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.
अपि शीतरुचाव् अर्के सुकृष्णे ऽपीन्दुमण्डले । अप्य् अधः प्रसरत्य् अग्नौ विस्मयो ऽस्य न जायते
Even when the sun emits cool rays, or the moon appears dark, or fire spreads downward, he does not feel astonishment.
चिदात्मन इमा इत्थं प्रस्फुरन्तीह शक्तयः । इत्य् अस्याश्चर्यजालेषु नाभ्युदेति कुतूहलम्
He sees these powers of consciousness manifesting here in such ways, yet no curiosity arises in him regarding these marvels.
न दयादैन्यम् आदत्ते न क्रौर्यम् अनुधावति । न लज्जाम् अनुसन्धत्ते नालज्जत्वं च गच्छति
He does not adopt pity or dejection, nor does he pursue cruelty; he does not cling to shame, nor does he become shameless.
न कदाचन दीनात्मा नोद्धतात्मा कदाचन । न प्रमत्तो न खिन्नात्मा नोद्विग्नो न च हर्षवान्
He is never dejected in spirit, nor ever arrogant; he is not heedless, not dispirited, not anxious, nor elated.
नास्य चेतसि सुस्फारे शरदम्बरनिर्मले । कोपादयः प्रवर्तन्ते नभसीव नवाङ्कुराः
In his mind, vast and clear as the autumn sky, emotions like anger do not arise, just as sprouts do not grow in the sky.
अनारतपतज्जातभूतायां जगतस् स्थितौ । क्व कथं किल कास्य स्यात् सुखिता दुःखिताथ वा
In this world, which is sustained by the constant flow of arising and perishing, where, how, and for whom could there truly be happiness or sorrow?
फेनाजवञ्जवीभावे जले भूतक्रमे तथा । क्व किलेह कुतः को ऽन्तः प्रसङ्गस् सुखदुःखयोः
Just as in water, which is by nature foam, bubbles, and waves, and in the sequence of elements, where here, from whom, and how could there be any real occasion for happiness or sorrow?
भावाभावैर् अपर्यन्तैर् अजस्रं जन्तुसम्भवैः । न विषीदन्ति नोद्यन्ति दृष्टसृष्टिक्रमा नराः
Men who have understood the order of creation do not grieve nor rejoice, though endless states of being and non-being arise ceaselessly through the birth of creatures.
निमेषं प्रति यामिन्या यथान्यास् स्वप्नदृष्टयः । यथोत्पन्नविनाशिन्यस् तथैता लोकदृष्टयः
Just as the visions seen in dreams during the night change with every moment and arise and perish, so too are the perceptions of the world.
अनारतसमुत्पत्ताव् अनारतविनाशिनि । कः क्रमो दग्धसंसारे कारुण्यानन्दयोर् इह
When there is unceasing arising and unceasing perishing, what sequence remains in a world burned away, for compassion or joy here?