Dashak 15 · Samāsa 3

From root helter-skelter — all the pañcīkaraṇa expanse. / Among this, the thread of witness-hood — that too is tattva-form.

Far off packed armies; on the high throne the king. / The consideration of this — understand within.

Every body is of flesh-bones; know the king's too as such; / from root, of sṛṣṭi — is tattva-form.

By the king's authority it proceeds; but all are pañca-bhūtas. / At root, a little more knowing-ness — is the foundation.

By vivek they spread much; hence called avatāras; / Manu, cakravartīs became — by the same logic.

Where there is abundant knowing-ness — those are all blessed; / with little knowing-ness — people become narrow-deva.

They make enterprise and management; bear blows-and-buffets; / by that, creatures become blessed — in plain sight.

Such is how it operates now; fools do not understand; / the vivekī person understands — everything.

Great, small — by buddhi; together not known to people; / to the one born first, they say 'great.'

A young king by age — elders prostrate to him; / such wondrous vivek-movement — must be understood.

The jñāna of common people — is all inference. / The mark of dīkṣā-rule — by the same standard.

'Not' — who should be called? — what does the common know? / Whom and whom to call — how many?

If the younger mounts to fortune — they belittle him; / for this reason, familiar people — should be kept at distance.

Rigorous speech is not known; rigorous rāja-kāraṇa does not come; / uselessly holding greatness — by foolishness.

Rigorously nothing is known; nothing is accepted rigorously; / the first-born, to his 'greatness' — who asks?

Elders have no elderness; younger ones have no youngerness; / those who say [so], they have no — wisdom.

Without guṇa, eldership — is all apramāṇa. / Its pratīti is pramāṇa — in greatness.

Yet elders should be accepted; elders should know elderness; / not-knowing, they must labor ahead — in greatness.

Therefore the elder is Antarātmā; wherever he is kindled, there greatness. / This is openly evident — no word [needed].

For this reason, someone — should learn wisdom through vivek. / Without learning vivek, reputations — get cut off.

When reputation is cut, it is gone; what has one done, having come to birth? / Forcibly thrown into a corner — by oneself.

All women together curse; say 'fallen in a corner'; / the attainment of foolishness — has befallen.

No one should do thus; everything should be made fulfilling. / If not known, should examine — in other granthas.

Someone calls the wise [to themselves]; people drive the fools away. / The jīva loves wealth — then become wise.

O, for the sake of wisdom — much labor must be done; / but learning wisdom — is supreme of the supreme.

He whom many accept — know as the wise one become. / Among people, a wise person — what lacks?

He who does not do his own hita among people — know as self-killer. / No sinner as great — as this fool.

Oneself labors in samsāra, gets anger from people; / the wise among people — does not do thus.

To sādhakas — I have taught by svabhāva; accept with joy if agreeable; / if not agreeable, set it aside — to one side.

You, listeners, are supremely alert; apply lakṣa to alakṣa. / This is ordinary, directly — you know.