समुद्रावरणां जित्वा मां विशन्त्यब्धिमोजसा । कियदात्मजयस्यैतन्मुक्तिरात्मजये फलम् ॥ ५ ॥
samudrāvaraṇāṁ jitvā māṁ viśanty abdhim ojasā kiyad ātma-jayasyaitan muktir ātma-jaye phalam
- samudra-āvaraṇām
- bounded by the ocean
- jitvā
- having conquered
- mām
- me
- viśanti
- they enter
- abdhim
- the ocean
- ojasā
- by their strength
- kiyat
- how much
- ātma-jayasya
- of victory over the self
- etat
- this
- muktiḥ
- liberation
- ātma-jaye
- of victory over the self
- phalam
- the fruit
“After conquering all the land on my surface, these proud kings forcibly enter the ocean to conquer the sea itself. What is the use of their self-control, which is aimed at political exploitation? The actual goal of self-control is spiritual liberation.”