Verse 17

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। ॥ १७ ॥

In plain words

Break up my life with the wicked; join me instead — and with no gap in it, day or night — to the company of the good alone. O Sāmba, Sadāśiva, Śambhu, Śaṅkara: the pair of your feet is my refuge.

Close to the Sanskrit

Break apart the dwelling-together with the wicked; bring about, ceaselessly, the company of the good alone — O! O Sāmba, O Sadāśiva, O Śambhu, O Śaṅkara, my refuge is the pair of your feet.