SB 11.18.22 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.18.22

अन्वीक्षेतात्मनो बन्धं मोक्षं च ज्ञाननिष्ठया । बन्ध इन्द्रियविक्षेपो मोक्ष एषां च संयम: ॥ २२ ॥

anvīkṣetātmano bandhaṁ

[anveekshetaatmano bandham]

mokṣaṁ ca jñāna-niṣṭhayā

[moksham cha jnaana-nishthayaa]

bandha indriya-vikṣepo

[bandha indriya-vikshepo]

mokṣa eṣāṁ ca saṁyamaḥ

[moksha eshaam cha samyamah]

Word-for-word

anvīkṣeta — one should see by careful study ātmanaḥ — of the soul bandham — the bondage mokṣam — the liberation ca — also jñāna — in knowledge niṣṭhayā — by steadiness bandhaḥ — bondage indriya — of the senses vikṣepaḥ — deviation to sense gratification mokṣaḥ — liberation eṣām — of these senses ca — and saṁyamaḥ — complete control.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

anvīkṣetātmano bandhaṁ

anvīkṣeta

one should see by careful study

ātmanaḥ

of the soul

bandham

the bondage

mokṣaṁ ca jñāna-niṣṭhayā

mokṣam

the liberation

also

jñāna

in knowledge

niṣṭhayā

by steadiness

bandha indriya-vikṣepo

bandhaḥ

bondage

indriya

of the senses

vikṣepaḥ

deviation to sense gratification

mokṣa eṣāṁ ca saṁyamaḥ

mokṣaḥ

liberation

eṣām

of these senses

and

saṁyamaḥ

complete control.

By steady knowledge a sage should clearly ascertain the nature of the soul’s bondage and liberation. Bondage occurs when the senses are deviated to sense gratification, and complete control of the senses constitutes liberation.

Purport

By carefully understanding one’s eternal nature, one will not again be bound up in the shackles of material energy, and by constant engagement in the service of the Absolute Truth, one is liberated. Then the flickering material senses can no longer drag one into the false consciousness of being a material enjoyer. Such steady sense control gives one relief from the harassment of material sense gratification.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

By steady knowledge, a sage should repeatedly ascertain the cause of the soul’s bondage and liberation. Bondage occurs when the senses are deviated to sense gratification, and complete control of the senses constitutes liberation. He should repeatedly consider (anvīkṣeta) the cause of the soul’s bondage and liberation.

Personal Guidance

By steady knowledge, the sage understands bondage and liberation: bondage when senses chase pleasure, liberation when senses are fully controlled. The diagnosis is one sentence.

Reflection Questions

Where am I in the binding vs liberating direction with my senses today?
What single sense most needs guarding?

📝 My note

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