gunanuraktam vyasanaya jantoh
ksemaya nairgunyam atho manah syat
yatha pradipo ghrta-vartim asnan
sikhah sadhuma bhajati hy anyada svam
padam tatha guna-karmanubaddham
vrttir manah srayate 'nyatra tattvam
guna-anuraktam-being attached to the material modes of nature; vyasanaya-for the conditioning in material existence; jantoh-of the living entity; ksemaya-for the ultimate welfare; nairgunyam-being unaffected by the material modes of nature; atho-thus; manah-the mind; syat-becomes; yatha-as much as; pradipah-a lamp; ghrta-vartim-a wick within clarified butter; asnan-burning; sikhah-the flame; sadhumah-with smoke; bhajati-enjoys; hi-certainly; anyada-otherwise; svam-its own original; padam-position; tatha-so; guna-karma-anubaddham-bound by the modes of nature and the reactions of material activities; vrttih-various engagements; manah-the mind; srayate-takes shelter of; anyatra-otherwise; tattvam-its original condition.