स्तम्भम् एवाथ बध्नाति स्थैर्यं नाम समुन्नतम् । सन्तोषत्वग्विवलितं वैराग्यरसरञ्जितम्
Then it forms the stem, called steadfastness, lofty and adorned with the bark of contentment, colored by the flavor of detachment.
वैराग्यरसपुष्टात्मा शास्त्रार्थप्रावृषान्वितः । स्वल्पेनैव स कालेन पराम् एति समुन्नतिम्
With its essence nourished by the flavor of detachment and enriched by the rains of scriptural meaning, it attains supreme elevation in a short time.
शास्त्रार्थसाधुसम्पर्कवैराग्यरसपीवरः । रागद्वेषकपिक्षोभैर् न मनाग् अपि कम्पते
He, who is nourished by the essence of detachment, gained from contact with the noble and the meaning of the scriptures, is not shaken in the least by the agitations of the monkeys of attachment and aversion.
अथ तस्मात् प्रजायन्ते विज्ञानालङ्कृताकृतेः । लता रसविलासिन्य इमा विततदेशगाः
From him, whose form is adorned with knowledge, arise these creepers—delighting in the sap of virtue—that spread out in all directions.
स्फुटता सत्यता सत्ता धीरता निर्विकल्पता । समता शान्तता मैत्री करुणा कीर्तितार्यता
Clarity, truthfulness, existence, courage, non-duality, equanimity, tranquility, friendliness, compassion, and noble conduct—these are proclaimed.
लताभिर् गुणपत्त्राभिस् स ध्यानतरुर् ऊर्जितः । यशḫपुष्पाभिर् एताभिḫ पारिजातायते यतेः
With these creepers as virtuous leaves, the tree of meditation flourishes; adorned with the flowers of fame, it becomes like the celestial pārijāta for the ascetic.
इत्य् असौ ज्ञानविटपी लतापल्लवपुष्पवान् । भविष्यद्ध्यानफलदो दिनानुदिनम् उन्नमन्
Thus, this tree of knowledge, bearing creepers, shoots, and blossoms, daily rises higher, yielding the future fruit of meditation.
यशẖकुसुमगुच्छाढ्यो गुणपल्लवलास्यवान् । वैराग्यरसविस्तारी प्रज्ञामञ्जरिताकृतिः
Abundant with clusters of the flowers of fame, adorned with the play of virtuous shoots, spreading the essence of detachment, and formed with the buds of wisdom.
सर्वाश् शीतलयत्य् आशाḫ प्रावृषीव पयोधरः । भवातपं शमयति सूर्यतापम् इवोडुपः
He cools all hopes, like a raincloud in the monsoon; he soothes the heat of worldly suffering, as the moon calms the sun’s burning rays.
प्रतनोति शमच्छायां छायाम् इव घनागमः । निरोधम् आस्फालयति समो ऽनिल इवाम्बुदम्
He spreads the shade of tranquility, like the shadow cast by gathering clouds; he brings about restraint, as the wind stirs the water-laden cloud.
निबध्नात्य् आत्मना पीठं कुलाचल इव स्थिरम् । फलस्य रचयत्य् ऊर्ध्वे घटिकां मङ्गलाचिताम्
He establishes a seat with his own self, firm as a mountain of his lineage, and constructs above it a vessel adorned with auspiciousness for the fruit.
विवेकफलवृक्षे तु वर्धमाने दिने दिने । छायावितानवलिते पुंसो हृदयकानने
As the tree of discernment's fruit grows day by day, its shade spreads over the heart's forest of the person.
प्रवर्तते शीतलता तलतापापहारिणी । अत्युल्लसन्मतिलतातुषारोदरसुन्दरी
There arises a coolness, removing the heat from below, exceedingly radiant, beautiful within, and filled with the dust of pure wisdom.
यस्याम् अवान्तरश्रान्तो विश्राम्यति मनोमृगः । आजन्मजीर्णपथिकḫ पथि कोलाहलाकुलः
Within that shade, the weary mind-deer rests, a lifelong traveler on a path crowded with noise.
सत्तामात्रात्मशारीरशर्मार्थं प्रेक्षितो ऽरिभिः । नानातासारम् आत्मानं गोपयन् कुञ्जकोन्मुखः
Observed by enemies for the sake of the body's happiness, which is merely existence, he guards himself, facing outward from the thicket, concealing his own essence, which is without variety.
संसारारण्यविसरद्वासनापवनेरितः । अहन्तातापसरिता सर्वदा विप्रलम्भितः
Driven by the wind of desires through the forest of worldly existence, he is always separated by the river of ego's heat.
दारदीर्घदरीदूरचिरसञ्चारजर्जरः । पुत्रपत्त्रपरामर्शप्रपातात् पतितो ऽवटे
Worn out by long journeys for wife and wealth, fallen into a pit from the cliff of attachment to children and leaves.
लक्ष्मीलताविलुठनात् सङ्कटे कुट्टिताङ्गकः । तृष्णाश्रीसरितं गृह्णन् कल्लोलैर् दूरम् आहृतः
Bruised in body from struggling with the vine of fortune in narrow places, carried far away by the waves while grasping the river of thirst and prosperity.
व्याधिदुर्व्याधवैधुर्यपलायनपरायणः । अशङ्कितविधिव्याधपातातिचकिताकृतिः
He is intent on fleeing from disease, misfortune, and adversity, his form ever startled by the sudden blows of fate and illness, unceasingly anxious.
गेयास्वादसमापातदुẖखसायकशङ्कितः । वैरिविद्रावणव्यग्रो दृषदाहननाङ्कितः
He is wary of the pain that swiftly follows the enjoyment of pleasures, preoccupied with driving away enemies, and marked by the scars of many harsh ordeals.
उन्नतानतसम्पातनिपातानतिघूर्णितः । न्यक्कारोपलनिर्घातैḫ पारम्पर्येण चूर्णितः
He is tossed about by rises and falls, by sudden gains and losses, and is crushed through generations by the blows of scorn and reproach.
तृष्णाशरलताजालप्रवेशवशविक्षतः । स्वप्रज्ञारचिताचारḫ परमायास्व् अशिक्षितः
He is wounded by being caught in the net of the fickleness of desire, and, following conduct shaped by his own limited understanding, he remains untrained in the highest wisdom.
इन्द्रियग्रामम् आगत्य प्रपलायनतत्परः । सुदुर्ग्रहगजेन्द्रोग्रविस्फूर्जनविमर्दितः
Having entered the village of the senses, he is ever intent on escape, battered like a wild elephant by the fierce blows of what is difficult to grasp.
विषयाजगरोद्गारविषफूत्कारमूर्छितः । कामकौलेयकैर् भूमौ रसार्द्रायां विपोथितः
He is stupefied by the venomous hissing of the serpent of sense-objects, and is struck down upon the moist earth by the blows of the offspring of desire.
कोपदावानलप्लुष्टस्पष्टविस्फोटदाहवान् । सदागतागतानेकदीर्घदुẖखप्रवाहवान्
He is scorched by the wildfire of anger, clearly bearing the blisters of its burning, and is always swept along by the long, recurring streams of manifold suffering.
स्वाङ्गलग्नाभिलाषांशदंशदोषैर् उपद्रुतः । भोगलोभलसन्मेदस्सृगालचिरविद्रुतः
He is afflicted by the faults that cling to his own limbs as fragments of desire, and, like a jackal long fleeing, is driven by the greed for enjoyment and the heat of delusion.
स्वकर्मकन्दरोद्वान्तदारिद्र्यद्वीप्यनुद्रुतः । व्यामोहमिहिकान्धत्वकूटावटलुठत्तनुः
Driven across the island of poverty by the upsurge of the pit of his own actions, his body rolls in the deep chasms of blindness caused by the fog of delusion.
मानसिंहसमुल्लासहृदयोत्कम्पनातुरः । मरणेनारणेयेन बुकपुष्पम् इवेक्षितः
Afflicted by the trembling of his heart, which is stirred by the roaring lion of the mind, he is watched by death, the forest-dweller, like a flower-bud.
गर्धान् निगरणायाशु दूरतो जनसेवितः । कामैस् समन्ततो दत्तचिन्तानिचयवागुरः
From afar, he is shunned by people, fearing he may be quickly swallowed by vultures; all around, he is ensnared by nets of anxious thoughts born of desires.
तारुण्यनाम्ना सुहृदा क्षणम् आलिङ्ग्य वर्जितः । दुस्सञ्चारेषु पवनैẖ कुपितैर् इव तर्जितः
For a moment, embraced by the friend called youth, he is then abandoned, threatened by fierce winds that are difficult to traverse, as if scolded.