Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.46 The stream risen from the moon
4.46
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सोमाद् यत्रोदिता धारा साक्षात् सा शिववल्लभा ।
पूरयेदतुलां दिव्यां सुषुम्णां पश्चिमे मुखे somād yatroditā dhārā sākṣāt sā śivavallabhā |
pūrayed atulāṃ divyāṃ suṣumṇāṃ paścime mukhe
The line
The stream risen from the moon is Śiva (शिव)'s beloved in person. He should fill the unequalled, divine suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा), at the back mouth.
नेपालीमा
चन्द्रबाट उर्लिएको धारा साक्षात् शिवकी प्रिया हो। उसले पछाडिको मुखमा अतुलनीय दिव्य सुषुम्णा भर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Dhārā (धारा) is the stream, the nectar. Paścima-mukha (पश्चिम-मुख) is the back mouth.
Split: somād (सोमाद्) yatroditā (यत्रोदिता) dhārā (धारा) sākṣāt (साक्षात्) sā (सा) śiva (शिव) + vallabhā (वल्लभा) / pūrayed (पूरयेद्) atulāṃ (अतुलां) divyāṃ (दिव्यां) suṣumṇāṃ (सुषुम्णां) paścime (पश्चिमे) mukhe (मुखे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| somād (सोमाद्) | form in the line | the moon. |
| yatroditā (यत्रोदिता) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| dhārā (धारा) | nominative singular | a stream. |
| sākṣāt (साक्षात्) | ablative singular | in person. |
| sā (सा) | nominative singular | that. |
| śiva-vallabhā (शिव-वल्लभा) | nominative singular | Śiva (शिव); the beloved. |
| pūrayed (पूरयेद्) | form in the line | should fill. |
| atulāṃ (अतुलां) | form in the line | unequalled. |
| divyāṃ (दिव्यां) | form in the line | divine. |
| suṣumṇāṃ (सुषुम्णां) | form in the line | suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा). |
| paścime (पश्चिमे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | on the rear path. |
| mukhe (मुखे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the mouth. |
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 stream risen from the moon is Śiva (शिव)'s beloved in person. He should fill the unequalled, divine suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा), at the back mouth.