यस्या जीवाभिधानायाः शक्त्यपेक्षा फलत्यसौ । प्रधानशक्तिनियमानुष्ठानेन विना न तु ॥ ३३ ॥
yasyā jīvābhidhānāyāḥ śaktyapēkṣā phalatyasau | pradhānaśaktiniyamānuṣṭhānēna vinā na tu || 33 ||
Translation
The power named the jīva, whose wish bears fruit, does so only with regard to the chief power; never without observing the rule of the chief power.
Word by word
- yasyā
- (yasyāḥ) of which
- jīva
- the jīva
- abhidhānāyāḥ
- named
- śakti
- the power; power
- apēkṣā
- whose wish
- phalati
- bears fruit
- asau
- that
- pradhāna
- of the chief
- niyama
- the rule
- anuṣṭhānēna
- observing
- vinā
- without
- na
- not
- tu
- but
Meaning
The commentary: the jīva whose will (a great sage's, say) produces an effect produces it only in dependence on the chief power; without following the rule of the chief power no effect arises. Another commentary agrees. Even the sage's miracle is within the order, not against it.