विरक्तजायामरणे यथा दुःखी न मानवः । परिज्ञाताखिलाविद्यं तथा चित्तं न दुःखदम्
Just as a man is not distressed by the death of a wife to whom he is dispassionate, so too, when all ignorance is known, the mind does not become a source of suffering.
परिज्ञातमनोमोहो जगद्भानोद्भवात्मना । स्पृश्यते नैनसा साधू रजसेव नभस्तलम्
When the delusion of the mind is recognized by the self that arises as the light of the world, the virtuous are not touched by sin, just as the sky is not touched by dust.
अविद्यासम्परिज्ञानमात्रम् एव महौषधम् । अविद्याविततव्याधेस् तिमिरस्येव दीपकः
The mere complete recognition of ignorance is the great medicine, like a lamp for the darkness of the disease spread by ignorance.
अविद्या सम्परिज्ञाता यदैव हि तदैव हि । सा परिक्षीयते भूयस् स्वदते च न भोगभूः
When ignorance is fully recognized, at that very moment it is diminished and ceases to be a source of enjoyment.
व्यवहारपरो ऽप्य् अन्तर् असक्तमतिर् एकधीः । स्पृश्यते नैनसा साधुर् मत्स्येक्षणम् इवाम्भसा
Even one engaged in worldly activity, whose mind is unattached and unified, is not touched by sin, like a fish's gaze upon water.
प्राप्ते चिद्भास्करालोके प्रक्षीणाज्ञानयामिनी । चित्तभूः परमानन्दम् आगता ज्ञस्य राजते
When the light of consciousness dawns and the night of ignorance is ended, the field of the mind attains supreme bliss and shines for the knower.
अज्ञाननिद्रोपशमे जनो ज्ञानार्कबोधितः । तं प्रबोधम् अवाप्नोति पुनर् येन न मुह्यति
When the sleep of ignorance is pacified and a person is awakened by the sun of knowledge, he attains that awakening by which he is never again deluded.
दिनानि जीव्यते तानि सानन्दास् ते क्रियाक्रमाः । आत्मचिन्तोदिता येषु चिज्ज्योत्स्ना हृदयाम्बरे
Those days are lived joyfully, and their actions are delightful, in which the radiance of consciousness arises in the sky of the heart through reflection on the self.
नरो मोहसमुत्तीर्णस् सततस्वात्मचिन्तया । अन्तश्शीतलताम् एति स्वामृतेनेव चन्द्रमाः
A person who has crossed beyond delusion through constant contemplation of the self attains inner coolness, like the moon with its own nectar.
तानि मित्राणि शास्त्राणि तानि तानि दिनानि च । विरागोल्लासवान् यैस् स्याद् आत्मचिन्तोदयस् स्फुटम्
Those friends, those scriptures, and those days are truly valuable, by which one attains the clear arising of self-reflection, accompanied by the joy of dispassion.
चिरं शोचन्ति ते दीना जन्मजङ्गलवीरुधः । आत्मावलोकने हेला येषाम् अधिगतैनसाम्
Long do those wretched ones grieve, like wild plants in the jungle of birth, who, having acquired sin, neglect self-examination.
आशापाशशतैर् बद्धं भोगोलपसुलालसम् । जराजर्जरिताकारं शोकोच्छ्वासकदर्थितम्
Bound by hundreds of cords of desire, delighting in fleeting pleasures, their bodies worn by old age, afflicted by the sighs of sorrow.
व्यूढदुःखमहाभारं जन्मजङ्गलजीविनम् । कुकर्मकर्दमालिप्तं मोहपल्वलशायिनम्
Bearing the heavy burden of great suffering, living in the jungle of birth, smeared with the mud of evil deeds, lying in the mire of delusion.
रोगदंशावलीदष्टं कृष्टं तृष्णावरत्रया । मनोवाजिनकोत्तब्धं बन्धुबन्धननिश्चलम्
Bitten by the swarm of diseases, pulled by the reins of thirst, bound by the harness of the mind, and immobilized by the bonds of kinship.
पुत्रदारदरीजीर्णं मग्नोन्मग्नं कुकर्दमे । श्रान्तं विगतविश्रामं भग्नम् आदीर्घवर्त्मनि
Worn out by sons, wives, and relatives, sunk deep in foul mire, exhausted without rest, broken on the long path.
गमागमपरिक्षीणं संसारारण्यचारिणम् । अलब्धशीतलच्छायं तीव्रतापोपतापितम्
Depleted by constant coming and going, wandering in the forest of worldly existence, unable to find cool shade, scorched by intense heat.
आकारभासुरं दीनं वाहैर् आक्रान्तम् इन्द्रियैः । कर्मकर्णीरथाक्रान्तं तान्तं दुष्कृतताडनैः
Appearing radiant in form yet miserable, overwhelmed by the winds of the senses, overtaken by the chariot of actions, tormented by the blows of evil deeds.
आविर्भावतिरोभावचक्रावर्तदुरुद्वहम् । अज्ञानविकटाटव्यां लुठन्तं भग्नगात्रकम्
Tossed about in the dreadful forest of ignorance, bearing the heavy burden of the cycle of appearance and disappearance, his limbs broken, he wanders helplessly.
निजानर्थस्खदामग्नं सीदमानम् अकिञ्चनम् । सन्नाङ्गं कर्मभारेण करुणाक्रन्दकारिणम्
Immersed in the mire of his own misfortunes, sinking, destitute, his body weakened by the weight of actions, he becomes an object of pity, crying out in distress.
राम जीवबलीवर्दम् इमं संसारपल्वलात् । परमं यत्नम् आस्थाय चिरम् उत्तारयेद् बलात्
O Rama, this living being, like an ox trapped in the mire of worldly existence, must be forcefully rescued with utmost effort, even if it takes a long time.
तत्त्वावलोकनात् क्षीणे चित्ते नो जायते पुनः । जीवः कदाचन तदा भवेत् तीर्णभवार्णवः
When the mind is purified by the vision of truth, the individual self is never born again; then, one has crossed the ocean of worldly existence.
महानुभावसम्पर्कात् संसारार्णवलङ्घने । युक्तिस् सम्प्राप्यते राम दृढा नौर् इव नाविकात्
O Rama, through association with great souls, one attains firm discernment for crossing the ocean of worldly existence, just as a boat receives strength from a skilled boatman.
यस्मिन् देशमरौ राम नास्ति सज्जनपादपः । सफलश् शीतलच्छायो न तत्र निवसेद् बुधः
O Rama, in a barren land where there is no fruitful, cool-shaded tree of the good, the wise do not dwell.
स्निग्धशीतवचःपत्त्रे सच्छाये स्मितपुष्पिते । क्षणाद् विश्रम्यते राम भृशं सुजनषण्डके
O Rama, in the grove of the virtuous, with leaves of gentle, cool words, shade, and smiling blossoms, one finds deep rest, even if only for a moment.
तदभावे महामोहदाहसन्ततिदायिनि । किञ्चिज्जातविवेकेन स्वप्तव्यं नेह धीमता
In the absence of such company, where the fire of great delusion continually burns, the wise should not remain, even with a little discrimination.
आत्मैव ह्य् आत्मनो बन्धुर् आत्मनात्मानम् उद्धरेत् । नात्मानम् अवलेपेन जन्मपङ्कार्णवे क्षिपेत्
Indeed, the self is the friend of the self; by the self, one should uplift oneself. One should not, through conceit, cast oneself into the ocean of the mire of birth.
किम् इदं कथम् आयातं किम्मूलं किमपक्षयम् । देहदुःखम् इति प्राज्ञैः प्रेक्षणीयं प्रयत्नतः
What is this? How has it come about? What is its root? What is its decay? The wise should carefully observe the suffering of the body in this way.
न धनानि न मित्राणि न शास्त्राणि न बन्धवः । नराणाम् उपकुर्वन्ति मग्नस्वात्मसमुद्धृतौ
Neither wealth, nor friends, nor scriptures, nor relatives help a person in rescuing the self that is submerged.
मनोमात्रेण सुहृदा सदैव सहवासिना । सह किञ्चित् परामृश्य भवत्य् आत्मा समुद्धृतः
By the mind alone, which is ever a companion and friend, when something is rightly discerned, the self is uplifted.
वैराग्याभ्यासयत्नाभ्यां स्वपरामर्शजन्मना । तत्त्वालोकेन पोतेन तीर्यते भवसागरः
By the effort of dispassion and practice, by the discernment arising from reflection on self and other, and by the boat of insight into reality, the ocean of worldly existence is crossed.