Niralamba Upanishad 24: Verse 24
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
वर्णाश्रमधर्मकर्मसङ्कल्पो बन्धः ॥२४॥
Padapatha (Word Split)
वर्ण-आश्रम-धर्म-कर्म-सङ्कल्पः । बन्धः ॥२४॥
IAST Transliteration
varṇāśrama-dharma-karma-saṅkalpo bandhaḥ ||24||
Translation
สังกัลปะแห่งการกระทำตามธรรมะ-กรรมแห่งวรรณะและอาศรม ย่อมเป็นเครื่องผูกพัน
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 factorMahavakya: 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).AtharvaChandas: Prose
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