequently, the one distinguished from it is Pingala. This verse establishes the fundamental geography of the subtle…

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