Verse 257

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। ॥ २५७ ॥

In plain words

Go to the teacher who is free of bondage, settled in Brahman, with nothing left for him to do. By his grace, the ocean of saṃsāra shrinks to a puddle in a cow's hoofprint — you step across it.

Close to the Sanskrit

One should resort to the guru who is freed from bondage, established in Brahman, and has done what was to be done — by whose grace the ocean of saṃsāra becomes a cow's hoofprint.