001: Introduction
Śri Gaṇeśāya namah Śri Saraswatyai namah Śripāda-vallabha Nŗsimha Sarawati Śri Guru Dattatreyaya namah
Śri Gaṇeśāya namah Śri Saraswatyai namah Śripāda-vallabha Nŗsimha Sarawati Śri Guru Dattatreyaya namah
Mudha jahīhi dhanāgamatrśnāṃ kuru sadbuddhim manasi vitrśnām | Yallabhase nija karmopāttaṃ vittaṃ tena vinodaya cittam Meaning -O fool!
Nārī stanabhara nābhīdeśaṃ drṣhṭvāmāgā mohāveśam | Etanmāṃsa vasādi vikāraṃ manasi vicintayā vāraṃ vāramMeaning-Infatuated by a woman’s body, do not fall into delusion (moha).
Nalinī dalagata jalamati taralaṃ tadvajjīvita matiśaya capalam | Viddhi vyādhyabhimāna grastaṃ lokaṃ śokahataṃ ca samastam || 4 ||Meaning -This life is as unstable and fickle as a drop of water on a lotus leaf.
Yāvad-vittopārjana saktaḥ tāvan-nijaparivāro raktaḥ | Paścājjīvati jarjara dehe vārtāṃ kopi na prcchati gehe || 5 ||Meaning - A person’s family members love and respect him only so long as he earns money or is inclined towards acquiring wealth.
Yāvat-pavano nivasati dehe tāvat-prcchati kuśalaṃ gehe | Gatavati vāyau dehāpāye bhāryā bibhyati tasmin kāye | 6 |Meaning - As long as the life force (prana) exists in the body, everyone around enquires about the well-being.
Bāla stāvat kriḍāsaktaḥ taruṇa stāvat tarunīsaktaḥ | Vṛddha stāvat-cintāsaktah parame brahmaṇi kopi na saktaḥ || 7 || Meaning -An infant is strongly attached to games and other playful activities.
Kā te kāntā kaste putraḥ saṃsāroyamatīva vicitraḥ | Kasya tvaṃ vā kuta āyātaḥ tatvaṃ cintaya tadiha bhrātaḥ || 8 ||Meaning - O brother, who is your wife?
Satsangatve nissamgatvaṃ nissamgatve nirmohatvam | Nirmohatve niścalatattvaṃ niścalatattve jīvanmuktiḥ || 9 || Meaning -Association/ friendship with great Mahatmas (satsang) prevents the mind from associating with materialistic world (nissangatva).