कालागाधसरस्यां तु स्थित्वा स्थित्वा पुनः पुनः । कल्पमात्रनिमेषेण डीनं संसारसारसैः
Abiding again and again in the unfathomable lake of time, in the blink of an aeon she is deprived of the essence of worldly existence.
उत्पत्योत्पत्य नाशिन्यस् सन्ततास् सृष्टिविद्युतः । कालमेघे स्फुरन्त्य् एताश् चित्प्रकाशमनोरमाः
Rising and perishing, these continuous lightnings of creation flash in the cloud of time, delightful with the radiance of consciousness.
प्रध्वनद्भूतविहगाः पतन्त्य् अविरतद्रुताः । कालतालात् किलोत्तालाद् ब्रह्माण्डफलपालयः
Birds born from the thunderous sound fly swiftly and ceaselessly; from the rhythm of time and the force of the wind, the guardians of the cosmic egg arise.
उन्मेषकृतवैरिञ्चसृष्टयो देवनायकाः । निमेषकृतसंहारास् सन्ति केचन कुत्रचित्
The creations of Brahma, brought forth by the opening of the eyes, are divine leaders; by the closing of the eyes, some destructions occur in certain places.
निमेषोन्मेषसङ्क्षीणकल्पजालास् सहस्रशः । रुद्राः केचन विद्यन्ते कस्मिंश्चित् परमे पुरे
Thousands of worlds, diminished by the alternation of opening and closing the eyes, exist; in some supreme city, certain Rudras are present.
ते ऽपि यस्य निमेषेण भवन्ति न भवन्ति वा । तादृशो ऽप्य् अस्ति देवेशो ह्य् अनन्तेयं क्रियास्थितिः
Even those, by whose blinking they come into being or cease to be, have a lord of gods whose activity and existence are endless.
अनन्तसङ्कल्पमये शून्ये च ब्रह्मणः पदे । न सम्भवन्ति का नाम शक्तयश् चित्रयुक्तयः
In the state of Brahman, which is empty and filled with infinite intentions, what powers, adorned with variety, could possibly arise?
एवम् अक्षीणसङ्कल्पकल्पार्थभरभास्वरा । जागती कलना येयं तद् अज्ञानविजृम्भितम्
Thus, this world-process, which shines with the weight of endless intentions and cycles, is merely the expansion of ignorance.
यत् सम्पदो यद् उत सन्ततम् आपदश् च यद् बाल्ययौवनजरामरणोपतापाः । यन् मज्जनं च सुखदुःखपरम्पराभिर् अज्ञानतीव्रतिमिरस्य विभूतयस् ताः
Whatever wealth, whatever constant misfortune, whatever afflictions of childhood, youth, old age, and death, whatever immersion in the succession of pleasure and pain—all these are manifestations of the intense darkness of ignorance.
संसारवनषण्डे ऽस्मिंश् चित्पर्वततटस्थिते । कीदृशी खल्व् अविद्याख्या लता विकसिता तता
In this forest of samsara, on the slopes of the mountain of consciousness, what kind of creeper called ignorance has blossomed and spread?
बृहत्पर्वतपर्वाढ्या ब्रह्माण्डत्वक्परावृता । देहयष्टिर् इयं यस्यास् त्रिलोकी लोकलासिनी
This body, whose form is adorned with great mountain ranges and enveloped by the shell of the universe, is the one by which the three worlds are consumed.
सुखं दुःखं भवो भावो ज्ञानम् अज्ञानम् एव च । अत्रैतान्य् उरुवृत्तानि मूलानि च फलानि च
Pleasure, pain, existence, feeling, knowledge, and ignorance—all these have extensive manifestations here, along with their roots and fruits.
सुखाद् अविद्योदेत्य् उच्चैस् तद् एवान्ते प्रयच्छति । दुःखाद् अविद्योदेत्य् उच्चैस् तद् एवान्ते फलत्य् अलम्
From pleasure, ignorance arises strongly and ultimately bestows the same; from pain, ignorance arises strongly and ultimately produces its own fruit.
भवाद् अविद्योदेत्य् एषा तम् एव फलति स्फुटम् । भावात् सत्ताम् अवाप्नोति तम् एव फलति क्षणात्
From existence, ignorance arises and clearly yields its own fruit; from feeling, it attains being and instantly produces its own fruit.
अज्ञानाद् वृद्धिम् आयाति तद् एवास्याः फलं स्मृतम् । ज्ञानेन याति संवित्तिं तद् एवान्ते प्रयच्छति
From ignorance, it grows, and that is considered its fruit; through knowledge, it attains awareness and ultimately bestows the same.
नानाविधोल्लासवती वासनामोददायिनी । घनप्रवालपटला तनुर् अस्या विजृम्भते
Her body expands, full of various delights and giving the fragrance of desires, like a dense mass of shoots and leaves.
दिवसव्यूहकुसुमा यामिनीलोलषट्पदा । अजस्रं स्पन्दमानैषा प्रपतद्भूतपल्लवा
She is adorned with the flowers of daytime arrangements and restless bees of the night; she is ever-vibrant, with falling sprouts of beings.
आगत्यागत्य तरसा विवेककरिणा क्वचित् । विधूयते धूतरजःप्रसरा पुनर् एति च
Sometimes, with the swift approach and departure of discernment, she is shaken, her dust dispersed, but then she returns again.
जायमानप्रवालाढ्या सञ्जाताङ्कुरदन्तुरा । सर्वर्तुकुसुमोपेता समग्ररसशालिनी
Rich with newly sprouted shoots, adorned with emerging buds, bearing blossoms of every season, she is abundant in all flavors.
जन्मपर्वालिनीरन्ध्रा विनाशच्छिद्रदद्रुला । भोगाभोगरसापूर्णा विचारैकघुणक्षता
Her body is riddled with the cavities of birth and decay, marked by the cracks of destruction; filled with the tastes of pleasure and pain, yet wounded by the worm of inquiry alone.
विकसन्त्यः प्रतिदिनं चन्द्रार्कावलयो हि याः । व्योम्नि वातविलोलानि पुष्पाण्य् अस्याः किलाङ्ग ताः
Those that bloom each day—the orbits of the moon and sun—are, in truth, her flowers, tossed about in the sky by the wind.
अस्याः प्रस्फुरिताकाराः कोरकत्वम् उपागताः । पूरिताकाशकोशा यास् तारका रघुनन्दन
Her forms that shimmer and burst forth have become buds; and those that fill the vault of the sky, O descendant of Raghu, are the stars.
चन्द्रार्कदहनालोका अस्यास् तत् कौसुमं रजः । अनेनेयं हि गौराङ्गी स्त्रीवच् चेतांसि कर्षति
The light of the moon, sun, and fire is her pollen; by this, O fair-skinned one, she draws the minds of women.
मनोमातङ्गवलिता सङ्कल्पकलकोकिला । इन्द्रियव्यालशबला तृष्णात्वगुपरञ्जिता
She is swayed by the elephant of the mind, her cuckoo is the play of imagination, she is speckled with the serpents of the senses, and tinged by the dye of thirst.
नीलाकाशतमालाङ्गसंश्रयेणोन्नतिं गता । रोदसीजानुसुस्तम्भा भुवनोद्यानभूस्थिता
Having attained greatness by resting on the garland-like expanse of blue sky, she stands firm on the twin pillars of earth and heaven, established in the garden of the worlds.
अधोब्रह्माण्डखण्डेन स्वालवालेन जालिना । विहिताशेषजलधिजलक्षीरादिसेचना
With the lower half of the cosmic egg as her own root and a network of fine hairs as threads, she arranges the watering of all oceans, waters, and milk.
त्रयीविलोलभ्रमरा रमणीपुष्परञ्जिता । चित्स्पन्दवातवलिता क्रियाविपुलपत्त्रिका
Adorned with the bees of the three Vedas, colored by the flowers of pleasure, stirred by the wind of consciousness, and bearing abundant leaves of action.
कुकर्माजगरव्याप्ता स्वर्गश्रीपुष्पमण्डपा । जीवजीवकनीरन्ध्रा नानामोदमदप्रदा
Filled with the serpents of evil deeds, with pavilions of heavenly splendor and flowers, pierced by the holes of living beings, and granting various delights and intoxications.
नानारसमयी चित्रा नानाकुसुमहासिनी । नानाफलावलिव्याप्ता नानावर्णविकासिनी
Varied with many tastes, wondrous, blossoming with diverse flowers, covered with clusters of many fruits, and shining with many colors.
नानालवालवलया नानाविहगधारिणी । नानापरागपरुषा नानाभ्रलवलाञ्छिता
Encircled by many creepers, inhabited by various birds, rough with different kinds of pollen, and marked by swarms of bees.