HP 2.79-2.80: Haṭha Siddhi

Haṭha Pradīpikā 2.79-2.80: Signs of Haṭha Siddhi

The awakening of Kuṇḍalinī opens Suṣumṇā; slenderness, health, clarity of Nāda, and purification of the Nāḍīs indicate Haṭha Siddhi.

Dr. Ronald Steiner

Haṭha Pradīpikā 2.79

कुम्भकात्कुण्डलीबोधः कुण्डलीबोधतो भवेत् |

kumbhakāt kuṇḍalī-bodhaḥ; kuṇḍalī-bodhato bhavet | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

kumbhakāt ablative singular	kumbhaka substantive masculine	from, through kumbhaka
kuṇḍalī tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	kuṇḍalī substantive feminine	Kuṇḍalinī
bodhaḥ nominative singular	bodha substantive masculine	awakening, realization
kuṇḍalī tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	kuṇḍalī substantive feminine	Kuṇḍalinī
bodhataḥ ablative singular	bodha substantive masculine	from, through awakening
bhavet 3rd person singular aktive optative	bhū verbal root	becomes, arises

अनर्गला सुषुम्णा च हठसिद्धिश्च जायते ||79||

anargalā suṣumṇā ca; haṭha-siddhiś ca jāyate ||79|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

anargalā nominative singular feminine	anargala adjective	free of bolts, unobstructed
suṣumṇā nominative singular	suṣumṇā substantive feminine	Suṣumṇā
ca	ca particle	and
haṭha tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	haṭha substantive masculine	Haṭha
siddhiḥ nominative singular	siddhi substantive feminine	perfection, success
ca	ca particle	and
jāyate 3rd person singular medial present	jan verbal root	arises

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

Kumbhaka awakens Kuṇḍalinī; through this awakening, Suṣumṇā becomes free. From this arises the true perfection of Haṭha Yoga.

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

Brahmānanda reads a chain of effects: Kumbhaka awakens Kuṇḍalinī, who rests at the base; her awakening removes the “barrier” of Kapha and other obstructions at the entrance to Suṣumṇā; this produces the consummation of Haṭha and, through the higher stages of yoga, finally Kaivalya.

Brahmānanda's Jyotsnā - 19th c.

kumbhakāt kuṇḍalībodhaḥ kuṇḍalībodhato bhavet anargalā suṣumṇā ca haṭhasiddhiś ca jāyate MBHDL2026 ] transp. NS1882 post HP 2.76b

Critical Apparatus

Haṭha Pradīpikā 2.80

वपुःकृशत्वं वदने प्रसन्नता नादस्फुटत्वं नयने च निर्मले |

vapuḥ-kṛśatvaṃ vadane prasannatā; nāda-sphuṭatvaṃ nayane ca nirmale | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

vapuḥ tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	vapus substantive neuter	body
kṛśatvam nominative singular	kṛśatva substantive neuter	slenderness, leanness
vadane lokative singular	vadana substantive neuter	in the face
prasannatā nominative singular	prasannatā substantive feminine	clarity, serenity
nāda tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	nāda substantive masculine	inner sound
sphuṭatvam nominative singular	sphuṭatva substantive neuter	distinctness, clarity
nayane lokative dual	nayana substantive neuter	in the eyes
ca	ca particle	and
nirmale lokative dual neuter	nirmala adjective	clear, pure

आरोग्यता बिन्दुजयोऽग्निदीपनं नाडीषु शुद्धिर्हठसिद्धिलक्षणम् ||80||

ārogyatā bindu-jayo'gni-dīpanaṃ; nāḍīṣu śuddhir haṭha-siddhi-lakṣaṇam ||80|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

ārogyatā nominative singular	ārogyatā substantive feminine	health, freedom from disease
bindu tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	bindu substantive masculine	bindu, semen
jayaḥ nominative singular	jaya substantive masculine	mastery, control
agni tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	agni substantive masculine	fire
dīpanam nominative singular	dīpana substantive neuter	kindling, strengthening
nāḍīṣu lokative plural	nāḍī substantive feminine	in the nāḍīs, channels
śuddhiḥ nominative singular	śuddhi substantive feminine	purity, purification
haṭha tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	haṭha substantive masculine	Haṭha
siddhi tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	siddhi substantive feminine	perfection, success
lakṣaṇam nominative singular	lakṣaṇa substantive neuter	mark, characteristic

Metre: Vaṃśamālā

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

The signs of successful Haṭha practice are a lean body, a clear face, a distinct inner sound, clear eyes, health, mastery over Bindu, a strengthened inner fire, and purified Nāḍīs.

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

Brahmānanda explains Bindu-jaya, “mastery of the drop,” as the absence of loss of Bindu, understood as bodily tissue or the reproductive substance. In his list of marks, it stands alongside visible signs such as a lean body and clear face, as well as inner signs such as Nāda, digestive fire, and purified Nāḍīs.

Brahmānanda's Jyotsnā - 19th c.

nayane ca nirmale MBHDL2026 ] nayane sunirmale NS1882

ārogyatā MBHDL2026 ] arogatā NS1882

nāḍīṣu śuddhir haṭhasiddhilakṣaṇam MBHDL2026 ] nāḍīviśuddhir haṭhayogalakṣaṇam NS1882

Critical Apparatus

When the body becomes lean, the face glows with delight, Anâhatanâda manifests, and eyes are clear, body is healthy, bindu under control, and appetite increases, then one should know that the Nâdîs are purified and success in Haṭha Yoga is approaching.

Pancham Sinh - 1915

The signs of perfection in Hatha-yoga are: the body becomes lean, the speech eloquent, the inner sounds are distinctly heard, the eyes are clear and bright, the body is freed from all diseases, the seminal fluid is concentrated, the digestive fire is increased and the Nadis are purified.

Srinivasa Iyangar - 1893

Schlankheit des Leibes, ruhiger Gesichtsausdruck, Offenbarung des Nâda, klare Augen, Gesundheit, Beherrschung der Elemente (bindu = dhâtu), Verdauungsfeuer, Reinheit der Nâdî; dies sind die Kennzeichen des Hathayoga.

Hermann Walter - 1893

Haṭha Pradīpikā 2.79-2.80: Signs of Haṭha Siddhi

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