The
Supreme Lord said: 'Having acquired this human body one
achieves, situated in My dharma under My direction, the Supreme
Soul of Spiritual Happiness, Me who is situated in the
heart.
The
Supreme Lord said: 'Having gotten to this human body does
one, situated in My dharma being directed at Me, achieve the
Supreme Soul of Spiritual Happiness, Me who is situated in
the heart. (Vedabase)
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The soul who by
devotedly keeping to the knowledge of self-realisation was
completely liberated from that what set him apart materially
[his identification], does not get entangled in the
midst of the material products of the modes of nature that,
temporary as they are, constitute nothing essential despite of
the fact that they before his eyes here and now appear as
something real.
Devoted
in spiritual knowledge being freed from the cause of a
separate existence that is based on the modes of nature does
a person, living in the midst of these natural qualities not
become entangled with the triviality of these effects of
nature - who deluding the senses are insubstantial despite
of the fact that one sees them.
(Vedabase)
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One
should never at any time seek the company of materialists
devoted to the gratification of their genitals and bellies
because they who follow such people, just like a blind man
following a blind man, will fall into the darkest
pit.
One
should never at any time seek association with the ones
untrue that are devoted to gratify their genitals and
bellies since the follower of such people falls into the
darkest pit, just like a blind man following a blind man.
(Vedabase)
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4
The descendant
of Ilâ [Aila or Purûravâ, see also
9.14:
15-16],
the well-known great emperor, sang the following mighty song
when he managed to put an end to his bewilderment by taking
heart in the detachment he felt in his separation from
Urvas'î.
The
descendant of Ilâ [Aila or Purûravâ,
see also 9.14: 15-16], the well-known great emperor,
sang this mighty song as he, bewildered as he was, in
separation from Urvas'î finally got his lamentation
under control in feeling detachment.
(Vedabase)
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5
When she
abandoned him he ran after her naked crying out to her like a
madman as she left: 'O my wife, o you terrible woman, please
stop!'
Abandoning
him as he was naked did the king cry out to her like a
madman as she left, following her saying in distress: 'O my
wife, o you terrible woman, please
stop!'(Vedabase)
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6
After all the
years of gratifying his insignificant lusts still not being
satisfied, he, whose mind was possessed by Urvas'î,
didn't realize how many nights and days had passed that
way.
Still
not satisfied gratifying insignificant lusts for many years,
realized he, in his mind attracted to Urvas'î, not how
the nights had been coming and going.
(Vedabase)
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Aila said: 'How
regrettable is the extent of my delusion! With my consciousness
contaminated by lust I, by this goddess being seized by the
neck, didn't notice the passing of my life time.
Aila
said: 'How regrettable the extent of my delusion; with my
consciousness contaminated by lust did I, by the neck being
seized by this goddess, not notice the times of my life
passing. (Vedabase)
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Under her spell
I had, alas, for so many years comprising so many days, really
no idea whether the sun was rising or setting.
Under
her spell had I, alas, for so many years comprising so many
days, really no idea whether the sun was rising or setting.
(Vedabase)
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How unfortunate
is that total bewilderment of mine because of which the body of
this mighty emperor, this crown jewel of kings, became a cuddly
toy for women!
How
unfortunate that total bewilderment of myself because of
which the body of this mighty emperor, this crown jewel of
kings, became a cuddly toy of women!
(Vedabase)
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10
When she
abandoned me, the mighty controller, with all of my kingdom as
if I were a blade of grass, I ran, crying out like a madman,
naked after the woman.
Having
abandoned me, the mighty controller, with all of my kingdom
as if I were a blade of grass, ran I thus, crying out like a
madman, naked after the woman. (Vedabase)
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Where now is
the influence, strength, sovereignty of the person who I am? I
ran after this woman leaving me, just like an ass that with a
hoof is being kicked in the face for punishment!
Where
now is the influence, strength, sovereignty of the person
that I am? Who now ran after this woman leaving, just like
an ass by the hoof being kicked in the face for punishment?
(Vedabase)
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What's the use
of knowledge, austerities and renunciation, of listening to the
scriptures, of solitude and silence for him whose mind is
stolen by women?
What's
the use of knowledge, austerities and renunciation, of
having listened to the scriptures, or what of solitude and
silence with him whose mind was stolen by women?
(Vedabase)
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To hell with
the fool I am who doesn't know his own best interest, I who
thought he was a scholar in achieving the position of lord and
controller, but just like a bullock or ass was conquered by
women!
To
hell with the fool of me not knowing his own best interest,
I who thought he was a scholar achieving the position of
lord and controller, but just like a bullock or ass was
conquered by women! (Vedabase)
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For so many
years serving Urvas'î's lips I, with the lust born from
my mind, never got enough of the nectar, just like a fire that
is never satisfied by oblations.
For
so many years serving Urvas'î her lips did I, with the
lust born from my mind, never get enough of the nectar, just
like a fire never satisfied by oblations.
(Vedabase)
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15
Who else but
the Lord of the Sages Satisfied Within, the Supreme Lord Beyond
the Senses, would be capable of freeing someone else who lost
his mind with a woman of pleasure?
Who,
but the Lord of the Sages Satisfied Within, the Supreme Lord
Beyond the Senses, would be capable of freeing another one
whose intelligence is stolen by a woman of pleasure?
(Vedabase)
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Out of control
with myself I, dull-minded, saw no end to my confusion, even
though the goddess eloquently gave me advice [see
9.14:
20-22].
Of
me, dull-minded, did, even by the goddess informed with
words well spoken, the confusion not cease, not having
conquered myself [see 9.14: 20-22].
(Vedabase)
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What would she
have done wrong to a 'seer' like me who, taking a rope for a
snake has no idea what he's really dealing with? I'm the one
out of control with his senses isn't it?
(17)
What would have been her offense to a 'seer' like us who,
taking a rope for a snake, not understands the real
identity, for I'm the one who didn't conquer his senses.
(Vedabase)
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What does this
filthy body, unclean, full of bad odors, have to offer, what
are those 'blossoming qualities' and so on anyway, they are
clearly a false appearance sprouting from
ignorance!
What
does this filthy body, unclean, full of bad odors, have to
offer, what are those 'blossoming qualities' and so on
anyway, for sure they're an imposition set up by ignorance!
(Vedabase)
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One
can never decide whether this body is the property of one's
parents, wife, employer, fire, the dogs and jackals, the soul
or one's friends. One gets [nevertheless] attached to
this abominable matter and praises it in case of a woman for
having such a cute nose, beautiful smile and face, but one
heads with it for the lowest destination.
Whether
it's the property of the parents, the wife, the employer,
the fire, the dogs and the jackals, the soul or the friends
one can never decide. To that material body of abomination
getting attached for it being so very attractive, feminine
as it is having such a cute nose, beautiful smile and face,
heads one for the lowest destination.
(Vedabase)
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In what sense
would one differ from worms when one enjoys that what is
composed of skin, flesh, blood, muscle, fat, marrow and bone,
urine, stool and pus?
In
what sense does one differ from worms in enjoying what is
composed of skin, flesh, blood, muscle, fat, marrow and
bone, urine, stool and pus? (Vedabase)
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22
A man
understanding what's best for him, should never even think to
run after women or associate with men who chase women, this for
the sole reason that the mind united with the senses reaches
for sense-objects and thus gets agitated [compare
5.5:
2,
7.12:
9,
9.19:
17,
9.14:
36].
He
who knows what's best for him, should never but even
initiate contact with women or men attracted to women for no
other reason than the fact that the mind united with the
senses reaching out to the sense-objects gets agitated
[compare 5.5: 2, 7.12: 9, 9.19: 17, 9.14: 36].
(Vedabase)
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A thing not
heard or seen gives no rise to mental agitation, for someone
who is not using his senses becomes pacified, he has his mind
under control.
A
thing not heard or seen gives no rise to mental agitation;
the mind of the one restricting the forces of life [the
senses], thus checked, becomes
pacified.(Vedabase)
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24
When the
senses, with the six enemies of the spirit
[shath-varga],
cannot even by wise men be trusted, then what to say of persons
like me? That's why one shouldn't get attached to women or seek
the company of men attached to women [see also
yoshita].'
When
the senses, these six enemies [shath-varga], not
even by wise men can be trusted, then what to say of persons
like me; it is for that reason that one shouldn't seek
association with women or men attracted to women [see
also yoshita].' (Vedabase)
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The Supreme
Lord said: 'He who as the god of gods and men thus sang his
song [of complaint], then gave up the world of Urvas'i.
With realizing Me, the Supersoul, in his heart, he found peace
while the transcendental knowledge put an end to his
illusion.
The
Supreme Lord said: 'He thus eminent among kings and demigods
singing it so, gave, realizing Me, the Supreme Soul within
himself, up the world of Urvas'î and indeed became
peaceful having his illusion removed by spiritual knowledge.
(Vedabase)
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26
Someone
intelligent therefore does away with bad association. He better
gets attached to devotees, because one only with the words of
the saintly cuts with the deep attachment of one's
mind.
Someone
intelligent should therefore do away with the bad [or
desirous of] association and get attached to the saintly
only [including the devîs, not to be sexist];
as by the words of the holy the deep attachment of the mind
is cut off. (Vedabase)
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The devoted
with their minds fixed on Me do not depend [on lusts]
and are with an equal minded vision completely peaceful and
free from possessiveness, false ego, the dualities and
greed.
The
devoted with their minds set on Me not depending [on
lusts] are completely peaceful with an equal vision free
from possessiveness, false ego, the dualities and greed.
(Vedabase)
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O most
fortunate one, these greatly fortunate souls are constantly
discussing My stories, and these discussions have the power to
completely eradicate the sins of anyone participating in
them.
O
greatly fortunate one, constantly arise among those greatly
fortunate ones indeed discussions about Me; of persons
partaking in these topics are the sins completely
eradicated. (Vedabase)
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They who hear,
chant and respectfully take them to heart, the faithful ones of
that resolve, reach My devotional service.
They
who hear, chant and take them indeed with respect to heart,
they so decided faithful, achieve the bhakti for Me.
(Vedabase)
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30
What else would
there remain [to be accomplished] for a devotee who has
achieved My devotional service, the service of Me, the One of
Countless Qualities who is the Absolute Truth Comprising the
Experience of Spiritual Happiness.
What
else would there remain [to be accomplished] for the
devotee who has achieved the devotional service to Me, the
One of Countless Qualities, the Absolute Truth Comprising
the Experience of Spiritual Happiness.
(Vedabase)
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31
The way cold,
fear and darkness will dissolve for the one who resorts to the
supreme grace of fire [viz. Agni], are similarly the
dullness, sense of danger and ignorance removed of someone who
serves the saintly.
Just
as cold, fear and darkness will dissolve for the one who
resorts to the supreme of the fire [Agni] are
similarly the dullness, sense of danger and ignorance
removed of the one serving the saintly.
(Vedabase)
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32
For those who
submerge and rise up again in the fearful ocean of material
life are the saintly devotees, who are so peaceful in
understanding the Absolute, a supreme shelter as good as a
strong boat in the water for the drowning [compare
11.23:
28 and
11.17:
44].
For
those submerging and rising again in the horrible ocean of
material life are the saintly devotees, peaceful in
understanding the Absolute, a supreme shelter that is just
like a strong boat in the water to the drowning [compare
11.23: 28 and 11.17: 44]. (Vedabase)
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With food as
that what gives life to the living entities, with Me as the
shelter of the distressed and the religion as the asset for men
passing away, are the devotees the refuge for those in fear of
falling down.
With
food indeed as the very life of living entities, I as the
shelter of the distressed and the religion as the
acquisition of men passing away, are the devotees the refuge
of those afraid of going downward.
(Vedabase)
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34
The devotees
offer one one's eyes while the sun shows the outer world after
having risen; the devotees are the ones worshipable, they are
one's [true] relatives, just as they are one's very
soul and represent Me as well [see also e.g.
1.1:
15,
3.5:
47,
3.6:
28,
11.2:
6].
The
devoted give one eyes where the sun allows the external
after having risen; the devotees are the ones worshipable,
one's [true] relatives, just as they are one's very
soul and Me as well [see e.g.. 1.1: 15, 3.5: 47, 3.6:
28, 11.2: 6].
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35
He
[Purûravâ] who for that reason had
surrendered himself to the Supreme, thus freed from desiring
after the world of Urvas'î, traveled, liberated from all
attachment, truly satisfied within himself this
earth.'
(35)
He yielding to the supreme [Purûravâ]
for that reason, thus freed from the desire for the world of
Urvas'î, traveled, liberated from all attachment,
indeed satisfied within himself this earth.'
(Vedabase)