तस्मादात्मगुणोपेतो मद्व्रतं वोढुमर्हति
Therefore, one endowed with qualities of the self is fit to uphold my vow.
बहवो ऽनेन योगेन पूता मद्भावमागताः
Many have been purified by this yoga and have attained my state.
ज्ञानयोगेन मां तस्माद् यजेत परमेश्वरम्
Therefore, one should worship me, the supreme Lord, through the yoga of knowledge.
चेतसा बोधयुक्तेन पूजयेन्मां सदा शुचिः
With a mind joined to understanding, one should always worship me, pure in heart.
प्राप्नोति मम सायुज्यं गुह्यमेतन्मयोदितम्
He attains union with me; this secret has been declared by me.
निर्ममो निरहङ्कारो यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः
He who is free from possessiveness and ego, my devotee, is dear to me.
मय्यर्पितमनो बुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः
He whose mind and intellect are dedicated to me, my devotee, is dear to me.
हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स हि मे प्रियः
He who is free from joy, anger, fear, and agitation is indeed dear to me.
सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी भक्तिमान् यः स मे प्रियः
He who renounces all undertakings and is devoted is dear to me.
अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्मद्भक्तो मामुपैष्यति
My devotee, homeless and steadfast in mind, will reach me.
मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं परमं पदम्
By my grace, he attains the eternal supreme state.
निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा मामेकं शरणं व्रजेत्
Becoming free from hope and possessiveness, one should take refuge in me alone.
कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तो ऽपि नैव तेन निबध्यते
Even though engaged in action, he is not bound by it.
शारीरं केवलं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति तत्पदम्
Performing only bodily actions, he does not attain that state.
कुर्वतो मत्प्रसादार्थं कर्म संसारनाशनम्
By performing actions for my grace, one destroys worldly bondage.
मामुपैष्यति योगीशं ज्ञात्वा मां परमेश्वरम्
Knowing me as the Supreme Lord, the yogi attains me.
कथयन्तश्च मां नित्यं मम सायुज्यमाप्नुयुः
Those who constantly speak of me attain union with me.
नाशयामि तमः कृत्स्नं ज्ञानदीपेन भास्वता
I dispel all darkness with the radiant lamp of knowledge.
तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्
For those ever devoted, I bear the burden of their welfare and spiritual progress.
तेषां तदन्तं विज्ञेयं देवतानुगतं फलम्
The result they attain, accompanied by the deities, should be understood as having an end.
मद्भावनासमायुक्ता मुच्यन्ते ते ऽपि भावतः
Even those endowed with devotion to me are liberated by that very state.
मामेव संश्रयेदीशं स याति परमं पदम्
One who takes refuge in me, the Lord, alone, attains the supreme state.
यजेच्चामरणाल्लिङ्गे विरक्तः परमेश्वरम्
One should worship the Supreme Lord in the liṅga, with detachment, until death.
एकेन जन्मना तेषां ददामि परमैश्वरम्
To such persons, I grant supreme lordship in a single birth.
ज्ञानात्मकं सर्वगतं योगिनां हृदि संस्थितम्
It is knowledge in essence, all-pervading, established in the hearts of yogis.
यत्र क्वचन तल्लिङ्गमर्चयन्ति महेश्वरम्
Wherever the liṅga of the Great Lord is worshipped, in any place,
रत्नादौ भावयित्वेशमर्चयेल्लिङ्गमैश्वरम्
Having conceived the Lord in a jewel or other substance, one should worship the liṅga of the Supreme Lord.
तस्माल्लिङ्गे ऽर्चयेदीशं यत्र क्वचन शाश्वतम्
Therefore, one should worship the eternal Lord in the liṅga, wherever it may be.
काष्ठादिष्वेव मूर्खाणां हृदि लिङ्गन्तुयोगिनाम्
For the ignorant, the liṅga is in wood and such; for yogis, it is in the heart.
यावज्जीवं जपेद् युक्तः प्रणवं ब्रह्मणो वपुः
Engaged in practice, one should recite the praṇava, the form of Brahman, for as long as life lasts.