Verse 21

Niralamba

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अणिमाद्यष्टैश्वर्याशासिद्धसङ्कल्पो बन्धः ॥२१॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

अणिमा-आदि-अष्ट-ऐश्वर्य-आशा-सिद्ध-सङ्कल्पः । बन्धः ॥२१॥

IAST Transliteration

aṇimādy-aṣṭaiśvaryāśā-siddha-saṅkalpo bandhaḥ ||21||

Translation

ಅಣಿಮಾ ಮೊದಲಾದ ಎಂಟು ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯ-ಶಕ್ತಿಗಳ ಆಶೆ/ಇಚ್ಛೆಯಾಗಿ ‘ಸಿದ್ಧ’ವಾದ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪವೇ ಬಂಧನವಾಗಿದೆ.

Academic Translation

Bondage is the volitional construction (saṅkalpa) that is ‘accomplished’ (siddha) as the desire (āśā) for the eight powers (aiśvarya) beginning with aṇimā.

Verse Context

• Siddhi-vāsanā as bandha; renunciation of aiśvarya-desire; mokṣa beyond powers
• Mahavakya: Reinforces that realization of Brahman (e.g., ‘अयमात्मा ब्रह्म’ / ayam ātmā brahma) is not identical with acquiring powers; siddhis belong to prakṛti/mind and are obstacles to abidance in the Self.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose