पदमतुलमुपैतुमिच्छतोच्चैःप्रथममियं मतिरेव लालनीया ।फलमभिलषता कृषीवलेनप्रथमतरं ननु कृष्यते धरैव
In plain words
For one who wishes, above all, to attain that peerless state, this very understanding must first be cherished and nurtured; does not the farmer who longs for fruit first till the very soil?