Verse 25

Niralamba

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आज्ञाभयसंशयात्मगुणसङ्कल्पो बन्धः ॥२५॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

आज्ञा-भय-संशय-आत्म-गुण-सङ्कल्पः । बन्धः ॥२५॥

IAST Transliteration

ājñā-bhaya-saṁśaya-ātma-guṇa-saṅkalpo bandhaḥ ॥25॥

Translation

ఆజ్ఞ, భయం, సందేహం మరియు ఆత్మపై గుణారోపణ—ఇవన్నీ కలిగిన సంకల్పమే బంధము।

Academic Translation

The volitional construction (saṅkalpa) consisting of command/authority (ājñā), fear, doubt, and the attribution of qualities to the Self—this is bondage.

Verse Context

• Bandha (bondage) through saṅkalpa and ātma-guṇa-adhyāsa (superimposition of attributes on the Self)
• Mahavakya: Supports the purport of ‘अहं ब्रह्मास्मि’ (Aham Brahmāsmi) by negating ātman’s qualification (nirguṇatva) and undermining doership/fear/doubt that contradict non-duality.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose