ततस्ते पंचकाः सर्वे आत्मानं प्रतिजग्मिरे । मैत्रीमेव प्रतीच्छामो भवतो नित्यमेव हि
Then all five of them together returned to themselves, saying, 'We seek only friendship with you, always.'
यस्माच्छुद्धोसि लोकेश तस्मात्त्वां समुपागताः । स्वयमेव विचार्यैव उत्तरं नः प्रदीयताम्
Because you are pure, O Lord of the world, we have come to you; please consider carefully and give us your answer yourself.
आत्मोवाच- यूयं पंचैव संप्राप्ता मम मैत्रं समिच्छथ । स्वीयं गुणं प्रभावं च कथयंतु ममाग्रतः
The Self said: 'You five have come desiring my friendship; let each of you declare your own quality and power before me.'
भूमिरुवाच- सर्वकार्यस्य संस्थानं चर्ममांससमन्वितम् । अस्थिमूलदृढत्वं मे नखलोमसमन्वितम्
The Earth said: 'The structure of all things is mine, endowed with skin and flesh; my firmness is rooted in bone, and I am joined with nails and hair.'
प्रभावो हि महाप्राज्ञ कायमध्ये ममैव हि । नासिकागमनो गंधस्स मे भृत्यो महामनाः
Indeed, O great wise one, my power is within the body itself; the sense of smell, which enters the nose, is my devoted servant, endowed with great mind.'
आकाश उवाच- अहमाकाशकः प्राप्तो मम काये प्रभावकम् । श्रूयतामभिधास्यामि परब्रह्मस्वरूपिणम्
Ākāśa (Space) said: 'I am Ākāśa, arrived here, and my power is within the body; listen as I describe the one whose nature is Supreme Brahman.'
बाह्यांतरावकाशश्च शून्यस्थाने वसाम्यहम् । तत्रामात्यौ तु कर्णौ मे श्रवणार्थं प्रतिष्ठितौ
I dwell in the empty spaces, both inner and outer; there, my two ministers, the ears, are established for the purpose of hearing.'
वायुरुवाच- पंचरूपेण तिष्ठामि करोम्येवं शुभाशुभम् । चर्मकायेस्थितोमात्यः स्पर्शं संश्रयते गुणम्
Vāyu (Air) said: 'I exist in five forms and perform both auspicious and inauspicious acts; as a minister residing in the skin, I possess the quality of touch.'
तेज उवाच- काये संस्थः सदा नित्यं पाकयोगं करोम्यहम् । सबाह्याभ्यंतरं सर्वं द्रव्याद्रव्यं प्रदर्शये
Tejas (Fire) said: 'Always abiding in the body, I bring about the process of cooking and transformation; I reveal all substances, both external and internal, material and immaterial.'
शुक्रं मज्जा तथा लाला एवं त्वक्संधिसंस्थितम् । रुधिरं प्रेषयाम्येव कायमध्ये स्थितोस्म्यहम्
Semen, marrow, saliva, and those located in the skin and joints, as well as blood—I send forth all these, while I remain within the body.'
तत्र नेत्रावमात्यौ मे द्रव्यलब्धिप्रसाधकौ । एवं मयात्मव्यापारस्तवाग्रे कथितः परः
There, my two ministers are the eyes, which accomplish the attainment of substances; thus have I described my own activity before you.
जलमुवाचः- सुतोषयाम्यहं नित्यममृतेन कलेवरम् । एवं मे तत्र व्यापारः कायपत्तनके प्रिये
Jala (Water) said: 'I always satisfy the body with nectar; in this way, my function in the city of the body is dear.'
अमात्यं रसनां विद्धि रसास्वादकरीं पराम् । नासिकोवाच- सुगंधेन परां पुष्टिं कायस्यापि करोम्यहम्
Know that my minister is the tongue, supreme in tasting flavors; the Nose said: 'By pleasant fragrance, I greatly nourish the body.'
दुर्गंधं तु परित्यज्य काये गंधं प्रदर्शये । बुद्धियुक्ता महाभाग तस्याभावेन भाविता
Rejecting foul odors, I present fragrance in the body; O greatly fortunate one, it is realized through intelligence, and is absent without it.
स्वामिकार्याय कायेस्मिन्नहं तिष्ठामि निश्चला । गंधं मम गुणं विद्धि द्विविधं यत्प्रवर्तितम्
For the master's purpose, I remain unmoving in this body; know that my quality is fragrance, which is of two kinds as it manifests.
श्रवणावूचतुः- कार्याकार्यादिकं शब्दं लोकैरुक्तं शुभाशुभम् । शृणुयावः स्वकायस्थौ सत्यासत्ये प्रियाप्रिये
The two Ears said: 'We hear all sounds, good and bad, spoken by people concerning what should and should not be done, truth and falsehood, what is dear and not dear, while abiding in our own body.'
शब्दो हि मे गुणः प्रोक्तो मम व्यापारमेव हि । योजयामि न संदेहो यदा बुद्धिः प्रपूरयेत्
Sound is indeed said to be my quality, and my function as well; I engage it, without doubt, whenever the intellect commands.
त्वगुवाच- पंचरूपात्मको वायुः शरीरेस्मिन्व्यवस्थितः
The skin spoke: The wind, composed of five forms, is established in this body.
सबाह्याभ्यंतरे चेष्टां तेषां जानामि तत्त्वतः । शीतोष्णमातपं वर्षं वायोः स्फुरणमेव च
I truly know their activities, both external and internal: cold, heat, sunlight, rain, and the stirring of the wind.
सर्वं जानामि संस्पर्शं संगश्लेषादिकं नृणाम् । स्पर्श एव गुणो मह्यमेतत्सत्यं वदाम्यहम्
I know all sensations—contact, union, and the like among people; touch alone is my quality—this I declare as truth.
एवं हि ते समाख्यातो मया व्यापार एव हि । नेत्रे ऊचतुः-। संसारे यानि रूपाणि भव्याभव्यानि सत्तम
Thus, I have explained to you my function. The eyes spoke: O noble one, all forms in the world, auspicious and inauspicious—
यदा प्रेरयते बुद्धिस्तदा पश्याव नान्यथा । वसावः कायमध्ये वै रूपं गुणमिहावयोः
When the intellect prompts, then we see; not otherwise. Within the body, form is the quality for both of us.
एवं व्यापारसंबंधः कायमध्ये महामते । जिह्वोवाच-। बुद्धियुक्ता अहं तात रसभेदान्विचारये
Thus is our connection of function within the body, O greatly wise one. The tongue spoke: Endowed with intellect, I discern the varieties of taste.
क्षारमम्लादिकं सर्वं नीरसं स्वादु चिंतये । व्यापारेण अनेनापि नित्ययुक्ता वसाम्यहम्
I consider all tastes—salty, sour, and the rest, tasteless or sweet. By this function, I am always present.
इन्द्रियाणां हि सर्वेषां बुद्धिरेषा प्रणायकः । एवं पंच समायातानींद्रियाणि प्रिये शृणु
For all the senses, intellect is the leader. Thus, the five senses have come together—listen, dear one.
स्वीयानि यानि कर्माणि कथयंति पुनः पुनः । अथ बुद्धिः समायाता तमुवाच महामतिम्
They repeatedly speak of their own actions. Then intellect arrived and addressed the greatly wise one.
मद्विहीनो यदा कायस्तदा नश्यति नान्यथा । तस्मात्त्वं मां समास्थाय वर्त्तयस्व महामते
When the body is deprived of me, it perishes—never otherwise. Therefore, relying on me, conduct yourself, O greatly wise one.
अथ कर्म समायातमात्मानमिदमब्रवीत् । अहं कर्म महाप्राज्ञ तव पार्श्वं समागतम्
Then action arrived and spoke to the self: I am action, O greatly wise one, come to your side.
त्वां प्रेषयाम्यहं तेन पथा येनेह गच्छसि । एवमाकर्ण्य तत्सर्वमात्मा प्रोवाच तान्प्रति
I send you forth by that path along which you go here. Hearing all this, the self spoke to them.
यूयं पंचात्मकैर्युक्ताः सर्वसाधारणाः किल । कस्मान्मैत्रं समिच्छंति तत्र पंचात्मकं प्रति
You are all endowed with fivefold nature, indeed common to all. Why do you seek friendship with the fivefold one?