Tirumantiram - TANTRA THREE Verses 790 -798 of 883

Tirumantiram

English translation of the Tamil Spiritual Classic by Saint Tirumular

 

TANTRA THREE  Verses  790 -798 of 883

 

16 BREATH RHYTHM IN DAYS OF THE WEEK

 

790: Days of the Week and the Course of Breath

 

Through Left and Right Nadis

On Fridays, Mondays and Wednesdays

Prana dominates in the nadi that is to left;

On Saturdays, Sundays and Tuesdays

It courses high in the right;

On Thursdays

Prana flows in the left

In the waxing moon's fortnight;

And in the right in the waning moon's fortnight.

 

 

791: Breath Rhythm For Glowing Health

 

If on Fridays, Mondays and Wednesdays

Breathing dominates in nostril left,

The body will no harm know

And it will in health glow;

Thus did Lord Nandi tell us,

In manner delectable.

 

 

792: Yogi Corrects the Breath Rhythm

 

Contra,

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays

Breath flows high on the nostril right;

The Yogi who knows this is God indeed;

If this rhythm in the days stated

Does obtain not,

Let the Yogi force it into nostril right by skill subtle;

Then shall he know nothing but joy.

 

 

793: Changing Rhythm on Sundays and Mondays

 

in Alternate Fortnights

If on a Sunday in a fortnight

The breath runs high on the right nostril,

In the fortnight next it runs high on the left;

If on a Monday in a fortnight

The breath runs high on the left nostril

In the fortnight next it runs low on the right;

Thus do they alternate from fortnight to fortnight

If this rhythm thus obtains,

Prana its strength derives;

Know well this

And according regulate breathing.

 

 

794: How to Regulate When Breath Rhythm Changes Course

 

The breath that rises in the Nadi Right

While its course into the Left changed

May a sudden jolt know

And in fear trembling flow;

Then leave the practice and rest a while;

If on the Right itself it flows

Faster than in rhythm appropriate

Then know the speed and suitable regulate.

 

 

795: Yogi Who Regulates Breath Will See Finite Light

 

The Prana runs helter-skelter

To Right and to Left;

If Yogi gathers it proper

And regulates to reach Kundalini,

He shall stand before the Finite Light;

Thus He said, Nandi Holy.

 

 

796: Choose Appropriate Time for Piercing Adharas

 

The Lord that you search

Is on the Flower Above seated;

Sixteen the Ways of breath control;

The Breath coursing upward in strength

With mind in concentration united,

Pierce the adharas;

The days apt for thus reaching the Centers

And the hour apropriate, know you well.

 

 

17 HOSTILE WEEK DAYS

 

797: Directional Dangers in Days of the Week

 

On different days of week

The Soola lies in directions different

On Mondays and Saturdays it is in east;

On Tuesdays and Wednesdays in north

On Sundays and Fridays in west.

 

 

798: Dangers None if Breath Runs High in Right Nostril

 

On Thursdays menacing trident is in direction south;

Little effect Soola has

If breath to Left flows low,

No harm befalls if Right dominates;

Much good may actually swell.