| ÞOÛOR | all |
| ÛOEdOÓÏO¢ÞO¼OÓÏOÂOOEÅOr| | who can be known only from the import of all |
| ÏOØOÂOOEÅOr| | who is beyond the reach of speech and mind |
| ÂOOE¢ÛOÓd| | to Govinda |
| ÔOrØOOÓOÓd| | whose nature is Bliss Supreme |
| ÞOé¤â| | who is the Sadguru |
| p#ÎOÏOOE{ÞØÙOhØO| | I bow |
| ÇOÓÏO¥ÓOO| | for all creatures |
| ÓOrÇOÓØO | a human birth |
| d[ÚOR×OØOÏO: | is difficult to obtain |
| ÔO¤|ÞÏÛO| ÏOÏOOE ¢ÛOp#ÏOO | more so is a male body; rarer than that is |
| ÏOÞØOO¹W¢dkÒOØORØOOÂORÔOrÏOO | rarer still is the attachment to the path of |
| ¢ÛO¹ÏÛOØOÞØOOÏÔOrØO¯ | higher than the learned in the scriptures |
| AOÏØOOÓOOÏØO¢ÛOÛOEÅOÓO | discrimination between the Self and notSelf |
| ÞÛOÓO¤×OÛO: | realization |
| ÖO#'OÏØOÓOO | identity with the Brahman |
| ÞO|¢ÞÐO¢ÏO: | continuing in a state |
| ØO¤¢ÀÏO: | Mukti (liberation ) |
| ÜOÏOÇOÓØOkOE¢zÞO¤k]ÏOW: | hundred crore of births |
| ÔO¤ÎÙOW¢ÛORÓOO | with out wellearned merits |
| ÓOOE ÚO×ÙOÏOE | to be attained. |
| d[ÚOR×O| | rare indeed |
| æOÙOØOEÛOWÏOêEÛOOÓO¤ÂO#hhEÏO¤k| | are these three things which are due to |
| ØOÓO¤ÝÙOÏÛO| | human birth |
| ØO¤ØO¤ßO¤ÏÛO| | the longing for liberation |
| ØOhOÔO¤âÝOÞO|½ÙO: | and the protecting care of a prefected sage. |
| ÚOÖO¯ÒÛOO | obtained |
| kÐO|¢ÅO°rÇOÓØO | having some means, human birth |
| d[ÚOR×O| | is difficult |
| ÏOæOO¢ÔO | then |
| ÔO¤|ÞÏO¯ÛO| | with a male body |
| ½¤¢ÏOÔOOrdÜORÓO|. | and mastery of the Vedas |
| ÙOÞÏÛOOÏØOØO¤ÀÏOOE | he who excerts himself for self liberation |
| ÓO ÙOÏOEÏO ØO¥FÒO£: | is foolish enough and |
| ÞO | he |
| /OÏØOhO | verily commits suicide |
| ÞÛO| | for he |
| ¢ÛO¢ÓOhÓÏÙOÞOdqÂO#hOÏO¯. | kills himself by cilnging to things unreal. |
| iÏO: | then |
| kOEÓÛO¢ÞÏO | who is there |
| ØO¥FOÏØOO | that fool |
| ÙOÞÏO¤ | he who |
| ÞÛOOÐOER | in his best |
| p#ØOOï¢ÏO. | neglects |
| d[ÚOR×O| | to achieve |
| ØOOÓO¤ÝO| dEh| | a human body |
| p#OÔÙO | having got |
| ÏOæOO¢ÔO | then |
| ÔOOWâÝOØO¯ | . and a masculine body too! |
| ÛOd|ÏO¤ | let people quote |
| ÜOOÞæOO¢ÎO | the sastras |
| ÙOÇOÓÏO¤ | and do yagas |
| dEÛOOÓO¯ | to Gods |
| k[ÛORÓÏO¤ | and do |
| kØOOR¢ÎO | the Karmas (rituals ) |
| ×OÇOÓÏO¤ | and worship |
| dEÛOÏOO: | the deities |
| AOÏØOWÀÙOÖOOEÒOEÓO | without the realization of one's identity with |
| ¢ÛOÓOO | there is no |
| ¢ÛOØO¤¢ÀÏO: | Mukti (liberation ) |
| ÓO | not possible |
| ÖO#'ÜOÏOOÓÏOrE{¢ÔO | not even in the lifetime of a hundred |
| AØO¦ÏOÏÛOÞÙO | of immortality |
| ÓOOÜOO¢ÞÏO | there is no hope |
| ¢ÛOÏtOEÓOEÏÙOEÛO ¢h | by means of riches |
| ½¤¢ÏO: | Vedas |
| ÖO#ÛO£¢ÏO | is told |
| kØORÎOOW | works |
| ØO¤ÀÏOErhEÏO¤ÏÛO| | can not be the cause of liberation |
| ÞP[z| ÙOÏO: | it is clear |
| AÏO: | therefore |
| ¢ÛOØO¤ÀÏÙOW | for liberation |
| p#ÙOÏOEÏO | should try |
| ¢ÛO¹OÓO¯ | learned man |
| ÞOÓÏO| | sadhu |
| ØOhOÓÏO| | mahatma |
| ÞOØO¤ÔOEÏÙO | duly approaching |
| dE¢ÜOk| | good preceptor (guru ) |
| ÏOEÓOOEÔO¢d¾OÐORÞOØOO¢hÏOOÏØOO | fixing his mind on the truth |
| u¼rEdOÏØOÓOOÏØOOÓO| | one should recover oneself |
| ØOÂÓO| | immersed |
| ÞO|ÞOOrÛOO¢rÒOOW. | in the sea of birth and death |
| ÙOOEÂOOãFÏÛOØOOÞOOÒÙO | having attained the Yogarudha state |
| ÞOØÙOÂdÜORÓO¢ÓO¿ÙOO | by means of devotion to rightdiscrimination |
| ÞO|ÓÙOÞÙO ÞOÛORkØOOR¢ÎO | give up all works |
| ×OÛOÖOÓÒO¢ÛOØO¤ÀÏOÙOE | the bonds of birth and death |
| ÙOÏÙOÏOO| | try to cut loose |
| ÔO¢ÎfÏOWÒO£RrWrOÏØOO×ÙOOÞO | wise and vidwans,having commenced the practice of the realization |
| uÔO¢ÞÐOÏOW: | with out any problem. |