न धनं न जनो नास्मि सत्यं राघव वस्तुतः । मिथ्यैव मिथ्यावलितम् इतीदं परिलक्ष्यते
Neither wealth, nor people, nor myself truly exist, O Raghava; all is observed to be false, merely reflected in falsehood.
आद्यन्तयोस् सर्वम् असन् मध्ये ऽप्य् अस्थिरम् आधिमत् । क्व बध्नातु धृतिं धीरो ह्य् अन्यकल्पितखद्रुमे
Everything is unreal at its beginning and end, and unstable in the middle, though it appears substantial; where can the wise person anchor steadfastness in a tree imagined by another?
एकेन कल्पिता खे स्त्री भुङ्क्ते तां दूरगो ऽपरः । इतीयम् अङ्ग संसाररचना नेतरः क्रमः
One person imagines a woman in the sky and enjoys her, while another, far away, does not; such, my dear, is the construction of worldly existence, not otherwise.
इहाजवञ्जवीभावम् इमम् आकुलम् आततम् । गन्धर्वपुरनिर्माणविनाशेन समं विदुः
They understand this restless, sprawling state here as akin to the creation and destruction of a Gandharva city.
स्वप्नसङ्कल्पपुरवद् असद् एवेदम् उत्थितम् । कालदैर्घ्यधिया जातप्रत्ययं जातम् अद्य वः
Like a city conjured in a dream or by imagination, this has arisen as unreal; through the perception of long duration, conviction has arisen in you today.
नासि नायं पटो नार्थो विद्यते भित्तिभागवान् । सङ्कल्पकलनैवेयम् अभ्यासात् पुष्टतां गता
You do not exist, nor does this cloth, nor is there any substance in the wall; this has come to fullness only through repeated conceptualization.
सुषुप्तसंस्थितो नित्यं वितते शाश्वते पदे । न कश्चिद् एव परमे भवान् आत्मनि संस्थितः
Established always in deep sleep, in the vast, eternal state, no one at all exists in the supreme Self where you are situated.
सर्वं तत्रस्थ एवेदं सुषुप्तपदविच्युतः । परिपश्यसि संसारदीर्घस्वप्नम् उरुभ्रमम्
All of this exists only there; having deviated from the state of deep sleep, you perceive this long, wandering dream of worldly existence.
अज्ञाननिद्रासुघनस्वस्वभावान् मनाक् च्युतः । संसारस्वप्नसम्भ्रान्तो भवान् अयम् इह स्थितः
Having slightly departed from your own nature, dense with the sleep of ignorance, you stand here, bewildered by the dream of worldly existence.
तद् एतां विततां निद्रां घनाज्ञानमयात्मिकाम् । त्यजालक्ष्मीम् इव प्राप्तनिधानः पुरुषोत्तम
Therefore, O best of men, abandon this pervasive sleep, whose essence is dense ignorance, as one who has found a treasure abandons poverty.
प्रबोधम् एहि पश्याच्छम् आत्मानम् उदितं सदा । निर्विकल्पचिदाभासं प्रातः पद्मो रविं यथा
Awaken and behold your serene self, ever shining forth—an unchanging radiance of consciousness, like the morning lotus gazing at the sun.
प्रबुध्यस्व प्रबुध्यस्व पुनः पुनर् अयं मया । प्रबोध्यसे महाबाहो पश्यात्मार्कम् अनामयम्
Awaken, awaken—again and again I rouse you; mighty-armed one, awaken, and see your flawless inner sun.
मयैतेनातिशीतेन वृष्टेन ज्ञानवारिणा । सुशब्दशालिना राम घनेनेवासि बोधितः
By this cool, clear rain of knowledge, filled with noble sound, O Rama, I have awakened you, like a cloud brings forth rain.
बोधम् आसादय परं प्रबुद्धो ऽस्य् एव राघव । सत्यम् आलोकयालीकं त्यक्त्वेमं जागतं भ्रमम्
Attain supreme awakening; you are now awakened, O Raghava. See the truth, abandon falsehood, and let go of this world’s delusion.
न ते जन्म न ते दुःखं न दोषस् ते न ते भ्रमः । सर्वसङ्कल्पमुक्तस् त्वं स्वात्मनात्मनि संस्थितः
You have no birth, no sorrow, no fault, no delusion; freed from all imaginings, you abide in your own self, established in yourself.
परिगलितविकल्पदोषजालस् समसितसारसुषुप्तसोम्यवृत्तिः । अतिविततम् इदं च सोम्यरूपं समुपशमात्मनि तिष्ठ हे महात्मन्
With the net of mistaken notions dissolved, established in the essence, with a tranquil, deep-sleep-like state—abide in your peaceful self, O great soul, in this all-pervading, gentle reality.
इत्य् आकर्णयति स्वच्छसमचेतसि राघवे । विश्रान्ते स्वात्मनि स्वैरं परमानन्दम् आगते
As Raghava listened, his mind clear and tranquil, resting freely in his own self, supreme bliss arose within him.
तत्रस्थेषु च सर्वेषु तेषूपशमशालिषु । अपरिक्षुब्धचित्तेषु स्थितेष्व् अभ्युदितात्मसु
And as all those present stood there, filled with peace, their minds undisturbed, established in their awakened selves—
संशान्तसकलस्पन्दशब्दसंव्यवहारिणि । सभाभोगे स्थिते सोम्ये रात्राव् इव महीतले
When all movement and sound had ceased, and the assembly sat in quiet, serene as the earth at night,
प्रमूकमुग्धघण्टासु निषण्णासु नभस्तले । शृण्वन्तीष्व् इव शुद्धासु पताकासु वचो मुनेः
As the bells hung silent and still in the sky, and the pure banners seemed to listen to the sage’s words,
शान्तसञ्चारसङ्क्रान्तनिश्चलास्येषु पक्षिषु । स्वपत्स्व् अन्तःपुराणां च पञ्जरेष्व् आलयेषु च
As the birds, their motion stilled and beaks unmoving, slept in the inner chambers, in cages and in their nests,
विचारयत्सु तत्त्वार्थं बुद्ध्या प्राप्तविकासया । सुतत्त्वज्ञेषु सभ्येषु सहजानन्दशालिषु
While the wise, whose intellects had blossomed through inquiry into the truth, sat in the assembly, naturally abiding in bliss,
परोपशमशालिन्या तया सद्वाक्यमालया । विनयावनतिस्थेषु क्रीडामर्कटकेष्व् अपि
And even the playful monkeys, subdued by the atmosphere of peace and noble speech, sat with heads bowed in humility,
राघवस्यात्मविश्रान्तिस्थित्यर्थं वचनौघतः । विरराम मुनिर् वारि ससेत्व् आत्मरयाद् इव
Then, for the sake of Rāghava’s abiding rest in the Self, the sage’s stream of words came to a pause, like a river held back by a dam.
अथ याते मुहूर्तार्धे राघवे प्रतिबोधिते । पुनर् आह तम् एवार्थं वसिष्ठो वदतां वरः
When half a moment had passed and Rāghava was awakened, Vasiṣṭha, best of speakers, again addressed him on the same subject.
राम सम्यक्प्रबुद्धो ऽसि स्वात्मानम् असि लब्धवान् । एतम् एवावलम्ब्यान्तस् तिष्ठ मेह मदं कृथाः
Rāma, you are fully awakened and have attained your own Self; holding to this within, remain here and do not fall into delusion.
इदं संसारचक्रं हि नाभौ सङ्कल्पमात्रके । संरोधितायां वहनाद् रघुनन्दन रुध्यते
O delight of the Raghu lineage, this wheel of worldly existence, whose hub is mere imagination, comes to a halt when its movement is restrained.
बोधितायां मनोनाभ्याम् इदं संसारचक्रकम् । प्रयत्नाद् रोधितम् अपि प्रवहत्य् एव वेगतः
Even when this wheel of worldly existence is checked by the awakened mind, it still rushes onward with force, unless restrained with effort.
परं पौरुषम् आश्रित्य बलं प्रज्ञां च युक्तितः । नाभिं संसारचक्रस्य चित्तम् एव निरोधयेत्
Relying on supreme effort, strength, and wisdom joined with discernment, one should restrain the mind, which is the hub of the wheel of worldly existence.
प्रज्ञासौजन्ययुक्तेन शास्त्रसंवलितेन च । पौरुषेण न यत् प्राप्तं न तत् क्वचन लभ्यते
What cannot be attained anywhere by effort endowed with wisdom, nobility, and supported by scripture, is truly unattainable.