Caṇḍa Kāpālī responds to Kapila (who in this context appears to be Gheraṇḍa himself or an initial interlocutor) by requesting instruction on the purification of the mind. The expression “lotus-like mouth” (vaktrāmbuja) is a poetic epithet typical of Sanskrit literature, associating the teacher’s mouth with the purity and beauty of the lotus.

The phrase “before the body falls” (śarīrapātataḥ) introduces a practical urgency. This is not post-mortem liberation, but realization possible here and now, while we still inhabit this bodily form. This is a distinctive feature of Haṭha Yoga: complete transformation in this very life, not in some future existence.

The desire for sadyo (immediate, instantaneous) reflects the attitude of the sincere practitioner who does not settle for distant promises. They seek tangible, perceptible results in direct experience.