Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.59 The lotus for the bellows
2.59
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
ऊर्वोरुपरि संस्थाप्य शुभे पादतले उभे ।
पद्मासनं भवेदेतत् सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ūrvor upari saṃsthāpya śubhe pādatale ubhe |
padmāsanaṃ bhaved etat sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
The line
Placing both auspicious soles on the thighs: this is the lotus seat, destroyer of every pāpa (पाप).
नेपालीमा
दुवै शुभ तलुवा तिघ्रामा राख्नु हरेक पाप नाश गर्ने कमलको आसन हो।
Where it sits
The bellows begin from a seat. Bhastrikā (भस्त्रिका) is named at 2.67. This verse sets the lotus the next lines assume. It is the same shape as 1.46.
Split: ūrvor (ऊर्वोर्) upari (उपरि) saṃsthāpya (संस्थाप्य) śubhe (शुभे) pāda (पाद) + tale (तले) ubhe (उभे) / padmāsanaṃ (पद्मासनं) bhaved (भवेद्) etat (एतत्) sarva (सर्व) + pāpa (पाप) + praṇāśanam (प्रणाशनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ūrvor (ऊर्वोर्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| upari (उपरि) | form in the line | upon. |
| saṃsthāpya (संस्थाप्य) | form in the line | having placed. |
| śubhe (शुभे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | auspicious. |
| pāda-tale (पाद-तले) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the foot; on the surface. |
| ubhe (उभे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | both. |
| padmāsanaṃ (पद्मासनं) | nominative or accusative singular | padmāsana (पद्मासन). The lotus seat. |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | form in the line | becomes. |
| etat (एतत्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| sarva-pāpa-praṇāśanam (सर्व-पाप-प्रणाशनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | every; bad deeds; destruction. |
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. Placing both auspicious soles on the thighs: this is the lotus seat, destroyer of every pāpa (पाप).