परं धैर्यम् उपादत्ते स्थैर्यं मेरुर् इवाचलः । राजते स्वस्थया लक्ष्म्या शान्तेन्धन इवानलः
He acquires supreme courage, steadfast like Mount Meru; he radiates with his own natural prosperity, like a fire whose fuel is spent.
भवत्य् आत्मनि निर्वाणः प्रशान्त इव दीपकः । दृष्टिम् आयाति परमां नरः पीतामृतो यथा
Liberation arises within oneself, like a lamp that has become calm; a person attains the highest vision, as one who has drunk the nectar of immortality.
अन्तर्दीपो घट इव मध्यज्वाल इवानलः । स्फुरद्दीप्तिर् मणिर् इव प्रयात्य् अन्तः प्रकाशताम्
Like a lamp shining inside a jar, like fire with a central flame, like a jewel radiating light, he attains inner illumination.
सर्वात्मकं सर्वगतं सर्वेशं सर्वनायकम् । सर्वाकारं निराकारं स्वम् आत्मानं प्रपश्यति
He perceives his own Self as all-pervading, present everywhere, the lord of all, the leader of all, of every form and yet formless.
हसत्य् अलम् अतीतास् ताः पेलवा दिवसावलीः । यासु स्मरशरश्रेणीचपलं चित्तम् अच्छिनत्
He laughs at those feeble days now past, in which his mind, restless as a row of Cupid’s arrows, was cut down.
सङ्गरङ्गविनिष्क्रान्तश् शान्तमानमनोज्वरः । अध्यात्मरतिर् आसीनः पूर्णपावनमानसः
Having departed from the battlefield of passions, with the fever of the mind calmed, he sits delighting in the Self, his mind completely purified.
निर्मृष्टकामपङ्काङ्कश् छिन्नजन्मनिबन्धनः । द्वन्द्वदोषभयोन्मुक्तस् तीर्णसंसारसागरः
With the stains of desire cleansed away, the bonds of birth severed, freed from the womb of duality’s faults, he has crossed the ocean of worldly existence.
प्राप्तानुत्तमविश्रान्तिर् लब्धालभ्यपदास्पदः । अनिवर्तिपदं प्राप्तः कर्मणाम् अन्तम् आगतः
He has attained supreme rest, reached the state that is rarely attained, arrived at the point of no return, and come to the end of all actions.
सर्वाभिवाञ्छितारम्भो न किञ्चिद् अपि वाञ्छति । सर्वानुमोदितानन्दो न किञ्चिद् अनुमोदते
Though he initiates all that is desired, he desires nothing; though he is the joy of all, he himself delights in nothing.
न ददाति न चादत्ते न स्तौति न च निन्दति । नास्तम् एति न चोदेति न तुष्यति न शोचति
He neither gives nor takes, neither praises nor blames; he neither sets nor rises, neither rejoices nor grieves.
सर्वारम्भफलत्यागी सर्वोपाधिविवर्जितः । सर्वाशासम्परित्यागी जीवन्मुक्त इति स्मृतः
He who has renounced the fruits of all undertakings, who is free from all attributes, who has abandoned all desires, is known as liberated while living.
सर्वैषणाः परित्यज्य चेतसा भव मौनवान् । धारा निरवशेषेण यथा त्यक्त्वा पयोधरः
Abandoning all cravings with your mind, remain silent, as a cloud, having poured out all its water, ceases.
तथा न सुखयत्य् अङ्गसंलग्ना वरवर्णिनी । यथा सुखयति स्वान्तम् इन्दुशीता निराशता
A beautiful woman clinging to the body does not bring such happiness as the coolness of the moon and the absence of longing bring to the heart.
न तथेन्दुस् सुखयति कण्ठलग्नो ऽपि राघव । नैराश्यं सुखयत्य् अन्तर् यथा सकलशीतलम्
O Raghava, even the moon, though close at hand, does not give such delight as the inner coolness of complete freedom from longing.
पुष्पघूर्णन्नवलतो न तथा राजते मधुः । यथोदारमतिर् मौनी नैराश्यसममानसः
Honey does not shine so brightly in a freshly blossomed flower as does the noble-minded sage, whose mind is equal in silence and freedom from longing.
न हिमाद्रेर् न मुक्ताभ्यो न रम्भाभ्यो न चन्दनात् । न तच् चन्द्रमसश् शैत्यं नैराश्याद् यद् अवाप्यते
Not from the Himalayas, nor from pearls, nor from plantains, nor from sandalwood, nor even from the moon, is the coolness attained that comes from freedom from longing.
अपि राज्याद् अपि स्वर्गाद् अपीन्दोर् अपि माधवात् । अपि कान्तासमासङ्गान् नैराश्यं परमं सुखम्
Even more than sovereignty, or heaven, or the moon, or spring, or the embrace of a beloved, the supreme happiness is freedom from longing.
तृणवन् नोपकुर्वन्ति यया त्रिभुवनश्रियः । सा परा निर्वृतिस् साधो नैराश्याद् उपलभ्यते
O noble one, that supreme peace, by which even the splendors of the three worlds are regarded as mere grass, is attained through freedom from expectation.
आशाकरञ्जपरशुं पराया निर्वृतेः पदम् । पुष्पगुच्छं शमतरोर् आलम्बस्व निराशताम्
Take up dispassion as the axe that cuts the tree of desire, and let freedom from expectation be the cluster of flowers on the tree of tranquility, as you approach the supreme state of peace.
गोष्पदं पृथिवी मेरुस् स्थाणुर् आशास् समुद्गिकाः । तृणं त्रिभुवनं राम नैराश्यालङ्कृताकृतेः
For one adorned with dispassion, O Rama, the earth is like a cow’s hoofprint, Mount Meru is a mere post, desires are like boxes, and the three worlds are but straw.
दानादानसमाहारविहारविभवादिकाः । क्रिया जगति हस्यन्ते निराशैः पुरुषोत्तमैः
Acts such as giving, receiving, amassing, enjoying, and possessing wealth are laughed at in this world by the highest men who are free from expectation.
पदं यस्य न बध्नाति कदाचित् कलना हृदि । तृणीकृतत्रिभुवनः केनासाव् उपमीयते
Who can be compared to one whose heart is never bound by thoughts, who regards the three worlds as straw?
इदम् एवास्त्व् इदं मास्तु ममेति हृदि रञ्जना । न यस्यास्ति तम् आत्मेशं तोलयन्ति कथं जनाः
How can people weigh or measure that lord of the self, in whose heart there is no delight in thoughts such as 'let this be,' 'let this not be,' or 'this is mine'?
सर्वसङ्कटपर्यन्तम् असङ्कटमलं सुखम् । सौभाग्यं परमं बुद्धेर् नैराश्यम् अवलम्ब्यताम्
Let supreme good fortune, the pure happiness untouched by any distress, be attained by the intellect through reliance on dispassion.
न शास्तेह त्वम् आशानां विद्धि मिथ्याभ्रमं जगत् । वहद्रथस्थदिक्चक्रनेम्यावर्तवद् उत्थितम्
You do not rule over desires here; know the world to be a false illusion, arising like the whirling of a wheel on a moving chariot.
किं मुह्यसि महाबाहो मूर्खवत् पण्डितो ऽपि सन् । ममेदं तद् अयं सो ऽहम् इत्य् उद्भ्रान्तेन चेतसा
Why do you fall into delusion, O mighty-armed one, behaving like a fool even though you are wise, with a mind agitated by thoughts such as 'this is mine,' 'that is that,' and 'I am this'?
आत्मैवेदं जगत् सर्वं नानातेह न विद्यते । एकरूपं जगज् ज्ञात्वा धीरै राम न खिद्यते
This entire world is truly the Self; there is no diversity here. Knowing the world as of one form, the wise, O Rama, are not distressed.
यथाभूतपदार्थौघदर्शनाद् एव राघव । परमाश्वासनं बुद्धेर् नैराश्यम् अधिगम्यते
By perceiving the multitude of things as they truly are, O Raghava, the mind attains supreme reassurance, not despair.
भावाभावविसंवादमुक्तम् आद्यन्तयोस् स्थितम् । यद् रूपं तत् समालम्ब्य पदार्थानां स्थितिं कुरु
Rely on that reality which is free from the contradictions of existence and nonexistence, which abides at the beginning and end, and establish the state of things accordingly.
नैराश्यधीरमनसो मायेयम् अतिमोहिनी । पलाय्य याति संसारी मृगी केसरिणो यथा
This world-bewitching illusion, O steadfast-minded one, flees from the person established in dispassion, just as a deer flees from a lion.