हृदयेन्दोर् घनश्रेणीर् मुखाब्जतिमिरावलीः । कृष्णायश्शृङ्खलास् तृष्णा दिनानुदिनम् उज्झति
Day by day, he abandons the dense clouds of the heart's moon, the rows of darkness around the lotus of the mouth, and the iron chains of craving.
उपेक्षते न सम्प्राप्तं नाप्राप्तम् अभिवाञ्छति । सोमसोम्यो भवत्य् अन्तश्शीतलस् सर्ववृत्तिषु
He disregards what comes to him, desires not what does not come; inwardly cool like the moon, he remains tranquil in all activities.
शास्त्रार्थपल्लवेष्व् एव निषण्णात्मावतिष्ठते । उन्नतावनतापाता अधḫ पश्यञ् जगद्गतीः
The one whose mind is established solely in the essence of the scriptures remains steady, observing the rising and falling courses of the world below.
भीमद्रुमलतोत्कीर्णपुष्पप्रकरदन्तुराः । प्राक्तनीस् स्वास् स्थलीḫ पश्यन् हसत्य् अन्तर् वराकताम्
Seeing his former abodes, marked by fierce trees and tangled vines, adorned with clusters of flowers, he inwardly laughs at their pitiable state.
तेषु तत्स्कन्धदेशेषु तयोड्डीनविडीनया । हारिण्या विहरन् गत्या राजेव परिराजते
Moving gracefully among those places, on their branches and regions, with the charming gait of a deer, he shines forth like a king.
पुत्रदारकलत्राणि मित्राणि च धनानि च । जन्मान्तरकृतानीव स्वप्नजानीव पश्यति
He sees sons, wives, companions, and wealth as if they were from a previous life, or like things seen in a dream.
रागद्वेषभयोन्मादमानमोहमहार्तयः । नटस्येवास्य दृश्यन्ते शीतलामलचेतसः
For one whose mind is cool and pure, passions, aversions, fears, madness, pride, and great delusion appear like actors on a stage.
उन्मत्तचेष्टिताकारा हसत्य् अपि पुरो ऽसतीः । तरङ्गभङ्गुराधारास् संसारसरितो गतीः
He laughs even at the false displays of the world, which, like the unstable supports of waves, are the fleeting courses of the river of existence.
न स चेतयते काश्चिल् लोकदारधनैषणाः । अपूर्वपदविश्रान्तो जीवन्न् एव यथा शवः
He does not concern himself with any pursuit of worldly people, wives, or wealth, having found rest in an unprecedented state, living as if lifeless.
केवलं केवले शुद्धे बोधात्मनि महोन्नतौ । दत्तदृष्टिḫ फले तस्मिन् दूरं समधिरोहति
With his vision fixed solely on the pure, supreme Self of pure awareness, he ascends far above, absorbed in the fruit of that realization.
स्मृत्वा स्मृत्वापदḫ पूर्वास् सन्तोषामृतपोषितः । अर्थानाम् अप्य् अनर्थानां नाशे न परितप्यते
Remembering again and again past misfortunes, yet nourished by the nectar of contentment, he does not grieve even when desirable or undesirable things are lost.
व्यवहारेषु कार्येषु भोगसम्पादकेष्व् अपि । परम् उद्वेगम् आयाति सनिद्र इव बोधितः
Even in actions, duties, or the pursuit of enjoyments, he experiences great disturbance, like one awakened from deep sleep.
दीर्घाध्वग इवोदाराम् अनारतम् अबाधिताम् । चिरं मौर्ख्यश्रमाक्रान्तो विश्रान्तिम् अभिवाञ्छति
Like a long-distance traveler, weary from prolonged folly, he constantly longs for noble, uninterrupted rest.
निश्श्वासबोधितो ऽप्य् अग्निर् अनिन्धन इवात्मनि । श्वासमात्रभ्रमे ऽप्य् अन्तर् अतिष्ठन्न् एव शाम्यति
Even when roused by breath, the inner fire, like a fire without fuel, subsides within, ceasing even in the mere illusion of breath.
आपतन्तीं बलाद् एव पदार्थेष्व् अरतिं शनैः । न शक्नोति निराकर्तुं वृष्टिम् अभ्रच्युताम् इव
He cannot dispel the aversion to objects that forcefully arises, just as one cannot stop rain falling from a cloud.
तां महापदवीं गच्छन् परमार्थफलप्रदाम् । भूमिं काम् अप्य् उपायाति वचसाम् अप्य् अगोचराम्
Proceeding on that great path which grants the highest fruit of reality, he attains a state beyond words, some unique ground.
कुतो ऽप्य् अचेष्टितेष्व् एव सम्प्राप्तेषु विधेर् वशात् । भोगेष्व् अरतिम् आयाति पान्थो मरुमहीष्व् इव
When enjoyments come of their own accord, without effort, by the force of fate, he feels disinterest in them, like a traveler in desert lands.
घूर्णन् क्षीव इवानन्दी सुप्तस् संसारवृत्तिषु । अन्तḫपूर्णमना मौनी काम् अपि स्थितिम् ऋच्छति
Swaying like a drunken man, yet inwardly full and silent, he, though asleep in worldly ways, attains some unique state.
स तादृग्रूपताम् एत्य परमार्थफलस्य तत् । क्रमान् निकटम् आप्नोति खगो ऽर्कपदवीम् इव
Having attained such a state, one gradually approaches the supreme fruit of ultimate reality, just as a bird draws near to the path of the sun.
ततस् तद् अखिला बुद्धीर् विहाय वियता समः । गृह्णात्य् अथास्वादयति भुङ्क्ते ऽथ परितृप्यति
Then, abandoning all thoughts, becoming like the sky, one grasps, savors, enjoys, and is completely satisfied.
सकलार्थपरित्यागाद् दिनानुदिनम् आततात् । शुद्धस्वभावविश्रान्तिḫ परमार्थाप्तिर् उच्यते
The attainment of ultimate reality is said to be the daily, continuous repose in one's pure nature, brought about by the abandonment of all objects.
भेदबुद्धौ विलीनायां बोध एवावशिष्यते । शुद्धम् एकम् अनाद्यन्तं तद् ब्रह्मेति विदुर् बुधाः
When the notion of division is dissolved, only pure, single, beginningless and endless awareness remains; the wise know this as Brahman.
लोकैषणाविरक्तेन त्यक्तदारैषणेन च । धनैषणाविमुक्तेन तस्मिन् विश्रम्यते पदे
One who is not detached from worldly pursuits, who has abandoned the pursuit of spouse, and who is not free from the pursuit of wealth, does not rest in that state.
परेण परिणामेन मिथश् चित्परमार्थयोः । तापेन हिमलेखेव भेदबुद्धिर् विलीयते
By the supreme transformation of mutual awareness and ultimate reality, the notion of division melts away like snow on a mountain.
तज्ज्ञस्याक्लिष्टमुक्तस्य स्वभावं सुसमं विना । स्थितिस् स्रग्दामकस्येव न सम्भवति काचन
For the knower who is effortlessly liberated, without the evenness of one's own nature, no state is possible, just as a garland cannot exist without its thread.
यथाप्रकटिताङ्गान्तस् संस्थिता सालभञ्जिका । न सती नासती स्तम्भे तथा विश्वस्थितिḫ परे
Just as a statue of a woman on a pillar, with limbs clearly displayed, is neither truly existent nor nonexistent in the pillar, so is the existence of the world in the supreme.
ध्यानं न शक्यते कर्तुं न चैतद् उपयुज्यते । अबोधेन विबुद्धस् तु स्वयम् अत्रैव तिष्ठति
Meditation cannot be performed, nor is it applicable here; one who is awakened, without ignorance, simply abides here itself.
आत्यन्तिकी विरसता यस्य दृश्येषु दृश्यते । स बुद्धो नाप्रबुद्धस्य दृश्यत्यागे हि शक्तता
He in whom utter dispassion towards objects is seen is awakened; for one not awakened, there is only the capacity to renounce the seen.
दृश्यस्य बोधताबोधो यो बोधाद् अपरिक्षयः । स समाधानशब्देन कथ्यते सुसमाहितैः
The awareness or unawareness of the seen, which does not diminish awareness itself, is called by the well-composed as 'samādhāna' (steadiness).
द्रष्टृदृश्यैकतारूपḫ प्रत्ययो मनसो यदा । उदेत्य् एकसमाधाने तदा विश्राम्यति स्वयम्
When the notion of the mind arises as the single form of seer and seen, then, in that unified absorption, it naturally comes to rest.