सुहृत्केलिविलासेषु सभोद्यानाशनादिषु । शास्त्रतर्कविवादेषु न तथास्थीयते स्थिरम्
In the company of friends, in playful enjoyment, in gatherings, gardens, meals, and so on, or in debates and discussions on scriptures—there is not such firm attachment.
उपशान्तेन दान्तेन स्वात्मारामेण मौनिना । ज्ञतैवान्विष्यते ज्ञेन विज्ञानैकान्तवादिना
It is only by the one who is tranquil, self-restrained, delighting in the Self, silent, and wise—who seeks knowledge and asserts the exclusivity of true understanding—that this is realized.
एवम् अभ्यासवशतḫ परे विश्रम्यते पदे । निम्ने ऽम्भसेव शान्तेन स्वयम् एव विवेकिना
Thus, by the force of practice, one rests in the supreme state; just as water settles in a low place, so too does the discerning one naturally become peaceful.
सबाह्याभ्यन्तरं शान्ता ज्ञतैवार्थतयोदिता । न सम्भवति भिन्नो ऽर्थ इत्य् एव परमं पदम्
That which is described as the known, which is peaceful both outwardly and inwardly, where no separate object exists—this alone is the supreme state.
नार्थोपलब्धिर् नो शून्यम् अस्ति बोधात्मतां विना । इत्य् अन्तरनुभूतिस्थम् आहुस् तत् परमं पदम्
There is neither attainment of objects nor emptiness without the essence of awareness; thus, that which is established in inner experience is called the supreme state.
अबोधबोधबोधेन द्वैतैक्योपशमे सति । निर्वाणम् आसितं शान्तम् आहुस् स्वं परमं पदम्
When duality and unity are both pacified by the knowledge of non-knowledge and knowledge, the peaceful nirvana is attained, and this is called one's own supreme state.
स्वसंविन्मात्रविश्रामवताम् अमनसां सताम् । न स्वदन्ते हि विषयाḫ पयांसि दृषदाम् इव
For those noble ones whose minds rest solely in their own awareness, sense objects do not bring pleasure, just as milk does not delight stones.
निरोधपदम् आपन्नो निर्मना मौनमन्थरः । स्वभावे स्थित एवास्ते चित्रे कृत इवात्मवान्
Having attained the state of restraint, devoid of mind and gently silent, he remains established in his own nature, as if fashioned in a wondrous form, possessing himself.
सर्वार्थम् अर्थरहितं महद् एव पराणुवत् । अशून्यम् एव शून्यात्म हृदयं वेद्यवेदिनः
His heart, though empty in essence, is not truly void; it is vast, like the supreme, lacking all purpose yet encompassing every meaning, the heart of one who knows and is known.
अहन्त्वंजगदीहादि दिक्कालकलनादि च । ज्ञस्य ज्ञानादि शून्यादि स्थितम् एव न विद्यते
For the knower, notions such as 'I-ness', desire for the world, directions, time, knowledge, and emptiness, though appearing to be established, do not truly exist.
ज्ञेनामलपदस्थेन दीपेनेव न चेत्यते । तमो हार्दं यथा बाह्यं रागद्वेषभयादिवत्
By the knower, established in the stainless state, darkness of the heart is not perceived, just as an external lamp does not reveal inner darkness, nor do passion, aversion, or fear.
रजोरहितसर्वाशं सत्त्वात् परम् उपागतम् । असम्भवत्तमोरूपं प्रणमेत् तज्ज्ञभास्करम्
One should revere that sun-like knower, who has reached beyond sattva, free from all desires and dust, and whose nature is impossible for darkness to arise.
भेदप्रविलये जाते चित्ते चादृश्यतां गते । या स्थितिḫ प्राप्तबोधस्य न वाग्गोचरम् एति सा
When all distinctions dissolve and the mind becomes invisible, the state attained by one awakened cannot be expressed in words.
ददात्य् एतन्मयबुद्धेर् निर्वाणं परमेश्वरः । अहर्निशं परमया चिरं भक्त्या प्रसादितः
The Supreme Lord grants nirvana to the mind absorbed in this, being long propitiated day and night by supreme devotion.
ईश्वरẖ को मुनिश्रेष्ठ कथं भक्त्या प्रसाद्यते । एतन् मे तत्त्वतो ब्रूहि सर्वतत्त्वविदां वर
O foremost among sages, who is the Lord, and how is He pleased by devotion? Tell me this truly, O best knower of all realities.
ईश्वरो न महाबुद्धे दूरे न च सुदुर्लभः । महाबोधमयैकात्मा स्वात्मैव परमेश्वरः
The Lord, O great-minded one, is neither distant nor exceedingly hard to attain; the supreme Lord is the very essence of great wisdom, and is one's own self.
तस्मिन् सर्वं ततस् सर्वं स सर्वं सर्वतश् च सः । सो ऽन्तस् सर्वमयो नित्यं तस्मै सर्वात्मने नमः
In Him is everything, from Him is everything, He is everything and everywhere; He is always the all-pervading essence within, to Him, the Self of all, I bow.
तस्माद् इमाḫ प्रतीयन्ते सर्गप्रलयविक्रियाः । अकारणं कारणतो गतयḫ पवनाद् इव
Therefore, these transformations of creation, dissolution, and change are understood; their courses proceed from the cause without a cause, like movements from the wind.
अनिशं पूजयन्त्य् एनं सर्वास् स्थावरजङ्गमाः । यथाभिमतदानेन सर्वतो भूतजातयः
All beings, both stationary and moving, constantly worship Him, each offering as they wish, in every way, all kinds of living creatures.
सुबहून्य् एष जन्मानि यथाभिमतयेच्छया । यदा सम्पूजितस् तेन प्रसादम् अधिगच्छति
He experiences many births according to his own desire and will; when worshipped by that one, He grants favor.
प्रसन्नस् सन् महादेवस् स्वयम् आत्मा महेश्वरः । बोधाय प्रेरयत्य् आशु दूतं पूतं शुभेहितैः
When pleased, the great Lord, Maheshvara, Himself, swiftly sends a pure messenger for awakening, with auspicious intentions.
आत्मना परमेशेन को दूतḫ प्रेर्यते मुने । स दूतो बोधनं चापि करोति वद मे कथम्
By the supreme Self, who is the messenger sent, O sage? Tell me, how does that messenger bring awakening?
आत्मसम्प्रेरितो दूतो विवेको नाम नामतः । हृद्गुहायां स वरदस् तिष्ठतीन्दुर् इवाम्बरे
The messenger named Discrimination, sent forth by the Self, dwells in the cave of the heart, bestowing blessings, like the moon in the sky.
स एष वासनात्मानं जन्तुं बोधयति क्रमात् । संसारसागरात् तस्मात् तारयत्य् अविवेकिनम्
This Discrimination gradually awakens the creature whose nature is shaped by tendencies, and rescues the undiscriminating one from the ocean of worldly existence.
बोधात्मैषो ऽन्तरात्मैव परमḫ परमेश्वरः । अस्यैव वाचको राम प्रणवो वेदसम्मतः
This very inner Self, whose essence is knowledge, is the supreme Lord; O Rama, its verbal expression is the syllable Om, esteemed in the Vedas.
जपहोमतपोदानपाठयज्ञक्रियाक्रमैः । एष प्रसाद्यते नित्यं नरनागसुरासुरैः
Through the practices of recitation, ritual, austerity, charity, study, and sacrificial acts, this Self is continually propitiated by humans, serpents, gods, and demons.
द्यौर् मूर्धा पृथिवी पादौ तारका रोमराजयः । भूतान्य् अस्थीनि हृदयं व्योमास्य परमेष्ठिनः
The sky is its head, the earth its feet, the stars its hairs; the elements are its bones, the heart is its space, and the mouth belongs to the Supreme Lord.
सर्वत्रैष चिदात्मत्वाद् वाति जिघ्रति पश्यति । तेनैष सर्वतोलक्ष्यकरकर्णाक्षिपादभृत्
Because it is the essence of consciousness everywhere, it breathes, smells, and sees; thus, it is the bearer of all hands, feet, eyes, ears, and forms.
विवेकदूतम् उद्बोध्य हत्वा चित्तपिशाचकम् । आत्मना पदवीं स्फारां जीवẖ काम् अपि नीयते
By awakening the messenger of Discrimination and destroying the goblin of the mind, the living being is led by the Self to the vast path, wherever it desires.
त्यक्त्वा सर्वविकल्पौघान् विधूयानर्थसङ्कटम् । पौरुषेणात्मनैवात्मा स्वयम् एव प्रसाद्यताम्
Abandoning all waves of doubt and shaking off the distress of misfortune, let the Self be propitiated by itself alone, through one's own effort.