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

अणिमाद्यष्टैश्वर्येषु आशारूपः सिद्धसङ्कल्प एव बन्धः ॥२१॥

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