नैव स्थिराणि तानीह दुरितैरनुसेवितैः । विलीयंते यथा वह्निसंसर्गेणेंधनानि च
But these do not remain stable here when pursued through evil deeds; they are destroyed just as fuel is consumed by contact with fire.
गच्छतस्तिष्ठतो वापि जाग्रतः स्वपतोऽपि वा । न विचारपरं चेतो यस्यासौ मृत एव सः
Whether going, standing, awake, or asleep—he whose mind is not engaged in reflection is as good as dead.
उपदेष्टा श्रुतवतां गुरुरित्युच्यते यतः । किंतु त्वासन्नविपदामुपदेशाः शिरोरुहाः
The teacher is called 'guru' because he instructs those who listen; but for those facing imminent danger, advice is as fleeting as the hairs on the head.
विषयज्वरमुत्सृज्य समया स्वस्थया धिया । युक्त्या च व्यवहारिण्या स्वार्थः प्राज्ञेन साध्यते
Abandoning the fever of sense-objects, with a mind steady in self-control and acting with practical wisdom, the wise person achieves his own purpose.
अशुभाच्चलितं याति शुभं तस्मादपीतरम् । जंतोश्चित्तं च शिशुवत्तस्मात्तच्चालयेद्बलात्
From inauspiciousness, the mind moves toward auspiciousness; thus, even against its will, one should forcibly direct the mind, which is like that of a child.
उपधार्य मतिं राजन्वृद्धानां धर्मदर्शिनाम् । नियच्छेत्परया बुद्ध्या चित्तमुत्पथगामि यत्
Having considered the wisdom of elders who see dharma, O King, one should restrain the mind that tends toward the wrong path, with superior discernment.
न धनान्युपकुर्वंति न मित्राणि न बांधवाः । न हस्तपादचलनं न देशांतरसंगतम्
Neither wealth, nor friends, nor relatives, nor movement of hands and feet, nor traveling to other places—
न कायक्लेशवैधुर्यं न तीर्थायतनाश्रयः । केवलं तन्मनस्कस्य जपेनासाद्यते पदम्
Neither bodily suffering, nor weakness, nor resorting to holy places and shrines—only through the recitation by one whose mind is focused is the supreme state attained.
विषये वर्तमानस्य तस्माच्चित्तस्य संयमे । यत्नं कुर्याद्बुधो राजन्ध्रुवं यंतेव वाजिनाम्
Therefore, while the mind is engaged in sense objects, one who is wise should make effort to restrain it, O King, just as one would control horses.
तत्तत्कुर्याद्यतो राजन्भवता येन वंचितः । मुनिभिश्च फलैस्तैस्तैरतोप्याकर्णयाधुना
One should do whatever, O King, by which you have been deceived, and also listen now to the fruits gained by sages from those actions.
मुह्यतापि मनुष्येण प्रष्टव्याः सुहृदो बुधाः । ते च पृष्टा यथा ब्रूयुस्तत्कर्त्तव्यं यथोचितम्
Even when confused, a person should ask wise friends; and when asked, they should speak as is appropriate, and one should act accordingly.
सर्वोपायेन कर्त्तव्यो निग्रहः कामकोपयोः । श्रेयोऽर्थिना यतस्तौ हि श्रेयोघातार्थमुद्यतौ
By every means, one seeking welfare should restrain desire and anger, for those two are ever intent on destroying welfare.
कामो हि बलवान्राजञ्छरीरस्थो रिपुर्महान् । न तस्य वशगो भूयाज्जनः श्रेयोभिलाषुकः
Desire is indeed powerful, O King, a great enemy residing in the body; one who seeks welfare should not become subject to it.
यः कामो देवदेवेन पुरा तेनैव शूलिना । ललाटवह्निना दग्धः कृतोनंग इति स्थितिः
That very desire, which was formerly burned by the god of gods, the wielder of the trident, with the fire from his forehead, is known as Ananga.
यदा वांछत्यसौ नारीं निहंतुं समनोभवः । पुंसां कायं समाश्रित्य स्वरूपं दर्शयत्यसौ
Whenever he wishes to destroy a woman, the mind-born god, taking the form of men, reveals his own nature.
चिंत्यमानस्य वै पुंसो नार्या रूपं पुनःपुनः । तमदृष्टं समाश्रित्य नरमुन्मादयत्यसौ
When a man repeatedly contemplates the form of a woman, desire, relying on that unseen image, maddens him.
तथैवोन्मादयत्येष योषिदंगं न संशयः । स्मरः संस्मरणान्नाम जातं तस्य ततो नृप
In the same way, he certainly maddens women through their own bodies; there is no doubt. Because he is remembered, O King, he is called Smara.
यादृशस्तादृशो रंगो वस्त्रं वीरसमाश्रयेत् । आत्मतेजः प्रकाशात्सोऽश्रुधारा पेयतां व्रजेत्
As is the play, so is the garment; the hero should rely on his own brilliance. From its manifestation, he may proceed to a stream of tears.
नार्यारूपं समारुह्य धीरं तमपि मोहयेत् । पुरुषं तु समाश्रित्य द्रावयत्येष योषितम्
Ascending the form of a woman, he even deludes the steadfast; but relying on a man, he drives away women.
स एव सहजो राजन्नशरीरी शरीरगः । शरीरकस्यापि विभो कथं पापं विधीयते
He is indeed innate, O King, bodiless yet present in the body; how then, O Lord, is sin assigned to the embodied one?
यं प्राप्यातिपवित्राणि पंचगव्यहवींषि च । अशुचित्वं क्षणं यांति कोऽन्य स्यादशुचिस्ततः
Upon encountering even the most purified offerings, the five products of the cow, they become impure for a moment; who else, then, could be impure?
जिघ्रन्नपि स्वदुर्गंधं पश्यन्नपि मलं स्वकम् । न विरज्यति लोकोऽयं पीडयन्नपि नासिकाम्
Even smelling one's own foul odor, even seeing one's own filth, people do not turn away, even while tormenting their own noses.
हृद्यान्नमन्नपानानि यं प्राप्य सुरभीणि च । अशुचित्वं प्रयांत्याशु कोऽन्यस्यादशुचिस्ततः
The food and drink that are pleasant to the heart, when received, become fragrant; but if they become impure, who else would eat such impurity?
यस्योदरगतं चान्नं स्वं हि रूपं परित्यजेत् । कृमिमिश्रममेध्यत्वं शीघ्रं प्रज्ञायते किल
When food enters the stomach and loses its own form, it quickly becomes mixed with worms and filth, this is indeed observed.
तथापि देहे भूपाल निजरूपं परित्यजेत् । शुनतां याति वै पश्चात्कृमिदुर्गंधिसंकुले
In the same way, O king, the body loses its own form and afterwards becomes empty, filled with worms and foul odors.
जायंते तत्र वै यूकाः कृमयो वा न संशयः । सकृमिः कुरुते स्फोटं कंडूश्च परिदारुणः
There, certainly, lice and worms are born, without doubt; the worm creates eruptions and severe itching.
व्यथामुत्पादयेद्भूयः सर्वांगं परिचालयेत् । नखाग्रैर्घृष्यमाणा सा कंडूः शांता प्रजायते
It produces pain and agitates the whole body; when the itching is scratched with the tips of the nails, relief arises.
तद्वत्सुखं भवत्येव सुरतस्य न संशयः । भुंजत्येवं रसान्मर्त्यः सुभक्षान्पिबते पुनः
In the same way, pleasure is surely produced from sexual union; thus, a mortal enjoys tastes and drinks delicious things again.
तत्रस्थं पचते वह्निरपाने पातयेन्मलम् । सारभूतो रसस्तत्र उद्रिक्तस्तु प्रजायते
There, fire cooks what is present, and the waste is expelled downward; the essence, which is the juice, is generated there in abundance.
निर्मलः शुद्धवीर्यस्तु ब्रह्मस्थानं प्रयाति च । आकृष्टः स समानेन नीतस्तेनापि वायुना
That pure, immaculate essence proceeds to the seat of Brahman; drawn by the equalizing wind, it is carried there.