विप्रास्ते वैष्णवीमूर्तिः पावनी परमा मता
Those brāhmaṇas are regarded as the supreme, purifying form of Viṣṇu.
सर्वं शुभं जगति धर्मत एव लभ्यं धर्मो गतिर्निगमतो नृपधर्मशास्त्रात् । नूनं तयोरपि गतिर्भुवि भूमिदेवास्तैरर्चितैरिह जगत्पतिरर्चितः स्यात्
All auspiciousness in the world is attained only through righteousness; righteousness and the ultimate goal come from the Veda and the king’s law. Indeed, even their attainment on earth is through honoring the earth-gods; by honoring them here, the Lord of the world is honored.
न यज्ञयोगैर्न तपोभिरन्यैर्न योगयुक्त्या न समर्चनेन । तथा विभुस्तुष्यति देवदेवो यथा मही दैवततोषणेन
Not by sacrifices, not by austerities, not by yogic practices, nor by other forms of worship, does the Lord of gods become as pleased as he does by honoring the deities of the earth.
ब्रह्मण्यो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मा ब्रह्मवेदप्रवर्तकः । ब्राह्मणैरेव तुष्येत तोषितं ब्रह्मदैवतम्
He who is devoted to Brahman, who knows Brahman, who is Brahmā, who sets forth the Veda—he is satisfied only by brāhmaṇas; when they are satisfied, the divine Brahman is satisfied.
नरकेऽपि चिरं मग्नाः पूर्वजा ये कुलद्वये । तदैव यांति ते स्वर्गं यदार्च्चति सुतो हरिम्
Even ancestors from both family lines who have long been sunk in hell, at that very moment attain heaven when a son worships Hari.
किं तेषां जीवितेनेह पशुवच्चेष्टितेन किम् । येषां न प्रवणं चित्तं वासुदेवे जगन्मये
What is the value of their lives here, or of actions like those of animals, for those whose minds are not inclined toward Vāsudeva, the soul of the universe?
ध्यानं तस्य प्रवक्ष्यामि यन्न दृष्टं तु केनचित् । श्रूयतां भूपकैवल्यं केवलं मलवर्जितम्
I will declare to you his meditation, which has not been seen by anyone. Listen, O king, to the pure, stainless meditation of liberation.
यथा दीपो निवातस्थो निश्चलो वायुवर्जितः । प्रज्वलन्नाशयेत्सर्वमंधकारं महामते
Just as a lamp placed in a windless spot, unmoving and untouched by air, burns steadily and dispels all darkness, O wise one—
तद्वद्दोषविहीनात्मा भवत्येव निरामयः । निराशो निश्चलो वीरोनमित्रं न रिपुस्तथा
In this way, the self, free from faults, indeed becomes without affliction; without hope, unmoving, heroic—he is not an enemy, nor is anyone his foe.
शोकहर्षौ विषादश्च न लोभो मत्सरो भ्रमः । संभ्रमालापमोहैश्च सुखदुःखैर्विमुच्यते
He is released from sorrow and joy, despondency, greed, envy, delusion, agitation, confusion, error, and from pleasure and pain.
विषयैश्चापि सर्वैश्च इंद्रियाणां प्रमुच्यते । तदा स केवलज्ञानी कैवल्यत्वं प्रजायते
He is also freed from all sense objects and the senses themselves; then, being one of pure knowledge, he attains the state of isolation.
ज्वालाकर्मप्रसंगेन दीपस्तैलं प्रशोषयेत् । वर्त्याधारेण राजेंद्र निर्द्वन्द्वो वायुवर्जितः
Just as, by the action of the flame, a lamp dries up its oil, and, with the support of the wick, O king, becomes free from duality and untouched by wind,
कज्जलं वमते पश्चात्तैलस्यापि महामते । कृष्णा संदृश्यते रेखा दीपस्याग्रे महामते
Afterwards, O wise one, the lamp emits soot from the oil; a black line appears at the tip of the lamp, O wise one.
स्वयमाकृष्य तत्तैलं तेजसा निर्मलोभवेत् । काये चांतः स्थितस्तद्वत्कर्मतैलं प्रशोषयेत्
Drawing in that oil by its own power, the flame becomes pure; likewise, when the body’s inner oil of karma is dried up,
विषयान्कज्जलं कृत्वा प्रत्यक्षान्संप्रदर्शयेत् । ज्वालावन्निर्मलो भूत्वा स्वयमेव प्रकाशयेत्
Turning the sense objects into soot, he reveals them directly; becoming pure like a flame, he shines forth by himself.
क्रोधलोभादिभिः संज्ञैर्वायुभिः परिवर्जितः । निःस्पृहो निश्चलो भूत्वा तेजश्च स्वयमुज्ज्वलेत्
Freed from the winds of anger, greed, and the like, being unattached and unmoving, his own light shines forth.
त्रैलोक्यं पश्यते सर्वं स्वस्थानस्थं स्वतेजसा । केवलज्ञानरूपोऽयं मया ते परिकीर्तितः
He sees the entire three worlds, each in its own place, by his own radiance; this form of pure knowledge I have described to you.
ध्यानं चैव प्रवक्ष्यामि द्विविधं तस्य चक्रिणः । केवलज्ञानरूपेण दृश्यते परचक्षुषा
Now I will explain the twofold meditation of that one who wields the wheel; in the form of pure knowledge, he is seen by the vision of others.
योगयुक्ता महात्मानः परमार्थपरायणाः । यं न पश्यंति मुग्धास्तु सर्वज्ञं सर्वदर्शकम्
Great souls engaged in yoga, devoted to the highest truth, see him—the all-knowing, all-seeing one—whom the deluded do not perceive.
हस्तपादविहीनश्च सर्वत्र परिगच्छति । सर्वं गृह्णाति त्रैलोक्यं स्थावरं जंगमं पुनः
Though without hands and feet, he moves everywhere; he grasps all the three worlds, both the immobile and the moving.
नासामुखविहीनस्तु घ्राति भक्षति भूपते । अकर्णः शृणुते सर्वं सर्वसाक्षी जगत्पतिः
Though without nose and mouth, he smells and eats, O king; though earless, he hears everything—he is the witness of all, the lord of the world.
अरूपो रूपसंबद्धः पंचवर्गवशं गतः । सर्वलोकस्य यः प्राणः पूज्यते सचराचरैः
Formless, yet connected with forms, subject to the fivefold group, he is the life of all worlds, worshipped by all beings, moving and unmoving.
अजिह्वो वदते सर्वं वेदशास्त्रानुगं तथा । अत्वचः स्पर्शमेवापि सर्वेषामेव विंदति
Though tongueless, he speaks all, in accordance with the Vedas and scriptures; though skinless, he perceives the touch of all.
सदानंदो विविक्ताक्ष एकरूपो निराश्रयः । निर्गुणो निर्ममो व्यापी सगुणो निर्मलोऽनघः
Ever-blissful, with distinct vision, of one form, without support; without qualities, without possessiveness, all-pervading, with qualities, pure, and sinless.
अवश्यः सर्ववश्यात्मा सर्वदः सर्ववित्तमः । तस्य माता न चैवास्ति स वै सर्वमयो विभुः
Uncontrollable, yet the master of all, the giver of all, the knower of all; he has no mother, and indeed, he is all-pervading and sovereign.
एवं सर्वमयं ध्यानं यश्च पश्यत्यनन्यधीः । स याति परमं स्थानममूर्त्तममृतोपमम्
Thus, he who sees this all-pervading meditation with undistracted mind attains the supreme state, formless and likened to immortality.
द्वितीयं तु प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणुष्व महामते । मूर्त्ताकारं तु साकारं निराकारं निरामयम्
Now I will describe the second form; listen to it, O wise one: it is with form, with attributes, yet also formless and free from all affliction.
ब्रह्मांडं सर्वमतुलं वासितं यस्य वासनात् । स तस्माद्वासुदेवस्तु प्रोच्यते नृपनंदन
The entire, incomparable cosmic egg is pervaded by his presence; therefore, he is called Vāsudeva, O delight of kings.
वर्षमाणस्य मेघस्य यद्भासा तस्य तद्भवेत् । सूर्यतेजःप्रतीकाशं चतुर्बाहुं सुरेश्वरम्
Just as the light of a rain-bearing cloud comes from the sun, so does his radiance resemble the brilliance of the sun; he is four-armed, lord of the gods.
दक्षिणे शोभते शंखो हेमरत्नविभूषितः । कौमोदकी गदा तस्य महासुरविनाशिनी
On his right shines a conch, adorned with gold and jewels; the Kaumodakī mace, destroyer of great demons, is also there.