Prāṇāyāma
Two kinds of breath, and they are not a ranking. One counts the breath on its own. The other gives it something to carry. And the third door holds what it carries: the japa and the stotras.
1the breath with a seed in itSagarbha
The breath carries a seed: a syllable, a count, a verse. Four forms, each placed for the states it suits, and any of them can be taken on its own.
four forms →2the breath counted on its ownNirgarbhaNothing is carried. The breath is lengthened, evened and driven by counting alone. This is where a man starts.
five practices →3a mantra for the state you are in, and two hymnsJapa · StotraNine japa, each placed for one state a man may be in, angry or afraid, numb or light, and the two stotras, recited from the first verse to the last.
nine japa, two stotras →