सन्दृष्टादृष्टसन्ध्याभ्रविलोलकरपल्लवम् । अनारतरणल्लोललोकालङ्कारकोमलम्
The tender shoots of clouds, moving at dawn and dusk both seen and unseen, gently adorn the world, ever in motion and ever beautiful.
भूरिभूतलपातालनभस्तलपदक्रमम् । मग्नोन्मग्नघनानीकताराघर्मकणोत्करम्
Its expanse stretches across earth, underworld, and sky in countless steps; it is filled with clusters of dense clouds, both rising and sinking, and with showers of star-heat.
चन्द्रार्कमण्डलस्पन्दस्मितस्फुटनभोमुखम् । कम्पितानेकब्रह्माण्डकवाटकवितानकम्
The face of the earth bursts forth, smiling with the trembling orbits of the moon and sun; the dome of the sky is shaken by the opening and closing of countless universes.
लुठल्लोकान्तरव्यूहध्वनन्मुक्ताङ्कपल्लवम् । सुखदुःखदशादोषभावाभावरसान्तरम्
The tender shoots of worlds, scattered and arrayed, roll about; within, the essence of being and non-being is flavored by the states of happiness and sorrow.
अस्मिन् विकारवलिते नियतेर् विलासे संसारनाम्नि चिरनाटकनाट्यसारे । साक्षी सदोदितवपुः परमेश्वरो ऽयम् एकस् स्थितो न च तया न च तेन भिन्नः
In this ever-changing play of destiny, in the grand drama called worldly existence, the Supreme Lord alone stands as the ever-present witness, whose form is ever revealed; He is not separate from it, nor is it separate from Him.
एष देवस् स परमः पूज्य एष सदा सताम् । चिन्मात्रम् अनुभूतात्मा सर्वगस् सर्वसंश्रयः
This is the divine, the supreme, always worthy of reverence by the noble; pure consciousness, the inner experiencer, all-pervading, and the support of all.
घटे पटे वटे कुड्ये शकटे वानरे स्थितः । शिवो हरो हरिर् ब्रह्मा शक्रो वैश्रवणो यमः
Whether in a pot, a cloth, a banyan tree, a wall, a cart, or a monkey—there abides Śiva, Hara, Hari, Brahmā, Indra, Kubera, and Yama.
बहिर् अन्तश् च सर्वात्मा सदा स्वात्मा सुबुद्धिभिः । द्विविधेन क्रमेणैष भगवान् परिपूज्यते
He, who is the Self of all, both within and without, is always one's own Self to those of clear understanding; this Lord is to be worshipped in two ways, in due order.
बहिस् तावन् महाबुद्धे क्रमेण परिपूज्यते । येन तं शृणु तत्त्वज्ञ श्रोष्यस्य् अन्तःक्रमं ततः । पूजाक्रमेषु सर्वेषु नेह दार्भं पवित्रकम्
First, O great-minded one, He is to be worshipped externally in due order; listen, O knower of truth, to how one then worships internally. In all these methods of worship, there is no need for darbha grass or purificatory objects here.
पूजनं ध्यानम् एवात्र ध्यानम् एवात्र पूजनम् । तस्मात् त्रिभुवनाधारे नित्यं ध्यानेन पूजयेत्
Here, worship is nothing but meditation, and meditation itself is worship; therefore, one should always worship the foundation of the three worlds through meditation.
चिद्रूपं सूर्यलक्षाभं समस्ताभासभासनम् । अन्तस्स्थचित्प्रकाशं स्वम् अहन्तासारम् आश्रयेत्
One should take refuge in the essence of one's own 'I'-sense, which is of the nature of consciousness, shining like a hundred thousand suns, illuminating all appearances, and manifest within as the light of awareness.
अपारपरमाकाशविपुलाभोगकन्धरम् । अनन्ताधस्पदाकाशकोशपादसरोरुहम्
Its neck is vast, extending through the boundless supreme space; its lotus feet rest upon the infinite support of the lower space.
अनन्तदिक्तटाभोगभुजमण्डलमण्डितम् । नानाविधमहालोकगृहीतपरमायुधम्
Adorned with a circle of countless, limitless arms, bearing supreme weapons seized from various great worlds.
हृत्कोशकोणविश्रान्तब्रह्माण्डौघपरम्परम् । प्रकाशपरमाकाशपारगापारविग्रहम्
Resting in the corner of the heart’s chamber, its form extends through the succession of universes, reaching the farthest limits of light and supreme space.
ब्रह्मेन्द्रहरिरुद्रेशप्रमुखाम् अमरादिकाम् । इमां भूतश्रियं तस्य रोमालीं परिचिन्तयेत्
One should contemplate this glory of beings, which for Brahma, Indra, Hari, Rudra, and the foremost immortals, is but a strand of his body’s hair.
विविधारम्भकारिण्यस् त्रिजगद्यन्त्ररज्जवः । इच्छाद्याश् शक्तयस् सर्वाश् चिन्तनीयाश् शरीरगाः
All the powers such as will and others, which act as the threads of the machinery of the three worlds, should be regarded as residing within the body.
अनन्तैकपदाधारस् सत्तामात्रैकविग्रहः । विवर्तितजगज्जालः कालो ऽस्य द्वारपालकः
With infinite unity as its foundation, its form is solely existence; the vast web of the world is its transformation, and time stands as its gatekeeper.
सशैलभुवनाभोगम् इदं ब्रह्माण्डमण्डलम् । देहकोणे ऽस्य कस्मिंश्चित् स्वाङ्गावयवतां गतम्
This sphere of the universe, along with its mountains and worlds, is situated in some corner of his body, as one of his own limbs.
विचिन्तयेन् महादेवं सहस्रचरणेक्षणम् । सहस्रशिरसं शान्तं सहस्रभुजभूषणम्
One should contemplate the great Lord, adorned with a thousand feet and eyes, peaceful, crowned with a thousand heads, and decorated with a thousand arms.
सर्वत्रेक्षणशक्त्याढ्यं सर्वतो घ्राणशक्तिगम् । सर्वत्र स्पर्शनमयं सर्वतो रसनान्वितम्
Endowed everywhere with the power of sight, pervaded everywhere by the power of smell, composed everywhere of touch, and possessed everywhere of taste.
सर्वत्र श्रवणाकीर्णं सर्वत्र मनसान्वितम् । सर्वतो मननातीतं सर्वत्र परमं शिवम्
Everywhere it is heard, everywhere it is accompanied by the mind; everywhere it is beyond thought, everywhere it is the supreme auspiciousness.
सर्वदा सर्वकर्तारं सर्वसङ्कल्पितार्थदम् । सर्वभूतान्तरालस्थं सर्वं सर्वैकसाधनम्
Always, it is the doer of all; it grants all objects conceived; it dwells within all beings; it is everything, the sole means for all.
इति सञ्चिन्त्य देवेशम् अर्चयेद् विधिवत् ततः । विधानम् अर्चनस्येदं शृणु ब्रह्मविदां वर
Having thus contemplated the Lord of gods, one should worship according to the prescribed manner; now listen to the method of worship, O best among knowers of Brahman.
देवं स्वसंविदात्मानं नोपहारेण पूजयेत् । न दीपेन न धूपेन न पुष्पविभवार्पणैः
One should not worship the deity, whose nature is one's own consciousness, with offerings; not with lamps, not with incense, nor with the presentation of abundant flowers.
नान्नदानादिदानेन न चन्दनविलेपनैः । न च कुङ्कुमकर्पूरैर् भोगैश् चित्रैर् न चेतरैः
Not with gifts of food or other donations, not with application of sandal paste; nor with saffron, camphor, or various enjoyments, nor with anything else.
नित्यम् अक्लेशलभ्येन शीतलेनाविनाशिना । एकेनैवामृतेनैष बोधेन स्वेन पूज्यते
This is always worshipped by the effortless, cool, imperishable nectar—by one's own knowledge alone.
एतद् एव परं ध्यानं पूजैषैव परा स्मृता । यद् अनारतम् अन्तस्स्थशुद्धचिन्मात्रवेदनम्
This alone is the supreme meditation; this worship is regarded as supreme: the uninterrupted inner awareness of pure consciousness.
पश्यञ् शृण्वन् स्पृशञ् जिघ्रन्न् अश्नन् गच्छन् स्वपञ् श्वसन् । प्रलपन् विसृजन् गृह्णञ् शुद्धसंविन्मयो भवेत्
Seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, moving, sleeping, breathing, speaking, releasing, grasping—one becomes composed of pure consciousness.
ध्यानामृतेन सम्पूज्यस् स्वयम् आत्मायम् ईश्वरः । परमास्वादयुक्तेन मुक्तेन कुसुमेहितैः
One should worship this very Self, the Lord, with the nectar of meditation, with supreme delight, with liberation, and with offerings of flowers as desired.
ध्यानोपहार एवात्मध्यानं ह्य् अस्य समीहितम् । ध्यानम् अर्घ्यं च पाद्यं च शुद्धसंवेदनात्मकम्
The true offering is meditation upon the Self; for this, meditation is the intended act, and meditation itself is the water for the feet and the respectful offering, consisting of pure awareness.