Testing
Finding the Active Swar with Joined Palms
Join both hands under the nostrils and breathe out once; the nostril whose air strikes the back of the palms more strongly is the active swar.
Also known aschandra swarsurya swarsushumnaidapingalasagunnirgunbhara swarkhali swar
Join both hands under the nostrils and breathe out once; the nostril whose air strikes the back of the palms more strongly is the active swar.
Besides measuring how many angul the breath reaches, the active element (tatva) can be recognised from the state of the mind: steadiness, joy, restlessness, anger or indifference.
Select a muhurta if possible. Otherwise make swastiks for shanti and paushtik (peaceful, nourishing) work in the Chandra swar and for ugra (forceful) work in the Surya swar. Any remedy done in the wrong swar gives no result.