एतद् रूपम् अविद्यायाḫ प्रेक्षिता यन् न लभ्यते । प्रेक्षिता लभ्यते चेत् सा तद् विद्यैव परा भवेत्
This form of ignorance, when observed and not found, if it is found upon observation, then that itself becomes the highest knowledge.
अविद्यासम्भवाच् चेत्यचित्त्वे ऽसम्भवतẖ क्वचित् । चेत्यते कथम् एवातश् शान्तिर् एव बलोदिता
Since ignorance does not arise, the mind as the object of cognition does not exist anywhere; so how can there be cognition? Therefore, only peace is declared as strength.
सत्यं ब्रह्म जगच् चैकं स्थितम् एकम् अनेकवत् । सर्वं चासर्ववद् भाति शुद्धं चाशुद्धवत् ततम्
Brahman, which is truth, and the world are one, abiding as one though appearing as many; all appears as if not all, pure yet pervading as if impure.
अशून्यं शून्यम् इव च शून्यं चाशून्यवत् स्फुटम् । स्फारम् अस्फारम् इव तद् अस्फारं स्फारसन्निभम्
It is not empty, yet appears as if empty; it is empty, yet clearly appears as if not empty; it is full, yet as if not full, and what is not full appears as if full.
अविकारं विकारीव समं शान्तम् अशान्तवत् । सद् एवासद् इवादृश्यं तद् एवातद् इवोदितम्
Unchanging, yet as if changing; equal, peaceful, yet as if not peaceful; truly existent, yet as if nonexistent, invisible, yet as if manifest.
अविभागं विभागीव निर्जाड्यं जडवद् गतम् । अचेत्यं चेत्यभावीव निरंशं सांशशोभनम्
Undivided, yet as if divided; without dullness, yet as if inert; uncognizable, yet as if an object of cognition; partless, yet shining as if with parts.
अनहं साहम् इव तद् अनाशम् अपि नाशवत् । अकलङ्कं कलङ्कीव निर्वेद्यं वेद्यवाहि तत्
Though without ego, it appears as if possessing ego; though indestructible, it seems as if subject to destruction; though stainless, it appears as if tainted; though beyond all knowing, it seems as if it carries what is knowable.
आलोकि ध्वान्तघनवन् नववच् च पुरातनम् । परमाणोर् अपि तनु गर्भीकृतजगद्गणम्
It is seen as illuminating, like a dense forest of darkness suddenly revealed, both ever-new and ancient; subtler than an atom, yet containing within itself the multitude of worlds.
सर्वात्मकम् अपि व्यक्तं दृष्टं कृच्छ्रेण भूयसा । अजालम् अपि जालाढ्यं दाशेशवद् अनेकधा
Though all-pervading and manifest, it is perceived only with great difficulty; though free from illusion, it appears as if enmeshed in illusion, like a snake with many coils.
निर्मायम् अपि मायांशुमण्डलामलभास्करम् । ब्रह्म विद्धि विदां नाथम् अपाम् इव महोदधिम्
Though devoid of illusion, it shines like the spotless orb of the sun; know that Brahman, the lord of the wise, as the great ocean is to the waters.
जगद्रत्नमहाकोशं तुलायां तूलकाल् लघु । मायामरीचिशशिनम् अपि नेक्षणगोचरम्
The great treasury of the world's jewels is, on the scales of time, as light as a tuft of cotton; like the moon of illusion and mirage, it is not within the range of perception.
अनन्तम् अपि निष्पारं न च क्वचिद् अपि स्थितम् । आकाशे वनविन्यासनगनिर्माणतत्परम्
Though infinite, it is without shore, and not established anywhere; in space, it is intent on the creation of forests and the arrangement of mountains.
अणीयसाम् अणीयस् तत् स्थविष्ठं च स्थवीयसाम् । गरीयसां गरिष्ठं च श्रेष्ठं च श्रेयसाम् अपि
It is the subtlest among the subtle, and the greatest among the great; the most weighty among the weighty, and the best among all that is excellent.
अकर्तृकर्मकरणम् अकारणम् अकारकम् । अन्तश्शून्यतयैवैतच् चिराय परिपूरितम्
It acts without agent, action, or instrument; it is without cause and effect; though empty within, it has been completely filled for a long time.
जगत्समुद्गकम् अपि नित्यं शून्यम् अरण्यवत् । अनन्तशैलकठिनम् अप्य् आकाशलवान् मृदु
Though the world emerges, it is always empty like a wilderness; though hard as endless mountains, it is soft as a fragment of sky.
प्रत्येकं प्रत्यहं प्रायḫ पुराणं पेलवं नवम् । आलोकम् अन्धकाराभं तमस् त्व् आलोकम् आततम्
Each day, each moment, it is ancient yet frail, new yet old; light appears like darkness, and darkness spreads as light.
प्रत्यक्षम् अपि दुर्लक्ष्यं परोक्षम् अपि चाग्रगम् । चिद्रूपम् एव च जडं जडम् एव चिदात्मकम्
Though apparent, it is hard to perceive; though hidden, it is not unknown. Consciousness itself seems inert, and the inert is of the nature of consciousness.
अहम् एवानहम्भावम् अनहं चाहम् एव च । अन्यद् एव तद् एवाहम् अहम् एवान्यद् एव तत्
I am the state of not-I, and not-I is indeed myself; that is other, yet I am that; I am myself, yet that is other.
अस्य पूर्णार्णवस्यान्तर् इमे त्रिभुवनोर्मयः । स्फुरन्त इव तिष्ठन्ति स्वभावद्रवतात्मकाः
Within this full ocean, the waves of the three worlds appear to shimmer, yet they remain, their nature fluid and ever-changing.
बिभर्ति सर्गम् अङ्गस्थं तुषारम् इव शुक्लताम् । भाति सर्गस् त्व् अनेनैव तुषारेणेव शुक्लता
It holds creation within itself, as frost holds whiteness; and creation shines by this, just as whiteness shines through frost.
अदेशकालावयवो ऽप्य् एष देवो दिवानिशम् । असज् जगत् तनोतीव यथा वारि तरङ्गकम्
This deity, without place, time, or parts, day and night, seems to produce the unreal world, as water produces waves.
एतस्मिन् विकसन्त्य् एता विपुलाकाशकानने । जगज्जरढमञ्जर्यḫ प्रसरत्पत्त्रपञ्चकाः
In this vast sky-like forest, these spread forth—the aged branches of the world, with their five expanding leaves.
एष स्वप्रतिबिम्बस्य स्वयमालोकनेच्छया । अत्यन्तनिर्मलाकारस् स्वयं मकुरतां गतः
This, by its own wish to behold its own reflection, having an utterly pure form, has itself become like a mirror.
व्योमवृक्षफलस्यास्य स्वेच्छाच्छर्द्धय उज्ज्वलाः । सर्गोपलम्भसुस्वाद्व्यश् चमत्कुर्वन्ति संविदि
The radiant fruits of this sky-tree, by their own will and abundance, delight consciousness with the sweet taste of perceiving creation.
अन्तस्त्वेन बहिष्ट्वेन नानानानातयात्मनि । एष सो ऽन्तर् बहिर् भाति भावाभावविभावया
By being both inward and outward, and through manifold diversity within itself, this same one shines within and without, by the manifestation of being and non-being.
एतद्रूपा पदार्थश्रीर् एतस्मिन्न् एतदिच्छया । चमत्करोत्य् एतदर्थं जिह्वेव स्वास्यकोटरे
The splendor of objects takes this form, and by its own wish in this, it marvels at this purpose, just as the tongue marvels at taste within the mouth.
अस्याम्भसो द्रवत्वं यत् तद् इदं जगद् उच्यते । संवित्स्वादूपलम्भाङ्गं भुवनावर्तवृत्तिमत्
What is called the liquidity of this water is this world, a limb of the sweet perception of consciousness, revolving with the cycle of worlds.
शाम्यत्य् अत्र पदार्थश्रीस् सर्वा यामेव भास्वति । एतस्माद् एव चोदेति स्वालोक इव तेजसः
Here, the entire splendor of objects subsides just as night falls, and from this alone arises its own light, as from fire its radiance.
इदम् एष जगत् सर्वं शुक्लत्वं तुहिनं यथा । अत एताḫ प्रवर्तन्ते विद इन्दोर् इवांशवः
All this world is whiteness, like snow; from this, these proceed, just as rays from the moon.
एतस्माद् अङ्गतो रङ्गाज् जगच् चित्रम् इदं स्थितम् । विद्ध्य् अभावविकारादि शान्तम् एतन्मयं ततम्
From this very limb, from its own color, this variegated world is established; know that all transformation such as non-being is peaceful, pervaded by this alone.