Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.68 Close the gates
4.68
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
श्रवणपुटनयनयुगलघ्राणमुखानां निरोधनं कार्यम् ।
शुद्धसुषुम्णासरणौ स्फुटममलः श्रूयते नादः śravaṇapuṭanayanayugalaghrāṇamukhānāṃ nirodhanaṃ kāryam |
śuddhasuṣumṇāsaraṇau sphuṭam amalaḥ śrūyate nādaḥ
The line
The closing of the ear-cups, the pair of eyes, the nose, and the mouth is to be done. In the pure path of suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) a spotless nāda (नाद) is heard, distinct.
नेपालीमा
कर्णपुट, आँखाको जोडी, नाक र मुख बन्द गर्नुपर्छ। सुषुम्णाको शुद्ध बाटोमा निर्मल नाद स्पष्ट सुनिन्छ।
Where it sits
The gates of the senses are closed, and the sound is heard in the middle path. Amala (अमल) is spotless.
Split: śravaṇa (श्रवण) + puṭa (पुट) + nayana (नयन) + yugala (युगल) + ghrāṇa (घ्राण) + mukhānāṃ (मुखानां) nirodhanaṃ (निरोधनं) kāryam (कार्यम्) / śuddha (शुद्ध) + suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) + saraṇau (सरणौ) sphuṭam (स्फुटम्) amalaḥ (अमलः) śrūyate (श्रूयते) nādaḥ (नादः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śravaṇa-puṭa-nayana-yugala-ghrāṇa-mukhānāṃ (श्रवण-पुट-नयन-युगल-घ्राण-मुखानां) | form in the line | hearing; the cup, the flap; the eye; the pair; the nose; the mouth. |
| nirodhanaṃ (निरोधनं) | nominative or accusative singular | the closing. |
| kāryam (कार्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular | to be done. |
| śuddha-suṣumṇā-saraṇau (शुद्ध-सुषुम्णा-सरणौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | pure; suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा); a path. |
| sphuṭam (स्फुटम्) | nominative or accusative singular | clear. |
| amalaḥ (अमलः) | nominative singular | spotless. |
| śrūyate (श्रूयते) | present | is heard. |
| nādaḥ (नादः) | nominative singular | the sound. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 22, 18 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 closing of the ear-cups, the pair of eyes, the nose, and the mouth is to be done. In the pure path of suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) a spotless nāda (नाद) is heard, distinct.