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PREFACE
 
This little book Śivasvarodaya, here in presented for the
first time with English Translation, is an ancient Sanskrit
Text of great importance and the only one extant which
elucidates the Science of Predicting auspicious and inaus-
picious results based on the flow of the breathing through
one or the other nostril. It was initially revealed by Lord
Śiva to His Divine Consort Pārvatī with specific instructions
to keep it a closely guarded secret revealed only to those who
deserved. And in keeping with this spirit this science really
remained so guarded a secret as to become almost extinct
today. However its importance and utility would atonce
become evident to any one as soon as he starts actions
specified in it. Often the results start showing even within
a week of its use. If one considers all the aspects of the
Science, such as, the breathing nostril, reigning element, the
planetary combinations and the signs of the zodiac he can
make scrupulously precise predictions about the success or
failure in any walk of life and for any purpose, both for
one's own self or for others.
 
Although this science is now becoming extinct, yet stray
persons of older generation still observe some of the condi-
tions laid down by this science without, however, knowing
precisely either about this book or its major details, mainly
because of the secrecy maintained about it. The taboo is
still not lifted from its free revelation, but I have taken
courage to place it with an English Translation before a
wider circle of Readers quite in defiance of the Tradition,
simply to enable scientists to design research and validate
or nullify its generalisations. Personally however, I can say
with my personal experience that many of its precepts, if