Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.38 Śāmbhavī and khecarī
4.38
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
श्रीशाम्भव्याश् च खेचर्या अवस्थाधामभेदतः ।
भवेच् चित्तलयानन्दः शून्ये चित्सुखरूपिणि śrīśāmbhavyāś ca khecaryā avasthādhāmabhedataḥ |
bhavec cittalayānandaḥ śūnye citsukharūpiṇi
The line
From the difference of state and of home between the glorious Śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी) and khecarī (खेचरी), there comes the bliss of the mind's dissolution, in the void whose form is the happiness of consciousness.
नेपालीमा
श्री शाम्भवी र खेचरी बीचको अवस्था र घरको फरकबाट, चेतनाको सुख रूप भएको शून्यमा, मनको लयको आनन्द आउँछ।
Where it sits
The verse distinguishes the two mudrā (मुद्रा) seals by state and by place, and gives both the same bliss.
Split: śrī (श्री) + śāmbhavyāś (शाम्भव्याश्) ca (च) khecaryā (खेचर्या) avasthā (अवस्था) + dhāma (धाम) + bhedataḥ (भेदतः) / bhavec (भवेच्) citta (चित्त) + layānandaḥ (लयानन्दः) śūnye (शून्ये) cit (चित्) + sukha (सुख) + rūpiṇi (रूपिणि)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śrī-śāmbhavyāś (श्री-शाम्भव्याश्) | form in the line | glorious. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| khecaryā (खेचर्या) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| avasthā-dhāma-bhedataḥ (अवस्था-धाम-भेदतः) | nominative singular | the state. |
| bhavec (भवेच्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| citta-layānandaḥ (चित्त-लयानन्दः) | nominative singular | the mind. |
| śūnye (शून्ये) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | in the void. |
| cit-sukha-rūpiṇi (चित्-सुख-रूपिणि) | form in the line | awareness; ease. |
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. From the difference of state and of home between the glorious Śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी) and khecarī (खेचरी), there comes the bliss of the mind's dissolution, in the void whose form is the happiness of consciousness.