न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते नान्तो न चादिर्न च संप्रतिष्ठा। अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूलमसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा॥
na rūpam asyeha tathopalabhyate nānto na chādir na cha sampratiṣhṭhā aśhvattham enaṁ su-virūḍha-mūlam asaṅga-śhastreṇa dṛiḍhena chhittvā
Meaning
Its form is not perceived here as such, nor its end, beginning, or foundation. Cutting this firmly-rooted Ashvattha tree with the strong axe of non-attachment...
This tree cannot be seen clearly from within — we cannot perceive its full extent, origin, or foundation while entangled in it. The only way to be free is to cut it with the sharp axe of non-attachment (asanga).
Strength Reflection
"I use the axe of non-attachment to cut the roots binding me to worldly existence."
Devotional Surrender
O Lord, sharpen my axe of non-attachment to cut through worldly bondage.