न ते दुःखं न ते जन्म न ते माता न ते पिता । आत्मैवासि न सद्बुद्धे त्वम् अन्यः कश्चिद् एव हि
There is no suffering for you, no birth, no mother, no father; you are only the Self, O wise one, and truly, there is no other.
अस्यां संसारयात्रायां नानाभिनयदायिनः । अज्ञा एव नटास् साधो रसभावसमन्विताः
In this journey of worldly existence, those who enact various roles are merely ignorant actors, O noble one, endowed with the moods of different sentiments.
मध्यस्थदृष्टयस् स्वस्था यथाप्राप्तार्थदर्शिनः । तज्ज्ञास् तु प्रेक्षका एव साक्षिधर्मे व्यवस्थिताः
Those who are impartial, established in themselves, and see things as they come, are the observers; while those who know the truth are witnesses, abiding in the witness principle.
कर्तारो ऽपि न कर्तारो यथा दीपा निशागमे । आलोककर्मणाम् एवं तज्ज्ञा लोकस्थिताव् इह
Even those who act are not truly actors, just as lamps at night are only the agents of illumination; likewise, those who know the truth are only agents of worldly existence here.
प्रतिबिम्बैर् न दूष्यन्ते स्वात्मबिम्बगतैर् अपि । यथा दर्पणरत्नाद्यास् तथा कार्यैर् महाधियः
Great minds are not tainted by reflections, even those arising from their own self-image, just as mirrors and jewels are not affected by the images within them, nor by their functions.
सर्वैषणामयकलङ्कविवर्जितेन स्वच्छात्मभावकलितेन हृदब्जमध्ये । पुत्रात्मनात्मनि महामणिनामुनैव सन्त्यज्य सम्भ्रमम् अलं परितोषम् एहि
With a mind free from all taints of desire, pure and established in the essence of the Self within the lotus of the heart, O child, abandon agitation and attain complete contentment here and now.
एवं प्रबोधितस् तेन तदा पुण्येन पावनः । प्रबोधम् आप प्राकाश्यं प्रभात इव भूतलम्
Thus, awakened by that virtuous one, he became pure and radiant, like the earth illuminated at dawn.
उभाव् अपि ततस् सिद्धौ ज्ञानविज्ञानपारगौ । विचेरतुर् वने तस्मिन् यावदिच्छम् अनिन्दितौ
Both, accomplished in knowledge and realization, wandered blamelessly in that forest as they wished.
ततः कदाचित् कालेन निर्वाणपदम् आगतौ । तौ विदेहौ गतस्नेहौ दीपाव् इव शमं गतौ
Then, after some time, they attained the state of liberation; freed from attachment to the body, they entered peace like lamps extinguished.
एवं प्राग्भुक्तदेहानाम् अनन्ता धनबन्धुजाः । आशाः किं गृह्यते ताभ्यः किं वा सन्त्यज्यते ऽनघ
Thus, for those whose bodies have been enjoyed before, endless hopes arise from wealth and kin; what is there to gain or renounce from them, O sinless one?
तस्माद् आसाम् अनन्तानां तृष्णानां रघुनन्दन । उपायस् त्याग एवैको न नाम परिपालनम्
Therefore, O descendant of Raghu, among these endless cravings, the only means is renunciation, not preservation.
चिन्तनेनैधते चिन्ता स्विन्धनेनेव पावकः । नश्यत्य् अचिन्तनेनैव विनेन्धनम् इवानलः
Thought grows by thinking, just as fire grows by fuel; it perishes by not thinking, like fire without fuel.
ध्येयत्यागरथारूढः करुणोदारया दृशा । लोकम् आलोकयन् दीनं मा तिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ राघव
Mounted on the chariot of meditation and renunciation, with a gaze full of compassion, seeing the world as afflicted, do not remain—rise, O Raghava.
एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिस् स्वच्छा निष्कामा विगतामया । एनां प्राप्य महाबाहो विमूढो ऽपि न मुह्यति
This is the pure, desireless, and disease-free state of Brahman; upon attaining it, O mighty-armed one, even the deluded are not confused.
एकं विवेकं सुहृदम् एकां प्रौढसखीं धियम् । आदाय विहरन्न् एवं सङ्कटे ऽपि न मुह्यसि
By taking discernment as your friend and mature intelligence as your steadfast companion, you will not be bewildered even in adversity.
विनिवारितसर्वार्थाद् अपहस्तितबान्धवात् । न स्वधैर्याद् ऋते कश्चिद् अभ्युद्धरति सङ्कटात्
One who has renounced all objects and set aside all relations—no one but himself, relying on his own courage, rescues him from difficulty.
वैराग्येणाथ शास्त्रेण महत्त्वादिगुणैर् अपि । यत्नेनापद्विघातार्थं स्वम् एवोन्नमयेन् मनः
Therefore, by dispassion, by scripture, by the virtues of greatness and the like, and by effort, one should uplift one's own mind for the removal of adversity.
न तत् त्रिभुवनैश्वर्यान् न कोशाद् रत्नधारिणः । फलम् आसाद्यते चित्ताद् यन् महत्त्वोपबृंहितात्
The result attained by a mind endowed with greatness is not gained by the lordship of the three worlds, nor by treasures filled with jewels.
तावद् अस्मिञ् जगत्कुक्षौ पातोत्पातावदोलनैः । पतन्ति पुरुषा यावन् मनस् तेषां न विज्वरम्
So long as their minds are not free from affliction, people fall in this womb of the world, tossed about by calamities and disasters.
पूर्णे मनसि सम्पूर्णं जगत् सर्वं सुधाद्रवैः । उपानद्गूढपादस्य किल चर्मावृतैव भूः
When the mind is full, the whole world is filled with nectar; just as for one whose feet are shod, the earth is as if covered with leather.
नैराश्यात् पूर्णताम् एति मनो ऽनाशावशानुगम् । आशया रिक्तताम् एति शरदीव सरो मनः
By freedom from expectation, the mind attains fullness; following after desire, the mind becomes empty, like a lake in autumn.
हृदयं शून्यताम् एति प्रकटीकृतकोटरम् । अगस्त्यपीतार्णववद् आशाविवशचेतसाम्
The heart becomes empty, its cavity revealed, like the ocean drained by Agastya, in those whose minds are helplessly bound by hope.
यस्य चित्ततरौ स्फारे तृष्णाचपलमर्कटी । न वल्गति महत् तस्य राजते हृद्वनान्तरम्
In whose vast mind-tree the restless monkey of craving does not leap, for such a person the inner forest of the heart shines greatly.
पद्माक्षकोशस् त्रिजगद् गोष्पदं योजनव्रजः । निमेषार्धं महाकल्पस् तृष्णारहितचेतसाम्
For those whose minds are free from craving, the lotus-eye's orb, the three worlds, a league of miles, and a half-blink, or a great aeon, are like a cow's hoofprint.
शीतता सा न शीतांशौ न हिमाचलकन्दरे । न रम्भाचन्दनावल्यां निस्स्पृहेषु मनस्सु या
That coolness found in desireless minds is not in the moon, nor in the caves of the snowy mountain, nor in groves of plantain and sandalwood.
न तथा भाति पूर्णेन्दुर् न पूर्णः क्षीरसागरः । न लक्ष्मीवदनं कान्तं स्पृहाहीनं यथा मनः
Neither the full moon, nor the full ocean of milk, nor the lovely face of Lakshmi shines as beautifully as the mind free from longing.
यथाभ्रलेखा शशिनं सुधालेपं मषी यथा । दूषयत्य् एवम् एषान्तर् नरम् आशापिशाचिका
Just as a streak of cloud stains the moon, or ink mars a coating of nectar, so does the goblin of hope defile a person from within.
आशाख्याश् चित्तवृक्षस्य शाखास् स्थगितदिक्तटाः । तासु च्छिन्नास्व् अरूपत्वं याति चित्तमहाद्रुमः
The branches called hope, stretching in all directions, belong to the tree of the mind; when these are cut, the great tree of the mind becomes formless.
छिन्नतृष्णामहाशाखे चित्तस्थाणौ स्थितिं गते । एकरूपतया धैर्यं प्रयाति शतशाखताम्
When the great branch of craving is cut and the trunk of the mind stands firm, steadfastness takes on a hundred branches in the form of unity.
अनुत्तमेन धैर्येण तेन चित्ते क्षयं गते । तत् पदं प्राप्यते राम यत्र नाशो न विद्यते
When the mind, through unsurpassed courage, comes to cessation, O Rama, that state is attained where there is no destruction.