तस्मिन् जज्ञे महाब्रह्मा मच्छक्त्या चोपबृंहितः
Within that was born the great Brahmā, strengthened by my power.
न मां पश्यन्ति पितरं मायया मम मोहिताः
Deluded by my māyā, they do not see me, their father.
तासां माया परा योनिर्मामेव पितरं विदुः
Of those, māyā is the supreme source; they know me alone as the father.
स धीरः सर्वलोकेषु न मोहमधिगच्छति
That steadfast one, in all worlds, does not fall into delusion.
ओङ्कारमूर्तिर्भगवानहं ब्रह्मा प्रजापतिः
I am the Lord, embodied as the syllable Om, Brahmā, and Prajāpati.
विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति
He who sees the imperishable amid the perishing, he truly sees.
न हिनस्त्यात्मनात्मानं ततो याति पराङ्गतिम्
He does not harm himself by himself, and thus attains the highest state.
प्रधानविनियोगज्ञः परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति
He who knows the function of pradhāna attains the supreme Brahman.
षडाहुरङ्गानि महेश्वरस्य
The six limbs of the Great Lord are declared.
बन्धः प्रोक्तो विनियोगो ऽपि तेन
Bondage is spoken of, as well as its application by him.
न्महेश्वरः पुरुषः सत्यरूपः
The Great Lord is the Person, the embodiment of truth.
बीजं विश्वं देव एकः स एव
He alone is the seed, the universe, the one god.
महादेवः प्रोच्यते वेदविद्भिः
He is called Mahadeva by those who know the Vedas.
स बुद्धिमान् बुद्धिमतीत्य तिष्ठति
He, being wise, stands beyond even the wise.
तन्नो वद महादेव विश्वरूपः कथं भवान्
Tell us, how are you, O Mahadeva, of universal form?
मायानिमित्तमत्रास्ति सा चात्मानमपाश्रिता
Here, the cause is Māyā, and it depends upon the Self.
तन्निमित्तः प्रपञ्चो ऽयमव्यक्तादभवत् खलु
Because of that cause, this manifest world indeed arose from the unmanifest.
अहमेव परं ब्रह्म मत्तो ह्यन्यन्न विद्यते
I alone am the supreme Brahman; truly, nothing else exists apart from me.
एकत्वे च पृथक्त्वे च प्रोक्तमेतन्निदर्शनम्
This is declared as the illustration of unity and diversity.
अकारणं द्विजाः प्रोक्तो न दोषो ह्यात्मनस्तथा
O twice-born, it is said to be without cause; likewise, there is no fault in the Self.
तस्मिन् दिवि स्थितं नित्यमव्यक्तं भाति केवलम्
In that heaven, the unmanifest, eternal, and solitary, shines.
एकया मम सायुज्यमनादिनिधनं ध्रुवम्
By union with me alone, one attains the eternal, beginningless, and endless state.
अनादिमध्यं तिष्ठन्तं युज्यते ऽविद्यया किल
Abiding without beginning or middle, it is indeed joined by ignorance.
तदक्षरं परं ज्योतिस्तद् विष्णोः परमं पदम्
That imperishable, supreme light is the highest abode of Vishnu.
तदेव च जगत् कृत्स्नं तद् विज्ञाय विमुच्यते
That alone is the entire world; knowing that, one is liberated.
आनन्दं ब्रह्मणो विद्वान् विभेति न कुतश्चन
Knowing the bliss of Brahman, the wise man fears nothing at all.
नित्यानन्दी भवति ब्रह्मभूतः
One who has become identified with Brahman is perpetually joyful.
आत्मानन्दी भवति ब्रह्मभूतः
One who has become identified with Brahman delights in the Self.
यत्र गत्वा न निवर्तेत भूयः
Having gone there, one does not return again.
विभ्राजमानं विमलं व्योम धाम
That radiant, pure, and sky-like abode—