कलेवरोपभोग्यं हि गृहक्षेत्रादिकं च यत्
Whatever is enjoyed by the body, such as house, land, and so on—
इत्थं च पुत्रपौत्रेषु तद्देहोत्पादितेषु च
Thus, in sons and grandsons, and in those produced from that body—
सर्वदेहोपभोगाय कुरुते कर्म मानवः
A person performs actions for the enjoyment of all bodies.
मृण्मयं हि यथा गेहं लिप्यते वै मृदं भसा
Just as a house made of clay is smeared with clay and cow-dung—
पञ्चभोगात्मकैर्भोगैः पञ्चभोगात्मकं वपुः
The body, composed of five enjoyments, is enjoyed by pleasures of fivefold nature.
अनेकजन्मसाहस्त्रं ससारपदवीं व्रजन्
Traversing the path of transmigration through many thousands of births—
प्रक्षाल्यते यदा सौम्य रेणुर्ज्ञानोष्णवारिणा
When, O gentle one, the dust is washed away by the warm water of knowledge—
मोहश्रमे शमं याते स्वच्छान्तःकरणः पुमान्
When the fatigue of delusion subsides, a man attains a mind that is clear and tranquil.
निर्वाणमय एवायमात्मा ज्ञानमयो ऽमलः
This self is composed of liberation, is made of knowledge, and is pure.
जलस्य नाग्निना संगः स्थालीसंगात्तथापि हि
Just as water does not mix with fire, yet it touches the vessel.
तथात्मा प्रकृतेः संगादहंमानादिदूषितः
In the same way, the self, by contact with nature, is tainted by ego and other impurities.
तदेतत्कथितं बीजमविद्याया मया तव
Thus, I have explained to you the seed of ignorance.
क्लेशानां च क्षयकरं योगादन्यन्न विद्यते
Apart from yoga, there is nothing else that brings an end to afflictions.
खाण्डिक्यो ऽमृतवच्छ्रत्वा पुनराह तमीरयन्
Khāṇḍikya, like nectar, again spoke, inspiring him.
विज्ञातयो गशास्त्रार्थस्त्वमस्यां निमिसंततौ
You have understood the meaning of the scriptures in this brief moment.
यत्र स्थितो न च्यवते प्राप्य ब्रह्मलयं मुनिः
Where the sage, having attained absorption in Brahman, remains without falling away.
बन्धस्य विषयासंगि मुक्तेर्निर्विषयं तथा
Bondage is due to attachment to objects; liberation is free from objects.
चिन्तयेन्मुक्तये तेन ब्रह्मभूतं परेश्वरम्
For liberation, one should contemplate the Supreme Lord who has become Brahman.
विकार्यमात्मनः शक्त्या लोहमाकर्षको यथा
Just as iron is drawn by the power of a magnet, so too by the power of the self.
तस्या ब्रह्मणि संयोगो योग इत्यभिधीयते
The union of that self with Brahman is called yoga.
यस्य योगः स वै योगी मुमुक्षुरमिधीयते
He whose union is yoga is called a yogi, desiring liberation.
विनिष्यन्नसमाधिस्तु परब्रह्मोपलब्धिमान्
He who is established in samadhi attains realization of the Supreme Brahman.
जन्मान्तरैरभ्यसनान्मुक्तिः पूर्वस्य जायते
Liberation is attained from repeated practice across lifetimes.
प्राप्नोति योगी योगाग्निदग्धकर्मचयो ऽचिरात्
The yogi quickly attains union, his accumulated karma burned by the fire of yoga.
सेवेत योगी निष्कामो यिगितां स्वमनो नयन्
The yogi, free from desire, should practice, guiding his mind with discipline.
कुर्व्वीत ब्रह्मणि तथा परिस्मिन्प्रवणं मनः
He should direct his mind toward Brahman and the Supreme in this way.
विशिष्टफलदाः काम्या निष्कामानां विमुक्तिदाः
Desire-driven rituals grant superior results; for those without desire, they bestow liberation.
यमाख्यैर्नियमाख्यैश्च युञ्जीत नियतो यतिः
The disciplined ascetic should practice both what are called yamas and niyamas.
प्राणायामः स विज्ञेयः सबीजो ऽबीज एव च
Prāṇāyāma is to be understood as both with seed and without seed.
कुरुतः सद्विधानेन तृतीयः संयमात्तयोः
When performed properly, the third arises from the restraint of those two.