इष्टकाप्रस्तरे चैव चक्रकप्रस्तरे तथा भस्मप्रस्तरशायी च भूमिशय्यानुलेपनः
On a bed of bricks, on a bed of wheels, lying on a bed of ashes, or anointed with earth as a bed.
वीरस्थानाम्बुपाके च शयनं फलकेषु च विविधासु च शय्यासु फलगृह्यान्वितासु च
In the heroic place, in water-cooking, lying on planks, and on various beds furnished with fruits.
उद्याने खललग्ने तु क्षौमकृष्णाजिनान्वितः मणिवालपरीधानो व्याघ्रचर्मपरिच्छदः
In a garden, attached to a threshing floor, adorned with linen or black antelope skin, wearing a jewel-studded garment, or furnished with tiger skin.
सिंहचर्मपरीधानः पट्टवासास् तथैव च फलकं परिधानश् च तथा कटकवस्त्रधृक्
Clad in lion skin, or silk garments as well, wearing a board as clothing, or a girdle-cloth.
कटैकवसनश् चैव चीरवासास् तथैव च वस्त्राणि चान्यानि बहून्य् अभिमत्य च बुद्धिमान्
Wearing only a girdle, or bark garments likewise, and many other clothes, chosen according to his preference, being wise.
भोजनानि विचित्राणि रत्नानि विविधानि च एकरात्रान्तराशित्वम् एककालिकभोजनम्
Various foods, various jewels, eating only after an interval of one night, or eating only once a day.
चतुर्थाष्टमकालं च षष्ठकालिकम् एव च षड्रात्रभोजनश् चैव तथा चाष्टाहभोजनः
Eating at the fourth or eighth part of the day, or at the sixth part, eating once in six nights, or eating once in eight days.
मासोपवासी मूलाशी फलाहारस् तथैव च वायुभक्षश् च पिण्याकदधिगोमयभोजनः
Fasting for a month, eating roots, subsisting on fruits, living on air, or eating oil-cake, curd, or cow dung.
गोमूत्रभोजनश् चैव काशपुष्पाशनस् तथा शैवालभोजनश् चैव तथा चान्येन वर्तयन्
Eating cow urine, or feeding on reeds and flowers, eating wild greens, or living by other means.
वर्तयञ् शीर्णपर्णैश् च प्रकीर्णफलभोजनः विविधानि च कृच्छ्राणि सेवते सिद्धिकाङ्क्षया
Living on dried leaves, eating scattered fruits, he undertakes various difficult practices, desiring success.
चान्द्रायणानि विधिवल् लिङ्गानि विविधानि च चातुराश्रम्ययुक्तानि धर्माधर्माश्रयाण्य् अपि
The rites of the Cāndrāyaṇa and various other observances, as well as the diverse symbols, all connected with the four stages of life, are indeed based on righteousness and unrighteousness.
उपाश्रयान् अप्य् अपरान् पाखण्डान् विविधान् अपि विविक्ताश् च शिलाछायास् तथा प्रस्रवणानि च
There are also other refuges, and many heretical paths, as well as solitary places, the shade of rocks, and likewise springs.
पुलिनानि विविक्तानि विविधानि वनानि च काननेषु विविक्ताश् च शैलानां महतीर् गुहाः
There are solitary riverbanks, various forests, and in the groves, the great caves of mountains, set apart.
नियमान् विविधांश् चापि विविधानि तपांसि च यज्ञांश् च विविधाकारान् विद्याश् च विविधास् तथा
There are also various disciplines, many forms of austerity, diverse sacrifices, and likewise manifold branches of knowledge.
वणिक्पथं द्विजक्षत्रवैश्यशूद्रांस् तथैव च दानं च विविधाकारं दीनान्धकृपणादिषु
The path of trade, and the four classes—Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras—as well as the various forms of giving to the poor, the blind, and the destitute.
अभिमन्येत संधातुं तथैव विविधान् गुणान् सत्त्वं रजस् तमश् चैव धर्मार्थौ काम एव च
One should consider how to unite these, as well as the various qualities—sattva, rajas, and tamas—and also righteousness, wealth, and desire.
प्रकृत्यात्मानम् एवात्मा एवं प्रविभजत्य् उत स्वाहाकारवषट्कारौ स्वधाकारनमस्क्रिये
By its own nature, the self divides itself in this way; the acts of svāhā and vaṣaṭ, the offerings to ancestors, and acts of homage.
यजनाध्ययने दानं तथैवाहुः प्रतिग्रहम् याजनाध्यापने चैव तथान्यद् अपि किंचन
They speak of sacrifice, study, and giving, as well as receiving gifts, and also of officiating and teaching, and anything else of that kind.
जन्ममृत्युविधानेन तथा विशसनेन च शुभाशुभभयं सर्वम् एतद् आहुः सनातनम्
By the arrangement of birth and death, and by punishment as well, all auspicious and inauspicious fear—this, they say, is eternal.
प्रकृतिः कुरुते देवी भयं प्रलयम् एव च दिवसान्ते गुणान् एतान् अतीत्यैको ऽवतिष्ठते
Prakriti, the goddess, brings about fear and dissolution; at the end of the day, transcending these qualities, the One alone remains.
रश्मिजालम् इवादित्यस् तत्कालं संनियच्छति एवम् एवैष तत् सर्वं क्रीडार्थम् अभिमन्यते
Just as the sun withdraws its rays at that time, so too does He gather all this unto Himself, regarding it all as play.
आत्मरूपगुणान् एतान् विविधान् हृदयप्रियान् एवम् एतां प्रकुर्वाणः सर्गप्रलयधर्मिणीम्
Thus, performing these manifold qualities and forms of the self, dear to the heart, He brings about creation and dissolution.
क्रियां क्रियापथे रक्तस् त्रिगुणस् त्रिगुणाधिपः क्रियाक्रियापथोपेतस् तथा तद् इति मन्यते
Attached to action on the path of action, the threefold one, lord of the three qualities, endowed with both action and inaction, thus considers it to be so.
प्रकृत्या सर्वम् एवेदं जगद् अन्धीकृतं विभो रजसा तमसा चैव व्याप्तं सर्वम् अनेकधा
By Prakriti, all this world is indeed obscured, O mighty one, pervaded everywhere in many ways by rajas and tamas.
एवं द्वंद्वान्य् अतीतानि मम वर्तन्ति नित्यशः मत्त एतानि जायन्ते प्रलये यान्ति माम् अपि
Thus, these pairs of opposites, having been transcended, abide in Me eternally; from Me they arise, and at dissolution, they return to Me as well.
निस्तर्तव्याण्य् अथैतानि सर्वाणीति नराधिप मन्यते पक्षबुद्धित्वात् तथैव सुकृतान्य् अपि
These, O king, are to be crossed over, he thinks, because of his partial understanding; likewise, even good deeds are thought of in this way.
भोक्तव्यानि ममैतानि देवलोकगतेन वै इहैव चैनं भोक्ष्यामि शुभाशुभफलोदयम्
These are to be enjoyed by Me, by one who has reached the world of the gods; and here itself, I shall enjoy the arising of both auspicious and inauspicious fruits.
सुखम् एवं तु कर्तव्यं सकृत् कृत्वा सुखं मम यावद् एव तु मे सौख्यं जात्यां जात्यां भविष्यति
Thus, happiness alone should be pursued; having once attained happiness for Myself, as long as My happiness endures, so it will be in each birth.
भविष्यति न मे दुःखं कृतेनेहाप्य् अनन्तकम् सुखदुःखं हि मानुष्यं निरये चापि मज्जनम्
There will not be endless suffering for me here, even from actions performed; for human life is a mixture of pleasure and pain, and also immersion in hell.
निरयाच् चापि मानुष्यं कालेनैष्याम्य् अहं पुनः मनुष्यत्वाच् च देवत्वं देवत्वात् पौरुषं पुनः
From hell, in due course, I will again attain human birth; from humanity, divinity; and from divinity, manhood once more.