तस्माद्विसृज्याशिष ईश सर्वतो रजस्तम:सत्त्वगुणानुबन्धना: । निरञ्जनं निर्गुणमद्वयं परं त्वां ज्ञाप्तिमात्रं पुरुषं व्रजाम्यहम् ॥ ५६ ॥
tasmād visṛjyāśiṣa īśa sarvato rajas-tamaḥ-sattva-guṇānubandhanāḥ nirañjanaṁ nirguṇam advayaṁ paraṁ tvāṁ jñāpti-mātraṁ puruṣaṁ vrajāmy aham
- tasmāt
- therefore
- visṛjya
- putting aside
- āśiṣaḥ
- desirable objects
- īśa
- O Lord
- sarvataḥ
- entirely
- rajaḥ
- with passion
- tamaḥ
- ignorance
- sattva
- and goodness
- guṇa
- the material modes
- anu-bandhanāḥ
- entangled
- nirañjanam
- free from mundane designations
- nirguṇam
- transcendental to the material modes
- advayam
- nondual
- param
- supreme
- tvām
- You
- jñāpti-mātram
- pure knowledge
- puruṣam
- the original person
- vrajāmi
- am approaching
- aham
- I
Therefore, O Lord, having put aside all objects of material desire, which are bound to the modes of passion, ignorance and goodness, I am approaching You, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for shelter. You are not covered by mundane designations; rather, You are the Supreme Absolute Truth, full in pure knowledge and transcendental to the material modes.