Shloka 45

Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment

Sanskrit

कण्ठे मुखे नासिकाग्रे नेत्रभ्रूमध्यमूर्धसु ।

किञ्च तस्मात्परस्मिंश्च धारणाऽऽ परमा स्मृता ॥

Transliteration

kaṇṭhe mukhe nāsikāgre netra-bhrū-madhya-mūrdhasu / kiñ ca tasmāt parasmiṃś ca dhāraṇā paramā smṛtā //

Translation

(ການຕັ້ງໃຈ) ອາດຢູ່ທີ່ຄໍ, ປາກ, ປາຍດັ່ງ, ຕາ, ຊ່ອງລະຫວ່າງຄິ້ວ, ແລະຍອດສະໝອງ; ແລະຍັງມີອີກ ເກີນກວ່ານັ້ນ (ໃນພາວະເຫນືອໂລກ) ທີ່ຖືກຈື່ຈຳວ່າ ທາຣະນາອັນສູງສຸດ.

Word by Word

• kaṇṭhe: in the throat
• kaṇṭhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṇṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• mukhe: in the mouth
• mukhe: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• nāsikāgre: at the tip of the nose
• nāsikāgre: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāsikā + agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुषः (नासिकायाः अग्रे)

• netra-bhrū-madhya-mūrdhasu: in the eyes, the middle of the eyebrows, and on the crown of the head
• netra-bhrū-madhya-mūrdhasu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: netra + bhrū + madhya + mūrdhan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (Locative), बहुवचन; समासः द्वन्द्वः (नेत्रे, भ्रू-मध्यं, मूर्धा) समाहार/सूचीभावः

• kiñca: and further
• kiñca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kim + ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (furthermore/and also)

• tasmāt: from that
• tasmāt: Apādāna (अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी (Ablative/अपादान), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• parasmin: in the other/next (place)
• parasmin: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• dhāraṇā: concentration/retention (dhāraṇā)
• dhāraṇā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• paramā: supreme
• paramā: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• smṛtā: is considered/declared
• smṛtā: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु) + ktā (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (क्त/क्ताः), भूतकर्मणि; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण

Speakers

• Didactic narrator voice within the Purāṇic yoga instruction

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Yoga
• Dhāraṇā
• Meditation points
• Transcendent concentration

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text maps concentration from bodily supports to a ‘beyond’ focus, implying that technique begins with concrete anchors but matures into objectless or transcendent steadiness.

How does this fit the Pancalakṣaṇa (5 characteristics)?

A yogic manual-like insertion; it is not sarga/manvantara narrative, but a practical supplement that serves the Purāṇa’s mokṣa-oriented instruction.

What is the esoteric significance?

The sequence of loci reflects an ascent of attention; ‘beyond that’ points to dhāraṇā that releases dependence on bodily sites, approaching pure awareness (nirālamba orientation).