Verse 34

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। ॥ ३४ ॥

In plain words

Go to a wise teacher — one through whom your bondage can be undone. Seek someone deeply versed in the scriptures, free of wrongdoing, unmoved by craving, and foremost among those who know Brahman.

Close to the Sanskrit

[The seeker] should approach a wise teacher, from whom release from bondage [can be attained] — one versed in scripture, sinless, unassailed by desire, and foremost among knowers of Brahman.