एकस्याम् एव लीलायां वनस्थल्याम् इवैणकाः
Just as many deer may be found in a single forest meadow during play.
बहवस् तुल्यकालं च प्रतिभातेन कर्मणा । जना यतन्ते स्वफलपाकेनेव द्रुमा ऋतौ
Many people strive at the same time with a single reflected action, just as trees bear their own fruits in season.
प्रतिबन्धाभ्यनुज्ञानां कालो दातेति या श्रुतिः । विप्र सङ्कल्पमात्रो ऽसौ कालो ह्य् आत्मनि तिष्ठति
The teaching that time grants permission or obstruction is only a notion, O brahmin; for time truly abides only in the mind.
अमूर्तो भगवान् कालो ब्रह्मैव तम् अजं विदुः । न जहाति न चादत्ते किञ्चित् कस्यचिद् एव सः
The Lord, Time, is formless; he is truly Brahman, known as the unborn. He neither abandons nor takes anything from anyone at all.
लौकिको यस् त्व् अयं कालो वर्षकल्पयुगात्मकः । सङ्कल्प्यते पदार्थौघैः पदार्थौघाश् च तेन ते
But this worldly time, consisting of years, aeons, and ages, is conceived along with the multitude of objects, and those objects, in turn, are conceived through it.
समानप्रतिभासोत्थसम्भ्रमभ्रान्तचेतसः । तथा तद् दृष्टवन्तस् ते हूनकीरजनोच्चयाः
Those whose minds are confused by the appearance of similar perceptions have thus seen it, with the rise and fall of fame and disgrace.
स्वव्यापारपरो भूत्वा धियात्मानं विचारयन् । साधो गतमनोमोहम् इहैवास्स्व व्रजाम्य् अहम्
Engaged in his own activity, reflecting upon himself with his intellect, the sage, his mind freed from delusion, remained here, saying, 'I will go.'
इत्य् उक्त्वा भगवान् विष्णुर् जगामान्तर्धिम् ईश्वरः । अतिष्ठत् कन्दरे गाधिर् आधिपीवरया धिया
Having spoken thus, the Lord Viṣṇu, the sovereign, disappeared; Gādhi remained in the cave, with a mind endowed with supreme strength.
ततः कतिपयेष्व् अद्रौ मासेष्व् अपि गतेषु सः । पुनर् आराधयाम् आस पुण्डरीककरं द्विजः
Then, after a few months had passed in the mountain, the twice-born one again began to worship the lotus-handed Lord.
ददर्श चैकदा नाथम् आगतं प्रणनाम तम् । पूजयाम् आस मनसा सोत्केनोवाच चेश्वरम्
And once, he saw the Lord arrive, bowed to him, worshipped him in his mind with devotion, and spoke to the Lord.
भगवन् संस्मरंश् चित्रां ताम् आत्मश्वपचस्थितिम् । इमां संसारमायां च परिमुह्यामि चेतसा
O Lord, remembering that wondrous state of being an outcaste in my own self, and this illusory world of transmigration, my mind is utterly bewildered.
तद् उक्त्वाशु यथावस्तु महामोहनिवृत्तये । एतस्मिन्न् एव विमले मां नियोजय कर्मणि
Having spoken thus, for the removal of great delusion, immediately engage me in this pure action as it truly is.
ब्रह्मञ् जगद् इदं मायामहाशम्बरडम्बरम् । सर्वा आश्चर्यकलनास् सम्भवन्तीह विस्तृते
O Brahman, this world is the vast spectacle of illusion, a grand display of Maya, in which all wondrous creations arise and spread forth.
हूनकीरपुरे मोहाद् दृष्टवांस् तत् तथा भवान् । इत्य् एतत् सम्भवत्य् एव दृश्यते हि जनैर् भ्रमः
Out of delusion, you saw that in the city of the Hunas and the Kiras; thus it happens, for people indeed perceive such confusion.
हूनास् त्वम् इव कीराश् च दृष्टवन्तस् तथा भ्रमम् । मुधैवेत्य् अपि सत्याभं समकालादिसम्भवात्
Just as you saw the Hunas and the Kiras in that confusion, so too others see such errors; though baseless, they appear true due to simultaneous occurrence.
इदं तु शृणु वक्ष्यामि यथाभूतम् अनिन्दित । येनैति तनुतां चिन्ता मार्गशीर्षलतेव ते
Now listen, O blameless one, I will tell you as it truly is, so that your anxiety may become slender, like the tender shoot of a pathway creeper.
यो ऽसौ कटञ्जको नाम श्वपचो हूनमण्डले । तेनैव सन्निवेशेन स तथैवाभवत् पुरा
That one named Katañjaka, a dog-eater in the region of the Hunas, by that very arrangement, existed in that way formerly.
तथैव विकलत्रत्वं प्राप्य देशान्तरं गतः । बभूव कीरनृपतिः प्रविवेशानलं ततः
In the same way, after attaining another wife and traveling to a different land, he became king of the Kiras and then entered the fire.
भवतः केवलं चित्ते जलान्तर्वर्तिनस् तदा । प्रतिभाता तथाभूता कटञ्जाचारसंस्थितिः
At that time, only in your mind, like something seen in water, the existence of Katañjaka’s conduct appeared thus.
दृष्टानुभूतम् अत्यर्थं कदाचिद् विस्मरत्य् अलम् । कदाचिद् अप्य् अदृष्टं तु चेतः पश्यति दृष्टवत्
Sometimes, the mind thoroughly forgets even what has been seen and experienced; at other times, it perceives what has never been seen, as if it had been.
यथा स्वप्नमनोराज्यधातुसंस्थितिषु भ्रमः । जाग्रत्य् अपि तथैवाङ्ग दृश्यते मनसा स्वयम्
Just as there is confusion in dreams, fantasies, and the states of the elements, so too, O dear one, is confusion seen by the mind even while awake.
भविष्यद्भूतकालस्थं यथा त्रैकाल्यदर्शिनः । प्रतिभाम् एति ते गाधे कटञ्जचरितं तथा
Just as those who see across the three times perceive things situated in the past, future, and present, so too, O Gādhi, does the mind apprehend the deeds of Kaṭañja.
अयं सो ऽहम् इदं तन् मे इति मज्जति नात्मवान् । अयं सो ऽहम् इदं तन् मे इति पश्यत्य् अनात्मवान्
He who knows the Self does not become absorbed in thoughts like 'This is me, that is mine'; but the one who does not know the Self sees in this way: 'This is me, that is mine.'
सर्वम् एवाहम् एवेति तत्त्वज्ञो नावसीदति । न गृह्णाति पदार्थेषु विभागानर्थभावनाम्
The knower of truth, seeing all as 'I alone am everything,' does not sink; he does not grasp distinctions or the notion of separateness in objects.
तेनासौ भ्रममोहेषु सुखदुःखविलासिषु । न निमज्जति मग्नो ऽपि तुम्बीपात्रम् इवाम्भसि
Therefore, even when immersed among the delusions and confusions that bring pleasure and pain, he does not sink—just as a gourd vessel does not sink in water.
त्वं तावद् वासनाजालग्रस्तचित्तो विचेतनः । किञ्चिच्छेषमहाव्याधिर् इव न स्वास्थ्यम् आगतः
But you, your mind seized by the net of latent tendencies, are as if unconscious, like one afflicted by a lingering disease, not having attained well-being.
ज्ञानस्यापरिपूर्णत्वान् न शक्नोषि मनोभ्रमम् । विनिवारयितुं मेघम् असम्यङ्मन्त्रवान् इव
Because your knowledge is incomplete, you are unable to dispel the confusion of the mind, just as one who does not know the proper mantra cannot dispel a cloud.
यद् एव ते मनोमात्रे सहसा प्रतिबिम्बते । तरुर् ओघजवेनेव तेनैवाक्रम्यसे क्षणात्
Whatever appears to you instantly in the mind alone, you are seized by that in a moment, just as a tree is overtaken by a swift flood.
चित्तनाभेः कलास्येह मायाचक्रस्य सर्वतः । स्थीयते चेत् तद् आक्रम्य तन् न किञ्चित् प्रबाधते
If, in this world, you stand firm having mastered all the phases of the wheel of illusion that arise from the navel of consciousness, then nothing can disturb you.
त्वम् उत्तिष्ठ गिरेः कुञ्जे दशवर्षाण्य् अखिन्नधीः । तपः कुरु ततो ज्ञानम् अनन्ताभावम् आप्स्यसि
You, rise up to the mountain grove and, with unwavering mind, practice austerity for ten years; thereafter, you will attain knowledge of the infinite.