अहो बत चिरं कालम् आवां विश्लेषम् आगतौ । कालेन श्लेषितौ भूयो वसन्ताद्रितटाव् इव
Ah, indeed, after a long time we have come to separation; now, by time, we are joined again, like spring and the mountain slope.
न ता जगति विद्यन्ते सुखदुःखदशास् सखे । जीवद्भिर् या न दृश्यन्ते संयोगजवियोगजाः
O friend, there are no states of happiness or sorrow in this world that are not seen by the living, arising from union and separation.
तथैतास्व् अतिदीर्घासु दशास्व् अन्यत्वम् आगताः । भूयो वयम् अपि श्लिष्टाश् चित्रा हि नियतिर् विधेः
In these very long conditions, we have become different, yet now we are joined again; for the destiny ordained by fate is indeed wondrous.
भगवन् नियतेर् अस्या गतिं दीपगतेर् इव । दैविक्याः को हि जानाति गम्भीरां विस्मयप्रदाम्
O venerable one, who indeed knows the course of this destiny, deep and astonishing like the movement of a lamp's flame, belonging to the divine?
त्वम् अहं च वियोज्यातिदूरे दूरदशासु च । अद्य सङ्घटितौ भूयः किम् असाध्यम् अहो विधेः
You and I, separated and far apart in distant states, are today brought together again; ah, what is impossible for fate?
वयं त्व् अद्य महासत्त्व भृशं कुशलिनस् स्थिताः । त्वदागमनपुण्येन परां पावनतां गताः
But today, O noble one, we are truly well and firmly established; by the merit of your arrival, we have attained supreme purity.
ईषत् त्वदागमक्षीणपापानां पुण्यपादपैः । तथा फलितम् अस्माकं न यथा वयम् आकुलाः
Because our sins have been slightly diminished by your coming, the fruits we have obtained from the trees of merit are not such that we are troubled.
सर्वास् सम्पत्तयो ऽस्माकं राजर्षे संस्थिताः पुरे । भवदागमनेनाद्य प्रयाताश् शतशाखताम्
All prosperity had previously resided in our city, O royal sage, but today, with your arrival, it has branched out into hundreds of directions.
विकिरति परितो रसायनानाम् इव निकरं मधुरं महानुभाव । तव वचनम् अवेक्षणं च पुण्यं परमपदप्रतिमो हि साधुसङ्गः
Your words, O great one, and your very presence, scatter all around a sweet flood of nectar; for the company of the virtuous is indeed like the supreme abode of merit.
अथैवम्प्रायया तत्र विश्रम्भकथया चिरम् । प्राक्तनस्नेहगर्भिण्या स्थित्वोवाचायुधाभिधः
Then, after spending a long time there in intimate conversation filled with old affection, Ayudhābhidha spoke.
यद् यत् संसारजाले ऽस्मिन् क्रियते कर्म भूमिप । तत् समाहितचित्तस्य सुखायान्यस्य नानघ
O king, whatever action is performed in this net of worldly existence, it brings happiness only to one whose mind is composed, not to another, O sinless one.
कच्चित् सङ्कल्परहितं परं विश्रमणास्पदम् । परमोपशमश्रेयस् समाधिम् अनुतिष्ठसि
Are you practicing that supreme state of meditation, free from all mental constructions, which is the highest repose and blessedness?
एतन् मे ब्रूहि भगवन् सर्वसङ्कल्पवर्जितम् । परमोपशमश्रेयस् समाधिर् हि किम् उच्यते
Tell me this, O venerable one: what is called that supreme meditation, free from all mental constructions, which is the highest peace and blessedness?
यो ज्ञो महात्मन् सततं तूष्णीं व्यवहरंश् च वा । असमाहितचित्तो ऽसौ कदा भवति कः किल
How could one who is wise and great-souled, whether always silent or engaged in speech, ever become someone whose mind is not composed?
नित्यप्रबुद्धचित्तास् तु कुर्वन्तो ऽपि जगत्क्रियाः । आत्मैकतत्त्वतन्निष्ठास् सदैव सुसमाधयः
Those whose minds are ever awakened, even while performing worldly actions, are always firmly established in the one reality of the Self, and remain in perfect composure.
बद्धपद्मासनस्यापि कृतब्रह्माञ्जलेर् अपि । अविश्रान्तस्वभावस्य कस् समाधिः कथं च वा
For one whose nature is restless, even if seated in the lotus posture or with hands joined in reverence to Brahman, what samadhi is there, and how could it arise?
तत्त्वावबोधो भगवन् सर्वाशातृणपावकः । प्रोक्तस् समाधिभेदेन न तु तूष्णीम् अवस्थितिः
O venerable one, true understanding of reality is the fire that burns up all desires; this is called samadhi in its various forms, not merely remaining silent.
समाहिता नित्यतृप्ता यथाभूतार्थदर्शिनी । साधो समाधिशब्देन परा प्रज्ञोच्यते बुधैः
The state called samadhi by the wise is supreme insight: composed, ever content, perceiving things as they truly are.
अक्षुब्धा निरहङ्कारा द्वन्द्वेष्व् अनभिपातिनी । प्रोक्ता समाधिशब्देन मेरोस् स्थिरतरा स्थितिः
That which is unshaken, free from ego, undisturbed by opposites, is called by the word samadhi—a state more stable than Mount Meru.
निश्चिन्ता विगताभीष्टा हेयोपादेयवर्जिता । प्रोक्ता समाधिशब्देन परिपूर्णा मनोगतिः
That state is called samadhi: carefree, devoid of desires, free from acceptance and rejection, the mind's movement is utterly fulfilled.
यतः प्रभृति बोधेन युक्तम् आत्यन्तिकं मनः । तद् आरभ्य समाधानम् अव्युच्छिन्नं महात्मनः
From the moment the mind is joined with true understanding, from then on, the composure of the great-souled is unbroken.
न हि प्रबुद्धमनसो भूत्वा विच्छिद्यते पुनः । समाधिर् दूरम् आकृष्टो बिसतन्तुश् शिशोर् इव
For one whose mind has truly awakened, samadhi is never broken again; it is drawn far away only as a lotus fiber is pulled by a child.
समग्रं दिनम् आलोकाद् विरमत्य् अक्षि नो यथा । आजीवितान्तं मे प्रज्ञा तथा तत्त्वावलोकनात्
Just as the eye does not cease seeing for the whole day, so my insight, from perceiving reality, does not cease until the end of life.
अजस्रम् अम्बु वहनाद् यथा नद्या न रुध्यते । तथा विज्ञानदृग् बोधात् क्षणमात्रं न रुध्यते
Just as a river is never hindered from constantly carrying water, so the vision of knowledge, once awakened, is not obstructed even for a moment.
न विस्मरत्य् अविरतं यथा कालकला गतिम् । न विस्मरत्य् अविरतं स्वात्मानं प्राज्ञधीस् तथा
Just as the movement of time's divisions is never forgotten, so the wise intellect never ceases to remember its own self.
न विस्मरति सर्वत्र यथा सततगो गतिम् । न विस्मरति निश्चेत्यं चिन्मात्रं प्राज्ञधीस् तथा
Just as one who is always in motion never forgets movement anywhere, so the wise intellect never forgets the pure consciousness that is to be realized.
गतिं कालकला यद्वच् चिन्वाना समवस्थिता । चिच् चिरं चेत्यरहितं चिन्वानाङ्गं तथा स्थिता
Just as one intent on tracking the divisions of time remains fixed on their movement, so one intent on pure consciousness remains long established in the state free from objectification.
यथा सत्ताविहीनात्मा पदार्थो नोपलभ्यते । तथात्मज्ञानहीनात्मा कालो ज्ञस्य न लभ्यते
Just as an object lacking existence is not perceived, so for the knower, time is not found apart from knowledge of the self.
न सम्भवति संसारे गुणहीनो गुणी यथा । न सम्भवत्य् आत्मसंविद्वर्जितो ह्य् आत्मवांस् तथा
Just as one without qualities cannot exist as one with qualities in the world, so one possessing the self cannot exist without self-awareness.
सर्वदैवास्मि सम्बुद्धस् सर्वदैवास्मि निर्मलः । सर्वदैवास्मि शान्तात्मा सर्वदास्मि समाहितः
I am always awakened, always pure, always tranquil in spirit, always composed.