वरं च मत्कञ्चन मानवेन्द्र वृणीष्व तेऽहं गुणशीलयन्त्रित: । नाहं मखैर्वै सुलभस्तपोभि- र्योगेन वा यत्समचित्तवर्ती ॥ १६ ॥
varam ca mat kancana manavendra vrnisva te ’ham guna-sila-yantritah naham makhair vai sulabhas tapobhir yogena va yat sama-citta-varti
- varam
- benediction
- ca
- also
- mat
- from Me
- kancana
- whatever you like
- manava-indra
- O chief of human beings
- vrnisva
- please request
- te
- your
- aham
- I
- guna-sila
- by elevated qualities and excellent behavior
- yantritah
- being captivated
- na
- not
- aham
- I
- makhaih
- by sacrifices
- vai
- certainly
- su-labhah
- easily obtained
- tapobhih
- by austerities
- yogena
- by practice of mystic yoga
- va
- or
- yat
- because of which
- sama-citta
- in one who is equipoised
- varti
- being situated
My dear King, I am very captivated by your elevated qualities and excellent behavior, and thus I am very favorably inclined toward you. You may therefore ask from Me any benediction you like. One who does not possess elevated qualities and behavior cannot possibly achieve My favor simply by performance of sacrifices, severe austerities or mystic yoga. But I always remain equipoised in the heart of one who is also equipoised in all circumstances.