Verse 19

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। ॥ १९ ॥

In plain words

When shall I cross, swiftly, the ocean of Bhava on the boat of your feet, and come at last to a fullness within? You see this world going under in the poison-sea of vain craving — how, then, can you stand apart and simply watch?

Close to the Sanskrit

And when, having quickly crossed over the ocean of Bhava by the boat of your feet, shall I be one whose inner being is full? Beholding this world sinking in the poison-ocean of vain craving, how do you remain apart?