सप्तद्वीपसमुद्रान्तं सप्तलोकं सपर्वतम् उदकावरणं ह्य् अत्र ज्योतिषा पीयते तु तत्
Up to the boundary of the seven continents and oceans, with the seven worlds and mountains, there is a watery enclosure; this is consumed by fire.
ज्योतिर् वायौ लयं याति यात्य् आकाशे समीरणः आकाशं चैव भूतादिर् ग्रसते तं तथा महान्
Fire merges into wind, wind merges into space, and space is absorbed by the primordial element, and so too is the great principle.
महान्तम् एभिः सहितं प्रकृतिर् ग्रसते द्विजाः गुणसाम्यम् अनुद्रिक्तम् अन्यूनं च द्विजोत्तमाः
The great principle, along with these, is absorbed by Prakriti, O twice-born; the equilibrium of the qualities, neither excessive nor deficient, O best of the twice-born.
प्रोच्यते प्रकृतिर् हेतुः प्रधानं कारणं परम् इत्य् एषा प्रकृतिः सर्वा व्यक्ताव्यक्तस्वरूपिणी
Prakriti is declared the cause, the chief, the supreme source; this Prakriti is all, possessing both manifest and unmanifest forms.
व्यक्तस्वरूपम् अव्यक्ते तस्यां विप्राः प्रलीयते एकः शुद्धो ऽक्षरो नित्यः सर्वव्यापी तथा पुनः
O Brahmins, in the unmanifest, the manifest form dissolves; only the pure, imperishable, eternal, all-pervading One remains.
सो ऽप्य् अंशः सर्वभूतस्य द्विजेन्द्राः परमात्मनः नश्यन्ति सर्वा यत्रापि नामजात्यादिकल्पनाः
That too is a portion of the Supreme Self, O foremost twice-born; all distinctions such as name and species vanish there.
सत्तामात्रात्मके ज्ञेये ज्ञानात्मन्य् आत्मनः परे स ब्रह्म तत् परं धाम परमात्मा परेश्वरः
In what is to be known as pure existence, in the Self of knowledge, the Supreme Self abides; that is Brahman, the supreme abode, the Supreme Soul, the Supreme Lord.
स विष्णुः सर्वम् एवेदं यतो नावर्तते पुनः प्रकृतिर् या मयाख्याता व्यक्ताव्यक्तस्वरूपिणी
He is Vishnu, all this indeed; from Him there is no return. The nature I have described, manifest and unmanifest in form.
पुरुषश् चाप्य् उभाव् एतौ लीयेते परमात्मनि परमात्मा च सर्वेषाम् आधारः परमेश्वरः
Both nature and the person are dissolved in the Supreme Self; the Supreme Self is the foundation of all, the Supreme Lord.
विष्णुनाम्ना स वेदेषु वेदान्तेषु च गीयते प्रवृत्तं च निवृत्तं च द्विविधं कर्म वैदिकम्
He is sung in the Vedas and in the Vedanta by the name Vishnu; both active and inactive Vedic actions are of two kinds.
ताभ्याम् उभाभ्यां पुरुषैर् यज्ञमूर्तिः स इज्यते ऋग्यजुःसामभिर् मार्गैः प्रवृत्तैर् इज्यते ह्य् असौ
By both kinds, by persons, the form of sacrifice is worshipped; by the paths of Rig, Yajur, and Sama, by active rites, He is indeed worshipped.
यज्ञेश्वरो यज्ञपुमान् पुरुषैः पुरुषोत्तमः ज्ञानात्मा ज्ञानयोगेन ज्ञानमूर्तिः स इज्यते
The Lord of sacrifice, the person of sacrifice, the supreme person is worshipped by persons; the Self of knowledge, by the yoga of knowledge, the form of knowledge is worshipped.
निवृत्तैर् योगमार्गैश् च विष्णुर् मुक्तिफलप्रदः ह्रस्वदीर्घप्लुतैर् यत् तु किंचिद् वस्त्व् अभिधीयते
By the paths of yoga that are inactive, Vishnu grants the fruit of liberation; whatever is spoken, whether short, long, or drawn out, about any thing.
यच् च वाचाम् अविषयस् तत् सर्वं विष्णुर् अव्ययः व्यक्तः स एवम् अव्यक्तः स एव पुरुषो ऽव्ययः
And whatever is beyond the reach of words, all that is the imperishable Vishnu; He is manifest, He is unmanifest, He is the imperishable person.
परमात्मा च विश्वात्मा विश्वरूपधरो हरिः व्यक्ताव्यक्तात्मिका तस्मिन् प्रकृतिः सा विलीयते
The Supreme Self, the Self of the universe, Hari who bears the form of the universe; in Him, nature composed of manifest and unmanifest is dissolved.
पुरुषश् चापि भो विप्रा यस् तद् अव्याकृतात्मनि द्विपरार्धात्मकः कालः कथितो यो मया द्विजाः
And the person too, O Brahmins, who is in the unmanifest Self, the time called 'two parardhas' which I have described, O twice-born.
तद् अहस् तस्य विप्रेन्द्रा विष्णोर् ईशस्य कथ्यते व्यक्ते तु प्रकृतौ लीने प्रकृत्यां पुरुषे तथा
That day of Vishnu, O best of Brahmins, is spoken of as the Lord's; when nature is dissolved in the manifest, and likewise in the person.
तत्रास्थिते निशा तस्य तत्प्रमाणा तपोधनाः नैवाहस् तस्य च निशा नित्यस्य परमात्मनः
When established there, the night of Him is of the same measure, O ascetics; neither day nor night exists for the eternal Supreme Self.
उपचारात् तथाप्य् एतत् तस्येशस्य तु कथ्यते इत्य् एष मुनिशार्दूलाः कथितः प्राकृतो लयः
Yet by convention, this is spoken of as belonging to the Lord; thus, O best of sages, the dissolution of nature has been described.
आध्यात्मिकादि भो विप्रा ज्ञात्वा तापत्रयं बुधः उत्पन्नज्ञानवैराग्यः प्राप्नोत्य् आत्यन्तिकं लयम्
O Brahmins, knowing the threefold suffering, one who is wise, having attained knowledge and detachment, reaches the ultimate dissolution.
आध्यात्मिको ऽपि द्विविधः शारीरो मानसस् तथा शारीरो बहुभिर् भेदैर् भिद्यते श्रूयतां च सः
The spiritual suffering is of two kinds: bodily and mental; bodily suffering is divided into many types, listen to them.
शिरोरोगप्रतिश्यायज्वरशूलभगंदरैः गुल्मार्शःश्वयथुश्वासच्छर्द्यादिभिर् अनेकधा
Headache, cold, fever, pain, disease of the genitals, tumors, piles, swelling, asthma, vomiting, and many others.
तथाक्षिरोगातीसारकुष्ठाङ्गामयसंज्ञकैः भिद्यते देहजस् तापो मानसं श्रोतुम् अर्हथ
Thus, bodily suffering is distinguished by symptoms such as fever, dysentery, leprosy, and ailments of the limbs; now hear about mental suffering.
कामक्रोधभयद्वेषलोभमोहविषादजः शोकासूयावमानेर्ष्यामात्सर्याभिभवस् तथा
Mental suffering arises from desire, anger, fear, hatred, greed, delusion, and despair, as well as grief, envy, humiliation, jealousy, and being overcome by malice.
मानसो ऽपि द्विजश्रेष्ठास् तापो भवति नैकधा इत्य् एवमादिभिर् भेदैस् तापो ह्य् आध्यात्मिकः स्मृतः
O best of twice-born, mental suffering also occurs in many ways; thus, suffering is known as 'adhyatmika' due to these and similar divisions.
मृगपक्षिमनुष्याद्यैः पिशाचोरगराक्षसैः सरीसृपाद्यैश् च नृणां जन्यते चाधिभौतिकः
Suffering caused by animals, birds, humans, ghosts, serpents, demons, reptiles, and others is called 'adhibhautika' for people.
शीतोष्णवातवर्षाम्बुवैद्युतादिसमुद्भवः तापो द्विजवरश्रेष्ठाः कथ्यते चाधिदैविकः
O foremost of twice-born, suffering arising from cold, heat, wind, rain, water, lightning, and similar sources is described as 'adhidaivika.'
गर्भजन्मजराज्ञानमृत्युनारकजं तथा दुःखं सहस्रशो भेदैर् भिद्यते मुनिसत्तमाः
O eminent sages, pain from conception, birth, old age, knowledge, death, and hell is also divided into thousands of forms.
सुकुमारतनुर् गर्भे जन्तुर् बहुमलावृते उल्बसंवेष्टितो भग्नपृष्ठग्रीवास्थिसंहतिः
The delicate-bodied creature in the womb, surrounded by much impurity, is enveloped in the membrane, with its spine, neck, and bones compressed.
अत्यम्लकटुतीक्ष्णोष्णलवणैर् मातृभोजनैः अतितापिभिर् अत्यर्थं बाध्यमानो ऽतिवेदनः
Tormented by extremely sour, bitter, sharp, hot, and salty foods eaten by the mother, the creature suffers intensely and is greatly afflicted.