Bhaja Govindam has twenty seven verses - but Adi Shanakra is supposed to have composed only the first twelve slokas. Of the twelve, this blog is about his 8th and 9th slokas.
8th Slokam
in Itrans
kaate kaantaa kaste putraH
saMsaaro.ayamatiiva vichitraH .
kasya tvaM kaH kuta aayaataH
tattvaM chintaya tadiha bhraataH
saMsaaro.ayamatiiva vichitraH .
kasya tvaM kaH kuta aayaataH
tattvaM chintaya tadiha bhraataH
in Devanagiri
का ते कांता कसते पुत्रःसंसारो अयमतीव विचीत्रः |
कस्य त्वं कः कुत आयातः
तत्त्वं चिन्तया तदिह भ्रातः ||
Meaning in English
Who is your wife? who is your child?
Strange indeed is the mortal world
Who are you? and who is your own?
Who are you? and who is your own?
Where did you come from?
Brother, ponder on these things.
Detailed Meaning (Translated by Dr. Kattamuri Ekanadham)
संसारः+ (world) अयं + (this) अतीव (supremely) विचित्रः (strange)