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.
जगद्गन्धर्वनगरागारगर्धेन नश्यथ । सुखरूपाणि दुẖखानि शासनायैव पश्यथ
You perish in the stench of the brothel of the illusory city of the world; you see pleasures as pains, only for the sake of discipline.
जगत्केशोण्डुकं भ्रान्त्यै मा महाम्बरमध्यगम् । अवलोकयताभ्रान्ते स्वरूपे परिणम्यताम्
Let the one who is deluded not look upon the world, which is like a ball of hair floating in the vast sky, but rather let him be transformed into his own true nature.
मानवा वातलोलोच्चपत्त्रप्रान्ताम्बुभङ्गुराः । मा नवासु नवास्व् अन्धगर्भशय्यासु शय्यताम्
Humans are as fragile as the water at the tip of a leaf, tossed by the wind; let them not rest again and again in the dark wombs of new births.
अविरामम् अनाद्यन्तं स्वभावे शान्तम् आस्यताम् । द्रष्टृदृश्यदशादोषाद् अस्वभावाद् विरम्यताम्
Abide ceaselessly, without beginning or end, in your own nature, which is peaceful; withdraw from the defect of perceiver and perceived, which is not your true nature.
अज्ञावबुद्धस् संसारस् साहं नास्ति मनाग् अपि । अविशिष्टं तु यत् सत्यं तस्य नाम न विद्यते
The cycle of existence is only for the ignorant and the unawakened; for that which is truly undifferentiated, there is not even the slightest name.
त्रोटयित्वा तु तृष्णायश्शृङ्खलावलितं बलात् । संसारपञ्जरं तिष्ठ सर्वस्योर्ध्वे मृगेन्द्रवत्
Having forcefully broken the chains of craving, which are wound around you, remain above the cage of worldly existence like a lion above all.
आत्मात्मीयग्रहभ्रान्तिशान्तिमात्रं विमुक्तता । यथातथास्थितस्यापि सा स्वसत्तैव योगिनः
Liberation is nothing but the peace that comes from the cessation of the delusion of 'I' and 'mine'; for the yogi, wherever he may be, that alone is his true being.
निर्वाणतावासनता परोपशमता ज्ञता । संसाराध्वनि खिन्नस्य शीता विश्रमभूमयः
For one who is weary on the path of worldly existence, the states of dwelling in liberation, resting in peace, and knowing the cessation of others, are cool places of repose.
तज्ज्ञज्ञातो न मूर्खाणां मूर्खज्ञातो न तद्विदाम् । विद्यते जगदर्थो ऽसाव् अवाच्यो ऽन्यस् तयोर् मिथः
That is known by the wise, not by fools; what is known by fools is not known by those who know that. The meaning of the world is thus inexpressible between the two.
विश्वता भ्रान्तिसंशान्तौ संस्थितैव न लभ्यते । महार्णवाम्बुवलिता पुत्रिकेव पयोमयी
When the confusion of the universe is calmed, it remains but cannot be grasped—like a daughter made of water, floating in the vast ocean.
भ्रान्तिशान्तौ विमुक्तस्य विनिर्वाणस्य विश्वता । यथा स्थितैव गलिता विद्यते च यथास्थितम्
When confusion is stilled, for the liberated and extinguished, the universe remains as it is, yet has faded away, and exists just as it stands.
निर्दग्धतृणभस्माली क्वापि याति यथानिलैः । सतां स्वभावविश्रामैẖ क्वापि याति तथा जगत्
Just as the ashes of burnt grass are carried away somewhere by the wind, so too the world is carried away somewhere by the natural repose of the wise.
जगद् ब्रह्मपदार्थस्य सन्निवेशस् स तूत्तमः । ब्रह्मशब्दार्थरूपात्मा न जगच्छब्दकार्थभाक्
The world is the arrangement of the meaning of the state of Brahman, and that is supreme; its essence is the meaning of the word 'Brahman,' not the meaning of the word 'world.'
नवजातस्य बालस्य पदार्था यादृशा इमे । विदुषस् तादृशा एव तिष्ठतẖ क्षीणवासनम्
For a newborn child, objects are as they are; for the wise, whose desires have faded, they remain just so.
या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी । यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा रात्रिḫ पश्यतो मुनेः
That night in which all beings sleep, the disciplined one remains awake; the night that beings are awake in is night for the sage who sees.
स्थितम् एव विरामाय जाग्रज् ज्ञस्य सुषुप्तवत् । चित्रावलोकिन इव जाग्रत्य् अस्य रसैषणाः
For the knower, what is established is for cessation; he is awake as if in deep sleep. Like one viewing a spectacle, he is awake, but his pursuit of pleasures is ended.
जात्यन्धरूपानुभवसमं भुवनवेदनम् । भ्रान्तप्रायम् असद्रूपं ज्ञस्य भाति न भाति च
The perception of the world is like the experience of someone born blind; to the knower, it appears and does not appear, mostly as an unreal form, a delusion.
विमूढबुद्धं त्रिजगद् विबुद्धविषयं न सत् । विबुद्धबुद्धं त्रिजगद् विमूढविषयं न सत्
What is grasped by an ignorant mind is not real for the awakened; what is grasped by the awakened mind is not real for the ignorant.
स्वप्ने स्वप्नतया ज्ञाते रूपालोकमनẖक्रियाः । न स्वदन्ते यथा तद्वज् जाग्रत्स्वप्ने स्फुरन्तु मा
Just as, in a dream, the forms, lights, and actions are known as dream-like and do not truly affect the dreamer, so too let waking and dream states arise or not—they do not touch the Self.
निर्विभागस् समाश्वस्तो निरोधं परम् आगतः । आशीतलान्तẖकरणो निर्वाणो ज्ञो ऽवतिष्ठते
Established in undivided peace, having reached the highest restraint, with the mind cooled within, the knower abides in liberation.