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Introduction
 
The same schedule holds good for the same days of the
dark fornight, as well.
 
Importance of the knowledge and control of the Svaras :-
Through one-pointed concentration Yogis, with a reference to
the passages of Moon and Sun, that is of Ida and Pingalā,
respectively, can know anything and everything. A Yogi
who can bring the Ida-nādī into the Pingala-naḍī and vice
versa, or catch the rays of the Moon through the rays of the
Sun, and vice versa, can live as long as the Moon and Stars
would exist. A Yogi who is versed in directing the passage
of the Nidis at will and studies the Science of Svara, remains
safe from all kinds of pains, and obtains his desired fruits.
 
Pañca-Taltvas (Five Elements)
 
The entire universe is made up of Five Elements, viz.
Earth, Fire, Water, Air, and Ether, and at the time of
Pralaya ( Final Dissolution) it again dissolves into these five
elements. That Supreme Element which is beyond these
Five is the Unstained Brahman. Now, one must pay aten-
tion to the fact that along with the rise of a Svara, there is a
rise of one or the other of the Five Elements as well. There-
fore, it is necessary to know what element is reigning during
the flow of a particular Svara, because Yogis versed in the
science of Svarodaya and also in the ways of knowing the
rise and reign of the Elements can know the good and bad
results for the person under their influence.
 
Nature of the Elements and the method of knowing their rise :-
have
The Yogis, for the purpose of concentration, etc.,
imgined the existence of various Cakras in the human bodies.
Each of these Cakras, which are Lotus shaped (See CAKRAS)
is the seat of one or the other Element. Therefore, one
should concentrate on one of these Cakras for the Dhyana of
different Elements.
 
(a) The Earth Element
 
In the human body this element is situated in the Mula-
dhara Cakra, and is connected with the Suşumnā near the