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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

म्हणोनि इंद्रियें इयें एकें I जाणतेनिही पुरुखें I लाळावीं ना कौतुकें I आदिकरुनी II 202 II
हां गा सर्पेंसी खेळों येईल I कीं व्याघ्रसंसर्गु सिद्धी जाईल I सांगें हाळाहळ जिरेल I सेविलिया काई II 203 II
देखें खेळतां अग्नि लाविला I मग तो न सांवरे जैसा उधवला I तैसा इंद्रियां लळा दिधला I भला नोहे II 204 II
एऱ्हवीं तरी अर्जुना I या शरीरा पराधीना I कां नाना भोगरचना I मेळवावी II 205 II
आपण सायासेंकरूनि बहुतें I सकळही समृद्धिजातें I उदोअस्तु या देहातें I प्रतिपाळावें का II 206 II
सर्वस्वें शिणोनि एथें I अर्जवावीं संपत्तिजातें I तेणें स्वधर्मु सांडूनि देहतों I पोखावें काई II 207 II
मग हें तंव पांचमेळावा I शेखीं अनुसरेल पंचत्वा I ते वेळीं केला कें गिंवसावा I शीणु आपुला II 208 II
म्हणूनि केवळ देहभरण I ते जाणें उघडी नागवण I यालागीं एथ अंत:करण I देयावें ना II 209 II

And therefore the wise should not pamper his senses. Because it is as dangerous as playfulness with a poisonous snake or to be overly friendly with a tiger or wilfully consuming the deadly poison halahal. The fire is lighted casually, but just like it becomes uncontrollable when turned into inferno, pampering of senses brings trouble. Truly if the body is not free to decide about anything on its own, why should we let the senses  control it? Accumulating wealth working day and night, at times even by not following one's Swa-dharma, what is the use if its only purpose is to give the comfort to the body? In the end the gross body made up of five elements: earth, water, fire, air, and ether merge back into them again. If it is so then what is the use of tending to the body whole of your life? And therefore living for the sole purpose of giving comforts to the body is no less than suicidal. To avoid this, shift your focus from "the body is everything."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II