एवं मिथो दुःखदयोश् श्लिष्टयोः कस् सुखागमः । एतयोर् देहमनसोर् जात्यैवान्योऽन्यविद्धयोः
How can happiness arise when pain binds both together in this way? By their very nature, body and mind are mutually pierced by each other’s afflictions.
मनस्य् एव परिक्षीणे न देहो दुःखभाजनम् । तत्क्षयोत्कतया नित्यं देहो ऽपि परिधावति
When the mind is truly diminished, the body is no longer a vessel of suffering; as the mind is destroyed, the body too ceaselessly declines.
नष्टं नष्टम् अनर्थाय शरीरं पदम् आपदाम् । अलब्धात्मविवेकेन मनसाशु विनिन्द्यते
The body, once lost, is lost only to misfortune—a ground of calamities; lacking discernment of the Self, the mind quickly despises it.
एते मनश्शरीरे हि मिथः पीवरतां गते । जडरूपे हि वर्षासु पयोदसरसी यथा
Indeed, when mind and body both become robust together, though insentient in form, they swell like rain-filled lakes in the monsoon.
मिथो दुःखाय सम्पन्ने एकरूपे द्विधा स्थिते । व्यवहारपरे सार्धं लोके वाय्वनलाव् इव
When both exist as one, yet remain distinct, they bring mutual suffering; in worldly dealings, they act together like wind and fire.
चित्ते क्षयिणि सङ्क्षीणो देह आ मूलतो भवेत् । वर्धमाने तरुर् इव शतशाखः प्रवर्धते
When the mind is diminished, the body too is reduced from its very root; but as the mind grows, the body expands like a tree spreading a hundred branches.
क्षीयते मनसि क्षीणे देहः प्रक्षीणवासनः । मनो न क्षीयते क्षीणे देहे तत् क्षपयेन् मनः
When the mind is exhausted, the body, whose desires are spent, also perishes; but if the body is destroyed while the mind remains, the mind creates another body.
सङ्कल्पपादपं तृष्णालतं छित्त्वा मनोवनम् । वितताम् भुवम् आसाद्य विहरामि यथासुखम्
Having cut down the tree of imagination and the creeper of craving, I reach the vast expanse of the mind’s forest and dwell there as I please.
प्रक्षीयमाणम् एवेदं मम मन्ये मनस् स्थितम् । प्रशाम्यद्वासनाजालं प्रावृडन्त इवाम्बुदः
I perceive that this mind of mine is being dissolved; its network of tendencies is subsiding, like clouds in the rainy season.
धातूनां सन्निवेशो ऽयं देहनामा वपुर् मम । प्रक्षीयमाणे मनसि गलन्न् एवावतिष्ठतु
This arrangement of elements, called the body, is my form; as the mind dissolves, let it simply fall away and remain no more.
यदर्थं किल भोगश्रीर् वाञ्छ्यते तत् कलेवरम् । न मे नापि च तस्याहं को ऽर्थस् सुखलवेन मे
The body is desired only for the sake of enjoyment and pleasure; neither am I that, nor is it me—what purpose is there for me in a mere trace of happiness?
नाहं देह इति त्व् अस्मिन् युक्तिम् आकर्णय क्रमे । सर्वाङ्गेष्व् अपि सत्स्व् एव शवः कस्मान् न वल्गति
I am not the body—listen to this reasoning in sequence: even when all its limbs are present, why does a corpse not move?
तस्माद् देहाद् अतीतो ऽहं नित्यो ऽनस्तमितद्युतिः । यस् सङ्गं भास्वता प्राप्य वेद्मि व्योमनि भास्करम्
Therefore, I am beyond the body, eternal, with undiminished radiance; just as one attains contact with the shining sun, I know the sun in the sky.
ज्ञो ऽहं मे न सुखेनार्थो नानर्थेन च दुःखिता । शरीरम् अस्तु वा मास्तु स्थितो ऽस्मि विगतज्वरः
I am the knower; for me, there is no purpose in pleasure, nor am I afflicted by pain. Let the body exist or not—I remain, free from affliction.
यत्रात्मा तत्र न मनो नेन्द्रियाणि न वासनाः । पामराः परितिष्ठन्ति निकटे न महीभृतः
Where the Self is, there is neither mind, nor senses, nor tendencies; the ignorant linger nearby, but not the wise.
पदं तद् अनुयातो ऽस्मि केवलो ऽस्मि जयाम्य् अहम् । निस्स्पृहो ऽस्मि निरंशो ऽस्मि निरीहो ऽस्मि निरीप्सितः
I have followed that path; I am pure; I am victorious; I am free from desire; I am without parts; I am without effort; I am without longing.
नेदानीं मम सम्बन्धो मनोदेहेन्द्रियादिभिः । पृथक्कृतस्य तैलस्य तिलैर् विदलितैर् यथा
Now, I have no connection with mind, body, senses, or the rest—just as oil, once separated, has no relation to the crushed sesame seeds.
स्वस्मात् पदवराद् अस्माल् लीलया चलितस्य मे । अध आक्रमतः किञ्चित् परिवारो ह्य् अयं शुभः
From this supreme state, as I move playfully, a portion of this auspicious entourage descends below.
स्वस्थतोर्जितता सत्ता हृद्यता सत्यता ज्ञता । आनन्दितोपशमिता मता च मुदितोदिता
Health, strength, existence, delightfulness, truthfulness, knowledge, joy, tranquility, esteem, and cheerful arising are known.
पूर्णतोदारता सत्या कान्तिमत्तैकतानता । सर्वैकता निर्भयता क्षीणद्वित्वविकल्पता
Fullness, nobility, truth, radiant unity, universal oneness, fearlessness, the absence of duality and doubt—these prevail.
एता नित्योदितास् स्वस्थास् सुन्दर्यस् सुभगोदयाः । ममैकात्मरतेः कान्ता नित्यं हृदयवल्लभाः
These ever-arising, healthy, beautiful, and auspicious qualities are my beloved companions, always dear to my heart in the delight of unity.
सर्वथा सर्वदा सर्वं सर्वस्मिन् सम्भवत्य् अतः । सर्वं प्रति मम क्षीणे वाञ्छावाञ्छे सुखासुखम्
Therefore, at all times, everywhere, in everything, for me—whether desire is exhausted or remains—pleasure and pain arise in relation to all.
विगतमोहतया विमनस्तया गतविकल्पनचित्ततया स्फुटम् । उपरमाम्य् अहम् आत्मनि शीतले घनलवश् शरदीव नभस्तले
With delusion gone, mind stilled, and thoughts dissolved, I rest clearly in myself, cool as a cloud-drop in the autumn sky.
इति निर्णीय ततया धिया धवलया मुनिः । बद्धपद्मासनस् तस्थाव् अर्धोन्मीलितलोचनः
Thus, having resolved with a mind clear and pure, the sage sat in the bound lotus posture, his eyes half open.
ओङ्कारम् अकरोत् तारस्वरम् ऊर्ध्वगतध्वनिम् । सम्यगाहतलाङ्गूलं घण्टाकुम्भम् इवारवम्
He uttered the syllable Om in a high, sustained tone, the sound rising upward, resonant like the ringing of a bell or the deep call of a conch.
ओमुच्चारयतस् तस्य संवित्तत्त्वे तदुन्मुखे । यावदोङ्कारम् ऊर्ध्वस्थे वितते विमलात्मनि
As he pronounced Om, his awareness turned toward the essence of consciousness; as long as the Om remained elevated, it spread within his pure self.
सार्धत्र्यंशात्ममात्रस्य प्रथमे ऽंशे स्फुटारवे । प्रणवस्य मनाक्क्षुब्धप्राणारणितदेहके
At the first, clear note of the three-and-a-half measures of the sacred syllable, as the mind was stirred and the body vibrated with the breath, the sound of Om arose.
रेचकाख्यो ऽखिलं कायं प्राणनिष्क्रमणक्रमः । रिक्तीचकार पीताम्बुर् अगस्त्य इव सागरम्
The process called recaka, the complete expulsion of breath from the body, emptied him like Agastya once drank the ocean.
अतिष्ठत् प्राणपवनश् चिद्रसापूरिते ऽम्बरे । त्यक्तदेहः परित्यक्तनीडः खग इवाम्बरे
The life-breath remained in the sky filled with the radiance of consciousness, like a bird in the sky that has abandoned its body and left its nest behind.
हृदयाग्निर् ज्वलञ् ज्वाली ददाह मलिनं वपुः । उत्पातपवनोच्छूनो दावश् शुष्कम् इव द्रुमम्
The fire in his heart blazed forth, burning away the impure body, just as a forest fire, fanned by a fierce wind, consumes a dry tree.