त्रिपृथ्व्यादीनि चान्यानि द्विपृथ्व्यादीन्य् अथापि च । तथा सप्तमहाभूतान्य् एकजातिमयानि च
Others are made of three earth-elements, or two earth-elements, and likewise there are seven great elements, each consisting of a single kind.
त्वादृशानुभवाभोगविरुद्धानीदृशानि तु । तथा नित्यान्धकाराणि सूर्यादिरहितानि च
There are also worlds contrary to your experience and enjoyment, as well as those in perpetual darkness, devoid of sun and the like.
तथा मीलितसर्गाणि एकनाथावृतानि च । विलक्षणप्रजेशानि विचित्राचारवन्ति च
There are worlds with creation withdrawn, those enveloped by a single lord, those with distinct rulers of beings, and those with diverse customs.
जात्यन्धपारम्पर्येण सङ्केताचारवन्ति च । तथा नित्यप्रकाशानि ज्वलिताग्निमयानि च
Some have hereditary blindness, some are governed by conventional behavior, and likewise there are worlds of constant light, composed of blazing fire.
तथा जलैकपूर्णानि पवनैकात्मकानि च । स्तब्धानि परमाकाशे वहन्ति च तथानिशम्
Just as vessels filled only with water, and those composed solely of air, remain motionless in the supreme space, so too do these worlds persist night and day.
जायमानानि पुष्यन्ति परिपुष्टानि चाभितः । तिर्यग् गच्छन्ति चान्यानि मूकसर्गमयान्य् अपि
Some are being born and flourish, others are fully developed all around; some move sideways, and others are composed of mute creations.
देवमात्रैकसर्गाणि नरमात्रमयानि च । दैत्यवृन्दमयान्य् एव क्रिमिनिर्विवराणि च
Some are made solely of gods, some entirely of humans, some consist of hosts of demons, and others are like nests of insects.
अन्तर् अन्तस् तदन्तश् च स्वकोशेष्व् अणुकं प्रति । जातानि जायमानानि कदलीदलपीठवत्
Within, inside, and at the core of each minute cell in their own sheaths, worlds are born and coming into being, like the layers within a plantain stem.
परस्परम् अदृष्टानि नानुभूतानि वै मिथः । सैनिकस्वप्नजालानि जातानीव महान्त्य् अपि
They are mutually unseen, never experienced by one another, like vast armies in dreams that arise yet do not perceive each other.
विविधान्य् अप्य् अनन्तानि स्वच्छाकाशात्मकान्य् अलम् । अन्योऽन्यम् अन्यवृत्तीनि न मिथो ऽन्यस्थितीनि च
There are also countless diverse worlds, all of the nature of pure space, each with its own course, not sharing the existence or state of the others.
मिथश् चान्यान्यशास्त्राणि मिथो ऽनन्तानि यानि च । अन्यान्यसन्निवेशानि मिथो ऽन्यान्यानि यानि च
Their scriptures differ from one another, and they are infinite in number; their arrangements are distinct, and each is different from the others.
अन्योऽन्यं परलोकानि मिथस् सिद्धपुराणि च । अन्यादृशमहाभूतान्य् अन्यादृक्षगिरीणि च
Their other worlds are mutually distinct, as are their cities of the perfected beings; their elements are of different kinds, and so are their mountains.
त्वादृशानुभवेहानाम् अगम्यान्य् आततानि च । असमञ्जसरूपाणि कथ्यमानानि मादृशैः
Experiences such as yours are inaccessible and far-reaching; when described by people like me, they appear incoherent and ill-matched.
अणुवत् प्रोह्यमानानि चिदादित्यांशुमण्डले । परमार्थश्रियो व्योम्नि रश्मिजालानि कुण्डले
They are cast forth as subtle as atoms into the orb of the sun of consciousness, like circles of rays in the sky of supreme reality's splendor.
कानिचित् तानि तान्य् एव भूत्वा भूत्वा भवन्त्य् अलम् । कानिचित् तादृशान्य् एव जातानि वनपर्णवत्
Some of these indeed arise and dissolve repeatedly; others are just as they are, appearing like leaves in a forest.
अन्यान्य् अत्रार्धसदृशान्य् अन्यानि सदृशान्य् अपि । कञ्चित् कालं सुसदृशान्य् अन्यान्य् अनघ कानिचित्
Some here are partially similar, others are entirely alike; some, O sinless one, remain very similar for a time, while others are only briefly so.
अन्यान्य् अज्ञातकालानि यदृच्छावशतस् स्वयम् । जायमानानि पुष्यन्ति सुस्थिराणि स्थितानि च
Some arise at unknown times, spontaneously and of their own accord; they flourish and endure, remaining stable.
फलानि तान्य् अनन्तानि परमार्थमहातरोः । अनन्यान्य् एव चान्यानि तन्मयान्य् एव वै ततः
These are the endless fruits of the great tree of supreme reality; some are distinct, others are not, and some are entirely of its own essence.
कानिचित् स्वल्पकल्पानि दीर्घकल्पानि कानिचित् । अन्यान्य् अनियतं भूरि नियतं भूरि कानिचित्
Some last for a short age, others for a long age; some are many and indefinite, others are many yet definite.
तानि शून्यत्वजालानि परमाकाशकोशके । अपरिज्ञातकालानि दृढान्य् अज्ञातदोषके
They are webs of emptiness within the sheath of supreme space, their time of arising unknown, firm, and their faults unrecognized.
अब्ध्यर्काकाशमेर्वादिशतैर् आवलितान्य् अलम् । चिच्चमत्कारखे स्वप्नजालान्य् आभान्ति चाबिलम्
Hundreds of oceans, suns, skies, Merus, and so on, are effortlessly encompassed; within the wondrous sky of consciousness, dream-illusions appear, yet they are utterly insubstantial.
अनुभूतेर् भ्रमात्मत्वात् कारणानाम् अभावतः । पृथ्व्यादीनाम् अहेतूनाम् अत्यन्तं सन्त्य् असन्ति च
Because experience itself is mistaken for reality, and because causes are absent, the earth and the rest, being without any true cause, absolutely exist and do not exist.
मृगतृष्णाम्बुभरवद् द्विचन्द्रव्योमवर्णवत् । सम्पन्नानि न सत्यानि सत्यान्य् अप्य् अनुभूतितः
Like the water in a mirage, or the double moon seen in the sky, these things may seem real, but they are not; even what is experienced as real is not truly so.
चित्सङ्कल्पनभस्य् एव भासमानानि भूरिशः । वासनावातनुन्नानि विनुन्नान्य् आत्मचेष्टितैः
All these countless things shine forth only in the sky of consciousness and imagination, stirred by the winds of latent impressions and agitated by the movements of the self.
सुरासुरादिमषकान्य् आकाशोडुम्बरद्रुमे । फलानि रसपूर्णानि घूर्णमानानि मारुतैः
Gods, demons, insects, the sky, the fig tree of space—these fruits, full of flavor, are tossed about by the winds.
अभिजातस्वभावस्य सर्वारम्भकरस्य च । शुद्धचित्तत्त्वबालस्य सङ्कल्पनगराणि खे
For one whose innate nature is pure, who is the source of all undertakings, and whose essence is pure consciousness, cities of imagination arise in the sky.
त्वम् अहं स इदं चेति धियाचलदृढान्य् अलम् । सम्पन्नान्य् अर्कदीप्त्येव पङ्कक्रीडनकानि च
The firm notions of 'I', 'you', 'he', and 'this' are well established in the mind, just as toys in the mud are illuminated by sunlight.
धृतानि रसशालिन्या नियत्या नित्यतृप्तया । वनान्य् उग्रफलानीव वसन्तरसलेखया
These are sustained by the ever-satisfying, flavorful force of destiny, like forests heavy with fierce fruits, nourished by the sap of spring.
महाकर्तॄण्य् अकर्तॄणि न कृतान्य् एव खानि च । स्वयंसम्पन्नरूपाणि चिद्व्योम्नैव कृतानि च
Great acts, non-acts, and even those that are not done, as well as voids, are all forms that arise spontaneously, created only in the space of consciousness.
परमार्थमयान्य् एव तदन्यत्वोदितानि च । अलब्धान्य् एव लब्धानि सदासन्त्य् एव सन्ति च
They are truly composed of ultimate reality, though spoken of as other; things not attained are attained, things always absent are present.