Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.106 She sleeps covering the door
3.106
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
येन मार्गेण गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मस्थानं निरामयम् ।
मुखेनाच्छाद्य तद् वारं प्रसुप्ता परमेश्वरी yena mārgeṇa gantavyaṃ brahmasthānaṃ nirāmayam |
mukhenācchādya tad vāraṃ prasuptā parameśvarī
The line
The path by which the stainless place of Brahmā (ब्रह्मा) is to be gone: covering that door with her mouth, the supreme goddess sleeps.
नेपालीमा
जुन बाटोबाट ब्रह्माको निर्मल स्थानमा जानुपर्छ, त्यो ढोका आफ्नो मुखले छोपेर परम देवी सुत्छिन्।
Where it sits
Why she has to be driven. The door is covered.
Split: yena (येन) mārgeṇa (मार्गेण) gantavyaṃ (गन्तव्यं) brahma (ब्रह्म) + sthānaṃ (स्थानं) nirāmayam (निरामयम्) / mukhenācchādya (मुखेनाच्छाद्य) tad (तद्) vāraṃ (वारं) prasuptā (प्रसुप्ता) parameśvarī (परमेश्वरी)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yena (येन) | instrumental singular | by what. |
| mārgeṇa (मार्गेण) | instrumental singular | the path. |
| gantavyaṃ (गन्तव्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | to be gone. |
| brahma-sthānaṃ (ब्रह्म-स्थानं) | nominative or accusative singular | Brahmā (ब्रह्मा), or the stem of Brahman, as the compound decides; place. |
| nirāmayam (निरामयम्) | nominative or accusative singular | free of disease. |
| mukhenācchādya (मुखेनाच्छाद्य) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| tad (तद्) | form in the line | that. |
| vāraṃ (वारं) | nominative or accusative singular | the door. Also a turn. |
| prasuptā (प्रसुप्ता) | nominative singular | asleep. |
| parameśvarī (परमेश्वरी) | nominative singular | the supreme goddess. |
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 path by which the stainless place of Brahmā (ब्रह्मा) is to be gone: covering that door with her mouth, the supreme goddess sleeps.