Muni's Play(१५) चत्वार ऋद्धिपादाः — The Four Bases of Spiritual Power
Sanskrit
तत्र कतमे चत्वार ऋद्धिपादाः?
Translation
(१) छन्दसमाधिप्रहाणसंस्कारसमन्वागतमृद्धिपादं भावयति… * (1) He develops the base of power endowed with concentration of intention (chanda) and volitional formations of effort…
Sanskrit
विवेकनिश्रितं विरागनिश्रितं निरोधनिश्रितं व्यवसर्गपरिणतम्।
Translation
(२) (वीर्य)… वीर्यमभिलीनं भविष्यति नाभिगृहीतम्॥ * (2) (Implied: He develops the base of power endowed with concentration of energy (vīrya))… so that his energy will not be sluggish nor over-exerted.
Sanskrit
(३) चित्तसमाधिप्रहाणसंस्कारसमन्वागतमृद्धिपादं भावयति…
Translation
(४) मीमांसासमाधिप्रहाणसंस्कारसमन्वागतमृद्धिपादं भावयति… * (4) He develops the base of power endowed with concentration of investigation (mīmāṃsā)… (relying on seclusion, etc.)… “May my investigation not be sluggish nor over-exerted.”
Sanskrit
इमे भिक्षवश्चत्वार ऋद्धिपादाः॥