Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.1 Nāda, bindu, and kalā
4.1
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
नमः शिवाय गुरवे नादबिन्दुकलात्मने ।
निरञ्जनपदं याति नित्यं तत्र परायणः namaḥ śivāya gurave nādabindukalātmane |
nirañjanapadaṃ yāti nityaṃ tatra parāyaṇaḥ
The line
Homage to Śiva (शिव) the guru, whose self is nāda (नाद), bindu, and kalā (कला). The one whose resort is constantly there goes to the stainless place.
नेपालीमा
नाद, बिन्दु र कला जसको आत्मा हो, त्यस गुरु शिवलाई नमस्कार। जसको आश्रय निरन्तर त्यहीँ छ, ऊ निर्मल स्थानमा जान्छ।
Where it sits
The fourth chapter opens on the sound. Nāda (नाद) is the inner sound, bindu (बिन्दु) the drop, kalā (कला) the digit. Yoga Sūtra (सूत्र) 1.27 names praṇava (प्रणव) as Īśvara (ईश्वर)'s signifying sound. That sentence and this nāda (नाद) can be read beside each other. This chapter's sound is heard in the body.
Split: namaḥ (नमः) śivāya (शिवाय) gurave (गुरवे) nāda (नाद) + bindu (बिन्दु) + kalātmane (कलात्मने) / nirañjana (निरञ्जन) + padaṃ (पदं) yāti (याति) nityaṃ (नित्यं) tatra (तत्र) parāyaṇaḥ (परायणः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| namaḥ (नमः) | nominative singular | homage. |
| śivāya (शिवाय) | dative singular | Śiva (शिव). |
| gurave (गुरवे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | to the guru. |
| nāda-bindu-kalātmane (नाद-बिन्दु-कलात्मने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the sound; the drop. |
| nirañjana-padaṃ (निरञ्जन-पदं) | nominative or accusative singular | in the unstained; to go, to fall. |
| yāti (याति) | form in the line | goes. |
| nityaṃ (नित्यं) | indeclinable | constantly. |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there. |
| parāyaṇaḥ (परायणः) | nominative singular | devoted. |
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. Homage to Śiva (शिव) the guru, whose self is nāda (नाद), bindu, and kalā (कला). The one whose resort is constantly there goes to the stainless place.