Bhaja Govindam Verse - 1 Sri Sankara crossed the ocean of Maya as easily as one steps over a small irrigation channel in the field. It is not new to them. After first warning against the desire for mere scholarship forgetful of God, and for the renown that it brings, Sri Sankara next speaks about the desire to amass wealth. In the third, stanza Sri Sankara speaks about lust. After uttering a warning in the first three stanzas against the arrogance of knowledge, the lure of wealth and of sex.
Thoughts of love engage youth and the mind goes after maidens.
Very strange is this family bond. Association with good and enlightened men provides occasion for the practice of withdrawal from desire and attachment. The sorrows of life will cease of their own accord upon the dawn of the knowledge of the self. Do not be proud of your youth and health. Do not be vai and say.