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.
ध्यानसंवेदनं पुष्पं धूपं दीपं परं विदुः । विना तेनेतरेणायम् आत्मा लभ्यत एव नो
They know meditation and awareness to be the highest flower, incense, and lamp; without this, the Self is not attained by any other means.
ध्यानात् प्रसादम् आयातस् सर्वलोकसुखश्रियम् । अयम् आत्मा मुने भुङ्क्ते देहे भूपो गृहे यथा
From meditation arises grace, bringing all the wealth of happiness to the worlds; this Self, O sage, enjoys within the body as a king in his house.
ध्यानेनानेन सुमुने निमेषांस् तु त्रयोदश । पूर्णो ऽपि पूजयत्व् ईशं गोप्रदानं लभेत वै
By this meditation, O noble sage, even if one worships the Lord for just thirteen moments, one surely gains the merit of gifting a cow.
पूजयित्वा निमेषाणां शतम् एकम् इति प्रभुम् । अश्वमेधस्य यज्ञस्य फलम् आप्नोति मानवः
By worshipping the Lord for a hundred moments, a person attains the fruit of performing the horse-sacrifice ritual.
ध्यानबल्युपहारेण स्वयम् आत्मानम् आत्मना । घटिकां पूजयेद् यस् तु राजसूयं लभेत सः
Whoever worships the Self by the Self with the offering of meditation for a quarter of an hour obtains the result of the royal consecration sacrifice.
मध्याह्नपूजनाद् इत्थं राजसूयैकलक्षभाक् । दिवसं पूजयित्वैवं परे धाम्नि वसेन् नरः
Thus, by worshipping at midday, one attains the full merit of the royal consecration; by worshipping throughout the day in this way, a person dwells in the supreme abode.
एषो ऽसौ परमो योग एषा सा परमा क्रिया । बाह्यसम्पूजनं प्रोक्तम् एतद् उत्तमम् आत्मनः
This is the supreme yoga; this is the highest act. The external worship is declared to be this, which is the best for the self.
एतत् पवित्रम् अखिलाघविनाशहेतुं यस् त्व् आचरिष्यति नरः क्षणम् अप्य् अखिन्नः । तं वन्दयिष्यति सुरासुरलोकपूगः प्राप्तास्पदं जगति माम् इव लोकसारम्
Whoever, even for a moment, practices this pure and all-sin-destroying discipline without weariness, him the hosts of gods and demons will honor, as one who has attained the highest state in the world, the very essence of beings, like me.
पावनं पावनानां यद् यत् सर्वतमसां क्षयः । तद् इदानीं प्रवक्ष्ये ऽहम् अन्तःपूजनम् आत्मनः
Now I shall explain that which is the most purifying of all that purifies, that which destroys all darkness: the inner worship of the self.
गच्छतस् तिष्ठतश् चैव जाग्रतस् स्वपतो ऽपि वा । सर्वाचारवतः पूजा नित्यध्यानात्मिका त्व् इयम्
Whether walking, standing, awake, or even asleep, in all activities, this worship, whose nature is constant meditation, is to be maintained.