Verse 26

Niralamba

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यागव्रततपोदानविधिविधानज्ञानसम्भवो बन्धः ॥२६॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

याग-व्रत-तपः-दान-विधि-विधान-ज्ञान-सम्भवः । बन्धः ॥२६॥

IAST Transliteration

yāga-vrata-tapo-dāna-vidhi-vidhāna-jñāna-sambhavo bandhaḥ ॥26॥

Translation

Ang pagkaalipin ay yaong nagmumula sa tinatawag na “kaalaman” (jñāna) tungkol sa mga kautusan at tuntunin—hinggil sa paghahandog, panata, pag-aayuno/tapas, at pagbibigay-dana.

Academic Translation

Bondage is that which arises from the ‘knowledge’ (jñāna) of injunctions and prescriptions—(concerning) sacrifice, vows, austerity, and gifts.

Verse Context

• Karma-kāṇḍa–based bandha; doership (kartṛtva) sustained by vidhi-jñāna (knowledge of injunctions)
• Mahavakya: Clears the ground for Mahāvākya-realization by distinguishing aparā-vidyā (ritual/injunctive knowledge) from liberating self-knowledge; aligns with the thrust of ‘तत् त्वम् असि’ (Tat Tvam Asi) by shifting identity from doer to Brahman.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Prose