muhūrtamapi jīvēchcha naraḥ śuklēna karmaṇā ।
na kalpamapi kaṣṭēna lōkadvayavirōdhinā ॥ 01 ॥

gatē śōkō na kartavyō bhaviṣyaṃ naiva chintayēt ।
vartamānēna kālēna vartayanti vichakṣaṇāḥ ॥ 02 ॥

svabhāvēna hi tuṣyanti dēvāḥ satpuruṣāḥ pitā ।
jñātayaḥ snānapānābhyāṃ vākyadānēna paṇḍitāḥ ॥ 03 ॥

āyuḥ karma cha vittaṃ cha vidyā nidhanamēva cha ।
pañchaitāni hi sṛjyantē garbhasthasyaiva dēhinaḥ ॥ 04 (4.1) ॥

ahō bata vichitrāṇi charitāni mahātmanām ।
lakṣmīṃ tṛṇāya manyantē tadbhārēṇa namanti cha ॥ 05 ॥

yasya snēhō bhayaṃ tasya snēhō duḥkhasya bhājanam ।
snēhamūlāni duḥkhāni tāni tyaktvā vasēt sukham ॥ 06 ॥

anāgatavidhātā cha pratyutpannamatistathā ।
dvāvētau sukhamēdhētē yadbhaviṣyō vinaśyati ॥ 07 ॥

rājñi dharmiṇi dharmiṣṭhāḥ pāpē pāpāḥ samē samāḥ ।
rājānamanuvartantē yathā rājā tathā prajāḥ ॥ 08 ॥

jīvantaṃ mṛtavanmanyē dēhinaṃ dharmavarjitam ।
mṛtō dharmēṇa saṃyuktō dīrghajīvī na saṃśayaḥ ॥ 09 ॥

dharmārthakāmamōkṣāṇāṃ yasyaikō’pi na vidyatē ।
ajāgalastanasyēva tasya janma nirarthakam ॥ 10 ॥

dahyamānāḥ sutīvrēṇa nīchāḥ parayaśō’gninā ।
aśaktāstatpadaṃ gantuṃ tatō niṇḍāṃ prakurvatē ॥ 11 ॥

bandhāya viṣayāsaṅgō muktyai nirviṣayaṃ manaḥ ।
mana ēva manuṣyāṇāṃ kāraṇaṃ bandhamōkṣayōḥ ॥ 12 ॥

dēhābhimānē galitaṃ jñānēna paramātmani ।
yatra yatra manō yāti tatra tatra samādhayaḥ ॥ 13 ॥

īpsitaṃ manasaḥ sarvaṃ kasya sampadyatē sukham ।
daivāyattaṃ yataḥ sarvaṃ tasmātsantōṣamāśrayēt ॥ 14 ॥

yathā dhēnusahasrēṣu vatsō gachChati mātaram ।
tathā yachcha kṛtaṃ karma kartāramanugachChati ॥ 15 ॥

anavasthitakāryasya na janē na vanē sukham ।
janō dahati saṃsargādvanaṃ saṅgavivarjanāt ॥ 16 ॥

khanitvā hi khanitrēṇa bhūtalē vāri vindati ।
tathā gurugatāṃ vidyāṃ śuśrūṣuradhigachChati ॥ 17 ॥

karmāyattaṃ phalaṃ puṃsāṃ buddhiḥ karmānusāriṇī ।
tathāpi sudhiyaśchāryā suvichāryaiva kurvatē ॥ 18 ॥

ēkākṣarapradātāraṃ yō guruṃ nābhivandatē ।
śvānayōniśataṃ gatvā chāṇḍālēṣvabhijāyatē ॥ 19 ॥

yugāntē prachalēnmēruḥ kalpāntē sapta sāgarāḥ ।
sādhavaḥ pratipannārthānna chalanti kadāchana ॥ 20 ॥

pṛthivyāṃ trīṇi ratnāni jalamannaṃ subhāṣitam ।
mūḍhaiḥ pāṣāṇakhaṇḍēṣu ratnasañjñā vidhīyatē ॥ 21 ॥