ज्ञात्वा प्रारभ्य कुर्वीत न कुर्वाणो विनश्यति। ततो ज्ञात्वैव सम्पन्नमिदं प्रारभ्यते बुधैः॥
jñātvā prārabhya kurvīta na kurvāṇō vinaśyati। tatō jñātvāiva sampannamidaṁ prārabhyatē budhaiḥ॥
Translation
Having known and begun, one should perform it; one who does not perform it perishes. Therefore, having known, the wise begin this accomplished (hymn).
Word by word
- jñātvā
- having known
- prārabhya
- having begun
- kurvīta
- one should perform
- na
- not
- kurvāṇaḥ
- performing
- vinaśyati
- perishes
- tataḥ
- therefore
- ēva
- indeed
- sampannam
- accomplished
- idaṁ
- this
- prārabhyatē
- is begun
- budhaiḥ
- by the wise
Meaning
This eleventh core verse stresses the importance of understanding and initiating the recitation of the Kīlaka Stotram, warning that failure to perform it leads to ruin, and thus the wise begin it.