Dashak 11 · Samāsa 3

After many births, the human body is obtained by chance. / Here one should live uprightly — with justice.

Prapañca should be done moderately; paramārtha-vivek should be seen. / By which both worlds become pleased.

A hundred-year life is allotted; of that, childhood passed unknowing. / Youth entirely spent — on sense-objects.

In old age, various diseases — karma-enjoyments must be borne. / Now when is the yoga with Bhagavant?

Political, religious, agitation, worry; food-clothing; body-attachment; / by various incidents suddenly — life passes.

People die one after another; the elders have gone — pratīti. / Knowing-knowing, certainly — what has been taken to heart?

Fire caught hold of the house, and [he] lies down leisurely. / Whom shall we call good? — the self-killer.

The puṇya-path is entirely drowned; a vast pāpa-heap accumulated. / The blow of Yama-torment is harsh.

Therefore now do not act thus; by much vivek conduct. / Accomplish both this world and the next.

The fruit of laziness is cash-in-hand: yawning, falling asleep. / 'Happiness' — so it seems to the lazy people.

Those who exert, suffer; but ahead they rest easily. / They eat, enjoy, are happy — by effort.

Laziness is apathy, stripped-bare; laziness is effort-drowner; / by laziness, the marks of wretchedness — are made manifest.

Therefore laziness should not be; only then is vaibhava attained — / here-and-hereafter, samādhāna for the jīva.

What is the effort to be made? Hear this nirūpaṇa. / With alert antaḥkaraṇa, for an instant —

rise at prātaḥkāla; do some pāṭhāntara (recitation); / as your capacity permits, remember the sarva-uttama (supreme).

Then go to the corner that is known to no one; / perform śauca-ācamana — with pure water.

Mukha-mārjana, morning-bath, sandhyā, tarpaṇa, deva-arcana; / then vaiśya-deva-upāsana — according to the rite.

Take some phala-āhāra (fruit-snack); then attend to samsāra-affairs. / With sweet words, please — all the people.

Whatever business of what kind — there be alert. / By distraction, a boy [even] — lays a siege.

Slips, confusions, forgetfulness, dropping; when recalled, anxiety; / the trouble of distraction — its trace — see it.

For this reason, alert, one-pointed mind be; / then while eating, the meal — tastes sweet.

After meal, read something, discuss; / in solitude, go and expound — various granthas.

Only then does a creature become wise; otherwise he remains a fool. / People eat; he watches — pitiable.

Hear the mark of blessedness: never let one moment pass idle; / examine well — the jñāna of prapañca-vevasāya (business).

Earn something, then eat; untangle the entangled people; / apply the body to some useful task.

Some dharma-discussion, Purāṇa; Hari-kathā, nirūpaṇa; / do not let one moment go in vain — on both sides.

Such a one who is all-alert — whence will there be sorrow for him? / By vivek, the connection with deha-buddhi — is cut.

All that is, belongs to Deva — such is certain conduct. / The root of agitation is cut — in this manner.

In prapañca, gold is needed; in paramārtha, pañcīkaraṇa. / The exposition of the Mahāvākya — on doing, it releases.

Karma, upāsanā, and jñāna — by these, samādhāna remains. / The sādhana of paramārtha — continue to hear that.