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.
चिद्दर्पणमहालक्ष्मीस् त्रिजगत् प्रतिबिम्बितम् । गृह्णात्य् अनुग्रहेणान्तस् स्वगर्भम् इव गर्भिणी
The great goddess of consciousness, like a mirror, graciously holds within herself the reflection of the three worlds, just as a pregnant woman carries her child within her womb.
चिच् चतुर्दशभूतानां मण्डलानि महान्ति च । भूतीकरोति वारिश्रीस् समुद्रत्वम् इवाम्बुधेः
Consciousness, like the wealth of water in the ocean, brings forth the vast spheres of the fourteen elements, manifesting them into being.
विचित्रालोककुसुमा घनसङ्कल्पपल्लवा । व्योमकेदारिकारूढा सत्तौघफलशालिनी
She is adorned with the wondrous flowers of worlds, bearing dense shoots of intention, established in the sky-like field, and abundant with the fruits of manifold beings.
जीवजालरजःपुञ्जा वासनारसरञ्जिता । संवेदनत्वग्वलिता चित्रेहाकलिकाकुला
She is a mass of dust from the web of living beings, tinged with the essence of tendencies, covered by the skin of perception, and crowded with countless varieties of forms.
अतीतासङ्ख्यत्रिजगत्केसरोज्ज्वलरूपिणी । अनारतस्पन्दमहाविलासोल्लासहासिनी
She shines with the radiance of countless lotus-stalks of the three worlds, ever smiling with the delight of her great, unceasing play of vibration.
सर्वर्तुपर्वपरुषा जडशैलादिगुम्फिता । विहगग्रन्थिवलिता मूलाग्रपरिवर्जिता
She is rough with all the seasons and festivals, interwoven with inert mountains and the like, entwined with the knots of birds, and devoid of a root-tip.
चिल्लतेयं विकसिता पेलवं सदसद्वपुः । विचित्रं दृश्यकुसुमं परामर्शासहं बहु
This creeper of consciousness has blossomed, delicate with the body of existence and non-existence, bearing many wondrous flowers of perception, and is difficult to grasp by touch.
अनयेह हि सर्वत्र च्छायाच्छापि विजन्यते । मन्यते तन्यते वस्तु गीयते क्रियते ऽपि च
Indeed, in her, everywhere, even mere shadows are produced; things are conceived, extended, spoken of, and even enacted.
महाचितानया नित्यं भासन्ते भास्करादयः । देहास् स्वदन्ते च मिथस् त्वन्मच्चिज्जडविभ्रमैः
By the offspring of the great Consciousness, the sun and others always shine; bodies mutually experience pleasure through the illusions of consciousness and inertness—yours, mine, and others.
विततावर्तवर्तन्या चिद्वात्येयं प्रनृत्यति । जगज्जालरजोलेखा तत्सत्ता दृश्यदेहिनी
This wind of consciousness, revolving in its vast circuit, dances forth; the network of the world is but a streak of dust, and its existence is the perceivable embodied being.
चित् सर्वं जगदारम्भम् इमं प्रकटयत्य् अलम् । त्रैलोक्यदीपकशिखा दीपो वर्णश्रियं यथा
Consciousness alone fully reveals the entire origin of the world, just as the flame of a lamp displays the beauty of colors in the three worlds.
चिच्चन्द्रबिम्बे विमले शशवत् प्राप्य सङ्गमम् । सर्वत्र लक्ष्यताम् एति पदार्थश्रीर् जगद्गता
When the splendor of objects existing in the world attains union with the pure moon-disc of consciousness, it becomes evident everywhere, like the moon’s light.
चिद्रसायनसेकेन पदार्थपटलावली । रूपम् एति फलं चैव प्रावृट्सिक्तेव सल्लता
By the sprinkling of the nectar of consciousness, the multitude of objects attains form and fruit, just as a creeper flourishes when moistened by the rains.
चिच्छाययैव सर्वस्य जाड्यं शाम्यत्य् उदेति वा । शवस्यास्य शरीरस्य गृहस्येव तमस् त्विषा
By the very shadow of consciousness, all dullness either subsides or arises, just as darkness or light appears in a house depending on the presence or absence of a lamp.
चिच्चमत्कृतयो देहे न भवेयुर् इमा यदि । त्रैलोक्यदेहास् तत् के ते कान् स्पृशेयुः किमाकृतीन्
If these wonders of consciousness did not exist in the body, then what would the bodies of the three worlds be, whom would they touch, and what forms would they have?
चिदालोकप्रकाशे ऽस्मिन् सङ्कल्पशिशुधारिणी । क्रियाकुलवधूर् देहगेहे स्फुरति चञ्चला
In this illumination of consciousness, which bears the child of intention, the restless bride of activity shines forth in the house of the body.
चिदालोकं विना कस्य रसनाग्रे स्फुरन्न् अपि । कथं कदा प्रकटताम् एति कीदृक् च वा रसः
Without the light of consciousness, how could taste, even if it appears at the tip of the tongue, ever become manifest, and what kind of taste would it be?
सुस्कन्धस् स्वङ्गशाखो ऽपि कुन्तलालिवृतो ऽप्य् अलम् । चिन्मञ्जरीं विना देहवृक्षः क इव राजते
Even if the tree of the body is well-branched, adorned with its own limbs and covered with locks of hair, without the blossom of consciousness, how could it shine?
वर्धते ऽभिलषत्य् अत्ति चिच् चराचरकारिणी । चिद् एवास्तीतरन् नास्ति चिन्मात्रम् इदम् उत्थितम्
It grows, desires, eats—consciousness alone acts in all that moves and is still; apart from consciousness, nothing exists, this is pure consciousness arisen.
इत्य् उक्तवान् अथ त्र्यक्षस् सुधास्यन्दाच्छया गिरा । पुनः पृष्टो मया राम विनयप्रश्रयोज्ज्वलम्
Having spoken thus, the three-eyed one, with words shaded by nectar-flow, was again questioned by me, Rama, with humility and respect.