Verse 6

Kshurika

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स्थिरमात्रादृढं कृत्वा अङ्गुष्ठेन समाहितः ।

द्वे गुल्फे तु प्रकुर्वीत जङ्घे चैव त्रयस्त्रयः ॥

द्वे जानुनी तथोरुभ्यां गुदे शिश्ने त्रयस्त्रयः ।

वायोरायतनं चात्र नाभिदेशे समाश्रयेत् ॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

स्थिर-मात्रा-दृढम् । कृत्वा । अङ्गुष्ठेन । समाहितः ॥

द्वे । गुल्फे । तु । प्रकुर्वीत । जङ्घे । च । एव । त्रयः-त्रयः ॥

द्वे । जानुनी । तथा । ऊरुभ्याम् । गुदे । शिश्ने । त्रयः-त्रयः ॥

वायोः । आयतनम् । च । अत्र । नाभि-देशे । समाश्रयेत् ॥

IAST Transliteration

sthira-mātrā-dṛḍhaṃ kṛtvā aṅguṣṭhena samāhitaḥ |

dve gulphau tu prakurvīta jaṅghe caiva trayas-trayaḥ ||

dve jānunī tathorubhyāṃ gude śiśne trayas-trayaḥ |

vāyor āyatanaṃ cātra nābhi-deśe samāśrayet ||

Translation

بعد أن يجعل ممارسةَ المقادير ثابتةً راسخة، مُركِّزًا بالإبهام، فليُجرِ (الوضع/الضغط) على الكاحلين كليهما، وعلى الساقين ثلاثًا ثلاثًا، وعلى الركبتين كذلك، وعلى الفخذين. وعلى الشرج والعضو ثلاثًا ثلاثًا. وهنا فليلتجئ إلى مقرِّ «فايو» (الريح الحيوية) في ناحيةِ السرّة.

Academic Translation

Having made the measured practice steady and firm, concentrated with the thumb, he should apply (pressure/placement) at the two ankles; and at the shanks three and three; at the two knees, likewise at the thighs; at the anus and the organ (genitals) three and three. And here he should resort to the seat of vāyu (the vital wind) in the region of the navel.

Verse Context

• Prāṇa as a functional gateway to inner mastery (yoga-sādhana as aid to mokṣa)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: bodily and prāṇic discipline as preparatory means (sādhana-catuṣṭaya support) for mahāvākya-based nididhyāsana; no direct mahāvākya content.
• Krishna Yajurveda
• Taittirīya (commonly affiliated in Yoga Upaniṣad catalogues; manuscript traditions vary) Shakha
• Chandas: Mixed/Upaniṣadic yoga-verse (later metrical Sanskrit; largely anuṣṭubh-like)