विवेकं परमाश्रित्य वैराग्याभ्यासयोगतः । संसारसरितं घोरामिमामापदमुत्तरेत् ॥ ३१ ॥
vivēkaṁ paramāśritya vairāgyābhyāsayōgataḥ | saṁsārasaritaṁ ghōrāmimāmāpadamuttarēt || 31 ||
Translation
Relying on supreme discernment, by the practice of dispassion, one should cross this dreadful river of saṁsāra, this calamity.
Word by word
- vivēkaṁ
- on discernment
- param
- supreme
- āśritya
- relying
- vairāgya
- of dispassion
- abhyāsa
- practice
- yōgataḥ
- by the
- saṁsāra
- of saṁsāra
- saritaṁ
- river
- ghōrām
- dreadful
- imām
- this
- āpadam
- calamity
- uttarēt
- one should cross
Meaning
Both means are named, and the order matters: discernment first, with dispassion as its practice. The word abhyāsa shows that dispassion is here a thing one does repeatedly, and the river image reminds us that the task has a far bank.