दुर्ग्रहा विषमग्राहा धनान्य् उपलपङ्क्तयः । परलोको महाम्भोधिर् आधयो वीचिमण्डलम्
Difficult gains and perilous acquisitions are like rows of stones; the other world is the vast ocean; afflictions are circles of waves.
ताभिर् मदनदीभिस् सा हृदयान्तरचारिणी । इच्छानागी निहन्त्य् एतान् कृपणाञ् जीवजीवकान्
With these rivers of desire, she who moves within the heart—this serpent of longing—slays these pitiable creatures who live only to live.
वासनेहा मनश् चित्तं सङ्कल्पो भावनं स्पृहा । इत्यादिर् निवहो नाम्नाम् अस्यास् स्वाशयकोशगः
Inclination, desire, mind, consciousness, resolve, imagination, longing—such is the multitude of names, all contained within her own treasury.
धैर्यपद्माकरोन्माथे प्रसृताम् अर्थहेलया । नागीं सर्वात्मिकाम् एनाम् इच्छां सर्वात्मना जयेत्
By uprooting her with the lotus-hand of steadfastness, and with disregard for worldly aims, one should conquer this all-pervading serpent of desire with one's whole being.
यावद् अस्त्व् इदम् इत्य् एव विषम् अन्तर् विजृम्भते । तावद् उग्राẖ कुसंसारमहाविषविषूचिकाः
As long as the thought 'let this exist' arises, the poison of duality spreads within; so long do the fierce epidemics of the great poison of worldly existence rage.
तावत् कार्पण्यमिहिका यावद् इच्छाभ्रमण्डली । अस्यां व्यपगतायां तु भाति जीवश् शरन्नभः
So long does the mist of misery and the whirling of desire persist; but when this has vanished, the living being shines like the autumn sky.
एतावान् एव संसार इदम् अस्त्व् इति यन् मतिः । अस्यास् तूपशमो मोक्ष इत्य् एव ज्ञानसङ्ग्रहः
The notion that 'this alone is the world'—that is saṃsāra; but the cessation of this is liberation—this is the essence of knowledge.
इदम् अस्त्व् इति मूढस्य दुर्ग्रहग्रहगर्धिनः । कल्लोलाḫ परिवर्तन्ते नद्य इव घनागमे
For the deluded one, attached to the grasp of false understanding, waves of thought surge like river currents during the rainy season.
इच्छोत्तानमतेर् नान्तर् उपदेशो मनाग् अपि । विश्रान्तिम् एति मकुरे मुक्ताफलम् इवातलम्
For one whose mind is uplifted by desire, even a little instruction does not bring rest, just as a pearl does not settle on the surface of a mirror.
प्रसादकारिणी स्वच्छा निरिच्छे विमलाकृतौ । तैलबिन्दुर् इवादर्शे विश्राम्यत्य् उपदेशवाक्
But for one who is clear, pure, and free of desire, instruction comes to rest, like a drop of oil on a spotless mirror.
मनाग् अप्य् उदितैवेच्छा च्छेत्तव्यानर्थकारिणी । स्वसंविद्यत्नशस्त्रेण विषस्येवाङ्कुरावली
Even the slightest arising of desire, which brings misfortune, must be cut off by the weapon of self-awareness, like a cluster of poison sprouts.
इच्छाविच्छुरितो जीवो विजहाति न दीनताम् । उपलेपकरीं वारि मृच्चूर्ण इव पङ्कताम्
A being stained by desire does not abandon wretchedness, just as water mixed with clay does not lose its muddiness.
इच्छाच्छोटनचातुर्यं तुर्यम् आहुर् मनीषिणः । तत् कार्यम् आर्यवर्येण यत्नेनौदार्यसंविदा
The wise declare that the fourth state is the skill of severing desire; this should be pursued by the noble with effort and the awareness of generosity.
पदम् उत्तमम् अज्ञानाम् इच्छाच्छेदेन सिध्यति । पत्त्रिणां पाशभेदेन सर्वोर्ध्वस्था यथा गतिः
The highest state for the ignorant is attained by cutting off desire, just as the upward movement of all winged creatures is achieved by breaking their bonds.
असंवेदनमात्रेण नोदेतीच्छाभवाङ्कुरः । स्वयत्नसाध्येनासेकाद् बीजकोशाद् इवाङ्कुरः
The sprout of desire does not arise merely from insentience; it emerges only through one's own effort, just as a sprout arises from a seed-pod when watered.
विद्ध्य् असंवेदनं नाम तूष्णीम् एवान्तरासनम् । एतावन्मात्रके वस्तुन्य् अहो निरवधानता
Know that insentience is simply silent inner stillness; how astonishing is the boundlessness of this subtle reality.
निष्कर्मास्तु सकर्मा वा पुरुषḫ पूर्णमानसः । असंविदन् सुखाद्य् अन्तḫ पाषाणम् इव तिष्ठतु
Whether active or inactive, a person whose mind is complete should remain insentient, from pleasure to pain, like a stone.
सावधानो भृशं भूत्वा भुक्तं शवशतं यया । तां प्रत्य् आहारबडिशेनेच्छामत्सीं नय च्छिदाम्
Having become thoroughly attentive, by the hook of withdrawal, lead the fish of desire to its severance, as one who has consumed a hundred corpses.
सङ्कल्पालानम् उन्मूल्य मत्तैरावणलीलया । हेलया पदम् आलम्ब्य त्रैलोक्यविजयी भव
Uproot the reeds of intention with the playful might of a mad elephant; effortlessly attain the state and become the conqueror of the three worlds.
नञर्थयुक्तोत्तममन्त्रयुक्त्या चिता चिरं चेतितया हृदन्तः । सङ्कल्परूपं विषम् आशु नीत्वा जरां जयाशेषभवामयांस् त्वम्
By the supreme mantra of negation, joined with meaning, and by long contemplation within the heart, swiftly lead the poison of intention to its end, and conquer all the diseases of birth and old age.
नैष्कर्म्यात् कल्पनात्यागात् तनुḫ पतति देहिनः । कथम् एतद् अतो ब्रह्मन् सम्भवत्य् आशु जीवतः
By non-action and the abandonment of imagination, the body of the embodied one falls; O Brahman, how then does this happen swiftly while one is still alive?
जीवतẖ कल्पनात्यागो युज्यते न त्व् अजीवतः । रूपम् अस्य यथावत् त्वं शृणु श्रवणभूषणम्
The abandonment of imagination is possible while living, not after death; now listen, O ornament of listeners, to its true nature.
अहम्भावनम् एवाहुẖ कल्पनं कल्पकोविदाः । नञर्थभावनं तस्य सङ्कल्पत्याग उच्यते
Those skilled in discernment say that imagination is nothing but the sense of 'I'; the thought of its negation is called the abandonment of imagination.
पदार्थरसम् एवाहुẖ कल्पनं कल्पनाविदः । नञर्थभावनं तस्य सङ्कल्पत्याग उच्यते
Those who know imagination declare that the very taste for objects is imagination; the thought of its negation is called the abandonment of imagination.
इदम् अस्त्व् इति संवेगम् आहुस् सङ्कल्पम् उत्तमाः । नञर्थभावनं तस्य सङ्कल्पत्याग उच्यते
The wise say that the intense assertion 'let this exist' is resolve; the thought of its negation is called the abandonment of resolve.
स्मरणं विद्धि सङ्कल्पं शिवम् अस्मरणं विदुः । तच् च प्रागनुभूतं च नानुभूतं च भाव्यते
Know that resolve is memory; the absence of memory is known as auspiciousness. That memory pertains to what was previously experienced, and also to what was not experienced.
अनुभूतां नानुभूतां स्मृतिं विस्मृत्य कारणम् । सर्वम् एवाशु विस्मृत्य गूढस् तिष्ठ महामुनिः
Forgetting both experienced and unexperienced memories is the cause; by swiftly forgetting everything, the great sage remains hidden.
सर्वास्मरणमात्रेण तिष्ठायातेषु कर्मसु । अर्धसुप्तशिशुस्पन्द इवाभ्यस्तोपपत्तिषु
When all actions are sustained merely by non-remembrance, one remains as if half-asleep, like the slight movements of a sleeping child, in the states that arise from habit.
निस्सङ्कल्पं प्रवाहेण चक्रं प्रस्पन्दते यथा । स्पन्दस्व कर्मस्व् अनघ प्राक्संस्कारवशात् तथा
Just as a wheel turns by its own momentum without intention, O sinless one, so too let your actions arise naturally, governed by previous impressions.
अविद्यमानचित्तस् त्वं सत्त्वसंस्कारम् आगतः । प्रवाहापतितेष्व् एव स्पन्दस्व स्वेषु कर्मसु
You, whose mind does not truly exist, have come under the influence of the conditioning of existence; simply let your actions flow in their own course.