त्वं मनस्कारमात्रात्मा संसृतौ विभ्रमायसे । स्वभावैकपरिज्ञानान् नासि नापि भ्रमायसे
You are the very essence of mental attention, wandering in the cycle of existence; yet, through the knowledge of your own true nature, you neither exist as such nor do you wander.
मनस्तैव हि संसार आत्मबोधेन शाम्यति । शुक्तिरुप्यभ्रमाकारो जनो मिथ्यैव ताम्यति
For mind alone is the world-cycle, which subsides through self-knowledge; just as people suffer in vain from the illusion of silver in mother-of-pearl.
अभावभावस् तु परं बोधरूपम् असंसृतिः । निर्वाणाद् इतरा सत्ता दुẖखायाहम् इति भ्रमः
The realization of non-being and being as the supreme form of awareness is freedom from the world-cycle; any other state than liberation is suffering, arising from the delusion 'I am.'
मृगतृष्णाम्बुरूपो ऽहम् असच् छून्यस्वरूपकः । इत्य् एवात्मपरिज्ञानाद् अहम् इत्य् आशु शाम्यति
I am like water in a mirage, my nature is unreal and void; thus, through self-knowledge, the notion 'I am' quickly subsides.
ज्ञात्वा ज्ञानपरो भूत्वा सबाह्याभ्यन्तरार्थताम् । गतं स्वम् अत्यजद् रूपं तरङ्गत्वं यथा पयः
Having known, and becoming devoted to knowledge, one transcends all external and internal objects; having abandoned one's own former form, just as water gives up its wave-ness.
मूलशाखाग्रपर्यन्ता सत्ता विटपिनो यथा । निर्विकारामला ज्ञप्तिर् ज्ञेयान्तैकैव भासते
Just as the existence of a tree, from root to the tip of its branches, is one, so too is pure, changeless awareness, shining as the sole reality up to the limit of what can be known.
यथा योजनलक्षाभम् एकम् एवामलं नभः । एकम् एव तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयान्तं भात्य् अखण्डितम्
Just as the stainless sky, stretching for hundreds of leagues, is one and undivided, so too is knowledge—one, undivided, shining up to the limit of what can be known.
शून्यत्वाद् एकम् अमलं यथा सर्वगम् एव खम् । तथैकम् अमलं ज्ञत्वाज् ज्ञानं ज्ञेयदशास्व् अपि
Just as the sky, being empty, is one, pure, and all-pervading, so too is knowledge—one and pure—remaining so even in the various states of what is to be known.
घृतेनात्मा घनीभूय पाषाणीक्रियते यथा । चिता चेत्यतयात्मैव स्वश् चित्तीक्रियते तथा
Just as ghee, when solidified, takes the form of a stone, so too, by the process of conceptualization, consciousness itself becomes the mind.
देशकालं विनैवात्मा बोधाद् बोधेन चित्तताम् । अबुद्धो नीयते न्याय एवम् एवैष सुस्थितः
Without regard to place or time, the self, through awareness or lack of it, assumes the state of mind; the unawakened one is led accordingly—thus is this established.
अत्र यद्य् अपि बोधादेस् सम्भवो नास्ति कश्चन । तथापि कल्प्यते ऽत्रैवं बोधनाय परस्परम्
Although, in this context, no actual arising from awareness occurs, still, for the sake of mutual instruction, it is imagined to be so.
महानुभावा विगताभिमाना विमूढभावोपशमे लगन्ति । निर्भ्रान्तयो ऽनन्ततयैव शान्ता नित्यं समाधानमया भवन्ति
Great souls, free from pride, having subdued delusion, become steadfast; free from error, peaceful by their very infinitude, they are always composed in samadhi.
क्रमात् समाधानतरोर् आजीवं फलशालिनीम् । सलताकुसुमां ब्रूहि सत्तां विश्रान्तिदां मुने
Step by step, speak of the existence of the tree of samadhi, which bears fruit throughout life, adorned with shoots and blossoms, and grants repose, O sage.
आजीवम् उद्यदुत्सेधं विवेकिजनकानने । पुष्पपत्त्रफलोपेतं समाधानतरुं शृणु
Hear of the tree of samadhi, which rises throughout life, flourishing in the forest of discernment, endowed with flowers, leaves, and fruit.
यथा कथञ्चिद् उदितं दुẖखेन स्वयम् एव वा । संसारनवनिर्वेदं बीजम् अस्य विदुर् बुधाः
However it may arise—whether with difficulty or spontaneously—the wise know that disenchantment with the ocean of worldly existence is its seed.
शुभजालहलाकृष्टं रसासिक्तम् अहर्निशम् । प्रवहच्छ्वसनाकुल्यं क्षेत्रम् अस्य मनो विदुः
The mind is known as its field, drawn by the plough of auspicious intentions, moistened day and night by the waters of essence, and stirred by the winds of continuous breath.
समाधिबीजं संसारनिर्वेदḫ पतति स्वयम् । चित्तभूमौ विविक्तायां विवेकिजनकानने
The seed of samadhi, which is the weariness of worldly existence, falls by itself upon the field of the mind, in the secluded forest that gives rise to discernment.
स्वचित्तभूमौ पतितं ध्यानबीजं महाधिया । सेकैर् अमीभिर् यत्नेन संसेक्तव्यम् अखिन्दता
The seed of meditation, having fallen upon one's own field of mind by the great intellect, must be carefully and unbrokenly watered with these streams of effort.
शुद्धैस् स्निग्धैḫ पवित्रैश् च मधुरैर् आत्मनेहितैः । सत्सङ्गमनवक्षीरैर् ऐन्दवैर् अमृतैर् इव
With pure, gentle, sacred, and sweet waters—beneficial to oneself—like the nectarean milk of association with the wise, let it be nourished.
अन्तश्शैत्यप्रदैḫ पूर्णैस् स्वच्छैर् अमृतशीतलैः । विसृतैर् मतिकुल्यासु शास्त्रार्थवरवारिभिः
With streams that are full, cool within, clear, and nectar-like in their refreshing quality—released into the channels of understanding by the supreme waters of the meaning of scripture.
स्वचित्तभूमौ पतितं परिज्ञाय महाधिया । बीजं संसारनिर्वेदो रक्ष्यं ध्यानस्य यत्नतः
Recognizing the seed of dispassion toward worldly existence that has fallen upon one's own field of mind, the great intellect should diligently protect the seed of meditation.
तपḫप्राकारदानेन परार्थघटनोक्षितैः । तीर्थायतनविश्रान्तिधृतिविस्तारकल्पनैः
By giving the ramparts of austerity, by the sprinklings of actions for the sake of others, and by establishing the expanse of steadfastness through resting at holy places and shrines.
कर्तव्यो ऽङ्कुरितस्यास्य रक्षिता शिक्षिताशयः । सन्तोषनामा प्रियया नित्यं मुदितयान्वितः
When this has sprouted, one must act as its protector, training the intention—always accompanied by the beloved named Contentment and ever joined with Joy.
पश्चात्स्थिताशाविहगान् परप्रणयपक्षिणः । अस्माद् आपततẖ कामगर्वगृध्रान् निवारयेत्
One should ward off, from this, the birds of hope that linger behind and the birds of attachment to others, as well as the vultures of desire and pride that swoop down upon it.
मृदुभिस् सत्क्रियाकूर्चैर् विवेकार्कातपैर् इव । औचित्यालोकदैर् अस्मान् मार्जितव्यं रजस् तमः
The dust of passion and ignorance must be cleansed from us with gentle acts of honor, as if by the sunlight of discernment, and by the illumination of propriety.
सम्पदḫ प्रमदाश् चैव तरङ्गा भोगभङ्गुराः । पतन्त्य् अशनयस् तस्मिन् दुष्कृताभ्रसमीरिताः
Wealth and pleasures, like waves, are fragile enjoyments; they fall away in hunger, driven by the winds of misdeeds like clouds.
धैर्यौदार्यदयामन्त्रैर् जपस्नानतपोदमैः । विनिवारयितव्यास् ताḫ प्रणवार्थत्रिशूलिना
Those must be restrained by the spells of courage, generosity, and compassion, by recitation, bathing, austerity, and self-control, and by the meaning of the sacred syllable and the trident.
इति संरक्षिताद् अस्माद् ध्यानबीजात् प्रवर्तते । आभिजात्योन्नतश् श्रीमान् विवेकाख्यो नवाङ्कुरः
Thus, from the protected seed of meditation, there arises the new sprout called discernment, noble by birth and radiant with fortune.
तेन सा चित्तभूर् भाति सप्रकाशाप्रकाशिनी । भवत्य् आलोकरम्या च खं यथाभिनवेन्दुना
By that, the field of the mind shines, both illuminated and unilluminated, and becomes delightful with light, like the sky with a new moon.
तस्माद् अङ्कुरतḫ पत्त्रे उभे विकसतस् स्वयम् । एकं शास्त्राभिगमनं द्वितीयं साधुसङ्गमः
From that sprout, two leaves unfold by themselves: one is the approach to scripture, the other is the company of the virtuous.