Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.36 The inner mark, the outer gaze
4.36
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अन्तर् लक्ष्यं बहिर् दृष्टिर् निमेषोन्मेषवर्जिता ।
एषा सा शाम्भवी मुद्रा वेदशास्त्रेषु गोपिता antar lakṣyaṃ bahir dṛṣṭir nimeṣonmeṣavarjitā |
eṣā sā śāmbhavī mudrā vedaśāstreṣu gopitā
The line
The mark inside, the gaze outside, free of closing the eyes and of opening them: this is that Śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी) mudrā (मुद्रा), hidden in the Vedas and the śāstras (शास्त्र).
नेपालीमा
भित्र चिह्न, बाहिर दृष्टि, आँखा चिम्लनु र खोल्नुबाट मुक्त। यही त्यो शाम्भवी मुद्रा हो, वेदहरू र शास्त्रमा लुकेकी।
Where it sits
Nimeṣa (निमेष) is the closing of the eyes, unmeṣa (उन्मेष) the opening. The gaze is outer and unblinking. The mark is inner. 4.37 says it is obtained by the guru's grace.
Split: antar (अन्तर्) lakṣyaṃ (लक्ष्यं) bahir (बहिर्) dṛṣṭir (दृष्टिर्) nimeṣonmeṣa (निमेषोन्मेष) + varjitā (वर्जिता) / eṣā (एषा) sā (सा) śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी) mudrā (मुद्रा) veda (वेद) + śāstreṣu (शास्त्रेषु) gopitā (गोपिता)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| antar (अन्तर्) | form in the line | inside. |
| lakṣyaṃ (लक्ष्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | the mark. |
| bahir (बहिर्) | form in the line | outside. |
| dṛṣṭir (दृष्टिर्) | form in the line | the gaze. |
| nimeṣonmeṣa-varjitā (निमेषोन्मेष-वर्जिता) | nominative singular | left. |
| eṣā (एषा) | nominative singular | this. |
| sā (सा) | nominative singular | that. |
| śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी) | nominative singular | śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी). |
| mudrā (मुद्रा) | nominative singular | the seal. |
| veda-śāstreṣu (वेद-शास्त्रेषु) | locative plural | the Veda; a śāstra (शास्त्र). |
| gopitā (गोपिता) | nominative singular | hidden. |
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. The mark inside, the gaze outside, free of closing the eyes and of opening them: this is that Śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी) mudrā (मुद्रा), hidden in the Vedas and the śāstras (शास्त्र).