अन्तर् एव शशामास्य क्रमेण प्राणसन्ततिः । ज्वालाजालपरिस्पन्दो दग्धेन्धन इवानले
Within him, the flow of breath gradually subsided, like the flickering of flames dying down when the fuel in a fire is consumed.
अनन्तर्निष्ठतां याते बाह्यार्थे चाप्य् असंस्थिते । शेषे तु लब्धसंस्थाने तस्य स्फुरितपक्ष्मणी
When his awareness was established in the infinite within, and external objects no longer held any place, only the fluttering of his eyelashes remained, as the last sign of life.
घ्राणप्रान्तगताल्पाल्पसमालोक इवेक्षणे । अर्धकुट्मलितैः पद्मैश् श्रियम् आययतुस् समाम्
His gaze, barely open at the tips like lotus buds half-unfolded at the edge of a pond, shone with a serene beauty.
समकायशिरोग्रीवस्थानकस् स महामतिः । आसीच् छैलाद् इवोत्कीर्णश् चित्रार्पित इवाथ वा
With his body, head, and neck held evenly, that great sage sat as if carved from the mountain itself, or as if he were a painting set upon it.
तथा प्रतिष्ठतस् तस्य संवत्सरशतत्रयम् । कोटरे विन्ध्यकच्छस्य ययाव् अर्धमुहूर्तवत्
Thus established, for him, three hundred years in the cave on the slope of Vindhya passed as if it were half a moment.
एतावन्तम् असौ कालं नाबुध्यत किलात्मवान् । जीवन्मुक्ततया ध्यानी न च तत्याज तां तनुम्
For that entire period, he, established in the Self, did not awaken; absorbed in meditation as a liberated soul, he did not abandon that body.
तावत्कालं स सुभगो न प्राबुध्यत योगवित् । उद्दामैर् अम्बुदारावैर् आसारभरघर्घरैः
For so long, that fortunate knower of yoga did not awaken, amid the thunderous roar of heavy rainclouds.
पर्यन्तमण्डलाधीशमृगयारवबृंहितैः । ऋक्षवानरनिर्ह्रादैर् मातङ्गास्फोटनिस्स्वनैः
With the tumult of hunters pursuing the lords of the mountain ranges, the cries of bears and monkeys, and the resounding blows of elephants.
सिंहसंरम्भरटितैर् निर्झरारावझाङ्कृतैः । विषमाशनिसम्पातैर् गजकोलाहलैर् घनैः
With the fierce roaring of lions, the echoing of waterfalls, the striking of lightning, and the intense clamor of elephants.
प्रमत्तशरभास्फोटैर् भूकम्पतटघट्टनैः । वनदाहधमद्ध्वानैर् जलौघाहतवेल्लनैः
With the wild crashing of mad sarabhas, the shaking of the earth from tremors, the roaring of forest fires, and the surging of waters.
महोपलतलाघातैर् धरणीतलमज्जनैः । जलौघान्दोलनापातैस् तापैर् अनलकर्कशैः
With the pounding of massive stones, the submergence of the earth's surface, the battering and tossing of water currents, and the harsh heat of fire.
केवलं वहति स्वैरं काले कलितकारणे । परियान्तीषु वर्षासु लहरीष्व् इव वारिणि
Time, with its inherent causes, simply flows freely; in the cycles of the rains, like waves in water.
स्वल्पेनैव स कालेन तस्मिन् पर्वतकन्दरे । प्रावृडोघविनुन्नेन पङ्केनोर्वीतले कृतः
In just a short time, in that mountain cave, he was covered by mud on the earth's surface, deposited by the flood of the rainy season.
तत्रासाव् अवसद् भूमेः कोटरे सङ्कटोदरे । पङ्कसम्पिण्डितस्कन्दः पर्वते ऽन्तश् शिला यथा
There he remained, in the hollow of the earth, within a narrow cavity, his shoulders smeared with mud, like a stone inside a mountain.
शतत्रये तु वर्षाणाम् अथ याते स्वयं प्रभुः । प्राबुध्यतात्मरूपात्मा धराकोटरपीडितः
After three hundred years had passed, the lord himself awakened, his true self pressed within the hollow of the earth.
संविद् एवास्य तं देहं जग्राहोर्वीनिपीडितम् । न तु प्राणमयस् स्पन्दः प्राणसंसरणं विना
Only consciousness took hold of his body, which was crushed by the ground; but there was no movement of life-breath, no circulation of prāṇa.
उत्पत्य प्रौढिम् आसाद्य कलना हृदयाम्बरे । स्वमनोरूपिणी तस्य हृद्य् एवानुबभूव सा
Rising up and attaining maturity, imagination in the sky of his heart, shaped by his own mind, was experienced by him within his heart.
कैलासकानने कान्ते कदम्बस्य तरोस् तले । मुनित्वं शतम् अब्दानां जीवन्मुक्तात्म निर्मलम्
In the beautiful forest of Kailāsa, beneath a kadamba tree, he lived as a sage for a hundred years, his self pure and liberated while alive.
विद्याधरत्वं वर्षाणां शतम् आधिविवर्जितम् । युगपञ्चकम् इन्द्रत्वं प्रणतं सुरचारणैः
He enjoyed the state of a vidyādhara for a hundred years, free from affliction; for five ages, he held the station of Indra, honored by gods and celestial beings.
मुनित्वादिषु तेष्व् अस्य प्रतिभासेषु भो मुने । नियमो ऽनियमश् चैव दिक्कालनियतेः कथम्
O sage, in these apparent states such as sagehood, how can there be rule or lack of rule, when direction and time are determined?
सर्वात्मिकैषा चिच्छक्तिर् यत्रोदेति यथा यथा । तथा तथाशु भवति तदात्मैकस्वभावतः
This consciousness-power, which is the Self of all, manifests wherever and however it does, and thus, swiftly becomes of the very nature of that Self alone.
यदा यत्र यथा बुद्धो नियमस् स तथा स्थितः । देशकालादिनियमक्रमाणां तन्मयात्मनाम्
Wherever, whenever, and however the mind is awakened, that is how the order is established for those whose selves are absorbed in the sequence of place, time, and other conditions.
तेन नानाविधान्य् एष जगन्ति परिदृष्टवान् । हृदि संवेदनाकाशे वीतहव्यो विवासनः
Thus, Vītahavya perceived these various worlds, in the sky of awareness within the heart, free from impressions and projections.
सम्यग्बोधवताम् एषा वासनैव न वासना । ज्ञानाग्निदग्धा दग्धस्य केव बीजस्य बीजता
For those who are truly awakened, this latent tendency is not a tendency at all; just as a seed that has been burned by the fire of knowledge no longer has the nature of a seed.
कल्पम् एकं गणत्वं स चन्द्रमौलेश् चकार ह । समस्तविद्यानियतं त्रिकालामलदर्शनम्
He, the one with the crescent moon, made a single epoch appear as a countable period, with the vision of all knowledge, fixed and clear across the three times.
यो यादृग्दृढसंस्कारस् स सम्पश्यति तादृशम् । जीवन्मुक्ततयैवैतद् वीतहव्यो ऽनुभूतवान्
Whatever firm impression one holds, that is what one perceives; in this way, Vītahavya experienced it as a living-liberated one.
एवं स्थिते मुनिश्रेष्ठ जीवन्मुक्तमतेर् अपि । बन्धमोक्षदृशस् सन्ति वीतहव्यात्मनो यथा
Thus it is, O best of sages, that even in the state of a living-liberated mind, views of bondage and liberation exist, just as they did for Vītahavya.
यथास्थितम् इदं विश्वं शान्तम् आकाशनिर्मलम् । ब्रह्मैव जीवन्मुक्तानां बन्धमोक्षदृशः कुतः
As this universe remains, peaceful and pure as the clear sky, how can there be notions of bondage or liberation for those who are living-liberated, who are verily Brahman?
एवं संविन्नभो भाति यत्र यत्र यथा यथा । तत्र तत्र तथा तावत् तावत् तद् विन्दते ततम्
Thus, consciousness-space shines forth wherever and however it does; there, to that extent, one finds that spread out.
तेनानुभूतानि बहून्य् अनुभूयन्त एव च । जगन्ति सर्वात्मतया ब्रह्मरूपेण राघव
By him, many worlds have been experienced and are continually being experienced, O Raghava, as all-pervading, in the form of Brahman.