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1. One's body may be handsome, wife
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mnƒen µ lµg' guror™9i` [ p¿e
tt" ikÿ tt" ikÿ tt" ikÿ tt"
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kivTv;id g¥' sup¥' kroit
mnƒµn e lµg' guror™9i` [ p¿e
tt" ikÿ tt" ikÿ tt" ikÿ tt"
ivdexWe u m;Ny" SvdexWe u /Ny"
sd;c;rvOÊWe u mÊo n c;Ny"
mnƒµn e lµg' guror™9i` [ p¿e
tt" ikÿ tt" ikÿ tt" ikÿ tt"
=m;m∞2le .Up.Up;lbONdw"
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Ñby Shankaracharya
beautiful, fame, excellent and varied, and
wealth like unto Mount Meru; but if one's
0 mind be not attached to the lotus feet of the
Guru, what thence, what thence, what
thence, what thence?
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2. Wife, wealth, sons, grandsons, etc., all
these; home, relationsÑthe host of all these
there may be; but if one's mind be not
0 attached to the lotus feet of the Guru, what
thence, what thence, what thence, what
thence?
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3. The Vedas with their six auxiliaries and
knowledge of sciences may be on one's
lips; one may have the gift of poesy; and
0 may compose good prose and poetry; but if
one's mind be not attached to the lotus feet
of the Guru, what thence, what thence,
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4. 'In other lands I am honored; in my
country I am fortunate; in the ways of good
conduct there is none that excels me'Ñthus
0 one may think, but if one's mind be not
attached to the lotus feet of the Guru, what
thence, what thence, what thence, what
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5. One's feet may be adored constantly by
hosts of emperors and kings of the world;
but if one's mind be not attached to the
0 lotus feet of the Guru, what thence, what
thence, what thence, what thence?
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 6. My fame has spread in all quarters by
yxo me gt' id=u d;n[pt;p;– virtue of generosity and prowess; all the
things of the world are in my hands as a
Jjg√Stu sv] kre yT[ps;d;t9 0 reward of these virtues; but if one's mind
mnƒenµ lµg' guror™9i` [ p¿e be not attached to the lotus feet of the
Guru, what thence, what thence, what
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7. Not in enjoyment, not in concentration,
n.oge n yoge n v; v;ijr;jø not in the multitudes of horses; nor in the
face of the beloved, nor in wealth does the
n k;Nt;mu,e nwv ivÊeWu icÊm9 0 mind dwell; but if that mind be not attached
mnƒen µ lµg' guror™9i` [ p¿e to the lotus feet of the Guru, what thence,
what thence, what thence, what thence?
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8. Not in the forest, nor even in one's own
ar∞ye n v; SvSy gehe n k;yeR house, nor in what-is-to-be-accomplished,
nor in the body, nor in what is invaluable
n dehe mno vtRte me Tvn?yeR 0 does my mind dwell; but if my mind be not
mnƒen µ lµg' guror™9i` [ p¿e attached to the lotus feet of the Guru, what
thence, what thence, what thence, what
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9. That virtuous person who reads this
guror¢k' y" p3eTpu∞ydeh7 octad on the Guru, and whose mind is
fixed on the sayings of the GuruÑwhether
yit.UpR it[b˜
R c;r7 c geh7 0 he be an ascetic, king, student, or
lme√;iHzt;q' pd' b[ ˜s'D' householder, attains the desired goal, the
state which is called Brahman
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