ध्यायेदनादिमद्वैतमानन्दादिगुणालयम्
One should meditate on the beginningless, nondual one, the abode of bliss and other qualities.
सितेतरारुणाकारं महेशं विश्वरूपिणम्
One should meditate on the great lord, of white, dark, and red form, who has the form of the universe.
आकाशे देवमीशानं ध्यायीताकाशमध्यगम्
One should meditate in the sky on the god Īśāna, who dwells in the midst of space.
पुराणं पुरुषं शंभुं ध्यायन् मुच्येत बन्धनात्
Meditating on the ancient person, Śambhu, one is freed from bondage.
विचिन्त्य परमं व्योम सर्वभूतैककारणम्
Contemplating the supreme ether, the sole cause of all beings.
आनन्दं ब्रह्मणः सूक्ष्मं यत् पश्यन्ति मुमुक्षवः
The subtle bliss of Brahman, which those seeking liberation behold.
अनन्तं सत्यमीशानं विचिन्त्यासीत संयतः
One should sit, self-controlled, contemplating the infinite, true Lord.
यो ऽनुतिष्ठेन्महेशेन सो ऽश्नुते योगमैश्वरम्
Whoever follows the command of the great Lord attains yogic lordship.
ज्ञानं समभ्यसेद् ब्राह्मं येन मुच्येत बन्धनात्
One should practice Brahman-knowledge, by which one is freed from bondage.
आनन्दमजरं ज्ञानं ध्यायीत च पुनः परम्
Again, one should meditate on supreme bliss, undecaying knowledge.
स तस्मादीश्वरो देवः परस्माद् यो ऽधितिष्ठति
Therefore, that Lord is the god who stands beyond the highest.
यदंशस्तत्परो यस्तु स देवः स्यान्महेश्वरः
He whose part is supreme, who is beyond, that god is the great Lord.
एकैकातिक्रमे तेषां प्रायश्चित्तं विधीयते
For each individual transgression among them, expiation is prescribed in succession.
प्राणायामसमायुक्तं कुर्यात् सांतपनं शुचिः
One who is pure should perform the Sāṃtapana penance, accompanied by breath control.
पुनराश्रममागम्य चरेद् भिश्रुरतन्द्रितः
Having returned again to the ashram, he should diligently practice as a mendicant, without negligence.
तथापि च न कर्तव्यं प्रसङ्गो ह्येष दारुणः
Even so, such conduct must not be undertaken, for this attachment is truly dreadful.
उक्त्वानृतं प्रकर्तव्यं यतिना धर्मलिप्सुना
A mendicant who desires righteousness must confess falsehood and then perform the prescribed act.
हिंसा चैषापरा दिष्टा या चात्मज्ञाननाशिका
This is declared to be another form of violence, which destroys self-knowledge.
स तस्य हरति प्राणान् यो यस्य हरते धनम्
He who takes another's wealth takes his life.
भूयो निर्वेदमापन्नश्चरेच्चान्द्रायणव्रतम्
Again, having attained remorse, one should observe the Cāndrāyaṇa vow.
भूयो निर्वेदमापन्नश्चरेद् भिक्षुरतन्द्रितः
Again, having attained remorse, one should practice as a diligent mendicant.
कुर्यात्कृछ्रातिकृच्छ्रं तु चान्द्रायणमथापि वा
One should perform the Kṛcchrātikṛcchra or the Cāndrāyaṇa penance, or both.
दिवास्कन्दे त्रिरात्रं स्यात् प्राणायामशतं तथा
During the day, one should fast for three nights and also perform a hundred breath-control exercises.
प्रत्यक्षलवणे चोक्तं प्राजापत्यं विशोधनम्
For direct consumption of salt, the Prājāpatya purification is prescribed.
तस्मान्महेश्वरं ज्ञात्वा तस्य ध्यानपरो भवेत्
Therefore, knowing Maheśvara, one should be devoted to his meditation.
यो ऽन्तरात्र परं ब्रह्म स विज्ञेयो महेश्वरः
He who is the supreme Brahman within the interval of the night—that one is to be known as Maheśvara.
तदेवाक्षरमद्वैतं तदादित्यान्तरं परम्
That alone is the imperishable, non-dual, and the supreme that is within the sun.
आत्मयोगाह्वये तत्त्वे महादेवस्ततः स्मृतः
In the principle called the union of the self, the great god is thus remembered.
तमेवात्मानमन्वेति यः स याति परं पदम्
Whoever seeks out that very self attains the supreme state.
न ते पश्यन्ति तं देवं वृथा तेषां परिश्रमः
Those who do not see that god—vain is their effort.