कथोपायान्विचार्याऽऽदौ मोक्षोपायानिमानथ । यो विचारयति प्राज्ञो न स भूयोऽभिजायते ॥ ३ ॥
kathōpāyānvicāryā’’dau mōkṣōpāyānimānatha | yō vicārayati prājñō na sa bhūyō’bhijāyatē || 3 ||
Translation
The wise one who first reflects on the stories, the means, and then on these means to liberation, is not born again.
Word by word
- kathā
- the stories
- upāyān
- means to
- vicārya
- having reflected on
- ādau
- first
- mōkṣa
- liberation
- imān
- these
- atha
- then
- yaḥ
- who
- vicārayati
- reflects on
- prājñaḥ
- the wise one
- na
- not
- saḥ
- he
- bhūyaḥ
- again
- abhijāyatē
- is born
Meaning
The commentary explains the order. The earlier Rāmāyaṇa, the story of Rāma's deeds, teaches dharma and leads to faith; one who has made it his own and then reflects on the six books of this work, the "means to liberation", is freed from rebirth.