Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.5 Wake the goddess
3.5
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन प्रबोधयितुमीश्वरीम् ।
ब्रह्मद्वारमुखे सुप्तां मुद्राभ्यासं समाचरेत् tasmāt sarvaprayatnena prabodhayitum īśvarīm |
brahmadvāramukhe suptāṃ mudrābhyāsaṃ samācaret
The line
Therefore, with every effort, in order to wake the goddess who sleeps at the mouth of the door of Brahmā (ब्रह्मा), he should practice the mudrā (मुद्रा).
नेपालीमा
त्यसैले, पूरा प्रयासले, ब्रह्माको ढोकाको मुखमा सुत्ने देवीलाई जगाउन उसले मुद्राको अभ्यास गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Īśvarī (ईश्वरी) here is that sleeping power. The ten seals are the practice. Their names are 3.6 and 3.7.
Split: tasmāt (तस्मात्) sarva (सर्व) + prayatnena (प्रयत्नेन) prabodhayitum (प्रबोधयितुम्) īśvarīm (ईश्वरीम्) / brahma (ब्रह्म) + dvāra (द्वार) + mukhe (मुखे) suptāṃ (सुप्तां) mudrābhyāsaṃ (मुद्राभ्यासं) samācaret (समाचरेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | therefore. |
| sarva-prayatnena (सर्व-प्रयत्नेन) | instrumental singular | every; effort. |
| prabodhayitum (प्रबोधयितुम्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| īśvarīm (ईश्वरीम्) | accusative singular, feminine | Īśvara (ईश्वर). |
| brahma-dvāra-mukhe (ब्रह्म-द्वार-मुखे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | Brahmā (ब्रह्मा), or the stem of Brahman, as the compound decides; a door; the mouth. |
| suptāṃ (सुप्तां) | form in the line | asleep. |
| mudrābhyāsaṃ (मुद्राभ्यासं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| samācaret (समाचरेत्) | optative | one should practice. |
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. Therefore, with every effort, in order to wake the goddess who sleeps at the mouth of the door of Brahmā (ब्रह्मा), he should practice the mudrā (मुद्रा).