Interpretation Opening Prayer

I like to read on reddit.com/ashtanga. The ashtangi-writers there offer me a great deal of inspiration and motivation and they've taught me a lot. This text below I copied from a post on this forum.

Interpretarion of the Ashtanga Opening Prayer:

1: Vande Gurunam Caranaravinde—I bow to the lotus feet of the gurus
-My practice teaches me what I need to know
2: Sandarsita Svatma Sukhava Bodhe—the awakening happiness of one’s own Self revealed
-Clear a place inside me where I see things as they are
3: Nih Sreyase Jangalikayamane—Beyond better, acting like the jungle physician
-My practice will cure me physically and mentally
4: Samsara Halahala Mohasantyai—pacifying delusion, the poison of Samsara
-My practice is a mirror helping me to realize my true self
5: Abahu Purusakaram—taking the form of a man to the shoulders, (and a divine serpent)
-I offer my practice to the truth. (The truth is pure or wholesome intention)
6: Sankhacakrasi Dharinam—holding a conch a discus and a sword
-I am prepared to listen to what my practice is trying to tell me. Fully present, no concern for time. Cut through the confusion of my mind to find clarity and peace
7: Sahasra Sirasam Svetam—one thousand heads white
-There are many different paths but only one destination
8: Pranamami Patanjalim—I salute/bow to Patanjali
-I surrender to the practice the gift of yoga knowledge