अवस्थिता चैव फणावती सा प्रातश्च सायं प्रहरार्धमात्रम् । प्रपूर्य सूर्यात्परिधानयुक्त्या प्रगृह्य नित्यं परिचालनीया ॥ ३.११२ ॥

avasthitā caiva phaṇāvatī sā prātaśca sāyaṃ praharārdhamātram । prapūrya sūryātparidhānayuktyā pragṛhya nityaṃ paricālanīyā ॥ 3.112 ॥

This she-serpent is situated in the mûlâdhâra. She should be caught and moved daily, morning and evening, for 1⁄2 a prahar (1⁄2 an hour), by filling with Vayu through the Pingalâ by the Paridhana method.