शरीरं सुरूपं तथा वा कलत्रंयशश्चारु चित्रं धनं मेरु तुल्यम् ।मनश्चेन लग्नं गुरोरङ्घ्रिपद्मेततः किं ततः किं ततः किं ततः किम् ॥ 1 ॥
In plain words
The body may be beautiful, the spouse gracious, one's fame splendid, and one's wealth as vast as Mount Meru. If the mind is fixed at the guru's lotus-feet—then what? Then what? Then what? Then what?
Close to the Sanskrit
The body may be beautiful, likewise the spouse; fame may be splendid and striking, and wealth equal to Mount Meru. If the mind is fixed at the lotus-feet of the guru, then what, then what, then what, then what?