Dattātreyayogaśāstra 87–88: Three-Mora Oṃ Recitation to Preserve Bindu

Because bindu must be protected with every effort, the yogi sits in a secluded place and recites Oṃ with a three-mora *pluta* extension. The recitation is said to destroy earlier wrongdoing and remove every obstacle and fault.

Dr. Ronald Steiner

Nils Jacob Liersch 23.07.2019

Dattātreyayogaśāstra 87

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन बिन्दू रक्ष्यो हि योगिना |

tasmāt sarva-prayatnena; bindū rakṣyo hi yoginā | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

tasmāt ablative singular neuter	tad pronoun	therefore, for that reason
sarva karmadhāraya-compound	sarva pronoun quant	all
prayatnena instrumental case singular	prayatna substantive masculine	carefully
binduḥ nominative singular	bindu substantive masculine	semen
rakṣyaḥ nominative singular masculine future participle passive	rakṣ verbal root	to be preserved
hi	hi particle	indeed
yoginā instrumental case singular	yogin substantive masculine	by the yogi

ततो रहस्युपाविष्टः प्रणवं प्लुतमात्रया ||87||

tato rahasy upāviṣṭaḥ; praṇavaṃ pluta-mātrayā ||87|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

tataḥ	tatas adverb	then
rahasi lokative singular	rahas substantive neuter	in seclusion
upāviṣṭaḥ nominative singular masculine past participle passive	upa previx ā previx viś verbal root	having sat down
praṇavam accusative singular	praṇava substantive masculine	the syllable Oṃ
pluta karmadhāraya-compound	pluta adjective	prolonged
mātrayā instrumental case singular	mātrā substantive feminine	by a measure

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

The yogi protects this power with every effort, then sits in a secluded place and chants Oṃ with a threefold extension.

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

Dattātreyayogaśāstra 88

जपेत्पूर्वार्जितानां तु पापानां नाशहेतवे |

japet pūrvārjitānāṃ tu; pāpānāṃ nāśa-hetave | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

japet 3rd person singular aktive optative	jap verbal root	should recite
pūrva karmadhāraya-compound	pūrva adjective	previously, earlier
arjitānām genitive plural neuter past participle passive	arj verbal root	previously accumulated
tu	tu particle	but
pāpānām genitive plural	pāpa substantive neuter	of bad deeds
nāśa tatpuruṣa-compound ablative	nāśa substantive masculine	destruction
hetave dative singular	hetu substantive masculine	for the purpose

सर्वविघ्नहरश्चायं प्रणवः सर्वदोषहा ||88||

sarva-vighna-haraś cāyaṃ; praṇavaḥ sarva-doṣa-hā ||88|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

sarva karmadhāraya-compound	sarva pronoun quant	all
vighna tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	vighna substantive masculine	obstacle
haraḥ nominative singular	hara substantive masculine	removing
ca	ca particle	and
ayam nominative singular masculine	idam pronoun	this
praṇavaḥ nominative singular	praṇava substantive masculine	the syllable Oṃ
sarva karmadhāraya-compound	sarva pronoun quant	all
doṣa tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	doṣa substantive masculine	fault
hā nominative singular	han substantive masculine	destroying

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

Oṃ is said to clear earlier harmful actions, remove obstacles, and destroy every fault.

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

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03.02.2022

Ist diese Aussage jetzt 1:1 zu nehmen oder eher im übertragenden Sinn zu verstehen?

04.02.2022

Hallo Andreas,
ja, da steckt eine ganze Welt von tantrischer Philosophie und Techniken dahinter. Die Sätze für sich sind kaum einordenbar. Letztendlich geht es um die Energie des Schöpfens und ob diese in die Welt geht, oder für die göttliche Erfahrung genutzt wird.
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Dattātreyayogaśāstra 87–88: Three-Mora Oṃ Recitation to Preserve Bindu

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