Shloka 2
Adhyaya 8: Yogasthanas, Ashtanga Yoga, Pranayama-Siddhi, and Shiva-Dhyana leading to Samadhi
Devanagari script
गलादधो वितस्त्या यन् नाभेरुपरि चोत्तमम् योगस्थानमधो नाभेर् आवर्तं मध्यमं भ्रुवोः
Transliteration
galādadho vitastyā yan nābherupari cottamam yogasthānamadho nābher āvartaṃ madhyamaṃ bhruvoḥ
Translation
La région située à une empan au-dessous de la gorge et au-dessus du nombril est proclamée comme le siège intérieur suprême. Au-dessous du nombril se trouve la station du yoga ; le tourbillon du nombril est le point médian ; et entre les deux sourcils est aussi indiqué un centre pour la concentration intérieure.
Word by Word
galātfrom the throat
galāt:
adhaḥbelow
adhaḥ:
vitastyāby a span (vitasti measure)
vitastyā:
yatwhich
yat:
nābheḥof the navel
nābheḥ:
upariabove
upari:
caand
ca:
uttamamthe highest/supreme
uttamam:
yogasthānamthe place/seat of yoga
yogasthānam:
adhobelow
adho:
nābheḥof the navel
nābheḥ:
āvartaṁthe whorl/circle (navel-whorl)
āvartaṁ:
madhyamamthe middle/central
madhyamam:
bhruvoḥof the two eyebrows (between the brows)
bhruvoḥ:
Speaker
Suta Goswami (narrating the Purva-Bhaga teaching tradition to the sages of Naimisharanya)