n swara yoga, as in all other yogas, importance is given to the theoretical as well as the practical aspects of the breath. According to the Shiva Swarodaya: “One has to know about prana and its variations, the nadis or energy pathways, and the different tattwas or elements of the macrocosmos. Through the application of such knowledge, the swara yogi can know all the events of the universe which are both auspicious and inauspicious. He will come to realize that the shakti of the swara, inherent prana, is functioning throughout the whole of creation, and that ultimately even the form of Lord Shiva is the swara, the breath and the prana.”
