Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.2 The sequence of samādhi
4.2
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अथेदानीं प्रवक्ष्यामि समाधिक्रममुत्तमम् ।
मृत्युघ्नं च सुखोपायं ब्रह्मानन्दकरं परम् athedānīṃ pravakṣyāmi samādhikramam uttamam |
mṛtyughnaṃ ca sukhopāyaṃ brahmānandakaraṃ param
The line
Now I shall teach the best sequence of samādhi (समाधि), destroyer of death, an easy means, the supreme maker of the bliss of Brahmā (ब्रह्मा).
नेपालीमा
अब म समाधिको श्रेष्ठ क्रम सिकाउँछु, जसले मृत्युको नाश गर्छ, जो सजिलो उपाय हो, र जसले सर्वोच्च रूपमा ब्रह्माको आनन्द उत्पन्न गर्छ।
Where it sits
Samādhi-krama (समाधि-क्रम) is the sequence. The many names of the one state follow.
Split: athedānīṃ (अथेदानीं) pravakṣyāmi (प्रवक्ष्यामि) samādhikramam (समाधिक्रमम्) uttamam (उत्तमम्) / mṛtyughnaṃ (मृत्युघ्नं) ca (च) sukhopāyaṃ (सुखोपायं) brahmānanda (ब्रह्मानन्द) + karaṃ (करं) param (परम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| athedānīṃ (अथेदानीं) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| pravakṣyāmi (प्रवक्ष्यामि) | form in the line | I shall teach. |
| samādhikramam (समाधिक्रमम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| uttamam (उत्तमम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the highest. |
| mṛtyughnaṃ (मृत्युघ्नं) | nominative or accusative singular | death-destroying. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| sukhopāyaṃ (सुखोपायं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| brahmānanda-karaṃ (ब्रह्मानन्द-करं) | nominative or accusative singular | the bliss of Brahman; a maker. |
| param (परम्) | indeclinable | the supreme. |
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. Now I shall teach the best sequence of samādhi (समाधि), destroyer of death, an easy means, the supreme maker of the bliss of Brahmā (ब्रह्मा).