रजोरहितसर्वाशां शीतलोपशमद्रुमाम् । प्राप्तो ऽस्मि विततां भूमिम् उन्नतां पारमार्थिकीम्
I have attained the expansive, exalted ground of ultimate reality, devoid of all dust of desire, cooled and tranquil like a tree of peace.
स्तुत्या प्रणत्या विज्ञप्त्या शमेन नियमेन च । लब्धो ऽयं भगवान् आत्मा दृष्टश् चाधिगतस् स्फुटम्
Through praise, prostration, supplication, tranquility, and discipline, this revered Self has been attained and clearly perceived.
अहङ्कारपदातीतश् चिरात् संस्मृतिम् आगतः । स्वभावो भगवान् आत्मा विष्णुर् ब्रह्म सनातनम्
Having long transcended the realm of ego, the Self—revered, innate, eternal Vishnu, Brahman—has come into remembrance.
इन्द्रियोरगगर्तेषु मरणश्वभ्रभूमिषु । तृष्णाकरञ्जकुञ्जेषु कामकोलाहलेषु च
In the pits of the senses, in the fields of death and abyss, in the thickets of thirst, and in the tumult of desire,
वासनावनजालेषु जन्मकूपान्तरेषु च । दुःखदावाग्निदाहेषु दुष्कृताङ्गारभारिषु
In the nets woven by tendencies, in the depths of birth-wells, in the burning of sorrow’s wildfire, and in the weight of sinful embers,
पातोत्पातदशालक्षैर् मज्जनोन्मज्जनभ्रमैः । आविर्भावतिरोभावैर् आशापाशविवेष्टनैः
With countless falls and calamities, with the confusion of sinking and rising, with appearances and disappearances, and with the binding cords of hope,
अहं चिरम् अहङ्कारद्विषा समवपोथितः । निशायाम् अल्पधैर्यात्मा पिशाचेनेव जङ्गले
For a long time, I was crushed by the enemy of ego, my mind faint-hearted in the night, as if haunted by a ghoul in the wilderness.
स्वयम् एव त्वयेदानीं क्रियाशक्त्या स्वयैव हि । शौरिवाग्व्यपदेशेन विवेकश्रीर् विबोधिता
But now, by your own power of action, and by your own speech as Shauri, the splendor of discernment has been awakened.
प्रबुद्धे भवतीशाने तम् अहङ्कारराक्षसम् । न पश्यामि विभो दीपे ज्वलिते तिमिरं यथा
When the Lord awakens within, I no longer see that demon of ego, just as darkness vanishes when a lamp is lit, O Master.
तस्याहङ्कारयक्षस्य मनोविवरवासिनः । दीपस्येव प्रशान्तस्य न वेद्मि गतिम् ईश्वर
I do not know the fate of that goblin of ego, dwelling in the cave of the mind, now that it is extinguished like a lamp.
दृष्ट एव त्वयीशाने पलायनपरायणः । सम्पन्नो मदहम्भावश् चौरस् सूर्योदये यथा
Indeed, O Lord, as soon as you are seen, the thief of pride and ego flees away, just as a thief escapes at sunrise.
असदभ्युत्थिते तस्मिन्न् अहङ्कारपिशाचके । शान्ते तिष्ठाम्य् अतिस्वस्थो निर्गोनास इव द्रुमः
When that demon of ego, which is unreal, has vanished, I remain perfectly at peace, utterly tranquil, like a tree without branches.
शाम्यामि परिनिर्वामि जागर्म्य् अस्मि प्रबोधवान् । तस्करेणावमुक्तो ऽस्मि निर्वृतो ऽस्मि चिराद् अयम्
I am calmed, I am completely extinguished, I am awake and fully aware; released by the thief, I am at peace at last after a long time.
शैत्यम् अभ्यागतो ऽस्म्य् अन्तश् शान्ताशामृगतृष्णिकः । प्रावृडम्बुभरस्नातश् शान्तदाव इवाचलः
I have attained coolness within, my thirst for mirages is stilled; like a mountain bathed by the rains of the monsoon, the forest fire is quenched.
प्रमार्जिते ऽहम् इत्य् अस्मिन् पदे सार्थे विचारतः । को मोहः कानि दुःखानि काः कदाशाः क आतपः
For one who reflects upon this state of being cleansed—'I am purified'—what delusion remains, what sufferings, what desires, what heat?
नरकस्वर्गमोक्षादिभ्रमास् सत्याम् अहङ्कृतौ । भित्ताव् एव प्रवर्तन्ते चित्रेहा न नभस्तले
Heaven, hell, liberation, and other such illusions arise only when ego is present; they appear on the wall, not in the open sky.
अहङ्कारकलापीने चित्ते सारचमत्कृतिः । न राजते ऽंशुके म्लाने यथा कुङ्कुमरञ्जना
In a mind swollen with ego, the wonder of the essence does not shine, just as saffron dye does not glow on a faded cloth.
निरहङ्कारजलदे तृष्णासारविवर्जिते । भाति चित्तशरद्व्योम्नि स्वच्छता कान्तिशालिनी
In the sky of the mind, clear as autumn, where the waters of ego have dried up and the substance of craving is absent, shines the radiance of pure clarity.
निरहङ्कारपङ्काय सम्प्रसन्नान्तराय च । मह्यम् आनन्दसरसे तुभ्यम् आत्मन् नमो नमः
To you, my Self, the lake of bliss, free from the mire of ego and with inner serenity, I bow again and again.
गताहङ्कारमेघाय शान्ताशादाववह्नये । मह्यम् आनन्दशैलाय विश्रान्ताय नमो नमः
To you, my Self, the mountain of bliss, where the clouds of ego have vanished and the fire of desire is extinguished, at rest—salutations again and again.
शान्तेन्द्रियोग्रग्राहाय क्षीणचित्तौर्ववह्नये । आनन्दाम्बुधये तुभ्यं मह्यम् आत्मन् नमो नमः
To you, my Self, the ocean of bliss, whose senses are pacified and whose inner fire of thought is spent, I bow again and again.
प्रफुल्तानन्दपद्माय शान्तचिन्तामहोर्मये । मह्यम् उन्मानसायात्मंस् तुभ्यम् अन्तर् नमो नमः
To you, my inner Self, whose lotus of bliss is in full bloom and whose great waves of thought are calm, I bow again and again.
संविदाभासपक्षाय पद्मकोटरवासिने । सर्वमानसहंसाय स्वात्मने ऽन्तर् नमो नमः
To you, my inner Self, who dwells in the heart-lotus, whose wings are the rays of consciousness, and who is the swan of all minds, I bow again and again.
कलाकलितरूपाय निष्कलायामितात्मने । सदोदितातिपूर्णात्मशशिने ते नमो नमः
To you, ever full moon of the Self, whose form is adorned with the arts yet is partless and boundless, always shining and completely perfect, I bow again and again.
सदोदिताय शीताय महाहृद्ध्वान्तहारिणे । सर्वगायाप्य् अदृश्याय चित्सूर्याय नमो नमः
To you, ever-risen, cool, destroyer of the great darkness of the heart, all-pervading, invisible, sun of consciousness, I bow again and again.
अस्नेहस्नेहदीप्राय वर्त्यतिक्रान्तवर्तिने । स्वभावाधारधीराय चिद्दीपाय नमो नमः
Salutations again and again to the lamp of consciousness, which is like a flame without oil, whose wick has transcended the wick, whose steadfastness rests in its own nature.
मननानलसन्तप्तं शीतेन मनसा मनः । छिन्नम् अन्तर् मया तप्तम् अयसेव बलाद् अयः
My mind, scorched by the fire of thought, has been cooled by the mind itself; within, I have cut and tempered it, as iron is forcibly tempered by iron.
इन्द्रियैर् इन्द्रियं छित्त्वा छित्त्वा च मनसा मनः । अहङ्कृतिम् अहङ्कृत्या छित्त्वा शेषो जयाम्य् अहम्
Having cut off the senses with the senses, and the mind with the mind, having severed egoism with egoism, I remain, victorious, as the residue.
भावेन भावम् आमृद्य च्छित्त्वा तृष्णाम् अतृष्णया । निष्पिष्य प्रज्ञयाप्रज्ञां ज्ञे ऽज्ञस् संयोजितो मया
Having subdued one state with another, and cut off craving with non-craving, having crushed ignorance with wisdom, I have united knowledge and non-knowledge within myself.
मनसा मनसि च्छिन्ने निरहङ्कारतां गते । भावेन गलिते भावे स्वस्थस् तिष्ठामि केवलः
When the mind is cut off by the mind and egoism is gone, when one state dissolves into another, I stand alone, established in my own nature.