Vijñāna Bhairava / Verses 51–80 (उपदेश) / 68
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Vijñāna Bhairava (विज्ञान भैरव)
वह्नेर् विषस्य मध्ये तु चित्तं सुखमयं क्षिपेत् ।
केवलं वायुपूर्णं वा स्मरानन्देन युज्यते vahner viṣasya madhye tu cittaṃ sukhamayaṃ kṣipet |
kevalaṃ vāyupūrṇaṃ vā smarānandena yujyate
The line
In the middle of fire and of poison, one should cast the mind that is made of joy. Or, filled with wind alone, one is joined by the bliss of memory.
नेपालीमा
आगो र विषको बीचमा सुखमय चित्त राख्नु। वा हावाले मात्र भरिएको सम्झनाको आनन्दले जोडिन्छ।
Where it sits
Fire and poison are the verse's words. Readers of this tantra (तन्त्र) have taken the pair as the two breaths, and as the fire of sexual joy. The sitting gives the words. The page stays with the sentence.
Split: vahneḥ (वह्नेः) + viṣasya (विषस्य) + madhye (मध्ये) + tu (तु) + cittam (चित्तम्) + sukhamayam (सुखमयम्) + kṣipet (क्षिपेत्) + kevalam (केवलम्) + vāyupūrṇam (वायुपूर्णम्) + vā (वा) + smarānandena (स्मरानन्देन) + yujyate (युज्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vahneḥ (वह्नेः) | genitive singular, masculine | of fire. |
| viṣasya (विषस्य) | genitive singular, neuter | of poison. |
| madhye (मध्ये) | locative singular, neuter | in the middle. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| cittam (चित्तम्) | accusative singular, neuter | the mind. |
| sukhamayam (सुखमयम्) | accusative singular, neuter | made of joy. |
| kṣipet (क्षिपेत्) | optative | one should cast. |
| kevalam (केवलम्) | accusative singular, neuter | alone. |
| vāyupūrṇam (वायुपूर्णम्) | accusative singular, neuter | filled with wind. |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| smarānandena (स्मरानन्देन) | instrumental singular, masculine | by the bliss of memory. smara (स्मर) is memory, and it is also the name of love. |
| yujyate (युज्यते) | present passive | one is joined. |
The phrases
The mind made of joy is cast in the middle of fire and of poison. Or, filled with wind alone, one is joined by the bliss of memory.
Sanskrit in this line
smarānanda (स्मरानन्द) can be read as the bliss of memory, smara (स्मर) plus ānanda (आनन्द). smara (स्मर) is also the god of love. Both readings use the verse's letters.
Say it back
Name the two things in whose middle the mind is cast.