ततः पदं तत्परिमार्गितव्यं यस्मिन्गता न निवर्तन्ति भूयः । तमेव चाद्यं पुरुषं प्रपद्ये यतः प्रवृत्तिः प्रसृता पुराणी ॥ ४ ॥
tataḥ padaṁ tat parimārgitavyaṁ yasmin gatā na nivartanti bhūyaḥ tam eva chādyaṁ puruṣhaṁ prapadye yataḥ pravṛittiḥ prasṛitā purāṇī
Translation
one must then seek that goal, reaching which one never returns, thinking: "I take refuge in that primal Person from whom this ancient flow of creation has streamed forth."
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
उसके बाद उस परम पद की खोज करनी चाहिए, जहाँ पहुँचकर मनुष्य फिर नहीं लौटते, यह सोचते हुए कि "मैं उसी आदि पुरुष की शरण में हूँ, जिससे यह पुरातन प्रवृत्ति (सृष्टि का प्रवाह) फैली है।"
Commentary
Cutting the tree is only half the work; the other half is seeking its root. Notice the inner prayer placed in the seeker's mouth: tam eva chadyam purusham prapadye, "I take refuge in that first Person." Detachment clears the way, but surrender is what reaches the goal. This echoes the theme of refuge that ends the Gita in 18.66.
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