अस्वभावस्थतैवास्य कारणं कारणात्मकम् । असुषुप्तस्थता स्वापे स्वप्नस्येवासती च सा
His remaining established in his own nature is the cause that is itself of the nature of cause; his not abiding in deep sleep during sleep is, like a dream, unreal.
असुषुप्तस् सुषुप्तस्थस् स्वभावं भावयन् भव । जाग्रत्य् अपि गतव्यग्रं मासत्स्वप्नम् इमं श्रय
O being, remaining unsleeping in the state of deep sleep, contemplating your own nature, even while awake, without distraction, take refuge in this dream-like state.
यज् जाग्रति सुषुप्तत्वं बोधाद् अरसम् आसनम् । तं स्वभावं विदुस् तज्ज्ञा मुक्तिस् तत्परिणामिता
That state in which, while awake, there is the condition of deep sleep, a seat devoid of the taste of knowledge—those who know that nature know liberation, which is its transformation.
अकर्तृकर्मकरणम् अदृश्यद्रष्टृदर्शनम् । अरूपालोकमननं स्थितं ब्रह्म जगत्तया
Action without doer, deed, or instrument; seeing without seer, seen, or sight; thought without form or light—such is Brahman, abiding as the world.
कान्ते कान्तं प्रकचति पूर्णे पूर्णं व्यवस्थितम् । द्वित्वैक्यरहिते भाति द्वित्वैक्यपरिवर्जितम्
The beloved shines in the beloved, the full is established in the full; it appears where duality and unity are absent, free from both duality and unity.
सति सत्यं स्थितं शान्तं सर्गात्मात्मात्मनि स्वयम् । आकाशकोशसदृशं शिलाजठरसन्निभम्
Being exists in being, tranquil, established in itself as the essence of creation and the self, resembling the expanse of space or the interior of a stone.
सुरत्नजठराकारं घनम् अप्य् अम्बरोपमम् । प्रतिबिम्बम् इव क्षुब्धम् अप्य् अक्षुब्धम् असच् च सत्
Though dense like the womb of a precious gem, it is like the sky; though agitated like a reflection, it is unagitated, both unreal and real.
भविष्यन्नवनिर्माणं चेतसीव स्थितं पुरम् । ब्रह्मबृंहितभारूपम् अभेदीकृतमानसम्
Like a city existing in the mind, ever newly created, it stands; its form is expanded as Brahman, with the mind rendered undivided.
यथा सङ्कल्पनगरं सङ्कल्पान् नैव भिद्यते । तथायं जगदाभासḫ परमार्थान् न भिद्यते
Just as the city of imagination is not different from the thoughts that form it, so this apparent world is not different from the ultimate reality.
हेमपीठम् इवानेकभविष्यत्सन्निवेशवत् । लक्ष्यमाणम् अपि स्थानं शान्तम् अव्ययम् आस्थितम्
Like a golden throne, which is seen as having many future forms, the peaceful and unchanging abode is perceived, yet remains established.
अजस्रनाशोत्पादाढ्यम् एकरूपम् अनामयम् । अनाशोत्पादम् अजरम् अनेकम् इव कान्तिमत्
Rich with ceaseless creation and dissolution, of one form, free from affliction, without birth or destruction, ageless, appearing as many, and radiant.
ब्रह्मैव शान्तघनभावगतं विभाति सर्गोदयेन विगतास्तमयोदयेन । व्योमैव शून्यविभवेन गलत्स्वभावलाभं प्रति प्रसभम् एव न तु प्रबुद्धे
Brahman alone, established in the mass of peace, shines forth with the rise of creation, without setting or rising; like space, with empty majesty, it forcibly loses its own nature only for the unawakened, not for the awakened.
चित्तवत् कचनं शान्ते यत् तत् तस्मान् न भिद्यते । अव्याकृतामलतया क्वातस् सर्गादिसम्भवः
Just as a mirror is not different from the mind, so that which is peaceful is not different; being unmanifest and pure, how could creation and the rest arise from it?
चित्तदीपे गते यान्ति भ्रान्तिवद् भान्ति खे स्थिते । रूपालोकमनस्कारास् संविदम्बुद्रवोर्मयः
When the light of the mind is gone, forms, lights, and intentions appear to vanish like illusions, as do the waves of consciousness in the ocean of awareness.
निरस्तकारणापेक्षं मरुतस् स्पन्दनं यथा । यथा विसरणं भासस् तथा जगद् इदं परे
Just as the movement of wind does not depend on any cause, and as the spreading of light, so too is this world in the Supreme.
द्रवत्वम् इव कीलाले शून्यत्वम् इव चाम्बरे । स्पन्दनं मरुतीवेदं किम् अप्य् आत्ममयं परे
Like liquidity in syrup, like emptiness in space, this vibration of wind is something entirely made of the Self in the Supreme.
महाचिति महाकाशे यद् इदं भासते जगत् । तच् चित्त्वम् एव कचति निर्मलत्वं मणाव् इव
In the great consciousness, in the vast space, this world that appears is nothing but consciousness itself, shining with purity like a flawless jewel.
यथा द्रवत्वं पयसि यथा शून्यत्वम् अम्बरे । यथा प्रस्पन्दनं वायौ महाचिति तथा जगत्
Just as liquidity is in water, just as emptiness is in space, just as movement is in air, so too is the world in the great consciousness.
वेत्ति वायुर् यथा स्पन्दं तथा वेत्ति जगच् चितिः । न द्वैतैक्यादिभेदानां मनाग् अप्य् अत्र सम्भवः
As air knows movement, so consciousness knows the world; here, there is not the slightest possibility of distinctions such as duality or unity.
अविवेकविवेकाभ्यां भासुरं भङ्गुरं जगत् । बोधे सद् एवासद्रूपम् अभासुरम् अभङ्गुरम्
Through discrimination and non-discrimination, the world appears bright yet fragile; but in awakened understanding, it is truly unreal, unilluminated, and unbreakable.
ज्ञप्तिमात्राद् ऋते शुद्धाद् आदिमध्यान्तवर्जितात् । नान्यद् अस्तीति निर्णीतं महाचिन्मात्ररूपिणः
It is established that, apart from pure awareness—free from beginning, middle, and end—there is nothing else for the one whose nature is pure consciousness alone.
तत् कस्यचिच् छिवं शान्तं कस्यचिद् ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् । कस्यचिच् छून्यतामात्रं कस्यचिज् ज्ञप्तिमात्रकम्
To some, it is auspicious and peaceful; to some, it is the eternal Brahman; to some, it is mere emptiness; to others, it is simply pure awareness.
तद् अनन्तात्म चिद्रूपं चेत्यताम् एव भावयत् । स्वसंस्थम् एव ज्ञेयत्वम् अवगच्छति चिन्तया
That infinite self, of the nature of consciousness, is imagined as the object of knowledge; but by reflection, one realizes that knowledge is established only in oneself.
नास्ति सत्तां विना वायोर् यथा स्पन्देषु कारणम् । तथा महाचितो ऽच्छायास् सर्गसंवित्तिवृत्तिषु
Just as air has no cause for its movements apart from its own existence, so too, in the pure radiance of great consciousness, the functions of creation and perception arise.
नित्यं सत्त्वम् असत्त्वं वा हेतुर् अन्यानपेक्षणात् । इत्य् अत्रार्थे ऽभविष्यत् सद् द्वित्वैकत्वास्तितावशात्
Whether existence or non-existence is constant, it is so because its cause does not depend on anything else; in this matter, the reality of duality or unity arises only due to the necessity of asserting being.
को ऽत्र कल्पयिता द्वित्वम् एकत्वं वा महाम्बरे । विष्वग् विश्वम् अपारैका परमाकाशकोशता
Who, in this vast expanse, could posit duality or unity? The all-pervading universe is boundless, a single supreme space, a sheath of the highest ether.
यथा स्पन्दानिलद्वित्वशब्द एव न वास्तवः । विश्वविश्वेश्वरद्वित्वं तथैवासन्मयात्मकम्
Just as the duality of vibration and wind exists only as a word and not in reality, so too the duality of the universe and its Lord is merely of the nature of thought-constructs.
सद् एवासम्भवद्द्वित्वं महाचिन्मात्रकं तु यत् । विश्वाभासं तद् एवेदं न विश्वं सन् न विश्वता
True existence cannot have duality; what is pure consciousness alone appears as the universe—this is not truly the world, nor is there world-ness.
देशकालादिसत्त्वेन कदाचिद् धेम्नि सत्यता । कटकत्वस्य भिन्नस्य विश्वस्य न तथा परे
Sometimes, due to the reality of space, time, and such, the distinctness of a bracelet in gold may seem real; but for the universe, which is separate, it is not so in the ultimate sense.
द्वित्वैक्यासम्भवे चात्र कार्यकारणता कुतः । स्याच् चेत् तत् कल्पनामात्रम् एवैतन् नान्यवस्तुता
If duality and unity are impossible here, how can there be cause and effect? If it seems to exist, it is only an imagined construct, not any real substance.