ज्ञाननेत्रं समादाय चोद्धरेद्वह्निवत्परम् निष्कलं निश्चलम् शान्तं तद्ब्रह्महमिति स्मृतं । २१ ।

Grasping the rope of knowledge, one should bring out brahman like (churning a stick to make) fire. I am that partless, unchanging, silent brahman, thus it should be remembered.

सर्वभूताधिवासं यदभूतेषु च वसत्यपि सर्वनुग्राहकत्वेन तदस्म्यहम् वासुदेवः । २२ ।

In whom all beings reside, and who resides in all beings as the source of all blessings - I am that Vasudeva.

घृतमिव पयसि निगूढं भूते भूते वसति विज्ञान सततं मन्थयितव्यं मनसा मन्थानभूतेन । २० ।

Like butter hidden in milk, consciousness dwells in every being. It should be constantly churned by the mind with the churning rod of the mind.

गवमानेकवर्णानां क्षिरस्याप्येकवर्नता क्षिरवत्पष्यते ज्ञानं लिङ्गिनस्तु गवां यथा । १९ ।

Cows of different colors have milk of one color. Knowledge is like the milk and scriptures are like the cows.

ग्रन्थमभ्यस्य मेधावी ज्ञानविज्ञानतत्परः पलालमिव धन्यर्थि त्यजेद् ग्रन्थमशेषतः। १८।

After studying the scriptures, an intelligent person intent on gaining knowledge and liberation should discard the scriptures altogether, like one who desires grain discards the husk.

वे विद्ये वेदितव्ये तु शब्दब्रह्म परं च यत् शब्दब्रह्मणि निष्णातः परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति । १७ ।

Two kinds of meditation are to be practiced-meditation on Om and on brahman. One skilled in meditation on Om reaches brahhman.

शब्दाक्षरं परं ब्रह्म तस्मिन्क्षिने यदक्षरं तद्विद्वानक्षरं ध्यायेद्यदिच्छेच्छन्तिंआत्मन । १६ ।

(First) the syllable Om is (meditated upon as) brahman. Then when it has faded, the imperishable brahman (remains). A wise one should meditate on that imperishable if he desires the peace of atman.

शब्दमायावृतो नैव तमसा याति पुष्करे भिन्ने तमसि चैकत्वमेक एवानुपश्यति । १५ ।

Enveloped by the delusion of words due to ignorance, one cannot reach the lotus (atman). When ignorance is destroyed, the one (atman) perceives only oneness.

घटसंवृतंआकाशं नीयमानो घटे यथा घटो नीयेत नाकाशं तथा जीवो नभोपमः । १३ ।

When a pot that contains space is moved, it is the pot that moves, not the space within. Thus, it is for a person (whose consciousness) is like space.

घटवद्विविधाकारं भिद्यमानं पुनः पुनः तद्भग्नं न च जानाति स जानाति च नित्यशः । १४ ।

Like the pot, (one’s body) gains various forms and gets destroyed again and again. (One’s body) does not know of its destruction. That (atman) knows continually.