यावन्नृकायरथमात्मवशोपकल्पं धत्ते गरिष्ठचरणार्चनया निशातम् । ज्ञानासिमच्युतबलो दधदस्तशत्रु: स्वानन्दतुष्ट उपशान्त इदं विजह्यात् ॥ ४५ ॥
yavan nr-kaya-ratham atma-vasopakalpam dhatte garistha-caranarcanaya nisatam jnanasim acyuta-balo dadhad asta-satruh svananda-tusta upasanta idam vijahyat
- yavat
- as long as
- nr-kaya
- this human form of body
- ratham
- considered to be a chariot
- atma-vasa
- dependent upon one’s own control
- upakalpam
- in which there are many other subordinate parts
- dhatte
- one possesses
- garistha-carana
- the lotus feet of the superiors (namely the spiritual master and his predecessors)
- arcanaya
- by serving
- nisatam
- sharpened
- jnana-asim
- the sword or weapon of knowledge
- acyuta-balah
- by the transcendental strength of Krsna
- dadhat
- holding
- asta-satruh
- until the enemy is defeated
- sva-ananda-tustah
- being fully self-satisfied by transcendental bliss
- upasantah
- the consciousness being cleansed of all material contamination
- idam
- this body
- vijahyat
- one should give up
As long as one has to accept a material body, with its different parts and paraphernalia, which are not fully under one’s control, one must have the lotus feet of his superiors, namely his spiritual master and the spiritual master’s predecessors. By their mercy, one can sharpen the sword of knowledge, and with the power of the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s mercy one must then conquer the enemies mentioned above. In this way, the devotee should be able to merge into his own transcendental bliss, and then he may give up his body and resume his spiritual identity.