बलं बुद्धिश् च तेजश् च दृष्टतत्त्वस्य वर्धते । सवसन्तस्य वृक्षस्य सौन्दर्याद्या गुणा इव
Strength, intellect, and brilliance increase in one who has seen the truth, just as qualities like beauty flourish in a tree that is well nourished.
घनरसायनपूरणशीतया विमलया समया सततं धिया । शिशिररश्मिर् इवातिविराजते विदितवेद्यसुखं रघुनन्दन
O descendant of Raghu, when the mind is always filled with pure, cooling, and nourishing wisdom, it shines forth like the soothing rays of the moon, bringing the joy of realized knowledge.
समासेन मुने भूयो दृष्टतत्त्वचमत्कृतिम् । कथयोदारवृत्तान्ते कस् ते वचसि तृप्यति
O sage, once again, in brief, recount the marvel of one who has realized the truth; who can ever be satisfied by your noble words?
जीवन्मुक्तस्य बहुधा कथितं लक्षणं मया । भूयो ऽपि च महाबाहो कथ्यमानम् इदं शृणु
I have described in many ways the characteristics of one liberated while living; yet, O mighty-armed, listen again as I speak further.
सुषुप्तवद् इदं नित्यं पश्यत्य् अपगतैषणः । असद्रूपं इवासक्तस् सर्वत्राखिलम् आत्मवान्
He always perceives everything, free from desires, as in deep sleep; unattached, he sees all as insubstantial, established in the Self everywhere.
कैवल्यम् इव सम्प्राप्तः परिसुप्तमना इव । घूर्णमान इवानन्दी तिष्ठत्य् अधिगतात्मदृक्
He stands as if he has attained absolute aloneness, as if his mind is deeply asleep; like one who is delighted yet swaying, he remains with vision fixed upon the Self.
न दत्तम् अप्य् उपादत्ते गृहीतम् अपि पाणिना । अन्तर्मुखतयोदात्तरूपया समया धिया
He does not take what is given, nor does he hold what is grasped by the hand; with an inwardly withdrawn and uplifted mind, he abides.
यन्त्रपुत्रकसञ्चार इतीमं जनताक्रमम् । अन्तस्संलीनया दृष्ट्या पश्यन् हसति शान्तधीः
Seeing this crowd of people moving about like mechanical puppets, he laughs with a mind at peace, his gaze absorbed within.
नापेक्षते भविष्यच् च वर्तमाने न तिष्ठति । न संस्मरत्य् अतीतं च सर्वम् एव करोति च
He does not expect anything in the future, nor does he dwell in the present; he does not recall the past, yet he acts in all ways.
सुप्तः प्रबुद्धो भवति प्रबुद्धो ऽपि च सुप्तवत् । सर्वकर्मकरो ऽप्य् अन्तर् न करोतीव किञ्चन
When asleep, he becomes awakened; even when awakened, he is like one asleep. Though performing all actions outwardly, inwardly he seems to do nothing at all.
अन्तस् सर्वपरित्यागी नित्यम् अन्तर् अनेषणः । कुर्वन्न् अपि बहिः कार्यं सर्वम् एवावतिष्ठते
Within, he has renounced everything and always remains free from desire; though outwardly engaged in all duties, he abides in them entirely.
बहिः प्रकृतसर्वेहो यथाप्राप्तक्रियोन्मुखः । स्वकर्मक्रमसम्प्राप्तद्वन्द्वकार्यानुवृत्तिमान्
Outwardly, he is engaged with all that comes, ready for whatever actions arise; he follows the sequence of his own duties and the dualities that come with them.
समग्रसुखभोगात्मा सर्वाशास्व् इव संस्थितः । करोत्य् अखिलकर्माणि त्यक्तकर्तृत्वविभ्रमः
He is established as the enjoyer of all happiness, as if settled in every hope; he performs all actions, free from the confusion of doership.
उदासीनवद् आसीनः प्रकृतिक्रमकर्मसु । नाभिवाञ्छति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न हृष्यति
Sitting like one indifferent, he neither desires nor hates, neither grieves nor rejoices, in actions that follow the course of nature.
अनुबन्धपरो जन्ताव् असंसक्तेन चेतसा । भक्ते भक्तसमाचारश् शठे शठ इव स्थितः
He attends to connections with living beings with an unattached mind; among the devoted, he behaves as a devotee, and among the deceitful, he stands as if deceitful.
बालो बालेषु वृद्धेषु वृद्धो वीरेषु वीर्यवान् । युवा यौवनवृत्तेषु दुःखितेषु तु दुःखितः
He is like a child among children, aged among the old, strong among the strong, youthful among the young, and sorrowful among those who are afflicted.
प्रवृत्तवाक्पुण्यकथो दैन्याद् अपगताशयः । धीरधीर् उदितानन्दः पेशलः पुण्यकीर्तनः
He speaks openly of virtuous topics, his mind free from dejection; steadfast and wise, he is joyful, gentle, and praises virtue.
प्राज्ञः प्रसन्नमधुरः पूर्णस् सुप्रतिभोदयः । निरस्तखेददौर्गत्यस् सर्वस्मिन् स्निग्धबान्धवः
Wise, cheerful, and sweet in speech, he is complete, with clear understanding; free from fatigue and misfortune, he is affectionate to all.
उदारचरिताकारस् समस् सौख्यमहोदधिः । सुस्निग्धश् शीतलस्पर्शः पूर्णश् चन्द्र इवोदितः
Of noble character and appearance, equal to all, an ocean of happiness; very gentle, cool to the touch, full like the risen moon.
न तस्य सुकृतेनार्थो न भोगैर् न च कर्मभिः । न दुष्कृतैर् न भोगानां सन्त्यागेन न बन्धुभिः
For him, there is no purpose in good deeds, nor in enjoyments, nor in actions; not in bad deeds, nor in the renunciation of pleasures, nor in relatives.
न कार्यकरणारम्भैर् न निष्क्रियतया तथा । न बन्धेन न मोक्षेण न पातालेन नो दिवा
Not by beginning actions or refraining from them, not by bondage nor by liberation, not by the netherworld nor by heaven.
यथावस्तु यदा दृष्टं जगद् एकमयात्मकम् । तदा बन्धविमोक्षार्थं न क्वचित् कृपणं मनः
When the world is seen as it truly is—of one essence—then the mind, seeking freedom from bondage, is not miserable anywhere.
सम्यग्ज्ञानाग्निना यस्य दग्धा सन्देहजालिका । निश्शङ्कम् अलम् उड्डीनस् तस्य चित्तविहङ्गमः
For one whose net of doubts has been burned away by the fire of true knowledge, the bird of the mind soars freely, utterly unafraid.
यस्य भ्रान्तिविनिर्मुक्तं मनस् समरसं स्थितम् । स नास्तम् एति नोदेति व्योमवत् सर्ववृत्तिषु
One whose mind is free from delusion and rests in perfect equanimity neither sets nor rises, but remains like the sky amid all activities.
मञ्जूषायां निषण्णस्य यथा बालस्य चेष्टते । अङ्गावल्य् अनुसन्धानवर्जिता ज्ञस्य वै तथा
Just as a child sitting in a chest moves its limbs without deliberate intent, so too does the knower act, without any chain of purposeful thought.
घूर्णन् क्षीव इवानन्दी मन्दीकृतपुनर्भवः । अनुपादेयबुद्ध्या तु न स्मरत्य् अकृतं कृतम्
Like a drunken man who staggers about, the one who has subdued rebirth moves joyfully, and with a mind that does not grasp, remembers neither what was done nor left undone.
सर्वं सर्वप्रकारेण गृह्णाति च जहाति च । अनुपादेयसर्वार्थो बालवच् च विचेष्टते
He accepts and abandons everything in every way, and, unattached to any object, acts like a child.
स तिष्ठन्न् अपि कार्येषु देशकालक्रियाक्रमैः । न कार्यसुखदुःखाभ्यां मनाग् अपि हि गृह्यते
Even while engaged in actions, following the sequence of place, time, and deed, he is not touched in the least by pleasure or pain arising from those actions.
बहिः प्रकृतसर्वार्थो ऽप्य् अन्तः पुनर् अनीहया । न सत्तां योजयत्य् अर्थे न फलान्य् अनुधावति
Though outwardly dealing with all matters, inwardly, through non-attachment, he does not bind his being to objects nor chase after their results.
नोपेक्षते दुःखदशां न सुखाशाम् अपेक्षते । कार्योदये नैति मुदं कार्यनाशे न खिद्यते
He does not disregard a state of suffering, nor does he long for a state of pleasure; when action succeeds, he does not rejoice, and when action fails, he is not distressed.