चित्तसंसारणाकाशकोटरे चित्तकुम्भखम् । विनाश्यातुलिताकाशरूपं स्वं रूपम् आविश
Abandoning the pot-space of the mind within the cave of the mind’s samsara, enter your own true form, which is of the nature of infinite, undivided space.
वर्तमानं क्रमायातं भजद् बाह्यधिया क्षणम् । भूतं भविष्यद् अभजद् याति चित्तम् अचित्तताम्
The mind, for a moment, engages with the present as it arrives in sequence through outward awareness; abandoning what is past and what is yet to come, it enters a state beyond mind.
सङ्कल्पं सानुसन्धानवर्जनं चेत् प्रतिक्षणम् । करोषि तद् अचित्तत्वं प्राप्त एवासि पावनम्
If you perform every intention without attachment or continuity, then you attain the state beyond mind and are truly purified.
यावत् सङ्कल्पकलनं तावच् चित्तविभूतयः । यावज् जलदविस्तारस् तावत् खे जलबिन्दवः
As long as there is the fabrication of intention, so long are the powers of the mind; as long as clouds spread in the sky, so long are there drops of water.
सचित्तं चेतनं यावत् तावत् सङ्कल्पकल्पनम् । सचन्द्रांशु जगद् यावत् तावत् प्रालेयलेशकाः
As long as there is conscious mind, so long is there the creation of intention; as long as the world exists with moonlight, so long are there traces of frost.
चेतनश् चित्तरिक्तश् चेद् भावितस् तत् कुसंसृतेः । आमूलम् एव दग्धानि विद्धि मूलानि सिद्धिमन्
If consciousness is without mind and is cultivated, then the roots of impurity are burned up entirely; know that this is the foundation of accomplishment.
चेतनं चित्तरिक्तं हि प्रत्यक्चेतनम् उच्यते । निर्मनस्कस्वभावं तन् न तत्र कलनामलः
Consciousness devoid of mind is called inner consciousness; its nature is without mental activity, and there is no impurity of conceptualization there.
सा सत्यता सा शिवता सा सत्ता पारमात्मिकी । सर्वज्ञता सा सा तृप्तिर् ननु यत्र मनः क्षतम्
That is truth, that is auspiciousness, that is existence of the supreme Self; that is omniscience, that is fulfillment, indeed where the mind is broken.
मनो यत्र तु तत्रास्थास् तत्र दुःखसुखानि च । सदा सन्निधिम् आयान्ति श्मशान इव वायसाः
Wherever the mind abides, there pleasure and pain always gather, just as crows assemble in a cremation ground.
अवस्तुत्वावबोधेन सर्वभावव्यवस्थितेः । संसृतिव्रततेर् बीजं सङ्कल्पे नोपजायते
When, through the understanding of the unreality of all things, the order of all phenomena is recognized, then the seed of the vow of worldly existence does not arise in thought.
शास्त्रसज्जनसम्पर्कसन्तताभ्यासयोगतः । जागतानाम् अवस्तुत्वं भावानाम् अधिगम्यते
By the continuous practice of study, association with noble people, and discipline, the unreality of worldly objects and phenomena is realized.
अविवेकाद् उपाहृत्य चेतस् स्वैर् यत्ननिश्चयैः । बलात्कारेण संयोज्यं शास्त्रसत्पुरुषक्रमे
Through discernment, one must forcibly direct the mind, which has been led astray by lack of discrimination, with determined effort, following the method of scripture and guidance of the wise.
मुख्यं कारणम् आत्मैव परमात्मावलोकने । अगाधे पतितं रत्नं रत्नेनैवावकृष्यते
The primary cause for perceiving the Supreme Self is the self itself; just as a jewel fallen into deep water is drawn out by another jewel.
स्वानुभूतानि दुःखानि स्वात्मैव त्यक्तुम् अर्हति । तेनात्मैवात्मविज्ञाने हेतुर् एकः परस् स्मृतः
It is the self alone that should abandon the sufferings it has experienced; therefore, the self alone is regarded as the sole cause in the knowledge of the self.
प्रलपन् विसृजन् गृह्णन्न् उन्मिषन् निमिषन्न् अपि । निरस्तमननानन्तसंविन्मात्रपरो भव
Whether speaking, letting go, taking, opening or closing the eyes, be intent solely on the infinite consciousness, with the mind free from distractions.
ममेदं तद् अयं सो ऽहम् इति सन्त्यज्य वासनाः । एकनिष्ठतयान्तस्स्थसंविन्मात्रपरो भव
Abandoning all tendencies of 'this is mine,' 'that is his,' or 'I am this,' be intent solely on the inner consciousness with unwavering focus.
वर्तमानभविष्यन्त्योस् स्थित्योर् आदेहम् एकधीः । स्वसंवित्त्यनुसन्धानात् समाधानपरो भव
In all states of present and future existence, maintain a single-pointed awareness; through continual attention to your own consciousness, be intent on absorption.
पलायनेषु युद्धेषु दुःखेषु च सुखेषु च । जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्तेषु स्वसंवित्तिपरो भव
In flight, in battle, in sorrow and in joy, in waking, dreaming, and deep sleep—be devoted to your own awareness.
मलं संवेद्यम् उत्सृज्य मनो निर्मथ्य मन्थरम् । आशापाशान् अलं छित्त्वा स्वसंवित्तिपरो भव
Abandon the impurity that is the object of experience, thoroughly churn the sluggish mind, and, having cut asunder the bonds of hope, be devoted to your own awareness.
अशुभाशुभसङ्केतस् संशान्ताशाविषूचिकः । नष्टेष्टानिष्टदृष्टिस् त्वं संवित्सारपरो भव
Free from the fever of hope, beyond the marks of good and evil, with no view of what is desirable or undesirable—be devoted to the essence of consciousness.
सकर्तृकर्मकरणान् स्वान् स्पर्शान् अन्तर् अस्पृशन् । निर्विकल्पनिरालम्बस् स्वचिन्मात्रपरो भव
Without inwardly touching your own perceptions of agent, action, and instrument, and established in the supportless, undivided state—be devoted to pure consciousness alone.
जाग्रत्य् एव हि सौषुप्तीं भावयन् सुस्थिरां स्थितिम् । सर्वम् अस्तीति सञ्चिन्त्य सत्तैकात्मवपुर् भव
By contemplating deep sleep even while awake, and reflecting that all is existence, become one whose very form is the unity of being.
नानानानादशामुक्तो युक्तो मुक्ततयाशये । समग्रकलनादीपस् स्वचिन्मात्रपरो भव
Freed from the state of manifoldness and non-manifoldness, established in the intention of liberation, be the lamp that illumines all calculation—be devoted to pure consciousness alone.
आत्मतापरते त्यक्त्वा निर्विभागो जगत्स्थितौ । वज्रस्तम्भवद् आत्मानम् अवलम्ब्य स्थिरो भव
Having abandoned the sense of self and other, undivided amidst the world, relying on your own self like a pillar of diamond, be steadfast.
छित्त्वान्तर् मानसान् पाशान् आशारूपान् उदारया । धिया धैर्यैकधारिण्या निर्धर्माधर्मतां व्रज
Cutting the inner bonds of the mind, which take the form of hopes, with noble and steadfast intelligence, attain a state beyond both virtue and vice.
समासादयतस् तत्त्वं स्वसंवेदनम् इत्य् अलम् । विषं हालाहलम् अपि यास्यत्य् अमृततां तव
Once you attain the essence, which is self-awareness, even deadly poison will become nectar for you.
तदोदेति महामोहस् संसृतिभ्रमकारणम् । निर्मलाया निरंशायास् स्वसंवित्तेश् च्युतिर् यदा
Then arises the great delusion, the cause of wandering in transmigration, when there is a fall from the pure, partless self-awareness.
तदा सङ्क्षीयते मोहस् संसृतिभ्रमकारणम् । निर्मलायां निरंशायां स्वसंवित्तौ स्थितिर् यदा
Delusion, the cause of wandering in transmigration, is diminished when there is abiding in the pure, partless self-awareness.
स्वरूपम् अनुयातस्य तीर्णस्याशामहार्णवम् । प्रसरिष्यति ते संवित् सूर्यांशुर् इव सर्वतः
For one who has followed their true nature and crossed the ocean of hope, your awareness will shine everywhere like the rays of the sun.
स्वभावम् आलोकयत आनन्दमयसंस्थितेः । रसायनम् अपि स्वादु राम प्रतिविषायते
For one established in the state of bliss, O Rama, even the elixir of life appears tasteless when observing their own nature.