41.  Hearing these words of the disciple scorched bby the world forest fire, the teacher, with eyes filled with tears of compassion, frees the disciple from fear.

¢v¹an¯    s    tÞma    ups¢äOm£y¤xE
m¤m¤XvE    saD¤    yTaE³ka¢rNE    ,
p#SaÓt¢cäOay    Sma¢Óvtay
tÏvaEpdES|    k]pyWv    k[yaIt¯    ,   42   ,
 

¢v¹an¯

that saint

s

he

tÞma

to him

ups¢äOm£y¤xE

whi has sought his protection

m¤m¤XvE

thirsting for liberation

saD¤

who duly

yTaE³ka¢rNE

obeys the injunctions of the scriptures

p#SaÓt¢cäOay

who is of a serene mind

Sma¢Óvtay

endowed with calmness

tÏvaEpdES|

to inculcate the truth

k]pyWv

out of sheer grace

k[yaIt¯

proceeds.

 
42. The disciple has all the qualifications--he has fulfilled his duties, has become
 tranquil and calm of mind and thirsts for liberation. The wise and holy teacher, out of compassion, begins to teach the disciple.  
ma    BW¾    ¢v¹|Þtv    naÞÏypay:
s|sar¢sÓDaEÞtrNE{ÞÏy¤pay:    ,
yEnWv    yata    ytyaE{Þy    par|
tmEv    magI|m¯    tv    ¢n¢dISa¢m    ,   43   ,  

ma   BW¾

don't fear

¢v¹|Þtv

O, learned one

naÞÏypay:

there is no death for thee

s|sar¢sÓDaEÞtrNE{ÞÏy¤pay:

there is a way of crossingthis sea of relative existence

yEnWv

by which

yata	have gone beyond it

ytyaE{Þy   par|

that very way

tmEv

I shall

magI|m¯

the same way

tv

to thee.

¢n¢dISa¢m

inculcate.

43. Says the teacher: `Do not fear for you are beyond danger. I shall show you the very  way to cross this ocean of worldly life, by which the wise have reached the other shore.  
AÞÏy¤payaE    mhaÓk¢àÏs|sarBynaSn:    ,
tEn    t£rqÏva    BvaØBaE¢D|    prmanÓdmaÔs¯y¢s    ,   44   ,

AÞÏy¤payaE

there is a supreme means

mhaÓk¢àÏs|sarBynaSn:

which puts an end to the fearof relative existence

tEn	through that

t£rqÏva

will cross

BvaØBaE¢D|

the sea of Samsara

prmanÓdmaÔs¯y¢s

and attain the supreme bliss.

 
44. `This is indeed a powerful way to cross this tearful worldly life and attain bliss.

vEdaÓtaTI¢vcarEN    jaytE    åOanm¤äOmm¯    ,
tEnaÏy¢Ótks|sarѤ:KnaSaE    BvÏyn¤    ,   45   ,  

vEdaÓtaTI¢vcarEN

reasoning on the meaning ofthe Vedanta

jaytE

leads to

åOanm¤äOmm¯

efficient knowledge

tEnaÏy¢Ótks|sarѤ:KnaSaE

by the total destruction of themisery born of relativeexistence

BvÏyn¤

is followed.

 
45.  Meditating on the truth taught by the Vedanta leads to illumination whereby the miseries of worldly life are removed.

½Ñ¯DaB¢³ÒyanyaEgaÓm¤m¤XaEm¤I³Eh©It¥Óv¢³    saXaÓCqr¤tEg£I|:    ,
yaE    va    etEÝvEv    ¢t¿Ïym¤Ýy
maEXaE{    ¢vïak¢ÚptaêEhbÓDat¯    ,   46   ,  

½Ñ¯DaB¢³ÒyanyaEgaÓm¤m¤XaE

faith, devotion,and the Yogaof meditation

m¤I³Eh©It¥Óv¢³

as the immediate factors ofliberation

saXaÓCqr¤tEg£I|:

these are mentioned by theSryti

yaE   va

whoever

etEÝvEv

in these

¢t¿Ïym¤Ýy

abides

maEXaE{   ¢vïak¢ÚptaêEhbÓDat¯

gets liberation from thebondage of the body, which is the conjuring of the ignorance.

46. The scriptures tell us that faith,devotion and prayer for constant communion with God lead directly to liberation from the bonds of physical consciousness that spring from ignorance.

AåOanyaEgaÏprmaÏmnÞtv
/naÏmbÓDÞtv    ev    s|s¦¢t:    ,
tyaE¢vIvEkaE¢dtbaEDv¢þ
råOankayI|    p#dhEÏsm¥lm¯    ,   47   ,  

AåOanyaEgaÏprmaÏmnÞtv

through the touch of ignorance that thou art the Supreme Self

/naÏmbÓDÞtv  ev

finds thyself under the bondage of the nonself

s|s¦¢t:

the round of births and deaths

tyaE¢vIvEkaE¢dtbaEDv¢þ

the fire of knowledge, kindled by the discrimination between these two

råOankayI|

the effects of ignorance

p#dhEÏsm¥lm¯

burns up together with their root.

 
47.  Ignorance makes the Atman appear  in bondage to the Non-Atman and results in the cycle of births and deaths. Ignorance is destroyed right from its roots by flames of illumination kindled by discrimination between the Atman and the Non-Atman.

¢SÝy    uvac
k]pya    ½¥yta|    Þva¢mÓp#ÆaE{y|    ¢@ytE    mya    ,
yѤäOrmh|    ½¤Ïva    k]taTI:    Þya|    BvÓm¤Kat¯    ,   48   ,

¢SÝy   uvac

the disciple said

k]pya

condescend

½¥yta|

to listen

Þva¢mÓp#ÆaE{y|

O, Master, to the question I am

¢@ytE

putting to thee

mya

by me

yѤäOrmh|

a reply

½¤Ïva

to hear

k]taTI:

gratified

Þya|

I shall

BvÓm¤Kat¯

from thy lips.

48.The   disciple   says: `I have a question; please bless me with an answer.'    
kaE    nam    bÓD:    kTmEx    Aagt:
kT|    p#¢t¿aÞy    kT|    ¢vmaEX:    ,
kaE{savnaÏma    prm:    k    AaÏma
tyaE¢vIvEk:    kTmEtѤÅytam¯    ,   49   ,

kaE   nam  bÓD:

what is bondage?

kTmEx   Aagt:

How has it come?(upon the Self)

kT|   p#¢t¿aÞy

How does it continue to exist?

kT|   ¢vmaEX:

How is one freed from it ?

kaE{savnaÏma

What is this nonSelf?

prm:	Supreme Self

k   AaÏma

who is this

tyaE¢vIvEk:

how can one discriminate between them

kTmEtѤÅytam¯

do tell me about all these.

49.  What   is  this  bondage?   From where and how does it originate? How is man to be freed from it? What are Atman and Non-Atman and how is one to  discriminate   between   them?  
½£g¤ââvac
DÓyaE{¢Þm    k]tk]ÏyaE{¢s    pa¢vt|    tE    k[l|    Ïvya    ,
yd¢vïabÓDm¤ÀÏYa    b#'£B¢vt¤¢mÅC¢s    ,   50   ,

½£g¤ââvac

The Guru replied

DÓyaE{¢Þm

you are blessed

k]tk]ÏyaE{¢s

you have achieved

pa¢vt|

life's end

tE   k[l|

your family

Ïvya

you wish

yd¢vïabÓDm¤ÀÏYa

from the bondage of ignorance

b#'£B¢vt¤¢mÅC¢s

to attain Brahmanhood by getting

 
50.   The   teacher replies: You are  blessed  and near your goal; your whole family  has become  purified by your longing for  liberation  and for attaining Brahman.