In Book 3 of Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, following the lover's spiritual annihilation ($fana$) upon encountering Sadr-i Jahan, the narrative shifts to the Beloved's active role in restoring him. Seeing the lover completely overwhelmed and unresponsive, Sadr-i Jahan speaks directly into his ear, attempting to gently draw him back from unconsciousness. Rumi uses this scene to illustrate the Sufi concept of divine grace and spiritual subsistence ($baqa$). The Beloved breathes life back into the annihilated seeker, comparing the process to a butcher blowing into a slaughtered animal so its skin can be easily removed—a striking metaphor for stripping away the lover's superficial ego so his pure spiritual essence can emerge. Sadr-i Jahan reveals that true communion occurs when the soul is revived by the Beloved's own breath, allowing the purified seeker to comprehend 'ancient secrets' and divine realities that are completely beyond the capacity of worldly intellect or physical senses.