ज्ञप्तिर् अप्य् आत्मतत्त्वश्रीḫ परिज्ञातापि शाम्यति । ज्ञेयाभावे त्व् अनिर्वाच्या शिष्यते शाश्वतं शिवम्
Even the illustrious essence of self, when fully known as cognition, subsides; but when the knowable is absent, the ineffable, eternal, auspicious remains.
अशरीराद्य् अविश्वात्म सर्वं शान्तम् इदं ततम् । ज्ञानज्ञेयज्ञप्तिमात्रं दृषन्मौनम् अवस्थितम्
This all-pervading reality is without body or world, utterly peaceful; it abides as the silent witness, consisting only of knowledge, the known, and cognition.
शान्तान्तẖकरणास् स्वच्छाश् शिलापुत्रककोशवत् । चलन्तश् चाचलन्तश् च ज्ञरूपा एव तिष्ठत
Those whose inner faculties are peaceful and clear, like the sheath of a crystal, whether moving or unmoving, remain only as the form of knowledge.
अज्ञेयज्ञत्वसद्रूपास् सदसत्साररूपिणः । आकाशकोशविशदा भवताभवभूमयः
Of the nature of the non-knowable, the knowable, and the unreal, possessing the essence of both existence and non-existence, pure as the sky, are the realms of becoming and non-becoming.
यथास्थितं च तिष्ठन्तो गच्छन्तश् च यथागतम् । यथाप्राप्तैककर्माणस् सम्पद्यन्ते बुधाḫ परम्
Remaining as they are, departing as they came, and performing actions as they are attained, the wise attain the highest.
अथ वा सर्वसन्त्यागशान्तान्तẖकरणोज्ज्वलाः । एकान्तेष्व् एव तिष्ठन्ति चित्रकर्मार्पिता इव
Or, those with peaceful inner faculties, shining through the abandonment of all, remain alone, as if assigned to their own unique actions.
सङ्कल्पशान्तौ सङ्कल्पपुरवत् सर्वदाखिलम् । स्वप्नवच् च प्रबुद्धस्य सद् एवास्तङ्गतं जगत्
When imagination ceases, all appears as before, but for the awakened one, the world has truly vanished, like a dream upon waking.
सनेत्ररूपानुभवं जातितो ऽन्ध इवागमैः । निर्वाणं वर्णयन्न् अज्ञस् ताम्यत्य् अन्तर् न शाम्यति
One who describes liberation based only on scriptural reports, like a person blind from birth speaking of colors, suffers inwardly and does not find peace.
कल्पनांशोपदेशेन लोको ऽविद्यामयात्मना । येन केनचिद् अज्ञत्वात् कृतार्थो ऽस्मीति मन्यते
Through teachings that are mere constructs, a person whose nature is shaped by ignorance, out of unawareness, believes himself fulfilled by any means whatsoever.
अकृतार्थẖ कृतार्थत्वं जानन् मौर्ख्यविमोहितः । विज्ञास्यत्य् अकृतार्थत्वं क्षणान्तरकदर्थनैः
Deluded by foolishness, he thinks himself fulfilled while actually unfulfilled; but soon, through the torments of fleeting experiences, he will realize his lack of fulfillment.
उपायं कल्पनात्मानम् अनुपायं विदुर् बुधाः । दुẖखदत्वान् निमेषेण भावाभावैषणभ्रमैः
The wise know that methods based on imagination are ineffective, for they bring suffering in an instant, through the confusion of seeking existence and nonexistence.
जगद्भ्रमं परिज्ञाय यद् अवासनम् आसितम् । विरसाशेषविषयं तद् धि निर्वाणम् उच्यते
Recognizing the illusion of the world and abiding without attachment, with all objects tasteless, that indeed is called liberation.
आख्यायिकार्थप्रतिभानरूपम् अचेत्यचिद्वारिभरद्रवात्मा । अवेद्यविद्रूपम् अशेषम् अच्छं पश्यन् विनिर्वामि जगत्स्वरूपम्
Seeing the true nature of the world as pure, transparent, and undivided—like the essence of water, beyond the known and unknown, appearing as the meaning behind stories—I rest in liberation.
जात्यन्धरूपानुभवानुरूपं यद् आगमैर् बुद्धम् अबोधरूपम् । अधस्पदीकृत्य तद् अन्तर् अस्मिन् बोधे निपत्यानुभवे भवाभूः
When, setting aside what is understood only through scriptures and is like the experience of one blind from birth, one falls inward into direct knowledge, then the cycle of becoming and non-becoming ceases.
अहन्तादि जगच् चेदं परिज्ञानाद् असत्यताम् । याति सानुभवे मोहात् सत्यम् एवान्यथाधियाम्
This world, beginning with the sense of 'I', becomes unreal through right understanding; but for those whose minds are deluded, it appears real.
अज्ञानज्वरमुक्तस्य बोधशीतलितात्मनः । एतद् एव भवेच् चिह्नं यद् भोगाम्बु न रोचते
For one freed from the fever of ignorance, whose mind is cooled by knowledge, the sign is this: the waters of sense enjoyment no longer appeal.
अलम् अन्यैḫ परिज्ञानैर् वाच्यवाचकविभ्रमैः । अनहंवेदनामात्रं निर्वाणं तद् विभाव्यताम्
Enough of other kinds of knowledge and the confusion of words and meanings; let the state of pure non-ego awareness, called liberation, be realized.
अभिज्ञाता यथा स्वप्ने पदार्था रमयन्ति नो । न च सन्ति तथैवास्मिन् नाहं जगद् इति भ्रमे
Just as objects recognized in a dream do not delight, nor do they truly exist, so too, in this illusion, the notions 'I am' and 'the world' are not real.
यथा स्वभावनाद् यक्षस् तरौ सस्वजनं पुरम् । पश्यत्य् असत्यम् एवैवं जीवḫ पश्यति संसृतिम्
As a yaksha, by its own nature, sees a city with its people in a tree—though it is unreal—so does the individual see the cycle of existence.
विभ्रमात्मा यथा यक्षो यक्षालोकश् च तौ मिथः । सद्रूपौ संस्थितौ मिथ्या तथाहन्त्वजगद्भ्रमौ
Just as the yaksha and the world of yakshas, both being forms of illusion, appear mutually real but are false, so too are the illusions of 'I' and 'world'.
अनावरणतो ऽरण्ये यक्षाद् विभ्रमरूपिणः । यथा स्फुरन्ति भूतानि तथेमानि चतुर्दश
Just as, in the forest, beings appear from the illusion of the yaksha, who is himself unhidden and of illusory form, so too do these fourteen worlds arise.
भ्रममात्रम् अहं मिथ्यैवेति बुद्ध्या विभावयन् । यक्षो ऽयक्षत्वम् आयाति चित्तं चाचित्तताम् इदम्
Recognizing with understanding that 'I' is merely an illusion and unreal, the yaksha ceases to be a yaksha, and this mind becomes mindless.
निरस्तसकलाशङ्कं त्यागग्रहणवर्जितम् । अविसारिसमस्तेच्छं शान्तम् आस्स्व यथास्थितम्
Remain as you are: free from all doubts, untouched by grasping or renunciation, unmoved by any desire, and at peace.
अत्यन्तासम्भवद्दृश्यं द्रष्ट्रात्मकम् इदं ततम् । अथ वा नैव द्रष्ट्रात्म सवाच्यं किम् अवाप्यते
This, which appears as the world, is utterly impossible and pervaded by the seer alone; or rather, it cannot even be said to be of the nature of the seer—what is gained by such statements?
वसन्तरसपूरस्य यथा विटपगुल्मता । स्वरूपमात्रभरतस् संविदस् सर्गता तथा
Just as the abundance of spring fills the trees and bushes, so the creation is filled only by the essence of consciousness.
यद् इदं जगदाभासं शुद्धचिन्मात्रवेदनम् । कात्रैकता द्विता का वा निर्वाणम् अलम् आस्यताम्
This world is a mere appearance, pure consciousness alone perceiving; what meaning is there in unity or duality here? Let perfect peace be established.
भूयतां चिन्मयव्योम्ना पीयतां परमो रसः । स्थीयतां विगताशङ्कं निर्वाणानन्दनन्दने
Become the sky of pure consciousness, drink the supreme nectar, and abide, free from all doubt, in the garden of nirvana-bliss.
किम् एतास्व् अतिशून्यासु संसारारण्यभूमिषु । मानवा वातहरिणा भ्रमथोद्भ्रान्तबुद्धयः
Why do people, their minds bewildered like deer scattered by the wind, wander in these utterly empty wildernesses of worldly existence?
जगत्त्रयमरीच्यम्बुविप्रलब्धान्धबुद्धयः । मा धावत घनव्यग्रम् आशयोपहताशयाः
Deluded by the mirage-waters of the three worlds, with minds blinded by hope, do not run about restlessly like clouds, your intentions obstructed by your own desires.
रूपालोकमनस्कारमृगतृष्णाम्बुपायिनः । व्यर्थं मा यूयम् आयूंषि नराẖ क्षपयतैणकाः
You who chase after forms, sights, and the mind’s mirage-waters—do not waste your lives in vain like thirsty deer.