HP 4.78-4.78*1: Conclusion and Tīrtha

Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.78-4.78*1: Conclusion, Nectar, and Tīrtha

The conclusion praises the nectar of Haṭha as the essence of the Yoga scriptures and adds the image of inner Tīrthas of purification.

Dr. Ronald Steiner

Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.78

इति तु सकलयोगशास्त्रसिन्धोः परिमथितादवकृष्टसारभूतम् |

iti tu sakala-yoga-śāstra-sindhoḥ; parimathitād avakṛṣṭa-sāra-bhūtam | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

iti	iti particle	thus
tu	tu particle	but
sakala karmadhāraya-compound	sakala adjective	all
yoga tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	yoga substantive masculine	yoga
śāstra tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	śāstra substantive neuter	treatises
sindhoḥ ablative singular	sindhu substantive masculine	from the ocean
parimathitāt ablative singular masculine past participle passive	pari previx math verbal root	thoroughly churned
avakṛṣṭa karmadhāraya-compound past participle passive	ava previx kṛṣ verbal root	drawn out
sāra tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	sāra substantive neuter	essence
bhūtam accusative singular neuter past participle passive	bhū verbal root	become

अनुभवत हठामृतं यमीन्द्रा यदि भवतामजरामरत्ववाञ्छा ||78||

anubhavata haṭhāmṛtaṃ yamīndrā; yadi bhavatām ajarāmaratva-vāñchā ||78|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

anubhavata 2nd person plural aktive imperative	anu previx bhū verbal root	experience
haṭha tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	haṭha substantive masculine	Haṭha
amṛtam accusative singular	amṛta substantive neuter	nectar
yami tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	yamin substantive masculine	self-controlled ones
indrāḥ vokative plural	indra substantive masculine	best
yadi	yadi particle	if
bhavatām genitive plural	bhavat pronoun	by you
ajara dvandva-compound	ajara adjective	non-ageing
amaratva tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	amaratva substantive neuter	immortality
vāñchā nominative singular	vāñchā substantive feminine	desire

Metre: Puṣpitāgrā

Thus, indeed (iti tu), O best among the self-controlled yogis (yamīndrāḥ | voc pl), experience (anubhavata | 2p pl act imp) the nectar of Haṭha (haṭhāmṛtam | acc sg), which has been drawn out and become the essence (avakṛṣṭa-sāra-bhūtam | acc sg n ppp) from the ocean of all Yoga scriptures (sakala-yoga-śāstra-sindhoḥ | abl sg), after it was churned (parimathitāt | abl sg m ppp), if (yadi) there is in you (bhavatām | gen pl) a desire for freedom from aging and immortality (ajarāmaratva-vāñchā | nom sg).

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

O best among yogis, if you wish neither to age nor die, taste the nectar of Haṭha, the essence drawn from the churned ocean of all Yoga scriptures.

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

iti tu sakalayogaśāstrasindhoḥ parimathitād avakṛṣṭasārabhūtam anubhavata haṭhāmṛtaṃ yamīndrā yadi bhavatām ajarāmaratvavāñchā MBHDL2026 ] om. NS1882

Critical Apparatus

Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.78*1

विद्यातीर्थे जगति विबुधाः साधवः सत्यतीर्थे गङ्गातीर्थे मलिनमनसो योगिनो ज्ञानतीर्थे |

vidyā-tīrthe, jagati vibudhāḥ, sādhavaḥ satya-tīrthe; gaṅgā-tīrthe, malina-manaso, yogino jñāna-tīrthe | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

vidyā tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	vidyā substantive feminine	knowledge
tīrthe lokative singular	tīrtha substantive neuter	at the tīrtha
jagati lokative singular	jagat substantive neuter	in the world
vibudhāḥ nominative plural	vibudha substantive masculine	the wise
sādhavaḥ nominative plural	sādhu substantive masculine	the good
satya tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	satya substantive neuter	truth
tīrthe lokative singular	tīrtha substantive neuter	at the tīrtha
gaṅgā tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	gaṅgā substantive feminine	Gaṅgā
tīrthe lokative singular	tīrtha substantive neuter	at the tīrtha
malina bahuvrīhi-compund	malina adjective	impure
manasaḥ nominative plural masculine	manas substantive neuter	of mind
yoginaḥ nominative plural	yogin substantive masculine	yogins
jñāna tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	jñāna substantive neuter	knowledge
tīrthe lokative singular	tīrtha substantive neuter	at the tīrtha

धारातीर्थे धरणिपतयो दानतीर्थे धनाढ्याः लज्जातीर्थे कुलयुवतयः पातकं क्षालयन्ति ||78*1||

dhārā-tīrthe, dharaṇi-patayo, dāna-tīrthe dhanāḍhyāḥ; lajjā-tīrthe, kula-yuvatayaḥ, pātakaṃ kṣālayanti ||78*1|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

dhārā tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	dhārā substantive feminine	blade, edge
tīrthe lokative singular	tīrtha substantive neuter	at the tīrtha
dharaṇī tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	dharaṇī substantive feminine	of the earth
patayaḥ nominative plural	pati substantive masculine	lords, kings
dāna tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	dāna substantive neuter	giving
tīrthe lokative singular	tīrtha substantive neuter	at the tīrtha
dhana tatpuruṣa-compound instrumental case	dhana substantive neuter	in wealth
āḍhyāḥ nominative plural masculine	āḍhya adjective	rich
lajjā tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	lajjā substantive feminine	of modesty
tīrthe lokative singular	tīrtha substantive neuter	at the tīrtha
kula tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	kula substantive neuter	family, good lineage
yuvatayaḥ nominative plural	yuvati substantive feminine	young women
pātakam accusative singular	pātaka substantive neuter	sin
kṣālayanti 3rd person plural aktive present	kṣāl verbal root	wash away

Metre: Mandākrāntā

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

The wise wash away their sin at the Tīrtha of learning, the good at the Tīrtha of truth, people of impure mind at the Tīrtha of the Gaṅgā, and yogis at the Tīrtha of knowledge. Kings purify themselves at the Tīrtha of the blade, the wealthy at the Tīrtha of giving, and young women of good family at the Tīrtha of modesty.

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

vidyātīrthe jagati vibudhāḥ sādhavaḥ satyatīrthe gaṅgātīrthe malinamanaso yogino jñānatīrthe dhārātīrthe dharaṇipatayo dānatīrthe dhanāḍhyāḥ lajjātīrthe kulayuvatayaḥ pātakaṃ kṣālayanti MBHDL2026 ] om. NS1882

Critical Apparatus

Haṭha Pradīpikā 4.78-4.78*1: Conclusion, Nectar, and Tīrtha

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