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उत्सृज्य विनिवर्तन्ते ज्ञातयः सुहृदः सुताः । अग्नौ प्रास्तं तु पुरुषं कर्मान्वेति स्वयंकृतम्॥५-४०-१६॥
Leaving him behind, relatives, friends, and sons return. But the person consigned to the fire is followed by his own deeds—actions done by himself alone.
english translation
अस्माल्लोकादूर्ध्वममुष्य चाधो महत्तमस्तिष्ठति ह्यन्धकारम् । तद्वै महामोहनमिन्द्रियाणां बुध्यस्व मा त्वां प्रलभेत राजन्॥५-४०- १७॥
Above this world and below that one lies great darkness. This is the profound delusion of the senses; understand it, O King—do not let it deceive you.
english translation
इदं वचः शक्ष्यसि चेद्यथावन्निशम्य सर्वं प्रतिपत्तुमेवम् । यशः परं प्राप्स्यसि जीवलोके भयं न चामुत्र न चेह तेऽस्ति॥५-४०-१८॥
If you can listen to these words properly and comprehend them in full, you will attain the highest renown among the living; and fear will not exist for you—neither here nor hereafter.
english translation
आत्मा नदी भारत पुण्यतीर्था सत्योदका धृतिकूला दमोर्मिः । तस्यां स्नातः पूयते पुण्यकर्मा पुण्यो ह्यात्मा नित्यमम्भोऽम्भ एव॥५-४०-१९॥
O Bhārata, the self (ātman) is a river with sacred fords: truth is its water, steadiness its banks, and restraint its waves. One who bathes in it—one whose actions are meritorious—is purified; for the self is inherently pure, ever like water itself.
english translation
कामक्रोधग्राहवतीं पञ्चेन्द्रियजलां नदीम् । कृत्वा धृतिमयीं नावं जन्मदुर्गाणि संतर॥५-४०-२०॥
Cross the river whose waters are the five senses and whose predators are desire and anger; making fortitude your boat, pass beyond the difficult passages of repeated birth.
english translation