Swami's response to Henny and all: Question about reciting and pranayama

[Guest guest]

Namaste Henny and all: Here is Swami9's response to Henny's question

about reciting Chandi and pranayama:

Please read Henny's important question below Swami's response.

 

SWAMI'S RESPONSE

 

 

This happens frequently throughout the Chandi. You have an option

either to include the next verse or to limit your exhalation to

sixteen syllables. It depends on how you feel. If you have plenty of

breath left, then go for the extra line. If not, stop.

 

 

HENNY'S GUESTION:

>

> Namaste all,

>

> this is the first question of what I fear will be many about reciting

> the Chandi. Here it is:

> I try (!) to recite two verses to the breath. In Anustup, a verse

> usually consists of two lines of 16 syllables each. But sometimes a

> verse has only one line, f.i. in the Siddha Kunjika Stotram on p.373.

> How should I breathe then; take the next verse with two lines in the

> same breath as the verse with the one line? Or count to sixteen while

> continuing to breathe out? How do I keep an even rhythm in these

> cases?

>

> thank you for your consideration,

>

> with love,

> Henny

>

[Guest guest]

thank you very much, Swamiji, for your response, everything is clear.

 

 

with pranams to Vish for asking,

Henny

 

, " inspectionconnection108 "

<inspectionconnection108 wrote:

>

> Namaste Henny and all: Here is Swami9's response to Henny's

question

> about reciting Chandi and pranayama:

> Please read Henny's important question below Swami's response.

>

> SWAMI'S RESPONSE

>

>

> This happens frequently throughout the Chandi. You have an option

> either to include the next verse or to limit your exhalation to

> sixteen syllables. It depends on how you feel. If you have plenty of

> breath left, then go for the extra line. If not, stop.

>

>

> HENNY'S GUESTION:

> >

> > Namaste all,

> >

> > this is the first question of what I fear will be many about

reciting

> > the Chandi. Here it is:

> > I try (!) to recite two verses to the breath. In Anustup, a verse

> > usually consists of two lines of 16 syllables each. But sometimes

a

> > verse has only one line, f.i. in the Siddha Kunjika Stotram on p.

373.

> > How should I breathe then; take the next verse with two lines in

the

> > same breath as the verse with the one line? Or count to sixteen

while

> > continuing to breathe out? How do I keep an even rhythm in these

> > cases?

> >

> > thank you for your consideration,

> >

> > with love,

> > Henny

> >

>