Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.7 In by the moon, out by the sun
2.7
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
बद्धपद्मासनो योगी प्राणं चन्द्रेण पूरयेत् ।
धारयित्वा यथाशक्ति भूयः सूर्येण रेचयेत् baddhapadmāsano yogī prāṇaṃ candreṇa pūrayet |
dhārayitvā yathāśakti bhūyaḥ sūryeṇa recayet
The line
The yogin seated in the bound lotus should fill the prāṇa (प्राण) by the moon, hold it as he is able, and empty it again by the sun.
नेपालीमा
बाँधिएको कमलमा बसेको योगीले चन्द्रबाट प्राण भर्नुपर्छ, सकेसम्म समात्नुपर्छ र फेरि सूर्यबाट खाली गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Candra (चन्द्र) is the moon, the left channel. Sūrya (सूर्य) is the sun, the right. Pūraka (पूरक) is the filling. Recaka (रेचक) is the emptying. The hold between them is kumbhaka (कुम्भक).
Split: baddha (बद्ध) + padmāsano (पद्मासनो) yogī (योगी) prāṇaṃ (प्राणं) candreṇa (चन्द्रेण) pūrayet (पूरयेत्) / dhārayitvā (धारयित्वा) yathā (यथा) + śakti (शक्ति) bhūyaḥ (भूयः) sūryeṇa (सूर्येण) recayet (रेचयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| baddha-padmāsano (बद्ध-पद्मासनो) | form in the line | bound; padmāsana (पद्मासन). The lotus seat. |
| yogī (योगी) | nominative singular | the yogin. |
| prāṇaṃ (प्राणं) | nominative or accusative singular | prāṇa (प्राण). |
| candreṇa (चन्द्रेण) | instrumental singular | the moon. |
| pūrayet (पूरयेत्) | optative | should fill. |
| dhārayitvā (धारयित्वा) | absolutive | having held. |
| yathā-śakti (यथा-शक्ति) | form in the line | as; power. |
| bhūyaḥ (भूयः) | nominative singular | again. |
| sūryeṇa (सूर्येण) | instrumental singular | by the sun, by the right. |
| recayet (रेचयेत्) | optative | one should release the breath. |
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. The yogin seated in the bound lotus should fill the prāṇa (प्राण) by the moon, hold it as he is able, and empty it again by the sun.