Shri Rama Gita

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श्रीरामचन्द्र उवाच - आदौ स्ववर्णाश्रमवर्णिताः क्रियाः कृत्वा समासादितशुद्धमानसः । समाप्य तत्पूर्वमुपात्तसाधनः समाश्रयेत्सद्गुरुमात्मलब्धये ॥ ७॥

sanskrit

Sri Ramacandra said : First of all, after we have performed all the obligatory duties required of us due to our position in society (varna) and status in life (asrama), and thereby have gained a purified mind, we should give up all these earlier karmas, and thus endowed with the necessary qualifications, we must surrender totally to the teacher in order to attain the Self.

english translation

zrIrAmacandra uvAca - Adau svavarNAzramavarNitAH kriyAH kRtvA samAsAditazuddhamAnasaH | samApya tatpUrvamupAttasAdhanaH samAzrayetsadgurumAtmalabdhaye || 7||

hk transliteration by Sanscript