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Introduction.
 
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Svara is flowing in the respondent, then he should reply that
the work which the questioner has in his mind would succeed.
But if any of the Fire or Akasa (Ether) elements are reigning
then the work would be unsuccessful.
 
(b) Coming and sitting on the right side of the respondent,
if the questioner asks the question and at that moment the
right Svara of the respondent is flowing then the work will
not succeed.
 
(c) But in such a case if the left Svara of the respondent
is flowing and the questioner is also sitting on the same side
then that work would be successful.
 
(d) If the left Svara of the respondent is flowing and the
questioner asks his question from above, front or left side
then the work will be successful.
 
(e) If the questioner enters from the left side and then sits
on the right side of the respondent whose left Svara is flowing
then the work will be completely lost.
 
Answers to all the questions above have been prediced on
the basis of the flow of the left Svara in respondent. But
if his right Svara is flowing then in all cases the same answers
should be given by substituting 'right' instead of 'left'. In
this connection the general rule which may be kept in mind
is this "When a questioner enters from the same direction
of which the Svara of the respondent is flowing then the
work would succeed; but in any case it is necessary that the
earth or water or both elements are reigning."
 
(ii) Questions about recovary from Illness.
 
(a) If a questioner asks about the patient from the left side
and the respondent's Sun-svara ( right nostril) is breathing
then it should be understood that the patient would not
 
survive.
 
(b) If the respondent's left Svara is flowing, the questioner
also asks about the patient from the left side, and the Earth-
element is reigning in the respondent then the patient will
 
recover in a month.