सर्वत्यागस्य विषयो यथैवान्यो ऽस्ति ते तथा । त्वम् अप्य् अन्यस्य भवसि त्यागिन् गृह्णासि चेन् नृप
Just as there is a distinct object for complete renunciation, so too, O king, if you accept something, you become someone else's; you are not a true renouncer.
सूत्रं मुक्ताफलेनेव जगज्जालं त्रिकालगम् । सर्वम् अन्तःकृतं तेन येन सर्वं समुज्झितम्
Like a thread running through pearls, the web of the world, existing in all three times, is entirely pervaded within by that which has abandoned all.
येन सर्वं परित्यक्तं तस्मिञ् शून्ये ऽपि संस्थितं । जगत् सर्वं त्रिकालस्थं तन्तुर् मुक्ताफले यथा
He by whom everything is abandoned, though established in emptiness, upholds the entire world existing in past, present, and future, as a thread holds pearls.
सस्नेहेनेव दीपेन तेन सर्वं प्रकाशितम् । स्थितस् सर्वं परित्यज्य यश् शान्तो ऽस्नेहदीपवत्
By that one, as by a lamp with oil, all is illuminated; having abandoned everything, he remains, peaceful, like a lamp without oil.
अस्नेहेनेव दीपेन येन सर्वं तिरोहितम् । स राजते प्रकाशात्मा समस् सस्नेहदीपवत्
By one who is like a lamp without oil, all is concealed; yet he shines, of the nature of light, impartial, like a lamp with oil.
समस्तवस्तुनिष्कासे यथा खम् अवशिष्यते । सर्वत्यागे कृते तादृग् विज्ञानम् अवशिष्यते
When all objects are removed, space alone remains; so too, when everything is renounced, such knowledge alone remains.
समस्तवस्तूदासो हि यथा खं नेतरन् नृप । सर्वसन्त्याग एवाङ्ग तथा निर्वाणम् उच्यते
Just as space is indifferent to all things, O king, and not otherwise, so too, only by complete renunciation is liberation said to be attained.
सर्वत्यागो हि शून्यात्माप्य् आश्रयस् सर्वसम्पदाम् । अनन्तानाम् उदाराणां खम् इवेदं दिवौकसाम्
Complete renunciation, though of the nature of emptiness, is the support of all riches, like this sky is for the gods—vast and noble.
सर्वत्यागरसापानाज् जरामरणभीतयः । न काश्चन प्रबाधन्ते खस्येव मललेखिकाः
For those who have drunk the nectar of complete renunciation, the fears of old age and death do not trouble them at all, just as streaks of dirt do not cling to the sky.
सर्वत्यागो महत्त्वस्य कारणं निर्मलद्युतेः । सर्वं त्यजति खं यस्मात् तस्माच् छुद्धं स्थिरं बृहत्
Complete renunciation is the cause of greatness and pure radiance; for space abandons everything, and thus it is pure, steady, and vast.
सर्वत्यागः परानन्दो दुःखम् अन्यत् सुदारुणम् । इत्य् ॐ इत्य् उररीकृत्य यद् इच्छसि तद् आचर
Complete renunciation is supreme bliss; all else is intense suffering. Therefore, having embraced 'Om', act as you wish.
सर्वं त्यजति यस् तस्य सर्वम् एवोपतिष्ठते । यथैवाम्बु विशत्य् अग्नौ तथैवायाति वारिधौ
For the one who abandons everything, all things come to him; just as water enters fire, so too does it return to the ocean.
सर्वत्यागान्तर् एवास्ति ज्ञानम् आत्मप्रसादकम् । यच् छून्यं किल भाण्डस्य तत्र रत्नादि तिष्ठति
Within complete renunciation alone is the knowledge that brings clarity to the self; just as in the emptiness of a vessel, jewels and such can be placed.
सर्वत्यागवशाद् एव हतकाले कलाव् अपि । शाक्येन विगताशङ्कं मुनिना मेरुवत् स्थितम्
It is solely by the power of complete renunciation that, even at the end of an age, the sage Shakya remained unshaken like Mount Meru, free from all fear.
सर्वत्यागो महाराज सर्वसम्पत्समाश्रयः । न गृह्णाति हि यः कश्चित् सर्वं तस्मै प्रदीयते
O great king, complete renunciation is the abode of all prosperity; for the one who grasps nothing, everything is given.
कृत्वा सर्वपरित्यागं शान्तस् स्वच्छो वियत्समः । सोम्यो भवसि यद्रूपस् तद्रूपो भव भूपते
Having performed total abandonment, you become peaceful, pure, and like the sky; O king, become of that very nature—gentle and serene.
सर्वं परित्यज्य महानुभाव त्यजस्य् अलं येन च तद् विहाय । त्यागं च सादानम् अलं विमुच्य विमुक्तरूपो भव भूमिपाल
Renounce everything, O great one; abandon even the act by which you renounce. Let go of the very idea of renunciation and its means, and become free in essence, O ruler of the earth.
एवं वदति वै कुम्भे चित्तत्यागं मुहुर् मुहुः । अन्तर् विचारयन् सोम्यो राजा वचनम् अब्रवीत्
As Kumbha spoke thus, repeatedly urging the abandonment of the mind, the gentle king reflected inwardly and replied.
हृदयाकाशविहगो हृदयद्रुममर्कटः । भूयो भूयो निरस्तं हि समायात्य् एव मां मनः
My mind, like a bird in the sky of the heart or a monkey in the tree of the heart, though driven away again and again, keeps returning to me.
जानामि नैतद् आदातुं मत्स्यं बाल इवाकुलम् । त्यागम् अस्य न जानामि चित्रम् अन्ध इवोत्तमम्
I know not how to seize it, like a restless fish eluding a child; nor do I know how to renounce it, which seems strange, like something excellent to a blind man.
चित्तस्यादौ स्वरूपं मे यथावद् भगवन् वद । ततश् चित्तपरित्यागं यथावद् भगवन् वद
O revered one, tell me truly the nature of the mind at the outset; then, O revered one, explain to me the proper way to renounce the mind.
वासनैव महाराज स्वरूपं विद्धि चेतसः । चित्तशब्दस् तु पर्यायो वासनाया उदाहृतः
Know, O great king, that the essence of the mind is simply impression (vāsanā); the word 'mind' is merely another term used for impression.
त्यागस् त्व् अस्यातिसुकरस् सुसाधस् स्पन्दनाद् अपि । रताद् अप्य् अधिकानन्दः कुसुमाद् अपि सुन्दरः
Its renunciation is exceedingly easy, more attainable than even a heartbeat; it brings greater joy than pleasure, and is more beautiful than a flower.
मूर्खस्य तु मनस्त्यागो नूनं दुस्साधतां गतः । पुक्कसस्येव साम्राज्यं तृणस्येव सुमेरुता
But for the ignorant, the abandonment of the mind is surely most difficult—like sovereignty for an outcaste, or Mount Meru for a blade of grass.
स्वरूपं वेद्मि चित्तस्य वासनामयम् आकुलम् । त्यागो ऽस्य मन्ये दुस्साधो वज्रनिर्दलनाद् अपि
I know the true nature of the mind: it is agitated, woven from latent impressions; I believe that renouncing it is more difficult than splitting a diamond.
संसृत्यामोदपुष्पस्य दुःखतैलतिलस्य च । जगद्वालमृणालस्य मोहमारुतखस्य च
The world is like a garland of the flowers of transmigration, a sesame cake of suffering, a stalk of lotus in the fire of existence, and a sky blown by the wind of delusion.
शरीरयन्त्रवाहस्य हृत्पद्मभ्रमरस्य च । अयत्नाच् चेतसस् त्यागो यथा भवति तद् वद
The body is a machine, the heart is like a lotus with a bee inside; tell me, how does the effortless abandonment of the mind take place?
सर्वनाशो ऽस्य यस् साधो चेतसस् संसृतिक्षयः । स एव चित्तसन्त्याग इत्य् उक्तं दीर्घदर्शिभिः
O noble one, the complete destruction of the mind, which is the end of transmigration, is called the abandonment of the mind by those who see deeply.
चित्तत्यागाद् अहं मन्ये चित्तनाशस् स्वसिद्धये । अभावश् चेतसो व्याधेः कथम् अस्यानुभूयते
I believe that the destruction of the mind through its abandonment is the means to self-realization; but how can the absence of the disease of the mind be experienced?
अहम्बीजद्रुमं चित्तं सशाखाफलपल्लवम् । उन्मूलय समूलं त्वम् आकाशविशदो भवन्
Uproot the tree of mind, whose seed is the sense of 'I', along with its branches, fruits, and leaves, and become clear like the sky.