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जनो जनस्यादिशते ऽसतीं गतिं यया प्रपद्येत दुरत्ययं तमः ।
त्वं त्वव्ययं ज्ञानममोघमञ्जसा प्रपद्यते येन जनो निजं पदम् ॥ ५१ ॥
 
jano janasyadisate 'satim gatim
yaya prapadyeta duratyayam tamah
tvam tv avyayam jnanam amogham anjasa
prapadyate yena jano nijam padam
janah-a person who is not a bona fide guru (an ordinary person); janasya-of an ordinary person who does not know the goal of life; adisate-instructs; asatim-impermanent, material; gatim-the goal of life; yaya-by such knowledge; prapadyeta-he surrenders; duratyayam-insurmountable; tamah-to ignorance; tvam-Your Lordship; tu-but; avyayam-indestructible; jnanam-knowledge; amogham-without material contamination; anjasa-very soon; prapadyate-achieves; yena-by such knowledge; janah-a person; nijam-his own; padam-original position.