61.Ignorance is a snakebite that can be cured only by the realization of Brahman.
 The Vedas, the Scriptures, herbs and chants provide no cure.

n    gÅC¢t    ¢vna    pan|    Ûya¢DraWxDSÖdt:    ,
¢vna{praEXan¤Bv|    b#'SÖdWnI    m¤ÅytE    ,   62   ,  

n   gÅC¢t

does not leave

¢vna   pan|

without taking it

Ûya¢DraWxDSÖdt:

a disease, if one simply utters the name of themedicine

¢vna{praEXan¤Bv|

(similarly) without direct realization one can not be

b#'SÖdWnI   m¤ÅytE

liberated by the mere utterance of the word Brahman.

 
62. Illness is cured by taking medicine,not by uttering the word `Medicine'. Brahman must be sought in experience, not in the word.
 
Ak]Ïva    èÜy¢vlymåOaÏva    täO¯vmaÏmn:    ,
b#'SÖdW:    k[taE    m¤¢³â¢³maæOPlWn¯rqiINam¯    ,   63   ,   

Ak]Ïva

without Knowledge Absolute

èÜy¢vlymåOaÏva

without causing the objective universe to vanish

täO¯vmaÏmn:

without knowing the truth of the Self

b#'SÖdW:

by the mere utterance of the word Brahman

k[taE

how is one to achieve

m¤¢³â¢³maæOPlWn¯rqiINam¯

liberation merely in an effort of speech.

63.   Liberation comes when this apparent universe is removed from your consciousness. The word Brahman is a mere sound that does not liberate.
Ak]Ïva    SæO¤s|harmgÏva¢KlB¥¢½ym¯    ,
rajah¢m¢t    SÖda°aE    raja    B¢vt¤mhI¢t    ,   64   ,  

Ak]Ïva

without

SæO¤s|harmgÏva¢KlB¥¢½ym¯

killing one's enemies, and possessing oneself of the splendour of the entire surrounding region

rajah¢m¢t

" I am the emperor "

SÖda°aE

by saying

raja	one can not

B¢vt¤mhI¢t

claim to be

 
64. One can become a king, not by merely  proclaiming it, but by destroying the enemy  and conquering the kingdom.  
AaçOaE¢³|    Knn|    tTaEp¢r¢Slaï¤ÏkxIN|    Þv£k]¢t|
¢nXEp:    smpEXtE    n¢h    b¢h:    SÖdWÞt¤    ¢ngIÅC¢t    ,
t¹dqb#'¢vdaEpdESmnnÒyana¢d¢BlI×ytE
mayakayI¢traE¢ht|    Þvmml|    täO¯v|    n    Ѥy¤I¢³¢B:    ,   65   ,

AaçOaE¢³|

as a treasure hidden underground requires extraction

Knn|	excavation

tTaEp¢r¢Slaï¤ÏkxIN|

the removal of stones and other things lying aboveit

Þv£k]¢t|

by being called out by name

¢nXEp:

the treasure

smpEXtE

is hidden

n¢h

never

b¢h:

out

SÖdWÞt¤

by loud words

¢ngIÅC¢t

comes out

t¹dqb#'¢vdaEpdESmnnÒyana¢d¢BlI×ytE

is to be attained through the instructions of a knowerof Brahman,followed by reflection,meditation and so forth

mayakayI¢traE¢ht|

which is hidden by Maya and its effects

Þvmml|

the transparent Truth of the self

täO¯v|

that treasure

n   Ѥy¤I¢³¢B:

not by perverted arguments.

65.  The truth of the Atman is buried in Maya and its effects, like a treasure buried in the earth. You acquire the treasure, not by exhorting it to come out, but by digging correctly and taking possession of it. So too Brahman may be reached  and attained  by meditation and other spiritual disciplines, not by speech or argument.
 
tÞmaÏsvIp#yÏnEn    BvbÓD¢vm¤³yE    ,
ÞvWrEv    yÏn:    ktIÛyaE    raEgada¢dv    p¢ÎftW:    ,   66   ,  

tÞmaÏsvIp#yÏnEn

hence, by all means

BvbÓD¢vm¤³yE

to be free from the bondage of repeated births and deaths

ÞvWrEv

personally

yÏn:

try

ktIÛyaE

to strive

raEgada¢dv

from the disease and the like

p¢ÎftW:

the wise people

66. As one personally seeks remedies for illness, so too one must pesonally strive for liberation from bondage.
yÞÏvyaï    k]t:    p#ÆaE    vr£yaÉCaÞæO¢vÓmn:    ,
s¥æOp#ayaE    ¢ng¥FaTa©I    åOatÛyà    m¤m¤X¤¢B:    ,   67   ,  

yÞÏvyaï

now, you

k]t:   p#ÆaE

the question asked

vr£yaÉCaÞæO¢vÓmn:

is excellent, approved by those versed in the scriptures

s¥æOp#ayaE

short

¢ng¥FaTa©I

and with meaning fit

åOatÛyà

to be known

m¤m¤X¤¢B:

by the seekers after liberation.

 
67.   Your question today is the right one.It is central to the Scriptures, but the meaning lies hidden as in an aphorism. All who seek liberation, must ask this question.
S¦N¤Ývav¢htaE    ¢v¹ÓyÓmya    sm¤d£yItE    ,
tdEtÅC¦vNaÏsïaE    BvbÓDa¢¹maEßysE    ,   68   ,

S¦N¤Ývav¢htaE

listen attentively

¢v¹ÓyÓmya

O learned one, to what I am

sm¤d£yItE

going to say

tdEtÅC¦vNaÏsïaE

by listening to it, you should be instantly

BvbÓDa¢¹maEßysE

free from the bondage of Samsara

 
68.   Listen   attentively  to my answer which shall  liberate you from  worldly bondage.  
maEXÞy    hEt¤:    p#TmaE    ¢ngïtE
vWraÂymÏyÓtm¢nÏyvÞt¤x¤    ,
tt:    Smàa¢p    dm¢Þt¢tXa
Óyas:    p#s³a¢KlkmINa|    B¦Sm¯    ,   69   ,  

maEXÞy

to liberation

hEt¤:

the step

p#TmaE

first

¢ngïtE

is the

vWraÂymÏyÓtm¢nÏyvÞt¤x¤

extreme aversion to all the perishable things

tt:

then

Smàa¢p

follow calmness

dm¢Þt¢tXa

self-control,be patient

Óyas:

and give up

p#s³a¢KlkmINa|

of all work enjoined in the scriptures

B¦Sm¯

completely

69.   The   first   step  is detachment from all things that are declared transient. Follow this with practice of tranquility, self-control and forbearance, and with renouncing all actions that spring from personal, selfish desire or motive. 
 
tt:    ½¤¢tÞtÓmnn|    stÏv
Òyan|    ¢cr|    ¢nÏy¢nrÓtr|    m¤nE:    ,
ttaE{¢vkÚp|    prmEÏy    ¢v¹a
¢nhWv    ¢nvaINs¤K|    sm¦ÅC¢t    ,   70   ,  

tt:

then

½¤¢tÞtÓmnn|

getting advice from the Guru and thinking about it

stÏv	reflection on that

Òyan|

meditation

¢cr|

long

¢nrÓtr|

unbroken

m¤nE:

the learned seeker

ttaE{¢vkÚp|

after that, the supreme Nirvikalpa

prmEÏy

attains

¢v¹¢nhWv

the vidwan realizes the

¢nvaINs¤K|

bliss of Nirvana

sm¦ÅC¢t

in this life.

 
70.   Follow this with hearing the truth of the Atman and reflecting on it unremittingly, till one reaches a state where differences of subject and object disappear and only a single infinite consciousness remains.This is the bliss of Nirvana to be known in this lifetime itself.