सदा सन्तुष्टमनस: सर्वा: शिवमया दिश: । शर्कराकण्टकादिभ्यो यथोपानत्पद: शिवम् ॥ १७ ॥
sada santusta-manasah sarvah sivamaya disah sarkara-kantakadibhyo yathopanat-padah sivam
- sada
- always
- santusta-manasah
- for a person who is self-satisfied
- sarvah
- everything
- siva-mayah
- auspicious
- disah
- in all directions
- sarkara
- from pebbles
- kantaka-adibhyah
- and thorns, etc.
- yatha
- as
- upanat-padah
- for a person who has suitable shoes
- sivam
- there is no danger (auspicious).
For a person who has suitable shoes on his feet, there is no danger even when he walks on pebbles and thorns. For him, everything is auspicious. Similarly, for one who is always self-satisfied there is no distress; indeed, he feels happiness everywhere.