Śiva Sūtra / Śāmbhavopāya (शाम्भव) / 1.22
1.22
महाह्रदानुसन्धानान् मन्त्रवीर्यानुभवः mahāhradānusandhānān mantravīryānubhavaḥ
The line
From attending to the great lake, one experiences the vigor of mantra (मन्त्र).
नेपालीमा
महान् तालमा चित्त लगाएकोबाट मन्त्रको ओज अनुभव हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Closes the first awakening. The second opens by saying the mind is mantra (मन्त्र). 3.16 returns to a lake, hrada (ह्रद), and to sinking into it.
Split: mahāhradānusandhānāt (महाह्रदानुसन्धानात्) + mantravīryānubhavaḥ (मन्त्रवीर्यानुभवः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mahāhradānusandhānāt (महाह्रदानुसन्धानात्) | ablative singular, masculine | from attending along with the great lake. mahā (महा) is great. hrada (ह्रद) is a lake. anusandhāna (अनुसन्धान) is attending, joining one's attention along. |
| mantravīryānubhavaḥ (मन्त्रवीर्यानुभवः) | nominative singular, masculine | experience of the vigor of mantra (मन्त्र). vīrya (वीर्य) is vigor, the power that generates. anubhava (अनुभव) is experience. |
The phrases
From attending to the great lake, one experiences the vigor of mantra (मन्त्र). The lake is named, not mapped.
Sanskrit in this line
Ablative āt (आत्) before m (म्) becomes ān (आन्). The recited line ends the first awakening on anubhavaḥ (अनुभवः).
Say it back
Say what the lake is attended to for. Then begin 2.1.