इति बुद्धीन्द्रियैर् एव स्थित्वा मेरुर् इव स्थिरः । अपुनर्भवनायैषि समाधानमहाशयः
Thus, remaining steady like Mount Meru, only through the intellect and senses, aspire to the great absorption that leads to non-return.
कुरु कर्मेन्द्रियैẖ कार्यं यन्त्रवत् स्पन्दचञ्चलैः । अर्धसुप्तप्रबुद्धाभैस् स्वकर्माभ्यासचञ्चलैः
Let your organs of action perform their tasks mechanically, restless and trembling, like those half-asleep or half-awake, unsettled by habitual activity.
अफलेच्छानुसन्धानैर् बालैर् उन्मत्तकैर् इव । अवासनैर् अमननैश् चलैर् वृक्षदलैर् इव
Let them act without desire for results, like children or madmen, without impressions or thoughts, as unsteady as leaves on a tree.
नित्यम् अन्तर्मुखो भूत्वा स्वात्मारामḫ प्रपूर्णधीः । जाग्रत्य् एव सुषुप्तस्थẖ कुरु कर्माण्य् अनिद्रवत्
Always remain inwardly turned, rejoicing in your own Self, with a mind completely fulfilled; even while awake, be established in deep sleep, performing actions without wakefulness.
यथा मौनी यन्त्रपुमान् करोत्य् एवं कुरु क्रियाम् । वातस्वभावात् स्पन्दीनि चलन्त्व् अङ्गानि किं तव
Just as a silent man or an automaton performs actions, so should you act; let your limbs move by their own nature, like the wind—what is that to you?
अन्तस् सर्वपरित्यागी बहिẖ कुर्वन्न् अपि स्थिरम् । न कर्तासि न भोक्तासि न चायम् असि नेतरः
Within, having renounced everything, remain steady even while acting outwardly; you are not the doer, not the enjoyer, nor are you this or anything else.
यस्य नाहङ्कृतो भावश् चेतो यस्य न लिप्यते । जगन् निघ्नन् प्रकुर्वन् वा न हन्ति न करोति सः
He who has no sense of ego, whose mind is not tainted, though destroying or creating the world, neither destroys nor acts.
यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाẖ कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः । ज्ञानाग्निदग्धकर्माणं मुक्तम् आहुस् तम् उत्तमाः
He whose every undertaking is free from desire and imagination, whose actions are burned by the fire of knowledge—such a one, say the wise, is liberated.
एवं समाधानमयो महात्मन् भूयो न चिन्ताम् उपयाति कश्चित् । महासमाधानम् अनन्तम् एतद् आश्रित्य तिष्ठामृतताम् उपैषि
In this way, O great soul, one who is composed in samadhi never again falls into anxiety; by abiding in this infinite great samadhi, you attain immortality.
यत्रैकद्वित्वकलनास् सम्भवन्ति हि काश्चन । तत्रैकान्तसमाधाने भङ्गो भवति राघव
Wherever notions of one or two arise, O Raghava, there, in exclusive samadhi, disturbance occurs.
एकम् एव तु यत्रास्ति सत्तासामान्यमात्रकम् । तत्र किं कस्य केनैव समाधानं विनश्यति
But where there is only the pure, undifferentiated existence, what, by whom, and for whom can samadhi be lost?
चिनोमि न चिनोमीति त्यक्त्वा शब्दार्थविभ्रमम् । चिद्रूप एवाचिद्रूपो मौनवांस् तिष्ठ काष्ठवत्
Abandoning the confusion of words and meanings such as 'I know' or 'I do not know,' remain silent and unmoving, established in the form of consciousness, as if insentient.
स्थितिर् वायोर् अवहतḫ पयसो ऽद्रेश् च खस्य वा । अवासनान्तस् सा ते ऽस्तु कुर्वतो ऽकुर्वतश् चितः
Let your inner state be like the wind resting, water on a mountain, or space itself—free from impressions, whether acting or not acting, O conscious one.
अहम्भावो विलीनो यस् तापस्थहिमलेशवत् । चेत्यस्याचयनाद् अन्तस् सम्पन्नḫ परमं पदम्
He whose sense of 'I' has dissolved, like a trace of snow on a mountain peak, attains the supreme state within by ceasing to accumulate objects of perception.
अणीयसाम् अणीयांसं स्थविष्ठं च स्थवीयसाम् । शान्तं चित्त्वम् असंवेद्यम् अनन्यद् इदम् आततम्
This mind is subtler than the subtlest, greater than the greatest; it is peaceful, imperceptible, undivided, and all-pervading.
अयं प्रत्येकम् उदितḫ पृथक् संसृतिषण्डकः । ससुरासुरपाताललोकान्तरधराम्बरः
This arises individually as the manifold cluster of transmigration, containing the realms of gods, demons, netherworlds, earth, and sky.
ज्ञस् सर्वेतरसङ्कल्पसर्गान् पश्यत्य् अखण्डितान् । आस्वादितेक्षुस् सर्वेक्षुरसान् सानुभवान् इव
The knower perceives all the creations of various thoughts as unbroken, just as one who has tasted sugarcane enjoys all its flavors with experience.
सङ्कल्पसर्गपुरुषास् सत्यास् सर्वे परस्परम् । चिद्व्योम्नो ऽच्छिन्नरूपत्वात् तत्तानुभवतस् स्वतः
All the beings created by thought are real to each other, because the space of consciousness is unbroken in form, and they experience themselves through it.
स्पन्दविच्छित्तयस् सर्वा द्रवभावाद् यथाम्भसः । संविद्विच्छित्तयस् सर्वाश् चितिरूपात् तथात्मनः
All interruptions of vibration arise from fluidity, as with water; all interruptions of awareness arise from the nature of consciousness itself.
ऐक्यम् ऐक्यात्मतापूर्वं रत्नयुग्मत्विषो यथा । यान्ति वित्त्वेन सङ्कल्पसर्गा भिन्नास् तथैकताम्
Just as the brilliance of paired gems comes from their unity and essential oneness, so the diverse creations of thought attain unity through wealth.
यद् यद् आलोक्यते तोये तत् तत् सर्वं यथा द्रवः । यद् यद् आमृश्यते शान्ते तत् तत् सर्वं चितिस् तथा
Whatever is seen in water is all fluid, just so, whatever is touched in the peaceful mind is all consciousness.
चिदीहनं विदुस् चित्तं निर्वाणं चिदनीहनम् । न चिदालिहनीयो ऽतḫ पदार्थो ऽविदितात्मनः
Those who know say the mind is the striving of consciousness, and nirvana is the cessation of that striving; thus, for one whose essence is unknown, the object cannot be grasped by consciousness.
चित्तसत्ता परं दुẖखं चित्तासत्ता परं सुखम् । अतश् चित्तं विदीहात्म नेयं शमम् अवेदनात्
When the mind is active, there is supreme sorrow; when the mind is inactive, there is supreme happiness. Therefore, the mind must be restrained and led to tranquility by understanding.
दृष्ट्वा रम्यम् अरम्यं वा स्थेयं पाषाणवत् समम् । एतावतात्मयत्नेन जिता भवति संसृतिः
Having seen what is pleasant or unpleasant, one should remain steady like a stone, equal in all situations. By such self-effort, the cycle of existence is conquered.
स्वेनैव पुरुषार्थेन पदार्थामज्जनात्मना । तीर्यते गोष्पदम् इव न तु दैवाद् भवार्णवः
By one's own purposeful effort, immersing oneself in the essence of things, one crosses the ocean of becoming as easily as stepping over a cow's hoofprint—not by fate.
वस्तुप्राप्तौ चिदीहायाम् उदिते चित्तराक्षसे । सङ्ख्यातुं केन शक्यन्ते शून्यास् संसृतिविभ्रमाः
When the mind's striving arises at the attainment of reality, who can count the empty confusions of existence that are dispelled by the lion of awareness?
अतश् चितम् अधावन्तीं धारयन्न् अविदन्न् इव । काष्ठलोष्टसमस् तिष्ठ कार्यं कुर्वन् यथागतम्
Therefore, holding the restless mind as if unaware, remain like wood or stone, performing actions as they come.
संवेदनीयं न सुखं नासुखं नैव मध्यमम् । एतावता तु यत्नेन दुẖखान्तो ऽनन्त आप्यते
What is experienced is neither happiness nor unhappiness, nor even neutrality. Yet, by such effort, the end of sorrow—boundless—is attained.
वस्त्वसन्मृगतृष्णाम्बु जीवो वस्तुतया लिहन् । चित्तयक्षोदये भीमाम् इमां प्राप्नोति संसृतिम्
The living being, mistaking the unreal mirage-water for reality and tasting it as real, enters this dreadful cycle of existence when the mind-monster arises.
सबाह्याभ्यन्तरं पश्यंश् चिता चैत्तं दृषद्दृढः । भूमिकाक्रमयोगेन मुक्तो भव भवार्णवात्
Seeing both the outer and inner, with the mind firm as a rock, by the practice of ascending the stages, become free from the ocean of becoming.