ब्रह्मानन्दी भगवानीश एषः
He, the Lord, is Brahman, the enjoyer of supreme bliss.
तेषां शान्तिः शाश्वती नेतरेषाम्
For them alone is eternal peace, not for others.
सर्वव्यापी च भगवान् न तस्मादन्यदिष्यते
The Lord is all-pervading; nothing else is desired apart from Him.
गोपनीयं विशेषेण योगिनामपि दुर्लभम्
This must be especially kept secret; it is difficult to attain even for yogis.
स्वयञ्ज्योतिः परं तत्त्वं परे व्योम्नि व्यवस्थितम्
The supreme reality, self-luminous, is established in the highest sky.
निर्गुणं शुद्धविज्ञानं तद् वै पश्यन्ति सूरयः
That is without qualities, pure consciousness; the wise behold it.
पश्यन्ति तत् परं ब्रह्म यत्तल्लिङ्गमिति श्रुतिः
They see that supreme Brahman, which is the mark—so declares the scripture.
नहि तद् विद्यते ज्ञानं यतस्तज्ज्ञायते परम्
There is no knowledge of That, for That is the knower of all.
अज्ञानमितरत् सर्वं यस्मान्मायामयं जगत्
All else is ignorance, for the world is made of illusion.
ममात्मासौ तदेवेमिति प्राहुर्विपश्चितः
The wise declare, 'That indeed is my Self.'
आश्रिताः परमां निष्ठां बुद्ध्वैकं तत्त्वमव्ययम्
Having realized the one imperishable reality, they have attained the highest state.
भक्त्या मां संप्रपश्यन्ति विज्ञेयास्ते तदात्मकाः
Through devotion, they truly see Me; they are to be known as of My own essence.
नित्यानन्दं निर्विकल्पं सत्यरूपमिति स्थितिः
The state is eternal bliss, without difference, and of the nature of truth.
स्वात्मन्यवस्थिताः शान्ताः परे ऽव्यक्ते परस्य तु
Established in their own Self, peaceful, in the supreme unmanifest of the Supreme.
निर्वाणं ब्रह्मणा चैक्यं कैवल्यं कवयो विदुः
The wise know nirvāṇa, unity with Brahman, and absolute aloneness (kaivalya) to be one and the same.
स ईश्वरो महादेवस्तं विज्ञाय विमुच्यते
He is the Lord, the great god; knowing him, one is liberated.
तन्नित्यभासमचलं सद्विभाति
That which eternally shines, unmoving, truly appears.
पश्यन्ति तत्त्वमचलं यत् स ईशः
They behold the unmoving reality, which is that Lord.
धायायन्ति वेदार्थविनिश्चितार्थाः
Those who have ascertained the meaning of the Vedas meditate upon it.
विभाति देवः शिव एव केवलः
It is the god Śiva alone who shines forth.
युञ्जीत योगं प्रयतो ह्यजस्रम्
One should diligently practice yoga constantly.
येनात्मानं प्रपश्यन्ति भानुमन्तमिवेश्वरम्
By which they perceive the self, radiant like the sun, as the Lord.
प्रसन्नं जायते ज्ञानं साक्षान्निर्वाणसिद्धिदम्
Serene knowledge arises, directly granting the attainment of nirvāṇa.
योगज्ञानाभियुक्तस्य प्रसीदति महेश्वरः
To one engaged in the knowledge of yoga, the great Lord becomes gracious.
ये युञ्जन्तीह मद्योगं ते विज्ञेया महेश्वराः
Those who practice my yoga here are to be known as great lords.
अपरस्तु महायोगः सर्वयोगोत्तमोत्तमः
But there is another, the great yoga, the highest of all yogas.
अभावयोगः स प्रोक्तो येनात्मानं प्रपश्यति
It is called the yoga of non-being, by which one perceives the self.
मयैक्यं स महायोगो भाषितः परमेश्वरः
That great yoga, spoken of as unity with me, is the Supreme Lord.
सर्वे ते ब्रह्मयोगस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्
None of these can reach even a sixteenth part of the yoga of Brahman.
सर्वेषामेव योगानां स योगः परमो मतः
Of all yogas, that yoga is considered supreme.