Kapila said: Those who reside in the household, being devoted to righteousness, and who seek pleasure and wealth, they are indeed nourished by these dharmas.

He, too, being deluded by the desire for the Lord's dharma, is turned away and worships the deities and ancestors with faith through sacrifices.

The man who is devoted with faith, who is engaged in the worship of ancestors and deities, upon reaching the moon-like realm, will return again after enjoying the nectar.

When the Lord Hari, who is infinite and reclines on the serpent bed, rests, then the worlds dissolve, especially those of householders.

Those who are steadfast in their own duties and do not get entangled in desires for material gains, are free from attachment, have renounced their actions, and possess a serene and pure mind.

Those who are devoted to the path of renunciation, free from possessiveness and ego, with a pure mind and in accordance with their own dharma, attain liberation.

Through the gate of the sun, they reach the universal person, the Lord of all, the source of creation and the essence of all existence.

At the end of the two halves of the universe, the dissolution of the Brahman occurs. Until then, the thinkers of the other world contemplate the universe.

When the mind, surrounded by the elements of earth, water, fire, air, and senses, yearns for liberation, the Supreme Self, beyond the three qualities, enters the unmanifest.

Thus, having transcended, the yogis who have conquered their minds and are detached, attain the eternal, ancient person, Brahman, free from ego.

Then, the one who resides in the hearts of all beings, the refuge of the learned, is approached with devotion, O beautiful one.

The original one, who is the essence of the seers, is known by the sages and the yogis, who are the initiators of yoga.

By the perception of difference and the identification with it, even through action without attachment, one attains the quality of Brahman, the Supreme Person, O best of men.

He, having gone through the cycle of birth and rebirth, manifests again in the same form as before, with the divine form at the appropriate time.

Wealth and supreme power are also created by righteousness; they return again when the qualities change.

Those whose minds are attached to the past, performing actions with faith, engage in forbidden activities, even if they are eternal and complete.

Those whose minds are constrained by passion, who are driven by desires and uncontrolled senses, worship their ancestors daily with a sense of attachment in their homes.

Those who are detached from the threefold aims of life, they are indeed the ones who are far from the glories of Hari's deeds.

Surely, those who are struck by fate, abandoning the nectar of the glories of Acyuta, listen to false tales like one would to excrement.

Those who travel the southern path reach the realm of their ancestors; they give birth to progeny, performing the rites at the cremation ground.

Then, those whose good deeds have diminished fall back to this world, helpless, immediately cast down by the gods, like a fallen star.

Therefore, with all your heart, worship the Supreme Being; with devotion rooted in His qualities, worship His lotus feet.

Devotion to Lord Vasudeva leads to the quick birth of detachment and knowledge, which is the vision of Brahman.

When the mind is not attached to the sense objects, it does not perceive duality, whether pleasant or unpleasant.

At that moment, he sees the self as unattached and equal, free from the notions of acceptance and rejection.

The supreme knowledge is the absolute Brahman, the Supreme Lord, who is perceived as distinct through various forms.

This is the extent of yoga; through complete union, the yogi achieves the desired goal, while remaining unattached to everything.

Knowledge alone, beyond the senses, is the formless Brahman, which shines forth in the form of meaning, confused by the sound and its properties.

Just as the great form is threefold and fivefold in nature, the form of the sovereign is of eleven kinds, from which the entire universe originates.

This indeed, through faith and devotion, by the practice of yoga, the focused soul, free from attachment, perceives with detachment.

Thus, this knowledge is spoken of by the Guru; it is the vision of Brahman, through which the essence of both nature and the person is understood.

The path of knowledge and devotion, which is characterized by a focus on Me, is one; both are indeed one in essence, defined by the term 'Bhagavat'.

Just as the one essence is perceived through different senses, the Supreme Lord is understood through various scriptures.

Through actions, sacrifices, charity, austerity, study, and renunciation, one can attain mastery over the self and senses.

Through various forms of yoga and devotion, and by adhering to righteousness, one can achieve both engagement and detachment.

By understanding the essence of the self and through firm renunciation, the Supreme Lord is realized as both endowed with qualities and beyond qualities.

I have explained to you the fourfold nature of devotion, which transcends time and manifests in living beings.

The cycles of life are created by various actions and knowledge. The soul, entering these, does not know its own path.

Do not instruct one who is not humble, nor one who is indifferent, nor one who is confused, nor one who is not devoted to dharma.

Do not instruct one who is greedy, nor one whose mind is attached to home. Never to one who is not devoted, nor to one who is hostile to my devotees.

For one who has faith, is devoted, humble, free from envy, friendly to all beings, and engaged in service.

To one who is detached from external things, has a peaceful mind, and is free from malice, I am dear to those who are beloved.

He who listens to this with faith, that person, being absorbed in me, will surely attain my abode.