Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.24 The meeting of the three streams
3.24
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
कालपाशमहाबन्धविमोचनविचक्षणः ।
त्रिवेणीसङ्गमं धत्ते केदारं प्रापयेन् मनः kālapāśamahābandhavimocanavicakṣaṇaḥ |
triveṇīsaṅgamaṃ dhatte kedāraṃ prāpayen manaḥ
The line
It is skilled at releasing the great bond that is the noose of time. It sets down the meeting of the three streams, and it brings the mind to Kedāra (केदार).
नेपालीमा
यो कालको पासो भएको महान् बन्धन खोल्न सिपालु छ। यसले तीन धाराको मिलन राख्छ, र मनलाई केदारमा ल्याउँछ।
Where it sits
Triveṇī (त्रिवेणी) is the meeting of three rivers. In this book the three are the left, the right, and the middle, named as Gaṅgā (गङ्गा), Yamunā (यमुना), and the one between them at 3.110. Kedāra (केदार) is the high field the verse names.
Split: kāla (काल) + pāśa (पाश) + mahā (महा) + bandha (बन्ध) + vimocana (विमोचन) + vicakṣaṇaḥ (विचक्षणः) / triveṇī (त्रिवेणी) + saṅgamaṃ (सङ्गमं) dhatte (धत्ते) kedāraṃ (केदारं) prāpayen (प्रापयेन्) manaḥ (मनः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kāla-pāśa-mahā-bandha-vimocana-vicakṣaṇaḥ (काल-पाश-महा-बन्ध-विमोचन-विचक्षणः) | nominative singular | by time; a noose; great; a bandha. A lock; releasing; skilled. |
| triveṇī-saṅgamaṃ (त्रिवेणी-सङ्गमं) | nominative or accusative singular | the triple braid. The meeting of the three channels; a meeting. |
| dhatte (धत्ते) | present | holds. |
| kedāraṃ (केदारं) | nominative or accusative singular | a field. The inner field. |
| prāpayen (प्रापयेन्) | form in the line | one should cause to reach. |
| manaḥ (मनः) | nominative singular | mind. manaḥ (मनः) before a vowel in sandhi, or the stem. |
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 is skilled at releasing the great bond that is the noose of time. It sets down the meeting of the three streams, and it brings the mind to Kedāra (केदार).