रतिर् नित्यम् अनर्थार्थम् अरतिश् श्रेयसे नृणाम् । अन्तवत्त्वाद् रतिर् दुẖखैर् अनन्तैर् योजयेन् नरम्
Pleasure is always for what is worthless, and displeasure is for the welfare of people; because pleasure is finite, it binds a person with endless sorrows.
अरतिस् सन् यद् अश्नासि यत् करोषि जहासि यत् । न कर्तासि न भोक्तासि तत्र मुक्तमतिश् शमी
When you act with disinterest—whatever you eat, whatever you do, whatever you abandon—you are neither the doer nor the enjoyer; in that, the mind is liberated and at peace.
नेह प्रजायते किञ्चिन् नेह किञ्चिद् विनश्यति । सर्वं शान्तं निरालम्बं चिद्व्योमामलम् आततम्
Here, nothing is born and nothing perishes; everything is tranquil, unsupported, pure consciousness-space, all-pervading.
सन्तो ऽतीतं न शोचन्ति भविष्यच् चिन्तयन्ति नो । वर्तमानं च गृह्णन्ति क्रमप्राप्तं सदानघ
The wise do not grieve for the past, nor do they worry about the future; and they accept the present as it comes, O sinless one.
स्फुरन्ति जीवपुष्पाणि जातानि ब्रह्मपादपे । तज्जान्यतन्मयानीव फेना इव महार्णवे
The blossoms of living beings arise upon the tree of Brahman, appearing as if born from it and composed of its essence, like foam upon the vast ocean.
अन्योऽन्यप्रतिबिम्बेन चिदर्णवतरङ्गकाः । एकात्मका अपि द्वित्वं यान्ति जीवा जगत्स्थितौ
Through mutual reflection, the waves of consciousness become distinct; though of one essence, living beings attain duality in the existence of the world.
दृढभावनया जीवो मनस्ताम् उपगच्छति । शीतातिशयतस् स्वच्छं पयḫ पाषाणताम् इव
By steadfast contemplation, the living being attains the state of mind, just as water, through extreme coldness, becomes clear and takes the form of stone.
मनसि ग्रथिताḫ पाशास् तृष्णामोहमदादयः । वागुरायाम् इव खगाḫ मेथ्याम् इव च तर्णकाः
In the mind are bound the snares of thirst, delusion, and pride, like birds in a net or fish caught in a trap.
मनसैव मनो राम च्छेदनीयं विजानता । विवेकतीक्ष्णेनातप्तम् अयसेव बलाद् अयः
O Rama, the mind must be cut by the mind itself, by one who knows, using the sharp blade of discernment, just as iron is forcibly cut by heated iron.
अनन्यदविकारादिजनितं स्वस्वभावजम् । वैचित्र्यं शिखिपिञ्छस्य यथा भाति तथात्मनः
The diversity arising from the unchanging, innate nature of the self shines forth, just as the variety of colors appears in a peacock’s feather.
नकिञ्चित् किञ्चिद् अप्य् आत्मा सत्याकारो ऽप्य् असद्वपुः । आकाशाद् अप्य् अलक्ष्यो ऽसौ जगद्रूपो ऽप्य् अरूपवान्
The self is nothing, yet everything; though its form is true, its body is unreal. It is more subtle than space, imperceptible, and though it is the form of the world, it is formless.
सालम्बे ऽपि निरालम्बो निर्विकारो विकारिणि । साभासे ऽपि निराभासो नश्यत्य् अर्थे न नश्यति
Though supported, it is unsupported; changeless in the changing; though appearing, it is without appearance. It perishes in the object, yet does not perish.
ग्राह्यं च ग्राहकं चैव ग्रहणं च रघूद्वह । यत्र सत्ताम् उपगतं तत्त्वं तत्र स्थिरो भव
O descendant of Raghu, wherever the object, the subject, and the act of perception have attained reality, there establish yourself firmly in that truth.
मनसैव मनश् छिन्द्धि संसारभ्रमशान्तये । क्षालयन्ति मलेनैव मलं क्षालनकोविदाः
Sever the mind with the mind itself for the cessation of the delusion of worldly existence; just as those skilled in cleansing wash away dirt with dirt.
अमनस्त्वं प्रयातस्य न भूयस् ते भवो भवेत् । मननं हि भवं विद्धि स्वप्नाद् यत् तन् न तत्क्षयात्
For one who has attained the state beyond mind, there is no further becoming for you; know that thought itself is becoming, just as what arises in a dream does not persist when the dream ends.
सर्वं चिन्मात्रम् आत्मैव नास्त्य् अन्या कलनेति वा । बुद्ध्वा न जायसे भूयस् सति चासति चेतसि
All is pure consciousness, the Self alone; there is nothing else, not even conceptualization. Realizing this, you are not born again, whether the mind is present or absent.
सर्वं चिन्मात्रम् आत्मैव नास्त्य् अन्यद् इति या मतिः । तत्त्वं तद् विद्धि परमम् उन्मनस्त्वम् अजन्मने
The understanding that all is pure consciousness, the Self alone, and nothing else—know that as the highest truth, the supreme state beyond mind, birthless.
सति चित्ते ऽप्य् अचित्तत्वं यद् आत्मत्वैकभावनात् । तद् अचित्तत्वम् आकारे सति वासति मोक्षदम्
Even when the mind exists, the absence of mind arises from the contemplation of the Self alone; that absence of mind, even while forms remain, bestows liberation.
सर्वं चिद् इति भावेन रागद्वेषदृशोẖ क्षये । चित्ते सत्य् अप्य् अचित्तत्वे जाते भूयोभवẖ कुतः
When, through the understanding that all is consciousness, the vision of attraction and aversion ceases, then, even if the mind remains, with the arising of mindlessness, how can there be further becoming?
सुखाशयैति सङ्कल्पं जीवो दुẖखं ततो व्रजेत् । जीवो हि यतते भूत्यै सम्प्राप्नोत्य् आपदं पराम्
The living being, by the intention of seeking pleasure, enters into suffering; for the living being strives for prosperity and thereby attains the highest misfortune.
मनो विचारम् आरुह्य मननानर्थम् उज्झति । यत् करोति विमूढात्मा तेनैतन् नश्यति स्वयम्
Ascending to inquiry of the mind, it abandons fruitless pondering; whatever the deluded self does, by that it perishes of itself.
विवेकं प्राप्य चेतस् स्वान् सङ्कल्पान् नाशयत्य् अलम् । पूर्वं हि स्वजनान् हन्ति दुर्जनḫ प्राप्य सम्पदम्
Upon attaining discernment, the mind swiftly destroys its own fabrications; just as a wicked person, upon gaining wealth, first harms his own kin.
स्वजनान् एव दहति दुर्जनḫ प्रथमोत्थितः । रूक्षैश् चटचटास्फोटैर् वेणून् वेण्वनलो यथा
The wicked, rising first, burns his own kin; just as a bamboo fire consumes the bamboo with its harsh crackling bursts.
प्रसारणात् प्रदृश्यन्ते सृष्टयो ऽन्तर्गताश् चितः । कदर्ककस्य विविधा यथा वर्णकपङ्क्तयः
When expanded, the inner creations of consciousness become visible; like the various lines of color in a painter’s palette.
समस्तशक्तिकचितम् एकात्म ब्रह्म संवृतम् । विवृतं भाति नानात्वे यात्रास्व् इव कदर्ककम्
Filled with all powers, veiled by the one Self, Brahman, it appears manifest in diversity, just as a painter’s palette displays variety in its journey.
चिन्मात्रालोकितं चित्तं करोतीमां जगत्स्थितिम् । नृपेक्षितḫ प्रतीहारस् सामन्तरचनाम् इव
The mind, illuminated solely by consciousness, sustains the existence of this world; like a gatekeeper arranging the chambers of a palace.
चिद्रूषितस्य मनसẖ कर्म संसृतिनामकम् । रसासिक्तस्य बीजस्य पत्त्रपुष्पफलं यथा
The actions of a mind infused with consciousness are called transmigration; just as leaves, flowers, and fruits arise from a seed moistened with sap.
अत्युल्लसद्विविधभङ्गुरवस्तुजातैश् चिच्चक्रचञ्चलतया समुदेति विश्वम् । तस्यैव सम्प्रति निवारय चञ्चलत्वं बुद्ध्वेह सत्यम् अथ वा घनतां नयस्व
The universe arises from the restless whirling of consciousness, with its exceedingly diverse and fragile objects; now, recognize its restlessness and restrain it, or else, having understood the truth here, bring it to solidity.
जीवस्य त्रीणि रूपाणि स्थूलसूक्ष्मपराणि तु । तत्रास्य यत् परं रूपं तद् भज द्वे ऽपरे त्यज
The living being has three forms: gross, subtle, and supreme. Among these, seek the supreme form and abandon the other two.
अस्यासती तु द्वे रूपे द्विचन्द्रत्वम् इवोत्थिते । विचाराद् एव नश्येते परं रूपं न नश्यति
Of these, the two forms are unreal, like the illusion of two moons; through discernment they perish, but the supreme form does not perish.