शुद्धं बुद्धं प्रियं पूर्णं निष्प्रपंचं निरामयं। आत्मानं तं न जानन्ति तत्राभ्यासपरा जनाः
Those devoted to practice do not know the Self, which is pure, awakened, dear, full, free of multiplicity, and free from affliction.
नाप्नोति कर्मणा मोक्षं विमूढोऽभ्यासरूपिणा। धन्यो विज्ञानमात्रेण मुक्तस्तिष्ठत्यविक्रियः
The deluded, absorbed in practice, does not attain liberation by action; the blessed one is liberated and unmoved merely by knowledge.
मूढो नाप्नोति तद् ब्रह्म यतो भवितुमिच्छति। अनिच्छन्नपि धीरो हि परब्रह्मस्वरूपभाक्
The deluded does not attain Brahman because he wishes to become it; the wise, even without wishing, partakes of the nature of the supreme Brahman.
निराधारा ग्रहव्यग्रा मूढाः संसारपोषकाः। एतस्यानर्थमूलस्य मूलच्छेदः कृतो बुधैः
The deluded, restless and grasping without foundation, nourish worldly existence; the wise have cut the root of this source of misfortune.
न शान्तिं लभते मूढो यतः शमितुमिच्छति। धीरस्तत्त्वं विनिश्चित्य सर्वदा शान्तमानसः
The deluded does not find peace because he wishes to pacify; the wise, having determined the truth, always has a peaceful mind.
क्वात्मनो दर्शनं तस्य यद् दृष्टमवलंबते। धीरास्तं तं न पश्यन्ति पश्यन्त्यात्मानमव्ययम्
Where is the vision of the Self for one who clings to what is seen? The wise do not see that; they see the imperishable Self.
क्व निरोधो विमूढस्य यो निर्बन्धं करोति वै। स्वारामस्यैव धीरस्य सर्वदासावकृत्रिमः
Where is restraint for the confused, who indeed acts with compulsion? For the wise, who delight in themselves, there is always effortless freedom.
भावस्य भावकः कश्चिन् न किंचिद् भावकोपरः। उभयाभावकः कश्चिद् एवमेव निराकुलः
Someone is the experiencer of states, but not the cause of those states; someone is the experiencer of neither—thus, he remains undisturbed.
शुद्धमद्वयमात्मानं भावयन्ति कुबुद्धयः। न तु जानन्ति संमोहाद्यावज्जीवमनिर्वृताः
Those of distorted understanding contemplate the pure, nondual Self, but do not know it due to delusion, remaining unsatisfied all their lives.
मुमुक्षोर्बुद्धिरालंबमन्तरेण न विद्यते। निरालंबैव निष्कामा बुद्धिर्मुक्तस्य सर्वदा
The mind of one seeking liberation does not exist without support; but the mind of the liberated, free from desire, is always without support.
विषयद्वीपिनो वीक्ष्य चकिताः शरणार्थिनः। विशन्ति झटिति क्रोडं निरोधैकाग्रसिद्धये
Seeing the islands of sense objects, frightened and seeking refuge, they quickly enter the embrace for the attainment of single-pointed restraint.
निर्वासनं हरिं दृष्ट्वा तूष्णीं विषयदन्तिनः। पलायन्ते न शक्तास्ते सेवन्ते कृतचाटवः
Seeing the desireless Lord, the elephants of sense objects fall silent; they flee, unable to serve, even when coaxed with artificial enticements.
न मुक्तिकारिकां धत्ते निःशङ्को युक्तमानसः। पश्यन् शृण्वन् स्पृशन् जिघ्रन्नश्नन्नास्ते यथासुखम्
The fearless one, whose mind is balanced, does not engage in the pursuit of liberation; seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, he abides as he pleases.
वस्तुश्रवणमात्रेण शुद्धबुद्धिर्निराकुलः। नैवाचारमनाचारमौदास्यं वा प्रपश्यति
By merely hearing the truth, the pure-minded, undisturbed, sees neither proper nor improper conduct, nor even indifference.
यदा यत्कर्तुमायाति तदा तत्कुरुते ऋजुः। शुभं वाप्यशुभं वापि तस्य चेष्टा हि बालवत्
Whenever it comes to act, he acts straightforwardly; whether the action is auspicious or inauspicious, his conduct is like that of a child.
स्वातंत्र्यात्सुखमाप्नोति स्वातंत्र्याल्लभते परं। स्वातंत्र्यान्निर्वृतिं गच्छेत्स्वातंत्र्यात् परमं पदम्
By freedom he attains happiness, by freedom he gains the highest; by freedom he reaches fulfillment, by freedom the supreme state.
अकर्तृत्वमभोक्तृत्वं स्वात्मनो मन्यते यदा। तदा क्षीणा भवन्त्येव समस्ताश्चित्तवृत्तयः
When one considers oneself neither agent nor enjoyer, then all mental modifications indeed become exhausted.
उच्छृंखलाप्यकृतिका स्थितिर्धीरस्य राजते। न तु सस्पृहचित्तस्य शान्तिर्मूढस्य कृत्रिमा
Even unrestrained and spontaneous, the state of the wise shines; but the peace of the confused, whose mind is attached, is artificial.
विलसन्ति महाभोगैर्विशन्ति गिरिगह्वरान्। निरस्तकल्पना धीरा अबद्धा मुक्तबुद्धयः
They revel in great enjoyments, enter mountain caves; the wise, free from imagination, unbound, with liberated understanding.
श्रोत्रियं देवतां तीर्थमङ्गनां भूपतिं प्रियं। दृष्ट्वा संपूज्य धीरस्य न कापि हृदि वासना
Seeing and honoring a learned one, deity, sacred place, woman, king, or beloved, the wise has no lingering impression in the heart.
भृत्यैः पुत्रैः कलत्रैश्च दौहित्रैश्चापि गोत्रजैः। विहस्य धिक्कृतो योगी न याति विकृतिं मनाक्
Mocked and scorned by servants, sons, wives, grandsons, and relatives, the yogi laughs and is not disturbed in the least.
सन्तुष्टोऽपि न सन्तुष्टः खिन्नोऽपि न च खिद्यते। तस्याश्चर्यदशां तां तां तादृशा एव जानते
Though content, he is not content; though afflicted, he does not grieve. Only those like him know his wondrous state.
कर्तव्यतैव संसारो न तां पश्यन्ति सूरयः। शून्याकारा निराकारा निर्विकारा निरामयाः
Obligation alone is worldly existence; the wise do not see it, being of empty form, formless, changeless, and free from affliction.
अकुर्वन्नपि संक्षोभाद् व्यग्रः सर्वत्र मूढधीः। कुर्वन्नपि तु कृत्यानि कुशलो हि निराकुलः
Even without acting, due to agitation, the confused mind is restless everywhere; but acting, the skillful remains undisturbed.
सुखमास्ते सुखं शेते सुखमायाति याति च। सुखं वक्ति सुखं भुंक्ते व्यवहारेऽपि शान्तधीः
He sits happily, sleeps happily, comes and goes happily; he speaks happily, eats happily—the one whose mind is at peace, even while engaged in action.
स्वभावाद्यस्य नैवार्तिर्लोकवद् व्यवहारिणः। महाहृद इवाक्षोभ्यो गतक्लेशः स शोभते
He who, by his very nature, is untouched by suffering, unlike ordinary people engaged in the world, shines unmoved like a great lake, free from all distress.
निवृत्तिरपि मूढस्य प्रवृत्ति रुपजायते। प्रवृत्तिरपि धीरस्य निवृत्तिफलभागिनी
For the deluded, even withdrawal becomes a form of activity; for the wise, even activity bears the fruit of withdrawal.
परिग्रहेषु वैराग्यं प्रायो मूढस्य दृश्यते। देहे विगलिताशस्य क्व रागः क्व विरागता
Detachment from possessions is usually seen in the foolish; but for one whose hope in the body has fallen away, where is attachment and where is detachment?
भावनाभावनासक्ता दृष्टिर्मूढस्य सर्वदा। भाव्यभावनया सा तु स्वस्थस्यादृष्टिरूपिणी
The mind of the deluded is always attached to imagining or not imagining; but for the one who is established in himself, that very mind is free from any such vision, by the presence or absence of thought.
सर्वारंभेषु निष्कामो यश्चरेद् बालवन् मुनिः। न लेपस्तस्य शुद्धस्य क्रियमाणोऽपि कर्मणि
The sage who acts without desire in all undertakings, like a child, remains untouched by action, even while performing it, for he is pure.