The works of Ramaṇa Maharṣi

Akṣaramaṇamālai

Verse 75

பௌதிகமாமுடற் பற்றற்று நானுமுன்பவிசுகண்டேறவரு ளருணாசலா

பௌதிகமா முடல் பற்று அற்று நானும் உன் பவிசு கண்டு ஏற அருள் அருணாசலா

In plain words

This body is made of earth and water and fire and air — the same stuff you are made of. That is not an insult to it. It is a reason not to think it is me. Let the holding-on stop. And then let me see what you are, and climb.

Word for word

Freed from attachment to this body made of the elements, grant that I too may see your splendour and climb. O Arunachala!