Verse 24

Niralamba

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वर्णाश्रमधर्मकर्मसङ्कल्पो बन्धः ॥२४॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

वर्ण-आश्रम-धर्म-कर्म-सङ्कल्पः । बन्धः ॥२४॥

IAST Transliteration

varṇāśrama-dharma-karma-saṅkalpo bandhaḥ ||24||

Translation

A construção volitiva (saṅkalpa) de agir segundo os deveres de varṇa e āśrama (dharma-karma) é servidão e cativeiro.

Academic Translation

The volitional construction (saṅkalpa) of action in accordance with varṇa-and-āśrama duties (dharma-karma) is bondage.

Verse Context

• Karma-bandha; transcendence of dharma-karma as ultimate through ātma-jñāna; saṅkalpa as the binding factor
• Mahavakya: Indirect: aligns with the mahāvākya purport that the Self is ever-free and not a product of karma; supports the Upaniṣadic distinction between karma (as means within duality) and jñāna (as liberating recognition).
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose