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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.24.35

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
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Verses
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Level
intermediate

Sarga 24 · Verse 35

Verse 35

क्वचिन्निरम्बरोन्नृत्तमातृमण्डलमालितम् । क्वचिन्नित्यं नवक्षीबक्षुब्धयोगीश्वरीगणम् ॥ ३५ ॥

kvacinnirambarōnnṛttamātṛmaṇḍalamālitam | kvacinnityaṁ navakṣībakṣubdhayōgīśvarīgaṇam || 35 ||

Translation

in one place garlanded with circles of the Mothers dancing naked; in another with troops of yoginīs always freshly drunk and wild;

Word by word

kvacin
(kvacit) in one place
nirambarō
(nirambara) naked
unnṛtta
dancing
mātṛ
of the Mothers
maṇḍala
with circles
mālitam
garlanded
nityaṁ
always
nava
freshly
kṣība
drunk
kṣubdha
and wild
yōgīśvarī
of yoginīs
gaṇam
with troops

Meaning

The Mothers (mātṛkā) are fierce goddesses; the second commentary calls the yoginīs maddened by drink. The sky holds the wild as well as the serene.