भ्रमस्यासन्मयस्यास्य जातस्याकाशवर्णवत् । असंवेदनमात्रैकमार्जनीयस्य वस्तुतः
This delusion, which is unreal and has arisen like the color of space, is in truth only to be cleansed away by pure non-perception.
असन्मयी खरूपैषा वरं सत्तैव लालनी । प्रवर्ततां विनोदाय किम् असन् नः करिष्यति
This unreality, having the nature of space, is best left alone; let only being be cherished—what will unreality do for us in activity or diversion?
तत् तान् सर्वान् स्वसंसारान् उत्थायालोकयाम्य् अहम् । कांश्चिद् आलोकदानेन तेभ्य एकीकरोम्य् अहम्
Then I rise up and observe all those worlds of my own creation; to some I grant the light of awareness, and with them I become one.
इति सञ्चिन्त्य रुद्रो ऽसौ तं सर्गं प्रजगाम ह । यत्र भिक्षुर् विहारस्थस् सुप्तश् शव इव स्थितः
Thus reflecting, that Rudra entered the creation where the mendicant was dwelling, lying as if dead, unmoving like a corpse.
बोधयित्वाथ तं भिक्षुं चेतसा चेतनेन च । योजयाम् आस सस्मार भिक्षुर् अप्य् आत्मनो भ्रमम्
Then, awakening that mendicant both mentally and consciously, he joined him; and the mendicant too recalled his own confusion.
रुद्रम् आत्मानम् आलोक्य जीवटादिमयं तथा । बोधाद् अविस्मयार्हो ऽपि स्थित्यर्थं विस्मयं ययौ
Seeing Rudra as himself, composed of the living and the inert, though not worthy of astonishment due to knowledge, he became amazed for the sake of continuity.
अथ रुद्रस् तथा भिक्षुर् द्वाव् एवोत्थाय जग्मतुः । क्वापि जीवटसंसारं चिदाकाशैककोणगम्
Then Rudra and the mendicant both arose and went together to some existence of the living, reaching a certain corner of the space of consciousness.
तत्र तद्भवनं गत्वा तद् द्वीपं तच् च मण्डलम् । विषयं तं पुरं तच् च तच् च पानवणिग्गृहम्
There, going to that dwelling, that island, that region, that domain, that city, and that tavern,
सुप्तं ददृशतुर् नष्टसञ्ज्ञं जीवटकं शवम् । स्थापयित्वा वपुर्भारं प्रभ्रान्तं भवभूमिषु
They saw Jīvaṭaka lying asleep, unconscious like a corpse, having left the burden of his body wandering in the realms of becoming.
तं प्रबोध्य नियोज्याशु चेतसा चेतनेन च । एकरूपास् त्रिरूपास् ते रुद्रजीवटभिक्षुकाः
Awakening him quickly, both mentally and consciously, Rudra, Jīvaṭaka, and the mendicant became of one form, of three forms.
बोधवन्तो ऽप्य् अबुद्धाभा विस्मिता अप्य् अविस्मिताः । बभुस् तूष्णीं स्थिताश् चित्रे कृताकारा इव क्षणम्
Though possessing awareness, yet as if devoid of understanding; though astonished, yet as if not astonished—they remained silent for a moment, like figures fashioned in a painting.
अथ जग्मुश् च ते सर्वे क्वचिच् चिद्व्योमनि स्थितम् । विप्रसंसारम् आरम्भपरभूतसघुङ्घुमम्
Then all of them proceeded to a certain place situated in the sky of consciousness, accompanied by the gentle hum of the world’s beginning and dissolution.
तत्र तद्भवनं गत्वा तद् द्वीपं तच् च मण्डलम् । विषयं तं च तं ग्रामं प्रापुस् ते ब्राह्मणालयम्
There, having reached that dwelling, that island, that region, that domain, and that village, they arrived at the abode of the Brahmin.
विप्रं ते ददृशुस् सुप्तं कलत्रवलितं गृहे । कण्ठे गृहीतं ब्राह्मण्या बहिर्जीवम् इव स्थितम्
They saw the Brahmin asleep, surrounded by his wife in the house, held by her at his neck, as if his life were resting outside.
तं प्रबोध्य नियोज्याशु चेतसा चेतनेन च । तस्थुस् ते बहवो ऽप्य् एके सविस्मयम् अविस्मयाः
Awakening him and quickly engaging his mind and awareness, many of them stood by, some with astonishment, others without astonishment.
अथ जग्मुश् चिदाकाशकचितं चेतितं च तैः । सामन्तनृपसंसारम् आरम्भभरसुन्दरम्
Then, through those means, they entered the consciousness-filled space, beautiful with the weight of beginnings, into the realm of the neighboring king.
तत्र तद्भवनं प्रापुस् तद् द्वीपं तच् च मण्डलम् । सामन्तं ददृशुर् मत्तं सुप्तं पर्यङ्कपङ्कजे
There they reached that dwelling, that island, that region, and saw the neighboring king intoxicated and asleep upon a lotus couch.
हेमावदातं हेमाङ्ग्या निहितं कुचकोटरे । भ्रमर्येवान्वितं पद्मकोशसुप्तं मधुव्रतम्
Golden-hued, embraced by a golden-bodied woman, placed at her breast, like a honeybee accompanied by a female bee, asleep within the lotus blossom.
कान्ताभिर् अभ्यावलितं मञ्जरीभिर् इव द्रुमम् । दीपजालकमध्यस्थं रत्नौघ इव काञ्चनम्
Surrounded by beloved women, like a tree encircled by blossoming clusters, or like gold set amidst a multitude of jewels within a lattice of lamps.
तं प्रबोध्य नियोज्याशु चेतसा चेतनेन च । तस्थुस् ते बहवो ऽप्य् एवं सविस्मयम् अविस्मयम्
Awakening him, and swiftly engaging him with their minds and awareness, many of them stood there in such a manner, with wonder yet without wonder.
अथ ते राजसंसारं जग्मुस् तत्र प्रबोध्य तम् । तेन सार्धम् अथान्यासु भ्रेमुस् संसृतिभूमिषु
Then they led him to the royal world, awakening him there; together with him, they wandered through other realms of transmigration.
प्राप्य तां ब्रह्महंसेहां रुद्रतां सर्व एव ते । समाजग्मुर् विरेजुश् च रुद्राणाम् उत्तमं शतम्
Having attained that state of the Brahma-swan, all of them reached the state of Rudra and shone forth, joining the supreme hundred of Rudras.
एकसंविद् भिन्नतनु चित्रचेष्टम् अचेष्टितम् । एकरूपम् अनेकात्म रूपं च परमेश्वरम्
The one consciousness, manifesting in diverse bodies, acts and does not act, is of one form yet many selves, and is the supreme Lord, both with and without form.
रुद्राणां तच् छतम् अथ निरावरणचिन्मयम् । सर्वसंसारगं विद्धि स्थितं सर्वजगत्स्थिति
Know that this hundred of Rudras is pure consciousness, unobstructed, pervading all worlds, and abiding as the existence of the entire universe.
दश रुद्रशतानीह सन्ति राम महान्ति च । एतद् एकादशं विद्धि संसारं प्रति संस्थितम्
O Rama, there are here ten great hundreds of Rudras; know this eleventh one as established in relation to the world-cycle.
यो यो हि यस्य जीवस्य संसारस् समुदेति हि । तत्राप्रबुद्धा जीवौघाः पश्यन्ति न परस्परम्
For each living being, whatever world-cycle arises, in that place, the unawakened multitude of beings do not perceive one another.
मिलन्ति हि मिथो बुद्धास् तरङ्गाम्ब्व् इव वारिधौ । अप्रबुद्धास् स्वतामात्रनिष्ठा लोष्टवद् आस्थिताः
Awakened minds meet one another like waves and water in the ocean; those not awakened, established only in their own nature, remain like inert clods.
यथा द्रवत्वाद् वीच्यम्बून्य् अन्योऽन्यं सम्मिलन्त्य् अलम् । तथा प्रबुद्धा जीवौघा मिथश् चित्त्वान् मिलन्त्य् अलम्
Just as, due to their fluidity, waves and water readily merge with each other, so too awakened living beings swiftly unite their minds with one another.
प्रत्येकम् उदिताश् चैते संसारे जीवराशयः । चिद्धातोस् सर्वगत्वेन त्व् असत्यास् सत्यवत् स्थिताः
Each of these living entities arises individually in the cycle of existence; originating from consciousness, they persist everywhere, unreal yet appearing as real.
यद् यद् आखन्यते भूमेस् तत् तन् नाम यथाङ्ग मृत् । सर्वगायाश् चितेर् यद् यद् ऊह्यते तत् तथेह चित्
Whatever is shaped from earth takes its name according to its form, like clay objects; likewise, whatever is conceived by all-pervading consciousness is so named here as consciousness.