ज्ञानिनस्त्वहमेवेष्ट: स्वार्थो हेतुश्च सम्मत: । स्वर्गश्चैवापवर्गश्च नान्योऽर्थो मदृते प्रिय: ॥ २ ॥
jñāninas tv aham eveṣṭaḥ svārtho hetuś ca sammataḥ svargaś caivāpavargaś ca nānyo ’rtho mad-ṛte priyaḥ
- jñāninaḥ
- of a learned self-realized philosopher
- tu
- indeed
- aham
- I
- eva
- alone
- iṣṭaḥ
- the object of worship
- sva-arthaḥ
- the desired goal of life
- hetuḥ
- the means for achieving the goal of life
- ca
- also
- sammataḥ
- the settled conclusion
- svargaḥ
- the cause of all happiness in elevation to heaven
- ca
- also
- eva
- indeed
- apavargaḥ
- freedom from all unhappiness
- ca
- also
- na
- not
- anyaḥ
- any other
- arthaḥ
- purpose
- mat
- Me
- rte
- without
- priyaḥ
- dear object
For learned, self-realized philosophers I am the only object of worship, the desired goal of life, the means for achieving that goal, and the settled conclusion of all knowledge. Indeed, because I am the cause of their happiness and their freedom from unhappiness, such learned souls have no effective purpose or dear object in life except Me.