Dear list members,

I'm trying to translate the kuṇḍalinī-stavaḥ but I'm finding quite a few obscurities in it. The latest is in verse 3. I'm not clear the meaning of sthala-gatir in this context and how it relates to the rest of the verse.

Verse 3 is:

siddhārthī nija-doṣa-vit sthala-gatir vyājīyate vidyayā

kuṇḍalyā kula-mārga-mukta-nagarī-māyā-kumārgaḥ śriyā

yadyevaṁ bhajati prabhāta-samaye madhyāhnakāle 'thavā

nityaṁ yaḥ kula-kuṇḍalī-japa-padāmbhojaṁ sa siddho bhavet

In line 1 is it nija-doṣa-vit sthala-gatir or nija-doṣa-vit-sthala-gatir and what is the meaning of sthala-gatir and how does it connect to the rest of the verse?

Thanks,

Harry Spier