अहम् इत्य् एव यस्यास्ति संवित् तस्यास्ति चित्तभूः । यत्र यत् पतितं बीजं तद् अवश्यं प्ररोहति
For one whose awareness is established as 'I am,' there is a field of mind; wherever a seed falls there, it will certainly sprout.
ज्ञानाद् ऋते विमूढस्य बालस्य च सचेतसः । सत्यं समस्तम् एवेदम् आ सर्गनियतिक्रमात्
Except through knowledge, for the deluded or for the child who is conscious, all this is entirely real, according to the order of creation.
मृतेन जीवता वापि सर्वẖ कर्तव्यताक्रमः । भावितस् तेन सर्वत्र स हि सर्वफलप्रदः
Whether dead or alive, all duties proceed from the one who contemplates; for that alone, everywhere, yields all results.
एवं चेत् तत् सुरगुरो न किञ्चिद् येन भावितम् । पाषाणेनेव मनसा स मुक्त इति वेद्म्य् अहम्
If, O teacher of the gods, nothing at all is contemplated by someone, then, like a stone in mind, he is liberated—this I know.
न किञ्चिद् भावितं येन दृषज्जाड्ये तु तिष्ठता । स मुक्तो नात्र सन्देहो मुक्तिẖ केवलतैव हि
He who does not contemplate anything, but remains in the dullness of perception, is liberated—there is no doubt; liberation is only this.
नकिञ्चिद्भावनं जन्तोर् जीवतो नोपपद्यते । ज्ञानाद् ऋते जीवतैव किल किञ्चिन्मयी यतः
For a living being, the absence of all contemplation does not occur; except through knowledge, while alive, something always remains.
यया कयाचिद् वा युक्त्या नकिञ्चिद्भावनं यदि । नूनं रूढम् अरूढस्य तत् प्राप्यं नावशिष्यते
By whatever means, if the absence of all contemplation is attained, then surely, for one established or not, nothing remains to be achieved.
इत्थं पुरा सुरपुरे ऽसुरनायकस्य रामैवमुत्तमविदा गुरुणा सुराणाम् । तत् ते मयाद्य कथितं कथयानयेह पिण्डादिदानकृतचारु विचारयेति
Thus, long ago in the city of the gods, Rama, the chief of the demons, was taught by the excellent guru of the gods; what was told to you by me today, consider here regarding the giving of food and other acts.
सत्यं भवत्व् असत्यं वाप्य् असतापि सतापि वा । चेतसेषद् अपि स्पृष्टम् अवश्यम् अनुभूयते
Whether true or untrue, whether unreal or real, whatever touches the mind must inevitably be experienced.
सद्यẖ कालान्तरे वापि सकृद् दृष्टं हि चेतसा । द्रवत्वम् अम्भसेवान्तर् अवश्यम् अनुभूयते
Whether immediately or after some time, whatever is once perceived by the mind, its liquidity, like water, must inevitably be experienced.
कालान्तरविसार्य् अन्तस् सकृद् दृष्टं दधन् मनः । विस्मृत्य तिष्ठति जडं बर्ह्यण्डरसपिण्डवत्
The mind, having once perceived something, spreads it within for a long time, and then, forgetting it, remains inert, like the yolk inside an egg.
विना ज्ञानाग्निदाहेन न कदाचिन् निवर्तते । चित्तात् सकृद्गृहीतो ऽर्थो नीलीराग इवाम्बरात्
Unless it is burned by the fire of knowledge, what has once been grasped by the mind never departs, just as indigo dye does not leave a cloth.
न चास्त्य् अवासनं चित्तम् अकार्ष्ण्यम् इव कज्जलम् । जगत्पदार्थसार्थात्मा वासनौघो मनोऽभिधः
There is no mind without impressions, just as there is no ink without blackness; the multitude of impressions, whose essence is the objects of the world, is what is called the mind.
न चास्य लभ्यते सत्ता चेतसẖ काचिद् ईक्षिता । तिमिरस्येव दीपेन तदसत्तैव शिष्यते
No real existence of this mind is ever found when examined by consciousness; like darkness dispelled by a lamp, only its non-existence remains.
नातश् चित्तं न चैत्तादि विद्म इत्येवमात्रकम् । विद्धि ज्ञानम् अनेनैषा शाम्येद् भवविषूचिका
Beyond this, there is only the understanding: 'We do not know the mind or its modifications.' Know this as knowledge, by which the fever of worldly existence subsides.
ख एवाहन्त्वम् उदितं शून्यत्वम् इव तन् मनः । नोदितं तद् इति ज्ञप्तेर् मनश्शान्त्योपशाम्यति
The sense of 'I' arises in space, and the mind is like emptiness; when it is known that it does not arise, the mind's agitation comes to rest.
मनḫप्रशमनोपायो योग इत्य् अभिधीयते । सप्तभूमिस् तु स प्रोक्तस् तत्र भूमिक्रमं शृणु
The method for calming the mind is called yoga; it is said to have seven stages. Now listen to the order of these stages.
भूमिकानां त्रयं प्रोक्तं तव राम यथाक्रमम् । भूमिकात्रितयस्था ये ते महापुरुषास् स्मृताः
Three stages have been described to you in order, O Rama; those who abide in these three stages are regarded as great beings.
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः । द्वन्द्वैर् विमुक्तास् सुखदुẖखसारैर् भवन्ति भूमित्रयम् अभ्युपेताः
Free from pride and delusion, having conquered attachment and faults, always devoted to the Self, with desires ceased, liberated from the pairs of opposites such as pleasure and pain, those who attain the three stages of realization become established.
भूमिकात्रितयाभ्यासाद् अज्ञाने क्षयम् आगते । सम्यग्ज्ञानोदये चित्ते पूर्णचन्द्रोदयोपमे
Through practice of the three stages, when ignorance is destroyed, and true knowledge arises in the mind, it is like the full moon rising.
निर्विभागम् अनाद्यन्तं योगिनो युक्तचेतसः । समं सर्वं प्रपश्यन्ति चतुर्थीं भूमिकाम् इताः
The yogis, whose minds are united, perceive everything equally, as undivided, without beginning or end, having reached the fourth stage.
अद्वैते स्थैर्यम् आयाते द्वैते च प्रशमं गते । पश्यन्ति स्वप्नवल् लोकं चतुर्थीं भूमिकाम् इताः
When stability in non-duality is attained and duality has subsided, those who have reached the fourth stage see the world as if it were a dream.
भेदे त्व् अप्रसृतप्रज्ञा अभेदे शान्तबुद्धयः । ईषच्छेषविदो भान्ति चतुर्थीं भूमिकाम् इताः
In distinction, their wisdom does not spread; in non-distinction, their intellect is peaceful. Those who know the slight residue shine forth, having reached the fourth stage.
ईषच्छेषातिविलया अर्धसुप्ताभसंविदः । बालका इव चेष्टन्ते चतुर्थीं भूमिकाम् इताः
With the complete dissolution of even the slight residue, their awareness is like half-asleep; they act like children, having reached the fourth stage.
भूभृताम् इव काठिन्यम् अर्करश्मिघनोपमम् । पश्यन्ति कल्पनांशात्म चतुर्थीं भूमिकाम् इताः
They see the hardness of the earth, like the density of sun rays, as mere imagination, having reached the fourth stage.
ईप्सितानीप्सितानर्थैर् जगद् दुẖखे निमज्जति । तन् मनाग् अपि नोपैति चतुर्थीं भूमिकाम् इतः
While the world is immersed in suffering through desirable and undesirable things, their mind does not approach it at all, having reached the fourth stage.
भूमिकात्रितयं यावत् तावज् जाग्रद् इति स्थितम् । चतुर्थीं भूमिकां प्राप्य स्वप्नाभं दृश्यते जगत्
As long as the three stages remain, that is called waking; upon reaching the fourth stage, the world appears as if in a dream.
उत्तमप्रतिबिम्बाभम् अव्यवस्थिति भङ्गुरम् । दृश्यं द्रष्टा न जानाति चतुर्थीं भूमिकाम् इतः
The fourth stage is like a supreme reflection—unstable, lacking fixedness; the seer does not know the seen in this fourth stage.
जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्तानां यथावद् ब्रूहि लक्षणम् । तुर्यस्य तुर्यातीतस्य मुने यदि न खिद्यसे
Describe accurately the characteristics of waking, dreaming, and deep sleep, O sage, and also of the fourth and beyond the fourth, if you are not troubled.
अपरामृष्टतत्त्वस्य यत् पदार्थैकभावनम् । अम्लानं तद् भवेज् जाग्रद् असद् अस्तु सद् अस्तु वा
When one is not touched by the essence of truth, and contemplates only objects, that is waking—whether false or true, it remains unfading.