Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.31
निदाघमध्यन्दिनसूर्यतुल्यं नाभौ रवेर् मण्डलम् आविभाव्य |
nidāgha-madhyandina-sūrya-tulyaṃ; nābhau raver maṇḍalam āvibhāvya | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
मार्तण्डनाड्या विहिते सुकुम्भे नाड्यो विशुध्यन्ति सुसाधकस्य ||31||
mārtaṇḍa-nāḍyā vihite su-kumbhe; nāḍyo viśudhyanti su-sādhakasya ||31|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
Metre: Pāda 1: Upendravajrā; Pādas 2–4: Indravajrā
[When the practitioner has] visualised (āvibhāvya | abs caus) in the navel (nābhau | loc sg) the disc (maṇḍalam | acc sg) of the sun (raveḥ | gen sg), resembling the midday sun in the hot season (nidāgha-madhyandina-sūrya-tulyam | acc sg n), [and when, after inhaling] through the [right] solar channel (mārtaṇḍa-nāḍyā | ins sg), a correct breath retention (su-kumbhe | loc absl sg) has been performed (vihite | loc absl sg m ppp), the channels (nāḍyaḥ | nom pl) of the person practising correctly (su-sādhakasya | gen sg) become pure (viśudhyanti | 3p pl act pres).
Imagine a disc of sunlight in your abdomen and notice what this image evokes. Distinguish the image you envisage from what you physically feel.
mārtaṇḍanāḍyā vihite GDJ2007 ] mārtaṇḍanāḍyāvihirnāḍyā(?) GDJ2007-b
Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.32
शरद्राका निशीथेन्दुसहस्रदलमध्यगं |
स्रवत्सुधाम् इडां कुम्भे ध्यात्वा शुध्यन्ति नाडिकाः ||32||
Metre: Anuṣṭubh
An autumn full-moon night (śarad-rākā | nom sg): [When the practitioner has] meditated (dhyātvā | abs) during breath retention (kumbhe | loc sg) [on the form of] the midnight moon at the centre of the thousand-petalled [lotus] (niśīthendu-sahasra-dala-madhya-gam | acc sg n), streaming (sravat | acc sg n pca) nectar (sudhām | acc sg) [into] Iḍā (iḍām | acc sg), the channels (nāḍikāḥ | nom pl) become pure (śudhyanti | 3p pl act pres).
Śarad-rākā sets the scene for the moon image; I relate madhyagam and sravat to the supplied “form”. I understand the accusative iḍām as the destination of the stream of nectar.
The image of a clear full-moon night invites quiet contemplation. Imagine cool light and notice the mood you associate with it.
niśīthendu GDJ2007 ] niśīthyedaṃ GDJ2007-b
sudhāmiḍāṃ GDJ2007 ] sudhāmidāṃ GDJ2007-b
śudhyanti GDJ2007 ] śuddhanti GDJ2007-b
nāḍikāḥ GDJ2007 ] nāḍikāṃ GDJ2007-b
madhyagaṃ | sravat em. ed. ] madhyagaṃ sravat | GDJ2007
sudhāmiḍāṃ GDJ2007 ] sudhāmidāṃ GDJ2007-b
śudhyanti GDJ2007 ] śuddhanti GDJ2007-b
nāḍikāḥ GDJ2007 ] nāḍikāṃ GDJ2007-b
madhyagaṃ | sravat em. ed. ] madhyagaṃ sravat | GDJ2007
Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.33
पित्तदोषदलनं शशिना स्याद्भास्करेण कफवातमलान्तः |
pitta-doṣa-dalanaṃ śaśinā syād; bhāskareṇa kapha-vāta-malāntaḥ | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
मासकैस्त्रिभिर् अहो ऽभ्यसनेन नाडिशुद्धिर् अमला समुदेति ||33||
Metre: Svāgatā
Through the moon (śaśinā | ins sg), the removal of the bile disorder (pitta-doṣa-dalanam | nom sg) should occur (syāt | 3p sg act opt); through the sun (bhāskareṇa | ins sg), [there should be] an end to impurity from phlegm and wind (kapha-vāta-malāntaḥ | nom sg). Through practice (abhyasanena | ins sg) over three months (māsakaiḥ tribhiḥ | ins pl), indeed (aho), spotless (amalā | nom sg f) purity of the channels (nāḍi-śuddhiḥ | nom sg) arises (samudeti | 3p sg act pres).
Consider your practice over longer periods, too. Brief notes can show you what recurs, what changes and what you experienced only once.
śaśinā syād GDJ2007 ] śaśināsya GDJ2007-b
Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.33*1
इति चतुःकालेषु विंशद्वारं नाडीशुद्ध्युपयोगी नाडीशुद्ध्याख्यकुम्भकः |
iti catuḥ-kāleṣu viṃśad-vāraṃ nāḍī-śuddhy-upayogī nāḍī-śuddhy-ākhya-kumbhakaḥ | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
Metre: none
Thus (iti) [ends] the breath retention named Nāḍīśuddhi (nāḍī-śuddhy-ākhya-kumbhakaḥ | nom sg), which serves the purification of the channels (nāḍī-śuddhy-upayogī | nom sg m), [performed] twenty times (viṃśad-vāram | acc sg) at four times [of day] (catuḥ-kāleṣu | loc pl).
Choose a recurring time to attend to your breath. A manageable setting makes experiences easier to compare.
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