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Yoga Vāsiṣṭha 3.19.20

Traditional (ascribed to Vālmīki)

Prakaraṇas
6
Sargas
175
Published
73
Verses
2878
Level
intermediate

Sarga 19 · Verse 20

Verse 20

सम्पन्नः प्राक्तनानल्पसङ्कल्पवशतः स्वयम् । आकाशवपुरेवैष पतिः परमशक्तिमान् ॥ २० ॥

sampannaḥ prāktanānalpasaṅkalpavaśataḥ svayam | ākāśavapurēvaiṣa patiḥ paramaśaktimān || 20 ||

Translation

By the force of his great resolve of before, he himself became, with a body of space alone, a lord of supreme power:

Word by word

sampannaḥ
he became
prāktana
of before
analpa
great
saṅkalpa
of his resolve
vaśataḥ
by the force
svayam
himself
ākāśa
of space
vapur
(vapuḥ) with a body
ēva
alone
ēṣa
he
patiḥ
a lord
parama
supreme
śaktimān
of power

Meaning

The commentary: though himself only space, through the firm resolve of his former life he became a king of great power. The resolve of verse 14 has borne its fruit.