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.
निष्कलं सकलं चैव देहस्थं व्योमचारिणम् । अरञ्जितं रञ्जितं च नित्यम् अङ्गाङ्गसंविदा
He should meditate on Shiva as both without parts and with parts, abiding in the body, moving in space, uncolored and colored, always present in every aspect of awareness.
मनोमननशक्तिस्थं प्राणापानान्तरोदितम् । हृत्कण्ठतालुमध्यस्थं भ्रूनासापुटपीठगम्
He should meditate on that which abides in the power of thought and reflection, which is revealed between inhalation and exhalation, which is situated in the center of the heart, throat, and palate, and which reaches the seat between the eyebrows and the nostrils.
षट्त्रिंशत्पदकोटिस्थम् उन्मनान्तदशातिगम् । कुर्वन्तम् अन्तश् शब्दादींश् चोदयन्तं मनःखगम्
Abiding at the summit of the thirty-six categories, surpassing the ten stages of mindlessness, causing the inner senses such as sound to arise, and impelling the bird of the mind.
विकल्पिन्य् अविकल्पे च त्रिविधे वाक्पथे स्थितम् । तिले तैलम् इवाङ्गेषु सर्वेष्व् एवान्तर् आश्रितम्
Present in the threefold path of speech—conceptual, non-conceptual, and mixed—pervading all the limbs like oil in sesame seeds, dwelling within all.
कलाकलङ्करहितं कलितं कलनागणैः । एकदेशे स्वहृत्पद्मे सर्वदेहे च संस्थितम्
Free from the taint of time and artifice, yet associated with countless modifications, established in a single place—the lotus of one's own heart—and also present throughout the entire body.
चिन्मात्रम् अमलाभासं कलाकलनकल्पनम् । प्रत्यक्षदृश्यं सर्वत्र स्वानुभूतिमयात्मकम्
Pure consciousness, appearing without stain, the foundation of all calculation and imagination, directly perceptible everywhere, its nature consisting of one's own experience.
प्रत्यक्चेतनम् आत्मीयम् आत्मत्वेन पुरस्स्थितम् । पदार्थताम् उपेत्याशु क्षणाद् द्वित्वम् इवागतम्
The inner awareness, my own self, stands before me as the very Self; having quickly assumed the status of an object, it seems to become dual in an instant.
सहस्तपादावयवस् सकेशनखदन्तकः । स्वदेहो ऽहं चिदाभासो देवो ऽयम् इति भावयेत्
With hands, feet, limbs, hair, nails, and teeth, let one contemplate: 'This body, this reflection of consciousness, is myself; this god is myself.'
विचित्राश् शक्तयो बह्व्यो नानाचारा मनोदृशाम् । उपासते मां मानस्यः पत्न्यो वरम् इवोत्तमम्
Many and varied powers, of diverse conduct and forms perceived by the mind, worship me—the lord of the mind—like wives honoring a supreme husband.
मनो मे द्वारपालो ऽयम् निवेदितजगत्त्रयः । चिन्तेयं मे प्रतीहारी पुरस्स्था शुद्धरूपिणी
Let me consider: 'This mind is my gatekeeper, who has offered up the three worlds; this reflection is my doorkeeper, standing before me in pure form.'