सम्पन्नः काकतालीयात् स्वशक्तिनिरतेन्द्रियः । तथैव किल कायो ऽयं केव कस्यात्र खण्डना
Just as, by coincidence, a cart is completed, though its parts have no independent will, so too is this body formed—who, then, can truly claim to refute this?
विस्मृतिर् विस्मृता दूरं स्मृतिस् स्फुटम् अनुस्मृता । सत् सज् जातम् असच् चासत् क्षयि क्षीणं स्थिरं स्थितम्
Forgetfulness is itself forgotten and goes far away; memory is clearly remembered; the real becomes real, the unreal becomes unreal; the perishable perishes, and the stable remains stable.
एवंविधेन भगवान् विचारेण महातपाः । सो ऽतिष्ठन् मुनिशार्दूलो बहून् वर्षगणान् इह
In this way, the blessed sage of great austerity abided here for many years, established in such inquiry.
अपुनर्भवनायैव यत्र चिन्तान्तम् आगता । मूढता च सुदूरस्था तत्रासाव् अवसत् सदा
There, where thought comes to its end and delusion is far removed, he always dwelled, intent on non-return.
यथाभूतपदार्थौघदर्शनोत्थम् अनन्तकम् । ध्यानाश्वासनम् आलम्ब्य सो ऽवसत् पुरुषस् सदा
Relying on the meditation-breathing that arises from perceiving the multitude of things as they truly are, that person always abided.
हेयादेयसमासङ्गत्यागादानदृशोः क्षये । पदे परमपूर्णात्मा सो ऽवसत् स्वान्तशान्तिदे
By the cessation of the notions of acceptance and rejection, and of the perspectives of taking and giving up, he abided in the supreme, complete Self, in the peace of his own heart.
सो ऽगस्त्यपुत्रो भगवान् वीतहव्यो विवासनः । विदेहमुक्ततां प्राप्तो यथा कालेन तच् छृणु
That blessed son of Agastya, Vītahavya, the renunciate, attained the state of bodiless liberation; hear how that happened in due course.
त्रिंशद्वर्षसहस्राणि सप्तवर्षशतानि च । पुण्याश्रम उषित्वेह तथा मेरौ सुरालये
For thirty thousand years and seven hundred years, he dwelled in the holy hermitage here, and likewise on Mount Meru, the abode of the gods.
वीतहव्यमुनेर् आसीद् इच्छानिच्छाच्छचेतसः । विदेहे केवलीभावे सीमान्ते जन्मकर्मणाम्
For the sage Vītahavya, whose mind was free from desire and aversion, in the state of pure bodilessness, the boundary of birth and action was reached.
संसारासङ्गसन्त्यागरसासववरेच्छया । विवेश स तयैकान्ते विन्ध्याद्रेर् हेमकन्दरम्
With the noble wish for the nectar of detachment from worldly entanglements, he entered, in solitude, the golden cave of Mount Vindhya.
अपुनस्सङ्गमायाशु जगज्जालम् अवेक्ष्य सः । बद्धपद्मासनं स्थित्वा तत्रोवाचात्मनात्मनि
Seeing the net of the world as never to be attached to again, he sat in the bound lotus posture there, and spoke within himself to himself.
राग नीरागतां गच्छ द्वेष निर्द्वेषतां व्रज । भवद्भ्यां सुचिरं कालम् इह प्रक्रीडितं मया
O attachment, go to detachment; O aversion, attain non-aversion; with you both I have played here for a very long time.
भोगा नमो ऽस्तु युष्मभ्यं जन्मकोटिशतान्य् अहम् । भवद्भिर् लालितो लोके लालकैर् इव बालकः
O enjoyments, salutations to you; for hundreds of millions of births, I have been cherished by you in this world, as a child is fondled by its caretakers.
इमाम् अपि परां पुण्यां निर्वाणपदवीम् अहम् । येन विस्मारितस् तस्मै सुखायास्तु नमो नमः
Even this supreme, auspicious state of nirvana I have attained—salutations again and again to that by which forgetfulness has arisen, for the sake of happiness.
त्वदुत्तप्तेन हे दुःख मयात्मान्विष्ट आदरात् । तस्मात् त्वदुपदिष्टो ऽयं मार्गो मम नमो ऽस्तु ते
O suffering, through your burning I have earnestly sought my own self; therefore, salutations to you, for this path you have indicated to me.
त्वत्प्रसादेन लब्धेयं शीतला पदवी मया । दुःख नाम्नैव दुःखं त्वं सुखदात्मन् नमो ऽस्तु ते
By your grace, I have attained this cool state; suffering is only named suffering, but you, giver of happiness, salutations to you.
कल्याणम् अस्तु ते मित्र संसारासारजीविता । देह स्थितिर् इयं यामो वयम् आत्मीयम् आस्पदम्
May auspiciousness be yours, friend, whose life is free from the essence of worldly existence; this body remains as a dwelling, and we are established in our own self.
प्रायो जडानां जन्तूनाम् अहो नु विषमा गतिः । देहेनापि वियुज्ये ऽहं भूत्वा जन्मशतान्य् अपि
Indeed, the fate of dull creatures is harsh; even after being separated from the body, I have existed through hundreds of births.
मित्र काय मया न त्वं त्यज्यसे चिरबान्धव । त्वयैवात्मन्य् उपानीता स्वात्मज्ञानवशात् क्षतिः
Friend, body, you are not abandoned by me, long-time companion; only through self-knowledge brought by you has harm occurred within myself.
अधिगम्यात्मविज्ञानम् आत्मनाशः कृतस् त्वया । देहे नान्येन भग्नो ऽसि त्वयैवैतद् उपासितम्
Having attained self-knowledge, self-destruction has been accomplished by you; in the body, you are not broken by another, but by your own worship.
एकाकिन्यैव शुष्यन्त्या प्रशान्ते मयि दीनया । त्वया दुःखं न कर्तव्यं मातस् तृष्णे व्रजाम्य् अहम्
As I sit alone, dried up and desolate, with my mind at peace, O mother thirst, you must not cause me sorrow; I am departing.
क्षन्तव्याः काम भगवन् विपरीतापराधजाः । दोषा उपशमैकान्तं व्रजाम्य् आदिश माम् अलम्
O Lord desire, forgive the faults born of misguided actions; I am entering complete tranquility—command me, that is enough.
चिराच् चिराय चेदानीम् अम्ब तृष्णे किलावयोः । वियोगो योगदोषेण प्रणामो ऽयम् अपश्चिमः
O mother thirst, if now at last, after so long, separation comes between us due to the power of yoga, this is my final bow.
नमस् सुकृत सेव्याय भवते ऽस्तु त्वया पुरा । नरकेभ्यस् समुत्तार्य स्वर्गे ऽहम् अभियोजितः
Salutations to you, who are worthy of good deeds and service; formerly, by your aid, I was lifted from hells and placed in heaven.
कुकार्यक्षेत्ररूढाय नरकस्कन्धवाहिने । शासनापुष्पभाराय नमो दुष्कृतशाखिने
Salutations to you, rooted in the field of evil deeds, bearing the burden of hells, adorned with the flowers of command, branch of wrongdoing.
येन सार्धं चिरं बह्व्यो भुक्ता दुष्कृतयोनयः । अद्य प्रभृत्य् अदृश्याय तस्मै मोहाय ते नमः
With whom, for a long time, many evil births were enjoyed; from today, to you who become invisible, O delusion, my salutations.
प्रध्वनद्वंशमधुरवचसे पत्त्रवाससे । नमो गुहातपस्विन्यै वयस्यायै समाधिषु
Salutations to you, whose sweet words destroy and dissolve, who dwell in leaves, who are a hidden ascetic, companion in meditations.
संसाराध्वनि खिन्नस्य त्वं समाश्वासकारणम् । आसीर् वयस्या सुस्निग्धा सर्वशोकापहारिणी
On the weary path of worldly existence, you were the cause of comfort; O dear companion, you were gentle and removed all sorrow.
सर्वसङ्कटखिन्नेन दोषेभ्यो द्रवता मया । त्वम् एका शोकनाशार्थम् आश्रिता परमा सखी
Afflicted by every hardship and melting away from faults, I have taken refuge in you alone, my supreme friend, for the destruction of sorrow.
वार्द्धकैकान्तसुहृदे दण्डकाष्ठाय ते नमः
Salutations to you, the staff of old age, the only true companion at the end.