उपनिषद् · Mahā 6.51
॥
देवनागरी
इदमस्तु ममेत्यन्तमिच्छां प्रार्थनयान्विताम् तां तीक्ष्णां शृङ्खलां विद्धि दुःखजन्मभयप्रदाम्
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
idamastu mametyantamicchāṃ prārthanayānvitām tāṃ tīkṣṇāṃ śṛṅkhalāṃ viddhi duḥkhajanmabhayapradām
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
इदम् अस्तु मम इति अन्तम्idam astu mama iti antam“let this be mine” — to the end; “may this become mine” — to the limit
इच्छाम् प्रार्थनया अन्विताम्icchām prārthanayā anvitāma desire attended by entreaty; a wanting accompanied by petition
ताम् तीक्ष्णाम् शृङ्खलाम् विद्धिtām tīkṣṇām śṛṅkhalām viddhiknow it as a sharp chain; understand it as a keen fetter
दुःख-जन्म-भय-प्रदाम्duḥkha-janma-bhaya-pradāmgiving suffering, birth and fear; bestowing pain, birth and dread
अनुवाद
“The desire ‘let this be mine’, attended by entreaty — know it as a sharp chain that gives suffering, birth and fear.”
संस्करण
a97a166e42e7 · प्रकाशित 29 जुल॰ 2026, 6:29:20 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here is named what distinguishes the bound craving from the free: prārthanā — “entreaty, petition”.
Note this word. It belongs to the usage of prayer: so is called a request addressed to the gods.
That is, the chain is not desire as such, but desire that begs: “let this be mine”.
A fine distinction, and very important for one who prays. Prayer for the granting of something in the world is, by this verse, a chain — and a sharp one.
The Vaiṣṇava tradition says the same and says it plainly: to ask Him for worldly goods is to ask a king for potsherds.
Three fruits are named: suffering, birth, fear.
The last is especially true: he who has a “mine” has something to lose.