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Unexpectedly on the road, I encountered Samvarta an avadhuta or liberated saint, the king of the avadhutas those who have cast off all worldly attachments.
At that time, I did not recognize him, as he was hidden like fire covered by ash. 8
Like a cool breeze amid intense heat, he was entirely soothing in all his limbs.
Having met him, I attained a state of great coolness. 9
I asked him about my situation, and he spoke in a manner as delicate as nectar.
He extracted the essence of everything like a ball of solid matter and explained it to me. 10
I was not able to ask him as I should have, just as a beggar cannot speak to a queen.
He was requested further, and then he directed me to you. 11
I then attained your pair of lotus feet.
It is as if a blind man has found a companion; it brings supreme happiness. 12
I do not understand anything of what the sage Samvarta said,
Although I have heard the entire greatness of it, which grants devotion to Tripura the Goddess who is the Three Cities/the Supreme Deity. 13
That Goddess, who is your own form, is always established in my heart.
Living as I am in this way, what fruit is to be obtained? 14
O Blessed One, please tell me what Samvarta said long ago.
Without knowing that, there is nowhere any state of having attained one's purpose. 15
Lamentation is paridevitam wailing/grieving. 7. Encountered is asadat. 8. The verse beginning with "Like a breeze" describes what kind of Samvarta was encountered. The result of the meeting is "Having met." 9. Delicate is peshala beautiful/tender. Everything refers to the subject of the questions. 10. That is what was said by Samvarta. A beggar is a poor person. 11, 12. His qualification for hearing what Samvarta said is described in "heard." 13. Your form is the form of the Guru. Since the fruit of the mental state directed toward the deity is already attained, the author says "in this way," implying that further worship is like "grinding flour that has already been ground" a metaphor for redundant, useless effort. 14. Is it what Samvarta said, or is it another type of worship?