HTK 10.17*2–18: Bhrāmarī: The sound of bees

Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.17*2–18: Bhrāmarī: Two bee sounds in inhalation and exhalation

Bhrāmarī pairs forceful inhalation with the sound of a male bee and slow exhalation with a female bee's sound. The text describes a stupefaction through bliss.

Dr. Ronald Steiner

Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.18

वेगाकृष्टं पूरकं भृङ्गनादं भृङ्गीनादं रेचकं मन्दमन्दम् |

vegākṛṣṭaṃ, pūrakaṃ bhṛṅga-nādaṃ; bhṛṅgī-nādaṃ, recakaṃ manda-mandam | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

vega tatpuruṣa-compound instrumental case	vega substantive masculine	with force
ākṛṣṭam accusative singular masculine past participle passive	ā previx kṛṣ verbal root	drawn in
pūrakam accusative singular	pūraka substantive masculine	inhalation
bhṛṅga bahuvrīhi-compund	bhṛṅga substantive masculine	bee, male bee
nādam accusative singular masculine	nāda substantive masculine	having a sound
bhṛṅgī bahuvrīhi-compund	bhṛṅgī substantive feminine	female bee
nādam accusative singular masculine	nāda substantive masculine	having a sound
recakam accusative singular	recaka substantive masculine	exhalation
manda karmadhāraya-compound	manda adjective	slowly
mandam	mandam adverb	very slowly

योगीन्द्राणाम् एवम् अभ्यासयोगाच्चित्ते जाता काचिदानन्दमूर्च्छा ||18||

yogīndrāṇām, evam abhyāsa-yogāc; citte jātā, kācid ānanda-mūrcchā ||18|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

yogi tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	yogin substantive masculine	of the yogins
indrāṇām genitive plural	indra substantive masculine	of the lords
evam	evam adverb	thus
abhyāsa tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	abhyāsa substantive masculine	of practice
yogāt ablative singular	yoga substantive masculine	through application
citte lokative singular	citta substantive neuter	in the mind
jātā nominative singular feminine past participle passive	jan verbal root	arisen
kācit nominative singular feminine	kiñcid pronoun	a certain
ānanda tatpuruṣa-compound instrumental case	ānanda substantive masculine	through bliss
mūrcchā nominative singular	mūrcchā substantive feminine	stupefaction

Metre: Śālinī

[One should perform] inhalation (pūrakam | acc sg), drawn in with force (vegākṛṣṭam | acc sg m ppp), with the sound of a male bee (bhṛṅga-nādam | acc sg m), [and] exhalation (recakam | acc sg) very slowly (manda-mandam), with the sound of a female bee (bhṛṅgī-nādam | acc sg m). Through applying the practice (abhyāsa-yogāt | abl sg) in this way (evam), a certain (kācit | nom sg f) stupefaction through bliss (ānanda-mūrcchā | nom sg) [has] arisen (jātā | nom sg f ppp) in the mind (citte | loc sg) of the foremost yogins (yogīndrāṇām | gen pl).

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

A gentle hum as you breathe out can become a focus for your attention. Listen as it fades before returning to natural breathing.

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

atha	atha particle	now
bhrāmarī nominative singular	bhrāmarī substantive feminine	Bhrāmarī, bee
kumbhakaḥ nominative singular	kumbhaka substantive masculine	breath retention

Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.17*2–18: Bhrāmarī: Two bee sounds in inhalation and exhalation

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