संवित् सर्वकलातीता सर्वभावान्तरस्थिता । सर्वसत्ताप्रदा देवी सर्वसन्तापहारिणी
Awareness transcends all divisions of time, abides within all states of being, bestows existence upon all, is the goddess who removes all suffering.
ब्रह्म ब्रह्मन् सदसतोर् मध्यं तद् देव उच्यते । परमात्मापराभिख्यं तत् सद् ॐ इत्य् उदाहृतम्
That which is Brahman, O brahmin, the middle between existence and non-existence, is called 'deva'; known as the supreme self and the non-supreme, it is referred to as 'sat', 'om'.
महासत्तास्वभावेन सर्वत्र समतां गतम् । महाचिद् इति च प्रोक्तं परमार्थ इति श्रुतम्
By its nature of supreme being, it has attained equality everywhere; it is called 'great consciousness' and is heard of as 'the ultimate reality'.
स्थितं सर्वत्र सर्वर्तु लतास्व् अन्तर् यथा रसः । सत्तासामान्यरूपेण महाचित्त्वात्मनापि च
Abiding everywhere, in every season, like sap within creepers, by the common form of existence and also as the essence of great consciousness.
यच् चित्तत्त्वम् अरुन्धत्या यच् चित्तत्त्वं तवानघ । यच् चित्तत्त्वं च पार्वत्या यच् चित्तत्त्वं गणेषु च
The essence of mind in Arundhati, the essence of mind in you, O sinless one, the essence of mind in Pārvatī, and the essence of mind in the Gaṇas—
चित्तत्त्वं यन् ममेदं च चित्तत्त्वं यज् जगत्त्रये । तद् देव इति तत्त्वज्ञा विदुर् उत्तमबुद्धयः
That which is the essence of mind in me, that which is the essence of mind in the three worlds—those of highest understanding know that as 'deva', the true reality.
पादपाण्यादिमान् अन्यो यो वा देवः प्रकल्प्यते । स चिन्मात्राद् ऋते ब्रह्मन् किंसारः किल कथ्यताम्
O Brahman, whatever other god is conceived, possessing hands, feet, and so on—apart from pure consciousness—what true substance does he have? Let it be stated.
न स दूरे स्थितो ब्रह्मन् न दुष्प्रापस् स कस्यचित् । स संस्थितस् सदा देहे सर्वत्रैव च खे तथा
O Brahman, he is not situated far away, nor is he difficult for anyone to reach; he always abides in the body, and likewise everywhere in space.
स करोति स चाश्नाति स बिभर्ति प्रयाति च । स निश्श्वसति संवेत्ता सो ऽङ्गान्य् अङ्गानि वेत्ति ते
He acts, he eats, he supports, and he moves; he breathes, he knows, and he is the knower of your limbs and their functions.
सो ऽस्यां विचित्रचेष्टायां प्रकाशायां च तद्वशात् । तत्स्वरूपनिबद्धायां पुर्याम् अङ्गपुरीश्वरः
In this wondrous play of activities and illumination, by his power, he is the lord of the city of the body, bound to its own nature.
शरीरपर्वतस्थायां चलायां तत्प्रसादतः । सो ऽस्यां गहनकोशायां हृद्गुहायां गुहेश्वरः
Dwelling on the mountain of the body, in its movement by his grace, he is the lord of the cave, in this deep sheath, in the cave of the heart.
मनष्षष्ठेन्द्रियाचारसत्तातीतामलात्मनः । तस्य संव्यवहारार्थं सञ्ज्ञा चिद् इति कल्पिता
For the sake of worldly dealings, a designation—'consciousness'—is imagined for him whose pure essence transcends mind, the six senses, and existence.
स एष चिन्मयस् सूक्ष्मस् सर्वव्यापी निरञ्जनः । इमं भासुरम् आभासं करोति न करोति च
He, this consciousness, subtle, all-pervading, stainless, makes this radiant appearance manifest, and yet does not make it.
सा चिद् अत्यन्तविमला जगदर्थां जगत्क्रियाम् । इमां रञ्जयति प्राज्ञ रसेनेव मधुर् लताम्
That consciousness, utterly pure, colors this world and its activities, O wise one, just as sap flavors a sweet creeper.
चारवो ये चमत्काराश् चितश् चिति यथास्थितम् । चमत्कुर्वन्ति किल ते एते केचिन् नभोऽभिधाः
Those wonders that delight, as consciousness abides in awareness, indeed produce marvels; some of these are called 'sky'.
केचिज् जीवाभिधानाश् च केचिच् चित्ताभिधानकाः । केचित् कालाभिधानाश् च केचिद् देशाभिधानकाः
Some are called 'living beings', some are called 'mind', some are called 'time', and some are called 'place'.
केचित् क्रियाभिधानाश् च केचिद् द्रव्याभिधानकाः । केचिद् भावविकारादिजाड्यचित्त्वाभिधानकाः
Some are called 'action', some are called 'substance', and some are called 'the inertness of mind arising from modifications of states'.
प्राकाश्याद्यभिधाः केचित् केचिच् चैव तमोऽभिधाः । अर्केन्द्वाद्यभिधाः केचित् केचिद् यक्षाभिधानकाः
Some are called 'brightness', some are called 'darkness', some are called 'sun and moon', and some are called 'yakṣas'.
निरिच्छस्वस्वभावेन वसन्तेन यथाङ्कुरः । जन्यते तद्वद् एवेयं जगल्लक्ष्मीश् चिदात्मना
Just as a sprout arises naturally in spring, so too does the wealth of the world arise from consciousness itself.
चिद् इमासु समग्रासु सर्वदैवैकिकैव हि । त्रैलोक्याम्बुधिसंस्थासु शरीरजलजालिका
Consciousness alone is ever present in all these, throughout the ocean of the three worlds, as the web of bodies.
शरीरपङ्कजभ्रान्तमनोभ्रमरसम्भृतम् । आस्वादयति सङ्कल्पमधु मत्ता चिदीश्वरी
The sovereign consciousness, intoxicated, savors the honey of imagination, gathered by the bee of the mind wandering among the lotus of bodies.
ससुरासुरगन्धर्वं सशैलार्णवकं जगत् । चिति स्थिरं प्रवहति जलावर्ते तृणं यथा
Consciousness steadily carries the world, with gods, demons, gandharvas, mountains, and oceans, like a blade of grass borne in a whirlpool of water.
चञ्चच्चित्तमयाचारचारचञ्चुरचक्रिकम् । संसारचक्रं चिच्चक्रे भ्राम्यति भ्रमभाजनम्
The wheel of worldly existence, made of restless mind and actions, whirls as a spinning disc of delusion, revolving as the vessel of error.
चिच् चतुर्भुजरूपेण जघानासुरमण्डलम् । कालो जलदखण्डेन सायुधेन यथातपम्
Consciousness, taking the form of one with four arms, destroyed the host of demons, just as time, armed with a fragment of cloud, dispels the sun.
चित् त्रिनेत्रतया ब्रह्मन् वृषशीतांशुचिह्नया । गौरीकमलिनीवक्त्रपद्मषण्डालितां गता
O Brahman, consciousness, as the three-eyed one marked by the bull and the cool-rayed moon, attained the state adorned by the lotus-face of Gauri.
विष्णोः पद्मालिताम् एत्य चिद् ध्यानाधीनमानसीम् । त्रयीनलिन्यास् सरसीं धत्ते पैतामहीं स्थितिम्
Having reached the lotus-adorned state of Vishnu, consciousness, whose mind is absorbed in meditation, upholds the primeval position in the lake of the triple Veda-lotus.
चितो ब्रह्मन् विचित्राणि शरीराणीह भूरिशः । पत्त्राणीव तरोर् हेम्नि केयूरादिक्रियेव वा
O Brahman, from consciousness arise countless wondrous bodies here, like leaves on a tree, or as armlets and such are fashioned from gold.
चित् समस्तसुरानीकपरिवन्दितपादया । त्रैलोक्यचूडामणितां धत्ते वासवलीलया
Consciousness, whose feet are worshipped by all the hosts of gods, by its play assumes the crest-jewelship of the three worlds.
चित् सुरासुरताम् एत्य त्रैलोक्योदरडम्बरे । पतत्य् उदेति संयाति स्वात्मनैवाब्धिवारिवत्
Consciousness, becoming both god and demon, in the vast expanse of the three worlds, falls, rises, and moves, just like the wind upon the ocean of its own self.
चिच्चन्द्रिका चतुर्दिक्कम् एवाभासं वितन्वती । विकासयति निश्शेषभूतसत्ताकुमुद्वतीम्
The moonlight of consciousness, spreading its radiance in all directions, unfolds the water-lilies of all beings, leaving nothing unopened.