पद्मनन्दनस्य वैराग्य शतक - हृदि ब्रह्मणः

किं तर्केण वितर्कितेन शतशो ज्ञातेन किं छंदसा
    किं पीतेन सुधारसेन बहुधा स्वाध्यायपाठेन किम् ।
अभ्यस्तेन च लक्षणेन किमहो ध्यानं न चेत् सर्वथा
    लोकालोकविलोकनैककुशलज्ञाने हृदि ब्रह्मणः ॥

- पद्मनन्दनस्य वैराग्य शतक

kiM tarkeNa vitarkitena shatasho jnAtena kim ChandasA
kim pItena sudhA rasena bahudhA svAdhyAyapAThena kim ।
abhyastena cha lakShaNena kim aho dhyAnam na chet sarvathA
loka aloka viloka na eak kushala jnAne hRudI brahmaNaH ॥

- padmanandanasya vairAgya shataka

What is the use of logic that is only used to argue? What is the use of having mastery over meters of poetry? What is the use of drinking elixir? What is the use of reciting Vedas many times? What is the use of practicing the craft of charm? If one does not have devotion towards God at heart, where there is ability to know everything in all worlds.

- Padmanandana's Vairgya Shataka

पद्मनन्दनस्य वैराग्य शतक - वैराग्य

मनो न वैराग्यतरंगितं चेत्
    वृथा तदा दानतपः प्रयासः ।
लावण्यमंगे यदि नांगनानां
    मुधा तदा विभ्रमवल्गितानि ॥

- पद्मनन्दनस्य वैराग्य शतक

mano na vairAgyatarangitam chet
    vRuthA tadA dAna tapaH prayAsaH ।
lAvaNyam ange yadi na anganAnAm
    mudhA tadA vibhramavalgitAni ॥

- padmanandanasya vairAgya shataka

If austerity is not imbibed into the mindset, then there is no use of doing charity, penance and other efforts (towards salvation). All moves and tricks used by beautiful ladies to please you are a waste if they don't have charm.

- Padmanandana Vairagya Shataka

पद्मनन्दनस्य वैराग्य शतक - मोह

भार्येयं मधुराकृतिर्मम मम प्रीत्यान्वितोऽयं सुतः
स्वर्णस्यैष महानिधिर्मम ममासौ बंधुरो बांधवः ।
रम्यं हर्म्यमिदं ममेत्थमनया व्यामोहितो मया
मृत्युं पश्यति नैव दैवहतकः क्रुद्धं पुरश्चारिणम् ॥

- पद्मनन्दनस्य वैराग्य शतक

bhAryA iyam madhura AkRutiH mama mama prItyAnvitH ayam sutaH
svarNasya eShA mahAnidhiH mama mama asau bandhuro bAndhavaH ।
ramyam harmyam idam mama itthamanayA vyAmohito mAyA
mRutyuM pashyati naiva daiva hatakaH kruddhaM purashchAriNam ॥

- padmanandanasya vairAgya shataka

This is my beautiful wife. This is my son whom I love so much. This treasure of gold is mine. These are my people, my friends and relatives. This house is mine. A man who thinks like this is under the grasp of illusion and does not see the truth - which is right in front of him as 'death'.

- Padmanandana's Vairagya Shataka

पद्मनन्दनस्य वैराग्य शतक - पाप पुण्य

नापत्यानि न वित्तानि न सौधानि भवन्त्यहो ।
मृत्युना नीयमानस्य पुण्यपापे परं पुरः ॥

- पद्मनन्दनस्य वैराग्य शतक

na apatyAni na vittani na saudhAni bhavanti aho ।
mRutyunA nIyamAnasya puNya pApo paraM puraH ॥

- padmanandanasya vairagya shataka

Sons, wealth or buildings will not come in handy when death drags you away from this world. In the after life, only the good-deeds and sins you committed come with you.

- Padmanandana Vairagya Shataka

पद्मनन्दनस्य वैराग्यशतक - नरत्वं

दृष्यन्ते बहवः कलासु कुशलास्ते च स्फुरत्कीर्तये
    सर्वस्वं वितरन्ति ये तृणमिव क्षुद्रैरपि प्रार्थिताः ।
धीरास्तेऽपि च ये त्यजन्ति झटिति प्राणान् कृते स्वामिनो
    द्वित्रास्ते तु नरा मनः समरसं येषां सुहृद्वैरिणोः ॥

- पद्मनन्दनस्य वैराग्यशतक

dRuShyante bahavaH kalAsu kushalAH te ca sphurat kIrtaye
    sarvasvaM vitaranti ye tRuNamiva kShudraiH api prArthitAH ।
dhIrAH te api ca ye tyajanti jhaTiti prANAn kRute svAmino
    dvitrAH te tu narA manaH samarasaM yeShAM suhRut vairiNoH ॥

- padmanandanasya vairagya shataka

You may find many people who are good at arts and whose fame has taken them places. You will find others who will give away all their wealth to the needy (even if they are undeserving) as if it were just a blade of grass. You will find courageous people who are ready to lay down their life without any hesitation for the sake of their masters. All these people are common. But you will find only two or three people in this entire world who treat both their enemies and well-wishers alike. That level of detachment is rare.

- Padmanandana Vairagya Shataka

पद्मनन्दनस्य वैराग्यशतक - नरत्वं

दुष्प्राप्तं मकराकरे करतलाद्रत्नं निमग्नं यथा
    संसारेऽत्र तथा नरत्वमथ तत्प्राप्तं मया निर्मलम् ।
भ्रातः पश्य विमूढतां मम हहा नीतं यदेतन्मुदा
    कामक्रोध कुबोध मत्सर कुधीमायामहामोहतः ॥

- पद्मनन्दनस्य वैराग्यशतक

duShprAptam makarAkare karatalAt ratnam nimagnaM yathA
    samsAre atra tathA naratvam atha tat prAptam mayA nirmalam ।
bhrAtaH pashya vimUDhatAM mama hahA nItam yad etan mudA
    kAma krodha kubodha matsara kudhImAyA mahAmohataH ॥

- padmanandanasya vairAgya shataka

Once a gem slips from hand into the sea, it is impossible to get it back. Similarly, one can if you lose the gem of human life in worldly affairs if he is stupid and gets drawn into lust, anger, ill-advice, jealousy, greed.

- Padmanandana Vairagya Shataka

पद्मनंदन वैराग्य शतक - बुद्बुदभंगुरं धनं

ज्ञात्वा बुद्बुदभंगुरं धनमिदं दीपप्रकंपं वपुः
    तारुण्यं तरलेक्षणाक्षितरलं विद्युच्चलं दोर्बलं ।
रे रे जीव गुरुप्रसादवशतः किंचिद्विधेहि द्रुतं
    दानध्यानतपोविधानविषयं पुण्यं पवित्रोचितम् ॥

- पद्मनंदन वैराग्य शतक

jnAtvA budbuda bhanguram dhanam idam dIpa prakampam vapuH
    tAruNyam taralekShaNa akShitaralam vidyccalam dorbalam ।
re re jIva guruprasAdavashataH kinchid vidheha drutam
    dAna dhyAna tapaH vidhAna viShayaM puNyaM pavitrocitam ॥

- padamanandanasya vairAgya shataka

Wealth is as fickle as a bubble on water surface. The body is as uncertain as flick of a flame. Youth is as reliable as the trembling look from the corner of the eye of a damsel. The strength in your arms are like lightning. Given all these uncertainties, one must accumulate good karma as early as possible. Start doing some charity, meditation, penance and other good deeds to earn some good karma.

- Padmanandana Vairagya Shataka