न सर्गो ऽस्ति विद् अस्त्य् अच्छा सा च सत्येव खोपमा । विच्छब्दार्थाकल्पनेन तद् एतद् बुध्यते स्वयम्
There is no creation, but pure awareness exists, which is comparable to the sky; through the cessation of imagined sound and meaning, this is realized by itself.
न सर्गसर्गशब्दार्थमतिर् अस्तीति निश्चयः । सर्गसङ्कल्पसंशान्ताव् आत्मनैवाशु बुध्यते
The conviction arises that there is no creation, nor cognition of creation's sound and meaning; when the conception of creation subsides, the self quickly realizes this.
असर्गप्रतिपत्तिर् हि सर्गशब्दार्थविस्मृतौ । स्फुटीभवत्य् अशेषेण शिष्यते यद् अनाम तत्
The realization of non-creation becomes clear when the memory of creation's sound and meaning is forgotten; what remains is that which is nameless and complete.
वेदनं सर्गसंवित्तिर् अवेदनम् असर्गकम् । न वेदनावेदनयोर् भेदश् शब्दाद् ऋते ऽस्ति च
Perception is awareness of creation; non-perception is awareness of non-creation; there is no distinction between perception and non-perception apart from words.
सर्वस्यानन्तरूपत्वात् क्व भेदẖ क्व च भेदनम् । क्व विस्मृतिर् अतश् शान्तं तूष्णीम् एवासनं शिवम्
Since all is of the nature of the infinite, where is division, and where is separation? Where is forgetting? Therefore, the peaceful, silent abiding is auspicious.
निरस्तसङ्कल्पविकल्पजालम् आलानकल्पं सुचिरोषितं यत् । प्रशान्तशास्त्रार्थविचारसत्तम् अशङ्कम् आद्यं शिवम् अव्ययं तत्
That which has long remained free from the net of thought and conceptualization, like a palace, and is established in the tranquil inquiry into the meaning of scripture, without doubt, is the primordial, auspicious, imperishable.
खात्मानस् सकलास् सर्गास् सर्गात्म सकलं च खम् । न नभस्सर्गयोर् भेदḫ पवनस्पन्दयोर् इव
All creations are of the nature of space, and space is the essence of all creation; there is no difference between space and creation, just as there is none between the movements of wind.
पूरितानन्तगगनाḫ प्रभा व्योम्नि गमागमम् । न यथा रोधयन्त्य् एतास् तथा सर्गाḫ परस्परम्
Just as rays of light fill infinite space, coming and going without obstructing each other, so too do creations not hinder one another.
मिलन्ति न मिलन्त्य् अन्तर् यथैते परमाणवः । खे सूक्ष्मत्वाद् अलक्ष्यत्वात् तथा सर्गाḫ परस्परम्
Just as atoms within space neither merge nor separate, being subtle and imperceptible, so also do creations not truly combine or divide among themselves.
मनाग् अपि न भेदो ऽस्ति मिलितानां यथाम्भसाम् । तथा चिद्घनरूपाणाम् सर्गाणां श्लिष्यताम् अपि
There is not the slightest difference among waters that have merged; in the same way, even when creations of the nature of pure consciousness come together, no distinction arises.
नीहाराणां विमिश्राणां लक्ष्यन्ते नाणवो यथा । पृथग् जीवैर् न सर्गाणां लक्ष्यन्ते जन्तवस् तथा
Just as the particles of mingled mist are not discerned separately, so too, the living beings within creations are not perceived as distinct from one another.
यथा याति सरित्य् अम्बु मज्जनोन्मज्जनाबिलम् । तथा स्फुरति सर्गौघḫ पृथङ् मिश्रश् च चिद्धृदि
As river water enters and emerges from whirlpools, so too does the stream of creations appear separately and together within the heart of consciousness.
अवायवो यथामोदा मिश्रीभूताḫ परस्परम् । न रोधका न पश्यन्ति तथा सर्गाẖ खरूपिणः
Just as scents, though blended together, do not obstruct or perceive each other, so too do creations of the nature of space not hinder one another.
आवर्ताḫ परिवर्तन्ते यथा रजसि राजसाः । अस्पष्टोग्रानिले स्फारे तथा सर्गाḫ परस्परम्
Just as dust whirls about in the air, indistinct in the vast, strong wind, so too do creations revolve among each other.
सङ्कल्पात्मतयान्योऽन्यं न द्रष्टारो न रोधकाः । नभसीव नभोभागास् स्वप्रभास्व् इव च प्रभाः
Just as portions of space do not see or obstruct one another, so too, as forms of thought, beings neither perceive nor hinder each other—like rays within their own radiance.
केचिन् मिथः सम्मिलिता एकताम् उपयान्त्य् अलम् । नीहारेष्व् इव नीहारास् स्वप्रभास्व् इव च प्रभाः
Some, coming together with one another, completely merge into unity, like mists within mists, or rays within their own light.
केचिन् मिथस् सम्मिलिता अपि भान्ति विलक्षणाः । घृतोदा इव दुग्धाब्धौ रत्नदीप्ताव् इवार्कभाः
Some, though joined together, appear distinct from one another, like clarified butter and water in a sea of milk, or beams of sunlight shining among jewels.
सविकासा यथा स्वप्ने मेरुमन्दरकोटयः । संवित्तत्त्वे तथा सर्गा दृषदाद्यन्तरेष्व् अपि
Just as, in a dream, the peaks of Meru and Mandara appear in full display, so too, within the reality of consciousness, creations appear even within rocks and other objects.
संवित् सर्वगता शान्ता सत्तासामान्यरूपिणी । सर्गशब्दार्थरहितास् सर्गास् तस्याẖ किलोदरम्
Consciousness is all-pervading, peaceful, and of the nature of universal existence; creations, devoid of the word and meaning of 'creation,' are indeed contained within it.
स्थलं जलं नभश् शैलं पूर्वम् अद्याधुनाखिलम् । सर्वं सर्वगतं शान्तं सर्वगत्वान् महाचितेः
Land, water, sky, and mountain—whether past, present, or now—all are all-pervading and peaceful, due to the all-pervasiveness of the great consciousness.
संविन्मयत्वाद् वार्यन्तर् अपि सन्त्य् एव सृष्टयः । चित्ताकाशात्मिका नोढाḫ प्रतिबिम्बान्विता इव
Because of the essential nature of consciousness, even within water and other elements, creations certainly exist; they are not established in the space of mind, but are as if accompanied by reflections.
भूतपञ्चकसत्तासु सबाह्याभ्यान्तरं सदा । सन्ति सर्गसहस्राणि न च सन्ति कदाचन
Within the existence of the five elements, both externally and internally, thousands of creations always exist—and yet, at no time do they truly exist.
सर्वत्र सर्वदा सर्वं सार्वं सर्वेण सर्वथा । न तद् अस्ति न यत् सत्यं न तद् अस्ति न यन् मृषा
Everywhere, always, everything, by every means, in every way—there is nothing that is truly real, nor is there anything that is truly unreal.
न च किञ्चिन् मृषा नैव सत्यं किञ्चिन् न मध्यमम् । बृहद् ब्रह्मायते ब्रह्म शान्तम् अन्तविवर्जितम्
Nothing at all is false, nor is anything at all true, nor is there anything intermediate; the vast Brahman is Brahman alone—peaceful, without end.
सर्वभावोपमर्देन भावḫ फलति पीवरः । तेनातिभावो जयति श्लिष्टयोर् अपि सर्गयोः
By the dissolution of all states, a state arises that is full; thus, the supreme state prevails, even amidst the union of both creations.
जीवḫ परस्पराप्राप्ताव् ऊनभावेन सिध्यति । संसारस् समभावस् तु समतां गच्छति द्वयोः
The individual self is established through the absence of completeness in mutual non-attainment; but the world, being of equal nature, attains equality of the two.
विलक्षणा बृहद्भावास् समत्वान् मिलिता मिथः । वैलक्षण्येन तिष्ठन्ति नानावर्णा इव त्विषः
Distinct vast states, by virtue of sameness, unite with one another; yet, by their distinctness, they remain, like rays of various colors.
निरर्गला सर्गपरम्परेति विजृम्भते ऽन्तḫ परमाणुधातोः । अप्य् अन्तर् अद्रीन्द्रशिलान्तरे च वह्नौ जले वाखिलवस्तुजाते
The endless succession of creation unfolds freely, even within the innermost core of the ultimate atomic element, and also within the interior of mountains, rocks, fire, water, and all classes of objects.
सङ्कल्परूपाद्रिनदीदिनेशदिक्कालकल्पस्फुरणाकुलापि । जगन्महामण्डलपिण्डपीठी व्योमोदरं चिद्घनशून्यधातौ
Even though agitated by the flashes of imagination—mountains, lightning, sun, directions, time, and cycles—the great sphere of the world, the seat of the cosmic egg, remains as the sky's interior, in the substratum of pure consciousness and emptiness.
नभश् च वास्या उदरे ऽप्य् अपारं सचन्द्रताराद्रिदिवाकरादि । मिथस् त्व् अदृष्टश्रुतशब्दसारा काचिन् मिथोलब्धशरीरिकापि
And the sky, the air, the ocean, even the limitless expanse within, with moon, stars, mountains, sun, and so on—mutually, there are some whose essence is unseen, unheard, or unspoken, and some who have obtained bodies only through mutual relation.