Guru caraṇāmbhuja nirbharabhaktaḥ saṃsārād-acirād-bhava muktaḥ | Sendriya mānasa niyamādevaṃ drakṣyasi nija hṛdayasthaṃ devam || 31 || Meaning- If total devotion is developed towards the

Prāṇāyāmaṃ pratyāhāraṃ nityānitya viveka vicāram | Jāpyasameta samādhi vidhānaṃ kurva vadhānaṃ mahad-avadhānam || 30 || Meaning - Pranayama, pratyāhara (sense-withdrawal), wisely segregating between permanent

Arthamanarthaṃ bhāvaya nityaṃ nāsti tataḥ sukha leśaḥ satyam | Putrādapi dhanabhājāṃ bhītiḥ sarvatraiṣā vihitā rītiḥ || 29 || Meaning - Understand that troubles and difficulties arise from wealth itself.

Sukhataḥ kriyate rāmābhogaḥ paścāddhanta śarīre rogaḥ | Yadyapi loke maraṇaṃ śaraṇaṃ tadapi na muñcati pāpācaraṇam || 29 || Meaning- He who craves for lustful desires and yields to it, will become disease

Geyaṃ gītā nāma sahasraṃ dhyeyaṃ śrīpati rūpam-ajasram | Neyaṃ sajjana saṅge cittaṃ deyaṃ dīnajanāya ca vittam || 27 || Meaning - Regularly chant the verses from Bhagavad Gita and the Sahasranama; at all

Kāmaṃ krodhaṃ lobhaṃ mohaṃ tyaktvātmānaṃ paśyati soham | Ātmaṅñnāna vihīnā mūdhāḥ te pacyante naraka nigūdhāḥ || 26 || Meaning - Give up desires, lust, anger, greed and delusion. Ponder about your true

Śatrau mitre putre bandhau mā kuru yatna vigraha sandhau | Sarvasminnapi paśyātmānaṃ sarvatrot-sṛja bhedāṅñānam || 25 || Meaning - Do not waste your energy in developing enmity with your enemy, friend,

Tvayi mayi sarvatraiko viṣṇuḥ vyarthaṃ kupyasi mayyasahiṣṇuḥ | Bhava samacittaḥ sarvatra tvaṃ vāñchasyacirād-yadi viṣṇutvam || 24 || Meaning - It is only Lord Vishnu who dwells within me, within you and

kastvaṃ kohaṃ kuta āyātaḥ kā me jananī ko me tātaḥ | iti paribhāvaya nija saṃsāraṃ visvaṃ tyaktvā svapna vicāram || 23 || Meaning - ‘Who am I? Who are you? How did I enter this universe? Who is my mother?

rathyā carpaṭa viracita kanthaḥ puṇyāpuṇya vivarjita panthaḥ | yogī yoga niyojita cittaḥ ramate bālonmattavadeva || 22 || Meaning- The yogi very happily wears discarded and torn rags. He walks on the path

Bhagavadgītā kiñcidadhītā gaṅgā jalalava kaṇikā pītā | Sakṛdapi yena murārī samarcā kriyate tasya yamena na carcā || 20 || Meaning - The person who has read at least a bit of the Bhagavad

Yogarato vā bhogarato vā sangarato vā sangavihīnaḥ | Yasya brahmaṇi ramate cittaṃ nandati nandati nandatyeva || 19 || Meaning- One may take delight either in Yoga or in comforts of this world (bhoga);

Suramandira taru mūla nivāsaḥ śayyā bhūtalam-ajinaṃ vāsaḥ | Sarva parigraha bhogatyāgaḥ kasya sukhaṃ na karoti virāgaḥ || 18 || Meaning of the hymn- Reside in some temple or beneath a tree. Let

kurute gaṅgā sāgara gamanaṃ vrata paripālanam-athavā dānam | jñāna vihīnaḥ sarvamatena bhajati na muktiṃ janma śatena || 17 || Meaning of the hymn- A person may go to the banks of River Ganga or to the

Agre vahniḥ pṛṣṭhe bhānuḥ rātrau cubuka samarpita jānuḥ | Karatala bhikṣas-tarutala vāsaḥ tadapi na muñcaty-āśā pāśaḥ || 16 || Meaning - Even that person, who sleeps beneath a tree at

Aṅgaṃ galitaṃ palitaṃ muṇdaṃ daśana vihīnaṃ jātaṃ tuṇdam | Vṛddho yāti gṛhītvā daṇdaṃ tadapi na muñcatyāśā piṇdam || 15 || Meaning- Even though the person has become old, his organs

Jaṭilo muṇdī luñjita keśaḥ kāshāyāmbara bahukṛta veṣaḥ | Paśyannapi ca na paśyati mūdhaḥ udara nimittaṃ bahukṛta veṣaḥ || 14 || Meaning - There are many who wear matted locks or completely

Kāte kāntā dhana gata cintā vātula kiṃ tava nāsti niyantā | Trijagati sajjana sangatirekā bhavati bhavārṇava taraṇe naukā || 13 || Meaning - O whimsical mad man! Why are your thoughts and worries centered

Dina yāminyau sāyaṃ prātaḥ śiśira vasantau punarāyātaḥ | Kālaḥ kridati gacchatyāyuḥ tadapi na muñcatyāś́āvāyuḥ || 12 || Meaning – Day- night, dawn- dusk, spring- winter keep recurring throughout

Mā kuru dhanajana yauvana garvaṃ harati nimesāt-kālaḥ sarvam | Māyāmayamidam-akhilaṃ hitvā brahmapadaṃ tvaṃ praviśa viditvā || 11 || Meaning - Let not money, power over people, and youth cause arrogance