नेत्थं पुंसां विराग: स्यात् त्वया केवलिना मृषा । मन्यसे यद्युपशमं स्नेहपाशनिकृन्तनम् ॥ ४० ॥
nettham pumsam viragah syat tvaya kevalina mrsa manyase yady upasamam sneha-pasa-nikrntanam
- na
- not
- ittham
- in this way
- pumsam
- of persons
- viragah
- renunciation
- syat
- is possible
- tvaya
- by you
- kevalina mrsa
- possessing knowledge falsely
- manyase
- you think
- yadi
- if
- upasamam
- renunciation of material enjoyment
- sneha-pasa
- the bonds of affection
- nikrntanam
- cutting.
Prajapati Daksa continued: If you think that simply awakening the sense of renunciation will detach one from the material world, I must say that unless full knowledge is awakened, simply changing dresses as you have done cannot possibly bring detachment.