72.   Composed   of   the   seven   ingredients,   viz.   marrow,   bones,   fat,         flesh,   blood,   skin,   and   cuticle,   and   consisting   of   the   following  limbs   and   their   parts   -   legs,   thighs,   the   chest,   arms,   the   back   and   the   head   :  
Ah|mmE¢tp#¢Tt|    Sr£r|
maEhaÞpd|    ÞT¥l¢m¢tyItE    b¤DW:    ,
nBaEnBÞvêhnaØb¤B¥my:
s¥ßma¢N    B¥ta¢n    Bv¢Ót    ta¢n    ,   73   ,  

Ah|mmE¢tp#¢Tt|

" I and mine", is designated

Sr£r|

the body

maEhaÞpd|

the abode of delution

ÞT¥l¢m¢tyItE  b¤DW:

as the gross body by sages

nBaEnBÞvêhnaØb¤B¥my:

the sky, air, fire, water and the earth are

s¥ßma¢N

subtle

B¥ta¢n

elements

Bv¢Ót

are

ta¢n

they

 
73.   This   body,   reputed   to   be   the   abode   of   the   delusion   of   "I   and   Mine",   is   designated   by   sages   as   the   gross   body.   The   sky,   air,   fire,   water,  and   earth   are   subtle   elements.   They   -  
prÞpra|    SaW¢mI¢lta¢n    B¥Ïva
ÞT¥la¢n    c    ÞT¥lSr£rhEtv:    ,
maæOaÞtd£ya    ¢vxya    Bv¢Ót
SÖdady:    p·    s¤Kay    BaE³[:    ,   74   ,  

prÞpra|

being united

SaW¢mI¢lta¢n

with parts of one another

B¥Ïva

and

ÞT¥la¢n  c

becoming gross

ÞT¥lSr£rhEtv:

form the gross body.

maæOaÞtd£ya

their subtle essences

¢vxya

form

Bv¢Ót

sense-objects

SÖdady:

the senseobjects such as sound

p·

the five

s¤Kay

to the happiness

BaE³[:

the individual soul

 
74.  The first  source of delusion is the body, composed of five gross elements (ether,fire,air,earth and water) and five subtle elements (sound, sight, taste, smell and touch). A combination of these give pleasure to the experiencer, the Jiva.
y    ex¤    m¥Fa    ¢vxyEx¤    bѯDa
ragaEâpaSEn    s¤Ñ¤dImEn    ,
Aaya¢Ót    ¢nÏyaIÓÏyD    UrqÒvm¤ÅcW:
ÞvkmIÑ¥tEn    jvEn    n£ta:   , 75 ,  

y   ex¤  m¥Fa

those fools

¢vxyEx¤

these sense-objects

bѯDa

who are tied

ragaEâpaSEn

by the stout cord of attachment

s¤Ñ¤dImEn

difficult to snap

Aaya¢Ót

come

¢nyaIÓÏyD

and depart

UÒvIm¤ÅcW:

up and down

ÞvkmIÑ¥tEn

by the powerful emissary of their past actions

jvEn	in all haste

n£ta:

carried.

 
75.   Desire is the strong cord that binds deluded persons to such experiences and holds them in the cycle of birth and death, progressing or regressing according to the inescapable Law of Karma.  
SÖda¢d¢B:    p·¢BrEv    p·
p·Ïvmap¤:    Þvg¤NEn    bÑGa:    ,
k[rÄñmatÄñptÄñm£n
B¦Äña    nr:    p·¢Br¢·t:    ,   76   ,  

SÖda¢d¢B:

sound etc.,

p·¢BrEv

to one or other of the five senses

p·

the five

p·Ïvmap¤:

these five have died

Þvg¤NEn

through their own

bÑGa:

attachment

k[rÄñmatÄñptÄñm£n

the deer, the elephant,the moth, the fish,

B¦Äña

and the black-bee

nr:

the man

p·¢Br¢·t:

is attached to all these five!

76.  Each sense is enough to cause death in any living being--moth, deer, elephant,fish or bee--hat to speak of man who has all five senses in full.
daExEN    t£v#aE    ¢vxy:    k]ÝNspI¢vxad¢p    ,
¢vx|    ¢nh¢Ót    BaE³ar|    d#¾ar|    cX¤xaÔyym¯    ,   77   ,  

daExEN

in their evil effects

t£v#aE

virulent

¢vxy:

the five sense-objects

k]ÝNspI¢vxad¢p

the poison of the cobra

¢vx|	the poison

¢nh¢Ót

kills

BaE³ar|

one who takes it

d#¾ar|

those others kill one who even looksat them

cX¤xaÔyym¯

through the eyes.

77.  Some objects, more poisonous than a cobra's venom, can cause death when consumed; but the mere sight  of some objects can cause death.
¢vxyaSamhapaSaïaE    ¢vm¤³:    s¤Ñ¤ÞÏyjat¯    ,
s    ev    kÚptE    m¤?yW    naÓy:    xzqSaÞæOvEï¢p    ,   78   ,  

¢vxyaSamhapaSaïaE

the terrible snare of the hanker

¢vm¤³:

he who is free from

s¤Ñ¤ÞÏyjat¯

very difficult to get rid of

s   ev

is alone

kÚptE

fit for

m¤?yW

liberation

naÓy:

and none else

xzqSaÞæOvEï¢p

even though he is versed in all the six Sastras.

 
78.  He alone is fit for liberation who is not enmeshed in these sense objects, and no amount of the knowledge of scriptures can save him.
AapAtvWraÂyvtaE    m¤m¤X¥n¯
Bva¢ÖDpar|    p#¢tyat¤m¤ïtan¯    ,
AaSag#haE    mÇjytE{ÓtralE
¢ng¦/    kÎZE    ¢v¢nvÏyI    vEgat¯    ,   79   ,
 

AapAtvWraÂyvtaE

who have got only an apparent (Vairagya)dispassion

m¤m¤X¥n¯

those seekers

Bva¢ÖDpar|

the ocean of Samsara (relative existence)

p#¢tyat¤m¤ïtan¯

trying to cross

AaSag#haE

the shark of hankering

mÇjytE{ÓtralE

drowns them half-way

¢ng¦/

catches

kÎZE	by the throat

¢v¢nvÏyI

snatching them

vEgat¯

violently

 
79.   The   shark   of   hankering   catches   by   the   throat   those   seekers   after  liberation   whoi   have   got   only   and   apparent   dispassion ( vairagya )
and   are   trying   to   cross   the   ocean   of   Samsara   (   relative   exixtence   ),
and   violently   snatching   them   away,   drowns   them   half-way.
 
¢vxyaÁyg#haE    yEn    s¤¢vr?y¢sna    ht:    ,
s    gÅC¢t    BvaØBaEDE:    par|    p#Ïy¥hv¢jIt:    ,   80   ,

¢vxyaÁyg#haE

the shark known as senseobject

yEn

he who

s¤¢vr?y¢sna

with the sword of mature dispassion

ht:	has killed

s

he

gÅC¢t

crosses

BvaØBaEDE:

the ocean of Samsara

par|   p#Ïy¥hv¢jIt:

the banks, free from all obstacles.

80.  Desire is the  great crocodile that confronts one who tries to cross the ocean of  life, and one has to kill it with the sword of non-detachment .