भक्ष्यभोज्यान्नपानेन नानाविभवशालिना । शयनासनयानेन यथाप्तेनार्चयेच् चितिम्
With food, drink, and various abundant enjoyments, with rest, seating, and whatever is available, one should honor the mind.
कान्तान्नपानसम्भोगसंरम्भादिविलासिना । सुखेन सर्वरूपेण सम्बुध्यात्मानम् अर्चयेत्
With pleasures such as delightful food, drink, intimate union, and passionate play, with happiness in every form, one should worship the awakened self.
आधिव्याधिपरीतेन मोहसंरम्भशालिना । सर्वोपद्रवदुःखेन प्राप्तेनात्मानम् अर्चयेत्
With afflictions, diseases, confusion, agitation, and all kinds of suffering and adversity that arise, one should honor the self.
सीमान्तैस् सम्पदां चैव चेष्टानां जगतस् स्थितेः । मृतजीवितसत्त्वैश् च प्राप्तैर् आत्मानम् अर्चयेत्
With the limits of wealth, actions, the world's existence, and with beings who are dead, alive, or sentient, whatever is attained, one should honor the self.
दारिद्र्येणाथ राज्येन वा प्रवाहागतात्मना । विचित्रचेष्टापुष्पेण बुद्ध्वात्मानं समर्चयेत्
Whether through poverty or sovereignty, with the self carried along by the current, and with the diverse flowers of actions, having recognized the self, one should worship it.
नानाकलहकल्लोलवलनोल्लासशालिना । रागद्वेषविलासेन सोम्यम् आत्मानम् अर्चयेत्
With the waves and tumults of various quarrels, with the play of attraction and aversion, one should worship the gentle self.
सतां हृदयहारिण्या रूढया शशिशीतया । मैत्र्या माधुर्यधर्मिण्या हृत्स्थम् आत्मानम् अर्चयेत्
With friendship that is well established, sweet as the coolness of the moon and captivating to the hearts of the noble, one should worship the Self abiding in the heart.
भोगानाम् अविरुद्धानां निषिद्धानां च सर्वदा । त्यागेन वाथ रागेण स्वात्मानं बुद्धम् अर्चयेत्
By renouncing or by being attached to all enjoyments, whether permitted or forbidden, one should worship the awakened Self.
ईहितानीहितौघेन युक्तायुक्तमयात्मना । त्यक्तेनार्तेन वार्थ्येन प्राप्तेनात्मानम् अर्चयेत्
Through actions, whether intentional or unintentional, appropriate or inappropriate, with what is abandoned, obtained with effort, or acquired, one should worship the Self.
नष्टं नष्टम् उपेक्षेत प्राप्तं प्राप्तम् उपाहरेत् । निर्विकारतयैतद् धि परमार्चनम् आत्मनः
Let go of what is lost, accept what is gained; this equanimity is indeed the highest worship of the Self.
सर्वदैव समग्रासु चेष्टानिष्टासु दृष्टिषु । परमं साम्यम् आदाय नित्यात्मार्चाव्रतं चरेत्
Always, in all favorable and unfavorable circumstances, maintaining supreme equality, one should observe the vow of constant worship of the Self.
सर्वं विन्देत सुशुभं सर्वं विन्द्याच् च वाशुभम् । सर्वम् आत्ममयं कुर्यान् नित्यात्मार्चापरो नरः
Whether one attains what is most auspicious or what is inauspicious, let one who is devoted to constant worship of the Self see everything as pervaded by the Self.
आपातरमणीयं यद् यच् चापातसुदुस्सहम् । तत् सर्वं सुसमं बुद्ध्वा नित्यात्मार्चाव्रतं चरेत्
Whatever appears delightful or extremely unbearable at first sight, understanding all as equal, one should observe the vow of constant worship of the Self.
अयं सो ऽहम् अयं नाहं विभागम् इति सन्त्यजेत् । सर्वं ब्रह्मेति निश्चित्य नित्यात्मार्चाव्रतं चरेत्
One should abandon the distinction, 'This is me, this is not me,' and, realizing that all is Brahman, observe the vow of constant worship of the Self.
सर्वदा सर्वरूपेण सर्वाकारविकारिणा । सर्वासर्वप्रकारेण प्राप्तेनात्मानम् अर्चयेत्
One should worship the Self at all times, in every form, with every kind of transformation, and in every manner, as it is attained.
न वाञ्छता न त्यजता ज्ञेन प्राप्तास् स्वभावतः । सरितस् सागरेणेव भोक्तव्या भोगभूमयः
For one who neither desires nor renounces, but knows, enjoyments arise naturally, just as rivers flow into the ocean.
उद्वेगो नानुगन्तव्यस् तुच्छातुच्छासु दृष्टिषु । व्योम्ना चित्रपदार्थेषु पतितोत्पतितेष्व् इव
One should not follow agitation regarding trivial or insignificant perceptions, just as the sky remains unaffected by the rise and fall of diverse objects.
देशकालक्रियायोगाद् यद् उदेति शुभाशुभम् । अविकारं गृहीतेन तेनैवात्मानम् अर्चयेत्
Whatever auspicious or inauspicious arises due to place, time, or action, one should worship the Self with equanimity, accepting it without change.
आत्मार्चनविधाने ऽस्मिन् प्रोक्ता द्रव्यश्रियस् तु याः । एकेनैव शमेनैता रसेन परिभाविताः
In this method of worshipping the Self, whatever wealth or materials are described, they are all pervaded by the single essence of tranquility.
नाम्ब्ला न कट्व्यो नो तिक्ता न कषायाश् च काश्चन । चित्रैर् अपि रसैर् दिग्धा मधुरा एव ताश् चितः
There are none that are salty, pungent, bitter, or astringent; even if mixed with various flavors, they are all perceived as sweet.
समतामधुरा रम्या रसशक्तिर् मुनीन्द्र या । तया यद् भावितं चेत्यम् अमृतं तत् क्षणाद् भवेत्
O chief of sages, the power of flavor that is delightful and sweet with equanimity—whatever is infused with it becomes nectar in an instant.
समतामृतपूरेण यद् यन् नाम विभाव्यते । तत् तद् आयाति माधुर्यं परम् इन्दोर् इव च्युतम्
Whatever is conceived in the fullness of equanimity's nectar, that attains supreme sweetness, as if it had flowed from the moon.
समम् आकाशवद् भूत्वा यद् अहृल्लेखम् आसनम् । अविकारम् अनायासं तद् देवार्चनम् उच्यते
When one becomes even like space, with a seat free from the impressions of the heart, unchanging and effortless—that is called the worship of the divine.
पूर्णेन्दुनेव पूर्णेन भाव्यं शमसमत्विषा । स्वच्छेन चिद्घनैकेन ज्ञेनाप्य् उपलरूपिणा
One should contemplate with fullness, like the full moon, with the radiance of equanimity and tranquility, pure, as the one mass of consciousness, even if knowledge appears as a stone.
अन्तर् आकाशविशदो बहिः प्रकृतकार्यकृत् । रञ्जनामिहिकामुक्तस् सम्पूर्णो ज्ञ उपासकः
Within, clear as space; outwardly, engaged in ordinary actions; freed from the mist of attachment—such a knower, complete, is the true worshipper.
स्वप्ने ऽप्य् अदृश्यहृल्लेखम् अज्ञानाभ्रपरिक्षये । शान्ताहन्तादिमिहिकं ज्ञशरद्व्योम राजते
Even in dreams, when the impressions of the heart are unseen and the cloud of ignorance is dispelled, the knower shines like the autumn sky, free from the mist of ego and its restlessness.
सामान्यम् अस्तमितमानसमातृमेयं सद्यःप्रसूतशिशुवेदनवद्वितानम् । सम्यक्प्रशान्तमतिचेतनचित्तजीवं जीवञ् ज्ञ उत्तमपदस्थित एव तिष्ठ
Remain established in the supreme state, living as a knower whose mind, measure, and objects have become common and stilled, whose awareness is like the immediate perception of a newborn, whose mind, consciousness, and life-breath are perfectly tranquil.
देशकालकलनक्रमोदितैस् सर्ववस्तुसुखदुःखविभ्रमैः । नित्यम् अर्चितशरीरनायकस् तिष्ठ शान्तसकलेहया धिया
Abide with a mind wholly at peace, worshipping always the lord of the body, undisturbed by the illusions of pleasure and pain arising from the sequence of space, time, and their calculations.
यथाकामं यथारम्भं न करोषि करोषि यत् । चिन्मात्रस्य शिवस्यान्तस् तद् देवार्चनम् आत्मनः
Whatever you do or do not do, according to your wish or initiative, that is the inner worship of the self, which is pure consciousness and auspiciousness.
तेनैवाह्लादम् आयाति याति प्रकटतां तथा । तथास्थितेन रूपेण स्वेनैव स्वयम् ईश्वरः
By that alone, delight arises and manifestation appears; thus, established in one's own true form, one is oneself the Lord.