Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.32 Khecarī
3.32
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
कपालकुहरे जिह्वा प्रविष्टा विपरीतगा ।
भ्रुवोरन्तर्गता दृष्टिर् मुद्रा भवति खेचरी kapālakuhare jihvā praviṣṭā viparītagā |
bhruvor antargatā dṛṣṭir mudrā bhavati khecarī
The line
The tongue entered into the cavity of the skull, turned back, and the gaze gone inside between the brows: the mudrā (मुद्रा) becomes khecarī (खेचरी).
नेपालीमा
जिब्रो पछाडि फर्केर खप्परको कोटरभित्र पसेपछि र दृष्टि भौंको बीचभित्र गएपछि खेचरी मुद्रा हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Khe-carī (खे-चरी) is she who moves in the sky. The verses through 3.36 describe the lengthening of the tongue. They are glossed as the words say. The sitting adds no surgical advice.
Split: kapāla (कपाल) + kuhare (कुहरे) jihvā (जिह्वा) praviṣṭā (प्रविष्टा) viparītagā (विपरीतगा) / bhruvor (भ्रुवोर्) antargatā (अन्तर्गता) dṛṣṭir (दृष्टिर्) mudrā (मुद्रा) bhavati (भवति) khecarī (खेचरी)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kapāla-kuhare (कपाल-कुहरे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the skull; a cavity. |
| jihvā (जिह्वा) | nominative singular | the tongue. |
| praviṣṭā (प्रविष्टा) | nominative singular | entered. |
| viparītagā (विपरीतगा) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| bhruvor (भ्रुवोर्) | form in the line | of the two brows. |
| antargatā (अन्तर्गता) | nominative singular | gone inside. |
| dṛṣṭir (दृष्टिर्) | form in the line | the gaze. |
| mudrā (मुद्रा) | nominative singular | the seal. |
| bhavati (भवति) | present | becomes. |
| khecarī (खेचरी) | nominative singular | khecarī (खेचरी). |
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 tongue entered into the cavity of the skull, turned back, and the gaze gone inside between the brows: the mudrā (मुद्रा) becomes khecarī (खेचरी).