Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.37 Siddha, the door
1.37
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
योनिस्थानकमङ्घ्रिमूलघटितं कृत्वा दृढं विन्यसेत् मेण्ढ्रे पादमथैकमेव हृदये कृत्वा हनुं सुस्थिरम् ।
स्थाणुः संयमितेन्द्रियोऽचलदृशा पश्येद् भ्रुवोरन्तरं ह्येतन् मोक्षकपाटभेदजनकं सिद्धासनं प्रोच्यते yonisthānakam aṅghrimūlaghaṭitaṃ kṛtvā dṛḍhaṃ vinyaset meṇḍhre pādam athaikam eva hṛdaye kṛtvā hanuṃ susthiram |
sthāṇuḥ saṃyamitendriyo'caladṛśā paśyed bhruvor antaraṃ hy etan mokṣakapāṭabhedajanakaṃ siddhāsanaṃ procyate
The line
The heel pressed firmly at the perineum, one foot placed above the penis, the chin made firm on the heart, the senses restrained, the gaze unmoving between the brows: this is called siddhāsana (सिद्धासन), maker of the opening of the door of release.
नेपालीमा
कुर्कुच्चा योनिस्थानमा मजबुत थिचिएको, एउटा खुट्टा लिङ्गमाथि राखिएको, चिउँडो हृदयमा स्थिर पारिएको, इन्द्रिय नियन्त्रित, दृष्टि भौंको बीचमा अचल। यसलाई मुक्तिको ढोका खोल्ने सिद्धासन भनिन्छ।
Where it sits
A long verse. Yoni-sthāna (योनि-स्थान) is the perineum, the place the verse names. Mokṣa-kapāṭa (मोक्ष-कपाट) is the door of release. 1.38 gives another setting of the same seat.
Split: yoni (योनि) + sthānakam (स्थानकम्) aṅghri (अङ्घ्रि) + mūla (मूल) + ghaṭitaṃ (घटितं) kṛtvā (कृत्वा) dṛḍhaṃ (दृढं) vinyaset (विन्यसेत्) meṇḍhre (मेण्ढ्रे) pādam (पादम्) athaikam (अथैकम्) eva (एव) hṛdaye (हृदये) kṛtvā (कृत्वा) hanuṃ (हनुं) susthiram (सुस्थिरम्) / sthāṇuḥ (स्थाणुः) saṃyamitendriyo'cala (संयमितेन्द्रियोऽचल) + dṛśā (दृशा) paśyed (पश्येद्) bhruvor (भ्रुवोर्) antaraṃ (अन्तरं) hy (ह्य्) etan (एतन्) mokṣa (मोक्ष) + kapāṭa (कपाट) + bheda (भेद) + janakaṃ (जनकं) siddhāsanaṃ (सिद्धासनं) procyate (प्रोच्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yoni-sthānakam (योनि-स्थानकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the perineum. |
| aṅghri-mūla-ghaṭitaṃ (अङ्घ्रि-मूल-घटितं) | nominative or accusative singular | a foot; the root. |
| kṛtvā (कृत्वा) | absolutive | having made. |
| dṛḍhaṃ (दृढं) | nominative or accusative singular | firm. |
| vinyaset (विन्यसेत्) | optative | as this verse uses the word. |
| meṇḍhre (मेण्ढ्रे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the penis. |
| pādam (पादम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the foot. |
| athaikam (अथैकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| hṛdaye (हृदये) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the heart. |
| hanuṃ (हनुं) | form in the line | the chin, the jaw. |
| susthiram (सुस्थिरम्) | nominative or accusative singular | well steady. |
| sthāṇuḥ (स्थाणुः) | form in the line | a post, unmoving. |
| saṃyamitendriyo'cala-dṛśā (संयमितेन्द्रियोऽचल-दृशा) | nominative singular | the eye. dṛśau (दृशौ) is the two eyes. |
| paśyed (पश्येद्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| bhruvor (भ्रुवोर्) | form in the line | of the two brows. |
| antaraṃ (अन्तरं) | nominative or accusative singular | inside. |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for. hi (हि) before a vowel. |
| etan (एतन्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| mokṣa-kapāṭa-bheda-janakaṃ (मोक्ष-कपाट-भेद-जनकं) | nominative or accusative singular | release; a door; a piercing, a break; a producer. |
| siddhāsanaṃ (सिद्धासनं) | nominative or accusative singular | siddhāsana (सिद्धासन). The accomplished seat. |
| procyate (प्रोच्यते) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 38, 38 syllables. A hyphen in the split is a compound joint, a teaching mark, and the voice joins it.
Say it back
Cover the English and say the verse in one sentence. The heel pressed firmly at the perineum, one foot placed above the penis, the chin made firm on the heart, the senses restrained, the gaze unmoving between the brows: this is called siddhāsana (सिद्धासन), maker of the opening of the door of release.