अन्यस् त्वां चेतयति चेत् तत् त्वय्य् असति को ऽपरः । कम् इमं चेतयेत् तस्माद् अनवस्था न वास्तवी
If another causes your awareness, then, in your absence, who else could do so? Who would cause this awareness? Therefore, instability is not real.
शुभाशुभाभ्यां मार्गाभ्यां वहन्ती वासनासरित् । पौरुषेण प्रयत्नेन योजनीया शुभे पथि
The river of tendencies flows along paths of good and evil; by human effort and diligence, it should be directed onto the path of virtue.
अशुभेषु समाविष्टं शुभेष्व् एवावतारयेत् । स्वमनः पुरुषार्थेन बलेन बलिनां वर
When immersed in evil, one should bring one's mind back to virtue by purposeful effort and strength, O best among the strong.
अशुभाच् चलितं याति शुभं तस्माद् अपीतरत् । जन्तोश् चित्तं तु पशुवत् तस्मात् तत् पालयेत् सदा
When it turns away from evil, it moves toward good, and otherwise as well; the mind of a creature is like that of an animal, so it should always be guarded.
समतासान्त्वनेनाशु न द्रागिति शनैश् शनैः । पौरुषेण प्रयत्नेन पालयेच् चित्तबालकम्
By soothing it with equanimity—not quickly, but gradually, step by step—one should guard the childlike mind with human effort and diligence.
वासनौघस् त्वया पूर्वम् अभ्यासेन घनीकृतः । शुभो वाप्य् अशुभो राम शुभम् अद्य घनीकुरु
The mass of tendencies you previously strengthened through practice, whether good or evil, O Rama, now strengthen the good ones.
प्रागभ्यासवशाद् याता यदा ते वासनोदयम् । तदाभ्यासस्य साफल्यं विद्धि त्वम् अरिमर्दन
When, through the force of prior practice, your tendencies arise, then know that the practice has borne fruit, O destroyer of foes.
इदानीम् अपि ते याति घनतां वासनानघ । अभ्यासवशतस् तस्माच् छुभाभ्यासम् उपाहर
Even now, your tendencies are becoming strong, O sinless one; therefore, by the power of practice, cultivate the practice of virtue.
पूर्वं चेद् घनतां याता नाभ्यासात् तव वासना । वर्धिष्यते तु नेदानीम् अपि तात सुखी भव
If previously your tendencies had become strong through lack of practice, they would increase even now; but as it is, dear one, be happy.
सन्दिग्धायाम् अपि भृशं शुभम् एव समाहर । अस्यां तु वासनावृद्धौ शुभाद् दोषो न कश्चन
Even when in doubt, always cultivate what is good; in the growth of these tendencies, there is no fault in pursuing the good.
यद् यद् अभ्यस्यते लोके तन्मयेनैव भूयते । इत्य् आकुमारं प्राज्ञेषु दृष्टं सन्देहवर्जितम्
Whatever is practiced in this world, one becomes of that very nature; this is seen without doubt among the wise from childhood onward.
शुभवासनया युक्तस् तद् अत्र भव भूतये । परं पौरुषम् आश्रित्य विजित्येन्द्रियपञ्चकम्
Engage yourself here with good tendencies for your own welfare, relying on supreme effort and conquering the five senses.
अव्युत्पन्नमना यावद् भवान् अज्ञाततत्पदः । गुरुशास्त्रप्रमाणैस् तु निर्णीतं तावद् आचर
As long as your mind is untrained and you have not realized that state, act according to what is determined by the authority of the teacher and the scriptures.
ततः कषायपाकेन नूनं विज्ञातवस्तुना । शुभो ऽप्य् असौ त्वया त्याज्यो भावनौघो निराधिना
Then, when the impurities are burned away and the truth is known, even this flood of good impressions should be abandoned by you, free from attachment.
यद् अतिसुभगम् आर्यसेवितं तच् छुभम् अनुसृत्य मनोज्ञभावबुद्ध्या । अधिगमय पदं सदा विशोकं तद् अनु तद् अप्य् अवमुच्य साधु तिष्ठ
Following that which is supremely good and practiced by the noble, with a mind intent on what is delightful, always attain the sorrowless state; and then, having let go even that, abide well.
अतः पौरुषम् आश्रित्य श्रेयसे नित्यबान्धवम् । एकाग्रं कुरु चित्तं त्वं शृणु चेदं वचो मम
Therefore, relying on effort, your eternal companion for the highest good, make your mind one-pointed and listen now to these words of mine.
अवान्तराभिपातीनि स्वारूढानि मनोरथम् । पौरुषेणेन्द्रियाण्य् आशु संयम्य समतां नय
Restrain swiftly, by strength of will, the senses that are seized by inner impulses and established desires, and bring them to equanimity.
इहामुत्र च सिद्ध्यर्थं पुरुषार्थफलप्रदाम् । मोक्षोपायमयीं वक्ष्ये संहितां सारसम्मिताम्
I shall expound to you a compendium, composed of the essence, which is a means to liberation and bestows the fruits of human endeavor, for success in this world and the next.
अपुनर्ग्रहणायान्तस् त्यक्त्वा संसारवासनाम् । सम्पूर्णौ शमसन्तोषाव् आदायोदारया धिया
Abandoning the longing for worldly existence so that it does not return, and taking up perfect tranquility and contentment with a noble mind—
सपूर्वापरवाक्यार्थविचारविषयादृतम् । मनस् समरसं कृत्वा सानुसन्धानम् आत्मनि
With careful attention to the meaning of statements from both earlier and later teachings, making the mind harmonious and reflective within oneself—
सुखदुःखक्षयकरं महानन्दैकसाधनम् । मोक्षोपायम् इतो राम वक्ष्यमाणं इमं शृणु
Listen, O Rāma, to this means of liberation, which brings an end to pleasure and pain, is the sole path to supreme bliss, and will now be explained.
इमां मोक्षकथां श्रुत्वा सह सर्वैर् विवेकिभिः । पदं यास्यसि निर्दुःखं नाशो यत्र न विद्यते
Having heard this discourse on liberation, together with all the discerning ones, you will attain that state free from sorrow, where destruction does not exist.
इदम् उक्तं पुराकल्पे ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना । सर्वदुःखक्षयकरं परमाश्वासनं धियः
This was spoken in ancient times by Brahmā, the supreme creator—a teaching that brings an end to all suffering and is the highest comfort for the mind.
केनोक्तं कारणेनेदं ब्रह्मन् पूर्वं स्वयम्भुवा । कथं च भवता प्राप्तम् एतत् कथय मे प्रभो
By whom, for what reason, and in what manner was this teaching first spoken by the self-born Brahmā, O sage? Tell me how it came to you, O master.
अस्त्य् अनन्तविलासात्मा सर्वगस् सर्वसंश्रयः । चिदाकाशो ऽविनाशात्मा प्रदीपस् सर्ववस्तुषु
There exists the infinite, all-pervading, all-supporting space of consciousness, imperishable in nature, like a lamp shining within all things.
स्पन्दास्पन्दसमाकारात् ततो विष्णुर् अजायत । स्पन्दमानरसापूरात् तरङ्गस् सागराद् इव
From the movement and stillness of that, Viṣṇu arose, just as a wave emerges from the ocean filled with moving essence.
सुमेरुकर्णिकात् तस्य दिग्दलाद् धृदयाम्बुजात् । तारकाकेसरवतः परमेष्ठी व्यजायत
From the central lotus of Mount Meru, from its petals and the heart-lotus, radiant like the filaments of a star, the supreme creator was born.
वेदवेदार्थदेवेशमुनिमण्डलमालितम् । सो ऽसृजत् सकलं सर्गं विकल्पौघं यथा मनः
Surrounded by the assembly of sages, lords of the Vedas and their meanings, he created the entire world, a multitude of distinctions, just as the mind does.
जम्बुद्वीपस्य कोणे ऽस्मिन् वर्षे भारतनामनि । स ससर्ज जनं पुत्रैर् आधिव्याधिपरिप्लुतम्
In this land called Bhārata, at the corner of Jambudvīpa, he created people afflicted by sorrow, disease, and suffering, along with their children.
भावाभावविषण्णार्थम् उत्पातध्वंसतत्परम् । सर्गे ऽस्मिन् भूतजातीनाम् आप्यायनकरं परम्
For those distressed by existence and non-existence, intent on calamity and destruction, in this creation he made a supreme means for the nourishment of living beings.