Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.29 What the piercing gives
3.29
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
महावेधोऽयमभ्यासान् महासिद्धिप्रदायकः ।
वलीपलितवेपघ्नः सेव्यते साधकोत्तमैः mahāvedho'yam abhyāsān mahāsiddhipradāyakaḥ |
valīpalitavepaghnaḥ sevyate sādhakottamaiḥ
The line
This mahāvedha (महावेध), from the practice, is a giver of great success. It destroys wrinkles, grey hair, and trembling. The best practitioners resort to it.
नेपालीमा
यो महावेध अभ्यासबाट महान् सिद्धि दिने हो। यसले चाउरी, सेतो कपाल र कम्पन नाश गर्छ। श्रेष्ठ साधकहरू यसमा आश्रय लिन्छन्।
Where it sits
Vali (वलि) is the wrinkle, palita (पलित) the grey hair, vepathu (वेपथु) the trembling.
Split: mahā (महा) + vedho'yam (वेधोऽयम्) abhyāsān (अभ्यासान्) mahā (महा) + siddhi (सिद्धि) + pradāyakaḥ (प्रदायकः) / valī (वली) + palita (पलित) + vepa (वेप) + ghnaḥ (घ्नः) sevyate (सेव्यते) sādhakottamaiḥ (साधकोत्तमैः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mahā-vedho'yam (महा-वेधोऽयम्) | nominative or accusative singular | great. |
| abhyāsān (अभ्यासान्) | accusative plural | practice. |
| mahā-siddhi-pradāyakaḥ (महा-सिद्धि-प्रदायकः) | nominative singular | great; success; a giver. |
| valī-palita-vepa-ghnaḥ (वली-पलित-वेप-घ्नः) | nominative singular | a wrinkle; grey; destroying. |
| sevyate (सेव्यते) | present | is practiced. |
| sādhakottamaiḥ (साधकोत्तमैः) | instrumental plural | as this verse uses the word. |
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. This mahāvedha (महावेध), from the practice, is a giver of great success. It destroys wrinkles, grey hair, and trembling. The best practitioners resort to it.