प्रत्यग्ब्रह्मविचारपूर्वमुभयोरेकत्वबोधाद्विनाकैवल्यं पुरुषस्य सिध्यति परब्रह्मात्मतालक्षणम् ।न स्नानैरपि कीर्तनैरपि जपैर्नो कृच्छ्रचान्द्रायणै -र्नो वाप्यध्वरयज्ञदाननिगमैर्नो मन्त्रतन्त्रैरपि ॥ १६९ ॥
In plain words
Supreme liberation is attained by the individual soul solely through the direct realization of the identity between the inner self and Brahman, preceded by deep inquiry. It is never accomplished through ritual baths, chanting, repetitive prayers, harsh fasts like the cāndrāyaṇa, grand Vedic sacrifices, charitable gifts, scriptural study, or ritualistic practices.
Close to the Sanskrit
Without the awakening to the oneness of both preceded by the inquiry into the inner Brahman, absolute liberation of the person having the characteristic of identity with supreme Brahman is not accomplished. Neither by ritual baths, nor by chanting, nor by repetitions, nor by difficult cāndrāyaṇa penances, nor even by sacrifices, oblations, charity, Vedic texts, nor by mantras and tantras.