Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.2 When she wakes
3.2
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सुप्ता गुरुप्रसादेन यदा जागर्ति कुण्डली ।
तदा सर्वाणि पद्मानि भिद्यन्ते ग्रन्थयोऽपि च suptā guruprasādena yadā jāgarti kuṇḍalī |
tadā sarvāṇi padmāni bhidyante granthayo'pi ca
The line
When kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी), asleep, wakes by the guru's grace, then all the lotuses are pierced, and the knots as well.
नेपालीमा
जब सुतिरहेकी कुण्डलिनी गुरुको कृपाले बिउँझिन्छिन्, तब सबै कमल छिदिन्छन्, र ग्रन्थिहरू पनि।
Where it sits
The knots are the three 2.67 said the bellows breaks. The lotuses are the wheels she pierces.
Split: suptā (सुप्ता) guru (गुरु) + prasādena (प्रसादेन) yadā (यदा) jāgarti (जागर्ति) kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली) / tadā (तदा) sarvāṇi (सर्वाणि) padmāni (पद्मानि) bhidyante (भिद्यन्ते) granthayo'pi (ग्रन्थयोऽपि) ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| suptā (सुप्ता) | nominative singular | asleep. |
| guru-prasādena (गुरु-प्रसादेन) | instrumental singular | the guru; grace. |
| yadā (यदा) | indeclinable | when. |
| jāgarti (जागर्ति) | form in the line | wakes. |
| kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली) | nominative singular | kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी). |
| tadā (तदा) | indeclinable | then. |
| sarvāṇi (सर्वाणि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| padmāni (पद्मानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a lotus. |
| bhidyante (भिद्यन्ते) | present | are pierced. |
| granthayo'pi (ग्रन्थयोऽपि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
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 kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी), asleep, wakes by the guru's grace, then all the lotuses are pierced, and the knots as well.