अक्षरक्षरयोर् एतद् उक्तं तव निदर्शनम् मयेह ज्ञानसंपन्नं यथा श्रुतिनिदर्शनात्
This, concerning the imperishable and perishable, has been declared to you as an example by me here, endowed with knowledge, as shown in the scriptures.
निःसंदिग्धं च सूक्ष्मं च विशुद्धं विमलं तथा प्रवक्ष्यामि तु ते भूयस् तन् निबोध यथाश्रुतम्
Now I will clearly tell you again, as it has been heard, that which is free from doubt, subtle, pure, and spotless—listen.
सांख्ययोगो मया प्रोक्तः शास्त्रद्वयनिदर्शनात् यद् एव सांख्यशास्त्रोक्तं योगदर्शनम् एव तत्
The discipline of Sāṃkhya has been taught by me, showing the twofold scripture; whatever is stated in the Sāṃkhya doctrine is indeed the view of Yoga.
प्रबोधनपरं ज्ञानं सांख्यानाम् अवनीपते विस्पष्टं प्रोच्यते तत्र शिष्याणां हितकाम्यया
The knowledge leading to awakening, O king, is clearly stated there for the benefit of disciples, as the aim of the Sāṃkhyas.
बृहच् चैवम् इदं शास्त्रम् इत्य् आहुर् विदुषो जनाः अस्मिंश् च शास्त्रे योगानां पुनर्भवपुरःसरम्
Thus, this scripture is called 'great' by learned people; and in this treatise, the progression of Yogas is again set forth.
पञ्चविंशात् परं तत्त्वं पठ्यते च नराधिप सांख्यानां तु परं तत्त्वं यथावद् अनुवर्णितम्
Beyond the twenty-fifth, the supreme principle is taught, O ruler of men; the supreme truth of the Sāṃkhyas has been properly described.
बुद्धम् अप्रतिबुद्धं च बुध्यमानं च तत्त्वतः बुध्यमानं च बुद्धत्वं प्राहुर् योगनिदर्शनम्
That which is awakened, unawakened, and awakening in truth—what is awakening is called 'awakening' according to the teaching of Yoga.
अप्रबुद्धम् अथाव्यक्तम् इमं गुणनिधिं सदा गुणानां धार्यतां तत्त्वं सृजत्य् आक्षिपते तथा
That which is unawakened and unmanifest, this repository of qualities, always sustains the essence of the qualities, creates, and likewise withdraws.
अजो हि क्रीडया भूप विक्रियां प्राप्त इत्य् उत आत्मानं बहुधा कृत्वा नानेव प्रतिचक्षते
For the unborn, O king, through play, transformation is said to occur; having made himself manifold, he is described as if he were many.
एतद् एवं विकुर्वाणो बुध्यमानो न बुध्यते गुणान् आचरते ह्य् एष सृजत्य् आक्षिपते तथा
Thus, acting in this way, though awakening, he does not awaken; he engages with the qualities, creates, and likewise withdraws.
अव्यक्तबोधनाच् चैव बुध्यमानं वदन्त्य् अपि न त्व् एवं बुध्यते ऽव्यक्तं सगुणं तात निर्गुणम्
Because it is known through the unmanifest, they speak of it as awakening, yet in truth, the unmanifest does not awaken; O dear one, the unmanifest is with qualities, but the qualityless is not so.
कदाचित् त्व् एव खल्व् एतत् तद् आहुः प्रतिबुद्धकम् बुध्यते यदि चाव्यक्तम् एतद् वै पञ्चविंशकम्
Yet sometimes, indeed, they say this is what awakens; if the unmanifest awakens, then this is the twenty-fifth principle.
बुध्यमानो भवत्य् एष ममात्मक इति श्रुतः अन्योन्यप्रतिबुद्धेन वदन्त्य् अव्यक्तम् अच्युतम्
It is heard that when awakening occurs, one thinks, 'This is my own self'; through mutual awakening, they speak of the unmanifest, the imperishable.
अव्यक्तबोधनाच् चैव बुध्यमानं वदन्त्य् उत पञ्चविंशं महात्मानं न चासाव् अपि बुध्यते
Because it is known through the unmanifest, they indeed speak of it as awakening; the great self, the twenty-fifth, but even that does not truly awaken.
षड्विंशं विमलं बुद्धम् अप्रमेयं सनातनम् सततं पञ्चविंशं तु चतुर्विंशं विबुध्यते
The twenty-sixth is pure, awakened, immeasurable, eternal; always, the twenty-fifth awakens the twenty-fourth.
दृश्यादृश्ये ह्य् अनुगततत्स्वभावे महाद्युते अव्यक्तं चैव तद् ब्रह्म बुध्यते तात केवलम्
In the visible and invisible, following their own nature, O radiant one, the unmanifest, that is Brahman, is known, O dear one, as the sole reality.
पञ्चविंशं चतुर्विंशम् आत्मानम् अनुपश्यति बुध्यमानो यदात्मानम् अन्यो ऽहम् इति मन्यते
The twenty-fifth perceives the twenty-fourth as its own self; when awakening occurs, it thinks of itself as 'I am other.'
तदा प्रकृतिमान् एष भवत्य् अव्यक्तलोचनः बुध्यते च परां बुद्धिं विशुद्धाम् अमलां यथा
Then, endowed with nature, with the unmanifest as its eye, it attains the supreme, pure, and spotless intelligence through awakening.
षड्विंशं राजशार्दूल तदा बुद्धः कृतो व्रजेत् ततस् त्यजति सो ऽव्यक्तं सर्गप्रलयधर्मिणम्
When the twenty-sixth is awakened, O tiger among kings, it departs; then it abandons the unmanifest, which is subject to creation and dissolution.
निर्गुणां प्रकृतिं वेद गुणयुक्ताम् अचेतनाम् ततः केवलधर्मासौ भवत्य् अव्यक्तदर्शनात्
It knows nature as qualityless, yet endowed with qualities and insentient; then, by perceiving the unmanifest, it becomes possessed of only its own nature.
केवलेन समागम्य विमुक्तात्मानम् आप्नुयात् एतत् तु तत्त्वम् इत्य् आहुर् निस्तत्त्वम् अजरामरम्
By uniting with the sole reality, one attains the liberated self; this, they say, is the truth—without essence, undecaying, and immortal.
तत्त्वसंश्रवणाद् एव तत्त्वज्ञो जायते नृप पञ्चविंशतितत्त्वानि प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः
By merely hearing the truth, O king, one becomes a knower of truth; the wise declare twenty-five principles.
न चैव तत्त्ववांस् तात संसारेषु निमज्जति एषाम् उपैति तत्त्वं हि क्षिप्रं बुध्यस्व लक्षणम्
And, O dear one, the knower of truth does not sink into worldly existence; he quickly attains the truth—understand this characteristic.
षड्विंशो ऽयम् इति प्राज्ञो गृह्यमाणो ऽजरामरः केवलेन बलेनैव समतां यात्य् असंशयम्
The wise recognize this as the twenty-sixth, ageless and immortal; by the power of the sole reality alone, it certainly attains equality.
षड्विंशेन प्रबुद्धेन बुध्यमानो ऽप्य् अबुद्धिमान् एतन् नानात्वम् इत्य् उक्तं सांख्यश्रुतिनिदर्शनात्
Even when awakened by the twenty-sixth, the one who awakens remains unknowing; this diversity is declared, according to the teaching and demonstration of Sāṃkhya.
चेतनेन समेतस्य पञ्चविंशतिकस्य ह एकत्वं वै भवेत् तस्य यदा बुद्ध्यानुबुध्यते
When the twenty-fifth, united with consciousness, is awakened by understanding, then indeed, its oneness is attained.
बुध्यमानेन बुद्धेन समतां याति मैथिल सङ्गधर्मा भवत्य् एष निःसङ्गात्मा नराधिप
When awakened by the awakened one, O Maithila, it attains equality; this one, possessing the nature of attachment, becomes the unattached self, O king.
निःसङ्गात्मानम् आसाद्य षड्विंशं कर्मजं विदुः विभुस् त्यजति चाव्यक्तं यदा त्व् एतद् विबुध्यते
Having attained the unattached self, they know the twenty-sixth, born of action; when the lord abandons the unmanifest, then this is truly awakened.
चतुर्विंशम् अगाधं च षड्विंशस्य प्रबोधनात् एष ह्य् अप्रतिबुद्धश् च बुध्यमानस् तु ते ऽनघ
The twenty-fourth is unfathomable, and by the awakening of the twenty-sixth, this one is indeed unawakened, but is becoming awakened, O sinless one.
उक्तो बुद्धश् च तत्त्वेन यथाश्रुतिनिदर्शनात् मशकोदुम्बरे यद्वद् अन्यत्वं तद्वद् एतयोः
He is called awakened in truth, as shown by the testimony of the scriptures; just as in the wasp and the udumbara fruit, there is distinction, so it is with these two.