Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.42 Worship the liṅga from the restraint of day and night
4.42
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
दिवा न पूजयेल् लिङ्गं रात्रौ चैव न पूजयेत् ।
सर्वदा पूजयेल् लिङ्गं दिवारात्रिनिरोधतः divā na pūjayel liṅgaṃ rātrau caiva na pūjayet |
sarvadā pūjayel liṅgaṃ divārātrinirodhataḥ
The line
The verse says he should not worship the liṅga (लिङ्ग) by day, and he should not worship it by night. He should always worship the liṅga (लिङ्ग), from the restraint of day and night.
नेपालीमा
श्लोकले भन्छ, उसले दिनमा लिङ्गको पूजा गर्नु हुँदैन, र रातमा पनि पूजा गर्नु हुँदैन। उसले सधैँ लिङ्गको पूजा गर्नुपर्छ, दिन र रातको निग्रहबाट।
Where it sits
The na (न) is the verse's own, said of day and of night. 4.17 gave day and night to sun and moon. 4.43 sets khecarī (खेचरी) where the wind moves in the middle.
Split: divā (दिवा) na (न) pūjayel (पूजयेल्) liṅgaṃ (लिङ्गं) rātrau (रात्रौ) caiva (चैव) na (न) pūjayet (पूजयेत्) / sarvadā (सर्वदा) pūjayel (पूजयेल्) liṅgaṃ (लिङ्गं) divārātri (दिवारात्रि) + nirodhataḥ (निरोधतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| divā (दिवा) | nominative singular | by day. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| pūjayel (पूजयेल्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| liṅgaṃ (लिङ्गं) | nominative or accusative singular | the liṅga (लिङ्ग). |
| rātrau (रात्रौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | at night. |
| caiva (चैव) | indeclinable | and indeed. |
| pūjayet (पूजयेत्) | optative | one should worship. |
| sarvadā (सर्वदा) | indeclinable | always. |
| divārātri-nirodhataḥ (दिवारात्रि-निरोधतः) | nominative singular | day and night. |
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 verse says he should not worship the liṅga (लिङ्ग) by day, and he should not worship it by night. He should always worship the liṅga (लिङ्ग), from the restraint of day and night.