रत्नकाञ्चनकुड्येषु मणिमुक्तामयेषु च । तिलोत्तमोर्वशीरम्भामेनकाङ्गलतासु च
He is not attached to walls of jewels and gold, to those made of pearls and gems, nor to the creepers of Tilottama, Urvashi, Rambha, Menaka, and others.
केषुचिद् दर्शनं श्रीमान् नाभिवाञ्छत्य् असक्तधीः । परिपूर्णमना मौनी मानी शत्रुष्व् इवाबलः
The blessed one, with unattached mind, does not desire the sight of any of these; his mind is fulfilled, silent, dignified, and weak as he is among enemies.
ज्ञानवान् कुन्दमन्दारकल्हारकुमुदादिषु । कमलोत्पलपुन्नागकेतकागुरुजातिषु
The wise one is not attached to jasmine, coral tree, water-lily, white lotus and the like, nor to lotus, blue lotus, punnaga, ketaka, aguru, and jasmine flowers.
कदम्बचूतजम्बीरकिंशुकाशोकशाखिषु । जपातिमुक्तसौवीरनिम्बपाटलदामसु
He is not attached to the branches of kadamba, mango, jambira, kimshuka, ashoka, nor to garlands of hibiscus, jasmine, sauvira, neem, and patala flowers.
चन्दनागुरुकर्पूररजोमृगमदेषु च । कश्मीरजलवङ्गैलाकक्कोलतगरादिषु
He is not attached to sandalwood, aguru, camphor, the dust of musk, nor to saffron, water, clove, cardamom, kakkola, tagara, and the like.
केषुचिन् न निबध्नाति सौगन्ध्यरतिम् एकधीः । समबुद्धिर् अविक्षोभी मध्वामोदेष्व् इव द्विजः
In some, the single-minded one is not bound by delight in fragrance; he remains even-minded and unshaken, like a twice-born man in the presence of honey or perfume.
अब्धौ गुलुगुलारावे प्रतिश्रुत्कस्वने गिरौ । निनदे च मृगेन्द्राणां न क्षुभ्यति मनाग् अपि
Just as the echoing roar in the ocean, the reverberating sound in the mountains, or the cry of lions does not disturb it in the slightest,
मत्तमातङ्गबृंहासु वेतालवलनासु च । पिशाचयक्षक्ष्वेडासु न मनाग् अपि कम्पते
Even amidst the trumpeting of intoxicated elephants, the wild dances of ghosts, or the howling of demons and yakshas, it remains entirely unmoved.
अशनिस्वनघोषेण नगास्फोटरवेण च । ऐरावणनिनादेन साम्यध्यानान् न कम्पते
Neither the thunderous noise of lightning, nor the crashing sound of mountains, nor the roar of Airavata shakes it from its state of balanced contemplation.
वहत्क्रकचकाषेण शितासिदलनेन च । शिलाशनिनिपातेन कम्पते न स्वरूपतः
Whether struck by the scraping of saws, the splitting of sharp swords, or the fall of rocks and thunderbolts, its essential nature is not disturbed.
नानन्दम् एत्य् उपवने न खेदम् अधिगच्छति । न खेदम् एति मरुषु नानन्दम् अधिगच्छति
It does not attain joy in gardens, nor does it experience distress; it does not suffer in deserts, nor does it find delight.
पूताङ्गारसमानल्पसैकतेष्व् अरिबन्धुषु । पुष्पप्रकरसञ्छन्नमृदुशाद्वलभूमिषु
Whether among burning coals, scanty sands, enemies or friends, or on ground covered with heaps of flowers and soft grass,
क्षुरधारासु तीक्ष्णासु शय्यासु च नवोत्पलैः । उन्नताचलदेशेषु कूपकोशतलेषु च
On sharp blades, on beds adorned with fresh lotuses, in lofty mountain regions, or at the bottom of wells,
शिलास्व् अर्कांशुतप्तासु मृद्वीषु ललनासु च । सम्पत्स्व् आपत्सु चोग्रासु मरणेषूत्सवेषु च
On rocks heated by the sun’s rays, on soft cushions, in prosperity or in fierce adversity, in death or in celebration,
विहरन्न् अपि नोद्वेगं नानन्दम् अधिगच्छति । अन्तर्मुक्तं मनो नित्यं समं कृत्वैव तिष्ठति
Even while moving about, he neither feels agitation nor attains delight; his mind, always inwardly freed, remains steady and balanced.
अयश्शङ्कुचिताङ्गासु नरकारण्यभूमिषु । परस्परेरितानन्तकुन्ततोमरवृष्टिषु
In places where bodies are bent with disgrace, in the wildernesses of hell, amid showers of endless spears and javelins hurled by others—
न बिभेति न चादत्ते वैवश्यं न च दीनताम् । समस् स्वस्थमना मौनी धीरस् तिष्ठति शैलवत्
He neither fears nor succumbs to confusion or dejection; steadfast, composed, silent, and resolute, he stands firm like a mountain.
अपवित्रं च पथ्यं च विषपङ्कगराद्य् अपि । भुक्त्वा जरयति क्षिप्रं क्लिन्नं नष्टं च मृष्टवत्
Whether consuming what is impure or wholesome, even things tainted with poison or mud, he quickly digests them, and they are destroyed as if purified.
निम्बप्रतिविषाकल्कक्षीरेक्षुसलिलान्धसाम् । असक्तबुद्धिस् तत्त्वज्ञो भवत्य् आस्वादने समः
Regarding the pulp of neem, antidotes, milk, sugar, water, and darkness, the one who knows reality, with unattached intellect, remains equal in tasting them.
मैरेयमदिराक्षीररक्तमेदोवसासवैः । तुषास्थितृणकेशान्नैर् न हृष्यति न कुप्यति
With wine, liquor, milk, blood, fat, marrow, and broth, or with food made from husks, bones, grass, or hair, he neither rejoices nor becomes angry.
जीवितस्यापि हन्तारं दातारं चैकरूपया । दृशा प्रसादमाधुर्यशालिन्या परिपश्यति
He gazes with the same gracious and sweet vision upon both the slayer and the giver of life.
स्थिरास्थिरशरीरेषु रम्यारम्येषु वस्तुषु । न हृष्यति ग्लायति वा सदा समतयेद्धया
Among bodies that are stable or unstable, and in objects that are pleasant or unpleasant, he neither rejoices nor becomes despondent, always established in equanimity.
त्यक्तास्थत्वाद् अनादेयरूपत्वाज् जगतस् स्थितेः । नूनं विदितवेद्यत्वान् नीरागत्वात् स्वचेतसः
Because the world is devoid of true existence and has the nature of being ungraspable, it surely appears only as something to be known, without attachment in one's own mind.
न कस्यचिन् न कस्याञ्चिद् अक्षस्य विषयस्थितौ । ददाति प्रसरं साधुर् आधिप्रोज्झितया धिया
No one, nowhere, whose mind is free from domination, allows the senses to roam among their objects.
अतत्त्वज्ञम् अविश्रान्तम् अलब्धात्मानम् अस्थिरम् । निगिरन्तीन्द्रियाण्य् आशु हरिणा इव पल्लवम्
One who does not know reality, who is restless, who has not realized the Self, who is unstable—his senses quickly devour him, like a deer eats a tender leaf.
उह्यमानं भवाम्भोधौ वासनावीचिवेल्लितम् । निगिरन्तीन्द्रियग्राहा हाहाक्रन्दपरायणम्
Tossed in the ocean of becoming, agitated by the waves of latent impressions, he is swallowed by the crocodiles of the senses, always given to cries of distress.
विचारतो लब्धपदं विश्रान्तधियम् आत्मनि । न हरन्ति विकल्पौघा जलौघा इव पर्वतम्
But one whose mind has found rest in the Self through inquiry, who has attained his true state, is not carried away by the floods of thoughts, just as a mountain is not moved by torrents of water.
सर्वसङ्कल्पसीमान्ते विश्रान्तानां परे पदे । तेषां लब्धस्वरूपाणां मेरुर् एव तृणायते
For those who have come to rest at the end of all mental constructions, who have realized the supreme state, even Mount Meru appears as insignificant as a blade of grass.
जगज् जरत्तृणलवो विषं चामृतम् एव च । क्षणः कल्पसहस्रं च समता ततचेतसाम्
For those whose minds are thus established, the world, old grass, poison and nectar, a moment and a thousand aeons—all are equal.
संविन्मात्रं जगद् इति मत्वा मुदितबुद्धयः । संविन्मयत्वाद् अन्तस्स्थजगत्का विहरन्त्य् अमी
Thinking, 'The world is only pure consciousness,' their minds are joyful; because the inner world is made of consciousness, these ones move about freely within it.