दुरुत्तरास् समविषमा महापदस् सुदुस्सहाः प्रभवनदीर्घदोषदाः । गताः क्षयं समधिगतो महेश्वरश् चिदव्ययो व्यपगतचित्तम् अन्तरे
The great obstacles, difficult to cross and endure, giving rise to long-lasting faults, have perished; the supreme Lord, imperishable consciousness, has been attained within, with the mind dissolved.
आत्मन् सर्वपदातीत चिरात् संस्मृतिम् आगतः । दिष्ट्या लब्धो ऽसि भगवन् नमस् ते ऽस्तु चिदात्मने
O Self, transcending all conditions, you have returned to remembrance after a long time; by good fortune you are found, O revered one, salutations to you, the consciousness-self.
अभिवन्द्यावलोक्यायम् अलम् आलिङ्ग्यसे मया । को ऽन्यस् स्याद् भगवन् बन्धुस् त्वदृते भुवनत्रये
Having bowed and looked upon you, it is enough—I embrace you; who else, O revered one, would be a kin in the three worlds apart from you?
हंसि पासि ददासि त्वं स्तौषि यासि विवल्गसि । अयं प्राप्तो ऽसि दृष्टो ऽसि किं करोषि क्व गच्छसि
You kill, you protect, you give, you praise, you go, you rejoice; now you have arrived, you are seen—what are you doing, where are you going?
स्वसत्तापूरिताशेषविश्व विश्वजनीन हे । सर्वत्र लक्ष्यसे नित्यम् अधुना क्व पलायसे
O origin of all beings, who fills the entire universe with your own essence, you are always perceived everywhere—now, where are you fleeing?
आवयोर् अन्तरं भूरिजन्मव्यवहितान्तरम् । अदूरम् अद्य सम्पन्नं दिष्ट्या दृष्टो ऽसि बान्धव
The distance between us, separated by many births, is now overcome; by good fortune you are seen today, O kinsman.
नमस् ते कृतकृत्याय कर्त्रे हर्त्रे नमो ऽस्तु ते । नमस् संसारनृत्याय नित्याय विमलात्मने
Salutations to you, who has accomplished all tasks, to the creator and destroyer; salutations to you, who dances the dance of worldly existence, eternal and pure in essence.
नमश् चक्राब्जहस्ताय नमश् चन्द्रार्धधारिणे । नमो विबुधनाथाय नमस् ते पद्मजन्मने
Salutations to you, who holds the discus and lotus in your hands; salutations to you, who bears the crescent moon; salutations to you, lord of the wise; salutations to you, born from the lotus.
वाच्यवाचकदृष्ट्यैव भेदो यो ऽयम् इहावयोः । असत्या कल्पनैवैषा वीचिवीच्यम्भसोर् इव
The distinction between us, seen as speaker and spoken, is merely an unreal imagination, like the difference between waves and the water of the ocean.
त्वम् एवानन्तयानन्तवस्तुवैचित्र्यरूपया । भावाभावविलासिन्या नित्ययेह विजृम्भसे
You alone manifest here eternally, in the form of the endless, wondrous diversity of infinite reality, playing as both existence and non-existence.
नमो द्रष्ट्रे नमस् त्वष्ट्रे नमो ऽनन्तविकासिने । नमस् सर्वस्वभावाय नमस् ते सर्वगामिने
Salutations to the Seer, salutations to the Creator, salutations to the One of infinite expansion, salutations to the One whose nature is all, salutations to You who move everywhere.
प्रतिजन्म चिरं बह्व्यो दीर्घदुःखवता मया । त्वया मायोपदग्धेन दिग्धेन महतैनसा
In every birth, for a long time, I have endured many prolonged sufferings, afflicted by You through maya, stained by great wrongdoing.
आलोकिता लोकदशा दृष्टा दृष्टान्तदृष्टयः । न प्राप्तस् त्वं त्वया येन किञ्चिद् आसादितं भवेत्
I have observed the conditions of the world, seen various examples and viewpoints, yet nothing has been attained by You through which anything could be acquired.
सर्वं मृत्काष्ठपाषाणवारिमात्रम् इदं जगत् । नेहास्ति त्वदृते देव यत्प्राप्तौ नाभिवाञ्छ्यते
All this world is merely earth, wood, stone, and water; O Lord, apart from You, there is nothing here whose attainment is truly desired.
देवायम् अद्य लब्धो ऽसि दृष्टो ऽस्य् अधिगतो ऽसि च । सम्प्राप्तो ऽसि गृहीतो ऽसि नमस् ते ऽस्तु न मुच्यसे
O Lord, today You have been obtained, seen, reached, attained, and grasped; salutations to You—may You never be lost.
यो ऽक्ष्णोः कनीनिकारश्मिजालप्रोतवपुस् स्थितः । देवो दर्शनरूपेण कथं सो ऽन्तर् न दृश्यते
The Lord who abides as the form woven by the rays of the pupil in the eye, as the essence of vision—how is it that He is not seen within?
यस् त्वक्पुष्पे स्पृशन् स्पर्शगन्धं तैलं तिले यथा । स्पर्शम् अन्तः करोत्य् एष स कथं नानुभूयते
Just as touch, fragrance, and oil are present within the sesame seed, so this One makes touch within the flower's skin—how is He not experienced?
यश् शब्दश्रवणाद् अन्तश् शब्दशक्तिं परामृशन् । रोमाञ्चं जनयत्य् अङ्गे स दूरस्थः कथं भवेत्
He who, upon hearing a sound, perceives its subtle power within and experiences goosebumps on his body—how can such a one be considered distant from it?
जिह्वापल्लवलग्नानि स्वतीतस्याङ्गतो ऽपि च । स्वदन्ते यस्य वस्तूनि स्वदते स न कस्य वा
Whatever things are attached to the tip of the tongue, even if they are from another's body, whoever tastes them—whose are they not tasted by?
पुष्पगन्धान् उपादाय घ्राणहस्तेन देहकम् । य आलेपयति प्रीत्या कस्यासौ न मुखे स्थितः
Taking the fragrance of flowers with the hand of the nose, whoever joyfully applies it to the body—how is he not situated in the mouth?
वेदवेदान्तसिद्धान्ततर्कपौराणगीतिभिः । यो गीतस् स कथं ह्य् आत्मा विज्ञातो याति विस्मृतिम्
One who sings with the conclusions of the Vedas, Vedanta, logic, Puranas, and songs—how can such a self, once known, fall into forgetfulness?
सैवेह देव भोगाली सुभगापीयम् अद्य मे । अन्तर् न स्वदते स्वच्छे त्वयि दृष्टे परापरे
O divine one, this delightful array of pleasures is today pleasing to me; yet, within, it does not taste sweet, when you, the pure and supreme, are seen.
त्वया विमलदीपेन भानुः प्रकटतां गतः । त्वया शीततुषारेण चन्द्रश् शिशिरतां गतः
By you, the sun has become manifest with the lamp of purity; by you, the moon has become cool with the chill of snow.
त्वयैते गुरवश् शैलास् त्वयैते द्युचरा धृताः । त्वयैवेयं धरा धीरा त्वयैवाम्बरम् अम्बरम्
By you, these mighty mountains stand; by you, these sky-dwellers are sustained; by you alone, this steadfast earth exists; by you alone, the sky is sky.
दिष्ट्या मत्ताम् असि प्राप्तो दिष्ट्या त्वत्ताम् अहं गतः । अहं त्वं त्वम् अहं देव दिष्ट्या भेदो ऽस्ति नावयोः
By fortune, you have attained intoxication; by fortune, I have attained you. I am you, you are me, O divine one; by fortune, there is no division between us.
अहं त्वम् इति शब्दाभ्यां पर्यायाभ्यां महात्मनः । तव वा मम वा साधो सम्पृक्ताभ्यां नमो नमः
Salutations again and again to the great Self, who is called by the interchangeable words 'I' and 'you', O noble one, whether as yours or as mine, when these are blended together.
नमो मह्यम् अनन्ताय निरहङ्काररूपिणे । नमो मह्यम् अरूपाय नमश् शमनसद्मने
Salutations to myself, the infinite one, whose nature is free from ego; salutations to myself, the formless one, salutations to the abode of peace.
मय्य् आत्मनि समे स्वच्छे साक्षिभूते निराकृतौ । दिक्कालाद्यनवच्छिन्ने स्वात्मन्य् एवेह तिष्ठति
In me, the Self, equal, pure, witness-like, without form, unconfined by direction, time, or anything else—only my own Self abides here.
मनः प्रक्षोभम् आयाति स्फुरन्तीन्द्रियसंविदः । शक्तिर् उल्लसति स्फारा प्राणापानप्रवाहिनी
The mind becomes agitated; the senses’ awareness flashes forth; the power that moves the currents of prāṇa and apāna shines expansively.
वहन्ति देहयन्त्राणि कृष्टान्य् आशावरत्रया । चर्ममांसास्थिदिग्धानि मनस्सारथिमन्ति च
The body-machines, drawn by the triple cord of desire, carry along, smeared with skin, flesh, and bone, and having the mind as their charioteer.