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Introduction
One who follows this process. daily gradually becomes
more and more prosperous in life.
IV. Extinguishing Fire
This may appear surprising, but it is a fact that fire, too,
can be extinguished with the help of Svaras in the following
manner.
When there is fire, one should first find out the direction
in which the air is blowing and spreading the fire. Then he
should stand in that direction with a vessel full of water, and
suck form it a little water through that nostril which is brea-
thing at the moment. Thereafter, he should take in his Anjalī
(a cavity formed by folding and joining the open hands to-
gether; the hollow of the hand ) about seven Rattis ( 1 gram)
of water and sprinkle it on the fire. He will notic that soon
the fire stops spreading and may extinguish at that very spot.
V. Fore-knowledge of Death, Disease, or Calamity, and the
Procedure of their Aversion
It has been pointed out earlier that the time and day for
the movement of one or the other Svaras are definite. But
when some auspicious or inauspicious incident is about
to happen, then the time and day of the Svaras undergo a
change. This change takes place in two ways: (1) Movement
of the Svara is reversed, that is when the left Svara ought to
flow, then instead right starts flowing, and vice versa; (2) Simi-
larly, the duration of the Svara also varies, that is there is an
increase or decrease in the duration of one or the other Svara.
Auspicious or Inauspicious results may follow such changes
which can be forecasted on the following basis :
(a) Change in the days :-
(i) If on the first day of the lighted fortnight of the lunar
month instead of the left Svara the right Svara is flowing
then there would be a possibility of some loss or strife or
disease due to heat any time upto the Full Moon day.
(ii) If on the first day of the dark fortnight instead of right
Svara there is a flow of the left Svara, there would then be a
possibility of some disease due to cold, or loss, or other distress.
Introduction
One who follows this process. daily gradually becomes
more and more prosperous in life.
IV. Extinguishing Fire
This may appear surprising, but it is a fact that fire, too,
can be extinguished with the help of Svaras in the following
manner.
When there is fire, one should first find out the direction
in which the air is blowing and spreading the fire. Then he
should stand in that direction with a vessel full of water, and
suck form it a little water through that nostril which is brea-
thing at the moment. Thereafter, he should take in his Anjalī
(a cavity formed by folding and joining the open hands to-
gether; the hollow of the hand ) about seven Rattis ( 1 gram)
of water and sprinkle it on the fire. He will notic that soon
the fire stops spreading and may extinguish at that very spot.
V. Fore-knowledge of Death, Disease, or Calamity, and the
Procedure of their Aversion
It has been pointed out earlier that the time and day for
the movement of one or the other Svaras are definite. But
when some auspicious or inauspicious incident is about
to happen, then the time and day of the Svaras undergo a
change. This change takes place in two ways: (1) Movement
of the Svara is reversed, that is when the left Svara ought to
flow, then instead right starts flowing, and vice versa; (2) Simi-
larly, the duration of the Svara also varies, that is there is an
increase or decrease in the duration of one or the other Svara.
Auspicious or Inauspicious results may follow such changes
which can be forecasted on the following basis :
(a) Change in the days :-
(i) If on the first day of the lighted fortnight of the lunar
month instead of the left Svara the right Svara is flowing
then there would be a possibility of some loss or strife or
disease due to heat any time upto the Full Moon day.
(ii) If on the first day of the dark fortnight instead of right
Svara there is a flow of the left Svara, there would then be a
possibility of some disease due to cold, or loss, or other distress.