Verse 1.8.180

Bengali text, Devanagari and Unicode transliteration of verse 1.8.180:

কিবা ধার করে, কিবা কোন্ সিদ্ধি জানে? কোন্ রূপে কা’র সোণা আনে বা কেমনে?” ॥ ১৮০ ॥

किबा धार करे, किबा कोन् सिद्धि जाने? कोन् रूपे का’र सोणा आने वा केमने?” ॥ १८० ॥

kibā dhāra kare, kibā kon siddhi jāne? kon rūpe kā’ra soṇā āne vā kemane?” || 180 ||

kiba dhara kare, kiba kon siddhi jane? kon rupe ka’ra sona ane va kemane?” (180)

English translation:

(180) “Does He borrow it, or does He know some mystic power? Otherwise, whose gold is it, and how does He get it?”

Commentary: Gauḍīya-bhāṣya by Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura:

The word dhāra means “to borrow.” The word siddhi is found in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam (11.15.4-5): “Among the eight primary mystic perfections, the three by which one transforms one’s own body are aṇimā, becoming smaller than the smallest; mahimā, becoming greater than the greatest; and laghimā, becoming lighter than the lightest. Through the perfection of prāpti one acquires whatever one desires, and through prākāmya-siddhi one experiences any enjoyable object, either in this world or the next. Through iśitā-siddhi one can manipulate the subpotencies of māyā, and through the controlling potency called vaśitā-

siddhi one is unimpeded by the three modes of nature. One who has acquired kāmāvasāyitā-siddhi can obtain anything from anywhere, to the highest possible limit. My dear gentle Uddhava, these eight mystic perfections are considered to be naturally existing and unexcelled within this world.” One may also refer to verses 6-8 of the same chapter.