Verse 1

मनागपि विचारेण चेतसः स्वस्य निग्रहः ।मनागपि कृतो येन तेनाप्तं जन्मनः फलम्

In plain words

He who has achieved, through vicāra, even a little restraint of his own mind — by whomever even a little of this has been done, by him the fruit of birth has been attained.