Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.67 The three knots
2.67
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सम्यग् गात्रसमुद्भूतग्रन्थित्रयविभेदकम् ।
विशेषेणैव कर्तव्यं भस्त्राख्यं कुम्भकं त्विदम् samyag gātrasamudbhūtagranthitrayavibhedakam |
viśeṣeṇaiva kartavyaṃ bhastrākhyaṃ kumbhakaṃ tv idam
The line
It fully breaks the three knots arisen in the body. This kumbhaka called the bellows is to be done especially.
नेपालीमा
यसले शरीरमा उत्पन्न तीन ग्रन्थि पूरै तोड्छ। धौंकनी भनिने यो कुम्भक विशेष गरेर गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The three knots return in the sound chapter: Brahmā (ब्रह्मा)'s knot at 4.70, Viṣṇu (विष्णु)'s at 4.73, Rudra's at 4.76.
Split: samyag (सम्यग्) gātra (गात्र) + samudbhūta (समुद्भूत) + granthi (ग्रन्थि) + traya (त्रय) + vibhedakam (विभेदकम्) / viśeṣeṇaiva (विशेषेणैव) kartavyaṃ (कर्तव्यं) bhastrākhyaṃ (भस्त्राख्यं) kumbhakaṃ (कुम्भकं) tv (त्व्) idam (इदम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| samyag (सम्यग्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| gātra-samudbhūta-granthi-traya-vibhedakam (गात्र-समुद्भूत-ग्रन्थि-त्रय-विभेदकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the limbs; arisen; a knot; a set of three; splitting. |
| viśeṣeṇaiva (विशेषेणैव) | form in the line | especially. |
| kartavyaṃ (कर्तव्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | to be done. |
| bhastrākhyaṃ (भस्त्राख्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | the one named bellows. |
| kumbhakaṃ (कुम्भकं) | nominative or accusative singular | kumbhaka. Retention of the breath. |
| tv (त्व्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| idam (इदम्) | nominative or accusative singular | this. |
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. It fully breaks the three knots arisen in the body. This kumbhaka called the bellows is to be done especially.