Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.41 The mouth of suṣumṇā
2.41
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
विधिवत् प्राणसंयामैर् नाडीचक्रे विशोधिते ।
सुषुम्णावदनं भित्त्वा सुखाद् विशति मारुतः vidhivat prāṇasaṃyāmair nāḍīcakre viśodhite |
suṣumṇāvadanaṃ bhittvā sukhād viśati mārutaḥ
The line
When the wheel of channels has been cleansed by restraints of prāṇa (प्राण) done by the rule, the wind, having pierced the mouth of suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा), enters with ease.
नेपालीमा
विधिले गरिएका प्राणका निरोधले नाडीचक्र शुद्ध भएपछि वायु सुषुम्णाको मुख छेडेर सहजै पस्छ।
Where it sits
Suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) is the middle channel. 3.4 will list its other names.
Split: vidhivat (विधिवत्) prāṇa (प्राण) + saṃyāmair (संयामैर्) nāḍī (नाडी) + cakre (चक्रे) viśodhite (विशोधिते) / suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) + vadanaṃ (वदनं) bhittvā (भित्त्वा) sukhād (सुखाद्) viśati (विशति) mārutaḥ (मारुतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidhivat (विधिवत्) | form in the line | according to rule. |
| prāṇa-saṃyāmair (प्राण-संयामैर्) | form in the line | prāṇa (प्राण). |
| nāḍī-cakre (नाडी-चक्रे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | a channel; a wheel. |
| viśodhite (विशोधिते) | present | cleansed. |
| suṣumṇā-vadanaṃ (सुषुम्णा-वदनं) | nominative or accusative singular | suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा); the mouth. |
| bhittvā (भित्त्वा) | absolutive | having split. |
| sukhād (सुखाद्) | form in the line | with ease. |
| viśati (विशति) | present | enters. |
| mārutaḥ (मारुतः) | nominative singular | the wind. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 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. When the wheel of channels has been cleansed by restraints of prāṇa (प्राण) done by the rule, the wind, having pierced the mouth of suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा), enters with ease.