DYS 137: Khecarī

Dattātreyayogaśāstra 137: Turning Tongue and Gaze Inward

For Khecarī, the tongue is turned back and inserted into the cavity of the skull while the gaze rests at the midpoint between the eyebrows.

Dr. Ronald Steiner

Nils Jacob Liersch 24.07.2019

Dattātreyayogaśāstra 137

अन्तःकपालविवरे जिह्वां व्यावृत्य चार्पयेत् |

antaḥ-kapāla-vivare; jihvāṃ vyāvṛtya cārpayet | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

antaḥ karmadhāraya-compound	antar adverb	inside
kapāla tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	kapāla substantive masculine	of the skull
vivare lokative singular	vivara substantive neuter	in the cavity
jihvām accusative singular	jihvā substantive feminine	the tongue
vyāvṛtya absolutus	vi previx ā previx vṛt verbal root	having turned back
ca	ca particle	and
arpayet 3rd person singular aktive optative	arp verbal root	should insert

भ्रूमध्यदृष्टिरप्येषा मुद्रा भवति खेचरी ||137||

bhrū-madhya-dṛṣṭir apy eṣā; mudrā bhavati khecarī ||137|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

bhrū tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	bhrū substantive feminine	eyebrow
madhya tatpuruṣa-compound lokative	madhya substantive masculine	midpoint
dṛṣṭiḥ nominative singular	dṛṣṭi substantive feminine	gaze
api	api particle	also
eṣā nominative singular feminine	etad pronoun dem	this
mudrā nominative singular	mudrā substantive feminine	seal
bhavati 3rd person singular aktive present	bhū verbal root	becomes
khecarī nominative singular	khecarī substantive feminine	Khecarī

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

Dattātreyayogaśāstra 137: Turning Tongue and Gaze Inward