संशान्तदुःखम् अजडात्मकम् एकसुप्तम् आनन्दमन्थरम् अपेतरजस्तमोऽर्कम् । आकाशकोशतनवो ऽतनवो महान्तस् तस्मिन् पदे गलितचित्तलवा वसन्ति
Those whose suffering is stilled, whose nature is free from dullness, who rest in the one sleep, who are slow to joy, whose sun of rajas and tamas has set, whose bodies are as subtle as space, who are vast and bodiless—such ones dwell in that state where even the trace of mind has dissolved.
परमाकाशकोशाद्रिरूढं लोकान्तरद्रुमम् । तारकापुष्पशबलं देवासुरविहङ्गमम्
A mountain of the supreme space, bearing the trees of other worlds, adorned with clusters of star-flowers, and filled with the birds that are gods and demons—
विद्युन्मञ्जरितोपान्तनीलनीरदपल्लवम् । सर्वर्तुरम्यं चन्द्रार्कगणरम्यं कचत्तटम्
With blue cloud-foliage tinged by flashes of lightning, delightful in every season, its shores made beautiful by the hosts of moon and sun—
सप्ताब्धिवापीवलितं सरिच्छतनिरन्तरम् । चतुर्दशविधानन्तभूतजातोपजीवितम्
Encircled by the seven ocean-lakes, unbroken by hundreds of rivers, sustaining the countless beings of fourteen kinds—
जगत्काननम् आक्रम्य स्थितायाः कृतजालकम् । ब्रह्मन् संसृतिमृद्वीकालताया वितताकृतेः
Having spread its net over the forest of the world, O Brahman, stands the vine of transmigration, whose form is vast and tender as a grapevine.
जरामरणपर्यायदुःखदुःखफलावलेः । प्ररूढमूलमालाया मोहसेकजलाञ्जलेः
Its root is deep in the waters of delusion, its garland is the succession of sorrow, the fruits of which are the sufferings of old age and death.
किं बीजम् अथ बीजस्य तस्य किं बीजम् उच्यते । अथ तस्यापि किं बीजं बीजं तस्यापि किं भवेत्
What is its seed, and what is the seed of that seed? And what again is the seed of that, and what could be the seed of even that?
सर्वम् एतत् समासेन पुनर् बोधाभिवृद्धये । सिद्धये ज्ञानसारस्य वद मे वदतां वर
All this, in brief, for the growth of understanding and the attainment of the essence of knowledge—tell me, O best of speakers.
अन्तर्लीनघनारम्भशुभाशुभमहाङ्कुरम् । संसृतिव्रततेर् बीजं शरीरं विद्धि राघव
Know, O Raghava, that the body is the seed of the vow of transmigration, in which are latent the beginnings of clouds and the great sprouts of good and evil.
शाखाप्रतानगहना फलपल्लवलासिनी । तेनेयं भवति स्फीता शरदीव वसुन्धरा
With its dense spread of branches, bearing fruits and tender leaves, by this the world becomes abundant, like the earth in autumn.
भावाभावदशाकोशं दुःखरत्नसमुद्गकम् । बीजम् अस्य शरीरस्य चित्तम् आशावशानुगम्
The mind, subject to the sway of desire, is the seed of this body—a casket of the states of being and non-being, filled with the gems of suffering.
चित्ताद् इदम् उदेत्य् उच्चैस् सच् चासच् चाङ्गजालकम् । तथा चैतत् स्वयं स्वप्नसम्भ्रमेष्व् अनुभूयते
From the mind, this network of limbs, both real and unreal, arises prominently; and thus, in the confusion of dreams, this is experienced by itself.
यथा गन्धर्वसङ्कल्पात् पुरम् एवं हि चेतसः । सवातायनम् आकारभासुरं जायते वपुः
Just as a city arises from the imagination of a celestial musician, so too does the body, with windows and radiant form, arise from the mind.
यद् इदं किञ्चिद् आभोगि जागतं दृश्यतां गतम् । रूपं तच् चेतसस् स्फारं घटादित्वं मृदो यथा
Whatever is experienced here as enjoyable, as manifest in the world, that form is an expansion of the mind, just as a pot is of clay.
द्वे बीजे चित्तवृक्षस्य वृत्तिव्रततिधारिणः । एकं प्राणपरिस्पन्दो द्वितीयं दृढभावना
There are two seeds of the tree of mind, which sustains the course of its functions: one is the movement of vital breath, the other is firm imagination.
यदा प्रस्पन्दते प्राणो नाडीसंस्पर्शनोद्यतः । तदा संवेदनमयं चित्तम् आशु प्रजायते
When the vital breath stirs, ready to touch the channels, then the mind, composed of awareness, quickly arises.
यदा न स्पन्दते प्राणस् सिरासरणिकोटरे । असंवित्तिवशात् तेन चित्तम् अन्तर् न जायते
When the life-force does not move in the channels and hollows of the veins, then, due to the absence of awareness, the mind does not arise within.
प्राणस्पन्दनम् एवेदं चित्तद्वारेण दृश्यते । जगत्ताम् आगतं व्योम्नि नीलत्वादीव दृग्दृशा
This very movement of the life-force is seen through the gateway of the mind; the world appears in space just as blue and other colors are perceived by the eye.
प्राणप्रस्पन्दनं पुंस्ता तच्छान्तिश् शान्तिर् उच्यते । प्राणप्रस्पन्दनात् संविद् वाति वीटेव चोदिता
The movement of the life-force is called activity; its cessation is called peace. From the movement of the life-force, awareness stirs, like wind set in motion.
संवित् स्फुरति देहेषु प्राणस्पन्दप्रबोधिता । चक्रावर्तैर् अङ्गनेषु वीटेव करताडिता
Awareness flashes forth in the body, awakened by the movement of the life-force, just as wind, struck by the hand, whirls in circles within a house.
सती सर्वगता संवित् प्राणस्पन्देन बोध्यते । सूक्ष्मात् सूक्ष्मतराकारा गन्धलेखेव वायुना
Though awareness is ever-present everywhere, it is awakened by the movement of the life-force, taking on a form subtler than the subtlest, like a trace of fragrance carried by the wind.
संवित्संरोधनं श्रेयः परमं विद्धि राघव । कारणं समतायास् तत् क्षोभस् तत्र न विद्यते
Know, O Raghava, that the supreme good is the restraint of awareness; its cause is evenness, and in that state, disturbance does not exist.
संवित् समुदितैवाशु याति संवेद्यम् आदरात् । संवेदनाद् अनन्तानि ततो दुःखानि चेतसः
As soon as awareness arises, it eagerly moves toward the object of experience; from that experiencing, countless sorrows of the mind follow.
सुप्ता पुनर् अबोधाय संवित् सन्तिष्ठते यदा । लब्धं भवति लब्धव्यं तदा तद् अमलं पदम्
But when awareness, like one asleep, remains unmanifest, then what is to be attained is attained—then that stainless state is reached.
तस्मात् प्राणपरिस्पन्दैर् वासनाचोदनैस् तथा । नो चेत् संविदम् उच्छूनां करोषि तद् अजो भवान्
Therefore, by the movements of the life-force and the impulses of latent tendencies, unless you bring the awareness to emptiness, you remain unliberated.
संविदुच्छूनता चित्तं विद्धि तेनेदम् आततम् । अनर्थजालम् आलूनविशीर्णजनजीवकम्
Know that the mind is the emptiness of awareness; by this, this web of misfortune, which has uprooted and shattered the lives of people, is spread out.
योगिनश् चित्तशान्त्यर्थं कुर्वन्ति प्राणरोधनम् । प्राणायामैस् तथा ध्यानैः प्रयोगैर् युक्तिकल्पितैः
Yogis, for the sake of calming the mind, practice restraint of the life-force, as well as breath control, meditation, and other methods devised with discernment.
चित्तोपशान्तिफलदं परमं साम्यकारणम् । सुभगं संविदस् स्वास्थ्यं प्राणसंरोधनं विदुः
They know the restraint of the life-force to be the supreme cause of equanimity, which bestows the fruit of mental tranquility and is the blessed health of awareness.
ज्ञानवद्भिः प्रकटिताम् अनुभूतां च राघव । चित्तस्योत्पत्तिम् अपरां वासनात इमां शृणु
O Raghava, listen to this other origin of the mind from latent tendencies, which has been declared and experienced by the wise.
दृढभावनया त्यक्तपूर्वापरविचारणम् । यद् आदानं पदार्थस्य वासना सा प्रकीर्तिता
That grasping of an object, with firm imagination and without consideration of before or after, is called a latent tendency.