In plain words
So no one is able to go near it. Only those who root out the serpent called Ahaṅkāra can attain this Ānanda. So this Ahaṅkāra has spread its cover only through Ajñāna. What is the cause of this Ahaṅkāra? Is wealth the cause, or strength the cause, or charity the cause, is authority the cause? None of these is the cause. All these are petty powers. How can all these be the cause of Ahaṅkāra? The infatuation with the body alone is its root cause. How long do all these last? For this very reason Śaṅkarācārya: 'Mā kuru dhanajana yavvana garvaṃ, arati nimeṣā kālaḥ sarvam!' He is proud of this wealth, this strength, this fortune. How long does this last? In a moment it changes. Where are those who enjoyed all these, standing firm? All those who held the great high offices, enjoyed wealth and plenty, won renown and became kings of kings, yes, emperors: where are they? Are they still here? Do their seats remain? Does their wealth remain? No, not at all. From ancient times in Bhārata many have practised many kinds of sādhana and have gone on proclaiming to the world that all these are impermanent.
He who ruled the earth in the might of unfailing Satya, Hariścandra: did he not leave this earth and go? Śrī Nala, who ruled all the worlds in splendour: did he carry the earth along with him when he went? Māndhātā, who adorned the Kṛta Yuga: did he tie up his riches in a bundle and go? Śrī Rāma, who in that age built the bridge across the ocean: is He on the earth now? How many, many kings have gone! Not one of them took the earth along. And you, for your part: your riches and your learning, you will not go off with them tied on your heads, students.