सदेह एव निर्देहस् ससंसारो ऽप्य् असंसृतिः । चिन्मयो घनपाषाणजठराजठरोपमः
Though still embodied, he is as if disembodied; though in samsara, he is untouched by transmigration; he is made of consciousness, like the interior of a solid rock.
चिदादित्यस् तपंल् लोके ऽप्य् अन्धकारोदरोपमः । परप्रकाशरूपो ऽपि परम् आन्ध्यम् इवागतः
Though his consciousness is like the sun, shining in the world, he appears as if in the darkness of a cave; though his form is supreme illumination, he seems to have attained utter blindness.
रुद्धसंसृतिदुर्लीलः प्रक्षीणाशाविषूचिकः । नष्टाहङ्कारवेतालो देहवान् अकलेवरः
His play in the world is restrained, the fever of desire has been exhausted; the goblin of ego is destroyed—he has a body, yet is as if bodiless.
कस्मिंश्चिद् रोमकोट्यग्रे तस्येयम् अवतिष्ठते । जगल्लक्ष्मीर् महामेरोः पुष्पे क्वचिद् इवालिनी
In some pore at the tip of his hair, this glory of the world abides, just as a bee might dwell in a flower of the great Meru mountain.
परमाणौ परमाणौ चिदाकाशस्य कोटरे । जगल्लक्ष्मीसहस्राणि धत्ते कृत्वा च पश्यति
Within the recess of the consciousness-space, in each atom, countless worlds of creation are held and observed.
प्रवितता हृदयस्य महामते हरिहराब्जजलक्षशतैर् अपि । तुलनम् एति न मुक्तिमतो बत प्रविततास्ति न नूनम् अवस्तुनः
O wise one, even if the heart is expanded by hundreds of waters from the lotus of Hari and Hara, it cannot be compared to the expansion of one who is liberated; indeed, there is no true expansion in what is unreal.
अस्यां वा चितिमात्रायां परो बोधः प्रवर्तते । बीजाद् इव यतो व्युप्ताद् अवश्यम्भावि सत्फलम्
In this pure awareness alone, supreme knowledge arises, just as a good fruit inevitably comes forth from a seed that has been sown.
अपि पौरुषम् आदेयं शास्त्रं चेद् युक्तिबोधकम् । अन्यत्रार्षम् अपि त्याज्यं भाव्यं न्यायैकसेविना
Even if it is authored by a human, a scripture should be accepted if it conveys reasoning; otherwise, even if it is from a sage, it should be rejected by one devoted solely to logic.
युक्तियुक्तम् उपादेयं वचनं बालकाद् अपि । अन्यत् तृणम् इव त्याज्यम् अप्य् उक्तं पद्मजन्मना
A statement grounded in reasoning should be accepted, even if spoken by a child; anything else, even if uttered by the lotus-born, should be discarded like straw.
यो ऽम्भस् तातस्य कूपो ऽयम् इति कौपं पिबेत् कटु । त्यक्त्वा गाङ्गं पुरस्स्थं तं को ऽनुशासति रागिणम्
Who can instruct the one attached, who drinks from a bitter well saying, 'This is my father's well,' while rejecting the Ganges flowing before him?
यथोषसि प्रवृत्तायाम् आलोको ऽवश्यम् एष्यति । अस्यां वा चितिमात्रायां स्वविवेकस् तथैष्यति
Just as light inevitably appears when a lamp is lit, so too, in this pure awareness, one's own discernment will surely arise.
श्रुतायां प्राज्ञवदनाद् बुद्धायां स्वयम् एव वा । शनैश् शनैर् विचारेण बुद्धौ संस्कार आगते
Whether from hearing wise words or from one's own understanding, gradually, through inquiry, impressions are established in the intellect.
पूर्वं तावद् उदेत्य् अन्तर् भृशं संस्कृतवाक्यता । शुद्धा मुक्तालतेवोच्चैर् या सभास्थानभूषणम्
First, there arises within a strong command of refined speech, pure and lofty like a string of pearls, which becomes the ornament of the assembly hall.
परा विरागतोदेति महत्त्वगुणशालिनी । सा यया स्नेहम् आयान्ति राजानो ऽजगरा अपि
Then, supreme dispassion arises, endowed with the quality of greatness, by which even kings, though as formidable as serpents, are drawn into friendship.
पूर्वापरज्ञस् सर्वत्र नरो भवति बुद्धिमान् । पदार्थानां यथा दीपहस्तो निशि सुलोचनः
A person who knows both past and future becomes wise in all matters, like one holding a lamp in the night who sees objects clearly.
लोभमोहादयो दोषास् तानवं यान्त्य् अलं शनैः । धियो दिशस् समासन्नशरदो मिहिका यथा
Defects such as greed and delusion gradually diminish, just as autumn mists recede from the directions as the season advances.
केवलं समपेक्षन्ते विवेकाभ्यसनं धियः । न काचन फलं धत्ते स्वभ्यासेन विना क्रिया
The intellect depends solely on the practice of discernment; no action yields fruit without its own repeated exercise.
मनः प्रसादम् आयाति शरदीव महत् सरः । परं साम्यम् उपादत्ते निर्मन्दर इवार्णवः
The mind attains clarity, like a great lake in autumn, and reaches supreme tranquility, like the ocean when its waves are stilled.
निरन्तःकालिमा वज्रशिखेवास्ततमःपटा । परिज्वलत्य् अलं प्रज्ञा पदार्थप्रविभागिनी
All inner darkness is dispelled, like a thunderbolt shattering a mass of clouds, as discernment blazes forth, illuminating the distinctions among things.
दैन्यदारिद्र्यदुःखाद्या दृष्टयो दर्शितान्तराः । न निकृन्तन्ति मर्माणि ससन्नाहम् इवेषवः
Views of misery, poverty, and suffering are seen as mere appearances; they do not pierce the core, just as blunted arrows do not wound the vital parts.
हृदयं नावलुम्पन्ति भीमास् संसृतिभीतयः । पुरस्स्थितम् अपि प्राज्ञं महोपलम् इवाखवः
Terrifying fears of worldly existence do not shake the heart of the wise, even when they stand before him, just as a great stone is unmoved by birds.
कथं स्याद् आदिता जन्मकर्मणोर् दैवपुंस्त्वयोः । इत्यादिसंशयगणश् शाम्यत्य् अह्नि यथा तमः
Questions such as, 'How do birth and action arise? What is fate and what is manhood?'—all these doubts are dispelled as darkness is by the day.
सर्वथा सर्वभावेषु सङ्गतिर् ह्य् उपशाम्यति । यामिन्याम् इव यातायां प्रज्ञालोक उपागते
In every way, in all things, attachment ceases when the light of wisdom arises, just as the night ends with the coming of dawn.
समुद्रस्येव गाम्भीर्यं स्थैर्यं मेरोर् इव स्थिरम् । अन्तश्शीतलता चेन्दोर् इवोदेति विचारिणः
Depth like the ocean, steadfastness like Mount Meru, and inner coolness like the moon—these arise in the inquirer.
सा जीवन्मुक्तता तस्य शनैः परिणतिं गता । शान्ताशेषविकल्पस्य भवत्य् आविश्य योगिनः
That state of living liberation gradually matures in him, and, entering the yogi whose doubts are completely pacified, it becomes established.
सर्वार्थशीतला शुद्धा परमालोकदा सुधीः । परं प्रकाशम् आयाति ज्योत्स्नेव सकलैन्दवी
His intellect, cool to all objects, pure, and bestowing supreme illumination, attains the highest light, like the full radiance of the entire moon.
हृद्याकाशे विवेकार्के शमालोकिनि निर्मले । अनर्थसार्थकर्तारो नोद्यन्ति कलिकेतवः
In the sky of the heart, where the sun of discernment shines, pure with the light of tranquility, the seeds of misfortune do not arise.
शाम्यन्ति शुद्धिम् आयान्ति सौम्यास् तिष्ठन्ति सून्नते । अचञ्चले जडास् तृष्णाश् शरदीवाभ्रमालिकाः
Desires subside, become pure, remain gentle and humble, and, unmoving and inert, they vanish like clusters of autumn clouds.
यत्किञ्चनकरी क्रूरा ग्राम्यता विनिवर्तते । दीनानना पिशाचानां लीलेव दिवसागमे
Whatever cruel act brings about the abandonment of coarse behavior, is like the coming of day dispersing the miserable faces of ghouls.
धर्मभित्तौ भृशं लग्नां धियं धैर्यधुरं गताम् । आधयो न विलुम्पन्ति वाताश् चित्रलताम् इव
Afflictions do not plunder a mind firmly attached to the foundation of virtue and yoked to the harness of courage, just as winds do not strip a wondrous creeper.