जीवन्मुक्तो गतरसो निर्भेदो ऽम्बरसुन्दरः । अनिर्वाणो ऽपि निर्वाणश् चित्रदीप इव स्थिरः
The liberated while living, devoid of taste for worldly things, free from distinctions, beautiful like the sky, though not yet dissolved, is as steady as a lamp with varied colors.
अवासनत्वाद् वैरस्यान् न किञ्चन करोत्य् असौ । करोत्य् एवंस्थितिर् यच् च तत्राकर्तैव काष्ठवत्
Because he has no latent tendencies and is indifferent, he does nothing at all; even when he acts in this state, he remains truly a non-doer, like a piece of wood.
सम्यग्दर्शनसम्पन्नो जीवन्मुक्तपदं गतः । यथास्थितम् इदं पश्यन् कर्मभिर् न निबध्यते
Endowed with true insight, having attained the state of liberation while living, seeing all this as it is, he is not bound by actions.
कुर्वन् न किञ्चित् कुरुते गन्तापि च न गच्छति । भुञ्जानो ऽपि च नो भुङ्क्ते वक्तापि च न वक्त्य् असौ
Acting, he does nothing; going, he does not go; enjoying, he does not enjoy; speaking, he does not speak.
जाग्रति स्वप्नदृष्टस्य पुंसẖ कर्तृत्वभोक्तृते । यादृश्यौ तत्स्थिती विद्धि जीवन्मुक्तस्य राघव
Know, O Raghava, that the state of the liberated while living is like that of a person in a dream, regarding doership and enjoyership, while awake.
समश् शान्तमतिर् मौनी जीवन्मुक्तो विवासनः । द्रष्टारं दर्शनं दृश्यम् आकाशम् इव पश्यति
Equanimous, with a peaceful mind, silent, and free from latent impressions, the liberated while living sees the seer, the seeing, and the seen as one sees space.
निर्वाणमतिर् आत्मानं परं चाद्रिम् अणुं तनुम् । श्वानं ब्राह्मणम् आदित्यं सर्वं खम् इव पश्यति
With a mind absorbed in liberation, he sees himself, the supreme, a mountain, an atom, a body, a dog, a brahmin, the sun—everything—as he sees space.
सम्पन्नश् शान्तम् आभासं परम् एकम् अकृत्रिमम् । क्वास्तम् एतु क्व वोदेतु कीदृग्वपुर् असाव् इह
Perfect, serene, appearing as the supreme, the one, the uncontrived—where does he set, where does he rise, what form does he have here?
प्रज्ञाप्रासादम् आरूढस् त्व् अशोच्यश् शोचते जनान् । भूमिष्ठान् इव शैलस्थस् सर्वान् प्राज्ञो ऽनुपश्यति
Having ascended the palace of wisdom, he who is beyond sorrow grieves for people, just as one standing on a mountain sees all those on the ground below.
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन । न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्चिद् अर्थव्यपाश्रयः
For him, there is no purpose in what is done or left undone here; nor does he depend on anything among all beings for any gain.
जले जलम् इव क्षिप्तं ब्रह्मण्य् एवैकतां गतः । गलितद्वैतनिर्भासो जाग्रत्य् एव सुषुप्तकम्
Having attained oneness with Brahman, like water poured into water, his appearance of duality has vanished; though awake, he is as if in deep sleep.
चराचरम् इदं विष्वक् चेतमानो न चेतति । भेदम् अस्तङ्गताहन्त्वḫ पश्यन्न् अपि न पश्यति
Though perceiving this entire moving and unmoving universe, he does not perceive it; with the sense of separateness gone, though seeing, he does not see.
भग्नस्थालीघटाकाशम् इव खे मिलितḫ परे । समाम् एकाम् असद्रूपां शान्ताम् उपगतो दशाम्
Like the space within a broken pot merging with the vast sky, he has attained a state that is uniform, formless, and peaceful.
अनिर्वाणो ऽपि निर्वाणो बालवत् प्रविचेष्टते । हेयोपादेयतामुक्तो जीवन्मुक्तḫ प्रतिष्ठते
Though not yet fully dissolved, he is as if dissolved; he moves about like a child, free from notions of acceptance or rejection, established as a liberated being while living.
समग्रगतम् अप्य् अन्ता रागद्वेषभवामयाः । नाकाशम् इव चेतन्ते समस्ता मृगपक्षिणः
Even though all passions arising from attachment and aversion may enter him, they do not affect him, just as all animals and birds do not disturb the sky.
संशान्ताहन्त्वनीहारḫ प्रसन्नवितताकृतिः । अशून्यम् इव शून्यात्म शरत्खम् इव राजते
With the mist of ego and striving dissolved, his clear and expansive form shines, empty yet not empty, like the autumn sky.
क्षीवतायां प्रशान्तायाम् इव सोम्यत्वम् आगतः । भूतले गाढनिद्रस् सन् स्वर्गं नीत इवोदितः
When exhaustion has subsided and tranquility has arisen, it is as if a gentle coolness has come; lying in deep sleep on the earth, he seems to have been carried to heaven.
आनन्दैकनिमग्नत्वाद् अनानन्दपदं गतः । केवलं ज्ञप्तिरूपत्वाद् अज्ञप्तिर् इव संस्थितः
Immersed solely in bliss, he has reached a state beyond pleasure; being of the nature of pure awareness alone, he appears as if devoid of awareness.
निर्मन्दर इवाम्भोधिर् दग्धदाह्य इवानलः । शान्तभ्रमं चक्रम् इव स्वात्मन्य् एव शमं गतः
Like an ocean without Mandara mountain, like fire with all fuel consumed, like a wheel whose motion has ceased, he has attained perfect stillness in his own self.
त्वष्ट्रेव यन्त्रोल्लिखितस् सो ऽपूर्वाकारतां गतः । ऋत्वन्तरे द्रुम इव स एवान्यतयोदितः
Like a machine crafted by the divine artisan, he has assumed a form never seen before; like a tree at the change of seasons, he is the same yet appears in a new way.
उपशान्तश् च कान्तश् च दीप्तो ऽप्य् आलोकसुन्दरः । चन्द्रबिम्बाद् इवोत्कीर्णस् सोम्य आह्लादकारकः
He is peaceful and lovely, radiant yet beautiful in his illumination; as if carved from the moon's disk, he is gentle and brings delight.
अन्तश्शून्यो बहिश्शून्यश् शून्यकुम्भ इवाम्बरे । अन्तḫपूर्णो बहिḫपूर्णḫ पूर्णकुम्भ इवार्णवे
Empty within and empty without, like a hollow jar in the sky; full within and full without, like a filled jar in the ocean.
विक्रियादिविनिर्मुक्तस् सन्त्यक्तो मरणाद् इव । महाव्याधेर् इवोत्तीर्णस् तीर्णापूर्णभवार्णवः
Freed from all change and transformation, as if death itself has been abandoned; as one who has crossed a great disease, he has crossed and fulfilled the ocean of worldly existence.
दीर्घाध्वश्रमखिन्नात्मा सुखसुप्त इवाक्षयम् । प्रबुद्ध इति निद्रालुर् इव दृश्ये प्रसुप्तधीः
His mind, weary from a long journey, is like one happily asleep, inexhaustible; though awake, he appears as if still drowsy, his intellect at rest even while perceiving.
सबाह्याभ्यन्तरं शीतस् तुषाराद् इव निर्मितः । सबाह्याभ्यन्तरं पूर्ण आलोकेनामलाम्ब्व् इव
Entirely, both outwardly and inwardly, he is cool, as if made of frost; entirely, both outwardly and inwardly, he is filled with pure light, like clear water.
सबाह्याभ्यन्तरं स्वच्छẖ कचन् मणिर् इवात्मनि । सबाह्याभ्यन्तरं शून्यो नभसेव विनिर्मितः
Entirely, both outwardly and inwardly, he is transparent, like a flawless crystal within himself; entirely, both outwardly and inwardly, he is empty, as if fashioned from the sky.
निर्मनस्कतया जित्वा संस्थितस् सालभञ्जिकाम् । यन्त्राकृतिर् इव स्वैरं स्पन्दिकर्मेन्द्रियव्रजः
Having conquered by absence of mind, he stands like a statue of a dancing girl; his senses and organs of action move freely, like the workings of a machine.
स्याम् इत्य् अन्तर् अहन्तात्मसत्तास्नेहपरिक्षयात् । जीवदीपो विनिर्वाण आत्मन्य् एव स लीयते
With the exhaustion of the attachment to the sense of 'I am' and the essence of self, the lamp of life is extinguished and merges into the Self itself.
नित्यतृप्तो निरानन्दो निर्दुẖखो निरुपाश्रयः । निस्सङ्गो निरभिप्रायो ज्ञो ऽनीहो नावबध्यते
Ever content, without pleasure, without pain, without dependence, unattached, without intention, wise, unmoved—he is not bound.
नास्य देहो न कर्मादि न दृश्यद्रष्टृदर्शनम् । न जीवितं न मरणं नासन् न सदसन् न सत्
For him, there is no body, no action or the like, no perception, perceiver, or perception itself; no living, no dying, no non-being, no being, no existence.