Verse 7

Kshurika

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स्थिरमात्रादृढं कृत्वा अङ्गुष्ठेन समाहितः । द्वे गुल्फे तु प्रकुर्वीत् जङ्घे चैव त्रयस्त्रयः ॥ द्वे जानुनी तथोरुभ्यां गुदे शिश्ने त्रयस्त्रयः । वायोरायतनं चात्र नाभिदेशे समाश्रयेत् ॥६–७॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

स्थिर-मात्रा-दृढम् कृत्वा । अङ्गुष्ठेन समाहितः । द्वे गुल्फे तु प्रकुर्वीत् । जङ्घे च एव त्रयः-त्रयः ॥ द्वे जानुनी तथा । ऊरुभ्याम् । गुदे । शिश्ने । त्रयः-त्रयः । वायोः आयतनम् च अत्र । नाभि-देशे समाश्रयेत् ॥

IAST Transliteration

sthiramātrādṛḍhaṃ kṛtvā aṅguṣṭhena samāhitaḥ | dve gulphau tu prakurvīt jaṅghe caiva trayas-trayaḥ || dve jānunī tathorubhyāṃ gude śiśne trayas-trayaḥ | vāyor āyatanaṃ cātra nābhideśe samāśrayet ||6–7||

Translation

当令坐势坚固安稳，以双拇指摄心调御，应于两踝作二处锁按；于小腿亦如是，三与三。于两膝作二；于两大腿亦如是；于肛门与阳具，各作三与三。并于此处，当依止脐轮之域——Vāyu（生命之风、气息）之座。

Academic Translation

Having made the posture firm and steady, composed with the thumbs, one should form two (locks/pressures) at the ankles; and at the shanks (calves) likewise three and three. Two (locks/pressures) at the knees, and at the thighs likewise; at the anus and at the penis three and three. And here one should resort to the seat of Vāyu (the vital wind) in the region of the navel.

Verse Context

• Prāṇa (vital force) as an upāsanā-support leading toward inner stillness and mokṣa-oriented meditation
• Mahavakya: Indirect: prepares the mind (antaḥkaraṇa-śuddhi/ekāgratā) for mahāvākya inquiry such as ‘ayam ātmā brahma’ rather than stating identity directly
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose/Upaniṣadic mixed (not reliably classifiable as a strict Vedic chandas)