एतद्वाक्यं ततः श्रुत्वा आत्मा वै ध्यानमागतः । ध्यानेन हि समं गर्भे संस्थितो मोहवर्जितः
Hearing these words, the self entered into meditation; together with meditation, he remained in the womb, free from delusion.
यदा ध्यानं गतो ह्यात्मा विस्मृतं गर्भजं भयम् । स द्वाभ्यां सहितस्तत्र आत्मा मोह विना कृतः
When the self entered meditation, the fear born of the womb was forgotten; there, together with the two, the self became free from delusion.
चिंतयन्नेव वै नित्यमात्मकं सुखमेव हि । इतो निष्क्रांतमात्रस्तु त्यजे पंचात्मकं वपुः
Constantly reflecting only on his own happiness, as soon as he departs from here, he abandons the body composed of five elements.
एवं चिंतयते नित्यं गर्भवासगतः प्रभुः । सूतिकाले तु संप्राप्ते प्राजापत्ये वरानने
Thus, dwelling in the womb, the lord continually contemplates in this way; but when the time of birth arrives, O beautiful one, by the will of Prajapati—
वायुना चलितो गर्भः प्राणेनापि बलीयसा । योनिर्विकासमायाति चतुर्विंशांगुलं तदा
The fetus, moved by the wind and the powerful vital breath, then comes to the opening of the womb, measuring twenty-four fingers in length.
पंचविंशांगुलो गर्भस्तेन पीडा विजायते । एवं संपीड्यमानस्तु मूर्च्छया मूर्च्छितः प्रिये
When the fetus reaches twenty-five fingers, pain arises; thus, being pressed in this way, he becomes unconscious from the agony, beloved.
पतितो भूमिभागे तु ज्ञानध्यानसमन्वितः । प्राजापत्येन दिव्येन वायुना स पृथक्कृतः
Fallen to the ground, endowed with knowledge and meditation, he is separated by the divine wind of Prajapati.
भूमिसंस्पर्शमात्रेण ज्ञानध्याने तु विस्मृते । संसारबंधसंदिग्ध आत्मा प्रियतया स्थितः
By the mere touch of the earth, knowledge and meditation are forgotten; the self, entangled in the bonds of worldly existence, remains attached out of affection.
गुणदोषसमाक्रांतो महामोहसमन्वितः । खाद्यं पानादिकं सर्वमिच्छत्येव दिनेदिने
Overcome by qualities and faults, enveloped in great delusion, he desires all food and drink and the like, day after day.
एवं संपुष्यमाणस्तु आत्मा पंचात्मकैः सह । व्यापितो हींद्रियैः सर्वैर्विषयैः पापकारिभिः
Thus, being nourished, the self, together with the fivefold elements, is pervaded by all the senses, which are engaged with sinful objects.
बांधवानां समोहेन भार्यादीनां तथैव च । आकुलव्याकुलो देवि जायते च दिनेदिने
Through attachment to relatives and likewise to wife and others, O goddess, he becomes increasingly agitated and disturbed day by day.
महामोहेन संदिग्धो मोहजालगतः प्रभुः । कैवर्तेन यथा बद्धः शकुलो जालबंधनैः
Confused by great delusion, caught in the net of illusion, the lord is like a fish ensnared by a fisherman in the bonds of a net.
चलितुं नैव शक्तोस्ति तथात्मासीत्प्रबंधितः । मोहजालैस्तु तैः सर्वैर्दृढबंधैस्तु बंधितः
He is not able to move at all, so bound is the self—tied by all those strong bonds of the nets of delusion.
एवमादिप्रपंचेन व्यापितो व्यापकेन हि । ज्ञानविज्ञानविभ्रष्टो रागद्वेषादिभिर्हतः
Thus, pervaded by this primordial expanse, the all-pervading, he is deprived of knowledge and wisdom, struck down by attachment, aversion, and the like.
कामेन पीड्यमानस्तु क्रोधेनैव तथैव वा । प्रकृत्या कर्मणाबद्धो महामूढो व्यजायत
Afflicted by desire and likewise by anger, bound by nature and by action, he is born greatly deluded.
सूत उवाच- एवं मूढो यदात्मासौ कामक्रोधवशंगतः । लोभरागादिभिः सर्वैर्व्यापृतस्तैर्दुरात्मभिः
Suta said: Thus, when the self is deluded, subject to desire and anger, it is occupied by all those evil ones—greed, attachment, and the rest.
इयं भार्या ह्ययं पुत्र इदं मित्रमिदं गृहम् । एवं संसारजालेन महामोहेन बंधितः
"This is my wife, this is my son, this is my friend, this is my house"—thus, bound by the net of worldly existence and great delusion.
पुत्रशोकादिभिर्दुःखैर्विविधैराकुलस्तदा । जरयाव्याधिभिश्चैव संग्रस्तश्चाधिभिस्तथा
Then, afflicted by various sorrows such as grief for his son, and seized by old age, disease, and also by anxieties—
एवमात्मा संप्रतप्तो दुःखमोहैः सुदारुणैः । अभिमानैर्मानभंगैर्नानादुःखैश्च खंडितः
Thus, the self, tormented by severe sorrows and delusions, is shattered by pride, humiliation, and various kinds of suffering.
वृद्धत्वेन तथा देवि शबलत्वेन पीडितः । दुःखं चिंतयते नित्यं हाहाभूतो विचेतनः
Afflicted by old age, O goddess, and by the marks of aging, he constantly thinks of his suffering, crying out in distress, bewildered.
रात्रौ स्वप्नान्प्रपश्येत दिवा चैतन्यवर्जितः । वैकल्येन तथांगानां व्याप्तो देवि दिनेदिने
At night, he sees dreams; by day, he is devoid of consciousness. Thus, O Devi, he is afflicted by the impairment of his limbs, day by day.
संसारे भ्रममाणेन वैराग्यं तत्र दर्शितम् । निःशंकं बंधुहीनं च प्रशांतं तुष्टमेव च
For one wandering in worldly existence, detachment is revealed there: without doubt, without kin, peaceful, and content.
तमुवाच तदात्मा वै कामक्रोधविवर्जितम् । को भवान्नग्नरूपेण कथं मित्रैर्न लज्जसे
Then the self, free from desire and anger, spoke: Who are you, in this naked form? How is it that you do not feel shame among friends?
यत्र लोकाः स्त्रियो वृद्धा युवत्यो मातरस्तथा । एतासां हि गतो मध्ये न बिभेषि अनावृतः
Where people, women, elders, young women, and mothers are present, you have gone among them, uncovered, and do not fear.
वीतराग उवाच- को ह्यत्र नग्नो दृश्येत न नग्नोस्मीति वै कदा । सुसंबद्धस्त्वमेवापि परिधान समन्वितः
The dispassionate one spoke: Who here is seen as naked? I am never naked. You, well-bound and clothed, are the one adorned with garments.
न नग्नोस्मि कदा दिव्यभवान्नग्नः प्रदृश्यते । इंद्रियार्थवशेवर्ती मर्यादापरिवर्जितः
I am never naked; only one who is subject to the senses and their objects, and who abandons restraint, is truly seen as naked.
आत्मोवाच- पुरुषस्य का हि मर्यादा तामाचक्ष्व च सुव्रत । विस्तरेण महाप्राज्ञ यदि जानासि निश्चितम्
The self spoke: What is the restraint for a person? Tell me, O virtuous one, in detail, O great sage, if you know it with certainty.
वीतरागो महाप्राज्ञस्तमुवाच महामतिः । सुस्थैर्यं भजते चित्तं सुखदुःखेषु नित्यदा
The dispassionate, wise one, with great intellect, replied: The mind attains firm steadiness always, in both pleasure and pain.
क्लेशितं सर्वभावैश्च तेषुतेषु परित्यजेत् । अथ लज्जां प्रवक्ष्यामि मनो या निर्विशत्यलम्
When afflicted by all conditions, one abandons them; now I will speak of shame, which the mind enters completely.
मयाद्यैवं न कर्तव्यं नग्नः स्थानविवर्जितः । पश्चात्तापे सुसंलीनः सा लज्जा परिकथ्यते
I should not act thus today, standing naked and without place; when one is deeply regretful afterward, that is called shame.