अतिदुःखितवद् देहगेहे कर्मकरस् सदा । सम्राड् इवात्मनि स्वास्थ्यसंस्थितो भोगभुग् विभुः
Though always laboring in the house of the body like one greatly afflicted, it is sovereign in itself, established in well-being, enjoying as the mighty.
एष एव सदान्वेष्यस् स्तुत्यो ध्यातव्य एव च । जरामरणसम्मोहाद् अनेनोत्तीर्य गम्यते
This alone is always to be sought, praised, and meditated upon; by this one crosses beyond the delusion of old age and death.
सुलभश् चायम् अत्यन्तं सुज्ञेयश् चाप्तबन्धुवत् । शरीरपद्मकुहरे सर्वेषाम् एव षट्पदः
This is extremely easy to attain and well understood, like a close friend; the bee dwells in the lotus-cave of the body for all.
अनाकृष्टो ऽप्य् अनाहूतस् स्वदेहाद् एव लभ्यते । मनाग् एवोपहूतो ऽपि क्षणाद् भवति सम्मुखः
Even without being drawn or called, it is found within one's own body; if invoked even a little, it appears instantly before one.
नास्य संसेव्यमानस्य सर्वसम्पत्तिशालिनः । धनानाम् ईश्वरस्येव स्मयो गर्वो ऽथ वा भवेत्
For one who serves this, full of all wealth, there is neither pride nor arrogance, just as for a lord of riches.
आमोद इव पुष्पेषु तैलं तिलकणेष्व् इव । रसजातिष्व् इवास्वादो देवो देहेषु संस्थितः
As fragrance is in flowers, oil in sesame seeds, and taste in varieties of flavor, so the divine abides in bodies.
अविचारवशाद् एष हृदयस्थो ऽपि चेतनः । न ज्ञायते चिराद् दृष्ट इष्टबन्धुर् इवाग्रगः
Due to lack of inquiry, though this consciousness dwells in the heart, it is not known for a long time, like a dear friend standing in front yet unseen.
विचारणात् परिज्ञाते एतस्मिन् परमेश्वरे । अभ्युदेति परानन्दो लब्धे प्रियजने यथा
When, through inquiry, this supreme Lord is fully known, supreme bliss arises, as when a beloved friend is found.
अस्मिन् दृष्टे परे बन्धाव् उद्दामानन्ददायिनि । आयान्ति दृष्टयस् तास् ता याभिर् बन्धो विलीयते
When this supreme giver of boundless joy is seen as the true friend, those visions arise by which bondage is dissolved.
त्रुट्यन्ति सर्वतः पाशाः क्षीयन्ते सर्वशत्रवः । न कृन्तन्ति मनांस्य् आशा गृहाणीव दुराखवः
All bonds are broken everywhere, all enemies are destroyed; desires do not cut the mind, just as a poorly made house does not hold.
अस्मिन् दृष्टे जगद् दृष्टं श्रुते ऽस्मिन् सकलं श्रुतम् । स्पृष्टे चास्मिञ् जगत् स्पृष्टं स्थिते ऽस्मिन् संस्थितं जगत्
When this is seen, the world is seen; when this is heard, everything is heard; when this is touched, the world is touched; when this stands, the world stands.
एष जागर्ति सुप्तानां प्रहरत्य् अविवेकिनाम् । हरत्य् आपदम् आर्तानां वितरत्य् अमहात्मनाम्
He is awake among those who sleep, strikes down the undiscerning, removes distress from the afflicted, and bestows greatness on those without greatness.
विचरत्य् एष लोकेषु दीप एव जगत्स्थितौ । विलसत्य् एष भोगेषु प्रस्फुरत्य् एष वस्तुषु
He moves through the worlds like a lamp in the existence of the universe; he delights in enjoyments, and he shines forth in things.
आत्मनात्मानम् एवान्तश् शान्तेनानुभवन् भवी । स्थितस् सर्वेषु देहेषु तिक्तत्वं मरिचेष्व् इव
By his own self, he inwardly experiences himself with tranquility, remaining in all bodies, just as bitterness remains in bitter substances.
चेतनाकलनारूपी सबाह्याभ्यन्तराश्रितः । जगत्पदार्थसम्भारसत्तासामान्यम् आस्थितः
He is of the nature of consciousness and thought, abiding both within and without, established as the common existence of the aggregate of objects in the world.
एष शून्यत्वम् आकाशे स्पन्द एष सदागतौ । प्रकाशश् चैष तेजस्सु पयस्य् एष रसः परः
He is emptiness in space, vibration in movement, radiance in fire, and supreme essence in water.
काठिन्यम् अवनाव् एष औष्ण्यम् एष हुताशने । शैत्यम् एष निशानाथे सत्ता चैष जगद्गणे
He is hardness in earth, heat in fire, coolness in the moon, and existence in the multitude of worlds.
मषीपिण्डे यथा कार्ष्ण्यं शौक्ल्यं हिमकणे यथा । यथा पुष्पेषु सौगन्ध्यं देहे देहपतिस् तथा
Just as blackness is in ink, whiteness in a particle of frost, and fragrance in flowers, so is the lord of the body present in the body.
यथा सर्वगता सत्ता कालस् सर्वगतो यथा । यथा सर्वगतं व्योम विभुस् सर्वगतस् तथा
As existence pervades all, as time is everywhere, and as space is all-pervading, so too is the Self present everywhere.
प्रभुशक्तिर् महीपस्य सर्वदेशगता यथा । रूपालोकमनस्कारमुक्तं सत्त्वं तथात्मनः
Just as the power of a king extends throughout his realm, so the essence of the Self is free from form, perception, and mind, and is present everywhere.
नित्यस् सो ऽयम् अहं देवो देवानाम् अवबोधकः । स्वयम् आत्मास्मि मे नास्ति कलनावित् किलेतरा
I am this eternal Self, the divine one who awakens the gods; I am my own Self, and for me there is no other conception or limitation.
रेणुनेवाणुना व्योम्नि पद्मपत्त्र इवाम्भसा । सम्भ्रमेणेव पाषाणे सम्बन्धो मयि नैनसा
Just as dust does not adhere to space, or water to a lotus leaf, or confusion to a stone, so sin has no connection with me.
सुखदुःखश्रियो देहे मा पतन्तु पतन्तु वा । तुम्बकोपरि धाराश् च का नः क्षतिर् उपस्थिता
Let pleasure, pain, and prosperity fall upon the body, or not—what harm can come to us, just as streams of water fall on a gourd?
दीपाङ्गाभिगतो रज्ज्वा नालोको बध्यते यथा । तथैवायम् अबद्धो ऽहं सर्वभावगणातिगः
Just as a beam of light passing over a rope does not bind it, so I am unbound, transcending all states of being.
सम्बन्धः को नु नः कामैर् भावाभावैर् अथेन्द्रियैः । केन सम्बध्यते व्योम केन वा गृह्यते मनः
What connection do we have with desires, with existence or non-existence, or with the senses? By what is space bound, or by what is the mind grasped?
शरीरे शतधा याते खण्डना का शरीरिणः । कुम्भे रुग्णे क्षते क्षीणे कुम्भाकाशस्य का क्षतिः
When the body is shattered into a hundred pieces, what harm comes to the one who dwells within? When a pot is broken, cracked, or destroyed, what injury befalls the space within the pot?
पिशाचक इवादृश्यो मनो नामोदितं मुधा । जडे तस्मिन् क्षते बोधात् का नः क्षतिर् उपस्थिता
Like a phantom, the mind is unseen and never truly arises; if that dull mind is wounded by knowledge, what harm can possibly come to us?
सुखदुःखमयी यस्य वासना तन् मनो मम । अभवत् पूर्वम् अद्यैका सम्पन्ना ननु निर्वृतिः
The impressions of pleasure and pain, which once formed my mind, have now become one and fulfilled; surely, this is liberation.
अन्यो भुङ्क्ते ऽन्य आदत्ते ऽप्य् अन्यस्यानर्थसङ्कटः । अन्यः पश्यत्य् अहो मौर्ख्यं कस्येयं खलु चक्रिका
One enjoys, another takes, yet another suffers misfortune; another observes—alas, what folly! Whose is this turning wheel, indeed?
भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिर् आदत्ते मनो देहस्य सङ्कटः । द्रष्टात्मा मौर्ख्यम् अस्तीह न किञ्चित् केव मे क्षतिः
Nature enjoys, the mind takes, and the body suffers distress; the witness-self merely observes this folly—truly, nothing here harms me.