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Parātrīśikā1.7

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वाय्वग्निसलिलेन्द्राणां धारणानां चतुष्टयम् । तदूर्ध्वे शादिविख्यातम् पुरस्ताद् ब्रह्मपञ्चकम् ॥७॥
vāyvagnisalilendrāṇāṃ dhāraṇānāṃ catuṣṭayam | tadūrdhve śādivikhyātam purastād brahmapañcakam
— of wind, fire, water, and Indra (the four dhāraṇā-elements) ; — of the concentrations/retentions (dhāraṇās) ; — a tetrad, the set of four ; — above that ; — known as beginning with śa (the sibilants) ; — before, in front, foremost ; — the pentad of brahman (the five — śa ṣa sa ha kṣa)

(Then comes) the tetrad of the retentions (dhāraṇās) of wind, fire, water, and Indra; above that, foremost, is the pentad of brahman known as beginning with śa.