Verses on the Recognition of the Lord· 5.16 / 21

Verses on the Recognition of the Lord5.16

5.16
स्वातन्त्र्यामुक्तात्मानं स्वातन्त्र्याद् अद्वयात्मनः प्रभुर् ईशादिसंकल्पैर् निर्माय व्यवहारयेत् ॥१६॥
svātantryāmuktātmānaṃ svātantryād advayātmanaḥ prabhur īśādisaṃkalpair nirmāya vyavahārayet
— (a sphere of) selves freed of their (true) autonomy ; — through (his own) freedom ; — of him whose nature is non-dual ; — the Lord (sovereign) ; — by conceptions such as 'Īśa' (the limited subjects) ; — having fashioned, having created ; — sets (them) into worldly transaction

Through his own freedom the Lord, whose nature is non-dual, having fashioned — by conceptions such as 'Īśa' and the rest — selves apparently bereft of their autonomy, sets them into worldly transaction.