मौनव्रतश्रुततपोऽध्ययनस्वधर्म- व्याख्यारहोजपसमाधय आपवर्ग्या: । प्राय: परं पुरुष ते त्वजितेन्द्रियाणां वार्ता भवन्त्युत न वात्र तु दाम्भिकानाम् ॥ ४६ ॥
mauna-vrata-sruta-tapo-’dhyayana-sva-dharma- vyakhya-raho-japa-samadhaya apavargyah prayah param purusa te tv ajitendriyanam varta bhavanty uta na vatra tu dambhikanam
- mauna
- silence
- vrata
- vows
- sruta
- Vedic knowledge
- tapah
- austerity
- adhyayana
- study of scripture
- sva-dharma
- executing varnasrama-dharma
- vyakhya
- explaining the sastras
- rahah
- living in a solitary place
- japa
- chanting or reciting mantras
- samadhayah
- remaining in trance
- apavargyah
- these are ten types of activities for advancing on the path of liberation
- prayah
- generally
- param
- the only means
- purusa
- O my Lord
- te
- all of them
- tu
- but
- ajita-indriyanam
- of persons who cannot control the senses
- vartah
- means of living
- bhavanti
- are
- uta
- so it is said
- na
- not
- va
- or
- atra
- in this connection
- tu
- but
- dambhikanam
- of persons who are falsely proud
O Supreme Personality of Godhead, there are ten prescribed methods on the path to liberation—to remain silent, not to speak to anyone, to observe vows, to amass all kinds of Vedic knowledge, to undergo austerities, to study the Vedas and other Vedic literatures, to execute the duties of varnasrama-dharma, to explain the sastras, to stay in a solitary place, to chant mantras silently, and to be absorbed in trance. These different methods for liberation are generally only a professional practice and means of livelihood for those who have not conquered their senses. Because such persons are falsely proud, these procedures may not be successful.