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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.15.27

यो वै मद्भ‍ावमापन्न ईशितुर्वशितु: पुमान् । कुतश्चिन्न विहन्येत तस्य चाज्ञा यथा मम ॥ २७ ॥
yo vai mad-bhāvam āpanna
[yo vai mad-bhaavam aapanna]
īśitur vaśituḥ pumān
[eeshitur vashituh pumaan]
kutaścin na vihanyeta
[kutashchin na vihanyeta]
tasya cājñā yathā mama
[tasya chaajnaa yathaa mama]
yaḥ — one who (a yogī) vai — indeed mat — from Me bhāvam — nature āpannaḥ — achieved īśituḥ — from the supreme ruler vaśituḥ — the supreme controller pumān — a person (yogī) kutaścit — in any way na vihanyeta — cannot be frustrated tasya — his ca — also ājñā — order, command yathā — just as mama — Mine.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yo vai mad-bhāvam āpanna
īśitur vaśituḥ pumān
kutaścin na vihanyeta
tasya cājñā yathā mama
yaḥ
one who (a yogī)
vai
indeed
mat
from Me
bhāvam
nature
āpannaḥ
achieved
īśituḥ
from the supreme ruler
vaśituḥ
the supreme controller
pumān
a person (yogī)
kutaścit
in any way
na vihanyeta
cannot be frustrated
tasya
his
ca
also
ājñā
order, command
yathā
just as
mama
Mine.
A person who perfectly meditates on Me acquires My nature of being the supreme ruler and controller. His order, like Mine, can never be frustrated by any means.

By the command of the Supreme Personality of Godhead the entire creation is moving. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (9.10) :

mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram hetunānena kaunteya jagad viparivartate

“This material nature is working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, and it is producing all moving and unmoving beings. By its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again.” Similarly, Caitanya Mahāprabhu has given His command that people all over the world should take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The sincere devotees of the Lord should go all over the world repeating the Lord’s command. In this way, they can share in His mystic opulence of giving orders that cannot be counteracted.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
A person who attains power to control or rule from me, the supreme ruler and controller, never has his orders disobeyed by any means. He who attains a condition of control or ruling from me (mad-bhāvan), the controller and ruler of all, can never have his orders disobeyed. This is called apratihatājñatvam.
Perfect meditation on the Lord gives one His nature of supreme ruler; one's order, like His, cannot be frustrated. Power is consequence of identification, not technique.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do I want my words to have weight, and is the weight grounded in alignment with Him?
  • What in me must shift for my speech to carry truer authority?
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