Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.37 Turned at the three ways
3.37
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
कलां पराङ्मुखीं कृत्वा त्रिपथे परियोजयेत् ।
सा भवेत् खेचरी मुद्रा व्योमचक्रं तदुच्यते kalāṃ parāṅmukhīṃ kṛtvā tripathe pariyojayet |
sā bhavet khecarī mudrā vyomacakraṃ tad ucyate
The line
Turning the kalā (कला) so that it faces back, he should join it at the three-way meeting. That becomes the khecarī (खेचरी) mudrā (मुद्रा). That is called the wheel of the sky.
नेपालीमा
कलालाई पछाडि फर्काएर उसले त्यसलाई तीन बाटोको मिलनमा जोड्नुपर्छ। त्यो खेचरी मुद्रा हुन्छ। त्यसलाई आकाशको चक्र भनिन्छ।
Where it sits
Tripatha (त्रिपथ) is the meeting of three paths. Vyoma-cakra (व्योम-चक्र) is the wheel of the sky.
Split: kalāṃ (कलां) parāṅmukhīṃ (पराङ्मुखीं) kṛtvā (कृत्वा) tripathe (त्रिपथे) pariyojayet (परियोजयेत्) / sā (सा) bhavet (भवेत्) khecarī (खेचरी) mudrā (मुद्रा) vyoma (व्योम) + cakraṃ (चक्रं) tad (तद्) ucyate (उच्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kalāṃ (कलां) | form in the line | a digit. |
| parāṅmukhīṃ (पराङ्मुखीं) | form in the line | turned away, turned back. |
| kṛtvā (कृत्वा) | absolutive | having made. |
| tripathe (त्रिपथे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the three-way. The junction. |
| pariyojayet (परियोजयेत्) | optative | one should join. |
| sā (सा) | nominative singular | that. |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative | becomes. |
| khecarī (खेचरी) | nominative singular | khecarī (खेचरी). |
| mudrā (मुद्रा) | nominative singular | the seal. |
| vyoma-cakraṃ (व्योम-चक्रं) | nominative or accusative singular | sky; a wheel. |
| tad (तद्) | form in the line | that. |
| ucyate (उच्यते) | present | is called. |
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. Turning the kalā (कला) so that it faces back, he should join it at the three-way meeting. That becomes the khecarī (खेचरी) mudrā (मुद्रा). That is called the wheel of the sky.