Verse 32

Yogatattva

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

प्राणायामं ततः कुर्यात् पद्मासनगतः स्वयम् । सुशोभनं मठं कुर्यात् सूक्ष्मद्वारं तु निर्व्रणम् ॥३२॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

प्राणायामम् । ततः । कुर्यात् । पद्मासन-गतः । स्वयम् । सु-शोभनम् । मठम् । कुर्यात् । सूक्ष्म-द्वारम् । तु । निर्व्रणम् ।

IAST Transliteration

prāṇāyāmaṃ tataḥ kuryāt padmāsanagataḥ svayam | suśobhanaṃ maṭhaṃ kuryāt sūkṣmadvāraṃ tu nirvraṇam ||32||

Translation

അതിനുശേഷം സാധകൻ സ്വയം പദ്മാസനത്തിൽ ഇരുന്ന് പ്രാണായാമം ചെയ്യണം. മനോഹരവും ഹൃദയഹാരിയുമായ മഠം/ആശ്രമം ഒരുക്കണം; ചെറുവാതിൽ ഉള്ളതും, യാതൊരു ചോർച്ചയോ ദോഷമോ ഇല്ലാത്ത (നിർവ്രണ)തുമായിരിക്കണം.

Academic Translation

Then one should practice prāṇāyāma, oneself seated in padmāsana. One should make a hermitage (maṭha) that is well-pleasing, with a small doorway, and free from openings/defects (nirvraṇa).

Verse Context

• Sādhana (yogic discipline) as preparation for inner realization (Atman/Brahman)
• Mahavakya: Indirect: prāṇāyāma and a conducive environment support ekāgratā and antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi, enabling mahāvākya contemplation (nididhyāsana).
• Krishna Yajurveda
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)