Devanagari
स्मृत्वेहायां परिक्लेशं तत: फलविपर्ययम् ।
अभयं चाप्यनीहायां सङ्कल्पाद्विरमेत्कवि: ॥ ५९ ॥
Verse text
smṛtvehāyāṁ parikleśaṁ
tataḥ phala-viparyayam
abhayaṁ cāpy anīhāyāṁ
saṅkalpād viramet kaviḥ
Synonyms
smṛtvā
—
remembering
;
īhāyām
—
in the field of activities with fruitive results
;
parikleśam
—
the waste of energy and the miserable conditions
;
tataḥ
—
from that
;
phala
—
viparyayam — the opposite of the desired result
;
abhayam
—
fearlessness
;
ca
—
also
;
api
—
indeed
;
anīhāyām
—
when there is no desire for fruitive results
;
saṅkalpāt
—
from material desire
;
viramet
—
should cease
;
kaviḥ
—
one who is advanced in knowledge .
Translation
Remembering the great trouble found in the field of activities performed for fruitive results, and remembering how one receives the reverse of the results one desires — whether from material actions or from the fruitive activities recommended in the Vedic literatures — an intelligent man should cease from the desire for fruitive actions, for by such endeavors one cannot achieve the ultimate goal of life. On the other hand, if one acts without desires for fruitive results — in other words, if one engages in devotional activities — he can achieve the highest goal of life with freedom from miserable conditions. Considering this, one should cease from material desires.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
Remembering the misery produced from action caused by material desire, which brings an opposite result, and remembering a condition without fear from action without material desire, the wise man should give up determination to enjoy in this world.
A person desiring this knowledge, understanding that karma brings results now and in the future, should give up faith in karma. Īhāyām means “endeavoring with desire for enjoyment.” Anīhāyām means” acting without material desires.” Abhayam means “no fear in any circumstance.” Instead of abhayam some versions have nobhayam. The meaning is then “remembering action without desire which does not produce material suffering or enjoyment.”