उत्तिष्ठ जाग्रत प्राप्य वरान् निबोधत ।

क्षुरस्य धारा निशिता दरत्यया दुर्गं पथस्तत्कवयो वदन्ति।।

Get up! Awake from the deep sleep of ignorance! Approach the excellent teacher and know the Brahman. The scholars say that the path to the knowledge of Brahman is as difficult as walking along the sharp edge of a razor.