Verse 24
Vigyan Bhairav Tantra — Verse 24
ऊर्ध्वे प्राणो ह्यधो जीवो विसर्गात्मा परोच्चरेत् ।
ūrdhve prāṇo hy adho jīvo visargātmā paroccaret
Word by word
- ūrdhve
- — above, upward (loc. sg.)
- prāṇaḥ
- — the upward (out-going) breath
- hi
- — indeed (emphatic)
- adhaḥ
- — below, downward
- jīvaḥ
- — the downward (in-going) life-breath
- visarga-ātmā
- — having the nature of emission / release
- paroccaret
- — arises / is to be contemplated as supreme
English
Watch where the rising breath becomes the falling breath; rest in the turn.
This verse is a meditation technique
The Turning of the Breath
Watch where the rising breath becomes the falling breath; rest in the turn.