Dina yāminyau sāyaṃ prātaḥ śiśira vasantau punarāyātaḥ | Kālaḥ kridati gacchatyāyuḥ tadapi na muñcatyāś́āvāyuḥ || 12 ||Meaning – Day- night, dawn- dusk, spring- winter keep recurring throughout the lifetime.
Kāte kāntā dhana gata cintā vātula kiṃ tava nāsti niyantā | Trijagati sajjana sangatirekā bhavati bhavārṇava taraṇe naukā || 13 || Meaning - O whimsical mad man!
Jaṭilo muṇdī luñjita keśaḥ kāshāyāmbara bahukṛta veṣaḥ | Paśyannapi ca na paśyati mūdhaḥ udara nimittaṃ bahukṛta veṣaḥ || 14 || Meaning - There are many who wear matted locks or completely shave their head, wear saffron clothes (kashaya vastram) and take on various other disguises.
Aṅgaṃ galitaṃ palitaṃ muṇdaṃ daśana vihīnaṃ jātaṃ tuṇdam | Vṛddho yāti gṛhītvā daṇdaṃ tadapi na muñcatyāśā piṇdam || 15 || Meaning-Even though the person has become old, his organs are all incapacitated and weak, is bald, toothless and walks holding onto a stick, he is unable to overcome his multitude of desires.
Agre vahniḥ pṛṣṭhe bhānuḥ rātrau cubuka samarpita jānuḥ | Karatala bhikṣas-tarutala vāsaḥ tadapi na muñcaty-āśā pāśaḥ || 16 || Meaning -Even that person, who sleeps beneath a tree at night curling up his body to protect himself from biting cold; who builds a fire to keep himself warm even as the morning sun rises behind him; who accepts with his palms, the alms that have been given to him, is not spared from these noose called desires (āśā pāśa).
Kurute gaṅgā sāgara gamanaṃ vrata paripālanam-athavā dānam | Jñāna vihīnaḥ sarvamatena bhajati na muktiṃ janma śatena || 17 || Meaning -A person may go to the banks of River Ganga or any ocean; he may observe all the disciplines that are to be adhered there; he may give away huge riches in charity; yet he cannot get liberation (mukti) even after many births because Jnana (Spiritual Knowledge) is the essential pre-requisite for liberation.
Suramandira taru mūla nivāsaḥ śayyā bhūtalam-ajinaṃ vāsaḥ | Sarva parigraha bhogatyāgaḥ kasya sukhaṃ na karoti virāgaḥ || 18 || Meaning of the hymn- Reside in some temple or beneath a tree.
Yogarato vā bhogarato vā sangarato vā sangavihīnaḥ | Yasya brahmaṇi ramate cittaṃ nandati nandati nandatyeva || 19 || Meaning- One may take delight either in Yoga or in comforts of this world (bhoga); he may enjoy living amidst people (sanga) or enjoy living alone (nissanga), yet the truth is that only he, whose mind is totally enveloped in the company of the Supreme Brahma, can enjoy true bliss!
Bhagavadgītā kiñcidadhītā gaṅgā jalalava kaṇikā pītā | Sakṛdapi yena murārī samarcā kriyate tasya yamena na carcā || 20 || Meaning -The person who has read at least a bit of the Bhagavad Gita, who has sipped at least a drop of water once from the River Ganga, who has at least once worshipped Lord Hari (Murari) and obtained satisfaction from such worship, will not have to face any altercation with Yama, the Lord of death.