# जीव तटस्था शक्ति पर, माया कर अधिकार ।

Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj

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Book: Bhakti Shatak
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Source PDF pages: 9–10



<a id="line-1"></a>जीव तटस्था शक्ति पर, माया कर अधिकार ।  
<a id="line-2"></a>वस्तुतस्तु यह दास है, स्वामी नंदकुमार ॥४॥

Published Hindi meaning — contributor not separately identified in this edition

<a id="line-3"></a>भावार्थ - जीव शक्ति, तटस्थ शक्ति है, किंतु उसपर अनादिकाल से गुणमयी जड़  
<a id="line-4"></a>माया का अधिकार है। जबकि जीव का वास्तविक स्वरूप अपने अंशी शरण्य  
<a id="line-5"></a>श्यामसुंदर की दासता ही है।

Source Roman transliteration

<a id="line-6"></a>Jeev ṭaṭasṭhȧ shakti par, mȧyȧ kar aḍhikȧr.  
<a id="line-7"></a>Vasṭuṭasṭu yah ḍȧs hai, Swȧmi Nanḍkumȧr. [4]

Published English meaning — H.D. Swami Prakashanand Saraswati

<a id="line-8"></a>Although souls are part of tatastha shakti (the neutral power of  
<a id="line-9"></a>Krishn), yet all the souls are under the influence of maya since

Published English meaning — H.D. Swami Prakashanand Saraswati

<a id="line-10"></a>eternity. However, the true identity of a soul is that it is an  
<a id="line-11"></a>eternal servant of Krishn.

The supplied bilingual Bhakti Shatak edition: 100 original Hindi couplets, printed Hindi explanation, Roman transliteration and published English elucidation. Source wording and contributor credits are preserved; no new meanings are generated. Supplied edition: Copyright2002; Introduction signed Guru Poornima2002. Published translation: H.D. Swami Prakashanand Saraswati.

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