Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.12 When the mind enters the void
4.12
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सुषुम्णावाहिनि प्राणे शून्ये विशति मानसे ।
तदा सर्वाणि कर्माणि निर्मूलयति योगवित् suṣumṇāvāhini prāṇe śūnye viśati mānase |
tadā sarvāṇi karmāṇi nirmūlayati yogavit
The line
When prāṇa (प्राण) is flowing in suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) and the mind enters the void, then the knower of yoga uproots all the karmas.
नेपालीमा
प्राण सुषुम्णामा बगिरहेको र मन शून्यमा पसेको बेला योग जान्नेले सबै कर्म उखेल्छ।
Where it sits
The condition is the middle channel and the void together.
Split: suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) + vāhini (वाहिनि) prāṇe (प्राणे) śūnye (शून्ये) viśati (विशति) mānase (मानसे) / tadā (तदा) sarvāṇi (सर्वाणि) karmāṇi (कर्माणि) nirmūlayati (निर्मूलयति) yogavit (योगवित्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| suṣumṇā-vāhini (सुषुम्णा-वाहिनि) | form in the line | suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा). |
| prāṇe (प्राणे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | prāṇa (प्राण). |
| śūnye (शून्ये) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | in the void. |
| viśati (विशति) | present | enters. |
| mānase (मानसे) | present | the mind. |
| tadā (तदा) | indeclinable | then. |
| sarvāṇi (सर्वाणि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| karmāṇi (कर्माणि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| nirmūlayati (निर्मूलयति) | present | uproots. |
| yogavit (योगवित्) | form in the line | a knower of yoga. |
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. When prāṇa (प्राण) is flowing in suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) and the mind enters the void, then the knower of yoga uproots all the karmas.