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वाक्यार्थश्च विचार्यतां श्रुतिशिरः पक्षः समाश्रीयतांदुस्तर्कात्सुविरम्यतां श्रुतिमतस्तर्कोऽनुसन्धीयताम्।ब्रह्मास्मीति विभाव्यताम् अहरहर्गर्वः परित्यज्यतांदेहेऽहंमतिरुझ्यतां बुधजनैर्वादः परित्यज्यताम् ॥ ३ ॥ vākyārthaśca vicāryatāṃ śrutiśiraḥpakṣaḥ samāśrīyatāṃdustarkātsuviramyatāṃ śrutimatastarko'nusandhīyatām .brahmāsmīti vibhāvyatām aharahargarvaḥ parityajyatāṃdehe'hammatirujjhyatāṃ budhajanairvādaḥ parityajyatām || 3 || || TRANSLATION 1 || 17 . Reflect upon the meaning of the Upanishadic teachings.18 . Take refuge/ Embrace the vision of scriptures.19 . Give up erroneous arguments .20 . Dwell upon the discriminative rationale of scriptures21 . Meditate upon " I AM BRAHMAN " .22 . Day by day, give your pride, vanity, and arrogance.23 . Give up the delusory misconception — " I am the body " .24 . Give up totally the tendency to argue with wise people .VERSE 4 क्षुद्व्याधिश्च चिकित्स्यतां प्रतिदिनं भिक्षौषधं भुज्यतांस्वाद्वन्नं न तु याच्यतां विधिवशात्प्राप्तेन सन्तुष्यताम्।शीतोष्णादि विषह्यतां न तु वृथा वाक्यं समुच्चार्यतांऔदासीन्यमभीप्स्यतां जनकृपानैष्ठुर्यमुत्सृज्यताम् ॥ ४ ॥ kṣudvyādhiśca cikitsyatāṃ pratidinaṃ bhikṣauṣadhaṃ bhujyatāṃsvādvannaṃ na tu yācyatāṃ vidhivaśāt prāptena santuṣyatām .śītoṣṇādi viṣahyatāṃ na tu vṛthā vākyaṃ samuccāryatā-audāsīnyamabhīpsyatāṃ janakṛpānaiṣṭhuryamutsṛjyatām || 4 || || TRANSLATION 1 || 25 . Consider hunger as an illness and treat it. 26 . Treat hunger with food as medicine- Eat it as Bhiksha.27 . Do not seek delicious food .28 . Be content upon whatever comes to you .29 . Endure all the pairs of opposites : heat, cold, pleasures, pain etc.30. Do not engage in useless talk .31 . Cultivate indifference and avoid groupism.32 . Save yourself from the meshes of other peoples' kindness .

