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हे क्षत्रिय, मानार्थसंवासात् मानाविषयसंवासात् मानगोचरप्रपञ्चे परिवर्तमानस्य स्वर्गापवर्गश्रेयादिसाधनभूतं कर्मानुतिष्ठतो विषयविषान्धस्य श्रीर्हि भवति ।सा चापि श्रीः परिपन्थिनी श्रेयोमार्गविरोधिनी ।तथा च मोक्षधर्मे—‘निबन्धिनी रज्जुरेषा या ग्रामे वसतो रतिः ।छित्त्वैनां सुकृतो यान्ति नैनां छिन्दन्ति दुष्कृतः’ इति ।य एवं श्रियाभिभूतो मूढः सन्विषयेषु प्रवर्तते, तेन प्रज्ञाहीनेन विद्याहीनेन ब्राह्मी ब्रह्मानन्दलक्षणा श्रीः सुदुर्लभा ।तथा च हैरण्यगर्भे—‘या नित्या चिद्धनानन्दा गुणरूपविवर्जिता ।आनन्दाख्या परा शुद्धा ब्राह्मी श्रीरिति कथ्यते’ इति ।सा च सुदुर्लभा श्रवणायापि न शक्या ।तथा च श्रुतिः—‘श्रवणायापि बहुभिर्यो न लभ्यः’ इति ॥
In plain words
O warrior, for one who wanders in the realm of worldly prestige, deeply attached to pride and caught up in ritual actions aimed at heavenly rewards, blinded by the poison of the senses, material prosperity becomes a direct obstacle to the supreme good. As the Mokshadharma declares: 'Attachment to worldly life is a binding rope; those who cut it attain liberation, while the foolish do not.' Whoever is deluded by such wealth and gives in to sensory indulgence remains devoid of wisdom; for him, the spiritual wealth consisting of the bliss of Brahman is exceedingly hard to reach. As ancient tradition states: 'Eternal, pure, formless, made of condensed consciousness and joy, this supreme divine wealth is known as true bliss.' It is so rare that it cannot even be heard of by most people, just as the Upanishad proclaims: 'He whom many cannot even hear of...'
Close to the Sanskrit
O warrior, for one moving in the manifestation within the range of honor, from abiding in the meaning of honor and objects of honor, performing actions which are means to heaven, liberation, and supreme good, blinded by the poison of sense objects, worldly prosperity indeed becomes an adversary opposing the path to the supreme good. And as said in Mokshadharma—'This is a binding rope, which is delight in one living in a village; having cut this, the virtuous go, the evildoers do not cut this.' Whoever deluded, thus overpowered by prosperity, engages in sense objects, by that bereft of wisdom and knowledge, the divine prosperity characterized by the bliss of Brahman is extremely difficult to attain. And as said in Hiranyagarbha—'That which is eternal, of condensed consciousness and bliss, devoid of qualities and form, named bliss, supreme, pure, is called divine prosperity.' And that is very difficult to attain, not even possible for hearing. And thus Shruti—'Who is not attainable for hearing by many.'