या दुस्त्यजा दुर्मतिभिर्या न जीर्यतः ४६.
That which is hard to abandon by those of misguided mind, that which does not decay.
अनाद्यंता तु सा तृष्णा ह्यंतर्देहगता नृणाम् ४६.
That thirst, indeed, is without beginning or end, dwelling within the bodies of men.
यथैवैधः समुत्थेन वह्निना नाशमृच्छति ४६.
Just as a fire kindled by fuel does not reach destruction,
तस्माल्लोभो न कर्तव्यः शरीरे चात्मबंधुषु ४६.
Therefore, greed should not be practiced, neither for the body nor for one's own kin.
अहो बाल न बालस्त्वं मतो मे त्वां नमाम्यहम् ४६.
Ah, child, you are not a child; in my view, I bow to you.
कामक्रोधावहंकारमिंद्रियाणि च मानवाः ४६.
Desire, anger, pride, and the senses, O humans,
अहमेष ममेदं च कार्यमीदृशकस्त्वहम् ४६.
‘I am this, this is mine, this work is of such a kind, I am thus’—
परिहार्यः य चेत्तं च विनोन्मत्तः प्रकीर्यते ४६.
If one abandons that, and the mind, then, freed from madness, one is scattered.
कथं स्वर्गो मुमुक्षा वा साध्यते दृषदा यथा ४६.
How can heaven or liberation be attained, as with a stone?
बाह्यानामांतराणां वा विना तं तृणवद्विदुः ४६.
Without that, whether external or internal, the wise regard them as mere grass.
कथं स्याद्धर्मश्रवणं कथं वा जीवनं भवेत् ४६.
How can there be hearing of dharma, or how can life exist?
तथा कस्मादिदं सृष्टं जडं विश्वं चिदात्मना ४६.
Thus, why was this inert universe created by the conscious Self?
सम्यगेतद्यथा पृष्टं यत्र मुह्यंति जंतवः ४६.
As it was rightly asked, where creatures become bewildered,
प्रकृतिः पुरुषश्चैव अनादी श्रृणुमः पुरा ४६.
Both Prakriti and Purusha are beginningless, as we have heard from ancient times.
ततः कालस्वबावाभ्यां प्रेरिता प्रकृतिः पुरा ४६.
Then, impelled by time and its own nature, Prakriti acted in ancient times.
ततस्तमोमयी सा च लीलया देववीक्षिता ४६.
Then, composed of darkness, she was playfully beheld by the gods.
एवं त्रिगुणतां याता प्रकृतिर्देवदर्शनात् ४६.
Thus, Prakriti attained the state of three qualities through the vision of the gods.
तस्याः प्रोच्चारणार्थं च प्रवृत्तः स्वांशतस्ततः ४६.
For the purpose of her manifestation, then, he proceeded from his own portion.
अहंकार स्ततो जातः सत्त्वराजसतामसः ४६.
From the ego arises the threefold nature: purity, passion, and darkness.
शुद्धसत्त्वे ततो मोक्षं प्रवदंति मनीषिणः ४६.
When purity prevails, the wise declare liberation is attained.
जीवात्मसंज्ञान्स्वीयांशान्व्यभजत्परमेश्वरः ४६.
The Supreme Lord divided His own portions, known as individual souls.
निःसरंति यथा लोहात्तप्तल्लिंगात्स्फुलिंगकाः ४६.
Just as sparks emerge from heated iron, so do souls emanate.
इंद्रियाणां सात्त्विकाच्च त्रिगुणानि च तान्यपि ४६.
From the sattvic aspect of the senses, the three qualities also arise.
रजस्तमश्च शोध्यंते सत्त्वेनैव मुमुक्षुभिः ४६.
Those seeking liberation purify passion and darkness through purity alone.
अहंकारं च संसेव्य सात्त्विकीं सिद्धिमश्नुते ४६.
By cultivating sattvic ego, one attains perfection.
सात्त्विकाः सर्वदा सेव्याः संसारविजिगीषुभिः ४६.
Those desiring to overcome worldly existence should always pursue purity.
सास्त्राभ्यासस्ततो ज्ञानं शौचमिंद्रियनिग्रहः ४६.
Study of scripture, knowledge, purity, and control of the senses follow.
अन्यायेन धनादानं तंद्री नास्तिक्यमेव च ४६.
Unjust acquisition of wealth, lethargy, and disbelief also occur.
तस्माद्बुद्धिमुकैस्त्वतैः सात्त्विकैर्देवतां भजेत् ४६.
Therefore, one should worship the deity with intellect and other sattvic qualities.
बुद्ध्याद्यैरेव मुक्तिः स्यादेतैरेव च यातना॥ ४६.
Liberation and suffering both arise from intellect and its companions.