वर्षाणि कतिचित् प्राप्य जगद्ग्रामटिकाम् इमाम् । किं नाम प्रापद् उचितं हिरण्यकशिपुः किल
After obtaining for a few years this village-like world, what truly fitting thing did Hiraṇyakaśipu ever gain?
अनास्वाद्य शमानन्दं जगद्राज्यशतान्य् अपि । समास्वादयता नेह किञ्चिद् आस्वादितं भवेत्
Even after enjoying hundreds of worldly kingdoms, if one has not tasted the bliss of tranquility, then truly nothing has been enjoyed here.
न किञ्चिद् येन सम्प्राप्तं तेनेदं परमामृतम् । सम्प्राप्यान्तः प्रपूर्णेन सर्वं प्राप्तम् अखण्डितम्
By that which brings nothing, nothing is truly attained; but having attained the supreme nectar within, one is completely fulfilled and has gained everything, undivided.
त्यक्तामितपदो मूर्खो मितम् एति न पण्डितः । उष्ट्रो हि त्यक्तसुलतः कण्टकं याति नेतरः
A fool abandons the right path and does not attain moderation or wisdom; just as a camel, having left the easy way, goes toward thorns, and not otherwise.
परां दृष्टिम् इमां त्यक्त्वा दग्धराज्ये रमेत कः । कस् त्यक्तेक्षुरसः प्राज्ञः कटुनिम्बपयः पिबेत्
Who, having abandoned this supreme vision, would delight in a kingdom that has been burned? What wise person, having given up the sweetness of sugarcane, would drink the bitter juice of neem?
मूर्खा एव हि ते सर्वे बभूवुर् मे पितामहाः । इमां दृष्टिं परित्यज्य ये रता राज्यसङ्कटे
All my ancestors were indeed fools, for they abandoned this vision and became attached to the hardships of kingship.
क्व फुल्ला नन्दनस्थल्यः क्व दग्धा मरुभूमयः । क्वेमा बोधदृशश् शान्ताः क्व भोगेष्व् आत्मबुद्धयः
Where are the blooming groves of Nandana, and where are the scorched deserts? Where are these peaceful, awakened visions, and where is self-awareness in sense enjoyments?
न किञ्चिद् अस्ति त्रैलोक्ये यद् राज्यम् अभिवाञ्छ्यते । सर्वं चास्त्य् एव चित्तत्त्वे तत् कस्मान् नानुभूयते
There is nothing in the three worlds that is to be desired as kingship; everything truly exists in the essence of consciousness—so why is it not experienced?
चिता सर्वस्थया स्वच्छसमया निर्विकारया । सर्वथा सर्वदा सर्वं सर्वतस् साधु लभ्यते
By consciousness, which is ever-present, pure, timeless, and changeless, everything, everywhere, at all times, in every way, is easily attained.
भानवी तैजसी शक्तिर् अमृतस्रुतिर् ऐन्दवी । ब्राह्मी महत्ता महती शाक्री त्रैलोक्यराजता
The solar power, the fiery energy, the nectar-flowing lunar force, the creative power of Brahma, greatness, majesty, the might of Indra, and the sovereignty over the three worlds—
परमा पूर्णता शार्वी जयलक्ष्मीश् च वैष्णवी । मानसी शीघ्रगमिता बलवत्ता तु वायवी
The highest fullness, the power of Shiva, the victory-bestowing fortune, the might of Vishnu, the mind-born power, the swift-moving strength, and the force of the wind—
आग्नेयी दाहकलना पायसी रसनिर्वृतिः । मौनी महातपस्सिद्धिर् विद्या बार्हस्पती तथा
The fiery power is the capacity to burn, the milky one is the delight of taste; the silent one is the attainment of great austerity, and the Brāhaspati-like is knowledge.
वैमानिकी व्योमगता स्थिरतापि च पार्वती । गम्भीरताथ सामुद्री मैरवी च महोन्नतिः
The aerial is movement through the sky, the mountain-born is steadfastness; the oceanic is depth, and the Meru-like is great elevation.
समश्रीस् सौगती सोम्या मादनी मदलोलता । माधवी पुष्पमयता शारदी घनसस्यता
The prosperous is even fortune, the Buddhist is gentleness, the intoxicating is passionate restlessness; the spring-like is flowerfulness, and the autumnal is abundance of ripened grain.
याक्षी च मायामयता नाभसी निष्कलङ्कता । शीततापि च तौषारी नैदाघी तापतप्तता
The Yaksha-like is illusoriness, the sky-like is stainlessness; the wintry is coldness, and the summer-like is the intensity of heat.
एताश् चान्यास् तथा बह्व्यो देशकालक्रियात्मिकाः । नानाकारविकारोत्थास् त्रिकालोदरसंस्थिताः
And so, there are many others as well, whose nature is formed by place, time, and action; arising in various forms and modifications, they exist within the womb of the three times.
विचित्राश् शक्तयस् स्वच्छसमया निर्विकारया । चिता क्रियन्ते परया कलाकलनमुक्तया
These diverse powers, clear and of their own nature, unchanging, are enacted by consciousness through the supreme, measureless art, free from calculation.
विकल्पहीना चित् सर्वपदार्थशतदृष्टिषु । समम् एवाभिपतति प्रभा प्राभाकरी यथा
Consciousness, free from conceptualization, pervades equally all the hundreds of objects, just as sunlight falls impartially.
सर्वाशाकोशविश्रान्तां पदार्थपटलीं मही । कालत्रयेहाकलितां यथानुभवति क्षणात्
The multitude of objects, resting within the treasury of all desires, and untouched by the threefold time, is experienced by the earth in a single moment.
तथा समस्तसंसारबृहद्दृश्यदशाश्रियम् । कालत्रयस्थाम् अमला चिच् चिनोति ततात्मिका
Thus, pure consciousness, which is established in all states of the vast world-appearance and remains untouched across the three times, perceives everything as its own essence.
तुल्यकालपरामृष्टत्रिकालकलनाशता । अनन्तानुभवाभोगा परिपूर्णैव शुद्धचित्
The pure mind, ever complete, experiences countless joys, being unaffected by distinctions of past, present, and future, and is free from the calculations of time.
परामृष्टत्रिकालाया दृष्टानन्तदृशश् चितः । समतापरपर्याया पूर्णतैवावशिष्यते
When consciousness is untouched by the three times and witnesses infinite perceptions, only fullness, which is another name for equanimity, remains.
तुल्यकालावबुद्धेन मृदुना कटुना च चित् । समेन समताम् एति मधुनिष्ठानुभूतिवत्
Whether gentle or harsh, consciousness that perceives equally in all times attains equanimity, just as one who experiences the essence of honey.
त्यक्तसङ्कल्पकलया सूक्ष्मया चिदवस्थया । सर्वभावानुगतया सत्ताद्वैतैकरूपया
By abandoning the play of thoughts and resting in the subtle state of consciousness, which follows all states and has the single form of nondual existence, one attains equanimity.
विचित्रापि पदार्थश्रीर् अन्योऽन्यवलितान्तरा । तुल्यकालानुभवनात् साम्येनैवानुभूयते
Even the diverse splendor of objects, interwoven with each other, is experienced with sameness through equal perception at all times.
भावेन भावम् आश्रित्य भावस् त्यजति दुःखिताम् । प्रेक्ष्य भावम् अभावेन भावस् त्यजति तुष्टताम्
By relying on one state, another state abandons sorrow; seeing a state through its absence, another state abandons satisfaction.
कालत्रयम् उपेक्षित्र्या हीनायाश् चेत्यबन्धनैः । चितश् चेत्यम् उपेक्षित्र्यास् समतैवावशिष्यते
When the three times are disregarded and the bonds of thought are diminished, only equanimity remains in consciousness through the neglect of objects.
याति वाचाम् अगम्यत्वाद् असत्ताम् इव शाश्वतीम् । नैरात्म्यसिद्धान्तदशाम् उपयातेव तिष्ठति
It passes beyond the reach of speech, as if attaining a state of eternal nonexistence; it abides as though entering the condition established by the doctrine of non-self.
भवत्य् आत्मा तथा ब्रह्म नकिञ्चिच् चाखिलं च वा । परमोपशमे लीना मोक्षनाम्ना परोच्यते
In this way, the Self becomes Brahman, or nothing at all, or even the entirety; when merged in the highest quiescence, it is spoken of as 'liberation.'
सङ्कल्पकलिता त्व् एषा मन्दाभासतया जगत् । न सम्यक् पश्यतीदं चिद् दृष्टिः पटलिनी यथा
But this world, arising from imagination, appears only as a faint semblance; consciousness, veiled by illusion, does not see this rightly, like vision obscured by a covering.