परानुरक्त्या मामेव चिन्तयेद्यो ह्यतन्द्रितः । स्वाभेदेनैव मां नित्यं जानाति न विभेदतः
Whoever, with supreme love, constantly contemplates me without fatigue, knows me as his very self, not as different.
मद्रूपत्वेन जीवानां चिन्तनं कुरुते तु यः । यथा स्वस्यात्मनि प्रीतिस्तथैव च परात्मनि
He who meditates on the living beings as my own form, feels the same love for the Supreme Self as he does for his own self.
चैतन्यस्य समानत्वान्न भेदं कुरुते तु यः । सर्वत्र वर्तमानानां सर्वरूपां च सर्वदा
Because of the sameness of consciousness, he does not make distinctions, always perceiving all forms and beings as present everywhere.
नमते यजते चैवाप्याचाण्डालान्तमीश्वर । न कुत्रापि द्रोहबुद्धिं कुरुते भेदवर्जनात्
He worships and honors all, even up to the lowest outcaste, O Lord, and, because he has abandoned all sense of difference, he never harbors thoughts of enmity anywhere.
मत्स्थानदर्शने श्रद्धा मद्भक्तदर्शने तथा । मच्छास्त्रश्रवणे श्रद्धा मन्त्रतन्त्रादिषु प्रभो
He has faith in seeing my abodes, in seeing my devotees, in hearing my scriptures, and in mantras, tantras, and so on, O Lord.
मायि प्रेमाकुलमती रोमाञ्चिततनुः सदा । प्रेमाश्रुजलपूर्णाक्षः कण्ठगद्गदनिस्वनः
His mind is overwhelmed with love for me, his body always thrilled, his eyes filled with tears of love, and his voice choked with emotion.
अनन्येनैव भावेन पूजयेद्यो नगाधिप । मामीश्वरीं जगद्योनिं सर्वकारणकारणम्
Whoever worships me, the supreme Lady, the source of the universe and the cause of all causes, with undivided devotion, O lord of mountains—
व्रतानि मम दिव्यानि नित्यनैमित्तिकान्यपि । नित्यं यः कुरुते भक्त्या वित्तशाठ्यविवर्जितः
Whoever, free from deceit regarding wealth, always performs my divine vows, both regular and occasional, with devotion—
मदुत्सवदिदृक्षा च मदुत्सवकृतिस्तथा । जायते यस्य नियतं स्वभावादेव भूधर
In whom, O mountain, the desire to witness my festivals and the act of celebrating my festivals arises naturally and steadily—
उच्चैर्गायंश्च नामानि ममैव खलु नृत्यति । अहङ्कारादिरहितो देहतादात्म्यवर्जितः
Who, singing my names aloud, truly dances, free from pride and the sense of identification with the body—
प्रारब्धेन यथा यच्च क्रियते तत्तथा भवेत् । न मे चिन्तास्ति तत्रापि देहसंरक्षणादिषु
Whatever is done according to what is ordained by fate, let it be so; I have no concern even for the preservation of the body and such matters.
इति भक्तिस्तु या प्रोक्ता परभक्तिस्तु सा स्मृता । यस्यां देव्यतिरिक्तं तु न किञ्चिदपि भाव्यते
This devotion that has been described is remembered as supreme devotion, in which nothing apart from the Goddess is conceived.
इत्थं जाता परा भक्तिर्यस्य भूधर तत्त्वतः । तदैव तस्य चिन्मात्रे मद्रूपे विलयो भवेत्
When such supreme devotion truly arises in someone, O mountain, then that person merges into pure consciousness, into my own form.
भक्तेस्तु या परा काष्ठा सैव ज्ञानं प्रकीर्तितम् । वैराग्यस्य च सीमा सा ज्ञाने तदुभयं यतः
The highest state of devotion is itself called knowledge, and it is also the limit of detachment, for both arise from knowledge.
भक्तौ कृतायां यस्यापि प्रारब्धवशतो नग । न जायते मम ज्ञानं मणिद्वीपं स गच्छति
Even if knowledge of me does not arise due to fate in one who has performed devotion, O mountain, that person attains Maṇidvīpa.
तत्र गत्वाखिलान्भोगाननिच्छन्नपि चर्च्छति । तदन्ते मम चिद्रूपज्ञानं सम्यग्भवेन्नग
Having gone there, one enjoys all pleasures even without desire; at the end of that, true knowledge of my form as consciousness arises, O mountain.
तेन मुक्तः सदैव स्याज्ज्ञानान्मुक्तिर्न चान्यथा । इहैव यस्य ज्ञानं स्याद्धृद्गतप्रत्यगात्मनः
By that knowledge, one is always liberated; liberation does not come otherwise. If knowledge arises here itself in the heart, directed inward—
मम संवित्परतनोस्तस्य प्राणा व्रजन्ति न । ब्रह्मैव संस्तदाप्नोति ब्रह्मैव ब्रह्म वेद यः
For one whose life depends on my awareness, the life-forces do not depart; that one attains Brahman itself—who knows Brahman becomes Brahman.
कण्ठचामीकरसममज्ञानात्तु तिरोहितम् । ज्ञानादज्ञाननाशेन लब्धमेव हि लभ्यते
Like gold worn at the neck, hidden by ignorance, it is attained only by the destruction of ignorance through knowledge.
विदिताविदितादन्यन्नगोत्तम वपुर्मम । यथादर्शे तथात्मनि यथा जले तथा पितृलोके
O best of mountains, apart from what is known and unknown, my form appears in oneself as in a mirror, as in water, and in the world of ancestors.
छायातपौ यथा स्वच्छौ विविक्तौ तद्वदेव हि । मम लोके भवेज्ज्ञानं द्वैतभावविवर्जितम्
Just as shade and sunlight are distinct in clear and separate places, so too, in my world, knowledge arises free from the sense of duality.
यस्तु वैराग्यवानेव ज्ञानहीनो म्रियेत चेत् । ब्रह्मलोके वसेन्नित्यं यावत्कल्पं ततः परम्
But if someone endowed with detachment dies without knowledge, that person dwells in Brahmaloka for an entire kalpa, and then beyond.
शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे भवेत्तस्य जनिः पुनः । करोति साधनं पश्चात्ततो ज्ञानं हि जायते
Then, birth occurs again in the house of the pure and prosperous; afterwards, that person undertakes spiritual practice, and then knowledge arises.
अनेकजन्मभी राजञ्ज्ञानं स्यान्नैकजन्मना । ततः सर्वप्रयत्नेन ज्ञानार्थं यत्नमाश्रयेत्
O king, knowledge arises after many births, not in just one; therefore, one should strive with all effort for the sake of knowledge.
नोचेन्महान् विनाशः स्याज्जन्मैतद्दुर्लभं पुनः । तत्रापि प्रथमे वर्णे वेदप्राप्तिश्च दुर्लभा
Otherwise, there would be great destruction; such a birth is difficult to obtain again. Even then, in the first caste, the attainment of the Veda is also rare.
शमादिषट्कसम्पत्तिर्योगसिद्धिस्तथैव च । तथोत्तमगुरुप्राप्तिः सर्वमेवात्र दुर्लभम्
The acquisition of the six virtues beginning with tranquility, the accomplishment of yoga, and the attainment of an excellent teacher—all these are indeed difficult to obtain here.
तथेन्द्रियाणां पटुता संस्कृतत्वं तनोस्तथा । अनेकजन्मपुण्यैस्तु मोक्षेच्छा जायते ततः
Similarly, the sharpness of the senses, the refinement of the body—these arise. Then, through the merit of many births, the desire for liberation is born.
साधने सफलेऽप्येवं जायमानेऽपि यो नरः । ज्ञानार्थं नैव यतते तस्य जन्म निरर्थकम्
Thus, even when fruitful means are present and a person is born, if he does not strive for knowledge, his birth is rendered meaningless.
तस्माद्राजन्यथाशक्त्या ज्ञानार्थं यत्नमाश्रयेत् । पदे पदेऽश्वमेधस्य फलमाप्नोति निश्चितम्
Therefore, O King, one should, to the best of one's ability, undertake effort for knowledge; at every step, one certainly attains the fruit of an Ashvamedha sacrifice.
घृतमिव पयसि निगूढं भूते भूते च वसति विज्ञानम् । सततं मन्थयितव्यं मनसा मन्थानभूतेन
Just as clarified butter is hidden in milk, so knowledge dwells in every being; it must always be churned out with the mind serving as the churning stick.