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.
नित्यम् एव शरीरस्थम् इदं ध्यायेत् परं शिवम् । सर्वप्रत्ययकर्तारं स्वयम् आत्मानम् आत्मना
One should always meditate within the body on that supreme auspiciousness, the self itself by the self, the doer of all perceptions.
शयानम् उत्थितं चैव व्रजन्तम् अथ वा स्थितम् । स्पृशन्तम् अभितस् स्पर्शांस् त्यजन्तम् अथ वाभितः
Whether lying down, rising, moving, or standing still, whether touching objects on all sides or letting them go, one should remain aware.
भुञ्जानं सन्त्यजन्तं च भोगान् आभोगपीवरान् । बाह्यार्थगणकर्तारं सर्वकार्यस्वरूपदम्
Whether enjoying or renouncing pleasures, whether engaged with external objects or embodying all actions, one should recognize the self as the agent of all.
देहलिङ्गेश्वरान्तस्स्थं त्यक्तलिङ्गान्तरादिकः । यथाप्राप्तार्थसंवित्त्या बोधलिङ्गं प्रपूजयेत्
Dwelling within the inner lord of the body, having abandoned all other inner marks, one should worship the sign of knowledge with awareness of whatever is attained.
प्रवाहापतितार्थस् तु सम्बोधस्नानशुद्धिमान् । नित्यावबोधार्हणया बोधलिङ्गं प्रपूजयेत्
One whose mind has been carried away by the current of objects, but who is purified by the bath of awakening, should always worship the symbol of consciousness with the offering of constant awareness.
आदित्यभावनाभोगभाविताम्बरभास्करम् । शशाङ्कभावनाभोगभावितेन्दुं सदोदितम्
He should contemplate the sun, which shines in the sky formed by the practice of meditating on the sun, and the ever-risen moon, which is formed by the practice of meditating on the moon.
प्रतिभातपदार्थौघनित्यावगतसंविदम् । द्वारैर् वहन्तं शारीरैर् मुखे प्राणस्वरूपिणम्
He should meditate on the consciousness that always knows the multitude of objects appearing in the mind, which, through the doors of the senses, carries the vital force manifesting as breath in the mouth.
रसीकृतरसं प्राणस्वान्तोदात्ततुरङ्गमम् । प्राणापानरथारूढं गूढम् अन्तर्गुहाशयम्
He should meditate on the vital force, which enjoys the essence of taste, which is the noble horse moving within the heart, mounted on the chariot of inhalation and exhalation, and hidden in the inner cave.
ज्ञातारं ज्ञेयदृष्टीनां कर्तारं सर्वकर्मणाम् । भोक्तारं सर्वभोज्यानां स्मर्तारं सर्वसंविदाम्
He should meditate on the knower of all objects of knowledge, the doer of all actions, the enjoyer of all enjoyments, and the rememberer of all awareness.
सम्यक्संविदिताङ्गौघं भवभावनभावितम् । आभासभासनं भूरि सर्वगं चिन्तयेच् छिवम्
He should contemplate Shiva, whose limbs are well understood as the multitude of awareness, who is formed by the contemplation of existence, who is the illuminator of appearances, abundant and all-pervading.