Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.56 Bhadra, and Gorakṣa's name
1.56
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
पार्श्वपादौ च पाणिभ्यां दृढं बद्ध्वा सुनिश्चलम् ।
भद्रासनं भवेदेतत् सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम् ।
गोरक्षासनमित्याहुरिदं वै सिद्धयोगिनः pārśvapādau ca pāṇibhyāṃ dṛḍhaṃ baddhvā suniścalam |
bhadrāsanaṃ bhaved etat sarvavyādhivināśanam |
gorakṣāsanam ity āhur idaṃ vai siddhayoginaḥ
The line
The sides of the feet bound firmly with the hands, unmoving: this is bhadrāsana (भद्रासन), destroyer of every disease. The siddha yogins call this gorakṣāsana (गोरक्षासन).
नेपालीमा
खुट्टाका छेउ हातले मजबुत र निश्चल बाँधिएको यो हरेक रोग नाश गर्ने भद्रासन हो। सिद्ध योगीहरू यसलाई गोरक्षासन भन्छन्।
Where it sits
Closes 1.55. Bhadra (भद्र) is the auspicious seat. The second name is Gorakṣa (गोरक्ष)'s.
Split: pārśva (पार्श्व) + pādau (पादौ) ca (च) pāṇibhyāṃ (पाणिभ्यां) dṛḍhaṃ (दृढं) baddhvā (बद्ध्वा) suniścalam (सुनिश्चलम्) / bhadrāsanaṃ (भद्रासनं) bhaved (भवेद्) etat (एतत्) sarva (सर्व) + vyādhi (व्याधि) + vināśanam (विनाशनम्) / gorakṣāsanam (गोरक्षासनम्) ity (इत्य्) āhur (आहुर्) idaṃ (इदं) vai (वै) siddha (सिद्ध) + yoginaḥ (योगिनः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pārśva-pādau (पार्श्व-पादौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | the side; the foot. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| pāṇibhyāṃ (पाणिभ्यां) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| dṛḍhaṃ (दृढं) | nominative or accusative singular | firm. |
| baddhvā (बद्ध्वा) | nominative singular | having bound. |
| suniścalam (सुनिश्चलम्) | nominative or accusative singular | quite unmoving. |
| bhadrāsanaṃ (भद्रासनं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | form in the line | becomes. |
| etat (एतत्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| sarva-vyādhi-vināśanam (सर्व-व्याधि-विनाशनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | every; disease; destruction. |
| gorakṣāsanam (गोरक्षासनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| ity (इत्य्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| āhur (आहुर्) | form in the line | they say. |
| idaṃ (इदं) | nominative or accusative singular | this. |
| vai (वै) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| siddha-yoginaḥ (सिद्ध-योगिनः) | nominative singular | a siddha. One who has arrived; by the yogin. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 16, 16, 16 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 sides of the feet bound firmly with the hands, unmoving: this is bhadrāsana (भद्रासन), destroyer of every disease. The siddha yogins call this gorakṣāsana (गोरक्षासन).