भोगाभोगतिरस्कारैः कार्श्यं नेयं मनश् शनैः । रसापहारैस् तज्ज्ञेन कालेनाजीर्णपर्णवत्
By turning away from enjoyment and non-enjoyment, the wise one gradually brings leanness to the mind, as by withdrawing sap, a leaf withers over time.
अनात्मन्य् आत्मभावेन देहमात्रास्थयानया । पुत्रदारकुटुम्बैश् च चेतो गच्छति पीनताम्
By identifying the non-self as the self, and by clinging only to the body, the mind becomes bloated through attachment to sons, wives, and family.
अहङ्कारविकारेण ममतामलहेलया । इदं ममेति भावेन चेतो गच्छति पीनताम्
Through the distortion of ego and the impurity of possessiveness, with the notion 'this is mine,' the mind becomes swollen.
जरामरणदुःखेन व्यर्थम् उन्नतिम् ईयुषा । दोषाशीविषकोशेन चेतो गच्छति पीनताम्
By seeking vain elevation amidst the suffering of old age and death, and by the sheath of faults like venomous snakes, the mind becomes bloated.
दुराशाक्षीरपानेन भोगानिलबलेन च । आस्थादानेन चानेन चित्ताहिर् याति पीनताम्
By drinking the milk of vain hopes, by the force of the wind of enjoyments, and by holding fast to these, the serpent of the mind swells.
आधिव्याधिविलासेन समाश्वासेन संसृतौ । हेयादेयप्रयत्नेन चेतो गच्छति पीनताम्
Through the play of distress and disease, by false consolation in worldly existence, and by striving for what is to be accepted or rejected, the mind becomes bloated.
आगमापायवपुषा विषवैषम्यशंसिना । भोगाभोगेन पीनेन चित्ताहिर् याति पीनताम्
With the body subject to coming and going, proclaiming the imbalance of poison, and by indulgence and abstinence, the serpent of the mind swells.
शरीरदुश्श्वभ्रचिरप्ररूढं चिन्ताचयोच्चाकृतिमञ्जरीकम् । जरामृतिव्याधिफलावनम्रं कामोपभोगौघविकासिपुष्पम्
The poisonous tree of the mind, whose blossom is the cluster of anxieties long grown in the barren soil of the body, whose flower is the expansion of desires, bowed down by the fruits of old age, death, and disease—
विचारसारक्रकचेन चित्तविषद्रुमं त्वं द्रुतम् इन्दुकल्प । आशामहाशाखम् अशङ्कम् एव च्छिन्द्धि प्रसह्यार्द्रविकल्पपत्त्रम्
Swiftly cut down, without hesitation, the poisonous tree of the mind with the saw of true inquiry, O moon-like one, along with its great branches of hope and its tender leaves of moist imagination.
मत्तं क्षणं चैकतटोपवेशविश्रान्तिसौख्येष्व् असमर्थम् उग्रम् । आलोडनोत्कं सुजनक्रमाब्जषण्डस्य चण्डं सुखदुःखगण्डम्
The mind, intoxicated and fierce, is incapable even for a moment of resting in the happiness of solitary seclusion; it is violently agitated, like a swarm of bees in the lotus of good conduct, and is a harsh mass of pleasure and pain.
चेतोगजं कायकुकाननस्थं सुतीक्ष्णया धीकरजाग्रपङ्क्त्या । विदारयादीर्घविकारदन्तं क्रियाकरं राघव राजसिंह
O Raghava, lion among kings, the elephant of the mind, dwelling in the forest of the body-cage, with its long, deformed tusks of sharp thoughts, tears apart and acts through the herd of powerful intentions.
रतिं गतं नित्यम् असत्प्रदेशे शरीरमालाग्रसनेन पुष्टम् । धृष्टं क्रियाकर्कशचञ्चुचण्डम् एकेक्षणं पुष्टतमोऽंशकृष्णम्
It constantly delights in false places, is nourished by the garland of the body, bold, harsh in action, restless and fierce, and in each moment, the strongest part is drawn toward darkness.
दूरे समुत्सारय सारभूतं दुश्चेष्टितं कर्कशम् आरटन्तम् । गर्वोद्धतं कायकुलायकोशाद् दोषोपशान्त्यै निजचित्तकाकम्
Drive far away, for the sake of pacifying faults, the essential, wicked, harsh, and loudly crying crow of your own mind from the nest of the body-cage, swollen with pride by bad conduct.
तृष्णापिशाच्या परिचर्यमाणं विश्रान्तम् अज्ञानमहावटेषु । भ्रान्तं चिरं देहशतेष्व् अटव्यां स्वसंसृतौ चेतनवर्जितेषु
Attended by the demoness of craving, resting in the great caves of ignorance, wandering long in the forest of hundreds of bodies, in its own cycle of birth, among those devoid of consciousness.
विवेकवैराग्यगुरुप्रयत्नमन्त्रैस् स्वतन्त्रैस् स्वचिदात्मगेहात् । नोत्सारितश् चित्तपिशाचको ऽयं यावत् कुतस् तावद् इहात्मसिद्धिः
Unless this goblin of the mind is expelled from the house of one's own consciousness by the independent means of discernment, dispassion, the teacher's effort, and mantra, how can there be self-realization here?
शुभासुभाशीर्हतमानवौघं चिन्ताविषं कायकुकञ्चुकं च । अजस्रम् अच्छश्वसनाशनं च सर्वस्य रामाभयनाशनं च
The multitude of good and evil thoughts, the poison of anxiety, the shell of the body-cage, the constant inhalation and eating—O Rama, all these are the destroyers of fear for everyone.
हृदब्जदुश्शल्मलिकोटरस्थं भोगौघगर्हाखगमन्त्रशक्त्या । नीत्वा शमं राम मनोमहाहिं भयं भृशं प्रोज्झ्य भवाभयात्मा
O Rama, by the power of the mantra of disgust for the multitude of enjoyments, lead the great serpent of the mind, dwelling in the hollow of the heart-lotus, to tranquility, and being the very essence of fearlessness, utterly abandon the fear of becoming.
अमङ्गलाकारधरश् शरीरशवावलीसन्ततसेवनेन । दिगावलीसम्भ्रमणश्रमार्तश् श्मशानसेवी वपुषा क्षतेन
Wearing an inauspicious form, the body is like a heap of corpses, worn down by constant wandering along the rows of directions, exhausted by roaming, and tending toward the cremation ground, its very substance wounded.
भोगामिषे दिक्ष्व् अभिधावमान उत्कन्धरो धीरविवृद्धगर्वः । उड्डीय चेद् गच्छति चित्तगृध्रो देहद्रुमात् तन् निपुणं जयस् ते
If the vulture of the mind, with neck outstretched, swollen with the pride of false courage, rushes after the bait of pleasures in all directions, and then soars away from the tree of the body, then, O wise one, you have truly triumphed.
भ्रान्तं वनान्तेषु दिगन्तरेषु फलार्थिनं चञ्चलम् आकुलाङ्गम् । जन्मावनेर् जन्ममहीं प्रयान्तं संसारपान्थं जनम् आहसन्तम्
See the traveler of worldly existence, wandering in forests and distant lands, restless, his limbs agitated in pursuit of fruit, moving from one birth-land to another, calling out to others on the path of transmigration.
द्रुमे ऽक्षिनासाकुसुमे भुजादिशाखे विलोलाङ्गुलिजालपत्त्रे । समुल्लसन्तं परिमारयैनं मनोमहामर्कटम् अङ्ग सिद्ध्यै
On the tree whose flowers are the senses, whose branches are arms and other limbs, whose leaves are the restless fingers, the great monkey of the mind leaps and plays—restrain it, O friend, for the sake of accomplishment.
अभ्युत्थितं सत्फलसङ्क्षयाय लसत्सुखासङ्गतडित्प्रकाशम् । वर्षन्तम् आसारम् अनर्थसार्थम् आन्दोलितं वासनवात्ययान्तः
Rising up to bring about the destruction of true fruit, flashing with the lightning of attachment to pleasure, pouring a torrent of meaningless troubles, the cloud of mind is shaken by the wind of desire within.
सङ्कल्प्यसङ्कल्पनवर्जनोग्रमन्त्रप्रभावाद् धृदयाम्बरात् त्वम् । सोत्साहम् उत्सादय चित्तमेघं महत् फलं प्राप्य भवालम् आढ्यः
By the power of the intense mantra of renouncing and not renouncing thoughts, from the sky of the heart, enthusiastically dispel the cloud of mind; having attained the great fruit, become truly rich in the wealth of being.
ग्रन्थीकृतं कर्मभिर् आत्मसृष्टैश् शस्त्रैर् अभेद्यं ज्वलनैर् अदग्धम् । पीडां पराम् आत्मनि कल्पयन्तं समस्तजात्यन्तरदीर्घदाम
Knotted by actions created by oneself, uncut by weapons, unburnt by fire, the chain of suffering is fashioned in the self, stretching through all kinds and long lines of births.
सम्प्रोतनिस्सङ्ख्यशरीरमालं बलाद् असङ्कल्पनमात्रशस्त्रैः । छित्त्वा स्वयं राघव चित्तपाशं यथासुखं त्वं विहरास्तशङ्कः
Cut asunder, by the weapon of pure non-conceptualization, the countless bonds of the body that have grown strong; having severed the noose of the mind yourself, O Raghava, live as you please, free from fear.
फूत्कारदग्धाखिलमार्गलोकम् अत्यन्तदुष्प्रापपरप्रबोधम् । आशाविषाशोषितलोकषण्डं वातामिषोच्छूनशरीरदण्डम्
Having scorched all the pathways and worlds with the fire of your breath, making the supreme awakening exceedingly difficult to attain, drying up the forests of people with the poison of desire, and swelling the staff of the body with the meat of the winds—
आमन्थरं देहगुहाप्रसुप्तं सङ्कल्पघोराजगरं जवेन । अकामनानाममहानलेन बलेन दग्ध्वा विभयो भव त्वम्
Swiftly burn up the dreadful serpent of imagination, which lies dormant in the cave of the body, with the great fire of desirelessness, and become fearless.
चित्तेन चेतश् शमम् आशु नीत्वा शुद्धेन घोरास्त्रम् इवास्त्रयुक्त्या । चिराय साधो त्यज चञ्चलत्वं विमर्कटो वृक्ष इवाक्षतश्रीः
With a pure mind, quickly bring your mind to tranquility, as one would subdue a terrible weapon with another weapon; O noble one, abandon restlessness for good, like a wise monkey remaining unscathed in a tree.
अलम् अलम् इति कृत्वा चेतसा वीतशङ्कं व्युपशमितमलो ऽन्तस् सर्वम् आदेहम् एव । तृणलवलघु पश्यंल् लीलयाहेयदृष्ट्या पिब विहर रमस्व प्राप्तसंसारपारः
Having declared 'enough, enough' with your mind, and with all inner impurity stilled and suspicion gone, see the entire body as light as straw or a sesame seed; with the effortless vision of renunciation, drink, play, and delight, for you have reached the far shore of worldly existence.
परिदीर्घासु तन्वीषु कचन्तीष्व् असितासु च । क्षुरधारोपमानासु चित्तवृत्तिषु तिष्ठ मा
Do not remain in the mental tendencies, which are long and slender, dark, and sharp as a razor's edge.