Bhartruhari Sataka Trisati - Vairaagya Satakam - Grantha

𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌹𑌰𑌿's 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑌤𑌕𑌮𑍍 is the third part of the 𑌶𑌤𑌕-𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌶𑌤𑌿 - verses that turn the mind from restless craving toward clarity and freedom. Here 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 is not bitterness; it is the sober strength to enjoy what is appropriate without being owned by it.

Many verses are intentionally sharp, even unsettling, because they are meant to break complacency. The poet repeatedly exposes how 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving) disguises itself as "just one more" and keeps the mind running, and how 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) begins when we see the cost of that running.

A helpful way to read these verses is to treat them as mirrors: when a line feels exaggerated, ask what habit it is trying to correct. When a line feels difficult, pause and examine what it is touching - fear, pride, status, pleasure, or the need for control. The commentary connects the verse to daily life and, when it naturally fits, to 𑌅𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌤 and to parallel insights found in thinkers like Schopenhauer and Jiddu Krishnamurthy.

𑌚𑍂𑌡𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌚𑌂𑌚𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌖𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍋
𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌶𑌲𑌭𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑍋𑌦𑌶𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌦𑍍𑌅𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌟𑌯𑌨𑍍
𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌃𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍋 𑌹𑌰𑌃 ॥ 3.1 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍂𑌲𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍): This is in 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍂𑌲𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 (𑌸𑌮-𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤) Chandas/Meter: 4 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌃, 19 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌾𑌃 per 𑌪𑌾𑌦; 𑌲𑌘𑍁/𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 pattern (per 𑌪𑌾𑌦) is `GGGLLGL GLLLG GGLGGLG`; 𑌯𑌤𑌿 (pause) is after the 7th and 12th syllables in each 𑌪𑌾𑌦.

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌚𑍂𑌡𑌾 - crest; topknot
𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌤 - adorned with; worn as an ornament
𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰 - moon
𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍁 - beautiful; charming
𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾 - digit; crescent
𑌚𑌂𑌚𑌤𑍍 - trembling; flickering; moving
𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌾 - crest/flame-like tuft
𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 - shining; radiant
𑌚𑍂𑌡𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌚𑌂𑌚𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌖𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 - shining with the flickering crescent moon adorning his crest (compound)
𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾 - playfully; as a sportive act
𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌧 - burned
𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌲 - fluttering; restless
𑌕𑌾𑌮 - desire (here: Cupid)
𑌶𑌲𑌭𑌃 - moth
𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌶𑌲𑌭𑌃 - he who playfully burned the fluttering moth of Desire (compound)
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌃 - highest good; auspiciousness
𑌦𑌶𑌾 - state; stage
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇 - at the summit/forefront
𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌨𑍍 - shining; flashing forth
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌃 - within
𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍 - flashing; springing up (in verse: 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌦𑍍)
𑌅𑌪𑌾𑌰 - boundless
𑌮𑍋𑌹 - delusion
𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌰 - darkness
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌃 - dense mass; heavy load
𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌟𑌯𑌨𑍍 - uprooting; driving away
𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌃 - white; pure
𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 - abode; dwelling
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 - of yogins
𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌤𑍇 - triumphs
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨 - knowledge
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌃 - lamp
𑌹𑌰𑌃 - Shiva

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Shiva, the lamp of knowledge, triumphs in the pure abode of yogins: his crest shines with the flickering crescent moon; he playfully burned the fluttering moth of desire; and he uproots the dense darkness of boundless delusion that flares up within.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse presents 𑌹𑌰𑌃 not merely as a deity "out there", but as the inner light of 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨 (clear knowing). The crescent on the head suggests cool lucidity, the "moth of 𑌕𑌾𑌮" suggests the restless mind that keeps flying toward glittering pleasures, and the "darkness of 𑌮𑍋𑌹" points to confusion that rises from within. The central claim is simple: when awareness is steady, craving loses its glamour and delusion loses its grip.

In lived experience, the same pattern appears when we chase "just one more" - one more achievement, one more purchase, one more approval - and still feel unfinished. Schopenhauer observed that desire keeps the will in perpetual dissatisfaction; Jiddu Krishnamurti likewise emphasizes that when desire is watched without indulgence or suppression, its compulsive momentum weakens. This verse invites that kind of seeing: not fighting desire, but illuminating it. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: when a craving rises today, pause for one minute and feel the wanting directly in the body. Ask, "What do I think this will fix in me?" and let the answer be seen quietly. You can pair the pause with the Upanishadic prayer 𑌤𑌮𑌸𑍋 𑌮𑌾 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌮𑌯 (lead me from darkness to light): let the moment of craving become a cue to return to clarity, then choose the next action deliberately.

𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌂 𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌫𑌲𑌂
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌉𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌫𑌲𑌾 ।
𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌕𑌵𑌤𑍍
𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍇 𑌜𑍃𑌂𑌭𑌸𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌪𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 ॥ 3.2 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 - wandered; roamed
𑌦𑍇𑌶𑌂 - land; region
𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌕 - many
𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗 - difficult; hard to traverse
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌮𑌂 - uneven; harsh
𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌮𑌂 - many difficult and harsh (places)
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌂 - obtained; reached
𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌫𑌲𑌂 - no fruit/result at all
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - having abandoned
𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌿 - birth/caste
𑌕𑍁𑌲 - lineage
𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 - pride
𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂 - pride of birth and lineage
𑌉𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 - proper; fitting
𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾 - service
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾 - done
𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌫𑌲𑌾 - fruitless
𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 - eaten
𑌮𑌾𑌨 - honor; respect
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌂 - devoid of; lacking
𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌂 - without respect; without honor
𑌪𑌰 - others'
𑌗𑍃𑌹 - house
𑌪𑌰𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍇𑌷𑍁 - in others' houses
𑌆𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌯𑌾 - with suspicion/fear
𑌕𑌾𑌕𑌵𑌤𑍍 - like a crow
𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍇 - O thirst/craving
𑌜𑍃𑌂𑌭𑌸𑌿 - you yawn; you keep opening wider
𑌪𑌾𑌪 - sinful; harmful
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 - action
𑌪𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌨𑌾 - informer; betrayer; one that "tells" (drives one into wrong acts)
𑌪𑌾𑌪𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌪𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌨𑍇 - O betrayer that leads to sinful deeds (vocative)
𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿 - not even now
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌿 - are you satisfied?

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I have wandered many harsh lands and gained no result; abandoned pride of birth and served appropriately yet fruitlessly; eaten in others' houses like a suspicious crow without honor - O craving, you keep yawning, betrayer that drives harmful deeds, and even now you are not satisfied.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌹𑌰𑌿 speaks to craving as if it were a living tyrant. Even after exhausting travel, social humiliation, and "doing the right things" outwardly, the inner demand remains unchanged. Calling it a betrayer of sinful actions is a precise psychological claim: when craving is intense, it quietly pushes people into compromises they later regret - dishonesty, flattery, boundary-violations, and self-abandonment. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is the hedonic treadmill: the target keeps moving. In contemporary life it shows up as overworking for status, constant comparison through feeds, or treating relationships as ladders. Schopenhauer's critique of desire fits closely here: if the inner hunger is unexamined, external wins cannot fill it; they only refresh the appetite. The verse invites 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) - seeing the pattern clearly, without self-justification.

Practice: define "enough" in one domain this week (money, consumption, attention, achievement) and set a concrete boundary. Replace one habit of reaching with one act of contentment: finish work at a set time, spend an evening without scrolling, or eat simply. Keep watching the mind: satisfaction grows not by getting more, but by reducing the inner demand.

𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌖𑌾𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌲𑌂 𑌧𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌵𑍋
𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍋 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌨𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌃
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌣𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌟𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌨 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍇 𑌸𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾 𑌭𑌵 ॥ 3.3 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌖𑌾𑌤𑌂 - dug up
𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿 - treasure
𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌯𑌾 - with suspicion/hope
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿 - earth
𑌤𑌲𑌂 - surface
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌲𑌂 - the surface of the earth
𑌧𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌃 - blown; smelted
𑌗𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌃 - of the mountain
𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌵𑌃 - ores; metals
𑌨𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌃 - crossed; passed over
𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 - of rivers
𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃 - lord (here: the ocean)
𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌤𑌯𑌾𑌃 - kings
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌨 - with effort
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 - satisfied; pleased
𑌮𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰 - mantra
𑌆𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌨 - worship; propitiation
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌃 - intent on; devoted to
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 - with the mind
𑌨𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌃 - spent; led through
𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍇 - in the cremation ground
𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌃 - nights
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌃 - obtained
𑌕𑌾𑌣𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌟𑌕𑌃 - a paltry coin; a meagre gain (sandhi in verse: 𑌕𑌾𑌣𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌟𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 = 𑌕𑌾𑌣𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌟𑌕𑌃 + 𑌅𑌪𑌿)
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌨 - not
𑌮𑌯𑌾 - by me
𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍇 - O thirst/craving
𑌸 - with
𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾 - desire; wanting
𑌸𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾 - still wanting; still desireful
𑌭𑌵 - be; remain

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I dug the earth suspecting treasure, smelted mountain ores, crossed the ocean, and labored to please kings; with a mind devoted to mantra-worship I spent nights in cremation grounds - yet I did not obtain even a paltry coin. O craving, do not remain desireful.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse stacks up extreme efforts to show the range of craving: it can drive adventure, labor, ambition, and even "spiritual" austerity. Yet the reward shrinks into a mockery - a tiny coin after enormous cost. The deeper point is not about money; it is about misdirected energy: when the motive is hunger, the mind stays hungry, no matter what the outer activity looks like. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In everyday life, this appears when people jump from one scheme to another: speculative bets, side hustles, networking for influence, even meditation treated as a life-hack for success. Krishnamurti repeatedly warns that the mind seeks psychological security through accumulation, but that security is not produced by possessions or by ritualized striving. The verse says: if 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving) is the driver, the destination will not satisfy.

Practice: before starting a new pursuit, write down your real aim (service, learning, health, freedom) and ask whether the pursuit supports it or is just another chase. Simplify one area of life and reclaim time for what genuinely nourishes you. When the urge says "one more try", remember the cremation-ground image: time is finite; spend it on what actually frees the mind.

𑌖𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍌𑌢𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌥𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌆𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌨𑌪𑌰𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍍
𑌬𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌂 𑌹𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 ।
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌭𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌤𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌂𑌜𑌲𑌿𑌰𑌪𑌿
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌆𑌶𑍇 𑌮𑍋𑌘𑌾𑌶𑍇 𑌕𑌿𑌮 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌅𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.4 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 30 + 17 + 19 + 25 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 91); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌖𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌪𑌃 - foolish chatter; prattle (in verse: 𑌖𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌃)
𑌸𑍌𑌢𑌃 - palace; lofty mansion (in verse: 𑌸𑍌𑌢𑌾𑌃)
𑌕𑌥𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - somehow; by some means
𑌤𑌦𑍍 - that (verse join)
𑌆𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌨 - worshiping/serving (here: serving the "palace" life)
𑌪𑌰𑍈𑌃 - by those engaged in it
𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍍𑌯 - suppressing
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍍 - within
𑌬𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌂 - tears
𑌹𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌂 - laughter; smile
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 - with empty; hollow
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 - mind
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌃 - done; performed
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 - wealth
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌭𑌃 - arrogance; pride
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌤 - blocked; impeded
𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌃 - minds (gen. pl.)
𑌅𑌂𑌜𑌲𑌿𑌃 - salutation with folded hands
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - you
𑌆𑌶𑍇 - O hope/expectation
𑌮𑍋𑌘 - futile; vain
𑌕𑌿𑌮 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌂 - what more (is there)?
𑌅𑌤𑌃 - then; therefore
𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌸𑌿 - you make (me) dance
𑌮𑌾𑌂 - me

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In those noisy palaces, the ones who serve them somehow suppress inner tears, and even laughter is forced by an empty mind; even salutations are offered by minds blocked by the arrogance of wealth. O vain Hope, what more is there - why do you still make me dance?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is a candid portrait of life lived for status: noise, performance, and the inner cost of being "managed" by wealth and power. Tears are swallowed, laughter is staged, and even respectful gestures become transactions. Then the poet turns on 𑌆𑌶𑌾 (hope/expectation): it keeps the person dancing - always waiting, chasing, pleasing, and postponing dignity for a promised payoff. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This pattern is easy to recognize today: people-pleasing, status anxiety, and constant image-curation. Jiddu Krishnamurti calls this the trap of "becoming" - psychological time where the mind is always moving toward a future self and never resting in what is true now. The verse asks a hard question: what if you stop outsourcing your peace to external validation? This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: pick one arena where you over-perform for approval. For a week, do the necessary work but drop one extra performance: stop explaining yourself, stop checking for likes, stop rehearsing speeches. Use the freed attention for quiet study, a walk, or service. The mind learns that dignity does not need an audience.

𑌅𑌮𑍀𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌯𑌸𑌾𑌂
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌗𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌆𑌢𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌣𑌮𑌦𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌂
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌵𑌵𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌕𑌥𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌕𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 ॥ 3.5 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌶𑌿𑌖𑍍𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍀): This is in 𑌶𑌿𑌖𑍍𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌨𑍀 (𑌸𑌮-𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤) Chandas/Meter: 4 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌃, 17 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌾𑌃 per 𑌪𑌾𑌦; 𑌲𑌘𑍁/𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 pattern (per 𑌪𑌾𑌦) is `LGGGGG LLLLL GGLLLG`; 𑌯𑌤𑌿 (pause) is after the 6th and 11th syllables in each 𑌪𑌾𑌦.

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌅𑌮𑍀𑌷𑌾𑌂 - of these
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 - lives; vital breaths
𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌤 - comparable to; like
𑌵𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀 - lotus (in verse: 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀)
𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰 - leaf
𑌪𑌯𑌸𑍍 - water
𑌵𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌯𑌸𑌾𑌂 - water (drops) on lotus leaves (image of fragility)
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇 - for the sake of
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what?
𑌨 - not
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌃 - by us
𑌵𑌿𑌗𑌲𑌿𑌤 - slipped away; fallen
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕𑌃 - discernment
𑌵𑌿𑌗𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕𑍈𑌃 - with discernment fallen away
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌂 - undertaken; decided; done
𑌯𑌦𑍍 - because/that (verse join)
𑌆𑌢𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 - of the rich
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇 - before; in front
𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌣 - wealth
𑌮𑌦𑌃 - intoxication; pride
𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌣𑌮𑌦 - pride/intoxication of wealth
𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌞 - insensible; numb
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌂 - of minds
𑌮𑌾 - without
𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡𑍈𑌃 - without shame
𑌨𑌿𑌜 - one's own
𑌗𑍁𑌣 - virtues
𑌕𑌥𑌾 - talk; narration
𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌕𑌂 - sin; wrongdoing
𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌕𑌥𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌕𑌂 - the "sin" of praising one's own virtues
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For these fragile lives, like water on lotus leaves, what have we not done with discernment lost? For we, shameless, have even committed the "sin" of talking about our own virtues before the rich whose minds are numbed by the intoxication of wealth.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The image of water on a lotus leaf points to how precarious life is - one gust and it slides away. Yet, with 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) weakened, people do many humiliating things to protect comfort and continuation. The poet then names an even subtler fall: in front of those intoxicated by wealth, we begin advertising ourselves, praising our own virtues, and bargaining for favor. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In contemporary life, this is the pressure of self-branding: exaggerating achievements, flattering gatekeepers, bending principles to be accepted. Schopenhauer would call it the will's servitude: wherever it imagines satisfaction, it bows. The verse is a call to self-respect - do not sell inner truth for outer reward. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: notice where you feel compelled to impress. Replace one act of boasting with one act of competence done quietly and well. If you must present yourself (interviews, proposals), keep it factual and restrained. Let your work speak, and let your mind remain free of the need to be "seen".

𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌨 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍋𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷𑌤𑌃
𑌸𑍋𑌢𑍋 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌸𑌹𑌶𑍀𑌤𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌪𑌵𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌶𑍋 𑌨 𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌪𑌃 ।
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌅𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌶𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌃 𑌪𑌦𑌂
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌃 𑌫𑌲𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥ 3.6 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 - endured; borne
𑌨 - not
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌯𑌾 - by forgiveness/patience
𑌗𑍃𑌹 - householder life
𑌉𑌚𑌿𑌤 - fitting; proper
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - comfort
𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍋𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - comforts appropriate to householder life
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 - abandoned
𑌨 - not
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷𑌤𑌃 - through contentment
𑌸𑍋𑌢𑌃 - endured; borne
𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌸𑌹 - hard to bear
𑌶𑍀𑌤 - cold
𑌤𑌾𑌪 - heat
𑌪𑌵𑌨 - wind
𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌶𑌃 - hardship
𑌤𑌪𑌃 - austerity
𑌨 𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌂 - not practiced/"heated" fully
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌂 - meditated on
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 - wealth
𑌅𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌶𑌂 - day and night
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍 - always
𑌇𑌤 - measured
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍈𑌃 - with (limited) breath/life
𑌨 - not
𑌶𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌃 - of Shiva
𑌪𑌦𑌂 - feet; state; goal
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍 - this and that
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 - actions
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 - done
𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 - by sages
𑌤𑍈𑌃 𑌤𑍈𑌃 - by those and those
𑌫𑌲𑍈𑌃 - fruits/results
𑌵𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 - cheated; deprived

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We did not truly cultivate forgiveness; we did not abandon even ordinary comforts through contentment; we endured cold, heat, wind, and hardship, yet did not practice real austerity; we meditated on wealth day and night with our limited life-breaths, not on Shiva's feet. Thus the sages who did such works were "cheated" by the very fruits they gained.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is a review of misdirected life: one can tolerate hardship, but still not develop inner patience; one can speak of renunciation, but still cling to comfort; one can "work hard", yet aim that work at wealth rather than at freedom. "Cheated by fruits" means: effort did produce outcomes, but those outcomes did not deliver the lasting peace that was implicitly sought. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

This is a warning against intensity without orientation. People can spend decades optimizing comfort or chasing money and still feel spiritually barren. It is also a critique of spiritual practice done for ego, display, or reward: if the mind keeps clinging to objects, it does not rest in the 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮 (Self). In 𑌅𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌤, the final aim is not a new possession, but release from the need to possess.

Practice: choose one daily action that clearly reduces craving and increases clarity - a short meditation, simple eating, truthful speech, or service without applause. Do it consistently. The verse says: effort matters, but direction matters more; aim your energy at what actually frees the mind.

𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾 𑌨 𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌏𑌵 𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍍
𑌤𑌪𑍋 𑌨 𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌏𑌵 𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍋 𑌨 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌏𑌵 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾
𑌨 𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌏𑌵 𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍭 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰𑌾): This is in 𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌰𑌾 (𑌸𑌮-𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤) Chandas/Meter: 4 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌃, 11 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌾𑌃 per 𑌪𑌾𑌦; 𑌲𑌘𑍁/𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 pattern (per 𑌪𑌾𑌦) is `GGLGGLLGLGG`.

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌃 - pleasures; enjoyments
𑌨 - not
𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 - enjoyed (by us)
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 - were enjoyed/consumed
𑌤𑌪𑌃 - austerity
𑌨 - not
𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌂 - practiced/"heated"
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 - were burned
𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌃 - time
𑌨 - not
𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌃 - went/passed
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌃 - went/passed away
𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 - thirst; craving
𑌨 - not
𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾 - worn out; aged
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌃 - became aged

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We did not enjoy pleasures; pleasures consumed us. We did not practice austerity; hardship burned us. Time did not pass; we passed away. Craving did not grow old; we grew old.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is 𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌹𑌰𑌿's famous reversal: the mind believes it is the master of enjoyment, but often it is the object that masters the mind. "Pleasures consumed us" means our attention, energy, and dignity were eaten up by chasing stimulation. "Time did not pass; we passed" means life is not a resource we own; it is what is being spent. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In contemporary life, this is the feeling of being used by habits: addiction loops, compulsive productivity, endless entertainment. Schopenhauer's insight is relevant: desire is a perpetual lack, so the object seems to promise completion but the structure of craving renews itself. Krishnamurti adds that when you see the movement of craving directly, without justifying it, the spell weakens - not by force, but by understanding. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: pick one habit where you feel "used" (phone, sugar, approval). For a week, insert a small pause before the impulse and do something simple but opposite: drink water, breathe, stand up, or delay by five minutes. Each pause restores agency. 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 begins as repeated small acts of freedom.

𑌬𑌲𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌆𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌲𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌕𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌶𑌿𑌥𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑍈𑌕𑌾 𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 3.𑍮 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌭𑍍): This is in 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌭𑍍 (𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕) Chandas/Meter: 4 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌃, 8 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌾𑌃 per 𑌪𑌾𑌦 (32 total; commonly written/recited as two 16-syllable half-verses separated by `।`); 𑌪𑌥𑍍𑌯𑌾 cadence often ends as pAda 1/3 = `x x x x L G x G`, pAda 2/4 = `x x x x L G L G`; a common 𑌯𑌤𑌿 (pause) is after the 4th or 5th syllable in each 𑌪𑌾𑌦 (separate from the natural pauses at `।` and `॥`). 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕: 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇 𑌷𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌲𑌘𑍁𑌪𑌂𑌚𑌮𑌮𑍍 । 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌯𑍋𑌃 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌂 𑌦𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌘𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍋𑌃 ॥ - this mnemonic says the 6th syllable is 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 and the 5th is 𑌲𑌘𑍁 in all 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌃; the 7th is 𑌲𑌘𑍁 in pAda 2/4 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 in pAda 1/3.

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌬𑌲𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 - by weakness; by loss of strength (lit. "by forces" pressing down)
𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂 - face
𑌆𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 - overpowered; seized
𑌪𑌲𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌨 - by grey hair
𑌅𑌂𑌕𑌿𑌤𑌂 - marked
𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌃 - head
𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 - limbs
𑌶𑌿𑌥𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 - become loose; slacken
𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 - craving; thirst
𑌏𑌕𑌾 - alone
𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 - remains young; becomes youthful

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The face is overpowered by weakness, the head is marked by grey hair, and the limbs slacken; only craving remains young.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse makes a stark observation about aging: the body visibly declines, but the inner demand of wanting refuses to decline. Many people expect time itself to cure craving; 𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌹𑌰𑌿 says time only weakens the instruments, not the appetite. If the mind is not trained, desire outlives strength. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is easy to see today when people chase the same thrills even when health suffers: overwork, late-night scrolling, compulsive consumption, or repeated relationship patterns. The verse is not condemning pleasure; it is exposing compulsion. 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving) is not solved by age; it is solved by 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (clear discernment).

Practice: reflect on one desire that keeps repeating. Ask whether it actually brings lasting well-being or just temporary relief. Then choose one "elder" value to honor this week: simplicity, health, relationships, or inner quiet. Let actions respect the body's limits instead of fighting them.

𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌕𑍋𑌶𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌮𑍇 𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑌾
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌗𑍇 𑌤𑍁𑌂𑌗𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌤𑌾 ।
𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑌗𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌪𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌷𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍮.1 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 - discernment
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌕𑍋𑌶𑌃 - open space; wide expanse
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌕𑍋𑌶𑍇 - in the wide expanse of discernment
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑌤𑌿 - it becomes; it takes on (a state)
𑌸𑌮𑍇 - calm; even
𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 - becomes quiet; subsides
𑌤𑍃𑌷𑌾 - thirst; craving
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌗𑌃 - embrace
𑌤𑍁𑌂𑌗𑌃 - lofty; intense
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌗𑍇 𑌤𑍁𑌂𑌗𑍇 - in a lofty/intense embrace
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌂 - spreads even more
𑌸𑌾 - that (craving)
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌤𑌾 - transformed; grown
𑌜𑌰𑌾 - old age
𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣 - worn out
𑌐𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯 - power; wealth; lordship
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨 - swallowing; devouring
𑌗𑌹𑌨 - dense; hard to escape
𑌆𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌪𑌃 - distraction; disturbance
𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌣𑌃 - miserly; petty-minded
𑌤𑍃𑌷𑌾 - craving
𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - vessel; receptacle
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 - in which case; for whom
𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 - becomes
𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌂 - of the gods ("Maruts" as a collective)
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃 - lord (i.e., Indra)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In the wide expanse of discernment, craving becomes calm; but in an intense embrace it spreads even more. Ensnared in the dense distractions of old age and power, even the lord of the gods can become a mere vessel of thirst.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse contrasts two environments for the mind. In the open sky of 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), craving quiets down because the mind sees clearly and is not pressed by stimulation. But in the intensity of close sensual contact, craving multiplies because imagination, memory, and anticipation all get fed. Then the poet adds a warning: power and wealth do not protect; they can actually amplify distraction, so even the "lord" can become a receptacle of thirst. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In daily living, this is why discernment feels easy in calm moments and hard in high-arousal moments. Decisions made inside excitement often over-promise and under-deliver. Krishnamurti's point is relevant: desire gains strength through images and projections; when the mind stops feeding images, desire becomes simple and manageable. The verse is asking for that inner space even in the middle of life. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: decide your boundaries and values in a calm hour, not in the heat of attraction or anger. When you feel pulled, step back and create a little "sky": a walk, a breath, a delay, a honest conversation. Let closeness be guided by clarity and consent, not by compulsion. That is 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 as maturity, not as denial.

𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌗𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌃
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌪𑌦𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌦𑍋 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌶𑌨𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌘𑌨𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌰𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 𑌚 𑌨𑌯𑌨𑍇
𑌅𑌹𑍋 𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌯𑌚𑌕𑌿𑌤𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍯 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾 - has ceased; has turned away
𑌭𑍋𑌗 - pleasure
𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾 - desire
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾 - desire for pleasure
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷 - person
𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 - self-respect; pride; honor
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌗𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌃 - slipped away; fallen
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌃 - equal; alike
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌃 - have gone to heaven; have passed away
𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌃 - friends
𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌤 - life
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌃 - equal to; like
𑌶𑌨𑌈𑌃 - slowly
𑌯𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿 - staff
𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌂 - getting up
𑌘𑌨 - dense
𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌰 - darkness
𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇 - obstructed; blocked
𑌨𑌯𑌨𑍇 - in the eyes
𑌅𑌹𑍋 - alas!
𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌃 - foolish
𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌃 - body
𑌤𑌦𑌪𑌿 - even then
𑌮𑌰𑌣 - death
𑌆𑌪𑌾𑌯 - danger; calamity
𑌚𑌕𑌿𑌤𑌃 - frightened

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Desire for pleasure has ceased, and even self-respect has slipped away; friends, equal to life itself, have departed. Rising now requires a staff, and the eyes are blocked by thick darkness - alas, the foolish body is still frightened of the danger of death.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is a sober inventory of old age: pleasures no longer attract, pride no longer stands, friends are gone, eyesight dims, the body needs support. Yet fear of death remains. The irony is sharp: the body is called 𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌃 (foolish) because it clings to life even when the usual reasons for clinging have already faded. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In modern terms, this points to how fear can survive even after the "content" of life changes. People keep worrying about status after retirement, keep chasing validation after friendships thin out, keep fearing loss even when there is little left to lose. 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 is not coldness; it is meeting reality early, so fear does not ambush you late.

Practice: do a small "death rehearsal" in a healthy way: imagine losing one attachment (a role, a possession, an image) and notice that awareness still remains. If this feels heavy, keep it gentle and short. The goal is not morbidity; it is courage - training the mind to rest in what is stable, so fear becomes smaller.

𑌆𑌶𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌨𑌦𑍀 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌥𑌜𑌲𑌾 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌾
𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌗𑌾 𑌧𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀 ।
𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌗𑌹𑌨𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂𑌗𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌤𑌟𑍀
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌗𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌂 𑌅𑌲𑌸𑍋 𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌃 ॥ 3.10 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌆𑌶𑌾 - hope; expectation
𑌨𑌾𑌮 - called; indeed
𑌨𑌦𑍀 - river
𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌥 - imagination; wish
𑌜𑌲𑌾 - water (f.)
𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌥𑌜𑌲𑌾 - whose water is imagination/wish
𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 - craving
𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗 - waves
𑌆𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌾 - turbulent; full of
𑌰𑌾𑌗 - attachment; passion
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌃 - crocodile
𑌵𑌤𑍀 - possessing
𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌵𑌤𑍀 - having crocodiles of attachment
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌕 - thoughts; doubts; argumentation
𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌗𑌃 - bird
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌗𑌾𑌃 - birds of restless thoughts
𑌧𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯 - steadiness; courage
𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮𑌃 - tree
𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌨𑍀 - destroying
𑌧𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌨𑍀 - destroyer of the tree of steadiness
𑌮𑍋𑌹 - delusion
𑌆𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌃 - whirlpool
𑌸𑍁 - very
𑌦𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌰 - hard to cross
𑌅𑌤𑌿 - extremely
𑌗𑌹𑌨𑌾 - deep; dense
𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌗𑌹𑌨𑌾 - extremely deep and hard-to-cross whirlpool of delusion (compound)
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂𑌗 - very lofty
𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌾 - worry
𑌤𑌟𑍀 - bank
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂𑌗𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌤𑌟𑍀 - with high banks of worry
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - having crossed beyond it; for those who have gone beyond it
𑌪𑌰𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌃 - crossed over; gone beyond
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌂 - pure; clear
𑌅𑌲𑌸𑌾𑌃 - effortless; relaxed; free from strain
𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌿 - rejoice
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌃 - great yogins

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Hope is a river whose water is imagination, turbulent with waves of craving; it has crocodiles of attachment, birds of restless thoughts, and it destroys the tree of steadiness. It is a terribly deep whirlpool of delusion with high banks of worry. Those who have crossed beyond it - the great yogins - rejoice in effortless purity.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is one of the most vivid diagnoses of the inner life: 𑌆𑌶𑌾 (hope/expectation) looks innocent, but when mixed with 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving) it becomes a dangerous river. Imagination becomes "water", attachment becomes "crocodiles", thoughts become "birds", and worry becomes the high banks that keep you trapped in the same channel. The yogin is defined simply as the one who has crossed this river and can rest without strain.

In daily life, this is the mind that lives in projections: "When I get that, I will finally be okay." Schopenhauer calls this the structure of suffering in desire; Krishnamurti points out that psychological time - the future as a promise - is a subtle escape from the present. The verse does not ask you to kill hope; it asks you to see when hope has become a cage. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: each time you notice anxious imagining, label it gently as "river-water" and return to one concrete present action. Do one small duty fully: one email, one call, one meal, one breath. Over time, this weakens 𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌾 (worry) and strengthens 𑌧𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯 (steadiness). Crossing the river begins with coming back to "now" again and again.

𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌚𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌲𑌂
𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌕𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑌨𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌶𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌹𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌘𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌨𑌂 𑌇𑌵 𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.11 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌨 - not
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰 - worldly life; the cycle of becoming
𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 - arisen from; born of
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 - born of worldly life
𑌚𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌂 - conduct; way of living
𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 - I observe; I see
𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌲𑌂 - wholesome; auspicious; truly beneficial
𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌕𑌃 - ripening; fruit; result
𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 - of merits; of good deeds
𑌜𑌨𑌯𑌤𑌿 - produces; gives rise to
𑌭𑌯𑌂 - fear
𑌮𑍇 - to me; in me
𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌶𑌤𑌃 - when reflecting; on careful consideration
𑌮𑌹𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌃 - by great; by large
𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌘𑍈𑌃 - by floods/masses of merit
𑌚𑌿𑌰 - long (time)
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌃 - acquired; obtained; held
𑌚 - and
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌃 - sense objects; enjoyments
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌃 - great
𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 - arise; become
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌨𑌂 - calamity; misfortune; addiction-like trouble
𑌇𑌵 - as if
𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌂 - to give
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌂 - for those who indulge in objects; for sense-enjoyers

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I do not see any truly safe conduct that is born of worldly life; when I reflect, even the fruits of merit produce fear in me. Sense objects obtained through great accumulated merit often become great misfortunes for those who indulge in them.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse says: there is no "safe" arrangement inside 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰 (worldly becoming). Even 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯 (merit) can mature into anxiety because it brings attractive objects, and attractive objects awaken attachment. What looks like a reward can become a trap: the more you have, the more you fear losing; the more you enjoy, the more you must maintain.

In contemporary terms, success often increases stress: larger responsibilities, a reputation to defend, lifestyle inflation, relationships colored by money, and the quiet fear of falling. This is why 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 is not negativity; it is protection. It does not say "do not do good"; it says "do not bind your peace to outcomes".

Practice: keep doing good work, but regularly train non-attachment. Choose one "result" you are clinging to and loosen it: share credit, simplify a possession, or accept a smaller win without complaint. The mind learns that security does not come from holding more, but from needing less.

𑌅𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌉𑌷𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾
𑌵𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇 𑌕𑍋 𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌜𑌨𑍋 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌮𑍂𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌃
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍇 𑌶𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌅𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑌤𑌿 ॥ 3.12 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌅𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂 - inevitably; certainly
𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌰𑌃 - those that will go away; those that depart
𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂 - for a long time
𑌉𑌷𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - having stayed
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌃 - sense objects; enjoyments
𑌵𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇 - in separation
𑌕𑌃 - what?
𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌃 - difference
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌤𑌿 - gives up; abandons
𑌨 - not
𑌜𑌨𑌃 - a person
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - because
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 - oneself
𑌅𑌮𑍂𑌨𑍍 - these (objects)
𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌜𑌂𑌤𑌃 - going away
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 - by their own independence
𑌅𑌤𑍁𑌲 - incomparable
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌯 - for torment; for burning distress
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌃 - for the mind
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 - by oneself
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 - abandoned
𑌹𑌿 - indeed
𑌏𑌤𑍇 - these (objects)
𑌶𑌮 - calm; peace
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - happiness
𑌅𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌂 - endless
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑌤𑌿 - bestow; produce

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Sense objects will inevitably depart, even if they stay a long time; in separation, what difference is there between a person giving them up and them giving up the person? When they depart of their own will they bring incomparable torment to the mind, but when one renounces them willingly they bestow endless peace.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse makes a subtle distinction: loss and renunciation look similar externally, but they feel completely different internally. When the object leaves on its own terms, the mind burns with helplessness; when the mind releases the object by choice, the mind tastes freedom. The same event can be suffering or relief depending on who is holding whom. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is deeply practical today. Jobs, roles, people, and health eventually change; if identity is glued to them, change feels like injury. If attachment is loosened early, change becomes a transition. The 𑌈𑌶 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍 captures this spirit in one line: 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌭𑍁𑌞𑍀𑌥𑌾𑌃 - enjoy through renunciation; the joy is real when possession is not demanded.

Practice: pick one object of attachment and rehearse letting go in a small way. Give away one item, share one privilege, or accept one "no" without bargaining. Each deliberate release strengthens the mind's capacity for peace, so that inevitable change hurts less.

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌲𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌃 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌹𑍋 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂
𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌂𑌚𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌭𑌾𑌂𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌿 𑌧𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾 𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍌 𑌦𑍃𑌢𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍
𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌛𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌨𑌪𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌨 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.13 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 - the Absolute; Brahman
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨 - knowledge
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 - discernment
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌲 - pure; spotless
𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌃 - minds (gen. pl.)
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌲𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌃 - those whose minds are purified by Brahman-knowledge and discernment
𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 - do; perform
𑌅𑌹𑍋 - ah! indeed (wonder/exclamation)
𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕𑌰𑌂 - difficult (thing)
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - that which; because
𑌮𑍁𑌂𑌚𑌂𑌤𑌿 - abandon; let go
𑌉𑌪𑌭𑍋𑌗 - enjoyment
𑌭𑌾𑌞𑍍 - granting; bringing about (in verse compound)
𑌧𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌿 - wealth; possessions
𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌤𑌃 - completely; entirely
𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌾𑌃 - without craving; without desire
𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍 - now; at present
𑌨 - not
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾 - before; formerly
𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿 - not now
𑌨 𑌚 - nor
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍌 - in attainment; in the (final) getting
𑌦𑍃𑌢 - firm
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 - convictions; settled faith (acc. pl.)
𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌛𑌾 - wish; longing
𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 - mere; only
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍 - graspings; acquisitions; possessions
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌪𑌰𑌂 - completely; at all
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂 - to abandon
𑌨 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 - are not able
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
How difficult a thing those with minds purified by Brahman-knowledge and discernment accomplish: with complete dispassion they utterly abandon wealth that enables enjoyment. But we, lacking firm conviction in past, present, or final attainment, cannot give up even mere wish-driven grasping.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse honors a high level of dispassion: letting go not because you lost, but because you are free. Such a person does not hate wealth; they simply do not need it for inner stability. Then the poet turns the mirror on us: our problem is not lack of possessions, but lack of conviction - we do not truly trust what we claim to value, so we keep clinging. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

In modern life, this is the gap between ideals and habits. We may say we want peace, but we still feed the same comparison and accumulation. Schopenhauer would say: the will keeps grasping because it has not seen its own futility clearly enough. The verse says: 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 must become real, not rhetorical.

Practice: do not try to renounce everything at once. Choose one small "wish-based grasping" (an impulse buy, a status display, a compulsive check) and drop it for a month. Replace it with something that builds inner confidence: study, skill, service, meditation. Dispassion grows when the mind experiences a deeper satisfaction.

𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌂𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌸𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁
𑌜𑌲𑌂 𑌪𑌿𑌬𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑌕𑍁𑌨𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌂 𑌅𑌂𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌯𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌂 𑌤𑍁 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌥𑍋𑌪𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌟𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡𑌾
𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌕𑍇𑌲𑌿𑌕𑍌𑌤𑍁𑌕𑌜𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 3.14 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 - of the blessed; of the fortunate
𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿 - mountain
𑌕𑌂𑌦𑌰 - cave
𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌂𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 - in mountain caves
𑌵𑌸𑌤𑌾𑌂 - living; dwelling
𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌃 - light
𑌪𑌰𑌂 - supreme
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 - of those meditating on
𑌆𑌨𑌂𑌦 - bliss
𑌆𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁 - tears
𑌜𑌲𑌂 - water
𑌪𑌿𑌬𑌂𑌤𑌿 - drink
𑌶𑌕𑍁𑌨𑌾𑌃 - birds
𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌂 - fearlessly; without suspicion
𑌅𑌂𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌯𑌾𑌃 - sitting on the lap (those seated on the lap)
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌂 - of us
𑌤𑍁 - but
𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌥 - imagination; wish
𑌉𑌪𑌰𑌚𑌿𑌤 - constructed; built
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌾𑌦 - palace
𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍀 - pond; tank
𑌤𑌟 - bank
𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡𑌾 - play; sport
𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌨 - grove; pleasure-forest
𑌕𑍇𑌲𑌿 - amusement; play
𑌕𑍌𑌤𑍁𑌕 - delight; curiosity
𑌜𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌂 - of those who indulge in
𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌃 - life
𑌪𑌰𑌂 - greatly
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 - is worn away; is wasted

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Blessed are those who live in mountain caves meditating on the supreme light: birds perched on their laps drink the water of their tears of bliss without fear. But our lives are worn away in pleasures of imagination - playing at the banks of palace-ponds and in pleasure-groves built by wishful thoughts.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse contrasts two kinds of "worlds". One is simple and real: a yogin in a cave, meditating on the 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌃 (supreme light), so full of peace that even birds trust him and drink his tears of bliss. The other is elaborate but unreal: palaces and pleasure-groves built by imagination, where life gets consumed in fantasy and entertainment. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is strikingly modern. Many people do not live in caves, but live in mental palaces: endless scenarios, worries, and curated pleasures. The mind can spend more time "living" inside screens and projections than inside reality. Krishnamurti's warning about living in images applies directly: the image-world feels rich, but it drains life. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: reduce one stream of imagination-fuel this week (doom-scrolling, gossip, over-planning). Use that time for one direct, grounding act: sit quietly, walk, read a few pages of a scripture, or serve someone. The verse says: the supreme light is accessed through simplicity and attention, not through ever-more stimulation.

𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌶𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑌪𑌿 𑌨𑍀𑌰𑌸𑌂 𑌏𑌕𑌬𑌾𑌰𑌂
𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌚 𑌭𑍂𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌨𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌶𑌤𑌖𑌂𑌡𑌮𑌯𑍀 𑌚 𑌕𑌂𑌥𑌾
𑌹𑌾 𑌹𑌾 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾 𑌨 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌂𑌤𑌿 ॥ 3.15 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌵𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌤𑌿𑌲𑌕𑌾): This is in 𑌵𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌤𑌿𑌲𑌕𑌾 (𑌸𑌮-𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤) Chandas/Meter: 4 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌃, 14 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌾𑌃 per 𑌪𑌾𑌦; 𑌲𑌘𑍁/𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 pattern (per 𑌪𑌾𑌦) is `GGLGLLLGLLGLGG`.

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 - alms
𑌶𑌤𑌂 - a hundred (i.e., many)
𑌤𑌦𑌪𑌿 - even that
𑌨𑍀𑌰𑌸𑌂 - tasteless; without relish
𑌏𑌕𑌬𑌾𑌰𑌂 - once (a day)
𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾 - bed
𑌚 - and
𑌭𑍂𑌃 - earth
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌨𑌃 - attendants; companions
𑌨𑌿𑌜 - one's own
𑌦𑍇𑌹 - body
𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - only
𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - one's own body alone
𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - clothing
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣 - torn; worn out
𑌶𑌤 - hundred
𑌖𑌂𑌡 - pieces
𑌶𑌤𑌖𑌂𑌡𑌮𑌯𑍀 - made of a hundred pieces
𑌕𑌂𑌥𑌾 - a rag; patched cloth
𑌹𑌾 𑌹𑌾 - alas! alas!
𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌪𑌿 - even then
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌃 - sense objects; cravings
𑌨 - not
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌂𑌤𑌿 - abandon; give up

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Even if one lives on tasteless alms once a day, sleeps on the earth with no companion but one's own body, and wears only a rag made of a hundred torn patches - alas, even then the cravings for sense objects do not leave.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse points to a hard fact: desire is not only about external comfort. Even when life is reduced to bare minimum, the mind can continue to crave. This is why 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 is not merely changing lifestyle; it is changing the inner relationship to wanting. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In modern life, you can see this when people simplify externally but keep scrolling endlessly, or when a person leaves one addiction and immediately substitutes another. Krishnamurti's insight is relevant: desire is sustained by thought and image; if images keep running, desire keeps returning. The external change is helpful, but the root is inward. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: instead of fighting desire, observe it. When a craving arises, notice the image it brings and the promise it makes. Let the image be seen and pass without acting on it immediately. Repeated "seeing without obeying" is the beginning of inner freedom.

𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍌 𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂𑌥𑍀 𑌕𑌨𑌕𑌕𑌲𑌶𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍀
𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑌪𑌿 𑌚 𑌶𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍇𑌨 𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌰𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌿 𑌜𑌘𑌨𑌂
𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.16 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍌 - breasts (dual)
𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌸 - flesh
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂𑌥𑍀 - knot; lump
𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂𑌥𑍀 - mere knots of flesh
𑌕𑌨𑌕 - gold
𑌕𑌲𑌶𑌃 - pot; pitcher
𑌇𑌵 - like (in verse join)
𑌉𑌪𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍀 - compared
𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂 - face
𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌮 - phlegm
𑌆𑌗𑌾𑌰𑌂 - house
𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌾𑌰𑌂 - a house of phlegm
𑌤𑌦𑌪𑌿 - even that
𑌶𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍇𑌨 - with the moon
𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌂 - compared
𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌤𑍍 - flowing
𑌮𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰 - urine
𑌕𑍍𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 - wet; soaked
𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌰 - great elephant
𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌃 - of the head
𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌿 - rivaling
𑌜𑌘𑌨𑌂 - hips/buttocks
𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍁𑌃 - again and again
𑌨𑌿𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌂 - contemptible; blameworthy
𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 - form; body
𑌕𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌨 - poets
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑍈𑌃 - by the prominent/expert ones
𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 - heavy; great
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 - made; fashioned (as in praise)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Breasts are mere knots of flesh, yet compared to golden pots; the face is a house of phlegm, yet compared to the moon; the hips are soaked with flowing urine, yet rival an elephant's brow. Again and again this contemptible body is made "great" by poets.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is a deliberate shock meant to puncture romantic illusion. 𑌭𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌹𑌰𑌿 is not denying beauty; he is exposing the mind's habit of covering a perishable body with poetic fantasy and then becoming enslaved by its own fantasy. By naming what the body actually is, he forces the reader to separate perception from projection. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In daily life, this shows up when attraction blinds judgment: red flags get painted over, boundaries get crossed, and people confuse chemistry with character. 𑌆𑌦𑌿 𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯 makes a similar wake-up call in 𑌭𑍍𑌹𑌜 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌮𑍍: 𑌮𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 𑌧𑌨 𑌜𑌨 𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 - do not be intoxicated by wealth, people, or youth. The point is not to hate, but to see clearly.

Practice: when attraction arises, add one question of discernment: "What is the person's character and conduct?" Let beauty be appreciated, but do not let it become hypnosis. If you cultivate this habit, love becomes wiser and less compulsive.

𑌏𑌕𑍋 𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌿𑌷𑍁 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍀 𑌹𑌰𑍋
𑌨𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌜𑌨𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌲𑌲𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌂𑌗𑍋 𑌨 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌬𑌾𑌣𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌗𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌬𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌮𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌧𑍋 𑌜𑌨𑌃
𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌡𑌂𑌬𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌨 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌃 ॥ 3.1𑍭 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌏𑌕𑍋 - one alone; only one
𑌰𑌾𑌗𑌿𑌷𑍁 - among the passionate/attached
𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌤𑍇 - shines; stands out
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌮𑌾 - beloved (f.)
𑌦𑍇𑌹 - body
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌧 - half
𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍀 - taking/bearing
𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍀 - bearing half the body (allusion to ArdhanArISvara)
𑌹𑌰𑌃 - Shiva
𑌨𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍇𑌷𑍁 - among the dispassionate
𑌜𑌨𑌃 - person
𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤 - freed
𑌲𑌲𑌨𑌾 - woman
𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌃 - attachment
𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌲𑌲𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌃 - one free from attachment to women
𑌨 - not
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 - than whom
𑌪𑌰𑌃 - higher; greater
𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰 - irresistible; hard to restrain
𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰 - Cupid; desire
𑌬𑌾𑌣 - arrow
𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌗 - serpent
𑌵𑌿𑌷 - poison
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌬𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧 - pierced; struck through
𑌮𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌃 - deluded
𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌃 - the rest
𑌕𑌾𑌮 - desire
𑌵𑌿𑌡𑌂𑌬𑌿𑌤𑌃 - mocked; made ridiculous
𑌨 - not
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 - sense objects
𑌭𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂 - to enjoy
𑌨 - nor
𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂 - to release; to renounce
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌃 - capable

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Among the passionate, only Shiva stands out - he who bears half of his beloved's body. Among the dispassionate, none is greater than the one free from attachment to women. The rest of humanity, deluded and pierced by the poison of Cupid's serpent-like arrows, can neither truly enjoy sense objects nor truly renounce them.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse criticizes the "in-between" state: not wholehearted love, not wholehearted freedom. A person who is deeply attached is at least honest about attachment; a person who is truly dispassionate is free. But most people are mocked by desire because they oscillate - they chase, then feel guilty; they renounce, then crave; they enjoy, then fear consequences. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is a common modern pattern: half-commitment in relationships, half-commitment in spiritual life, half-commitment in work. The result is chronic inner friction. The verse invites clarity: either cultivate a mature, ethical love with responsibility, or cultivate inner freedom with discipline - but do not keep living in contradiction. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: choose one axis to become consistent. If you are in a relationship, bring honesty, boundaries, and commitment. If you are stepping back, do it without bitterness and with a clear practice (study, meditation, service). Consistency is what turns both love and renunciation into strength instead of confusion.

𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌤𑌤𑍁 𑌶𑌲𑌭𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌹𑌨𑍇
𑌸 𑌮𑍀𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌬𑌡𑌿𑌶𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌪𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌇𑌹 𑌵𑌿𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌲𑌜𑌟𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍍
𑌨 𑌮𑍁𑌂𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌹𑌹 𑌗𑌹𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾 ॥ 3.1𑍮 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌅𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍 - not knowing
𑌆𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 - nature; real character
𑌪𑌤𑌤𑍁 - may fall
𑌶𑌲𑌭𑌃 - moth
𑌤𑍀𑌵𑍍𑌰 - fierce
𑌦𑌹𑌨𑌃 - fire
𑌤𑍀𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌹𑌨𑍇 - in fierce fire
𑌸 - that
𑌮𑍀𑌨𑌃 - fish
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌅𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from ignorance
𑌬𑌡𑌿𑌶 - hook
𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌂 - attached; joined
𑌪𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌤𑌂 - flesh; bait
𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍁 - may eat
𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌃 - knowing; understanding
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌏𑌤𑍇 - these
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we
𑌇𑌹 - here (in this life)
𑌵𑌿𑌯𑌤𑍍 - sky
𑌜𑌾𑌲 - net
𑌜𑌟𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌨𑍍 - tangled; net-like entanglements
𑌨 𑌮𑍁𑌂𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌃 - we do not release; we do not let go
𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 - (as written) of what is desired/attractive (often read as "of desires")
𑌅𑌹𑌹 - alas!
𑌗𑌹𑌨𑌃 - deep; hard to escape
𑌮𑍋𑌹 - delusion
𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾 - power; greatness
𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾 - the power of delusion

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Not knowing the fire's true nature, a moth falls into the fierce flame; and a fish, through ignorance, swallows bait with a hook attached. But we, even knowing, do not let go of these tangled nets of attraction - alas, deep is the power of delusion.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse distinguishes ignorance from weakness of will. The moth and fish are trapped because they do not know; we are trapped even after knowing. That is why 𑌮𑍋𑌹 (delusion) is called deep: it is not only lack of information, it is the mind's ability to override what it knows in the name of immediate relief or pleasure. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

In modern life, this is the core of addiction loops: "I know this harms me" and yet the hand reaches. It is also seen in toxic relationships and compulsive scrolling. Krishnamurti would say that mere analysis is not transformation; transformation begins when you see the mechanism in action, without excuses. The verse is asking for that honest observation. Sa~gkarAcArya's 𑌭𑍍𑌹𑌜 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌮𑍍 returns to this point often: do not postpone inner clarity for outer arrangements; convert insight into a small daily discipline.

Practice: reduce the distance between knowing and doing. Remove one easy trigger (an app shortcut, a late-night routine, a tempting environment) and replace it with one supportive cue (a book, a walk, a call). Make the right action easier than the wrong one. This is practical 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: designing life so delusion has less room to operate.

𑌤𑍃𑌷𑌾 𑌶𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌿𑌬𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌲𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌶𑍀𑌤𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌰𑌂
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌕𑌵𑌲𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑍌 𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍃𑌢𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌆𑌲𑌿𑌂𑌗𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌧𑍂𑌂
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌜𑌨𑌃 ॥ 3.1𑍯 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑍃𑌷𑌾 - thirst
𑌶𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 - dries up
𑌆𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇 - in the mouth
𑌪𑌿𑌬𑌤𑌿 - drinks
𑌸𑌲𑌿𑌲𑌂 - water
𑌶𑍀𑌤 - cool
𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌰𑌂 - sweet
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌧𑌾 - hunger
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌃 - afflicted
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌃 - one afflicted by hunger
𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌿 - rice
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 - food
𑌕𑌵𑌲𑌯𑌤𑌿 - eats; swallows
𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌸 - meat
𑌆𑌦𑌿 - and so on
𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌂 - mixed with; combined with
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍇 - when blazing
𑌕𑌾𑌮 - desire
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌃 - fire
𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌃 - the fire of desire
𑌸𑍁𑌦𑍃𑌢𑌤𑌰𑌂 - very tightly
𑌆𑌲𑌿𑌂𑌗𑌤𑌿 - embraces
𑌵𑌧𑍂𑌂 - a woman; bride
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌂 - remedy; countermeasure
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌃 - disease
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - pleasure; happiness
𑌇𑌤𑌿 - thus
𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 - mistakes; reverses; misconstrues
𑌜𑌨𑌃 - people

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When thirst dries the mouth one drinks cool sweet water; when hunger bites one eats rice and meat; when the fire of desire blazes one clings tightly to a woman - people mistake the "remedy" for a disease as pleasure.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse says: hunger and thirst have true remedies that restore balance, but desire tricks the mind into treating indulgence itself as the cure. What is actually a disease-pattern is labeled as happiness. This is the difference between need and addiction: needs end when met; addictions grow when fed. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In everyday life, this confusion is everywhere: retail therapy for emptiness, pornography for loneliness, overwork for insecurity, alcohol for stress. Schopenhauer's analysis of desire fits: the will seeks relief, but the relief is temporary and the dissatisfaction returns stronger. The verse invites 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 to ask, "Is this a cure, or a cycle?"

Practice: when a desire spikes, do not immediately obey it. First try a true remedy for the underlying state: rest, food, water, movement, honest conversation, prayer. If desire remains after balance is restored, choose deliberately rather than compulsively. This one step breaks the confusion between relief and freedom.

𑌤𑍁𑌂𑌗𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌗𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑌃
𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑍀 𑌦𑌯𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌨𑌵𑌂 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌮𑍂𑌢𑍋 𑌜𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌅𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍇
𑌸𑌂𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌭𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 ॥ 3.20 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑍁𑌂𑌗𑌂 - lofty; high
𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌮 - house; mansion
𑌸𑍁𑌤𑌾𑌃 - children
𑌸𑌤𑌾𑌂 - of good people
𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌃 - approved; esteemed
𑌸𑌂𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌗𑌾𑌃 - beyond counting; countless
𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑌃 - wealth; prosperity
𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌣𑍀 - virtuous; auspicious
𑌦𑌯𑌿𑌤𑌾 - beloved; wife
𑌵𑌯𑌃 - age
𑌚 - and
𑌨𑌵𑌂 - new; youthful
𑌇𑌤𑌿 - thus
𑌅𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨 - ignorance
𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌃 - deluded person
𑌜𑌨𑌃 - person
𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - thinking; believing
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 - the world
𑌅𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌂 - permanent; not perishing
𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌤𑍇 - enters; settles in
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰 - worldly life
𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌂 - prison-house
𑌸𑌂𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯 - having seen clearly
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣 - moment
𑌭𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌰𑌂 - fragile; perishable
𑌤𑌦𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 - all that
𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 - blessed
𑌤𑍁 - but
𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 - renounces; lays down

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thinking, "I have a lofty house, children, esteem among the good, countless wealth, a virtuous beloved, and youth," the ignorant person believes the world permanent and settles into the prison-house of worldly life. The blessed one, seeing all this to be momentary, renounces.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse diagnoses the root mistake: 𑌅𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 (thinking things are permanent) when they are actually 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌭𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌰 (momentary). From that mistake comes the prison of 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰: clinging, fear, and endless maintenance. The "blessed" person is not someone who hates life; it is someone who sees impermanence clearly and therefore does not build identity on what will inevitably change.

In modern life, this shows up as assuming a role, a relationship, or youth will last and then collapsing when it changes. This is why 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 is a kindness to yourself: it prepares you. Many Upanishadic teachings point to this shift from the transient to the real; the change begins when you stop expecting permanence from what is not designed to be permanent.

Practice: do a short daily contemplation of impermanence: "This too will pass." Let it not become depression; let it become gratitude and priority. Spend more time on what deepens you (character, love, knowledge, service) and less time on what only decorates you. When you live from that clarity, the prison-door opens.

𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌾 𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑍈𑌵 𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌕𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌂𑌬𑌰𑌾
𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌶𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌧𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍁𑌰𑌾 𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌨 𑌚𑍇𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍇𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍀 ।
𑌯𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌭𑌂𑌗𑌭𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌦𑌗𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌟𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂
𑌕𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌜𑌠𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌪𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥ 3.21 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌾 - distressed; miserable; wretched (f.)
𑌦𑍀𑌨 - poor; pitiable
𑌮𑍁𑌖 - face
𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍈𑌃 - with pitiable faces
𑌸𑌦𑍈𑌵 - always
𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍁𑌕𑍈𑌃 - by little children
𑌆𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌤 - pulled; tugged (in verse: 𑌆𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟)
𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣 - worn-out; old
𑌅𑌂𑌬𑌰𑌂 - cloth; garment
𑌆𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌂𑌬𑌰𑌾 - whose worn garments are tugged at (compound)
𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌶𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌃 - by those crying aloud
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌧𑌿𑌤 - hungry (in verse: 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌧𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃)
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌨 - without food
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍁𑌰𑌾 - afflicted; distressed
𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾 - seen; visible
𑌨 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍍 - if not / if (she is not) (i.e., if such a sight is not seen)
𑌗𑍇𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍀 - housewife; wife
𑌯𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌞𑌾 - begging; petition (as in 𑌯𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌞𑌾)
𑌭𑌂𑌗𑌃 - breaking; refusal (of a request)
𑌭𑌯𑍇𑌨 - out of fear
𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌦 - choked; stammering
𑌗𑌲𑌤𑍍 - slipping; faltering
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌟𑍍𑌯(𑌤𑍍) - breaking; cracking (in verse: 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌟𑍍𑌯𑌦𑍍)
𑌵𑌿𑌲𑍀𑌨 - dissolved; lost
𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌂 - syllable/letter (here: speech)
𑌕𑌃 - who?
𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍀 - give!
𑌇𑌤𑌿 - thus
𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌤𑍍 - would say
𑌸𑍍𑌵 - one's own
𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌧 - burned; scorched
𑌜𑌠𑌰𑌃 - belly; stomach (hunger)
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 - for the sake of
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍀 - high-minded; self-respecting
𑌪𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 - man; person

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
If one's wife must be seen in utter distress - her worn clothes tugged by hungry, crying children - then who with self-respect would, merely for his own burning hunger, beg "Give (me)" in a choking, faltering voice, afraid his request will be refused?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is not trying to glorify suffering; it is trying to expose the hidden cost of dependency. When a household is driven into begging, the shame is not confined to the one who asks; it spills onto the spouse and children - their hunger, their tears, their dignity. Bhartruhari calls a truly strong person 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍀 (high-minded, self-respecting) because he refuses to let his life's choices push his family into that state. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

In everyday situations, this shows up as living beyond means and then paying for it with small humiliations: borrowing repeatedly from friends, flattering a toxic boss because the budget has no slack, or staying stuck in a harmful situation because there is no cushion. The verse is not a condemnation of seeking help in genuine crisis; it is a warning against building a life where one's desires create helplessness. The deeper point is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment): reduce avoidable wants early, so you never have to trade dignity for survival later.

Practice: simplify one recurring expense and build a small buffer, even if it is slow. Pair that with one skill-building effort that increases your independence. If you ever must ask for help, do it honestly and with a plan for recovery - without melodrama, without manipulation. Cultivate 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷 (contentment) so hunger does not become a moral trap.

𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌤𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂𑌥𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌪𑌟𑍀𑌯𑌸𑍀
𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌰𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌟𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾 ।
𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌲𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌕𑍁𑌠𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾
𑌜𑌠𑌰𑌪𑌿𑌠𑌰𑍀 𑌦𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌡𑌂𑌬𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.22 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 22 + 22 + 21 + 20 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 85); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌤 - cherished; held dear
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 - great pride/self-respect
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂𑌥𑌿𑌃 - knot
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌃 - cutting; breaking open
𑌪𑌟𑍀𑌯𑌸𑍀 - very skilful; adept
𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌤𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌂𑌥𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌪𑌟𑍀𑌯𑌸𑍀 - highly skilled in cutting the knot of cherished pride (compound)
𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌰 - very great; weighty
𑌗𑍁𑌣 - virtue; good quality
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌃 - group; collection
𑌅𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌂 - lotus
𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌟 - opened; blossomed
𑌉𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲 - bright
𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾 - moonlight
𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌰𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌟𑍋𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾 - like bright moonlight that opens the lotus of many great virtues (compound)
𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌲 - abundant; luxuriant
𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍 - spreading; shining
𑌲𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌾 - modesty; shame
𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀 - creeper
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌂 - canopy; lattice; spread
𑌕𑍁𑌠𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾 - small axe; hatchet
𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌲𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌕𑍁𑌠𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾 - like a hatchet that cuts down the luxuriant lattice of modesty (compound)
𑌜𑌠𑌰𑌃 - belly; stomach
𑌪𑌿𑌠𑌰𑍀 - pit; cavity
𑌦𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾 - hard to fill
𑌇𑌯𑌂 - this
𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 - makes; causes
𑌵𑌿𑌡𑌂𑌬𑌨𑌂 - mockery; humiliation; parody

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This hard-to-fill pit of the stomach makes a mockery: it is expert at cutting the knot of cherished pride, it shines like moonlight that makes virtues bloom, and it acts like an axe that fells even luxuriant modesty.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Hunger is described as a ruthless teacher. When the 𑌜𑌠𑌰 (belly) demands, the mind drops its social masks: pride loosens, shame fades, and even virtues can suddenly appear - not always because the heart became noble, but because survival forced simplicity. The verse is a warning about how quickly "principles" can change when we have not built inner strength. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

We can see this around financial stress and insecurity: people who were polished become harsh; people who were generous become calculating; people who were modest become desperate for attention. It is also why we should be cautious about judging others: many compromises are made under the pressure of scarcity. Bhartruhari's point is to cultivate a life where basic needs are steady, so your ethics and dignity are not held hostage by circumstance. Sa~gkarAcArya's 𑌭𑍍𑌹𑌜 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌮𑍍 returns to this point often: do not postpone inner clarity for outer arrangements; convert insight into a small daily discipline.

Practice: build one layer of steadiness - a small savings buffer, a simpler diet, or a lower-cost lifestyle - so that panic does not drive choices. At the same time, keep compassion alive: support 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌨-𑌦𑌾𑌨 (food-giving) and speak respectfully to those who serve you. Let hunger teach humility, not bitterness.

𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍇 𑌵𑌨𑍇 𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑌹𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌪𑌟𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑌾𑌲𑍀 𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌂
𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌹𑍁𑌤𑌹𑍁𑌤𑌭𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌧𑍂𑌮𑌧𑍂𑌮𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌪𑌕𑌂𑌠𑍇 ।
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍋 𑌵𑌰𑌂 𑌉𑌦𑌰𑌦𑌰𑍀𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍋
𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍀 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌥𑍋 𑌨 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑌨𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌂 𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌸𑍁 𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌃 ॥ 3.23 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌰𑌾): This is in 𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌰𑌾 (𑌸𑌮-𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤) Chandas/Meter: 4 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌃, 21 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌾𑌃 per 𑌪𑌾𑌦; 𑌲𑌘𑍁/𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 pattern (per 𑌪𑌾𑌦) is `GGGGLGG LLLLLLG GLGGLGG`; 𑌯𑌤𑌿 (pause) is after the 7th and 14th syllables in each 𑌪𑌾𑌦.

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 - in a holy place
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍇 - in a village
𑌵𑌨𑍇 - in a forest
𑌵𑌾 - or
𑌮𑌹𑌤𑌿 - vast; great
𑌸𑌿𑌤 - white
𑌪𑌟𑌃 - cloth
𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌨𑍍𑌨 - covered
𑌪𑌾𑌲𑍀 - covering/wrapper (as written)
𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌂 - a beggar's bowl
𑌆𑌦𑌾𑌯 - taking (in hand)
𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 - proper rite; rule
𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌃 - filled with; containing
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌃 - Brahmin
𑌹𑍁𑌤𑌂 - offering; sacrifice
𑌹𑍁𑌤𑌭𑍁𑌗𑍍 - fire ("eater" of offerings)
𑌧𑍂𑌮 - smoke
𑌧𑍂𑌮𑍍𑌰 - smoke-grey
𑌉𑌪𑌕𑌂𑌠𑍇 - on the outskirts
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌂 - door to door
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 - having entered
𑌵𑌰𑌂 - better
𑌉𑌦𑌰𑌂 - belly
𑌦𑌰𑍀 - cave; hollow
𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌯 - for filling
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌃 - afflicted by hunger
𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍀 - self-respecting
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑍈𑌃 - with (only) one's life-breath
𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 - supported; having refuge
𑌨 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑍍 - not again
𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌂 - day after day
𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯 - equal; peer
𑌕𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌶𑍁 - among kinsmen/companions (as written)
𑌦𑍀𑌨𑌃 - wretched; humbled

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Better, when hungry, to take the begging bowl covered with a white cloth and go door to door in a holy village or in a great forest whose outskirts are grey with sacrificial smoke, simply to fill the cave of the belly - than to be day after day a miserable dependent among one's peers and kinsmen.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse draws a sharp line between simple need and corrosive dependence. A renunciant's alms are asked openly, with minimal expectation, and without entanglement; but dependence among peers often comes with silent bargaining, shame, and resentment. Bhartruhari is saying: do not live in a way that turns everyday relationships into a place of hidden begging. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

In contemporary life, this could mean refusing to build a lifestyle that requires constant favors: repeated borrowing, leaning on connections to escape consequences, or staying in unhealthy arrangements because "someone will handle it." Paradoxically, taking up humble honest work - even if it feels socially "lower" - often preserves more dignity than living on subtle manipulation. This is a practical face of 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion): choosing freedom over appearance.

Practice: identify one dependency that makes you lose self-respect - financial, emotional, or social. Replace it with one concrete step toward self-reliance: a new income skill, a boundary, or a simpler budget. Keep gratitude for anyone who helps you, but do not build your identity on being carried.

𑌗𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌕𑌣𑌶𑍀𑌕𑌰𑌶𑍀𑌤𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌿
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌶𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌤𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌿 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌵𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌯𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌪𑌰𑌪𑌿𑌂𑌡𑌰𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 ॥ 3.24 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌗𑌂𑌗𑌾 - the river Ganga
𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌃 - wave
𑌕𑌣𑌃 - drop; particle
𑌶𑍀𑌕𑌰𑌃 - spray; fine mist
𑌶𑍀𑌤𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌿 - cool; soothing (n. pl.)
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌰 - celestial being (a class of beings)
𑌅𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌷𑌿𑌤 - inhabited by
𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍁 - beautiful
𑌶𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌤𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌿 - rocky plateaus
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌿 - places; haunts
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - whether?
𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌵𑌤𑌃 - of the Himalaya
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌯𑌂 - dissolution; destruction
𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 - gone; perished
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - because
𑌸𑌾𑌵𑌮𑌾𑌨 - with contempt; with insult
𑌪𑌰 - another's
𑌪𑌿𑌂𑌡𑌃 - morsel; food
𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌃 - attached to; delighting in
𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - people

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Have the cool Himalayan retreats - chilled by the Ganga's spray and graced by lovely rock-ledges - vanished into destruction, that people choose to live on others' morsels even while accepting insult?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse uses exaggeration as a mirror: nature has not disappeared, but our imagination of "comfort" makes us forget simple sufficiency. Instead of seeking a clean, simple life, people accept humiliation for food - flattering the powerful, tolerating abuse, and surrendering freedom. Bhartruhari is asking: if the world offers even a little independence, why trade it for contempt? Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

In current terms, this can look like enduring a degrading workplace only to fund status consumption, or staying trapped in a social circle where you must constantly perform for access. The verse is not prescribing that everyone must run to the Himalayas; it is pointing to an inner Himalaya: the ability to live with less so your dignity is not for sale. When desires are reduced, choices expand. Sa~gkarAcArya's 𑌭𑍍𑌹𑌜 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌮𑍍 returns to this point often: do not postpone inner clarity for outer arrangements; convert insight into a small daily discipline.

Practice: reduce one status-driven expense and redirect that energy to a life-giving alternative - health, learning, time in nature, or service. Notice how quickly self-respect returns when you stop buying approval. Cultivate 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹 (non-hoarding) as a practical way to protect your freedom.

𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌂𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌯𑌂 𑌉𑌪𑌗𑌤𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌝𑌰𑌾 𑌵𑌾 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌗𑌲𑌭𑍃𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌶𑌾𑌖𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌵𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌭𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌗𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌖𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂
𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌪𑌵𑌨𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 ॥ 3.25 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - have/has (it happened that...?)
𑌕𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌃 - roots; tubers
𑌕𑌂𑌦𑌰𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 - from caves
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌯𑌂 𑌉𑌪𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌃 - perished; gone to destruction
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌝𑌰𑌾𑌃 - streams; waterfalls
𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 - from mountains
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 - destroyed
𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 - from trees
𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌗𑌲𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌃 - bearing juicy fruits (compound as written)
𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌃 - having bark (as clothing/cover)
𑌶𑌾𑌖𑌾𑌃 - branches
𑌵𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 - (they) look at; see
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - because; since
𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌨𑌿 - faces
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌭𑌂 - forcibly; against one's will
𑌅𑌪𑌗𑌤 - gone; lost
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌃 - humility; courtesy
𑌖𑌲𑌾𑌃 - rogues; low people
𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤 - obtained with difficulty
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌪 - little
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 - wealth
𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌯𑌃 - pride; arrogance
𑌪𑌵𑌨𑌃 - wind
𑌵𑌶𑌃 - under the control (of)
𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌤 - made to dance
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍂 - eyebrow
𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌿 - creepers (metaphor)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Have cave-roots vanished, have mountain streams dried up, or have trees with juicy fruits and bark-bearing branches been destroyed - that people must, against their will, look upon the faces of insolent rogues who have lost all courtesy, their eyebrow-creepers dancing under the wind of pride from hard-won little wealth?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse mocks the arrogance of small success. A little money earned with difficulty can intoxicate the insecure mind, producing 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌯 (pride) and cruelty. Bhartruhari's sting is that such people are not powerful in any real sense; they are simply loud - and dependence forces others to endure their faces. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

We meet this "petty power" today in many forms: a minor promotion turning into harshness, a gatekeeper mentality in bureaucracy, or someone who finally gets a little leverage and uses it to humiliate others. The verse again points to the same remedy: reduce dependence and cultivate inner dignity. It also reminds us to watch our own behavior when we get small wins - do we become more humble, or more arrogant? This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: choose one concrete step that reduces your need to appease arrogant people - diversify income, build savings, or set boundaries with a toxic authority. And in your own sphere, treat those with less power with respect. Let 𑌮𑌾𑌨 (self-respect) express itself as courtesy, not contempt.

𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌫𑌲𑍈𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾
𑌭𑍂𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌵𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌣𑍈𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 𑌯𑌾𑌵𑍋 𑌵𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌨 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 3.26 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌃 - with sacred; auspicious
𑌮𑍂𑌲 - roots
𑌫𑍍𑌹𑌲𑍈𑌰𑍍 - with fruits (in verse: 𑌪𑌲𑍈𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾)
𑌤𑌥𑌾 - and thus
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 - loving; dear (f.)
𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 - livelihood; mode of living
𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌵 - do; adopt
𑌅𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾 - now
𑌭𑍂 - earth
𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 - bed
𑌨𑌵 - fresh; new
𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑍈𑌃 - with tender leaves
𑌅𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌣𑍈𑌃 - not miserly; not mean
𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠 - rise up
𑌯𑌾𑌵𑍋 - let us go
𑌵𑌨𑌂 - to the forest
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 - of petty people
𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 - lack of discernment
𑌮𑍂𑌢 - deluded
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾𑌂 - minds
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 - where
𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 - of the powerful/wealthy
𑌸𑌦𑌾 - always
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 - wealth
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿 - disease
𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰 - disturbance; disorder
𑌵𑌿𑌹𑍍𑌵𑌲 - agitated; distressed
𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌂 - speech; talk
𑌨𑌾𑌮 - name
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌨 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌯𑌤𑍇 - is not heard

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Now make your livelihood lovingly with sacred roots and fruits, make the earth your bed with fresh tender leaves, and rise - let us go to the forest, where the very names of petty people with deluded minds, who forever chatter anxiously about wealth and power, are not even heard.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Here renunciation is described as a change of environment and a change of attention. The "forest" stands for a life where basic needs are simple and the mind is not constantly stirred by the gossip of acquisition. Bhartruhari calls the obsessions of the wealthy a 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤-𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿 (disease of wealth): even after gaining, the mind remains agitated by fear, comparison, and maintenance. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

Most people do not move to literal forests, but the same medicine is available: reduce exposure to endless financial noise and status talk. If your mind is fed all day with "who has what" and "what could go wrong", your inner peace will be permanently taxed. Advaita texts repeatedly point out that freedom is not produced by possessions; it is revealed when attachment loosens and attention returns inward. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: create a small daily "forest" window - no news, no social comparison, no shopping. Eat simply, walk, study, and sit quietly. If you cannot change your outer life immediately, change your inputs and your pace. Over time, you will see that fewer wants create more space for clarity.

𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌨𑌂 𑌅𑌖𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌂
𑌪𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌾 𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌮𑌯𑍀
𑌸𑌹𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑌪𑌿 𑌧𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌣𑌾𑌃 ॥ 3.2𑍭 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌫𑌲𑌂 - fruit
𑌸𑍍𑌵 - one's own
𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾 - wish; desire
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 - obtainable at will
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌨𑌂 - in every forest
𑌅𑌖𑍇𑌦𑌂 - without trouble; effortlessly
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌂 - of trees
𑌪𑌯𑌃 - water
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍇 - in every place
𑌶𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌰 - cool
𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌰𑌂 - sweet
𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯 - sacred; holy
𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 - of rivers
𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍁 - soft
𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌶𑌾 - to the touch
𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾 - bed
𑌸𑍁 - very; well
𑌲𑌲𑌿𑌤 - tender; delicate
𑌲𑌤𑌾 - creeper
𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵 - fresh leaves
𑌮𑌯𑍀 - made of
𑌸𑌹𑌂𑌤𑍇 - endure
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌂 - heat; distress
𑌤𑌦𑍍 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even then
𑌧𑌨𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 - of the wealthy
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿 - at the door
𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌣𑌾𑌃 - wretched; miserly-minded

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Fruits can be had at will in every forest, cool sweet water is found everywhere from holy rivers, and a soft bed can be made from tender leafy creepers - and yet these wretched people still endure suffering at the doors of the rich.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse points out a strange tragedy: even when simple sustenance is available, the mind chases the glitter of wealth and ends up begging for access. The real poverty is not shortage of resources; it is shortage of contentment. When desire becomes comparison, the person forgets what is enough and accepts needless humiliation. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is visible in lifestyle inflation: basic needs are met, but standards keep rising because of social pressure. People then tolerate unreasonable conditions - at work, in relationships, in social circles - just to maintain a certain image. The verse is a reminder that freedom often begins by lowering the "required" level of comfort and recovering the joy of sufficiency. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: run a deliberate experiment in sufficiency. For one week, choose simple food, fewer purchases, and less social display, and notice what happens to your mood. Use the saved time for rest, learning, or service. Each time you choose "enough", you strengthen 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) and reduce the need to knock on the rich person's door.

𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌧𑌨𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌭𑌾𑌜𑍋
𑌯𑍇 𑌚𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑌧𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌪𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌃 ।
𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌹𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌂
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌦𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌹𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌣𑍍𑌣𑌃 ॥ 3.2𑍮 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾): This is in 𑌮𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾 (𑌸𑌮-𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤) Chandas/Meter: 4 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌃, 17 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌾𑌃 per 𑌪𑌾𑌦; 𑌲𑌘𑍁/𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 pattern (per 𑌪𑌾𑌦) is `GGGG LLLLLG GLGGLGG`; 𑌯𑌤𑌿 (pause) is after the 4th and 10th syllables in each 𑌪𑌾𑌦.

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌯𑍇 - those who
𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍇 - live; exist
𑌧𑌨 - wealth
𑌪𑌤𑌿 - lord; master
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌃 - in front of
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌨𑌾 - begging; request
𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖 - sorrow
𑌭𑌾𑌜𑌃 - partakers; those who suffer
𑌯𑍇 - those who
𑌚 - and
𑌅𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - meanness; littleness
𑌦𑌧𑌤𑌿 - assume; take on
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯 - sense-objects
𑌆𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌪𑌃 - distraction; throwing about
𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤 - satisfied; content with
𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍇𑌃 - minds/understanding
𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 - of them
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌃 - within
𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤 - arising; flashing
𑌹𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌂 - laughter; smile
𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 - days
𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌂 - may I remember
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨 - meditation
𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌦𑌃 - break; pause
𑌶𑌿𑌖𑌰𑌿 - mountain peak
𑌕𑍁𑌹𑌰𑌃 - cave
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵 - stone
𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾 - bed
𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌣𑍍𑌣𑌃 - seated; resting

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
May I remember, with an inward smile, the days of those who suffer begging before the wealthy, and of those who embrace meanness with minds content only with sensory distraction, while I lie on a stone-bed in a mountain cave during pauses in meditation.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse captures a quiet joy that comes after stepping away from the race. When you are no longer chasing approval or distraction, the old compulsions look almost comic - not because others are "bad", but because you see how the mind once ran after things that never truly satisfied. That inward smile is a sign of freedom: you are no longer hypnotized by what hypnotizes the crowd. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

Many people experience a smaller version of this after a retreat, a period of solitude, or a serious life event: you look back at the anxiety over status, the endless bargaining with bosses or audiences, and you realize how much energy was spent to protect an image. Krishnamurti often points out that living in images is bondage; when the image drops, there is simplicity. This verse encourages that drop. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: take one deliberate pause each day that is free from performance - no posting, no checking, no proving. Sit quietly and observe the mind's urge to "be someone". Over weeks, you will naturally begin to smile at old patterns, and that gentle amusement becomes a stable form of 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯.

𑌯𑍇 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌨 𑌭𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍋
𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌧𑌨𑌲𑍁𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌨 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌹𑌤𑌾 ।
𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑌃 𑌸 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌕𑍀𑌦𑍃𑌕𑍍𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌂
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌹𑍇𑌮𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌮𑍇 𑌰𑍋𑌚𑌤𑍇 ॥ 3.2𑍯 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌯𑍇 - those who
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷 - contentment
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌰 - uninterrupted; continual
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌃 - joyful
𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 - of them
𑌨 - not
𑌭𑍍𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾 - broken; interrupted
𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌾 - joy
𑌯𑍇 - those who
𑌤𑍁 - but
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 - others
𑌧𑌨 - wealth
𑌲𑍁𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌃 - greedy
𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲 - confused; mixed up
𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌃 - minds/understanding
𑌤𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 - of them
𑌨 - not
𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 - craving
𑌹𑌤𑌾 - destroyed; killed
𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌂 - thus
𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯 - for whom?
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇 - for the sake of
𑌕𑍁𑌤𑌃 - why? whence?
𑌸𑌃 - that
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾 - by the Creator
𑌕𑍀𑌦𑍃𑌕𑍍 - what kind of?
𑌪𑌦𑌂 - state; position
𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌂 - of riches; wealth
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 - in itself
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤 - complete; ending in
𑌹𑍇𑌮 - gold
𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾 - glory
𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌃 - Mount Meru
𑌨 - not
𑌮𑍇 - to me
𑌰𑍋𑌚𑌤𑍇 - pleases; appeals

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those whose joy is continually rooted in contentment never have their happiness broken; but those greedy for wealth, with confused minds, never have their craving destroyed. So why did the Creator fashion the mountain Meru, whose golden glory is complete in itself? It does not attract me.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse contrasts two inner states: 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷 (contentment) produces stable joy, while greed produces endless thirst. Even if a "Meru" of riches exists, it cannot help a mind trained to want more. Bhartruhari is not denying the usefulness of wealth; he is rejecting the fantasy that wealth can finish the heart's restlessness. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is the modern "hedonic treadmill": income rises, expenses rise, and satisfaction remains flat. Schopenhauer's critique of desire applies here: the will chases, briefly rests, and then suffers again. When the craving mechanism is not addressed, even a mountain of gold becomes a new source of anxiety and comparison. Contentment, by contrast, is a skill - a way of relating to life. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: define "enough" for one category (income, possessions, recognition) and set a cap. Each month, redirect one portion of surplus to 𑌦𑌾𑌨 (generosity) or to experiences that deepen you rather than inflate you. Train the mind to enjoy simplicity; then even without Meru, you will feel rich.

𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌅𑌦𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍋
𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌥𑌨𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑍌𑌘𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌹𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌭𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌂
𑌶𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌶𑌂𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌃 ॥ 3.30 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 - alms; begging (as a discipline)
𑌆𑌹𑌾𑌰𑌃 - food; sustenance
𑌅𑌦𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 - without wretchedness; not degrading
𑌅 - not
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿 - dependent (on)
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - joy
𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - joy that is not dependent on others' favor
𑌭𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌦𑍍 - fear-destroying
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌃 - from all sides; altogether
𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌯 - wicked envy
𑌮𑌦𑌃 - intoxication; arrogance
𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 - pride; self-conceit
𑌮𑌥𑌨𑌂 - churning; crushing; destroying
𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖 - sorrow
𑌓𑌘𑌃 - flood; stream
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌨𑌂 - destruction
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌰 - everywhere
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌹𑌂 - day by day; always
𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨 - without great effort
𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌭𑌂 - easily obtainable
𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁 - holy person; good person
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌂 - dear; beloved
𑌪𑌾𑌵𑌨𑌂 - purifying
𑌶𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌃 - of Shiva
𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - feeding hall; charity kitchen
𑌅𑌯𑌂 - this (in verse: 𑌅𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌂)
𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯 - inexhaustible
𑌨𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌃 - treasure
𑌶𑌂𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌿 - praise; describe
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌃 - great yogis

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Food obtained as alms is not degrading; it gives a joy that does not depend on pleasing others, and it is free from fear. It crushes envy, arrogance, and pride, destroys the flood of suffering, is available everywhere day after day with little effort, dear to the holy and purifying. The perfected yogis praise it as Shiva's inexhaustible charity kitchen, always accessible.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse re-frames alms as a discipline rather than a humiliation. When taken in the right spirit, 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 breaks ego - envy, pride, and the subtle belief that "I must control everything." It also removes fear, because the person learns to live with fewer demands. Calling it Shiva's 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌰 (feeding hall) suggests a sacred trust: the world provides enough for the one who is simple.

For householders, the inner lesson is larger than literal begging. Any time you reduce dependency on approval, you gain fearlessness: you can speak honestly, you can walk away from manipulative systems, and you can live within your means. The verse also quietly urges compassion: if alms are sacred, then feeding others and supporting those in transition is a form of worship. Sa~gkarAcArya's 𑌭𑍍𑌹𑌜 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌮𑍍 returns to this point often: do not postpone inner clarity for outer arrangements; convert insight into a small daily discipline.

Practice: keep one "simple day" each week: eat plain food, spend minimally, and reduce entertainment. Use the saved time or money for 𑌸𑍇𑌵 (service) - feeding someone, donating, or volunteering. This trains the mind to find joy in simplicity and gives you the confidence that life can be lived without constant bargaining.

𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍇 𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑍇 𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌯𑌂
𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌦𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌬𑌲𑍇 𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇 𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑌯𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍇 𑌖𑌲𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌯𑌂
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 𑌨𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌭𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.31 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌃 - enjoyment; sense-pleasure (in verse: 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍇 = "in enjoyment")
𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌃 - disease
𑌭𑌯𑌂 - fear
𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌂 - family; lineage (in verse: 𑌕𑍁𑌲𑍇)
𑌚𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑌿𑌃 - fall; loss of status
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 - wealth; money (in verse: 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇)
𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌃 - ruler; king (in verse: 𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌤𑍍)
𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 - honor; esteem (in verse: 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍇)
𑌦𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 - humiliation; wretchedness
𑌬𑌲𑌂 - strength; power (in verse: 𑌬𑌲𑍇)
𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌃 - enemy (in verse: 𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁)
𑌰𑍂𑌪𑌂 - beauty; appearance (in verse: 𑌰𑍂𑌪𑍇)
𑌜𑌰𑌾 - old age; decay
𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - learning; scripture (in verse: 𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇)
𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍀 - disputant; challenger
𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌃 - virtue; good quality (in verse: 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍇)
𑌖𑍍𑌹𑌲𑌃 - wicked person; scoundrel
𑌕𑌾𑌯𑌃 - body (in verse: 𑌕𑌾𑌯𑍇)
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌃 - death; the "end" (in verse: 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍)
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 - all; everything
𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 - thing; object
𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌂 - pervaded by fear
𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌿 - on earth
𑌨𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌂 - of humans
𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌂 - dispassion; non-clinging
𑌏𑌵 - alone
𑌅𑌭𑌯𑌂 - fearlessness

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In pleasure there is fear of illness; in family, fear of decline; in wealth, fear of rulers; in honor, fear of humiliation; in strength, fear of enemies; in beauty, fear of old age; in learning, fear of challengers; in virtue, fear of the wicked; in the body, fear of death. Everything people hold in the world is mixed with fear; only dispassion is without fear.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse makes a blunt psychological claim: fear is woven into attachment. Whatever you "have" can be lost; whatever you identify with can be threatened. The list is not pessimism for its own sake - it is meant to show that the mind cannot reach lasting safety by rearranging externals. When 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (non-clinging) grows, fear reduces because there is less to defend and less to lose. Notice the chain Bhartruhari is pointing at: 𑌰𑌾𑌗 (attachment) quietly breeds 𑌭𑌯 (fear), because whatever you cling to becomes something you must protect; 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 breaks that chain.

This aligns neatly with an 𑌅𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌤 insight: 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈 𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 - fear arises from "a second" (from duality, from seeing something as other-than-me). As long as we build our self on possessions, status, or roles, we must stay anxious. The movement toward inner freedom is the movement toward 𑌅𑌭𑌯 (fearlessness), which the Upanishads praise as the nature of the Real.

Practice: list three recurring fears (health, money, reputation, relationships) and ask which attachment fuels each one. Reduce one attachment intentionally: simplify one possession, lower one status-demand, or loosen one compulsion to control outcomes. Pair that with a short daily meditation on what does not change - steady awareness itself. Fear loosens when the inner anchor becomes stronger than the outer circumstances.

𑌆𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌰𑌣𑍇𑌨 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 𑌜𑌰𑌸𑌾 𑌚𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌂 𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨𑌂
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷𑍋 𑌧𑌨𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌸𑌯𑌾 𑌶𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍌𑌢𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍈𑌃 ।
𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾 𑌵𑌨𑌭𑍁𑌵𑍋 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌾 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑍈𑌰𑍍
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌣 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌹𑌤𑌾 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑌾 ॥ 3.32 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌆𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 - overrun; seized
𑌮𑌰𑌣𑌂 - death (in verse: 𑌮𑌰𑌣𑍇𑌨 = by death)
𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 - birth
𑌜𑌰𑌾 - old age
𑌅𑌤𑌿 - very
𑌉𑌜𑍍𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌲𑌂 - bright; radiant
𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨𑌂 - youth
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷𑌃 - contentment
𑌧𑌨 - wealth
𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍍𑌸𑌾 - greedy longing
𑌶𑌮 - calmness; peace
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - happiness
𑌶𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - the happiness of peace
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍌𑌢𑌾 - mature; full-grown
𑌅𑌂𑌗𑌨𑌾 - woman
𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍈𑌃 - by charms; by wiles
𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍈𑌃 - by people
𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 - envious
𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌃 - virtues; good qualities
𑌵𑌨 - forest
𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌃 - tracts/lands
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑍈𑌃 - wild beasts; dangerous creatures
𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌾𑌃 - kings; rulers
𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑍈𑌃 - wicked people
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌣 - by instability; by inconstancy
𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌯𑌃 - fortunes; prosperities
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌅𑌪𑌹𑌤𑌾𑌃 - struck down; destroyed
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 - swallowed; seized
𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what is not?
𑌕𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑌾 - by whom indeed?

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Birth is seized by death, bright youth by old age; contentment by greed for wealth, and the happiness of peace by the charms of passion. Virtues are attacked by envy, forest-lands by beasts, kings by the wicked, and even prosperity by instability. What, then, is not afflicted by something or other?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse dismantles the fantasy of a "safe" worldly arrangement. Every domain has its predator: health has illness, power has enemies, virtue has jealousy, wealth has calamity. The point is not to become paranoid; it is to stop building your identity on what is inherently vulnerable. When you see this clearly, dispassion becomes natural rather than forced. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In daily life this shows up as the constant background hum of risk-management: protecting reputation, guarding assets, scanning for threats, keeping up appearances. None of this is wrong in moderation, but when it becomes the center of life it produces chronic tension. The verse is urging a shift from external security to inner stability - from constantly "fixing" life to understanding life. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: simplify one fragile dependency. Reduce what you must protect: fewer commitments, fewer unnecessary possessions, fewer ego-roles. Use the freed energy to build inner steadiness through study and meditation. The more your peace depends on your own mind, the less you are shaken by the inevitable "predators" of circumstance.

𑌆𑌧𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌶𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇
𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌪𑌤𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾 𑌇𑌵 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌦𑌃 ।
𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌂 𑌅𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌆𑌶𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌂 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌶𑍇𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.33 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌆𑌧𑌿 - mental affliction; worry
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿 - physical disease
𑌶𑌤𑍈𑌃 - by hundreds
𑌜𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of people
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍈𑌃 - of various kinds
𑌆𑌰𑍋𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌂 - health
𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 - is uprooted; destroyed
𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌃 - fortune; wealth
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 - where
𑌪𑌤𑌂𑌤𑌿 - falls; arrives
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 - there
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌤 - opened
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌃 - doors
𑌇𑌵 - like
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌦𑌃 - calamities; adversities
𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌂 - whatever is born, again and again
𑌅𑌵𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌂 - certainly
𑌆𑌶𑍁 - quickly
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌂 - helpless
𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌃 - death
𑌕𑌰𑍋𑌤𑌿 - makes
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌾𑌤𑍍 - its own; "absorbs" into itself
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌂 - then what?
𑌤𑍇𑌨 - by that
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌶𑍇𑌨 - uncontrolled; without a goad
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾 - by the Creator
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - what (that which)
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌂 - made; created
𑌸𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌰𑌂 - truly stable

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Hundreds of varied ailments uproot people's health. Wherever fortune settles, misfortunes arrive as if through doors flung wide open. Whatever is born, death quickly makes helpless and claims again and again. What, then, has this uncontrolled Creator made that can be called truly stable?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse presses the same point with sharper images. Wealth is not only unstable; it attracts new anxieties - protection, comparison, loss, and conflict. Health is fragile. And death is not negotiable. Bhartruhari calls the Creator 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌶 (without a goad) to emphasize that the world is not designed to conform to our demand for permanence. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is why clinging hurts: we expect stability where the system offers change. Modern life adds new layers - insurance, forecasts, analytics - but the basic truth remains: nothing external is finally controllable. The verse does not ask you to become careless; it asks you to stop treating external management as the source of peace. That peace must come from a deeper ground. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: keep your responsibilities, but loosen inner expectation. Do one short daily reflection: "What I can control is my action and attitude, not outcomes." Then invest in the stable: character, learning, and inner practice. When your center shifts, even illness or loss becomes less psychologically catastrophic.

𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌂𑌗𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌭𑌂𑌗𑌤𑌰𑌲𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌨𑌃
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵 𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌿 𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾 ।
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌅𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌏𑌵 𑌨𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌬𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌕𑌾
𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌪𑍇𑌶𑌲𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.34 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌃 - pleasures; enjoyments
𑌤𑍁𑌂𑌗 - high
𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌃 - wave
𑌭𑍍𑌹𑌂𑌗𑌃 - breaking; crash
𑌤𑌰𑌲𑌾𑌃 - fickle; unstable
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌃 - life-breaths; life
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣 - moment
𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌿𑌨𑌃 - perishing; being destroyed
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌿 - a few; small in number
𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌿 - days
𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨 - youth
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - happiness/pleasure
𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - thrill; zest
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍁 - in beloveds
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾 - situated; resting
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂 - that worldly life
𑌅𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂 - without essence
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌨𑌿𑌖𑌿𑌲𑌂 - entire; all
𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾 - having understood
𑌬𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌃 - wise people
𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌕𑌾𑌃 - teachers; awakeners
𑌲𑍋𑌕 - people/world
𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌃 - welfare; compassion
𑌪𑍇𑌶𑌲 - tender; gentle
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 - with the mind
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌃 - effort
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 - should be applied/placed (toward 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Pleasures are fickle like the crash of tall waves; life can be destroyed in a moment; the days of youthful happiness are few, and passion's thrill rests in the beloved. Knowing this whole cycle of worldly life to be without substance, let the wise teachers, with a mind softened by compassion for the world, strive for inner absorption.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is important because it refuses escapism. Bhartruhari sees impermanence clearly, but he does not turn it into cynicism; he turns it into 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿 (inner steadiness) and 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹 (care for others). When your own mind becomes stable, you naturally become more useful to the world: less reactive, less self-centered, more grounded.

In practical terms, the mind wastes enormous energy chasing waves: short-lived highs, short-lived relationships, short-lived thrills. That chase produces burnout and fragmentation. The verse suggests a better use of energy: invest in depth. Even a small daily contemplative practice produces a kind of stability that makes you kinder and more effective - at home, at work, and in service. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: keep one fixed daily time for inner work - meditation, prayer, or study - even if it is brief. Pair it with one act of 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌂𑌪𑌾 (compassion): help someone quietly, without display. The combination of inner depth and outer kindness is the verse's prescription for living wisely in an impermanent world.

𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾 𑌮𑍇𑌘𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍌𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌚𑌂𑌚𑌲𑌾
𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌘𑌟𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌜𑌪𑌟𑌲𑍀𑌲𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌬𑍁𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾 𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌕𑌲𑌯𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌂
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇 𑌧𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌭𑍇 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌬𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌃 ॥ 3.35 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌃 - pleasures; enjoyments
𑌮𑍇𑌘 - cloud
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌂 - canopy
𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 - in the middle
𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌸𑌤𑍍 - flashing; shining
𑌸𑍌𑌦𑌾𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍀 - lightning
𑌚𑌂𑌚𑌲𑌾 - fickle; unsteady
𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌃 - lifespan
𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌃 - wind
𑌵𑌿𑌘𑌟𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌤 - shaken; struck
𑌅𑌬𑍍𑌜 - lotus
𑌪𑌟𑌲𑍀 - cluster; mass
𑌲𑍀𑌨 - merged; settled
𑌅𑌂𑌬𑍁 - water-drop
𑌭𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌰𑌂 - fragile; perishable
𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌾 - wavering; fickle
𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨 - youth
𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌾 - longing; craving
𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂 - of embodied beings
𑌇𑌤𑌿 - thus
𑌆𑌕𑌲𑌯𑍍𑌯 - having considered
𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌂 - quickly
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍇 - in 𑌯𑍋𑌗; disciplined practice
𑌧𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯 - steadiness; courage
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿 - absorption
𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 - attainment; success
𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌭𑍇 - easily obtainable
𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌂 - mind; understanding
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂 - place; establish
𑌬𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌃 - wise ones

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Pleasures are fickle like lightning flashing in cloud-canopies. Life is as fragile as a drop resting on a lotus petal, shaken by the wind. Youthful longings waver like a game. Seeing this clearly, wise people quickly steady the mind in disciplined practice that yields courage, inner absorption, and real attainment.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is a call to urgency without panic. The images are meant to break procrastination: if life can change in a moment, then postponing inner work is foolish. Bhartruhari is not anti-joy; he is anti-delusion. Enjoy what is appropriate, but do not expect it to be stable, and do not delay the cultivation of what actually stabilizes the mind. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

Today this applies to how quickly conditions shift - health scares, job changes, relationship turns, even global events. Many people respond by doubling down on distraction. The verse recommends the opposite: build 𑌧𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯 (steadiness) and 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿 (collected attention) so you can meet change without being shattered by it.

Practice: commit to a small, non-negotiable daily discipline: 10 minutes of meditation, or 30 minutes of focused study, or a fixed prayer routine. Let the practice be simple and repeatable; intensity is less important than continuity. Over time, your mind becomes less lightning-like and more lamp-like.

𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌃 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌂 𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌯𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌃
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌾 𑌘𑌨𑌸𑌮𑌯𑌤𑌡𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌪𑍂𑌗𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌕𑌂𑌠𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍋𑌪𑌗𑍂𑌢𑌂 𑌤𑌦𑌪𑌿 𑌚 𑌨 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌂 𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑍀𑌤𑌂
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌤 𑌭𑌵𑌭𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌭𑍋𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌰𑍀𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.36 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌃 - lifespan; life
𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌃 - wave
𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌂 - wavering; restless
𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌯 - a few; some
𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌃 - days
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍀 - lasting; staying
𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨 - youth
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌃 - splendor; prosperity
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌃 - wealth; possessions
𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌃 - thought; imagination
𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌃 - like; comparable to
𑌘𑌨 - dense; clouded
𑌸𑌮𑌯𑌃 - time; season
𑌤𑌡𑌿𑌤𑍍 - lightning
𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌃 - fleeting displays; illusions (in verse: 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾)
𑌭𑍋𑌗 - enjoyment
𑌪𑍂𑌗𑌾𑌃 - heaps; clusters
𑌕𑌂𑌠𑌃 - neck
𑌆𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌷𑌃 - embrace
𑌉𑌪𑌗𑍂𑌢𑌂 - closely hugged
𑌤𑌦𑍍 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even that
𑌨 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌂 - not long
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - which
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌃 - by beloveds
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑍀𑌤𑌂 - bestowed; brought about
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌿 - in the Absolute (in verse: 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍍)
𑌆𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤 - attached; devoted
𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 - minds
𑌭𑌵𑌤 - become; be
𑌭𑌵 - worldly existence; becoming
𑌭𑌯 - fear
𑌅𑌂𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌿𑌃 - ocean
𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌂 - farther shore
𑌤𑌰𑍀𑌤𑍁𑌂 - to cross

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Life wavers like waves; the splendor of youth lasts only a few days. Wealth is as fleeting as a thought, and heaps of pleasures are like lightning in stormy seasons. Even a beloved's close embrace does not last long. So fix your mind on the Absolute, if you want to cross the ocean of fear that belongs to worldly existence.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is a complete argument in four lines: everything external is unstable, so place love and attention on what is stable. Bhartruhari is not saying "do not love"; he is saying "do not pretend the changing can give the unchanging." When affection, wealth, and pleasure are seen as temporary, the mind stops demanding eternity from them. Notice the chain Bhartruhari is pointing at: 𑌰𑌾𑌗 (attachment) quietly breeds 𑌭𑌯 (fear), because whatever you cling to becomes something you must protect; 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 breaks that chain.

Many modern anxieties come from the mismatch between expectation and reality: expecting permanent youth, permanent romance, permanent security. When life inevitably changes, the mind feels betrayed. The verse suggests a wiser strategy: let externals be enjoyed as gifts, and let the inner anchor be 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 (the Absolute, pure consciousness). Then change is not a catastrophe; it is simply the nature of the world.

Practice: once a day, name one change you are resisting and consciously soften your grip. Replace one minute of worry with one minute of remembrance: "What is unchanging is awareness itself." If the mind keeps returning to demands, return it gently to steady practice. Dispassion is not dryness; it is the freedom to love without fear.

𑌕𑍃𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍇
𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌷𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌮𑍋 𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨𑍇 𑌚𑍋𑌪𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌃 ।
𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌵𑌸𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌃
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌰𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌦𑌤 𑌯𑌦𑌿 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌥𑍍 ॥ 3.3𑍭 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌕𑍃𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌣 - with difficulty; painfully
𑌅𑌮𑍇𑌧𑍍𑌯 - impure; filthy
𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇 - in the midst
𑌨𑌿𑌯𑌮𑌿𑌤 - restrained; confined
𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃 - with the body/limbs
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 - one stays; one is made to remain
𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌃 - dwelling in the womb
𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾 - beloved
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌷𑌃 - separation
𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌂 - sorrow
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌃 - mixture; interweaving
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌮𑌃 - painful; harsh
𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨𑍇 - in youth
𑌚 - and
𑌉𑌪𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌃 - enjoyment
𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌣𑌾𑌂 - of beautiful-eyed women
𑌅𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾 - contempt
𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌸𑌿𑌤 - laughed at
𑌵𑌸𑌤𑌿𑌃 - dwelling; state
𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌭𑌵𑌃 - old age
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯 - otherwise; further
𑌅𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌃 - not good; unpleasant
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍇 - in worldly life
𑌰𑍇 - O!
𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - people
𑌵𑌦𑌤 - tell (me)
𑌯𑌦𑌿 - whether/if
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - happiness
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even a little
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 - exists
𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 - any

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In the womb one stays confined in filth and discomfort; in youth even enjoyment is bitter, tangled with the pain of separation from the beloved; in old age one lives amid contempt and laughter. O people, tell me - in such worldly life, does even a little real happiness exist?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse forces a question we usually avoid: if we look honestly, where is the stable happiness in this cycle? Every stage has its shadow. Bhartruhari is not denying that pleasant moments exist; he is denying that they can be relied upon as the foundation of life. The purpose of this stark inventory is to redirect the seeker toward a deeper joy that does not depend on conditions. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In modern terms, we can translate the stages: early life has constraint and dependence; adulthood has anxiety, ambition, and relational turbulence; later life has decline and social invisibility. If the mind tries to extract lasting fulfillment from these changing frames, it will keep oscillating between hope and disappointment. The verse invites a more mature relationship with pleasure - appreciation without dependence. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: stop postponing inner depth to a "later" time. Begin now with small daily contemplations and one stabilizing habit (meditation, prayer, service). Let pleasures come and go, but let your identity shift toward what is steady: awareness, character, and truth. When the center changes, life stages lose their power to define your happiness.

𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌘𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿 𑌜𑌰𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍀
𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵 𑌇𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌭𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌘𑌟𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌭𑍋
𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌆𑌚𑌰𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌿 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.3𑍮 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 18 + 17 + 18 + 18 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 71); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌘𑍍𑌰𑍀 - tigress
𑌇𑌵 - like
𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿 - stands
𑌜𑌰𑌾 - old age
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍀 - threatening; terrifying
𑌰𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌃 - diseases
𑌚 - and
𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌃 - enemies
𑌇𑌵 - like
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌿 - strike; attack
𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌂 - the body
𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌃 - life-span
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 - leaks away; flows out
𑌭𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌨 - broken; cracked
𑌘𑌟𑌾 - pot
𑌅𑌦𑌿 - like, etc. (in verse: 𑌘𑌟𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌵)
𑌅𑌂𑌭𑍋 - water
𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌃 - the world/people
𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌪𑌿 - even so
𑌅𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 - harmful; not beneficial
𑌆𑌚𑌰𑌤𑌿 - practices; does
𑌇𑌤𑌿 - thus
𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - strange; wonder

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Old age stands like a tigress, threatening; diseases attack the body like enemies; the life-span leaks away like water from a cracked pot. Yet people still act in ways that harm them - how strange.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is astonished at human self-sabotage. With decline and death so obvious, why do we keep choosing what increases suffering - greed, addiction, cruelty, and distraction? The images are meant to wake up 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦 (carelessness): old age and illness are not theoretical; they are already approaching, and life is already leaking. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

We see the same contradiction today: people know what harms them - lack of sleep, constant anger, compulsive consumption - and still repeat it. Krishnamurti would say that we live mechanically, driven by habit and image, not by understanding. Bhartruhari's "citraM" (how strange) is a nudge to break the spell of routine. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: pick one harmful pattern you already recognize and replace it with one nourishing pattern that is equally easy to do. If scrolling is easy, make reading easy. If late-night snacking is easy, make a walk easy. The mind changes when the alternative becomes practical. This is not moralism; it is intelligent self-care in the face of time.

𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾 𑌭𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍋 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌚𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍
𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌹 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌤 𑌰𑍇 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌚𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌤𑍈𑌃 ।
𑌆𑌶𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌶𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌦𑌂 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌃𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂
𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌨𑌿 𑌯𑌦𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌃 ॥ 3.3𑍯 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌃 - pleasures; enjoyments
𑌭𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌰 - fragile; perishing
𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌯𑌃 - forms; patterns; ways
𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌃 - of many kinds
𑌤𑍈𑌃 𑌏𑌵 - by them alone
𑌚 - and
𑌅𑌯𑌂 - this
𑌭𑌵𑌃 - worldly existence; becoming
𑌤𑌤𑍍 - thus
𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯 - for whose sake? for what purpose?
𑌇𑌹 - here
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍇 - for the sake of
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌤 - do you wander about
𑌰𑍇 - O!
𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌃 - people
𑌚𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌤𑍈𑌃 - by efforts; by exertions
𑌆𑌶𑌾 - hope
𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌃 - noose; rope
𑌶𑌤 - hundred
𑌆𑌪𑌾𑌶 - (as in verse) nooses (compound)
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 - pacification; calming
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌦𑌂 - clear; bright
𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌃 - mind
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 - let it be placed/collected (into 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿)
𑌕𑌾𑌮 - desire
𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - arising
𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌤𑍍 - by force of; due to
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌧𑌾𑌮𑌨𑌿 - in one's own true abode (the Supreme)
𑌯𑌦𑌿 - if
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌦𑍇𑌯𑌂 - worthy of trust
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍍 - our
𑌵𑌚𑌃 - words

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This worldly life is made only of many kinds of fragile pleasures. For whose sake, and to what end, do you keep roaming here in constant exertion? Let the mind be gathered into clear absorption by quieting the hundred nooses of hope that arise from desire - if my words are worth trusting.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse diagnoses the engine of restlessness: 𑌆𑌶𑌾 (hope/expectation) multiplied into hundreds of ropes, each tied to a desire. The mind runs not because life demands it, but because hope keeps promising a future completion. Bhartruhari's remedy is not pessimism; it is 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤-𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿 - the mind becoming collected, clear, and present.

This lands directly on modern overwork and over-stimulation. Many people are exhausted not by necessity but by mental roaming: one more goal, one more upgrade, one more recognition. When hope becomes addiction, life becomes a treadmill. The verse suggests a radical move: stop roaming and return to your "own abode" - the inner ground of awareness, where the mind can finally rest. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: write down the top five hopes driving your week (approval, money, control, pleasure, recognition). For one day, pause each time one of these hopes pulls you, and do one breath of awareness before acting. Then choose either a necessary action or a deliberate renunciation. Over time, those hundred ropes become thinner, and the mind becomes visibly clearer.

𑌸𑌖𑍇 𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑍇𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌤𑌭𑌵𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌾
𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌂 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌶𑌰𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌧𑌵𑌲𑌗𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌗𑌾𑌂
𑌨𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑍇 𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌚𑌯𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍈𑌕𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌃 ॥ 3.3𑍯.1 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌸𑌖𑍇 - O friend
𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - blessed; fortunate
𑌕𑍇𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 - some
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌤 - broken; snapped
𑌭𑌵 - worldly existence; becoming
𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌃 - bondage
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌃 - entanglement; tangle (in verse: 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌾)
𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 - in the depths of the forest
𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 - mind
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌰 - within
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌂 - poison (inner poison of agitation)
𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯 - without sense-objects; non-object
𑌆𑌶𑍀𑌤𑍍 - cooled; became cold (in verse compound)
𑌵𑌿𑌷 - poison
𑌗𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌃 - gone/attained (as written: 𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌃)
𑌶𑌰𑌤𑍍 - autumn
𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰 - moon
𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾 - moonlight
𑌧𑌵𑌲 - white; pure
𑌗𑌗𑌨 - sky
𑌆𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌃 - expanse
𑌸𑍁𑌭𑌗𑌾𑌂 - beautiful; auspicious
𑌨𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 - spend; lead
𑌯𑍇 - those who
𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌂 - the night
𑌸𑍁𑌕𑍃𑌤 - merit; good deeds
𑌚𑌯𑌃 - accumulation; store
𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌾 - contemplation
𑌏𑌕 - only
𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌃 - refuge; shelter

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O friend, blessed are those few who have snapped the tangle of worldly bondage. In the forest they reach an objectless coolness that pacifies the mind's inner poison; under the beautiful expanse of an autumn-moonlit sky, they pass the night taking refuge only in contemplation of their store of virtue.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse celebrates the quiet happiness of solitude after detachment. The "inner poison" is the agitation of craving, comparison, and resentment; when sense-objects stop dominating attention, that poison cools. The autumn moonlight image suggests clarity: the mind becomes spacious, luminous, and simple - not because life became perfect, but because the mind stopped being pulled in a hundred directions. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

For many people today, the forest is symbolic: a space without constant inputs. When notifications stop, when entertainment is absent, when you are alone with your mind, you begin to see the toxins you were avoiding. Those few "blessed" ones are not special by birth; they are special by choice - they choose depth over distraction. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: create a small "forest night" once a week. Turn off screens, go for a quiet walk, look at the sky, and let the mind settle. Use the time for 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 (self-study) and for remembering your own good intentions. Slowly, the inner poison cools, and clarity becomes your natural refuge.

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌣𑌕𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌃 𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌸 𑌏𑌵 𑌏𑌕 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍋 𑌜𑍃𑌂𑌭𑌤𑍇
𑌭𑍋𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍋 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌭𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍇 𑌤𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌰𑍇 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍇 𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌮𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌥𑌾𑌃 ॥ 3.40 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 - Brahma
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰 - Indra
𑌆𑌦𑌿 - etc.
𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍 - Maruts (a class of gods)
𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌃 - groups/hosts
𑌤𑍃𑌣 - grass
𑌕𑌣𑌾𑌨𑌿 - particles; blades
𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌰 - here (in that state)
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌃 - one who is established (in verse: 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍋)
𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 - considers
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - whose
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌃 - taste; relish
𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌃 - tasteless
𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 - become
𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌃 - riches; powers
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯 - the three worlds
𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌂 - sovereignty; kingdom
𑌆𑌦𑌯𑌃 - and the like
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌃 - enjoyment
𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 - some unique; a certain
𑌸𑌃 𑌏𑌵 - that alone
𑌏𑌕𑌃 - one
𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌃 - supreme
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 - eternal
𑌉𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌃 - risen; shining
𑌜𑍃𑌂𑌭𑌤𑍇 - blossoms; expands
𑌭𑍋𑌃 - O!
𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍋 - O good one; seeker
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣 - moment
𑌭𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌰 - perishing; brittle
𑌤𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌰 - other than that
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌃 - pleasure
𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌃 - attachment; delight
𑌮𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌥𑌾𑌃 - do not do; do not make

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For one established there, Brahma, Indra, and the other hosts of gods seem like mere blades of grass; and even the greatest riches - like sovereignty over the three worlds - become tasteless. There is one supreme enjoyment that shines eternally. O seeker, do not cling to other pleasures that break in a moment.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse describes "taste-shift". When a deeper joy is tasted, lesser joys lose their tyranny. It is not that the world becomes ugly; it becomes proportionate. Even "divine" powers and statuses look small compared to the quiet fullness of the Real. Bhartruhari is pointing to a single enduring delight: the joy of abiding in truth. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In real life, you may glimpse this after genuine meditation, after deep love, or after a near-miss that resets priorities: suddenly, things you once chased feel like grass. That shift is precious because it breaks addiction. The Upanishads call the Absolute 𑌰𑌸 (deep savor); when that savor is known, the mind does not beg from fragile pleasures.

Practice: do not only "fight" desires; replace their taste. Build one daily source of deeper joy - meditation, meaningful service, study, or silence. Then watch how cravings lose intensity naturally. Dispassion becomes effortless when the mind has found a higher satisfaction.

𑌸𑌾 𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌨𑌗𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸 𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌂𑌤𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌚 𑌤𑌤𑍍
𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌚 𑌸𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌬𑌿𑌂𑌬𑌾𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌂𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌥𑌾𑌃
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌦𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌥𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 𑌨𑌮𑌃 ॥ 3.41 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 24 + 25 + 22 + 24 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 95); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌸𑌾 - that
𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾 - charming; delightful
𑌨𑌗𑌰𑍀 - city
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍 - great
𑌸 - that
𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌃 - king; ruler
𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌂𑌤 - vassal; chief
𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌂 - circle; surrounding group
𑌚 - and
𑌤𑌤𑍍 - that
𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇 - at the side; nearby
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of him
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌧 - clever; refined
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍 - assembly; court
𑌤𑌾𑌃 - those (f. pl.)
𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰 - moon
𑌬𑌿𑌂𑌬𑌂 - disk; orb
𑌆𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌃 - faces
𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌃 - arrogant; headstrong
𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰 - prince
𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌹𑌃 - multitude; crowd
𑌤𑍇 - those
𑌵𑌂𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌃 - panegyrists; bards
𑌤𑌾𑌃 - those
𑌕𑌥𑌾𑌃 - stories; tales
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 - all
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 - whose
𑌵𑌶𑌾𑌤𑍍 - under whose power
𑌅𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍 - went
𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿 - memory
𑌪𑌥𑌂 - path
𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌯 - to Time
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍈 - to him
𑌨𑌮𑌃 - salutations

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That delightful city, that great king and his circle of vassals, that cultured court of moon-faced beauties, that headstrong crowd of princes, those bards, those tales - all of it has gone down the road of memory under the power of Time. Salutations to Time.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is a bow to 𑌕𑌾𑌲 (Time) because Time humbles every human arrangement. Cities, courts, fame, and pleasure all feel solid while we are inside them; later they become stories. Bhartruhari is not merely lamenting; he is sharpening 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) by reminding us that even the most impressive "world" eventually becomes a memory in someone else's mind.

This is directly relevant to how we chase status today. Titles change, platforms fade, circles dissolve, and the very things we anxiously curate become footnotes. 𑌆𑌦𑌿 𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯 compresses the same truth in 𑌭𑍍𑌹𑌜 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌮𑍍: 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡𑌤𑌿 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌤𑌿 𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌃 - time plays, and life moves on. When we remember this, we stop investing our entire identity into what Time will certainly recycle.

Practice: once a week, imagine your current worries as a future story. Ask: "What would I want to have valued if this all becomes memory?" Then act accordingly - deepen character, relationships, and inner practice. A life aligned with what lasts is the best way to honor Time.

𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌪𑌿 𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍇 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌥𑍈𑌕𑍋
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌨𑍁 𑌬𑌹𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌨𑍈𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌨𑍇𑌯𑍌 𑌰𑌜𑌨𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑍌 𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌯𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍌
𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌃 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌫𑌲𑌕𑍇 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍈𑌃 ॥ 3.42 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 - where
𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌃 - many
𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌿𑌦𑍍 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - in some place
𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍇 - in a home
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 - there
𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌿 - remains
𑌅𑌥 - then
𑌏𑌕𑌃 - one
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - where also
𑌏𑌕𑌃 - one
𑌤𑌦𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑍁 - thereafter
𑌬𑌹𑌵𑌃 - many
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌰 - there
𑌨 𑌏𑌕𑌃 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - not even one
𑌚 - and
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑍇 - in the end
𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌂 - thus
𑌨𑍇𑌯𑍌 - "to be cast" (as dice); two (night/day) used like dice
𑌰𑌜𑌨𑌿 - night
𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑍌 - days
𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌯𑌨𑍍 - rolling; throwing
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍌 - two
𑌇𑌵 - like
𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍌 - dice
𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌃 - Time
𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌃 - clever; skilful
𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨 - world
𑌪𑌲𑌕𑌂 - board (as of a game)
𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌡𑌤𑌿 - plays
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 - living beings
𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍈𑌹𑍍 - as pieces/counters (as written: 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍈𑌃)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In some house there were many, and later only one remains; where there was one, later there are many; and in the end not even one is left. Thus Time, the clever player, plays on the world-board, rolling night and day like two dice, moving living beings as the pieces.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse makes impermanence intimate: it is not only kingdoms that vanish, but households. The "game" image is not to mock suffering; it is to show that change is built into life. Friends come, family disperses, roles shift, and finally everyone exits. Seeing this truth is the beginning of 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion): you stop clinging and start valuing what is meaningful while it is present. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This can transform how we live in communities today. Instead of assuming relationships are permanent and neglecting them, we become more attentive and grateful. Instead of building identity only on being "needed" by a certain group, we build inner stability, so transitions do not destroy us. Time will move the pieces; wisdom is learning how to play without losing peace. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: reach out to one person you have taken for granted and express simple appreciation. Also, loosen one identity-role you are over-attached to. When you can love without clinging, Time's moves hurt less and teach more.

𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌗𑌤𑍈𑌰𑌹𑌰𑌹𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌂
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌨 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌨𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇
𑌪𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌮𑌯𑍀𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌮𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌥𑍍 ॥ 3.43 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌃 - the sun (in verse: 𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯)
𑌗𑌤 - going
𑌆𑌗𑌤 - coming
𑌅𑌹𑌰𑌹𑌃 - day after day
𑌸𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 - is diminished; is worn away
𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌂 - life
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍈𑌃 - by activities; by busyness
𑌬𑌹𑍁 - many
𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯 - tasks
𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌃 - burden
𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃 - heavy
𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌃 - time
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌨 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 - is not known/recognized
𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 - seeing
𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 - birth
𑌜𑌰𑌾 - old age
𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - misfortune; adversity (in verse: 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿)
𑌮𑌰𑌣𑌂 - death
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌸𑌃 - fear
𑌚 - and
𑌨 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 - does not arise
𑌪𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - having drunk
𑌮𑍋𑌹 - delusion
𑌮𑌯𑍀𑌂 - made of
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌃 - heedlessness; carelessness
𑌮𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾 - intoxicating wine
𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤 - maddened
𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌂 - become
𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍 - the world

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
With the sun's daily rising and setting, life keeps shrinking; and under the heavy burden of countless tasks, even time itself is not noticed. Though birth, aging, misfortune, and death are seen, fear does not arise, because the world has become intoxicated by the wine of delusion called heedlessness.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse points at the strangest human blindness: we watch time pass, and yet live as if it were infinite. Busyness becomes a drug. The poet calls it 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌦 (heedlessness) - a drunken state where urgency is lost and the mind keeps postponing what matters. Even the obvious facts of mortality do not wake us because the intoxication is comforting. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In our era, this intoxication often takes the form of constant activity: meetings, feeds, entertainment, and endless "productive" motion. But when the mind never pauses, it cannot see. Upanishadic teaching begins with waking up: 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤 𑌜𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌤 (arise, awake). This verse is a similar wake-up call, asking us to become sober about time.

Practice: create a daily pause that breaks the intoxication - 5 minutes of silence at sunrise or sunset. Use it to remember three facts: life is finite, relationships are precious, and the mind can be trained. That small sobriety changes how you use the rest of the day.

𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌃 𑌸𑍈𑌵 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 𑌸 𑌏𑌵 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑍋 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌜𑌂𑌤𑌵𑍋
𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌿𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑍈𑌵 𑌨𑌿𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑍈𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌾
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌣 𑌕𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌹𑍋 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌲𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌹𑍇 ॥ 3.44 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌃 - night
𑌸𑌾 𑌏𑌵 - that same
𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 - again
𑌸𑌃 𑌏𑌵 - that same
𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌃 - day
𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - thinking
𑌮𑍁𑌧𑌾 - vainly; uselessly
𑌜𑌂𑌤𑌵𑌃 - creatures
𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 - run about
𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌿𑌨𑌃 - industrious; busy
𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌏𑌵 - just the same
𑌨𑌿𑌭𑍃𑌤 - hidden; fixed (as written)
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌧 - destined; begun (𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮)
𑌤𑌤𑍍-𑌤𑌤𑍍-𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌃 - those actions, each of them
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍈𑌃 - by activities
𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤 - repeated
𑌭𑍂𑌤 - become
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑍈𑌃 - by sense-objects
𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌂 - thus
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍇𑌨 - by this arrangement/method
𑌅𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌾 - by this
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌣 - by worldly life
𑌕𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 - abused; degraded
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we
𑌅𑌹𑍋 - alas
𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from delusion
𑌨 𑌲𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌾𑌮𑌹𑍇 - we are not ashamed

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Night is the same again, and the day is the same again; yet creatures, thinking vainly, keep running in busyness, repeating their destined actions. With activities and sense-pursuits endlessly repeated, we are degraded by this cycle of worldly life - and, alas, through delusion we feel no shame.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is about life on autopilot. The repetition of day and night mirrors the repetition of our habits: the same worries, the same cravings, the same distractions. Bhartruhari says the tragedy is not only that we repeat, but that we do not even feel the "alarm" of shame that would make us change. Delusion normalizes the waste. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is why routines can be dangerous: they create the illusion of progress while the inner person remains unchanged. Many people work hard, consume hard, and distract hard, yet never ask: "What am I becoming?" When that question is absent, the cycle continues. The verse invites a conscious break in the loop. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: change one daily loop deliberately. Break one automatic behavior (a habitual scroll, a habitual complaint, a habitual indulgence) and replace it with a conscious act (a walk, a prayer, a page of study). Small breaks are how the wheel of 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰 begins to slow.

𑌨 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌟𑌪𑌾𑌟𑌨𑌪𑌟𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍀𑌪𑍀𑌨𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌧𑌰𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌲𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌤𑌂
𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌃 𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌂 𑌏𑌵 𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨𑌵𑌨𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌦𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌠𑌾𑌰𑌾 𑌵𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.45 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌨 - not
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂 - meditation
𑌪𑌦𑌂 - feet; abode (in verse: 𑌪𑌦𑌂)
𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of the Lord
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌵𑌤𑍍 - properly
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰 - worldly cycle
𑌵𑌿𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌯𑍇 - for cutting; for severing
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗 - heaven
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰 - gate
𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌟𑌂 - door; shutter
𑌪𑌾𑌟𑌨 - breaking open
𑌪𑌟𑍁𑌃 - skilled
𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌃 - merit; virtue
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌨 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌃 - not acquired
𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍀 - woman
𑌪𑍀𑌨 - full; firm
𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌧𑌰 - breast
𑌊𑌰𑍁 - thigh
𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌲𑌂 - pair
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍇 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even in a dream
𑌨 𑌆𑌲𑌿𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌤𑌂 - not embraced
𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌃 - of mother
𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌂 𑌏𑌵 - only indeed
𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨 - youth
𑌵𑌨𑌂 - forest (metaphor: a flourishing thicket)
𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍇𑌦𑌃 - cutting
𑌕𑍁𑌠𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌃 - axes
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We have not properly meditated on the Lord's feet to cut the bondage of worldly life. We have not earned even the merit skilled enough to break open heaven's gate. We have not even in dreams embraced a woman's full breasts and thighs. We were born only to become axes that cut down our mother's forest of youth.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is self-criticism meant to shock the lazy mind. The poet says: we did not pursue the highest (liberation), nor even the common human enjoyments in a meaningful way; we simply passed time. And the only clear "result" of our birth was that our mother aged - her youth was cut down, as if by an axe. The verse is not anti-motherhood; it is pro-gratitude and pro-purpose. The word 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰 (worldly churn of repeated becoming) is central: when 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) is clear, 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 arises and the churn loses its grip.

Many people feel a modern version of this when they look back and realize they spent their best years in distraction and indecision. It is easy to consume entertainment and call it living. The verse asks for honesty: what did your life actually cultivate? In 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨 𑌧𑌰𑍍𑌮, gratitude to parents is sacred - 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍃 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍋 𑌭𑌵 (let the mother be a deity). Wasting life without honoring that sacrifice is a deep loss.

Practice: do one concrete act of service for your parents or elders - time, care, respect, or support. Then choose one clear direction for your own life: either deepen spiritual practice, or deepen ethical worldly life - but do not drift. Purpose is the real repayment.

𑌨𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌂𑌦𑌦𑌮𑌨𑍀 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌤𑍋𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌾
𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌭𑌪𑍀𑌠𑌦𑌲𑌨𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌕𑌂 𑌨 𑌨𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌯𑌶𑌃 ।
𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌕𑍌𑌮𑍍𑌅𑌲𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵𑌾𑌧𑌰𑌰𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑍀𑌤𑍋 𑌨 𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌦𑌯𑍇
𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌂 𑌏𑌵 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌅𑌹𑍋 𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌯𑍇 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌵𑌥𑍍 ॥ 3.46 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 27 + 25 + 28 + 26 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 106); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌨 - not
𑌅𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾 - practiced; mastered
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿 - against
𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍀 - debater
𑌵𑍃𑌂𑌦𑌂 - group
𑌦𑌮𑌨𑌿 - subduing (f.)
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 - knowledge
𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌤 - disciplined; trained
𑌉𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌾 - fitting; appropriate
𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗𑌃 - sword
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌃 - edge; tip (in verse: 𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌃)
𑌕𑌰𑌿 - elephant
𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌭𑌃 - temple of the head
𑌪𑍀𑌠𑌂 - base/seat
𑌦𑌲𑌨𑌂 - splitting; crushing
𑌯𑌶𑌃 - fame
𑌨𑌾𑌕𑌂 - heaven
𑌨 𑌨𑍀𑌤𑌂 - not taken/reached
𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾 - beloved
𑌕𑍌𑌮𑍍𑌅𑌲 - tender (as written)
𑌪𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌵 - fresh sprout
𑌅𑌧𑌰𑌃 - lip
𑌰𑌸𑌃 - nectar/taste
𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌃 - drunk; tasted
𑌨 - not
𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌦𑌯𑍇 - at moonrise
𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 - youth
𑌗𑌤𑌂 - gone
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌫𑌲𑌂 - fruitless
𑌅𑌹𑍋 - alas
𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌯𑍇 - in an empty house
𑌦𑍀𑌪 - lamp
𑌵𑌤𑍍 - like (in verse: 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌵𑌥𑍍)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We have not mastered the disciplined knowledge that subdues the crowd of debaters. We have not carried fame to heaven, as if crushing an elephant's temple with a sword-point. We have not tasted at moonrise the nectar of a beloved's tender sprout-like lips. Youth has passed away fruitlessly - like a lamp in an empty house.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse again attacks waste. A lamp is valuable when it illumines a home; in an empty house it burns without benefit. Bhartruhari uses that image for youth: if it is not used for learning, love with responsibility, or inner growth, it is simply consumed by time. The poet is not demanding a specific life-script; he is demanding intentionality. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

Many people feel this after years of drifting between distractions: the mind was busy, but life did not become deeper. The remedy is not regret; it is immediate clarity. Youth may be physical, but "youth" also means energy, attention, and opportunity. Even later in life, that lamp can be turned toward what matters. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: choose one domain to grow this month - knowledge, health, relationships, or spiritual practice - and take a concrete step daily. Reduce one time-waster that drains attention. If you do this consistently, the lamp of your life begins to illumine something real.

𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑌲𑌂𑌕𑌰𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌚 𑌨𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌂
𑌶𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌷𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾 ।
𑌆𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌤𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃
𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌪𑌿𑌂𑌡𑌲𑍋𑌲𑍁𑌪𑌤𑌯𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌕𑍈𑌰𑌿𑌵 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 3.4𑍭 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 - knowledge
𑌨 𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌾 - not attained
𑌕𑌲𑌂𑌕 - stain; blemish
𑌰𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾 - without
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 - wealth
𑌚 - and
𑌨 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌂 - not earned
𑌶𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌷𑌾 - devoted service
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌨 - with a collected (focused) mind
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌾 - with the mind
𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌃 - for the parents
𑌨 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾 - not accomplished
𑌆𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌤 - dancing; swaying
𑌲𑍋𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌃 - eyes
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌃 - beloveds
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍇 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even in dreams
𑌨 𑌆𑌲𑌿𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 - not embraced
𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌃 - time
𑌅𑌯𑌂 - this
𑌪𑌰 - others'
𑌪𑌿𑌂𑌡𑌃 - morsel; food
𑌲𑍋𑌲𑍁𑌪𑌤𑌾 - greed
𑌕𑌾𑌕𑍈𑌃 - by crows
𑌇𑌵 - like
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 - is driven; is pushed

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We have not gained blemishless knowledge, nor earned wealth; we have not even served our parents with a collected mind. We have not embraced, even in dreams, our beloveds with dancing eyes. Time drives us on, like crows pushed by greed for another's morsel.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse adds a moral dimension: not only was life wasted, it was spent in dependence and neglect. The crow image is sharp: crows live by picking leftovers; similarly, a person who lives without inner strength ends up living on others - approval, resources, status, or opportunities. Bhartruhari is saying: do not let time push you like that. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In modern settings, this can look like living on borrowed attention: chasing likes, copying trends, and avoiding the slow work of building character and skill. It can also look like neglecting parents and elders while being busy with trivial pursuits. The verse is a reminder that a meaningful life includes learning, responsibility, and gratitude. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: do one daily act of 𑌶𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌷𑌾 (devoted service) - toward parents, elders, or anyone who supported you. Also, build one piece of independent competence (a skill, a habit, a discipline). When you become less crow-like, time becomes less of a whip and more of a teacher.

𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌾 𑌏𑌵 𑌖𑌲𑍁 𑌤𑍇
𑌸𑌮𑌂 𑌯𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌗𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌇𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌏𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌂 𑌆𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑌤𑌨𑌾
𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌲𑌨𑌦𑍀𑌤𑍀𑌰𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃 ॥ 3.4𑍮 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we
𑌯𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 - from whom
𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌃 - born
𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌃 - long since departed
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌖𑌲𑍁 - truly
𑌤𑍇 - they
𑌸𑌮𑌂 - together
𑌯𑍈𑌃 - with whom
𑌸𑌂𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌃 - grown up
𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿 - memory
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 - into an object (of)
𑌤𑍇 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - they too
𑌗𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 - taken; made to go
𑌇𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌂 - now
𑌏𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌃 - we are these (i.e., in this state)
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌂 - day by day
𑌆𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨 - near; approaching
𑌪𑌤𑌨𑌾 - falling
𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌃 - gone; become
𑌤𑍁𑌲𑍍𑌯 - similar
𑌅𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌂 - condition/state
𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌲 - sandy
𑌨𑌦𑍀 - river
𑌤𑍀𑌰 - bank
𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃 - with trees

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who gave birth to us have long since departed. Those with whom we grew up have also been made only objects of memory. Now, day by day, we are approaching the same condition - like trees standing on the sandy bank of a river, near to falling.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is a meditation on the thinning of life. Parents go, friends go, and soon we too stand "near to falling." The river-bank tree image is exact: it stands upright, but the ground under it is eroding. Bhartruhari is not trying to frighten; he is trying to make us honest about the direction of time. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is relevant when we live as if relationships and opportunities are permanent. We postpone calls, postpone apologies, postpone gratitude, and assume we can do it "later." The verse says: later is not guaranteed. When impermanence is remembered, love becomes more immediate and priorities become clearer. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: do one act of reconciliation or appreciation today. Also, stop postponing one meaningful project that your heart knows matters. If you live as a river-bank tree, you will cling; if you live with awareness of erosion, you will use time wisely.

𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌶𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍌 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌂
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍋𑌃 ।
𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌸𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇
𑌜𑍀𑌵𑍇 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌚𑌂𑌚𑌲𑌤𑌰𑍇 𑌸𑍌𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.4𑍯 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌃 - lifespan
𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷 - years
𑌶𑌤𑌂 - hundred
𑌨𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌂 - of humans
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌂 - limited; measured
𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍌 - in night(s)
𑌤𑌤𑍍 - that
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌂 - half
𑌗𑌤𑌂 - gone
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of that
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of half
𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of the remaining
𑌚 - and
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌂 - half
𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌂 - another
𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌤𑍍𑌵 - childhood
𑌵𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌤𑍍𑌵 - old age
𑌯𑍋𑌃 - in the two
𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌂 - the remainder
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿 - illness
𑌵𑌿𑌯𑍋𑌗 - separation; loss
𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖 - sorrow
𑌸𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 - together with
𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾 - service
𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 - and the like
𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 - is carried away/spent
𑌜𑍀𑌵𑍇 - in life (loc.)
𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿 - water
𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗 - wave
𑌚𑌂𑌚𑌲 - fickle
𑌤𑌰𑍇 - very (comparative)
𑌸𑍌𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌂 - happiness
𑌕𑍁𑌤𑌃 - where/from what source?
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 - for living beings

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Human life is limited to a hundred years; half of it is spent in nights. Of the remaining half, another half is lost to childhood and old age. The rest is spent amid illness, separation, sorrow, and service to others. In a life more fickle than water-waves, where is lasting happiness for living beings?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is a time-accounting verse. When you subtract sleep, dependency, decline, sickness, and obligations, very little remains as "free life." Bhartruhari is not trying to make you despair; he is trying to make you stop wasting what remains. The problem is not that life is short; the problem is that we spend it chasing what cannot satisfy. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

The categories remain recognizably the same today: sleep, school, work, maintenance, stress, and loss. Many people then try to squeeze "happiness" out of scraps through binge consumption. The verse suggests the opposite: if time is scarce, invest it in what has depth. Inner freedom gives a happiness that does not require perfect external conditions. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: audit one week of time and remove one low-value habit. Use that recovered time for something that strengthens you: health, relationships, learning, or contemplation. If you treat time as sacred, the quality of life rises even if the quantity is limited.

𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑍋 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌯𑍁𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌃
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌚 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌃 ।
𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍈𑌰𑌂𑌗𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌟 𑌇𑌵 𑌬𑌲𑍀𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌿𑌤𑌤𑌨𑍂𑌰𑍍
𑌨𑌰𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌮𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.50 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 23 + 20 + 23 + 23 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 89); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌂 - a moment
𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌃 - a child
𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - having become
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - and in another moment
𑌯𑍁𑌵𑌾 - a youth
𑌕𑌾𑌮 - desire
𑌰𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌃 - one who relishes; a sensualist
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌂 - a moment
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌃 - with wealth
𑌹𑍀𑌨𑌃 - deprived
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - in another moment
𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣 - complete
𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌃 - prosperity
𑌜𑌰𑌾 - old age
𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣 - worn-out
𑌅𑌂𑌗𑍈𑌃 - with limbs
𑌨𑌟𑌃 - an actor
𑌇𑌵 - like
𑌵𑌲𑍀 - wrinkles
𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌿𑌤 - adorned/marked
𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌃 - body
𑌨𑌰𑌃 - man; person
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰 - worldly life
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑍇 - at the end
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌤𑌿 - enters
𑌯𑌮 - Yama (Lord of Death)
𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍀𑌯 - belonging to; the abode (as written)
𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌂 - stage/curtain (as written)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For a moment one is a child, for another moment a desire-driven youth; for a moment poor, for another moment wealthy. At the end, the body worn out by age and marked by wrinkles, a person enters Death's dwelling like an actor leaving the stage.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is a teaching on roles. We keep changing masks: student, lover, parent, worker, leader, retiree. Each role feels absolute while we inhabit it, but it is temporary. Bhartruhari's actor image is meant to loosen identification: you are not the costume. When the final curtain comes, the performance ends. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is where 𑌅𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌤 becomes practical. If you identify with roles, every role-change feels like death: promotions inflate, demotions crush, relationships define self-worth. But if you learn to rest as the witness - awareness that watches all roles - you gain stability. Roles can then be played sincerely, without being mistaken for the Self.

Practice: at the end of the day, recall the roles you played and consciously put them down for a minute. Say: "Role is role; I am the one who knows." This small daily de-identification makes the mind less dramatic and more free. Then, when roles change in life, you can respond with dignity rather than panic.

𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌃
𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿 𑌕𑌵𑌯𑍋 𑌦𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌧𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌂 𑌉𑌭𑌯𑍋𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌯𑍋𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌂
𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌾 ॥ 3.51 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - you
𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌾 - king
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - also
𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌤 - served; attended upon
𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌃 - teacher
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾 - wisdom
𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 - self-respect; pride (here: confidence in wisdom)
𑌉𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌾𑌃 - uplifted; elevated
𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌃 - famous
𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑍈𑌃 - by riches; by prosperity
𑌯𑌶𑌃 - fame (in verse: 𑌯𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿 = fame/glories)
𑌕𑌵𑌯𑌃 - poets
𑌦𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁 - in all directions
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 - spread; extend
𑌨𑌃 - our
𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌂 - thus
𑌮𑌾𑌨 - honor; regard
𑌧𑌨 - wealth
𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌂 - far apart
𑌉𑌭𑌯𑍋𑌃 - of both
𑌆𑌵𑌯𑍋𑌃 - of us two
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌂 - difference
𑌯𑌦𑌿 - if
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍁 - toward us
𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌃 - turned away
𑌅𑌸𑌿 - you are
𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌤𑌃 - completely
𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌾𑌃 - desireless; indifferent

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You are a king; we too, through service to our teacher, stand uplifted by confidence in wisdom. You are famed by wealth; poets spread our fame in all directions. Thus the distance between us in honor and wealth is very great. If you turn away from us, we too are entirely without desire for you.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse opens a dialogue where the ascetic refuses psychological dependency on power. The king has outer authority; the ascetic claims inner authority through training under the teacher. The point is not arrogance; it is 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯 (inner freedom): the seeker does not beg for royal regard because his self-worth is not purchased by status. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In modern life, power takes many forms: titles, money, platforms, networks. It is easy to become a "courtier" of these - to shape speech and values for approval. Bhartruhari's stance is a reminder that dignity comes from inner cultivation. When you build competence and clarity, you can respect power without flattering it. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: notice one place where you soften your principles to gain approval. Replace that with one act of honest speech or clean boundaries. Cultivate one inner asset that cannot be taken away - skill, discipline, or steady practice. Then even if someone powerful turns away, you remain whole.

𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 𑌈𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌚 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇 𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂
𑌶𑍂𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌶𑌮𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌟𑌵𑌂 𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌧𑌨𑌾𑌢𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌲𑌹𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾 𑌨 𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 𑌮𑌮 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌏𑌵 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾 ॥ 3.52 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃 - wealth; valuables (in verse: 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 = of wealth/things)
𑌈𑌶𑌿𑌷𑍇 - you rule; you are lord of
𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌃 - words; speech (in verse: 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌂)
𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌹𑍇 - we rule; we are masters of
𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 - as far as meaning/purpose goes; rightly
𑌶𑍂𑌰𑌃 - brave
𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍀 - disputant; debater
𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌃 - pride
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑌶𑌮𑌨 - pacifying; subduing
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍌 - in the method/act of
𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌂 - inexhaustible; unfailing
𑌪𑌾𑌟𑌵𑌂 - skill; capacity
𑌨𑌃 - our
𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌂𑌤𑍇 - serve
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂 - you
𑌧𑌨𑌾𑌢𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - the wealthy
𑌮𑌤𑌿 - mind; understanding
𑌮𑌲𑌃 - impurity; stain
𑌹𑌤𑌿𑌃 - removal
𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌲𑌹𑌤𑌯𑍇 - for removing mental impurity
𑌮𑌾𑌂 - me
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - also
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍁𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌃 - wishing to hear (teachings)
𑌮𑌯𑌿 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - toward me also
𑌆𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾 - regard; trust
𑌨 - not
𑌤𑍇 - to you
𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍍 - if
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 - in you / toward you
𑌮𑌮 - my
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌏𑌵 - entirely indeed
𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾 - lack of regard; indifference
𑌰𑌾𑌜𑌨𑍍 - O king!

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You are master of wealth; we too are masters of speech, in its true sense. You are brave; we have unfailing skill in subduing the pride of debaters. The rich serve you; and those who wish to cleanse their minds by listening come to me as well. If you have no regard for me, then, O king, I have none for you either.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse contrasts outer power with inner power. Wealth gathers servants; clarity gathers sincere listeners. The ascetic is not insulting the king; he is saying that spiritual life cannot be measured by royal favor. When knowledge is real, it stands on its own feet, and the seeker does not barter dignity for patronage. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is valuable in modern professional life. Many institutions reward flattery; many leaders unconsciously expect it. The verse encourages a different posture: respect without servility. If your worth depends on proximity to power, you will live in anxiety. If your worth depends on integrity and competence, you can cooperate without losing yourself. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: speak with respect, but do not distort truth for approval. Build one form of inner authority - deep knowledge, consistent practice, or ethical steadiness - so your confidence is not borrowed. Then you can engage with hierarchy without becoming its hostage.

𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌇𑌹 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌕𑌲𑍈𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌦𑍁𑌕𑍂𑌲𑍈𑌃
𑌸𑌮 𑌇𑌹 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌷𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌃 ।
𑌸 𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌾
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌿 𑌚 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍇 𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌕𑍋 𑌦𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌃 ॥ 3.53 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 19 + 20 + 19 + 19 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 77); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we
𑌇𑌹 - here
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌃 - content; satisfied
𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌕𑌲𑍈𑌃 - with tree-barks (as clothing)
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - you
𑌦𑍁𑌕𑍂𑌲𑍈𑌃 - with fine garments
𑌸𑌮𑌃 - equal; alike
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍋𑌶𑌃 - contentment
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌃 - without distinction; uniform
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌃 - difference; distinction
𑌸 𑌤𑍁 - that indeed
𑌭𑌵𑌤𑍁 - let him be
𑌦𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌃 - poor
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 - whose
𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 - craving; thirst
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌾𑌲𑌾 - vast; great
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌿 - in the mind
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍇 - when content
𑌕𑌃 - who?
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 - rich; possessing wealth
𑌦𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌃 - poor

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We are content here with tree-barks; you with fine garments - yet contentment is the same, and the difference is insignificant. Let him be the truly poor one whose craving is vast. When the mind is content, who is rich and who is poor?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is one of Bhartruhari's clearest definitions of wealth: inner satisfaction. Outer possessions can differ wildly, but the inner state can be identical. The verse flips the usual labels: the truly "poor" person is the one with endless 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving), because craving is a permanent sense of lack. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is highly relevant in a consumer economy. Two people can earn the same salary, yet one lives calmly and the other lives in chronic anxiety because of lifestyle inflation. The verse points to a practical truth: contentment is not the result of getting more, it is the skill of needing less. When that skill is present, dignity and peace do not depend on external comparisons. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: define one "enough" boundary this month (clothes, gadgets, entertainment, spending) and stick to it. Replace one purchase with one act that grows inner wealth: learning, health, service, or silence. As 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷 (contentment) strengthens, the mind feels rich regardless of outer differences.

𑌫𑌲𑌂 𑌅𑌲𑌂 𑌅𑌶𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍁 𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌯 𑌤𑍋𑌯𑌂
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌪𑌿 𑌶𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌸𑍇 𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌕𑌲𑌂 𑌚 ।
𑌨𑌵𑌧𑌨𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂
𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌂𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌨𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌹𑍇 𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.54 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍀): This is in 𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍀 (𑌸𑌮-𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤) Chandas/Meter: 4 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌃, 15 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌾𑌃 per 𑌪𑌾𑌦; 𑌲𑌘𑍁/𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 pattern (per 𑌪𑌾𑌦) is `LLLLLLGG GLGGLGG`; 𑌯𑌤𑌿 (pause) is after the 8th syllable in each 𑌪𑌾𑌦.

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌫𑌲𑌂 - fruit
𑌅𑌲𑌂 - enough
𑌅𑌶𑌨𑌾𑌯 - for eating; for food
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍁 - sweet; pleasant
𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌯 - for drinking
𑌤𑍋𑌯𑌂 - water
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌃 - earth
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - also
𑌶𑌯𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌂 - for the purpose of sleeping; for a bed
𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌸𑍇 - for clothing
𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌕𑌲𑌂 - tree-bark
𑌚 - and
𑌨𑌵 - new
𑌧𑌨 - wealth
𑌮𑌧𑍁 - honey/sweetness (here: "wine" metaphor)
𑌪𑌾𑌨 - drinking
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤 - bewildered; intoxicated
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵 - all
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 - of the senses
𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌯𑌮𑍍 - lack of discipline; insolence
𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌮𑌂𑌤𑍁𑌂 - to approve/tolerate
𑌨 𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌹𑍇 - I do not dare; I will not
𑌦𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 - of wicked people

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Fruit is enough to eat, sweet water is enough to drink, earth is enough for a bed, and tree-bark is enough for clothing. I do not have the heart to tolerate the insolence of wicked people whose senses are bewildered by the intoxicating drink of newly gained wealth.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse ties simplicity to dignity. When needs are minimal, you do not have to submit to the rude and the corrupt. Bhartruhari points out a common moral decay: new wealth can intoxicate, making the senses and judgment wander, and producing 𑌅𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌯 (insolence, lack of discipline). The ascetic says: I would rather live simply than pay the price of enduring that. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is a powerful modern lesson. Many people tolerate toxic environments because their lifestyle is expensive. When your basics are simple, you can say no to disrespect. The verse is not romanticizing poverty; it is highlighting a freedom that comes from reducing wants. It also reminds us to watch our own behavior when we gain money - does it make us kinder, or more arrogant? This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: reduce one "need" that is actually a luxury, and use that freedom to set a boundary with one disrespectful dynamic. Also, if your income increases, consciously practice humility: give more, speak gently, and stay grounded. Wealth becomes safe when it is governed by 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌯 (discipline and humility).

𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌨𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌆𑌶𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍋 𑌵𑌸𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 ।
𑌶𑌯𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 𑌮𑌹𑍀𑌪𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍈𑌃 ॥ 3.55 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌨𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 - we eat
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we
𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 - alms; begged food
𑌆𑌶𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌃 - having the sky as clothing (i.e., the sky as "garment")
𑌵𑌸𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 - we wear/dwell (i.e., we will live with that)
𑌶𑌯𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 - we sleep
𑌮𑌹𑍀 - earth
𑌪𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍇 - on the surface
𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌮𑌹𑌿 - shall we do
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what?
𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍈𑌃 - with rulers/lords

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We will eat alms, wear the open sky as our clothing, and sleep on the earth. What do we need with rulers?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse states a radical kind of independence: if your needs are simple, power loses its leverage over you. The ascetic is not being disrespectful to rulers; he is refusing to become dependent on them. When livelihood and dignity do not rely on patronage, the mind becomes fearless. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This has a clear modern parallel. Many compromises are made not because people are evil, but because they are over-leveraged - financially, socially, emotionally. When your lifestyle is expensive, you become easy to control. Bhartruhari is pointing to the freedom that comes from reducing needs and strengthening inner resources. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: simplify one area where you feel controlled - debt, consumption, social approval. Build a buffer and a plan so you do not have to flatter for survival. Even a small move toward simplicity creates disproportionate freedom.

𑌨 𑌨𑌟𑌾 𑌨𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌟𑌾 𑌨 𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌾 𑌨 𑌚 𑌸𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌚𑍁𑌂𑌚𑌵𑌃 ।
𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌂 𑌈𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌕𑍇 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌨 𑌯𑍋𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌃 ॥ 3.56 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 28 + 27 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 55); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌨 - not
𑌨𑌟𑌾𑌃 - actors
𑌨 - not
𑌵𑌿𑌟𑌾𑌃 - jesters; buffoons
𑌨 - not
𑌗𑌾𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌃 - singers
𑌨 𑌚 - nor
𑌸𑌭𑍍𑌯 - of the court/assembly
𑌏𑌤𑌰 - other; outside (as in 𑌸𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌰)
𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍀 - debater
𑌚𑍁𑌂𑌚𑌵𑌃 - professional talkers/chatterers (as written)
𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌂 - the king
𑌈𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌂 - to see
𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌰 - here
𑌕𑍇 - who?
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨 - breast
𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌃 - weight
𑌆𑌨𑌮𑌿𑌤 - bent down
𑌨 - not
𑌯𑍋𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌃 - women

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We are not actors, not jesters, not singers, nor professional court-debaters; and we are not women bent by the weight of their breasts. Then who are we, here, to go and look at the king?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is humorous, but the point is serious: court-life runs on performance. People go to rulers to entertain, to argue, to flatter, to seek favors, or to trade allure for advantage. The ascetic says: we are not in that business, so we have no reason to go. This is 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 expressed as freedom from needless social orbiting. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

In modern terms, this is freedom from chasing attention. Many people spend emotional energy trying to be seen by "important" people - bosses, influencers, gatekeepers - without any real purpose except ego. The verse invites a dignified question: is this visit necessary, or is it just a need to be validated? Sa~gkarAcArya's 𑌭𑍍𑌹𑌜 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌮𑍍 returns to this point often: do not postpone inner clarity for outer arrangements; convert insight into a small daily discipline.

Practice: reduce one kind of attention-seeking. Stop one unnecessary meeting, one status event, or one routine of checking whether you were noticed. Use that time for something that strengthens you - skill, health, study, or silence. When you stop performing, you start living.

𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌲𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍀𑌶𑍈𑌰𑍇𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌗𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑍃𑌣𑌂 𑌯𑌥𑌾 ।
𑌇𑌹 𑌹𑌿 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌶 𑌭𑍁𑌂𑌜𑌤𑍇
𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌯𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌕 𑌏𑌷 𑌮𑌦𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 ॥ 3.5𑍭 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀): This is in 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 (𑌸𑌮-𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤) Chandas/Meter: 4 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌃, 17 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌾𑌃 per 𑌪𑌾𑌦; 𑌲𑌘𑍁/𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 pattern (per 𑌪𑌾𑌦) is `LLLLLG GGGG LGLLGLG`; 𑌯𑌤𑌿 (pause) is after the 6th and 10th syllables in each 𑌪𑌾𑌦.

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌲 - broad; generous
𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯 - heart
𑌈𑌶𑍈𑌃 - by rulers/kings
𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍 - this
𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍 - world
𑌜𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌂 - produced; created
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾 - formerly
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌂 - held up; sustained
𑌅𑌪𑌰𑍈𑌃 - by others
𑌦𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌂 - given away
𑌚 - and
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌃 - by others
𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 - having conquered
𑌤𑍃𑌣𑌂 - straw
𑌯𑌥𑌾 - like
𑌇𑌹 𑌹𑌿 - here indeed
𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌨𑌿 - worlds
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌃 - by others
𑌧𑍀𑌰𑌾𑌃 - courageous ones; wise heroes
𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌶 - fourteen
𑌭𑍁𑌂𑌜𑌤𑍇 - enjoy
𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌯 - a few
𑌪𑍁𑌰 - towns/cities
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍇 - in lordship; in rulership
𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌂 - of men
𑌕𑌃 - what?
𑌏𑌷 - this
𑌮𑌦 - pride
𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 - fever

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In earlier times this world was built up by generous kings, ruled by others, and conquered and thrown away like straw by still others. Even now, some heroes enjoy the fourteen worlds. So what is this fever of pride in people over being lord of just a few towns?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse mocks the intoxication of small power. Kingdoms have changed hands endlessly; even the greatest empires become footnotes. Against that vast horizon, pride over a tiny territory is a kind of delusion. Bhartruhari calls it 𑌮𑌦-𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰 (the fever of pride): a sickness that makes the mind forget scale and forget mortality. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This applies cleanly to modern "turf wars" - over titles, headcount, visibility, or being in charge of a small domain. People spend years fighting for a corner of an organization, only to realize it was never truly theirs. The verse suggests a healthier posture: treat authority as stewardship, not as identity, and do not sacrifice character to win a small throne. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: if you have responsibility, use it for 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹 (welfare of others), not self-glorification. If you seek power, examine why. Reduce the need to be "above" others and increase the desire to be useful. Pride-fever cools when service becomes the motive.

𑌅𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌨 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌂 𑌨𑍃𑌪𑌶𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍
𑌧𑍁𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌲𑌾𑌭𑍇 𑌕 𑌇𑌵 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌅𑌂𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌶𑍇 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌅𑌵𑌯𑌲𑍇𑌶𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍋
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑌤𑌿 𑌜𑌡𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤 𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.5𑍮 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 22 + 22 + 21 + 21 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 86); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌅𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾 - not enjoyed; not left unused (f.)
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 - in which (f.)
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even a moment
𑌨 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌂 - has not passed (without being used/enjoyed)
𑌨𑍃𑌪 - king
𑌶𑌤𑍈𑌃 - by hundreds
𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌃 - fixed/certain (in verse: 𑌧𑍁𑌵𑌸𑍍)
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - of that (earth)
𑌲𑌾𑌭𑍇 - in acquisition/gain
𑌕𑌃 𑌇𑌵 - what indeed?
𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 - great honor; esteem
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿 - earth
𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂 - of those who bear (i.e., kings)
𑌤𑌦𑍍 - that
𑌅𑌂𑌶𑌃 - share; portion
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌅𑌂𑌶𑍇 - even in a fraction of it
𑌤𑌦𑍍 - that
𑌅𑌵𑌯 - limb/part
𑌲𑍇𑌶𑍇 - in a tiny fragment
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌪𑌤𑌯𑌃 - lords; rulers
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌾𑌦𑍇 - in sorrow
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍇 - when it ought to be done
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑌧𑌤𑌿 - do; show
𑌜𑌡𑌾𑌃 - dull-witted; fools
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤 - rather; instead
𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌂 - joy

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The earth is such that it has not been left un-enjoyed even for a moment by hundreds of kings. What great honor can there be for rulers in acquiring it? Yet fools, even when they get only a fraction - even a tiny fragment - feel joy when sorrow would be more appropriate.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Bhartruhari exposes the irrational pride around possession. Land and power have been held, lost, and held again countless times. So why should acquisition inflate the ego? The verse says the correct response is not intoxicated celebration, but sober reflection - because what you gained will also be lost, and the craving to own is itself a chain. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

We can see this even outside politics. People gain a small title, a small advantage, a small possession, and immediately feel "I am someone." That joy is fragile because it rests on comparison and fear of loss. The verse invites a deeper joy that comes from inner growth, not from grabbing a tiny piece of the world. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: when you achieve something, pause before celebrating. Ask: does this make me kinder, wiser, freer - or just louder? Celebrate growth of character more than growth of control. Pride shrinks when you measure success by depth rather than by territory.

𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌂𑌡𑍋 𑌜𑌲𑌰𑍇𑌖𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌲𑌯𑌿𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍋𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌣𑍁𑌃
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌸 𑌏𑌵 𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌰𑌶𑌤𑍈 𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌣𑌾 𑌭𑍁𑌂𑌜𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌯𑍇 𑌦𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌦𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌥𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌦𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑍃𑌶𑌂
𑌧𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌧𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌧𑌨𑌕𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌛𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌯𑍇 ॥ 3.5𑍯 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍 - earth/clay
𑌪𑌿𑌂𑌡𑌃 - lump; clod
𑌜𑌲𑌰𑍇𑌖𑌯𑌾 - by a line of water (i.e., the surrounding ocean)
𑌵𑌲𑌯𑌿𑌤𑌃 - encircled
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌃 - all
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌅𑌯𑌂 - this
𑌨𑌨𑍁 - indeed
𑌅𑌣𑍁𑌃 - atom; tiny
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌶𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 - having made (it) one's own
𑌸 𑌏𑌵 - that very (same earth)
𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌰 - battle
𑌶𑌤𑍈𑌃 - by hundreds
𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌂 - of kings
𑌗𑌣𑌾𑌃 - groups
𑌭𑍁𑌂𑌜𑌤𑍇 - enjoy; consume
𑌤𑍇 - they
𑌦𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌃 - may give
𑌅𑌦𑌦𑌤𑌃 - may not give
𑌅𑌥𑌵𑌾 - or
𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌂 - what else?
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 - petty; small-minded
𑌦𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌂 - poor; miserly
𑌭𑍃𑌶𑌂 - greatly
𑌧𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌕𑍍 - shame! fie!
𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 - those
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌾𑌧𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 - lowest of men
𑌧𑌨 - wealth
𑌕𑌣𑌾𑌨𑍍 - particles; tiny bits (small coins)
𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌛𑌂𑌤𑌿 - desire
𑌤𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even from them
𑌯𑍇 - who

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This entire earth is only a clod of clay, ringed by a line of water - and even then it is but a tiny atom. Groups of kings claim and enjoy it after hundreds of battles. Whether they give or do not give, what else can be expected from such petty, spiritually poor people? Shame on those lowest of men who still desire even small coins from them.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse attacks two kinds of pettiness: fighting for a "clod" and begging for crumbs from the fighters. Bhartruhari shrinks the earth to its true scale to puncture pride. When you see that possession is temporary and small, the ego's hunger looks absurd. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In modern life, this can look like sacrificing integrity for small perks: a little power, a small bonus, a minor advantage. People flatter toxic authorities for scraps, and in doing so they lose their inner wealth. The verse invites a stronger dignity: earn your living cleanly and keep your self-respect intact. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: identify one place where you compromise for something small. Stop the bargain. Replace it with one act of self-reliance: skill-building, saving, or simplifying your needs. When you stop begging for crumbs, your mind becomes naturally more fearless.

𑌸 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌦𑌨𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌣𑌾 𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌿 𑌧𑌵𑌲𑌂
𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌅𑌲𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌯𑍇 ।
𑌨𑍃𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌣𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾
𑌨𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌤𑍁𑌲𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌭𑌰𑌃 ॥ 3.60 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌸 - he
𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌃 - born
𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 - someone indeed
𑌆𑌸𑍀𑌤𑍍 - was
𑌮𑌦𑌨 - Cupid (desire)
𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌃 - enemy (i.e., Shiva) (in verse: 𑌮𑌦𑌨𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌣𑌾)
𑌮𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌨𑌿 - on the head
𑌧𑌵𑌲𑌂 - white
𑌕𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌂 - skull
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 - whose
𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍈𑌃 - high; aloft
𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌂 - placed; set
𑌅𑌲𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 - ornament
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌃 - purpose; method (in verse: 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌯𑍇 = for the purpose of)
𑌨𑍃𑌭𑌿𑌃 - by men
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣 - life-breath; life
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣 - protection; saving
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌣 - inclined toward
𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 - by minds
𑌕𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 - by some people
𑌅𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾 - now
𑌨𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌃 - by those bowing
𑌕𑌃 - what?
𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌂 - of people
𑌅𑌯𑌂 - this
𑌅𑌤𑍁𑌲 - incomparable
𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌃 - pride
𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 - fever
𑌭𑌰𑌃 - burden

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Truly someone was born whose white skull, after death, is placed high on Shiva's head as an ornament. But today, with minds bent on saving their own lives, some people bow down (to the proud). What is this unbearable burden of pride-fever among men?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse contrasts two kinds of "life-preservation". One person lives so fearlessly and meaningfully that even death becomes a mark of honor - symbolized by the skull being an ornament for Shiva, the destroyer of desire. Others, frightened about protecting their lives, end up bowing to arrogant people and feeding their pride. Bhartruhari calls it 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪-𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰 - a fever of pride that spreads through social fear. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

This is visible wherever fear drives flattery: tolerating abuse to keep a job, praising the unethical to stay safe, shrinking truth to avoid conflict. The verse is not asking for reckless rebellion; it is asking for inner courage. When the mind has 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (non-clinging), it can act with integrity because it is not hypnotized by loss.

Practice: identify one place where fear makes you flatter or hide truth. Take one small step toward honesty with safety: set a boundary, speak factually, or step away from a degrading dynamic. Build inner strength through steady practice, so your dignity is not hostage to external power.

𑌪𑌰𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌂 𑌆𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌧𑌾
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌸𑌿 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯 𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌶𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌃𑌸𑌵𑌯𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌣𑌿𑌗𑌣𑍋
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌲𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌤𑍇 ॥ 3.61 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 24 + 20 + 21 + 18 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 83); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑌰 - others'
𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌃 - mind/heart (in verse: 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌿 = minds)
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌂 - day by day
𑌆𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯 - pleasing; propitiating
𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌧𑌾 - in many ways
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌂 - favor; satisfaction
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - why?
𑌨𑍇𑌤𑍁𑌂 - to bring about
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌸𑌿 - you enter
𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯 - O heart/mind
𑌕𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌶 - distress; misery
𑌕𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌂 - filled with
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍇 - when calm/clear
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌿 - in you
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌃 - within
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 - of itself; naturally
𑌉𑌦𑌿𑌤 - arisen
𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌣𑌿 - wish-fulfilling gem
𑌗𑌣𑌃 - group; collection
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 - secluded; solitary
𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌃 - intention; resolve
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what?
𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌲𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌂 - desired
𑌪𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 - nourishes; brings about
𑌨 - not
𑌤𑍇 - for you

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O mind, why do you enter into distress day after day, in so many ways, just to win the favor of other people's minds? When you are calm within, a whole cluster of wish-fulfilling gems arises of itself; with a clear solitary resolve, what desired thing will you not obtain?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is a direct critique of people-pleasing. Trying to manage others' minds every day is endless labor and endless anxiety. Bhartruhari points to a different source of power: inner clarity. When the mind is 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨 (clear and serene), good ideas, right timing, and right resolve arise naturally - like 𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌣𑌿 (wish-fulfilling gems) within.

In modern life, much burnout comes from social management: keeping everyone happy, curating an image, seeking approval, negotiating status. The verse suggests that true effectiveness comes from inward steadiness, not outward appeasement. When you stop trying to control everyone else's perception, you recover energy for what you can actually shape: your actions and your attention. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: choose one relationship or context where you habitually appease. For a week, replace one act of appeasement with one act of clean communication. Spend the saved mental energy on quiet focus - study, meditation, or skill. The mind becomes powerful when it is not scattered across other people's approval.

𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌏𑌵 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍀𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌹𑌰𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚𑍁𑌂𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌵𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌟𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂
𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌬𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌟𑌪𑌭𑌵𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌕𑌲𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌫𑌲𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚 ।
𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌜𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌵𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂
𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌯𑌦𑌿 𑌹𑌿 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍃𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍁𑌂𑌬𑍇𑌽𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌂𑌪𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.61.1 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 - when present; while it exists
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍀 - the three worlds
𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍 - river
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍀𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌿 - in the river of the three worlds (Ganga)
𑌹𑌰𑌃 - Shiva
𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌃 - head
𑌚𑍁𑌂𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍀 - kissing; touching
𑌵𑌤𑍍 - as if
𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌟𑌾 - spray; stream; cascade
𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌟𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂 - in the spray/stream (loc.)
𑌸𑌤𑍍 - good; virtuous
𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - livelihood; way of living
𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 - a good (simple/virtuous) livelihood
𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 - while providing; while arranging
𑌵𑌟 - banyan tree
𑌵𑌿𑌟𑌪𑌃 - tree; branch
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑍈𑌃 - arising from; produced by
𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌕𑌲𑍈𑌃 - with bark-cloths
𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌫𑍍𑌹𑌲𑍈𑌃 - with good fruits
𑌚 - and
𑌕𑌃 - who?
𑌅𑌯𑌂 - this
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 - wise person
𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿 - calamity; misfortune
𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 - fever
𑌜𑌨𑌿𑌤 - produced by
𑌰𑍁𑌜𑌾 - pain; illness
𑌅𑌤𑍀𑌵 - exceedingly
𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌕𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 - of those who "cough" grief (sorrowful, miserly faces)
𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - face
𑌵𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤 - would look at
𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍇 - when in distress
𑌯𑌦𑌿 - if
𑌹𑌿 - indeed
𑌨 - not
𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍃𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍 - would bear; would carry
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇 - in one's own
𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍁𑌂𑌬𑍇 - family
𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌂𑌪𑌾𑌂 - compassion

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When the sacred river of the three worlds is present, its spray touching Shiva's head, and when a good livelihood can be arranged from tree-bark and good fruits, what wise person would, in distress, look at the miserable faces of those who "cough" grief as if stricken by the fever of misfortune - unless he had compassion for his own family?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse sits close to the earlier themes about begging and dignity. It points out that nature provides a sufficient, even sacred, way of living: water, fruit, bark, and simplicity. So why endure the humiliation of appealing to people whose faces become pained and resentful when asked to give? The only excuse offered is 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌂𑌪𑌾 (compassion) for one's family - a recognition that duty can sometimes force hard choices. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

The modern application is not "run to the forest", but "reduce dependence". When your needs are inflated, you must endure miserable transactions: pleading, flattering, and dealing with resentment. When your needs are simpler, you can keep dignity and choose relationships freely. The verse also reminds us to be on the other side: do we become a 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌕𑌾𑌸𑌿𑌕𑌾 (one who coughs grief) when asked to help, or do we give with grace?

Practice: simplify one need that forces you into degrading interactions. Also, practice giving: support someone quietly, without making them feel small. Compassion should not only be for one's own family; it should expand into a culture of dignified mutual support.

𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌧𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌨 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾 ।
𑌅𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑌿 𑌚 𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌤
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌹𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.62 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 20 + 21 + 23 + 17 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 81); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌿 - you wander about; you roam
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - why?
𑌮𑍁𑌧𑌾 - in vain; uselessly
𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌨 - somewhere; anywhere
𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤 - O mind
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 - let (it) rest; rest
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 - by itself; of its own accord
𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾 - as (it is); in whatever way
𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 - happens; becomes
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 - just so; accordingly
𑌨 - not
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾 - otherwise (in verse: 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌥𑌾)
𑌅𑌤𑍀𑌤𑌂 - the past
𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍 - not recalling; not brooding on
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even (in verse: 𑌅𑌨𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌪𑌿)
𑌚 - and
𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 - the future
𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌯𑌨𑍍 - imagining; planning; projecting
𑌅𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌕𑌿𑌤 - unplanned; unexpected; not reasoned out
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 - arrivals; events as they come
𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌿 - I experience
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍍 - enjoyments; experiences (in verse: 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌹𑌂 = 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌅𑌹𑌂)
𑌅𑌹𑌂 - I

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Mind, why wander pointlessly? Rest somewhere. Whatever happens, happens of its own accord; it cannot be otherwise. Not replaying the past and not scripting the future, I taste the enjoyments that arrive unplanned.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is not laziness; it is release from useless mental roaming. The mind runs because it assumes, "If I think enough, I can control the flow." Bhartruhari says: events arise as they arise; your freedom lies not in controlling everything, but in not being dragged around by memory and projection. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

A lot of suffering today is "time-travel in thought": replaying what should have been said, and rehearsing what might go wrong. The verse points to a calmer skill: accept the present fact, respond to it, and stop paying interest on imaginary futures. This is close to the Gita's 𑌯𑌦𑍃𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌭𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 (content with what comes unasked): not passive, but unneurotic.

Practice: when you notice worry spiraling, name the direction: "past" or "future". Then return to one simple present action (one email, one apology, one walk, one page of study). If you can do something, do it; if you cannot, drop the fantasy of control. Over time, this trains 𑌉𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 (steady equanimity) without becoming indifferent.

𑌏𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌗𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌕𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑍋
𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌅𑌶𑍇𑌷𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌶𑌮𑌨𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌂 𑌉𑌪𑍈𑌹𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜 𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌂
𑌮𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌯𑍋 𑌭𑌜 𑌭𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾 ॥ 3.63 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌏𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 - therefore; from this
𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌮 - stop; turn away (imperative)
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯 - senses
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃 - objects; aims
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌃 - sense-objects
𑌗𑌹𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from the thicket/maze; from the dense tangle
𑌆𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from the exhausting labor
𑌆𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌯 - take refuge in; rely on
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌃 - highest good; welfare
𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌂 - path
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑍋𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌂 - the path of highest good
𑌅𑌶𑍇𑌷 - all; without remainder
𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖 - sorrow; suffering
𑌶𑌮𑌨 - pacifying; removing
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌰 - activity; work
𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌂 - capable; skillful
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍 - in a moment; instantly
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍀𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌂 - the state of one's own Self
𑌉𑌪𑍈𑌹𑌿 - approach; attain (imperative)
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜 - abandon; give up (imperative)
𑌨𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌂 - your own
𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌲 - wave
𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌾𑌂 - restless; unsteady
𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌂 - movement; course
𑌮𑌾 - do not
𑌭𑍂𑌯𑌃 - again
𑌭𑌜 - resort to; cling to; pursue
𑌭𑌂𑌗𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌂 - fragile; transient
𑌭𑌵 - worldly existence
𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌂 - delight; attachment
𑌭𑌵𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌂 - delight in worldly existence
𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌃 - O mind
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦 - be calm; be clear (in verse: 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾)
𑌅𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾 - now

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Turn away from this exhausting tangle of sense-objects and take refuge in the path of true welfare, which can remove all sorrow in a moment. Attain your own deepest nature; abandon your wave-like restless course. Do not cling again to the fragile pleasures of worldly life. Be calm now, O mind.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is a reset button. Sense-objects are called a "thicket" because they are not one problem but a maze: each want spawns ten new wants, each comfort demands maintenance, each thrill needs escalation. Bhartruhari recommends a different refuge: the path that quiets suffering at the root by returning attention to the Self, not by decorating the prison. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

If your mind feels constantly "in motion", it is often because your inputs are endless: notifications, comparisons, appetites, debates. The teaching here is not repression; it is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment): noticing what costs peace, and refusing to pay that price. Sa~gkarAcArya's 𑌭𑍍𑌹𑌜 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌮𑍍 warns, 𑌮𑍂𑌢 𑌜𑌹𑌿 𑌧𑌨-𑌆𑌗𑌮-𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌂 - "O deluded one, give up the thirst for wealth" - because thirst multiplies, while contentment simplifies.

Practice: pick one sense-loop that dominates you (scrolling, snacking, gossip, impulsive shopping). For seven days, reduce it by a clear rule, and fill the freed time with one inward anchor: meditation, study, or quiet walking. The mind becomes 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨 (clear and settled) not by force, but by removing the fuel that keeps it agitated.

𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌯 𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌯 𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌚𑍂𑌡𑌾𑌮𑌣𑍌
𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌤𑌟𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌂 𑌆𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌂 𑌅𑌂𑌗𑍀𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 ।
𑌕𑍋 𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑍀𑌚𑌿𑌷𑍁 𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌚 𑌤𑌡𑌿𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌖𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌚 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌷𑍁 𑌚
𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌚 𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌗𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌗𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌚 𑌚𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌃 ॥ 3.64 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌂 - delusion; confusion
𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌯 - cleanse; wipe away (imperative)
𑌤𑌾𑌂 - it; that
𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌯 - acquire; cultivate (imperative)
𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌂 - delight; love; devotion
𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰 - moon
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌧 - half
𑌚𑍂𑌡𑌾𑌮𑌣𑌿 - crest-jewel; crown-ornament
𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌚𑍂𑌡𑌾𑌮𑌣𑍌 - in the moon-crowned Lord (locative)
𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌃 - O mind
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗 - heaven
𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌣𑍀 - river
𑌤𑌟 - bank; shore
𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌃 - places; grounds (in verse: 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌂)
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌤𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌤𑌟𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌂 - on the banks/grounds of the heavenly river
𑌆𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌂 - attachment; association
𑌅𑌂𑌗𑍀𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 - accept; adopt (imperative)
𑌕𑌃 - who?
𑌵𑌾 - indeed; or
𑌵𑍀𑌚𑌿𑌷𑍁 - in waves
𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍇𑌷𑍁 - in bubbles
𑌤𑌡𑌿𑌲𑍍 - lightning
𑌲𑍇𑌖𑌾𑌸𑍁 - in streaks/lines
𑌤𑌡𑌿𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌖𑌾𑌸𑍁 - in streaks of lightning
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌷𑍁 - in fortune; wealth; prosperity
𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌾 - flame
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰 - tip; point
𑌜𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 - in flame-tips
𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌗𑍇𑌷𑍁 - in serpents
𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍 - river
𑌵𑍇𑌗𑌃 - rush; current
𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌗𑍇𑌷𑍁 - in rushing currents of rivers
𑌚 - and (in verse end: 𑌚𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌃 = 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌃)
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌃 - trust; reliability; confidence

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Wipe away delusion and cultivate love for the moon-crowned Lord. O mind, choose to stay by the bank of the heavenly river. For what trust can there be in waves and bubbles, streaks of lightning, fortune, flame-tips, serpents, or rushing river-currents?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The list here is a training in perspective. Waves, bubbles, lightning, and flame-tips are not "bad"; they are simply unstable. Bhartruhari says: do not build your sense of safety on what is structurally flickering. Instead, cultivate devotion to what is steady - symbolized by the moon-crowned Shiva and the sacred river-bank, images of calm, continuity, and purification. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This hits a common mistake: expecting permanent security from things that are, by nature, volatile - market moods, public opinion, the "high" of praise, or the thrill of novelty. When the mind keeps betting on the next surge, it lives in anxiety. The verse encourages an inner relocation: make your base in something stable - values, discipline, prayer, study - so the inevitable fluctuations do not shake you. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: list three things you currently treat as "reliable" but that behave like waves or lightning (a trend, a person's approval, a fragile routine). Then choose one steady anchor to strengthen daily: a fixed meditation time, consistent sleep, or honest self-inquiry. 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) grows when dependence on the unstable decreases.

𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌯 𑌮𑌾 𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌕𑍃𑌦𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 𑌆𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌯𑌾
𑌭𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍀𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌰𑌣𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌰𑌪𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌕𑌂𑌥𑌾𑌕𑌂𑌚𑍁𑌕𑌿𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌵𑌨𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌸𑍀𑌰𑌥𑍍𑌯𑌾
𑌪𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍁 𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌮𑌹𑍇 ॥ 3.65 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌃 - O mind
𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌯 - reflect on; think (imperative)
𑌮𑌾 - do not
𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌂 - Lakshmi; fortune; prosperity
𑌸𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍍 - even once
𑌇𑌮𑌾𑌂 - this
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌂 - unstable; not staying
𑌆𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌯𑌾 - with dependence; with "taking refuge" in (from 𑌆𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾)
𑌭𑍂𑌪𑌾𑌲 - king
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍀 - eyebrow
𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍀 - wrinkle; frown
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍀𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍀 - the wrinkle/frown of the eyebrow
𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌰𑌣 - movement; play
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌰 - business; activity
𑌪𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌨𑌾𑌂 - a courtesan; "woman for sale"
𑌕𑌂𑌥𑌾 - patched cloak; rag
𑌕𑌂𑌚𑍁𑌕𑌿𑌨𑌃 - wearing a cloak/jacket
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌯 - entering
𑌭𑌵𑌨 - house
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌿 - doors
𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌸𑍀 - Varanasi
𑌰𑌥𑍍𑌯𑌾 - streets
𑌪𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍁 - in lines/rows
𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿 - hand
𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 - bowl; vessel
𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 - the hand as a bowl
𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂 - fallen into; placed into
𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌂 - alms
𑌅𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌮𑌹𑍇 - we look for; we seek

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Mind, do not rely even once on fickle fortune, which behaves like a courtesan at the business of a king's eyebrow-frown. Wearing rags and entering house-doors along the streets of Varanasi, let us seek the alms that fall into the hand used as a bowl.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Fortune is personified as unstable and easily redirected: she goes where power gestures. The verse is a harsh way of saying: do not build your dignity and peace on wealth that depends on politics, moods, and the whims of others. If you must live simply - even by begging - let it be without self-deception: better a plain life with freedom than a "successful" life held hostage by constant insecurity. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

In everyday terms, this is about not designing a life that collapses if income dips or approval fades. Some people live as if their entire self-worth is tied to a salary, a title, or a social circle. When the "king" frowns - a boss changes, a market turns, a trend shifts - the mind panics. The verse pushes toward a stronger base: live below your ego, and your ego becomes less fragile. Sa~gkarAcArya's 𑌭𑍍𑌹𑌜 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌮𑍍 returns to this point often: do not postpone inner clarity for outer arrangements; convert insight into a small daily discipline.

Practice: build one layer of independence. Reduce one unnecessary expense, or create an emergency buffer, or learn one skill that makes you employable anywhere. Pair that with inner discipline: remind yourself daily that your worth is not your net worth. This is how 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) becomes practical stability.

𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌕𑌵𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍋𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃
𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌲𑍍𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌯𑌰𑌣𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌵𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 𑌭𑌵𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌨𑍇 𑌲𑌂𑌪𑌟𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂
𑌨𑍋 𑌚𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌶 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑍇 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑍌 ॥ 3.66 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍇 - in front; before
𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌂 - song; music
𑌸𑌰𑌸 - tasteful; delightful
𑌕𑌵𑌯𑌃 - poets
𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌯𑍋𑌃 - on both sides
𑌦𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - southerners (here: skilled performers)
𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌤𑍍 - behind
𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾 - playful
𑌵𑌲𑌯 - bangles
𑌰𑌣𑌿𑌤𑌂 - jingling; ringing
𑌚𑌾𑌮𑌰 - yak-tail fan
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌣𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌂 - of those holding (women attendants)
𑌯𑌦𑌿 - if
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 - exists
𑌏𑌵𑌂 - thus
𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁 - do (imperative)
𑌭𑌵 - worldly existence
𑌰𑌸𑌃 - taste; flavor
𑌆𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌨𑍇 - in tasting/enjoying
𑌲𑌂𑌪𑌟𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - greed; indulgence; lust
𑌨𑍋 - if not (no)
𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌃 - O mind
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌶 - enter (imperative)
𑌸𑌹𑌸𑌾 - at once; quickly
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑍇 - without mental constructions; thought-free
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑍌 - in samadhi; deep absorption

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
If before you there is music, skilled poets at your sides, and behind you the playful jingling of bangles of women holding fans, then go ahead and indulge in tasting worldly pleasures. If not, O mind, enter at once into thought-free absorption.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse has a deliberate edge: it exposes how conditional our "enjoyment" really is. Most pleasures require an entire stage: performers, attendants, status, and constant arranging. Bhartruhari is saying: if you truly want to play that game, do it honestly. But notice how quickly the conditions collapse - and then choose the higher option. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In real life this resembles lifestyle-chasing: the dream of perfect ambiance, perfect company, perfect attention. When reality does not provide the full set, people feel deprived and resentful. The verse suggests a better move: stop bargaining with conditions. Either accept a simple joy, or turn inward where peace does not depend on external choreography. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: notice one pleasure you keep postponing until "everything is right" - the right weekend, the right money, the right people. Try a simpler version now. Then also practice the inward option: take ten minutes daily of silent sitting with no goals. When the mind learns that it can be content without a stage, 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) becomes natural.

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌦𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂
𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌯𑌿𑌨𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑍈𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂
𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌨𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.6𑍭 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 - obtained; attained
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌃 - prosperity; wealth; success
𑌸𑌕𑌲 - all
𑌕𑌾𑌮 - desires
𑌦𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌃 - yielding like a milch-cow (in verse: 𑌦𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌃)
𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌦𑍁𑌧𑌾𑌃 - yielding all desires (as if wish-giving)
𑌤𑌤𑌃 - then; after that
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what? so what?
𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌂 - placed; set down
𑌪𑌦𑌂 - foot
𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌿 - on the head
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌤𑌾𑌂 - of enemies
𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 - obtained; secured
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌯𑌿𑌨𑌃 - lovers; affectionate ones
𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌵𑍈𑌃 - through riches; by prosperity
𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌂 - for an aeon; for ages
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 - remaining; lasting
𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌭𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂 - of embodied beings
𑌤𑌨𑌵𑌃 - bodies; physical frames

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
So what if you gain prosperity that seems to grant every desire? So what if enemies place a foot on your head? So what if lovers are obtained by wealth? So what if bodies could last for ages? What does it finally change?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Bhartruhari piles up extreme scenarios to expose a quiet truth: none of them ends dissatisfaction. Pleasure and pain, honor and humiliation, success and failure - they keep changing, and the mind keeps reacting. The verse invites you to stop treating outer outcomes as the final cure. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is a powerful tool against both arrogance and anxiety. When you win, ask, "Did this actually remove restlessness, or did it just distract it for a while?" When you lose, ask, "Was I making this the basis of my peace?" The Upanishads point in the same direction: 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌨 𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌣𑍀𑌯𑍋 𑌮𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌃 - "a person is not truly satisfied by wealth." Lasting contentment comes from loosening the need for constant external confirmation.

Practice: pick one goal you are currently treating as a "final fix". Write down the emotional need behind it (safety, love, respect). Start cultivating that need directly through habits and relationships, not only through achievement. This turns success into a bonus rather than a dependency - a concrete movement toward 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌵𑍇 𑌮𑌰𑌣𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂
𑌸𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌹𑍋 𑌨 𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌷𑍁 𑌨 𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌥𑌜𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌜 𑌦𑍋𑌷𑌰𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾
𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌇𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.6𑍮 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - devotion; heartfelt orientation
𑌭𑌵𑍇 - may it be; let it be
𑌮𑌰𑌣 - death
𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮 - birth
𑌭𑌯𑌂 - fear
𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 - in the heart
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂 - abiding; situated
𑌸𑍍𑌨𑍇𑌹𑌃 - attachment; clinging affection
𑌨 - not
𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌷𑍁 - among relatives
𑌨 - not
𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌥 - Cupid; lust
𑌜𑌾𑌃 - born of
𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌃 - disturbances; modifications
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌜 - social mixing/association (in verse reading: 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌜)
𑌦𑍋𑌷 - faults; defects
𑌰𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾 - free from
𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌯𑌾 - victorious; prevailing
𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌃 - forest-solitudes; ends of the forest
𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯𑌂 - dispassion; renunciation
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 - is
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what?
𑌇𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌰𑌂 - beyond this
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌨𑍀𑌯𑌂 - worth seeking; desirable

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Let there be devotion, and let the awareness of birth and death sit in the heart; let there be no clinging to relatives, and no passion-born disturbances. Let solitary forest-life, free from the defects of social entanglement, prevail. What dispassion beyond this is worth seeking?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse describes the inner conditions that make freedom possible. Mortality-awareness breaks casual indulgence, devotion gives the heart direction, and reduced attachment prevents the mind from being pulled into endless emotional drama. The "forest" here is also symbolic: a setting where inputs are simple and the mind is not constantly provoked. Notice the chain Bhartruhari is pointing at: 𑌰𑌾𑌗 (attachment) quietly breeds 𑌭𑌯 (fear), because whatever you cling to becomes something you must protect; 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 breaks that chain.

Most people will not - and need not - abandon all relationships. The point is to loosen compulsive dependence: love without clinging, serve without being owned, and keep the mind from being enslaved by desire. This is exactly why Advaita emphasizes 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑌨𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌯 (the fourfold disciplines): 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion), inner steadiness, and 𑌮𑍁𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌵 (the longing for liberation). Without some detachment, even spiritual life becomes another form of craving.

Practice: create "inner forest" time daily - a small window with no social inputs, no performance, no gossip. Use it for study, contemplation, or prayer. Also, in one relationship where attachment shows up as control, replace one controlling act with one respectful boundary. This is how renunciation becomes a living purification, not a fantasy of escape.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌅𑌜𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌸𑌿
𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌯 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌏𑌭𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑍈𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌣 𑌇𑌮𑍇 𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌦𑌯𑌃
𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌣𑌲𑍋𑌕𑌮𑌤𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 ॥ 3.6𑍯 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 16 + 16 + 23 + 12 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 67); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 - therefore
𑌅𑌨𑌂𑌤𑌂 - endless; infinite
𑌅𑌜𑌰𑌂 - unaging; undecaying
𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌂 - supreme
𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌸𑌿 - expansive; ever-unfolding
𑌤𑌦𑍍 - that
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 - the Supreme Reality
𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌯 - contemplate (imperative)
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - why?
𑌏𑌭𑌿𑌃 - with these
𑌅𑌸𑌤𑍍 - unreal; insubstantial
𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑍈𑌃 - imaginations; mental constructions
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 - for whom; of whom
𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌷𑌂𑌗𑌿𑌣𑌃 - attendant; following along
𑌇𑌮𑍇 - these
𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨 - world
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌯 - sovereignty; lordship
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌦𑌯𑌃 - pleasures and the like
𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌣 - petty; miserly; small-minded
𑌲𑍋𑌕 - people; world
𑌮𑌤𑌾𑌃 - considered; regarded
𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 - become

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Therefore contemplate the infinite, ageless, supremely expansive Reality - why occupy yourself with insubstantial mental fancies? For one centered in that, even sovereignty over worlds and all pleasures are regarded as trifles by ordinary people.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse names the true replacement for craving: not a new object, but a new center. When the mind tastes something deeper than pleasure - clarity, freedom, the sense of the unconditioned - the old prizes naturally shrink. That is why Bhartruhari calls worldly fantasies 𑌅𑌸𑌤𑍍 (not solid): they are loud, but they do not deliver lasting fullness. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is psychologically visible too. When inner meaning is absent, external domination and entertainment feel necessary; when inner meaning is present, you may still act in the world, but the hunger for status fades. Schopenhauer notes that desire keeps the will in perpetual dissatisfaction; Advaita goes further by pointing to the Self as already whole. The well-known summary 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌜𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌥𑍍𑌯𑌾 is not a rejection of life; it is a refusal to mistake appearances for the final refuge.

Practice: set one daily reminder that reorients the mind before it spirals into comparison. It can be a short reading, a mantra, or a silent pause. Then, notice one recurring fantasy (power, recognition, revenge) and ask: "If I got this, would restlessness end?" Let that question weaken the spell. This is how 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) matures into steady 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯.

𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌂 𑌆𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌸𑌿 𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌿 𑌨𑌭𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌂𑌘𑍍𑌯
𑌦𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌲𑌂 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌲𑍇𑌨 ।
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌲𑌂 𑌕𑌥𑌂 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌨𑌂
𑌨 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌏𑌷𑌿 𑌯𑍇𑌨 ॥ 3.𑍭0 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 19 + 17 + 19 + 17 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 72); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌲𑌂 - the netherworld
𑌆𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌸𑌿 - you enter
𑌯𑌾𑌸𑌿 - you go
𑌨𑌭𑌃 - sky; space (in verse: 𑌨𑌭𑍋)
𑌵𑌿𑌲𑌂𑌘𑍍𑌯 - leaping across; crossing over
𑌦𑌿𑌙𑍍 - directions
𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌲𑌂 - circle; sphere
𑌦𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌲𑌂 - the horizon; the sphere of directions
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌸𑌿 - you roam; you wander
𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌸 - O mind
𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌲𑍇𑌨 - with fickleness; restlessly
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 - error; delusion
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even (in verse: 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿)
𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍁 - ever; at any time
𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌲𑌂 - pure; stainless
𑌕𑌥𑌂 - how?
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌨𑌂 - belonging to the Self; inward
𑌨 - not
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 - the Supreme Reality
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌰𑌸𑌿 - you roam about; you wander
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌂 - peace; release; cessation of suffering
𑌏𑌷𑌿 - you would attain; you would go to
𑌯𑍇𑌨 - by which

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
You dive into the depths, leap into the sky, and roam the horizon with restless fickleness. Even while wandering this way, how do you not turn to the pure inner Reality by which you would attain true peace?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is a portrait of distraction as "spiritual travel". The mind can roam endlessly - places, ideas, arguments, ambitions - and still avoid the one direction that matters: inward. Bhartruhari calls the goal 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑌲 (stainless) and 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍀𑌨 (belonging to the Self): it is not somewhere else, it is the clarity that is closest.

This also applies to knowledge-seeking that never becomes self-knowledge. You can read hundreds of books, scroll endless opinions, or chase novelty, and yet remain restless because the center has not been addressed. Krishnamurti often points out that the observer must be understood; without that, every outer search becomes another escape. The verse asks: are you using movement to avoid stillness? The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: once a day, replace one "search" with one "return". Instead of looking for the next argument or the next plan, sit quietly for ten minutes and watch the restlessness itself. Name it as 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌲 (fickleness) and let it be seen. Over time, the mind learns the taste of 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌿 (quiet release) that no travel can give.

𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌪𑌠𑌨𑍈𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍈𑌃
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍀𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌫𑌲𑌦𑍈𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍈𑌃 ।
𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌕𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌰𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌂
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌪𑌦𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌕𑌲𑌨𑌂 𑌶𑍇𑌸𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍭1 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what? what use?
𑌵𑍇𑌦𑍈𑌃 - with the Vedas
𑌸𑍍𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 - with the SmRtis
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌣 - the PurANas
𑌪𑌠𑌨𑍈𑌃 - by reciting/reading
𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌃 - with treatises; scriptures
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍈𑌃 - with great elaborations
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗 - heaven
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮 - region; "settlement" (here: heavenly realms)
𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍀 - hut; cottage
𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌃 - residence; dwelling
𑌫𑌲 - fruit; result
𑌦𑍈𑌃 - giving (instrumental plural)
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍀𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌫𑌲𑌦𑍈𑌃 - promising fruits like living in heavenly dwellings
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 - ritual action
𑌕𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾 - prescribed practices
𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑍈𑌃 - with bewildering bustle; with ritual "whirl"
𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - leaving aside; except for
𑌏𑌕𑌂 - the one
𑌭𑌵 - worldly existence
𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖 - suffering
𑌭𑌾𑌰 - burden
𑌰𑌚𑌨𑌾 - construction; arrangement
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸 - destruction
𑌕𑌾𑌲 - time
𑌅𑌨𑌲𑌂 - fire
𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌂 - the "time-fire" (total destroyer)
𑌭𑌵𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌰𑌚𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌸𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌲𑌂 - the time-fire that destroys the burden-structure of worldly suffering
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮 - one's own Self
𑌆𑌨𑌂𑌦 - bliss
𑌪𑌦 - state; abode
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍇𑌶 - entry
𑌕𑌲𑌨𑌂 - bringing about; enabling
𑌶𑍇𑌶𑍈𑌃 - with the rest
𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌃 - speech used as trade/livelihood

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
What use are the Vedas, Smritis, Puranas, vast treatises, and the dizzying rituals that promise heavenly enjoyments, if they do not deliver the one thing: the fire that destroys the burden of worldly suffering and opens entry into the bliss of the Self? Everything else is just speech made into a trade.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is not an insult to scripture; it is a demand for its real purpose. Bhartruhari says: do not confuse means with the end. If study and ritual do not reduce bondage - the weight of fear, craving, and sorrow - then they have become decoration. The one "result" worth insisting on is inner freedom that burns the root of suffering. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

The same mistake is common today in a different form: collecting information instead of being transformed by it. You can read endlessly about meditation, philosophy, and psychology, yet remain unchanged in anger, attachment, and anxiety. Advaita calls this difference 𑌪𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷 (indirect knowledge) versus 𑌅𑌪𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷 (direct, lived knowing). Texts point, but the seeing must happen in you.

Practice: reduce spiritual shopping. Pick one small daily discipline that directly weakens craving and strengthens clarity - self-inquiry, meditation, honest reflection, or service. Measure progress by inner signs: less reactivity, fewer compulsions, more steadiness. Let books and rituals support that fire, not replace it.

𑌨𑌾𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌸𑌮𑌯𑍋 𑌰𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌥𑍋 𑌯𑌦𑌿
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌕𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍁𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌯𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌚𑌃 ।
𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌪𑌹𑌾𑌯 𑌯𑌾𑌹𑌿 𑌭𑌵𑌨𑌂 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍌𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌯𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍍𑌅𑌪𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍌𑌮𑍍𑌅𑌶𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.𑍭1.1 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 26 + 24 + 25 + 24 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 99); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌨 - not
𑌅𑌯𑌂 - this
𑌤𑍇 - for you
𑌸𑌮𑌯𑌃 - time; occasion (in verse: 𑌸𑌮𑌯𑍋)
𑌰𑌹𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌂 - secret
𑌅𑌧𑍁𑌨𑌾 - now
𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌿 - sleeps
𑌨𑌾𑌥𑌃 - the Lord; master
𑌯𑌦𑌿 - if
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - having waited; having stood
𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 - will see
𑌕𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 - will become angry
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍁𑌃 - the master
𑌇𑌤𑌿 - thus
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 - at the doors
𑌯𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 - of whom
𑌵𑌚𑌃 - words
𑌚𑍇𑌤𑌃 - O mind
𑌤𑌾𑌨𑍍 - those
𑌅𑌪𑌹𑌾𑌯 - leaving aside
𑌯𑌾𑌹𑌿 - go (imperative)
𑌭𑌵𑌨𑌂 - abode; house
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of the Lord
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑌿𑌤𑍁𑌃 - of the Lord of the universe (𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰)
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍 - without
𑌦𑍌𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌕 - doorkeeper; gatekeeper
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍌𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌂 - without gatekeepers
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌯 - merciless; heartless
𑌉𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 - speech; words
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌯𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾 - by merciless words (in verse: 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌯𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍍)
𑌅𑌪𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌂 - not harsh; gentle
𑌸𑍌𑌮𑍍𑌯 - gentle; soothing (in verse: 𑌸𑍌𑌮𑍍𑌅)
𑌶𑌰𑍍𑌮 - refuge; comfort
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑌂 - granting; giving

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This is not your time, and it is no secret: "If the Lord is sleeping now, he will wake, see you, and get angry," say those who stand at the doors. O mind, leave them and go to the Lord of the universe, whose house has no gatekeepers, no harsh words, and gives gentle refuge.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse mocks gatekeeping in devotion. Some people build an entire business of "access": they decide when you may approach, how you must behave, and they keep you anxious with threats. Bhartruhari says: do not let your mind be bullied. Go to the true source - the 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰 (Lord of all) - where there is no cruelty, only refuge. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This applies far beyond temples. Many goals in life have "door-people": social circles, bureaucracies, inner critics, and even family voices that say, "Not now, you will be punished." Sometimes these warnings are practical; often they are just control. The verse recommends courage: do not hand over your direction to those who thrive on your hesitation. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: identify one gatekeeper voice in you - a fear that keeps you from prayer, study, or a needed life change. Write it down. Then take one small direct step that does not require anyone's permission: a sincere prayer, a ten-minute sit, an honest conversation, a job application. 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨 becomes real when you stop waiting at the wrong doors.

𑌯𑌤𑍋 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌤𑌿 𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌃
𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍁𑌰𑌮𑌕𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌯𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌧𑌰𑌾 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌧𑌰𑌣𑌿𑌧𑌰𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍈𑌰𑌪𑌿 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌾
𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍇 𑌕𑌾 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌲𑌭𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌚𑌪𑌲𑍇 ॥ 3.𑍭2 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌯𑌤𑌃 - when; since
𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍁𑌃 - Mount Meru
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 - glorious; splendid
𑌨𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌤𑌿 - falls
𑌯𑍁𑌗 - age; world-cycle
𑌅𑌂𑌤 - end
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿 - fire
𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌃 - surrounded by the end-of-age fire
𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 - oceans
𑌶𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 - dry up
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍁𑌰 - abundant; full of
𑌮𑌕𑌰 - crocodiles (aquatic monsters)
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹 - sharks; sea-creatures
𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌯𑌾𑌃 - abodes; homes
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌚𑍁𑌰𑌮𑌕𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌯𑌾𑌃 - whose homes are full of crocodiles and sharks
𑌧𑌰𑌾 - the earth
𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌤𑌿 - goes
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌂 - to the end
𑌧𑌰𑌣𑌿 - earth
𑌧𑌰 - mountain; "holder"
𑌪𑌾𑌦𑍈𑌃 - by the feet
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌾 - held up
𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑍇 - in/for the body
𑌕𑌾 - what?
𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌾 - news; story; certainty
𑌕𑌰𑌿 - elephant
𑌕𑌲𑌭 - baby elephant
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣 - ear
𑌅𑌗𑍍𑌰 - tip
𑌚𑌪𑌲 - unsteady; fickle
𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌲𑌭𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌚𑌪𑌲𑍇 - fickle like the tip of a baby elephant's ear

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When even the glorious Meru falls at the end of an age, when oceans dry up despite being homes to countless sea-creatures, and when the earth itself reaches its end though supported by mountains - what certainty can there be about this body, fickle as the tip of a baby elephant's ear?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Bhartruhari uses cosmic imagery to make one point unavoidable: impermanence is not an exception; it is the rule. If the grandest structures dissolve, then the body - delicate, aging, easily injured - cannot be treated as a permanent refuge. The verse is meant to loosen the instinct to cling. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

This does not mean neglecting health; it means right-sizing it. Much anxiety comes from treating the body as identity and the world as a guarantee. The verse encourages a wiser investment: care for the body as an instrument, but place your deepest trust in what is not destroyed by time - clarity, character, and inner freedom. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: do one action that respects the body (sleep, food, movement) and one action that prepares for its impermanence (forgiveness, simplification, spiritual practice). Keep a short daily reminder: "Everything changes; what will I build that remains?" This is the seed of 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) without despair.

𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌗𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾 𑌚 𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌰𑍍
𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌤𑍇 𑌬𑌧𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌾 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌚 𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ।
𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌚 𑌬𑌾𑌂𑌧𑌵𑌜𑌨𑍋 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌨 𑌶𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌷𑌤𑍇
𑌹𑌾 𑌕𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌯𑌸𑌃 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 3.𑍭3 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - limbs; body
𑌸𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 - contracted; shriveled
𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌃 - gait; movement
𑌵𑌿𑌗𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌾 - slipped; weakened; faltering
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾 - fallen; broken down
𑌚 - and
𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌃 - row of teeth (in verse-sandhi: 𑌦𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌰𑍍)
𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌃 - eyesight (in verse-sandhi: 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌰𑍍)
𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 - will decay; will be lost
𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌤𑍇 - increases
𑌬𑌧𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌾 - deafness
𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - mouth
𑌚 - and
𑌲𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 - drools
𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌂 - speech; words
𑌨 - not (in verse: 𑌨𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑍇 = 𑌨 𑌆𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑍇)
𑌆𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌤𑍇 - is respected; is valued
𑌬𑌾𑌂𑌧𑌵 - relative; kinsman
𑌜𑌨𑌃 - people (in verse: 𑌬𑌾𑌂𑌧𑌵𑌜𑌨𑍋)
𑌭𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾 - wife
𑌨 - not
𑌶𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌷𑌤𑍇 - serves; attends
𑌹𑌾 - alas!
𑌕𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌂 - misery; hard condition
𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of a man
𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣 - old; worn out
𑌵𑌯𑌸𑌃 - of age
𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃 - son (in verse-sandhi: 𑌪𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋)
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even (in verse: 𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌯𑍍)
𑌅𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 - becomes hostile; turns into an enemy

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The limbs shrink, the gait falters, the teeth fail; eyesight decays, deafness grows, and the mouth drools. One's words are ignored, relatives do not value you, the wife does not attend - alas, in old age even the son can turn hostile.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is intentionally blunt so that we stop fantasizing about permanence. It shows old age not only as physical decline, but as social loneliness: the world that once depended on you can easily forget you, and relationships can become strained when roles reverse. Bhartruhari is not shaming the old; he is warning the young. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

For daily life, the lesson is preparation and humility. Do not build your identity on being useful, admired, or feared, because those supports can vanish quickly. Invest early in inner resources: skills, friendships based on character, and spiritual steadiness. Also, treat elders with dignity; today's youth is tomorrow's decline. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: if you are young, begin one discipline now that your future self will thank you for: savings, health, learning, and a daily spiritual anchor. If you care for elders, offer respect without impatience. The deeper practice is to cultivate 𑌅𑌨𑌾𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 (non-clinging) so that your peace does not depend on how others respond to you.

𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌦𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌆𑌰𑍋𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌶𑌤𑌕𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿
𑌚𑌂𑌡𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍂𑌪𑌂 𑌇𑌵 𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍭4 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂 - color
𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌂 - white
𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌿 - on the head
𑌵𑍀𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯 - seeing; having seen
𑌶𑌿𑌰𑍋𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 - of the hairs on the head
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌂 - state; condition
𑌜𑌰𑌾 - old age
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌃 - humiliation; distressing decline
𑌜𑌰𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌭𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of the humiliation/decline of old age
𑌤𑌦𑌾 - then
𑌪𑍁𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌂 - a man
𑌆𑌰𑍋𑌪𑌿𑌤 - mounted; placed; characterized by
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿 - bone
𑌶𑌤𑌕𑌂 - a hundred
𑌆𑌰𑍋𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌶𑌤𑌕𑌂 - "covered with" hundreds of bones
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 - abandoning; leaving behind
𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 - they go
𑌚𑌂𑌡𑌾𑌲𑌕𑍂𑌪𑌂 - an outcaste's well
𑌇𑌵 - as if; like
𑌦𑍂𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂 - very far
𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌃 - young women

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Seeing white hair on a man's head and the onset of the humiliations of old age, young women abandon him and go far away - as if he were an outcaste's well ringed with bones.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is an unsentimental reminder that attraction is often conditional. Youth is drawn to youth; beauty is drawn to beauty. When signs of aging appear, the mind that was once enchanted can become repelled. Bhartruhari uses an extreme image to break romantic illusions and push the seeker toward a more stable source of fulfillment. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

This applies in subtler forms today as well: ageism, status shifts, and changing social attention. If your self-worth is tied to being desired, admired, or socially "in", you will suffer as time moves. The antidote is to build relationships on character and shared values, and to build your inner life on something time cannot take. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: notice where you depend on being seen a certain way. Strengthen one quality that does not age: kindness, integrity, or skill. If you are in relationship, invest in companionship beyond appearance - shared service, shared learning, shared silence. This is how 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) becomes maturity rather than cynicism.

𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌂 𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌜𑌂 𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌚𑍍𑌚 𑌦𑍂𑌰𑍇 𑌜𑌰𑌾
𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌚𑍍𑌚𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌤𑌾 𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌷𑌃 ।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌸𑌿 𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌷𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍
𑌸𑌂𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍇 𑌤𑍁 𑌕𑍂𑌪𑌖𑌨𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑍀𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍭5 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍 - as long as
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌂 - healthy; well
𑌇𑌦𑌂 - this
𑌶𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌂 - body
𑌅𑌰𑍁𑌜𑌂 - free from illness/infirmity
𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍 - as long as
𑌚 - and
𑌦𑍂𑌰𑍇 - far away
𑌜𑌰𑌾 - old age
𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍 - as long as
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯 - senses
𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - strength; capacity
𑌅𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌹𑌤𑌾 - unobstructed; unimpaired
𑌯𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍍 - as long as
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌃 - decline; waning
𑌨 - not
𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌷𑌃 - of life
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮 - the Self
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌸𑌿 - in the highest good
𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌤𑍇𑌵 - only until then
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌷𑌾 - by the wise
𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌃 - should be done
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌃 - effort
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍 - great
𑌸𑌂𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍇 - when blazing
𑌭𑌵𑌨𑍇 - in the house
𑌤𑍁 - but
𑌕𑍂𑌪 - well
𑌖𑌨𑌨𑌂 - digging
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌃 - effort; attempt
𑌕𑍀𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌃 - what kind? what use?

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
As long as this body is healthy and free from infirmity, as long as old age is far, as long as the senses are unimpaired and life has not begun to wane - only till then should the wise make great effort toward the highest good. What use is digging a well when the house is on fire?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is urgency with compassion. Bhartruhari says: do the essential work while you still have strength. Waiting for a perfect time is self-deception; crisis arrives suddenly. The "well" symbolizes all last-minute remedies and late spiritual regrets that come when the house is already burning. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In daily life, this applies to health, relationships, and inner freedom. People postpone medical care, honest conversations, and spiritual practice until problems become emergencies. The verse asks for a reversal: treat the present as the right time. In the language of 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), do the highest-priority work first.

Practice: choose one "highest good" action you keep delaying - meditation, study, repairing a relationship, or simplifying life. Do a small version today, not tomorrow. Then schedule it into your week as non-negotiable. 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 grows not from dramatic renunciation, but from consistent priority.

𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌨𑌦𑍀𑌂
𑌗𑍁𑌣𑍋𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌤 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌃 𑌸𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌯𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌪𑌿𑌬𑌾𑌮𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍌𑌘𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌕𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍
𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌯𑌨𑌿𑌮𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌷𑌿 𑌜𑌨𑍇 ॥ 3.𑍭6 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌃 - practicing austerity; disciplined striving
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌃 - good people; seekers
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what?
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌮𑌃 - shall we live/dwell?
𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌨𑌦𑍀𑌂 - the heavenly river
𑌗𑍁𑌣 - virtues
𑌉𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍 - noble; generous
𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍 - wives
𑌉𑌤 - or else
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌚𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌃 - shall we serve?
𑌸𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌯𑌂 - humbly; with respect
𑌪𑌿𑌬𑌾𑌮𑌃 - shall we drink?
𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰 - scripture
𑌓𑌘𑌃 - flood; stream; multitude
𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍌𑌘𑍍𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍 - streams/multitude of scriptures
𑌉𑌤 - or
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌦 - various
𑌕𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯 - poetry
𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤 - nectar
𑌰𑌸 - essence; taste
𑌕𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍 - the nectar-essences of poetry
𑌨 - not
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌃 - we know
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what
𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌃 - shall we do?
𑌕𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌯 - a few
𑌨𑌿𑌮𑍇𑌷 - eye-blink
𑌆𑌯𑍁𑌷𑌿 - in the lifespan
𑌜𑌨𑍇 - in life; in this world

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
We ascetics do not know what to do in this life that lasts only a few blinks: should we dwell by the heavenly river, or serve our virtuous wives with humility, or drink the streams of scriptures, or the nectar-essence of various poems?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse captures a very human dilemma: too many worthy options, too little time. One can imagine a life of solitude, a life of devoted household responsibility, a life of study, or a life of refined enjoyment of art. Bhartruhari's sting is in the last line: life is only a few 𑌨𑌿𑌮𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌃 (eye-blinks). Indecision itself becomes the loss. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is also a modern problem of abundance. With endless content and endless "paths", people keep sampling and never committing. The verse suggests that the right response to short life is not frantic consumption but clear prioritization: choose what actually frees the mind and let other goods support that choice, not replace it. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: pick one primary aim for the next 30 days (spiritual practice, service, study, or health). Commit to a daily minimum. Allow other activities, but only after the minimum is done. This simple ordering transforms scattered effort into 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍 (disciplined heat) that produces real change.

𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌮𑍀 𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌗𑌚𑌲𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌜𑍋
𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍁 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍂𑌲𑍇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌹𑌤𑌿 𑌫𑌲𑍇 𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌃 ।
𑌜𑌰𑌾 𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌂 𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑌯𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌇𑌦𑌂
𑌸𑌖𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑍋 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍇𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍭𑍭 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - hard to please; difficult to propitiate
𑌚 - and
𑌅𑌮𑍀 - these
𑌤𑍁𑌰𑌗 - horse
𑌚𑌲 - moving; restless
𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 - minds
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌾𑌃 - kings; rulers
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we
𑌤𑍁 - however
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍂𑌲 - gross; coarse
𑌇𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌃 - desires
𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌹𑌤𑌿 - very great
𑌫𑌲𑍇 - in the result
𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧 - bound; tied
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌃 - minds
𑌜𑌰𑌾 - old age
𑌦𑍇𑌹𑌂 - body
𑌮𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌃 - death
𑌹𑌰𑌤𑌿 - takes away
𑌦𑌯𑌿𑌤𑌂 - dear; beloved
𑌜𑍀𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌂 - life
𑌇𑌦𑌂 - this
𑌸𑌖𑍇 - O friend
𑌨 - not
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍 - other
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌃 - good; welfare
𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌿 - in the world
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍇 - for the wise
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 - other than; except
𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌃 - austerity; disciplined practice

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
These rulers are hard to please, their minds as restless as a moving horse; and we, with coarse desires, keep our minds bound to huge results. Old age takes the body, death takes this dear life. Friend, for the wise there is no better good in the world than disciplined striving.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is brutally practical. Chasing the favor of kings (or any powerful person) is exhausting because their minds are restless and their approval is unstable. At the same time, our own desires are "sthUla" (coarse) in the sense that they demand large outcomes. Meanwhile, time is doing its work: old age takes the body, death takes life. So the one reliable investment is 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍 - disciplined practice that builds inner strength and reduces dependence. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In contemporary settings, this often shows up as career and social anxiety: living for performance reviews, networking, and the fickle moods of gatekeepers. The verse does not say "quit life"; it says stop making your dignity depend on approval. When you cultivate discipline, skill, and inner steadiness, you become harder to manipulate and easier to respect - including by yourself. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: identify one place where you flatter, compromise values, or overwork just to be liked. Replace one such action with one act of 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍 (disciplined heat): a boundary, a truthful statement, or consistent practice. Add a daily anchor (study, meditation, exercise) that you do regardless of praise. This trains freedom in the only way it can be trained: by repetition.

𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌮𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌖𑌂𑌡𑌿𑌤𑍇 𑌚 𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌿 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌨𑌿
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌣𑍇 𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌜𑌨𑍇 𑌗𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍇 𑌶𑌨𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨𑍇 ।
𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌂 𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍇𑌵 𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌜𑌹𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌯𑌃𑌪𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵
𑌗𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌂𑌦𑌰𑌤𑌟𑍀𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌜𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌿𑌥𑍍 ॥ 3.𑍭𑍮 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍇 - when honor/pride
𑌮𑍍𑌲𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑌿 - withers; fades
𑌖𑌂𑌡𑌿𑌤𑍇 - is broken; ruined
𑌚 - and
𑌵𑌸𑍁𑌨𑌿 - when wealth
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍇 - becomes useless; is squandered
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍇 - has gone
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌨𑌿 - when the seeker/supplicant (flatterer) departs (in verse: 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌨𑌿)
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌣𑍇 - dwindled
𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍁𑌜𑌨𑍇 - when friends/kinsmen are diminished
𑌗𑌤𑍇 - have gone
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌜𑌨𑍇 - when attendants/dependents have gone
𑌨𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍇 - are lost
𑌶𑌨𑍈𑌰𑍍 - slowly
𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨𑍇 - when youth is lost
𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 - proper; fitting
𑌕𑍇𑌵𑌲𑌂 - only
𑌏𑌤𑌦𑍇𑌵 - just this
𑌸𑍁𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂 - for the wise
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - that which
𑌜𑌹𑍍𑌨𑍁𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾 - the Ganga ("daughter of Jahnu")
𑌪𑌯𑌃 - water
𑌪𑍂𑌤 - purified
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵 - rocks
𑌪𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵 - rocks purified (by that water)
𑌗𑌿𑌰𑍀𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰 - king of mountains (Himalayas)
𑌕𑌂𑌦𑌰 - cave
𑌤𑌟𑍀 - slope; bank; hillside
𑌕𑍁𑌂𑌜𑍇 - in a grove/thicket
𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌃 - dwelling; residence
𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 - somewhere

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When honor fades, wealth is ruined, and those who once sought you disappear; when friends diminish, dependents depart, and youth slowly vanishes - the wise have only one fitting course: to live somewhere in a Himalayan cave-grove whose rocks are sanctified by the waters of the Ganga.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse describes the collapse of the usual props of identity: pride, money, admirers, companions, and youth. When these fade, a person is forced to see what was real and what was borrowed. Bhartruhari says the wise do not wait for collapse; they pre-empt it by choosing simplicity and inner anchoring. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

For many people today, this happens as burnout, retirement, or a sudden change in status. When the "crowd" is gone, you discover whether you have a life or only a performance. The Himalaya and Ganga imagery points to an alternative: return to what is pure, quiet, and essential. Even if you cannot relocate physically, you can relocate psychologically by reducing dependence on applause. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: create one simple refuge in your week - a "cave time" with no social validation seeking: nature walk, meditation, study, or quiet service. Also, reduce one status-expense that forces you into exhausting comparison. This is how 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 becomes freedom rather than bitterness.

𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌰𑍀𑌚𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌣𑌵𑌤𑍀 𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌲𑍀
𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌤𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌥𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌕𑍋𑌪𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌬𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌬𑌿𑌂𑌦𑍁𑌤𑌰𑌲𑌂 𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌉𑌪𑌗𑌤𑍇 𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍭𑍯 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - delightful; charming
𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰 - moon
𑌮𑌰𑍀𑌚𑌯𑌃 - rays
𑌤𑍃𑌣𑌵𑌤𑍀 - grassy
𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌲𑍀 - forest ground/region
𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 - delightful
𑌸𑌾𑌧𑍁 - saintly person
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌮 - meeting; company
𑌆𑌗𑌤 - obtained; arising from
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - joy
𑌕𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷𑍁 - in poetry
𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - delightful
𑌕𑌥𑌾𑌃 - stories; narratives
𑌕𑍋𑌪 - indignation; anger
𑌉𑌪𑌾𑌹𑌿𑌤 - accompanied by; suffused with
𑌬𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌪 - tears
𑌬𑌿𑌂𑌦𑍁 - drops
𑌤𑌰𑌲𑌂 - shimmering; tremulous
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌃 - of the beloved
𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌂 - face
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 - all
𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 - delightful
𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 - impermanence
𑌉𑌪𑌗𑌤𑍇 - when it has been realized; when it has entered
𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 - in the mind
𑌨 - not
𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 - anything
𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌃 - again

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Moonbeams on grass are charming; the forest is charming; the joy of meeting the wise is charming; stories in poetry are charming; even a beloved's face shimmering with tear-drops of indignation is charming. But once the mind has truly absorbed impermanence, nothing charms it again in the same way.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse describes a shift of taste. When impermanence is only an idea, the world remains intoxicating. When impermanence becomes a felt recognition, the same things lose their spell. This is not necessarily sadness; it can be sobriety - the mind stops being bribed by surfaces. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

Many people experience this after loss, illness, or deep disappointment: pleasures remain pleasant, but they no longer feel ultimate. The verse warns against clinging to charm as if it were meaning. When the mind matures, it asks for something deeper than aesthetic or emotional stimulation. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: notice one "charm" you chase to escape discomfort - entertainment, romance, gossip, even poetic nostalgia. Enjoy it if appropriate, but do not lean on it as a refuge. Add a daily contemplation of change: remind yourself that every experience passes. Over time, this produces 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 without becoming cold.

𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌲𑌂 𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌸𑌤𑌯𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨 𑌗𑍇𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌕𑌂
𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌨𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌕𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌯𑍇 ।
𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌪𑌤𑌂𑌗𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌪𑌵𑌨𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑍋𑌲𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌯𑌾
𑌚𑌂𑌚𑌲𑌂 𑌆𑌕𑌲𑌯𑍍𑌯 𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌂 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍮0 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 22 + 27 + 27 + 21 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 97); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌰𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌂 - pleasant; delightful
𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍍𑌯 - mansion; palace
𑌤𑌲𑌂 - terrace; floor
𑌨 - not
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what? (as "is it not?")
𑌵𑌸𑌤𑌯𑍇 - for living
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 - pleasant to hear
𑌗𑍇𑌯 - singable; music
𑌆𑌦𑌿𑌕𑌂 - and so on
𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌾 - or what?
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣 - life
𑌸𑌮𑌾 - equal to
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌮 - company; meeting
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - joy
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌗𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 - the joy of company as dear as life
𑌨 - not
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌕 - great; excessive
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌤𑌯𑍇 - for pleasure
𑌕𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍁 - but
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤 - delirious; deluded; hovering
𑌪𑌤𑌂𑌗 - moth
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌪𑌾 - night
𑌵𑌨 - forest
𑌪𑌵𑌨 - wind
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌪𑌵𑌨𑌪𑌵𑌨 - the forest-wind of the night (in verse compound)
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑍋𑌲 - shaken; wavering
𑌦𑍀𑌪 - lamp
𑌅𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌰 - sprout; flame
𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌰 - lamp-flame
𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌯𑌾 - shadow
𑌚𑌂𑌚𑌲𑌂 - fickle; unsteady
𑌆𑌕𑌲𑌯𑍍𑌯 - having understood; having realized
𑌸𑌕𑌲𑌂 - all
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑌃 - wise ones
𑌵𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 - to the forest
𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌃 - went

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Isn't living on a palace-terrace delightful? Isn't music delightful? Isn't the joy of company as dear as life the greatest pleasure? Yet the wise, realizing that all this is as fickle as the shadow of a lamp-flame shaken by a night-forest wind around a hovering moth, have gone to the forest.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse concedes that comfort, music, and intimate company are genuinely pleasant. The problem is not pleasure; the problem is its instability and the dependence it creates. Bhartruhari says the wise leave not because they hate life, but because they have seen how quickly the "palace" mood collapses - like a shadow flickering with every gust in a dark forest night. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In present-day terms, this describes the treadmill of lifestyle upgrades. People build a life that requires constant stimulation and constant income, and then feel trapped by the very comforts they chased. The verse points to another kind of wealth: 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯 (inner freedom). When needs are simpler, the mind has room to become quiet, and choices become less fear-driven.

Practice: run an experiment in sufficiency. For one week, reduce optional entertainment and spending, and add a daily period of quiet (walk, reading, meditation). Observe whether your nervous system becomes calmer. If it does, you have found the direction of 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷 (contentment) that the verse is pointing to.

𑌆 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌂 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌨𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌂
𑌨𑌯𑌨𑌪𑌦𑌵𑍀𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌾 ।
𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌧𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍋 𑌗𑌾𑌢𑌗𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌃
𑌕𑌰𑌣𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.𑍮1 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 29 + 18 + 30 + 17 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 94); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌆 - from; since
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from the beginning of worldly existence
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑍁𑌵𑌨𑌂 - the three worlds
𑌇𑌦𑌂 - this
𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌂 - of those searching
𑌤𑌾𑌤 - dear one; O son (in verse: 𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍 within 𑌤𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌙𑍍)
𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌙𑍍 - like that; of that kind
𑌨 - not
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌕𑌂 - of us; for us
𑌨𑌯𑌨 - eyes
𑌪𑌦𑌵𑍀𑌂 - range; path
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌰 - ear
𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌂 - path; range
𑌗𑌤𑌃 - has gone; has reached
𑌵𑌾 - or
𑌯𑌃 - which
𑌅𑌯𑌂 - this (in verse: 𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂)
𑌧𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍇 - holds; bears; places
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯 - sense-objects
𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 - she-elephant (feminine elephant)
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌣𑍀 - the she-elephant of sense-objects (metaphor for temptations)
𑌗𑌾𑌢 - deep
𑌗𑍂𑌢 - hidden
𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨 - ego; pride
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌵 - intoxicated
𑌗𑌾𑌢𑌗𑍂𑌢𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌵𑌃 - intoxicated by deep-hidden ego
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌃𑌕𑌰𑌣 - inner instrument; mind
𑌕𑌰𑌿 - elephant
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌃𑌕𑌰𑌣𑌕𑌰𑌿 - the "inner elephant" (the mind)
𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮 - restraint; self-control
𑌆𑌲𑌾𑌨 - an elephant-post/stake (used to tie/control elephants)
𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌂 - sport; play; function
𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌲𑍀𑌲𑌾𑌂 - the play/function of being a restraint-stake

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
From the beginning of worldly life, searching all three worlds, dear one, we have not seen or heard anything like this: the worship that acts like a restraint-stake for the inner mind, intoxicated by deep-hidden ego and drawn by the she-elephant of sense-objects.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse (traditionally introduced as 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌨𑌂, "worship of Shiva") praises devotion as a technology of mind-training. The mind is compared to an elephant: powerful, stubborn, and easily intoxicated by 𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯 (sense-objects). The key image is 𑌆𑌲𑌾𑌨 - the post that can steady an elephant. Worship, done sincerely, becomes that steadying center.

In everyday life, the mind also needs an 𑌆𑌲𑌾𑌨. Without a center, it runs toward cravings, anxieties, and status games. A stable practice - prayer, meditation, mantra, or disciplined values - creates a "post" that the mind can return to when it is pulled. Advaita does not deny devotion; it refines it: worship becomes a way to purify attention so that self-knowledge can dawn.

Practice: choose one simple daily act of devotion and make it non-negotiable (a short chant, a lamp, a few minutes of meditation). When you feel pulled by temptation or ego, return to that anchor immediately instead of negotiating. Over time, you will notice the elephant-mind becomes less intoxicated and more trainable - which is the practical beginning of 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯.

𑌯𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌅𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌶𑌨𑌂
𑌸𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌂 𑌉𑌪𑌶𑌮𑍈𑌕𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌫𑌲𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌮𑌨𑍋 𑌮𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌂𑌦𑌂 𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌰𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌶𑌨𑍍𑌨
𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌷𑌾 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍮2 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - that which
𑌏𑌤𑌤𑍍 - this
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌂 - free-willed; at one's own pleasure
𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌰𑌣𑌂 - wandering; moving about
𑌅𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌂 - without miserliness; without meanness
𑌅𑌶𑌨𑌂 - eating
𑌸𑌹 - with
𑌆𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌃 - noble/saintly people
𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌃 - dwelling together; company
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌂 - what is heard; sacred teaching; wisdom
𑌉𑌪𑌶𑌮 - quieting; cessation of agitation
𑌏𑌕 - one
𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤 - vow
𑌫𑌲𑌂 - fruit; result
𑌉𑌪𑌶𑌮𑍈𑌕𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌫𑌲𑌂 - the fruit of the single vow of tranquility
𑌮𑌨𑌃 - mind
𑌮𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌂𑌦𑌂 - gently pulsing; with little movement (calm)
𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌃 - outwardly; externally
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 - for a long time
𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍃𑌶𑌨𑍍 - reflecting; considering
𑌨 - not
𑌜𑌾𑌨𑍇 - I know
𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯 - whose
𑌏𑌷𑌾 - this
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌤𑌿𑌃 - culmination; outcome
𑌉𑌦𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of a great one; of lofty austerity
𑌤𑌪𑌸𑌃 - of austerity

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
This free wandering, this eating without meanness, this company of the noble, and this learning - all yield the single fruit of tranquility. Even after long reflection, I cannot tell whose great austerity has ripened into such an outcome.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse observes that the fruit of a well-ordered life is a calm mind. Freedom of movement, simple generosity in food, good company, and study are not "luxuries"; they are conditions that reduce friction. When the mind is not constantly provoked, 𑌉𑌪𑌶𑌮 (quieting) becomes natural. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is an important lesson in practice: peace is not only a mystical event; it is also the result of environment and habit. If your days are full of noise, greed, and bad company, meditation will feel like wrestling. If your days are simple, honest, and supported by wise inputs, meditation becomes easier. Spiritual life is not only about willpower; it is about choosing the right conditions. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: redesign one part of your day to favor 𑌉𑌪𑌶𑌮. Reduce one noisy input, eat a simpler meal without guilt, and spend time with one "arya" influence (a teacher, a good book, a calm friend). The mind becomes 𑌮𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌂𑌦 (less agitated) when you stop feeding agitation.

𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾 𑌏𑌵 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌥𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑍇 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌂 𑌚 𑌤𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨𑌂
𑌹𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌗𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌫𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾 ।
𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑍈𑌤𑌿 𑌬𑌲𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍀
𑌹𑌾 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑌂 𑌮𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌲𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍮3 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 27 + 26 + 26 + 26 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 105); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌃 - worn out
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌥𑌾𑌃 - fantasies; longings
𑌚 - and
𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑍇 - in the heart
𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌂 - has gone
𑌚 - and
𑌤𑌤𑍍 - that
𑌯𑍌𑌵𑌨𑌂 - youth
𑌹𑌂𑌤𑌾 - alas!
𑌅𑌂𑌗𑍇𑌷𑍁 - in the limbs/body
𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌃 - virtues
𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍍𑌯 - barren
𑌫𑌲 - fruit
𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌫𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌂 - barrenness/fruitlessness
𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌾𑌃 - have become
𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍈𑌃 - by those who recognize virtue
𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌾 - without
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what?
𑌯𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 - proper
𑌸𑌹𑌸𑌾 - suddenly; quickly
𑌅𑌭𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌪𑍈𑌤𑌿 - approaches; comes near
𑌬𑌲𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 - powerful
𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌃 - time
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌃 - death; the end-maker
𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍀 - unforgiving; relentless
𑌹𑌾 - alas!
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑌂 - known; realized
𑌮𑌦𑌨 - Cupid; desire
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌕 - destroyer
𑌅𑌂𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿 - feet
𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌲𑌂 - pair
𑌮𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌘𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑍁𑌗𑌲𑌂 - the pair of feet of the Destroyer of desire (Shiva)
𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - leaving aside; except for
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 - there is
𑌨 - not
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾 - other
𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌃 - way; refuge

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Desires have worn out and youth has departed; virtues have become fruitless when there are no people who recognize them. Relentless death approaches quickly - what is the right course? Alas, apart from taking refuge at the feet of the Destroyer of desire, there is no other way.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse describes the pain of late realization: when the body weakens and time accelerates, old longings lose their sweetness. Even "virtue" can feel fruitless if it was secretly done for recognition. Bhartruhari then points to a refuge that does not depend on health, youth, or applause: devotion that turns the mind toward what is beyond change. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is also a warning to not postpone the essential. Time is 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑍀 (unforgiving) - it does not negotiate. If you wait for old age to seek depth, you may find the mind too tired and habits too strong. The verse is not fatalistic; it is urgent: begin now, while strength and clarity are available.

Practice: do one act of "recognition-free" virtue this week - help without being seen, speak truth without winning applause. Also, establish a daily refuge practice (chanting, meditation, prayer) so that devotion is not a last-minute emergency. This turns 𑌮𑌦𑌨𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌕 (the destroyer of desire) into a lived inner principle: desire loses power when the mind has a higher sweetness.

𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌾 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍇
𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌨𑍇 𑌵𑌾 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑍍𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 ।
𑌨 𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌭𑍇𑌦𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑍇
𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍁𑌶𑍇𑌖𑌰𑍇 ॥ 3.𑍮4 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌵𑌂𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌥): This is in 𑌵𑌂𑌶𑌸𑍍𑌥 (𑌸𑌮-𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤) Chandas/Meter: 4 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌃, 12 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌾𑌃 per 𑌪𑌾𑌦; 𑌲𑌘𑍁/𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 pattern (per 𑌪𑌾𑌦) is `LGLGGLLGLGLG`.

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌮𑌹𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍇 - in Maheshvara (Shiva)
𑌵𑌾 - or
𑌜𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂 - of the worlds
𑌅𑌧𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍇 - in the Lord
𑌜𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌨𑍇 - in Janardana (Vishnu)
𑌵𑌾 - or
𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍍 - world
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌰𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 - in the inner Self
𑌨 - not
𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 - thing; reality
𑌭𑍇𑌦 - difference
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - cognition; understanding
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 - is
𑌮𑍇 - for me
𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌪𑌿 - even so
𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - devotion
𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌣 - young
𑌇𑌂𑌦𑍁 - moon
𑌶𑍇𑌕𑌰𑌃 - crested; crowned
𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌣𑍇𑌂𑌦𑍁𑌶𑍇𑌖𑌰𑍇 - in the moon-crested Lord (Shiva)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whether it is Maheshvara, the Lord of worlds, or Janardana, the inner Self of the universe, I perceive no difference of reality. And yet my devotion is to the moon-crested one.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is a beautiful meeting of non-duality and devotion. The speaker says: whether you call the Supreme Maheshvara, Janardana, or the inner Self of the universe, the reality is one - there is no "thing-difference" in truth. Yet devotion still needs a form, and his heart naturally leans to the moon-crested Shiva. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

In lived religion, this prevents two common errors: sectarian rigidity and vague universalism. Non-duality does not require you to reject personal devotion; it invites you to see your chosen form as a doorway to the formless. At the same time, it protects you from contempt toward other forms, because the essence is not divided. Sa~gkarAcArya's 𑌭𑍍𑌹𑌜 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌮𑍍 returns to this point often: do not postpone inner clarity for outer arrangements; convert insight into a small daily discipline.

Practice: keep one 𑌇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌤𑌾 (chosen form of devotion) and be steady in practice. Alongside, cultivate the vision that the same Reality shines through different names and symbols. This combination - steadiness in practice and breadth in understanding - matures devotion into wisdom.

𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌫𑌾𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌧𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌤𑌲𑍇 𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍇
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍁 𑌰𑌜𑌨𑍀𑌷𑍁 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌵𑌚𑌸𑌃
𑌕𑌦𑌾 𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌽𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌤𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌲𑌬𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌦𑌶𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.𑍮5 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍 - shining; flashing
𑌸𑍍𑌫𑌾𑌰 - abundant; widespread
𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾 - moonlight
𑌧𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌤 - whitened; bathed (in light)
𑌤𑌲𑍇 - on the surface/ground
𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌫𑌾𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌧𑌵𑌲𑌿𑌤𑌤𑌲𑍇 - on ground whitened by spreading moonlight
𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌿 - somewhere
𑌪𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌨𑍇 - on a sandbank/river-bank
𑌸𑍁𑌖 - comfort; happiness
𑌆𑌸𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌃 - sitting
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌸𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌃 - seated happily
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤 - quiet; peaceful
𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌿 - sound
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌸𑍁 - when sounds are quiet (in very peaceful nights)
𑌰𑌜𑌨𑍀𑌷𑍁 - in the nights
𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁 - heaven
𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍 - river
𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌃 - of the heavenly river
𑌭𑌵 - worldly existence
𑌭𑍋𑌗 - experiences; pleasures
𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌃 - distressed; disillusioned
𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌵𑌚 - high and low; loud and soft; varied
𑌵𑌚𑌃 - utterances
𑌶𑌿𑌵 - Shiva (repeated in the verse)
𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌵𑌚𑌸𑌃 - uttering in varied tones
𑌕𑌦𑌾 - when?
𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌃 - shall we reach?
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍍 - within
𑌗𑌤 - arisen; gone inside
𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌲 - abundant; profuse
𑌬𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌪 - tears
𑌆𑌕𑍁𑌲 - flooded; agitated
𑌦𑌶𑌾𑌂 - state
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌤𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌲𑌬𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌲𑌦𑌶𑌾𑌂 - the state flooded with abundant inner tears

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When will we, weary of worldly experience, sit happily on some moonlit river-bank in silent nights, repeating "Shiva, Shiva" in varied tones, and reach that inner state flooded with abundant tears?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is the voice of longing, not of complaint. The verse describes a heart that has tasted the world and is no longer satisfied by it, and therefore turns with intensity toward the Divine. The moonlit river-bank and quiet nights are not only scenic; they are symbols of a mind that has become calm enough for devotion to deepen. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

The "abundant tears" are not sentimentality; they are a sign of inner softening. When the ego loosens, the heart becomes capable of gratitude, surrender, and honest feeling. In Advaita, even devotion has a purpose: it purifies the mind so that knowledge can become steady. Tears here mark the melting of resistance. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: create a small, steady devotional setting: a quiet time, a simple chant, and a space with minimal noise. Do not chase emotion; chase sincerity. When the mind is tired of life's noise, let it return to the simple repetition of the name. Over time, this becomes 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨 (continuous inner recollection), not a passing mood.

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑍋 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌦𑌪𑌿 𑌚 𑌸𑍈𑌷𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌾
𑌏𑌵𑌾𑌗𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌵𑌸𑌨𑌂 𑌅𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑌾 𑌏𑌵 𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌾 𑌕𑌾𑌲𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌂 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌅𑌦𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌂 𑌇𑌦𑌂
𑌕𑌿𑌯𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌵𑌟𑌵𑌿𑌟𑌪 𑌏𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑌯𑌿𑌤𑌾 ॥ 3.𑍮5.1 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌃 - Mahadeva (Shiva)
𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌃 - the deity; the Lord
𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍 - river
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - also
𑌚 - and
𑌸𑌾 - that
𑌏𑌶𑌾 - this
𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍 - the divine river
𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌾 - cave
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌆𑌗𑌾𑌰𑌂 - house; home
𑌵𑌸𑌨𑌂 - clothing
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - also
𑌤𑌾 - those
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌃 - green (leaves/trees)
𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌾 - as a friend
𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌃 - time
𑌅𑌯𑌂 - this
𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌂 - vow; discipline
𑌇𑌦𑌂 - this
𑌅𑌦𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌯 - without poverty/humiliation; without begging
𑌅𑌦𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌂 - the vow of dignified non-begging
𑌕𑌿𑌯𑌤𑍍 - how much?
𑌵𑌾 - else
𑌵𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌃 - shall we say?
𑌵𑌟 - banyan tree
𑌵𑌿𑌟𑌪𑌃 - tree; branch
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 - let it be
𑌦𑌯𑌿𑌤𑌾 - beloved

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Mahadeva is our God, this river is the divine river, the cave itself is our home, and the green leaves and trees themselves are our clothing. Time is our friend; this is our vow of dignified non-begging. What more is there to say? Let the banyan tree itself be our beloved.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse shows renunciation as a change of definition. "Wealth" becomes water, shade, and shelter; "companionship" becomes time and a tree; "security" becomes the absence of dependency. The heart that can speak this way has stepped out of the marketplace of status. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In modern life, the forms will differ, but the principle is the same: define happiness in terms that do not require constant bargaining. When you reduce needs, you reduce fear. When you stop depending on other people's approval and money's whims, you recover dignity. This is the social side of 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: less dependence means more freedom.

Practice: choose one dependency that makes you anxious (a luxury, a habit, a social validation). Replace it with one simple support you can sustain anywhere: basic routines, nature, learning, prayer. Then treat time as a friend by using it deliberately. The mind becomes rich when it stops demanding the world to prove its worth.

𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇 𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌃
𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌤𑌶𑌰𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌿𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌸𑍍
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌾 𑌨𑍇𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍋 𑌹𑌰𑌚𑌰𑌣𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍈𑌕𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍮6 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇 - having distributed; having given away
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍇 - all one's possessions
𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌣 - youthful; tender
𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾 - compassion
𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣 - full
𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌯𑌾𑌃 - hearts
𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌂𑌤𑌃 - remembering
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍇 - in worldly life
𑌵𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌣 - undesirable; sorrowful
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑌂 - outcome; result (in verse: 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌂)
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿 - fate; the order of things
𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌂 - course; movement
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we
𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯 - holy
𑌆𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 - in the forest
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌤 - matured; ripened
𑌶𑌰𑌤𑍍 - autumn
𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰 - moon
𑌕𑌿𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌃 - rays
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌤𑌶𑌰𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌿𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌃 - like mellow autumn moonbeams
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌾 - night
𑌨𑍇𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌃 - we shall spend
𑌹𑌰 - Shiva
𑌚𑌰𑌣 - feet
𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌾 - contemplation
𑌏𑌕 - only
𑌶𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌃 - refuge; shelter

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
After giving away everything, with hearts full of tender compassion, remembering the sorrowful outcomes of worldly life and the course of fate, let us spend the nights in holy forests, mellow like autumn moonbeams, taking refuge only in contemplation of Shiva's feet.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse unites renunciation with compassion. Giving away possessions is not portrayed as anger toward the world, but as release from burden, so that the heart can become 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌣 (full of compassion). The mature seeker remembers how quickly worldly life turns and chooses a quieter rhythm, where devotion becomes the only shelter. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

It also corrects a misunderstanding: 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 is not dryness. When desire drops, kindness often grows because attention is no longer trapped in self-centered demand. The autumn moon imagery suggests a mind that is cooled, luminous, and steady - not burning with agitation.

Practice: simplify one possession-load (donate, declutter, reduce commitments). Use the freed space to do one compassionate act without display. Then sit for a few minutes in quiet recollection of your chosen refuge. When compassion and devotion move together, renunciation becomes wholesome rather than harsh.

𑌕𑌦𑌾 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌮𑌰𑌤𑌟𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌸𑌿 𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍
𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌨𑌃 𑌕𑍌𑌪𑍀𑌨𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌂𑌜𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌟𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌯𑍇 𑌗𑍌𑌰𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌥 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌹𑌰 𑌶𑌂𑌭𑍋 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌯𑌨
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌶𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌷𑌂 𑌇𑌵 𑌨𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥ 3.𑍮𑍭 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌕𑌦𑌾 - when?
𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 - in Varanasi
𑌅𑌮𑌰 - heavenly; of the gods
𑌤𑌟𑌿𑌨𑍀 - river
𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌸𑍍 - bank; shore
𑌅𑌮𑌰𑌤𑌟𑌿𑌨𑍀𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌸𑌿 - on the banks of the celestial river
𑌵𑌸𑌨𑍍 - dwelling
𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌨𑌃 - wearing
𑌕𑍌𑌪𑍀𑌨𑌂 - loincloth
𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌿 - on the head
𑌨𑌿𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌃 - placing; holding
𑌅𑌂𑌜𑌲𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌟𑌂 - folded hands
𑌅𑌯𑍇 - O!
𑌗𑍌𑌰𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌥 - Lord of Gauri (Shiva)
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌰𑌹𑌰 - slayer of Tripura (Shiva)
𑌶𑌂𑌭𑍋 - O Shambho
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌨𑌯𑌨 - three-eyed
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑍀𑌦 - be gracious
𑌇𑌤𑌿 - thus
𑌆𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌶𑌨𑍍 - crying out; calling loudly
𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌷𑌂 - an eye-blink
𑌇𑌵 - like
𑌨𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 - shall I spend
𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌨𑍍 - days

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When will I live in Varanasi on the banks of the celestial river, wearing only a loincloth, holding folded hands above my head, and crying out, "O Lord of Gauri, slayer of Tripura, Shambho, three-eyed one, be gracious" - spending my days as if they were only a moment?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is a longing for a life where the main activity is remembrance. The outer images - Kashi, the river-bank, the loincloth, the folded hands - are symbols of inward surrender. The verse is not about tourism; it is about converting the whole day into prayer. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In practical life, most people will not relocate to Varanasi. But the deeper invitation remains: simplify, reduce distractions, and make devotion central. When Bhartruhari says a day becomes like a 𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌿𑌷 (blink), he points to absorption - the mind is no longer weighed down by endless craving and worry.

Practice: create a daily "Kashi" window: a fixed time when you do not bargain with the mind. Sit, pray, chant, or contemplate - and let other tasks wait. Use the strongest name-forms that move your heart, and keep them alive through repetition. Over time, the day becomes lighter because the mind stops carrying unnecessary burdens.

𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌪𑌃
𑌕𑍌𑌪𑍀𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌸𑍁𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌅𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌟𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌆𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 𑌮𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌚 𑌮𑌂𑌗𑌲𑌸𑌮𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇
𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌂 𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌹𑌂𑌤 𑌵𑌿𑌬𑍁𑌧𑍈𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 3.𑍮𑍭.1 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌉𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍇𑌷𑍁 - in gardens
𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰 - varied; wonderful
𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌨 - food
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌃 - manner; arrangement
𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌃 - the variety of food-arrangements
𑌤𑍀𑌵𑍍𑌰 - intense
𑌅𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌂 - exceedingly intense
𑌤𑌪𑌃 - austerity
𑌕𑍌𑌪𑍀𑌨 - loincloth
𑌆𑌵𑌰𑌣𑌂 - covering
𑌸𑍁𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - good garment
𑌅𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌂 - limitless; abundant
𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌟𑌨𑌂 - begging for alms
𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌨𑌂 - ornament
𑌆𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 - near; imminent
𑌮𑌰𑌣𑌂 - death
𑌚 - and
𑌮𑌂𑌗𑌲 - auspicious
𑌸𑌮𑌂 - equal to
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂 - in which
𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 - arises; happens
𑌤𑌾𑌂 - that
𑌕𑌾𑌶𑍀𑌂 - Kashi (Varanasi)
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌹𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌯 - having abandoned
𑌹𑌂𑌤 - alas!
𑌵𑌿𑌬𑍁𑌧𑍈𑌃 - by the wise
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 - elsewhere
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what?
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍀𑌯𑌤𑍇 - can one stay?

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In Kashi, even gardens feel like intense austerity, varied foods become a form of discipline, a loincloth counts as fine clothing, begging becomes an ornament, and death itself feels auspicious when it draws near. Alas, after leaving such Kashi, where else can the wise even stay?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse praises a sacred environment that makes renunciation easier. In a place where death is visible and spirituality is the air, values invert: the simplest life feels rich, and what scares the worldly mind becomes auspicious. Bhartruhari is saying that surroundings shape mind; a holy atmosphere supports 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

The deeper meaning is psychological: if you live among constant consumption and distraction, even basic discipline feels painful. If you live among reminders of impermanence and purpose, discipline becomes natural. Kashi here represents a culture where the "final" questions are not hidden. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: you may not live in Kashi, but you can create a Kashi-like field. Spend time near what reminds you of truth: nature, elders, sacred texts, places of service. Reduce inputs that glamorize craving. When the environment supports remembrance, the mind needs less force to turn inward.

𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌗𑌾𑌂𑌗𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌫𑌲𑍈𑌰𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌯𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍋 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌯𑍇 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌧𑌰𑌕𑍁𑌹𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌕𑌮𑍂𑌲𑍇 ।
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌃 𑌫𑌲𑌾𑌶𑍀 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌵𑌚𑌨𑌰𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍇
𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌂 𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌕𑌦𑌾𑌹𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌕𑌰𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍇 𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑌿 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.𑍮𑍮 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - after bathing
𑌗𑌾𑌂𑌗𑍈𑌃 - of the Ganga
𑌪𑌯𑍋𑌭𑌿𑌃 - with waters
𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌿 - pure
𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮 - flowers
𑌫𑌲𑍈𑌃 - with fruits
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌚𑌯𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - having worshipped; having offered
𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍋 - O Lord
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 - you
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌯𑍇 - in the object of meditation
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂 - meditation
𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌯 - placing; fixing
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌧𑌰 - mountain
𑌕𑍁𑌹𑌰 - cave
𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵 - rock
𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌕 - bed
𑌮𑍂𑌲𑍇 - at the base
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌧𑌰𑌕𑍁𑌹𑌰𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌪𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂𑌕𑌮𑍂𑌲𑍇 - at the root of a rock-bed in a mountain cave
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌃 - rejoicing in the Self; self-content
𑌫𑌲𑌾𑌶𑍀 - living on fruits
𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁 - teacher
𑌵𑌚𑌨 - words; instruction
𑌰𑌤𑌃 - devoted to; delighting in
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍 - by your grace
𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍇 - O enemy of Cupid (Shiva)
𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖𑌂 - sorrow
𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍇 - will I be freed?
𑌕𑌦𑌾 - when?
𑌅𑌹𑌂 - I
𑌸𑌮 - equal
𑌕𑌰 - hand
𑌚𑌰𑌣 - foot
𑌸𑌮𑌕𑌰𑌚𑌰𑌣𑍇 - in a mere human ("having hands and feet") (in verse)
𑌪𑍁𑌂𑌸𑌿 - in a man/person
𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾 - service
𑌸𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌥𑌂 - arising from

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
After bathing in the waters of the Ganga and worshipping you with pure flowers and fruits, fixing meditation on you while seated on a rock-bed in a mountain cave, rejoicing in the Self, living on fruits, and delighting in the teacher's words - O enemy of desire, when will you free me by your grace from the sorrow that comes from serving a mere mortal?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse contrasts two kinds of service: dependence on worldly power versus devotion to the Divine. Serving the "person with hands and feet" means serving a mere mortal - especially the rich and influential - and the sorrow comes from dependence, insecurity, and compromise. Bhartruhari longs for a life where worship, meditation, and simplicity replace that dependence. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is highly relevant today in the language of "selling your soul". Many people endure humiliating workplaces or relationships because their needs are inflated and their identity depends on approval. The verse recommends a different refuge: reduce needs, increase inner joy, and let devotion become the center. When the mind tastes 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌮 (self-contentment), it becomes less available for exploitation.

Practice: identify one relationship or context where you feel forced to serve against your values. Reduce one dependency that fuels that fear (expense, status need, people-pleasing). Add one daily devotion practice and one self-inquiry question: "What am I afraid will happen if I stop chasing approval?" Let that clarity loosen the knot that creates 𑌦𑍁𑌃𑌖.

𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌕𑍀 𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌦𑌿𑌗𑌂𑌬𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌕𑌦𑌾 𑌶𑌂𑌭𑍋 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍮𑍯 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌏𑌕𑌾𑌕𑍀 - alone; solitary
𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌃 - without craving; desireless
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌃 - peaceful; calm
𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿 - hand
𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃 - vessel; bowl
𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌃 - hand as bowl
𑌦𑌿𑌗𑌂𑌬𑌰𑌃 - sky-clad; unclothed
𑌕𑌦𑌾 - when?
𑌶𑌂𑌭𑍋 - O Shambho (Shiva)
𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 - will I become?
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 - action; karmic residue
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌨 - uprooting; rooting out
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌃 - capable

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
When, O Shambho, will I become solitary, desireless, and peaceful - using my hand as a bowl, the sky as clothing, and capable of uprooting the roots of action?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse expresses the ideal of radical simplicity. The outer images - hand as bowl, sky as clothing - symbolize a life with minimal dependence and minimal distraction. The deeper goal is not poverty; it is 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌨 - uprooting the compulsive patterns that keep producing bondage. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

Most people cannot live like this literally, but the principle is adaptable: reduce the number of things your peace depends on. When your wants are fewer, your mind becomes lighter; when your identity is less tied to possessions, you become less fearful. A calmer mind is the real "digambara" - spacious and uncluttered. Sa~gkarAcArya's 𑌭𑍍𑌹𑌜 𑌗𑍋𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌦𑌮𑍍 returns to this point often: do not postpone inner clarity for outer arrangements; convert insight into a small daily discipline.

Practice: choose one form of voluntary simplicity for a month: fewer purchases, fewer entertainments, or a simpler diet. Pair it with a daily sit and a review of one recurring compulsion. Each time you weaken a compulsion, you do a small 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌨 (uprooting) of 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 in the sense intended here.

𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌭𑍈𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌣 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍀𑌦𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌬𑌹𑍁𑌤𑍃𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍁𑌃 𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌤𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌖𑌂𑌡𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌶𑌾
𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌭𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.𑍯0 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌂 - the hand
𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 - let it be used as a vessel
𑌨𑌿𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌗 - nature
𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌨𑌾 - by what is pure; naturally pure
𑌭𑍈𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌣 - by alms
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 - let (one) be content
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 - where
𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌪𑌿 - anywhere
𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍀𑌦𑌤𑌾𑌂 - let (one) sit/rest
𑌬𑌹𑍁 - much; only
𑌤𑍃𑌣𑌂 - a blade of grass
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌂 - the world
𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍁𑌃 - again and again; constantly
𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 - let (one) see
𑌅𑌤𑌿 - even
𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑍇 - in renunciation; even in giving up
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌃 - body
𑌅𑌖𑌂𑌡 - unbroken
𑌪𑌰𑌮 - supreme
𑌆𑌨𑌂𑌦 - bliss
𑌅𑌵𑌬𑍋𑌧 - realization
𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌶𑌾 - by the touch/contact
𑌅𑌖𑌂𑌡𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂𑌦𑌾𑌵𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌶𑌾 - by the touch of unbroken supreme bliss-realization
𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾 - sweetly; pleasantly
𑌕𑍋 - some
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - (in verse: 𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿)
𑌶𑌿𑌵 - of Shiva
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌾𑌦 - grace
𑌸𑍁𑌲𑌭𑌃 - easily obtained
𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 - will arise; will come about
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌾𑌂 - for yogis

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Let the hand be used as a bowl, and let one be content with naturally pure alms; let one sit anywhere, constantly seeing the world as no more than a blade of grass. Even before the body is fully given up, a taste of unbroken supreme joy can arise - and, for such yogis, a sweet grace of Shiva makes liberation easy to attain.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse describes how freedom becomes simple when dependence becomes simple. Contentment with basic alms, the ability to sit anywhere, and the vision that the world is "grass-like" are not nihilism; they are a release from exaggerated importance. When the mind stops treating every object as a life-or-death matter, it becomes capable of deep joy that does not require acquisition. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In modern life, the biggest source of suffering is often not lack but endless wanting. The verse recommends training the mind to see most things as "not worth the price". When you can say no to unnecessary wants, you recover time, attention, and dignity. That inner space is what allows the touch of 𑌅𑌖𑌂𑌡 (unbroken) peace.

Practice: practice "grass-vision" once a day. When you feel pulled into drama or craving, ask: "Will this matter in a year?" If not, treat it as 𑌤𑍃𑌣 (grass) and let it go. Combine this with one voluntary simplicity habit. Over time, you will see that grace feels "easy" when the mind is not constantly complicated by wants.

𑌕𑍌𑌪𑍀𑌨𑌂 𑌶𑌤𑌖𑌂𑌡𑌜𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌂𑌥𑌾 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍀
𑌨𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌭𑍈𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌶𑌨𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍇 𑌵𑌨𑍇 ।
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌣 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌂 𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌰𑌣𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌦𑌾
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌮𑌹𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌵𑍇𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌚 𑌯𑌦𑌿 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.𑍯1 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌕𑍌𑌪𑍀𑌨𑌂 - loincloth
𑌶𑌤 - hundred
𑌖𑌂𑌡 - pieces
𑌜𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂 - very tattered; more torn
𑌶𑌤𑌖𑌂𑌡𑌜𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌰𑌤𑌰𑌂 - tattered into a hundred rags
𑌕𑌂𑌥𑌾 - patched cloak; rag
𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑍍 - again; further
𑌤𑌾𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍀 - of that kind; similarly
𑌨𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 - freedom from anxiety
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷 - without expectation; without dependence
𑌭𑍈𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂 - food from alms
𑌅𑌶𑌨𑌂 - eating
𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾 - sleep
𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍇 - in a cremation ground
𑌵𑌨𑍇 - in a forest
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌣 - with freedom
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌂 - unrestrained; without a goad
𑌵𑌿𑌹𑌰𑌣𑌂 - roaming; moving about
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 - one's own mind
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌂 - very calm
𑌸𑌦𑌾 - always
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 - steadiness
𑌯𑍋𑌗 - 𑌯𑍋𑌗; union; absorption
𑌮𑌹𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌵𑍇 - in the great celebration (in verse: 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌮𑌹𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌵𑍇)
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌚 - and
𑌯𑌦𑌿 - if
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯 - the three worlds
𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌨 - by kingship; by sovereignty
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what (use)?

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
If a person wears only a loincloth tattered into a hundred rags and a similarly worn cloak, lives free of anxiety, eats alms without expectation, sleeps in a forest or cremation ground, roams freely, keeps the mind always calm, and remains steady even in the great joy of yoga - then what value is ruling the three worlds?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse flips the usual definition of greatness. The world calls greatness "power"; Bhartruhari calls greatness "freedom". The ascetic's wealth is 𑌨𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯 (fearlessness of mind), 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍍𑌯 (independence), and 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤 (inner quiet). When those are present, the fantasy of dominion becomes small.

The modern equivalent is easy to see: many people trade freedom for lifestyle, status, or control. They become anxious managers of appearances. The verse is a corrective: if you can live simply and keep your mind steady, you possess something better than a kingdom - you possess yourself. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: reduce one "kingdom" impulse - the need to control outcomes, impress others, or own more. Replace it with one freedom practice: fewer commitments, fewer purchases, or more quiet time. Then notice the inner result: less anxiety and more steadiness. That steadiness is the real prosperity.

𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌂 𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌲𑍀𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌲𑍋𑌭𑌾𑌯 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌶𑌫𑌰𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍋 𑌨 𑌖𑌲𑍁 𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥ 3.𑍯2 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 21 + 21 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 42); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌂 - the universe
𑌮𑌂𑌡𑌲𑍀 - a circle/sphere
𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - only; merely
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what for?
𑌲𑍋𑌭𑌾𑌯 - for greed
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌃 - for the noble-minded; for the strong-minded
𑌶𑌫𑌰𑍀 - a small fish
𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤 - darting; movement
𑌶𑌫𑌰𑍀𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌨 - by the darting of a small fish
𑌅𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 - ocean
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌃 - agitated; disturbed
𑌨 - not
𑌖𑌲𑍁 - indeed
𑌜𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍇 - becomes

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For the noble-minded, this universe is only a small sphere - why greed? The ocean does not become turbulent because a tiny fish darts about in it.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Greed comes from a contracted sense of self. When the mind feels small and insecure, it tries to expand itself through possession. Bhartruhari says: if your mind is truly large, the whole universe looks like a "small circle" - not worth the agitation of craving. Notice the chain Bhartruhari is pointing at: 𑌰𑌾𑌗 (attachment) quietly breeds 𑌭𑌯 (fear), because whatever you cling to becomes something you must protect; 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 breaks that chain.

This is a powerful everyday perspective. Most desires feel urgent only because the mind forgets scale: a bigger salary, a bigger house, a bigger reputation. From a wider view, these are small ripples. The verse asks you to become ocean-like: steady, not shaken by every little motion. Upanishadic teaching repeatedly ties freedom with 𑌅𑌭𑌯 (fearlessness): when identity stops leaning on change, fear naturally reduces.

Practice: when you feel greed or comparison rising, widen the frame. Remember one bigger reality: time, mortality, the vastness of the world, or the quiet of your own awareness. Then choose one act of contentment. The mind becomes 𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍 (strong and expansive) by repeatedly refusing smallness.

𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌭𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌵 𑌕𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌦𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑍀 𑌮𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌮 𑌭𑍂𑌰𑍍
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌵 𑌵𑌶𑍇 𑌕𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌸𑌿 ।
𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍂𑌤𑌪𑌲𑌾𑌶𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌃 𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍
𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍇𑌵 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑍀𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌹𑍇 ॥ 3.𑍯3 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍 - O mother
𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌿 - Lakshmi; fortune
𑌭𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌵 - go to; devote yourself to
𑌕𑌂𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 - someone
𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌂 - other; someone else
𑌮𑌤𑍍 - me
𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌣𑍀 - desiring; longing for
𑌮𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌮 𑌭𑍂𑌃 - do not be
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌷𑍁 - in pleasures
𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌾 - craving
𑌆𑌲𑌵𑌃 - greedy; addicted (in verse: 𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌵𑌃)
𑌤𑌵 - your
𑌵𑌶𑍇 - under control
𑌕𑌾 - what?
𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌾𑌣𑌾𑌂 - of those without craving
𑌅𑌸𑌿 - are you?
𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌃 - immediately
𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍂𑌤 - stitched
𑌪𑌲𑌾𑌶 - palasha leaves
𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰 - leaf
𑌪𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌾 - pouch
𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰 - vessel
𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍂𑌤𑌪𑌲𑌾𑌶𑌪𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌪𑍁𑌟𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌃 - with stitched leaf-pouch vessels
𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌤𑍈𑌃 - purified; made sacred
𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 - alms
𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌭𑌿𑌃 - by means/things
𑌏𑌵 - only
𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿 - now
𑌵𑌯𑌂 - we
𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 - livelihood
𑌸𑌮𑍀𑌹𑌾𑌮𑌹𑍇 - we seek; we desire

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Mother Lakshmi, go elsewhere; do not long for me. Those who crave pleasures are under your sway - what are you to those without craving? Now we seek livelihood only through alms, gathered and purified in quickly made leaf-pouch bowls.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is a deliberate renunciation of wealth's seduction. Bhartruhari speaks to Lakshmi as if she were a person who tries to attach herself, and he dismisses her: you only rule those who crave. If craving ends, wealth loses its power to command the mind. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In modern terms, this is the freedom of not being bought. Money is useful, but the mind becomes miserable when it measures self-worth in currency. The verse encourages a radical inner stance: keep your needs simple and your heart independent, so wealth cannot become your master. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: notice where money is controlling your behavior - fear, status, overwork, compromise. Reduce one craving that feeds that control, and build one stable livelihood habit that does not depend on hype. The goal is not poverty; it is 𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌤𑌾 (lack of craving) - the condition in which wealth becomes a tool, not a tyrant.

𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌲𑌂 𑌉𑌪𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌂
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌂 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌨𑌂 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌕𑍂𑌲𑍋𑌽𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌃 ।
𑌶𑌰𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋 𑌦𑍀𑌪𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌃
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍀 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑍇𑌤𑍇 𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨𑍃𑌪 𑌇𑌵 ॥ 3.𑍯4 ॥

𑌛𑌂𑌦𑌃 (𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌚𑌂𑌦𑌸𑍍): This is in a 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-based Chandas/Meter (not a fixed 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰-count 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤): in this verse, the written segments carry approximately 22 + 22 + 21 + 22 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 (total 87); treat 𑌲𑌘𑍁=1 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 and 𑌗𑍁𑌰𑍁=2 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃, and keep the natural pauses at the segment ends marked by `।`/`॥` (do not confuse 𑌦𑌂𑌡 with internal 𑌯𑌤𑌿).

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌮𑌹𑌾 - great
𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾 - bed
𑌪𑍃𑌥𑍍𑌵𑍀 - the earth
𑌵𑌿𑌪𑍁𑌲𑌂 - large
𑌉𑌪𑌧𑌾𑌨𑌂 - pillow
𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌲𑌤𑌾𑌂 - of the arms
𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌂 - canopy; covering
𑌚 - and
𑌆𑌕𑌾𑌶𑌂 - the sky
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌨𑌂 - fan
𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌕𑍂𑌲𑌃 - favorable; gentle
𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌲𑌃 - breeze; wind
𑌶𑌰𑌤𑍍 - autumn
𑌚𑌂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌃 - moon
𑌦𑍀𑌪𑌃 - lamp
𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌿 - renunciation
𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾 - woman
𑌸𑌂𑌗 - union; companionship
𑌉𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌃 - arisen; delighted
𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌮𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌃 - rejoicing in the companionship of "renunciation"
𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍀 - happy
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌃 - tranquil
𑌶𑍇𑌤𑍇 - lies down; sleeps
𑌮𑍁𑌨𑌿𑌃 - sage
𑌅𑌤𑌨𑍁𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿𑌃 - without possessions/wealth
𑌨𑍃𑌪 𑌇𑌵 - like a king

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
With the earth as a great bed, the arms as a large pillow, the sky as a canopy, a gentle breeze as a fan, the autumn moon as a lamp, and renunciation as conjugal delight - the sage sleeps happily and peacefully, like a king, though without possessions.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is joyful, not grim. It shows how contentment can make a simple life feel royal. The sage has redefined comfort: nature provides all the essentials, and the mind is so unburdened that sleep itself becomes sweet. "Renunciation as a beloved" means that giving up craving is not loss; it is intimacy with peace. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

For modern life, this is a reminder that comfort is partly psychological. Many people have beds and roofs yet cannot sleep because the mind is noisy. The verse suggests that the greatest luxury is a quiet conscience and a quiet mind. When attachment drops, even ordinary things feel sufficient. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: reduce one mental "possession" that keeps you awake - resentment, worry, or unfinished cravings. Do a simple evening ritual: gratitude, a short reading, and one breath practice. Over time, you will see that serenity makes life feel spacious, as if the whole sky were your roof.

𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌸𑍀 𑌜𑌨𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌰𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌚𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 𑌸𑌦𑌾
𑌹𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍀 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌰𑌥𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌸𑌨𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌕𑌂𑌥𑌾𑌸𑌨𑍋
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌹𑌂𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍈𑌕𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍯5 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌭𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌸𑍀 - living on alms
𑌜𑌨 - people
𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯 - midst
𑌸𑌂𑌗 - association
𑌰𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌃 - free from
𑌜𑌨𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌰𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌃 - free from crowded company
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌤 - self-governed; under one's own control
𑌚𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌃 - conduct; activity
𑌸𑌦𑌾 - always
𑌹𑌾𑌨 - loss
𑌆𑌦𑌾𑌨 - gain; taking
𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌕𑍍𑌤 - detached
𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌗 - path
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌤𑌃 - engaged in; devoted to
𑌕𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 - a certain
𑌤𑌪𑌸𑍍𑌵𑍀 - ascetic; one practicing austerity
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌃 - stands; dwells
𑌰𑌥𑍍𑌯𑌾 - street
𑌆𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣 - strewn; filled
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣 - torn
𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣 - old
𑌵𑌸𑌨𑌃 - clothing
𑌰𑌥𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌕𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌸𑌨𑌃 - wearing old torn rags found in streets
𑌸𑌂𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤 - obtained by chance
𑌕𑌂𑌥𑌾 - blanket; rag-cloth
𑌆𑌸𑌨𑌃 - seat
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌃 - without pride
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑌹𑌂𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌃 - without ego-sense
𑌶𑌮 - calmness
𑌸𑍁𑌖 - happiness
𑌭𑍋𑌗 - enjoyment
𑌏𑌕 - only
𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧 - bound
𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌃 - desire
𑌶𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌾𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍈𑌕𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌪𑍃𑌹𑌃 - desiring only the enjoyment of calm joy

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
A certain ascetic lives on alms, free from crowded company, always acting in self-reliance, devoted to a path detached from gain and loss. Wearing worn-out rags found in the streets and sitting on a cloth obtained by chance, he is without pride and ego, desiring only the joy of a calm, controlled mind.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse describes a person who has stopped negotiating for social status. Freedom here is inner: not being shaken by honor or insult, gain or loss, praise or blame. The ascetic's one "desire" is for 𑌶𑌮 (calmness) - the stable joy that comes when the mind is not constantly grabbing. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In modern life, we can translate this as emotional independence. Many people live as if their inner state must be approved by the crowd. When you stop depending on external validation, you become less reactive and more truthful. This is not isolation; it is clarity. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: notice one situation where you perform for approval. Replace it with one act of self-reliant integrity: do the right thing quietly, without announcing it. Reduce one comparison habit. Over time, the mind begins to taste 𑌶𑌮𑌸𑍁𑌖 (equanimous happiness) that does not require an audience.

𑌚𑌂𑌡𑌾𑌲𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌅𑌯𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌥𑌵𑌾 𑌶𑍂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌽𑌥 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌸𑌃
𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕𑌪𑍇𑌶𑌲𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌜𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌰𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌭𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌾 𑌜𑌨𑍈𑌰𑍍
𑌨 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌃 𑌪𑌥𑌿 𑌨𑍈𑌵 𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍋 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍯6 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌚𑌂𑌡𑌾𑌲𑌃 - outcaste
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what? is it?
𑌅𑌯𑌂 - this (person)
𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌃 - twice-born
𑌅𑌥𑌵𑌾 - or else
𑌶𑍂𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌃 - shudra
𑌅𑌥 - or
𑌤𑌾𑌪𑌸𑌃 - ascetic
𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌵𑌾 - or perhaps
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵 - truth
𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 - discernment
𑌪𑍇𑌶𑌲 - skilled; refined
𑌮𑌤𑌿𑌃 - intellect
𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕𑌪𑍇𑌶𑌲𑌮𑌤𑍀 - mind refined by discernment of truth
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 - lord among yogis
𑌕𑍋 - who?
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - (in verse: 𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿)
𑌇𑌤𑌿 - thus
𑌉𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨 - arisen
𑌵𑌿𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪 - doubts; alternatives
𑌜𑌲𑍍𑌪 - chatter
𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌰𑍈𑌃 - by talkative mouths
𑌆𑌭𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌾 - being addressed/spoken to
𑌜𑌨𑍈𑌃 - by people
𑌨 - not
𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌃 - angry
𑌪𑌥𑌿 - on the path
𑌨 𑌏𑌵 - nor indeed
𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟 - pleased
𑌮𑌨𑌸𑌃 - in mind
𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 - go
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌯𑌂 - by themselves
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌃 - yogis

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
"Is he an outcaste, a twice-born, a shudra, an ascetic - or perhaps some lordly yogi whose mind is refined by discernment of truth?" When people chatter like this, debating and labeling, the yogis themselves walk on, neither angry nor pleased.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse shows the yogi's immunity to social labeling. The crowd cannot resist categorizing: it needs to know "what" you are so it can decide how to treat you. Bhartruhari says the yogi does not accept the crowd's game. He keeps moving, untouched by insult or flattery. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

Today, labels come faster than ever: profession, ideology, caste, status, and online identity. Many people become trapped by them - either trying to fit, or trying to rebel. The yogi's freedom is subtler: he does not outsource his self-understanding to other people's chatter. The GItA frames this steadiness as 𑌸𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌵 (even-mindedness): action continues, but the inner demand for guaranteed outcomes is relaxed.

Practice: notice one label you cling to or fear (successful, spiritual, respected, rebel). Watch how it shapes your decisions. Then do one action that is aligned with your values but indifferent to how it will be labeled. This trains 𑌉𑌪𑍇𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾 (equanimity) and protects inner practice from social noise.

𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌶𑌨𑌂 𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌂
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌪𑌶𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌰𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌲𑍀𑌶𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌲𑌂𑌘𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾 𑌸𑌾 𑌨𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌂
𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍯𑍭 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾 - violence
𑌶𑍂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌂 - free from; devoid of
𑌅𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌨 - without effort
𑌲𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌂 - obtainable
𑌅𑌶𑌨𑌂 - food
𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 - by the creator
𑌮𑌰𑍁𑌤𑍍 - air; wind
𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌂 - arranged; provided
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌂 - of snakes
𑌪𑌶𑌵𑌃 - beasts; animals
𑌤𑍃𑌣 - grass
𑌅𑌂𑌕𑍁𑌰 - sprouts
𑌭𑍁𑌜𑌃 - eaters (in verse compound)
𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌃 - satisfied
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌲𑍀 - ground
𑌶𑌾𑌯𑌿𑌨𑌃 - lying down; sleeping
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰 - worldly existence
𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵 - ocean
𑌲𑌂𑌘𑌨 - crossing
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮 - capable
𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌃 - of those with intellect
𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌵𑌲𑌂𑌘𑌨𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌧𑌿𑌯𑌾𑌂 - of those whose intellect can cross the ocean of worldly existence
𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - livelihood; means of living
𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌾 - made; arranged
𑌸𑌾 - that
𑌨𑍃𑌣𑌾𑌂 - of humans
𑌤𑌾𑌂 - that
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌷𑌯𑌤𑌾𑌂 - of those seeking
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 - go to; reach
𑌸𑌤𑌤𑌂 - always
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌂 - all
𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 - end; cessation
𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌃 - qualities; tendencies (gunas)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The creator has arranged for snakes to live on air as food, obtained without violence or effort; beasts are content eating grass-sprouts and sleeping on the ground. Likewise, for people whose intellect can cross the ocean of worldly existence, such a way of living has been provided. Those who seek it can bring their restless qualities to cessation.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse argues that nature already provides a simple template for living. Complex living is not necessary for survival; it is often driven by ego and craving. If liberation is the goal, then a livelihood that is non-violent, low-effort, and simple supports the mind by reducing agitation and guilt. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In modern settings, this can be read as ethical minimalism. Choose food and work that minimize harm, and do not inflate needs. When life becomes simpler, the mind has more space for contemplation. The phrase "ending the qualities" points to reducing the turbulence of 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌃 (habitual tendencies) so that clarity can prevail.

Practice: simplify one area that generates unnecessary harm and stress: consumption, diet, or livelihood. Replace one harmful habit with one gentle one. Pair that with a daily stillness practice. Over time, you will feel the mind's "waves" reducing - a lived sign that the 𑌗𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌃 are moving toward 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌿 (quieting).

𑌗𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍇 𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌶𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 ।
𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑌮 𑌸𑍁𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌃
𑌕𑌂𑌡𑍂𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌰𑌠𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌂 𑌅𑌂𑌗𑍇 𑌮𑌦𑍀𑌯𑍇 ॥ 3.𑍯𑍮 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌗𑌂𑌗𑌾 - river Ganga
𑌤𑍀𑌰 - bank; shore
𑌗𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍇 - on the bank of the Ganga (locative)
𑌹𑌿𑌮-𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿 - the Himalayas
𑌶𑌿𑌲𑌾 - rock; stone
𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧 - fixed; made firm; bound
𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮 - lotus
𑌆𑌸𑌨 - seat; posture
𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of one seated in lotus posture
𑌹𑌿𑌮-𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿-𑌶𑌿𑌲𑌾-𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧-𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of one seated in lotus posture fixed on a Himalayan rock
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 - supreme reality; pure consciousness
𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨 - meditation
𑌅𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌨 - practice; repeated exercise
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿 - method; discipline
𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾 - by the method (instrumental)
𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮-𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨-𑌅𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑌨-𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌨𑌾 - by the discipline of practicing meditation on the supreme reality
𑌯𑍋𑌗 - 𑌯𑍋𑌗; absorption
𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾 - sleep; deep stillness
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂 - yogic sleep; deep absorption (𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌧𑌿)
𑌗𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 - of one who has entered; attained
𑌕𑌿𑌂 - what/when
𑌤𑍈𑌃 - by those; with those
𑌭𑌾𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌂 - to happen; destiny; what is to be
𑌮𑌮 - for me
𑌸𑍁-𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑍈𑌃 - with auspicious/happy days (instrumental plural)
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 - where
𑌤𑍇 - those
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍-𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌃 - fearless; free from suspicion
𑌕𑌂𑌡𑍂𑌯𑌂𑌤𑍇 - rub; scratch (to relieve itching)
𑌜𑌰𑌠 - old; aged
𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌃 - deer
𑌜𑌰𑌠-𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌾𑌃 - old deer
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌂 - their own limbs/body
𑌅𑌂𑌗𑍇 - on the body/limb
𑌮𑌦𑍀𑌯𑍇 - my; on mine (locative)

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Seated in lotus posture on a Himalayan rock on the bank of the Ganga, and entering yogic sleep through steady practice of meditation on the supreme reality - when will such blessed days come to me, when fearless old deer rub and scratch their bodies upon my limbs?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This is a picture of a life so quiet and harmless that even the forest trusts you. Bhartruhari imagines a steady seat by the Ganga, the mind absorbed in 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌨𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾 (deep meditative stillness), and the world no longer perceived as threat or temptation. The old deer are not frightened; they come close enough to scratch themselves against him - a sign that his presence is free from 𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾 (harm) and inner agitation.

In ordinary life we often want peace while still feeding the mind constant noise - news, argument, ambition, and comparison. This verse points to a deeper peace: 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌤𑌾 (fearlessness and non-suspicion) that spreads outward. When the mind is no longer grasping or judging, the body's posture and eyes soften, and even people around you relax. This is why seekers traditionally went to 𑌅𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯 (forests): not to escape duties, but to stop feeding the machinery of restlessness.

Practice: create a small "Ganga-bank" daily. Sit at the same time and place, keep the seat simple, and do 10-20 minutes of silent 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨 (meditation) or mantra. Pair it with one act of gentleness each day - a speech you soften, a craving you do not indulge, a harm you avoid. Over time, you will notice the mind becomes less startling to itself, and calm begins to feel natural.

𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌂𑌥𑌾 𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌅𑌮𑌲𑌪𑌟𑌂 𑌪𑌟𑍍𑌟𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂
𑌏𑌕𑌾 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌹𑌯𑌕𑌰𑌿𑌸𑍁𑌗𑌣𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍋 𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂 𑌕𑌦𑌶𑌨𑌂 𑌅𑌥𑌵𑌾 𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨 𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌭𑌵𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌵𑍈𑌭𑌵𑌂 𑌵𑌾 𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥ 3.𑍯𑍮.1 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌜𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌃 - worn out; old
𑌕𑌂𑌥𑌾 - patched cloak; ragged garment
𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂 - so what? what then?
𑌸𑌿𑌤𑌂 - white
𑌅𑌮𑌲 - spotless
𑌪𑌟𑌂 - cloth
𑌪𑌟𑍍𑌟 - silk
𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - thread; woven cloth
𑌪𑌟𑍍𑌟𑌸𑍂𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - silk cloth
𑌏𑌕𑌾 - one
𑌭𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾 - wife
𑌹𑌯 - horse
𑌕𑌰𑌿 - elephant
𑌸𑍁𑌗𑌣𑍈𑌃 - with excellent groups
𑌹𑌯-𑌕𑌰𑌿-𑌸𑍁𑌗𑌣𑍈𑌃 - with excellent groups of horses and elephants
𑌆𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌹𑍍 - surrounded; encompassed
𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 - food; meal
𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 - eaten
𑌕𑌦𑌶𑌨𑌂 - eating once (a single meal)
𑌅𑌥𑌵𑌾 - or
𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌰-𑌅𑌂𑌤𑍇 - at the end of the day
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤 - clear; manifest
𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌃 - light; inner radiance
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌤-𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑌿𑌃 - manifest inner light
𑌨 𑌵𑌾 - or else; or not
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌃 - within
𑌮𑌥𑌿𑌤 - churned; agitated
𑌭𑌵 - worldly existence; repeated becoming
𑌭𑌯𑌂 - fear
𑌭𑌵-𑌭𑌯𑌂 - fear of worldly existence / fear of repeated birth
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑌃-𑌮𑌥𑌿𑌤-𑌭𑌵-𑌭𑌯𑌂 - fear of existence churning within
𑌵𑍈𑌭𑌵𑌂 - prosperity; splendor

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
So what if the cloak is worn, or if the cloth is spotless white silk? So what if there is one wife, or an entourage of horses and elephants? So what if you have eaten, or if you eat only once at the end of the day? Whether your splendor is evident, or your heart is churned by fear of worldly existence - what does such prosperity amount to?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Bhartruhari is not merely praising poverty; he is puncturing a deeper confusion: we keep switching outer arrangements hoping the inside will finally settle. One person changes to luxury, another to austerity; one seeks "one relationship", another seeks a crowd. The refrain 𑌤𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑌿𑌂 ("so what?") insists that the decisive factor is inner freedom. If fear of 𑌭𑌵 (repeated becoming in the world) is still churning within, then neither silk nor rags can give peace; and if inner light is clear, then both become secondary.

In day-to-day life, this shows up as lifestyle debates that never touch the root: "If I buy this, I will relax"; "If I simplify enough, I will feel safe"; "If my status changes, I will be confident." But the anxiety often comes from a deeper place - the insecurity of a self built on externals. The Upanishadic warning is sharp: 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌯𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈 𑌭𑍍𑌹𑌯𑌂 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 - fear arises when we live as though we are separate from the whole. External changes do not dissolve that split by themselves.

Practice: pick one recurring fear that drives your choices (status-loss, insecurity, aging, loneliness). Name it plainly, then ask what belief it rests on. Add a small daily discipline that addresses the root: a few minutes of 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌾𑌰 (self-inquiry: "who is afraid?"), and one deliberate act of non-dependence (saying no to an unnecessary purchase, or not seeking approval). Let outer life be simple, but let the inner work be real.

𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌣𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍈𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂
𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂 𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌆𑌶𑌾𑌦𑌶𑌕𑌂 𑌅𑌚𑌪𑌲𑌂 𑌤𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌂 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌂 𑌉𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌯𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌤𑌾𑌂𑌗𑍀𑌕𑌰𑌣𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇
𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌦𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 ॥ 3.𑍯𑍯 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌪𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌃 - hand
𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - vessel; bowl
𑌪𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - pure; sacred
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌣 - wandering
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌗𑌤𑌂 - obtained; acquired (by going around)
𑌭𑍈𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌂 - alms
𑌅𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌂 - inexhaustible; never running short
𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌂 - food
𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌣𑌂 - vast; spread out
𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - garment
𑌆𑌶 - direction
𑌦𑌶𑌕𑌂 - group of ten
𑌆𑌶𑌾𑌦𑌶𑌕𑌂 - the ten directions (the sky as "clothing")
𑌅𑌚𑌪𑌲𑌂 - steady; unmoving
𑌤𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌂 - bed
𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌂 - not small; spacious
𑌉𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍀𑌂 - earth
𑌯𑍇𑌷𑌾𑌂 - for whom; whose
𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌤𑌾 - solitude; freedom from association
𑌅𑌂𑌗𑍀𑌕𑌰𑌣 - acceptance; taking up
𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌤 - matured; ripened
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌤 - inner mind; heart
𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌃 - contented; fulfilled
𑌨𑌿𑌃𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌤𑌾-𑌅𑌂𑌗𑍀𑌕𑌰𑌣-𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌣𑌤-𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌤-𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷𑌿𑌣𑌃 - those whose hearts mature into contentment by accepting solitude
𑌤𑍇 - they
𑌧𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌃 - blessed; fortunate
𑌸𑌂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤 - renounced; given up
𑌦𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌯 - pettiness; humiliating dependence
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌰 - mingling; entangling contact
𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌃 - multitudes; heaps
𑌸𑌂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤-𑌦𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌯-𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿𑌕𑌰-𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌰𑌾𑌃 - those who have renounced the multitude of humiliating entanglements
𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 - action (and its binding residue)
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌯𑌂𑌤𑌿 - uproot; remove at the root

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Blessed are those whose hands serve as a sacred bowl, whose inexhaustible food is alms gathered while wandering, whose garment is the wide expanse of the ten directions, and whose steady, spacious bed is the earth. By accepting solitude their hearts ripen into contentment; abandoning humiliating entanglements, they uproot karma at its very root.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse is a manifesto of inner independence. The "equipment" of the renunciate is not special; it is what is already present: the hand becomes the bowl, the directions become the garment, the earth becomes the bed. The point is not self-torture; it is reducing dependence. When life does not require constant negotiation, flattery, or compromise, the mind becomes lighter and more available for truth. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

In contemporary life, the same principle can be practiced without copying the outer form. Many of our stresses come from over-commitment and over-dependence: debts, status games, and social obligations we cannot afford to lose. Bhartruhari calls that 𑌦𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌯 - the smallness of a mind that has to bend for comfort. When you simplify needs and reduce entanglements, you regain dignity and quiet.

Practice: choose one dependency that makes you compromise your values (a purchase you cannot really afford, a relationship sustained only by approval, a habit that drains time). Reduce it deliberately, and replace it with one stabilizing discipline: daily study, prayer, or meditation. As outer demands shrink, notice how inner space grows - that is the beginning of 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍂𑌲𑌨𑌮𑍍 (uprooting the binding momentum of action).

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌏𑌵 𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌸𑌨𑍇
𑌤𑌲𑍍𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌘𑌟𑌨𑍇 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍇 𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌮𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌥𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌃 𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌸 𑌏𑌕 𑌏𑌵 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍋 𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌜𑍃𑌂𑌭𑌨𑍇
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾 𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌦𑌯𑌃 ॥ 3.𑍯𑍯.1 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯 - the three worlds
𑌅𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - sovereignty; lordship
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 - lordship over the three worlds
𑌏𑌵 - indeed
𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌂 - tasteless; insipid
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 - in which
𑌮𑌹𑌾 - great
𑌶𑌾𑌸𑌨𑍇 - in the rule/command/realm (locative of 𑌶𑌾𑌸𑌨)
𑌮𑌹𑌾𑌶𑌾𑌸𑌨𑍇 - in that great rule/realm
𑌤𑌤𑍍 - that
𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧 - obtained
𑌤𑌤𑍍-𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧 - obtained from that
𑌆𑌸𑌨 - seat; throne
𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰 - garment
𑌮𑌾𑌨 - honor; status
𑌗𑌟𑌨𑍇 - in the arrangement; in the collection (locative)
𑌆𑌸𑌨-𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌮𑌾𑌨-𑌗𑌟𑌨𑍇 - in the collection of throne, clothing, and honors
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍇 - in enjoyment
𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌂 - delight; attachment
𑌮𑌾 𑌕𑍃𑌥𑌾𑌃 - do not make; do not place
𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌃 - enjoyment; pleasure
𑌕𑌃 𑌅𑌪𑌿 - some; a certain
𑌸𑌃 - that
𑌏𑌕𑌃 𑌏𑌵 - only one
𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌃 - supreme
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 - ever; perpetual
𑌉𑌦𑌿𑌤 - arisen; rising
𑌜𑍃𑌂𑌭𑌨𑍇 - in blossoming; in expansion
𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌾-𑌜𑍃𑌂𑌭𑌨𑍇 - in the ever-rising blossoming
𑌯𑌤𑍍 - whose
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑌾𑌤𑍍 - from the taste
𑌵𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌾 - tasteless
𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 - become
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌃 - sense objects
𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯-𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌯-𑌆𑌦𑌯𑌃 - world-kingdoms and the like

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Even sovereignty over the three worlds becomes tasteless in that higher realm; do not place your delight in pleasures that come from thrones, fine clothes, and honors. There is only one supreme enjoyment: the ever-rising blossoming of inner joy. By tasting it, all sense objects - even world-kingdoms and the rest - become insipid.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This verse teaches the logic of a higher taste. The mind lets go of a lower pleasure not by force, but when it finds a deeper fulfillment. Bhartruhari says: compared to that inner blossoming of joy, even 𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌧𑌿𑌪𑌤𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵 (dominion over the three worlds) feels flat. The point is not moral scolding; it is a practical diagnosis of how freedom actually happens. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This aligns closely with the GItA's insight: 𑌪𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇 - by seeing the higher, the pull of objects weakens. When a person has tasted calm, clarity, and self-respect, many cravings lose their glamour. In everyday terms, it is the difference between chasing status for a temporary rush and feeling steady enough that you do not need the rush.

Practice: instead of fighting every desire, strengthen one inner source of joy: meditation, honest self-inquiry, or devotional remembrance. Keep a short log of what leaves you peaceful after it ends versus what leaves you restless. Over time, let that observation guide you. 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) becomes stable when the heart has something higher to return to.

𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌮𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌿 𑌤𑌾𑌤 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌖𑍇 𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍋 𑌜𑌲
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌮𑍍𑌅 𑌨𑌿𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧 𑌏𑌷 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌅𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌜𑌲𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌯𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌂𑌗𑌵𑌶𑍋𑌪𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌸𑍁𑌕𑍃𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌫𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌲𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤
𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾 𑌲𑍀𑌨𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌿 ॥ 3.100 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌮𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍 - O mother
𑌮𑍇𑌦𑌿𑌨𑌿 - earth
𑌤𑌾𑌤 - O father
𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌤𑌿 - wind
𑌸𑌖𑍇 - O friend
𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌃 - fire; radiance
𑌸𑍁𑌬𑌂𑌧𑍋 - O good relative
𑌜𑌲 - water
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌰𑍍 - O brother
𑌵𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌮𑍍𑌅 - sky; space
𑌨𑌿𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌃 - bound; dedicated; connected
𑌏𑌷 - this
𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌾𑌂 - to you all; of you all
𑌅𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌃 - last; final
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌮 - salutation
𑌅𑌂𑌜𑌲𑌿𑌃 - folded hands; joined palms
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌣𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌂𑌜𑌲𑌿𑌃 - a salutation with folded hands
𑌯𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍍 - your
𑌸𑌂𑌗 - association; company
𑌵𑌶 - under the influence; by the force
𑌉𑌪𑌜𑌾𑌤 - arisen; born
𑌸𑍁𑌕𑍃𑌤 - merit; good deeds
𑌸𑍍𑌫𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌫𑍁𑌰𑌤𑍍 - widely shining; abundantly resplendent
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌲 - pure; spotless
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨 - knowledge
𑌅𑌪𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤 - removed; dispelled
𑌸𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤 - all; entire
𑌮𑍋𑌹 - delusion
𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌮𑌾 - power; majesty
𑌲𑍀𑌯𑍇 - I merge; I dissolve
𑌪𑌰𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌣𑌿 - in the supreme reality

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Mother Earth, Father Wind, Friend Fire, dear relative Water, and Brother Sky - this is my final salutation with folded hands to you all. Through my association with you, merits arose and shone forth as pure knowledge that dispelled the full power of delusion. May I now dissolve into the supreme reality.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
This closing verse has the tenderness of gratitude and the courage of release. Bhartruhari bows to the five elements not as gods to bargain with, but as the very supports of embodied life. They carried him: earth held him, wind breathed him, fire warmed and digested, water nourished, space gave room. Now, with that debt acknowledged, he turns from the elements to what they point toward - the unconditioned. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

Seen through 𑌅𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌤, the move is natural: the elements are forms within experience, while the goal is the awareness in which all forms rise and set. Gratitude keeps the heart soft; insight keeps it free. Many modern anxieties come from forgetting both: we treat nature as disposable, and we treat our body as an identity. This verse corrects the posture - respect the world, but do not cling to it as "me".

Practice: once a day, do a short "five-elements gratitude" reflection. Feel the support of the ground, the breath, the warmth of the body, the flow of water, and the openness of space. Then ask, "what is aware of all this?" Rest for a minute in that awareness. Let gratitude become humility, and let humility mature into freedom.

𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌶𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌂 𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌾 𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌃
𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌦𑍋 𑌨𑌨𑍁 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌂 𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌫𑌲𑍈𑌃 𑌕𑍌𑌮𑍍𑌅𑌲𑍈𑌃 ।
𑌯𑍇𑌸𑌾𑌂 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌝𑌰𑌂 𑌅𑌂𑌬𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌉𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍈 𑌤𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌨𑌾
𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌤𑍇 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌃 𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌿 𑌯𑌰𑌿 𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍋 𑌨 𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌜𑌲𑌿𑌃 ॥ 3.101 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾 - bed
𑌶𑍈𑌲 - mountain; rock
𑌶𑌿𑌲𑌾 - stone slab
𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌂 - house; dwelling
𑌶𑍈𑌲𑌶𑌿𑌲𑌾𑌗𑍃𑌹𑌂 - a rock-slab house
𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿 - mountain
𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌾 - cave
𑌗𑌿𑌰𑌿𑌗𑍁𑌹𑌾 - mountain cave
𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - clothing
𑌤𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾𑌂 - of trees
𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌃 - bark; skin
𑌸𑌾𑌰𑌂𑌗𑌾𑌃 - deer/antelopes
𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌃 - friends
𑌨𑌨𑍁 - indeed
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍁𑌹𑌾𑌂 - of trees
𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 - livelihood; means of living
𑌫𑌲𑍈𑌃 - with fruits
𑌕𑍌𑌮𑍍𑌅𑌲𑍈𑌃 - tender; soft
𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌝𑌰𑌂 - a waterfall; spring
𑌅𑌂𑌬𑍁 - water
𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌂 - drinking
𑌅𑌂𑌬𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌨𑌂 - drinking water
𑌉𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌂 - proper; fitting
𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍈 - for delight; for love/pleasure (dative)
𑌤𑍁 - and indeed
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾 - knowledge
𑌅𑌂𑌗𑌨𑌾 - maiden; bride
𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌨𑌾 - knowledge as the beloved
𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍇 - I consider
𑌤𑍇 - they
𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌾𑌃 - supreme lords
𑌶𑌿𑌰𑌸𑌿 - on the head
𑌯𑍈𑌃 - by whom; for whom
𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌃 - bound
𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾 - service; servitude
𑌅𑌂𑌜𑌲𑌿𑌃 - folded hands
𑌸𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌂𑌜𑌲𑌿𑌃 - the folded hands of servitude (compelled service)
𑌨 - not

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For those whose bed is a rock-slab, whose home is a mountain cave, whose clothing is the bark of trees; for whom deer are friends and whose livelihood is tender fruits from trees; for whom drinking waterfall water is fitting, and whose delight is the "bride" of knowledge - I consider them the true lords, for they do not have servile folded hands bound upon their head.

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
Bhartruhari redefines lordship. A lord is not someone who is served; it is someone who does not have to sell their inner freedom. The renunciate's life is described almost playfully: rocks and caves as home, fruit and spring-water as sustenance, deer as friends. The most telling line is 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌗𑌨𑌾 - knowledge as beloved. Pleasure is not rejected; it is refined into intimacy with truth. Seen through 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment), this is an invitation to let 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion) arise from understanding, not from bitterness.

In our world, servitude often looks respectable: we become bound by lifestyle, debt, and the constant need to impress. The "folded hands of service" can be a metaphor for a mind always negotiating for approval. This verse invites a different kind of success: live lightly enough that your dignity is not hostage to anyone's mood, and cultivate a joy that comes from learning, reflection, and inner steadiness. This is the 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌾 (impermanence) reflection that Sa~gkarAcArya uses to awaken 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯: seeing change clearly, we stop demanding permanent comfort from it.

Practice: reduce one form of "bondage" this month - an unnecessary subscription, a debt-driven purchase, or an obligation you keep only for image. Use that freed time for 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯 (self-study): read one good text, reflect, and write a few lines daily. When knowledge becomes a companion, outer dependence naturally loosens.

𑌧𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾 𑌚 𑌜𑌨𑌨𑍀 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌂 𑌗𑍇𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍀
𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌦𑌯𑌾 𑌚 𑌭𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍀 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌾 𑌮𑌨𑌃𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑌃 ।
𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌲𑌂 𑌦𑌿𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌪𑌿 𑌵𑌸𑌨𑌂 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌨𑌂
𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑍇 𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍁𑌂𑌬𑌿𑌨𑍋 𑌵𑌦 𑌸𑌖𑍇 𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌃 ॥ 3.102 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌧𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌂 - courage; steadiness
𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌯 - whose
𑌪𑌿𑌤𑌾 - father
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾 - forgiveness; forbearance
𑌚 - and
𑌜𑌨𑌨𑍀 - mother
𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌃 - peace
𑌚𑌿𑌰𑌂 - long; enduring
𑌗𑍇𑌹𑌿𑌨𑍀 - wife; household companion
𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 - truth
𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 - friend
𑌇𑌦𑌂 - this
𑌦𑌯𑌾 - compassion
𑌭𑌗𑌿𑌨𑍀 - sister
𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌤𑌾 - brother
𑌮𑌨𑌃 - mind
𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑌃 - restraint; discipline
𑌮𑌨𑌃𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮𑌃 - self-control of the mind
𑌶𑌯𑍍𑌯𑌾 - bed
𑌭𑍂𑌮𑌿𑌤𑌲𑌂 - the ground
𑌦𑌿𑌶𑌃 - directions
𑌅𑌪𑌿 - even
𑌵𑌸𑌨𑌂 - clothing
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨 - knowledge
𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌂 - nectar; immortality-giving
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤𑌂 - the nectar of knowledge
𑌭𑍋𑌜𑌨𑌂 - food
𑌹𑌿 - indeed
𑌏𑌤𑍇 - these
𑌕𑍁𑌟𑍁𑌂𑌬𑌿𑌨𑌃 - family members
𑌵𑌦 - tell
𑌸𑌖𑍇 - O friend
𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍 - why; from what
𑌭𑌯𑌂 - fear
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌿𑌨𑌃 - for the yogi

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
For the yogi whose father is courage, mother is forgiveness, wife is enduring peace, friend is truth, sister is compassion, and brother is self-control; whose bed is the earth, whose clothing is the directions, and whose food is the nectar of knowledge - tell me, friend, what fear can remain for him?

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse builds an alternative family tree of virtues. When your closest companions are courage, forgiveness, peace, truth, compassion, and self-restraint, you are not easily shaken by circumstance. Such a yogi sleeps on the ground and wears the directions - meaning, he is not picky about comfort or display. His nourishment is 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍃𑌤, the "nectar" of knowledge that keeps the mind from starving in emptiness. Notice the chain Bhartruhari is pointing at: 𑌰𑌾𑌗 (attachment) quietly breeds 𑌭𑌯 (fear), because whatever you cling to becomes something you must protect; 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 breaks that chain.

In practical terms, this is a reminder that security is more internal than external. Many people have possessions but lack patience; they have contacts but lack truth; they have comfort but lack peace. Then fear remains. When virtues become your household, you become resilient: loss does not destroy you, praise does not intoxicate you, and uncertainty does not paralyze you. Upanishadic teaching repeatedly ties freedom with 𑌅𑌭𑌯 (fearlessness): when identity stops leaning on change, fear naturally reduces.

Practice: choose one virtue from this list each week. Treat it like a family member you must honor: if you chose 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾 (forbearance), practice forgiving one small irritation; if you chose 𑌮𑌨𑌃𑌸𑌂𑌯𑌮 (self-restraint), limit one impulse daily. Keep a short nightly review. Fear reduces when the inner home becomes strong.

𑌅𑌹𑍋 𑌵𑌾 𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍇 𑌵𑌾 𑌬𑌲𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍌 𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 𑌵𑌾
𑌮𑌣𑍌 𑌵𑌾 𑌲𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍇 𑌵𑌾 𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌶𑌯𑌨𑍇 𑌵𑌾 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑌦𑌿 𑌵𑌾 ।
𑌤𑍃𑌣𑍇 𑌵𑌾 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌣𑍇 𑌵𑌾 𑌮𑌮 𑌸𑌮𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍋 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌃
𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌪𑌤𑌃 ॥ 3.103 ॥

Meaning (𑌪𑌦𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
𑌅𑌹𑍋 - indeed; ah!
𑌵𑌾 - or
𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍇 - in a necklace/garland
𑌬𑌲𑌵𑌤𑌿 - strong; powerful
𑌰𑌿𑌪𑍌 - in an enemy
𑌸𑍁𑌹𑍃𑌦𑌿 - in a friend
𑌮𑌣𑍌 - in a jewel
𑌲𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌠𑍇 - in a clod of earth
𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮 - flower
𑌶𑌯𑌨𑌂 - bed; couch
𑌕𑍁𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌶𑌯𑌨𑍇 - in a bed of flowers
𑌦𑍃𑌷𑌦𑌿 - on stone
𑌤𑍃𑌣𑍇 - in grass; on straw
𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍈𑌣𑍇 - among women; in sensual pleasure
𑌮𑌮 - my
𑌸𑌮 - equal
𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌃 - vision; outlook
𑌸𑌮𑌦𑍃𑌶𑌃 - with equal vision; equanimous
𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿 - pass; go
𑌦𑌿𑌵𑌸𑌾𑌃 - days
𑌕𑍍𑌵𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍 - somewhere
𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯 - holy; meritorious
𑌅𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 - in a forest (locative)
𑌪𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯𑍇 - in a holy forest
𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌶𑌿𑌵 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌤𑌿 - "Siva, Siva, Siva" thus
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌪𑌤𑌃 - muttering; repeating; lamenting

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whether with a necklace or without, whether with a strong enemy or a friend, whether with a jewel or a clod, whether on a bed of flowers or on bare stone, whether among grass or women - my days pass in the same way, as I wander somewhere in a sacred forest, repeating "Siva, Siva, Siva."

Commentary (𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌨):
The verse is a statement of radical equanimity. Ornament or no ornament, enemy or friend, jewel or clod, softness or hardship, sensuality or simplicity - none of these opposites dictate the quality of his day. The outer scene changes, but the inner axis remains: remembrance of 𑌶𑌿𑌵, the auspicious reality that stands for what is beyond change. Here 𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (craving-thirst) is the hidden engine: it grows by feeding and keeps the mind in motion; the antidote is 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (discernment) maturing into 𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌯 (dispassion).

This is not dullness; it is freedom from compulsive preference. A life driven by craving is constantly negotiating: "more comfort, less pain; more praise, less blame." Here, Bhartruhari suggests that peace comes when the mind stops leaning toward one pole and recoiling from the other. The GItA captures the same ideal: 𑌸𑌮𑌲𑍋𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌕𑌾𑌂𑌚𑌨𑌹𑍍 - one who sees clod, stone, and gold with equal regard. In a world of endless comparison, that equal vision is priceless.

Practice: pick one pair of opposites that usually controls you (comfort/discomfort, praise/blame, attention/neglect). For a week, observe your reactions without immediately obeying them. Add one anchor that returns you to the center - a short 𑌜𑌪 (repetition) like "Siva Siva" or a few mindful breaths. Equanimity grows when you train the pause between stimulus and response.

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