Haṭha Pradīpikā 1.13
अल्पद्वारमरन्ध्रगर्तपिटकं नात्युच्चनीचायतं सम्यग्गोमयसान्द्रलिप्तममलं निःशेषबाधोज्झितम् |
alpa-dvāram arandhra-garta-piṭakaṃ, nāty-ucca-nīcāyataṃ; samyag-gomaya-sāndra-liptam amalaṃ, niḥśeṣa-bādhojjhitam | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
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alpa
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small | |
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dvāram
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door | |
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arandhra
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without cracks or openings | |
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garta
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pit, hole | |
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piṭakam
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unevenness, projection | |
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na
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not, neither | |
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ati
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excessively | |
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ucca
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high | |
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nīca
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low | |
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āyatam
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long, spacious | |
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samyak
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properly, thoroughly | |
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gomaya
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cow dung | |
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sāndra
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dense, thick | |
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liptam
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plastered | |
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amalam
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spotless | |
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niḥśeṣa
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entirely, completely | |
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bādhā
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disturbance, affliction | |
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ujjhitam
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free from, abandoned by |
बाह्ये मण्डपवेदिकूपरुचिरं प्राकारसंवेष्टितं प्रोक्तं योगमठस्य लक्षणमिदं सिद्धैर्हठाभ्यासिभिः ||13||
bāhye maṇḍapa-vedi-kūpa-ruciraṃ, prākāra-saṃveṣṭitaṃ; proktaṃ yoga-maṭhasya lakṣaṇam idaṃ, siddhair haṭhābhyāsibhiḥ ||13|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
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bāhye
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outside | |
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maṇḍapa
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pavilion, porch | |
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vedi
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altar, platform | |
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kūpa
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well | |
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ruciram
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beautiful, pleasing | |
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prākāra
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wall, enclosure | |
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saṃveṣṭitam
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surrounded | |
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proktam
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taught, said | |
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yoga
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yoga | |
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maṭhasya
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hut, hermitage | |
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lakṣaṇam
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mark, characteristic | |
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idam
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this | |
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siddhaiḥ
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by the siddhas | |
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haṭha
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Haṭha | |
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abhyāsibhiḥ
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by practitioners |
Metre: Śārdūlavikrīḍita
Having a small door (alpa-dvāram | nom sg), no cracks, holes, or unevenness (arandhra-garta-piṭakam | nom sg), being neither excessively high nor low nor spacious (na-ati-ucca-nīca-āyatam | nom sg n), properly and thickly smeared with cow dung (samyak-gomaya-sāndra-liptam | nom sg n ppp), clean (amalam | nom sg n), and entirely free from disturbances (niḥśeṣa-bādhā-ujjhitam | nom sg n ppp), pleasing outside (bāhye | loc sg n) with a porch, platform, and well (maṇḍapa-vedi-kūpa-ruciram | nom sg n), and surrounded by a wall (prākāra-saṃveṣṭitam | nom sg n ppp): this (idam | nom sg n) has been taught (proktam | nom sg n ppp) by the adepts (siddhaiḥ | ins pl), the practitioners of Haṭha (haṭha-abhyāsibhiḥ | ins pl), as the defining feature (lakṣaṇam | nom sg) of a yoga hut (yoga-maṭhasya | gen sg).
The yoga hut should have a small door and be free from cracks, holes, and uneven surfaces. It should be neither too high nor too low or spacious, but thoroughly plastered with cow dung, clean, and free from disturbance. Outside should be a veranda, a raised platform, and a well, with a wall enclosing the grounds. This is how experienced Haṭha yogis describe a suitable place for practice.
Drawing on a source attributed to Nandikeśvara, Brahmānanda adds a deliberately designed environment. Images of serene sages and Siddhas are meant to foster mental composure and enthusiasm for practice. Depictions of the cycle of existences, the cremation ground, and the hells are meant to produce disillusionment with a world understood as full of suffering. The design of the yoga room thus supports inner orientation.
arandhragartapiṭakaṃ MBHDL2026 ] arandhragartavivaraṃ NS1882
niḥśeṣabādhojjhitam MBHDL2026 ] niḥśeṣajantūjjhitam NS1882
niḥśeṣabādhojjhitam MBHDL2026 ] niḥśeṣajantūjjhitam NS1882
The room should have a small door, be free from holes, hollows, neither too high nor too low, well plastered with cow-dung and free from dirt, filth and insects. On its outside there should be bowers, raised platform (chabootrâ), a well, and a compound. These characteristics of a room for Haṭha Yogîs have been described by adepts in the practice of Haṭha.
The Matha should have a very small door, and should be without any windows; it should be level and without any holes; it should be neither too high nor too long. It should be very clean, being daily smeared over with cowdung and should be free from all insects. Outside it should have a small corridor with a raised seat and a well, and the whole should be surrounded by a wall. These are the characteristics of a Yoga Matha as laid down by the Siddhas who have practised Hathayoga.
Die Zelle sei mit einer kleinen Thüre versehen, aber ohne Fenster, Vertiefung und sonstige Oeffnungen; sie sei weder zu hoch, noch zu tief, noch zu lang; sie sei vorschriftsgemäss mit Kuhmist dick bestrichen und frei von jeglichem Ungeziefer. Aussen sei sie durch Laube, Altar und Brunnen verschönt und von einer Mauer umgeben; so wird von den Vollendeten, welche den Hathayoga üben, das Aussehen einer Yogazelle geschildert.
Haṭha Pradīpikā 1.14
एवंविधे मठे स्थित्वा सर्वचिन्ताविवर्जितः |
गुरूपदिष्टमार्गेण योगमेव सदाभ्यसेत् ||14||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
Having stayed (sthitvā | abs) in a hut of this kind (evam-vidhe maṭhe | loc sg), free from all concerns (sarva-cintā-vivarjitaḥ | nom sg m ppp), one should regularly (sadā) practise (abhyaset | 3p sg act opt) yoga (yogam | acc sg) alone (eva), following the path taught by the guru (guru-upadiṣṭa-mārgeṇa | ins sg).
In such a hut, the yogi should let go of every concern and regularly practise yoga alone, following precisely the path taught by the guru.
Brahmānanda understands the restrictive phrase “yoga alone” to mean that competing activities can disrupt concentration. At the same time, he assembles numerous passages showing that breath control and the eight limbs of yoga must be learned from an experienced guru. Knowledge of scripture describes the path, but does not replace practical instruction.
sadābhyaset MBHDL2026 ] samabhyaset NS1882
Having seated in such a room and free from all anxieties, he should practise Yoga, as instructed by his guru.
Living in such a place, the Yogi should free his mind from all cares and practise the Yoga as taught by his Guru.
In einer solchen Zelle wohnend, allem Denken entsagend möge er auf die vom Lehrer gezeigte Weise den Yoga üben.
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