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.
चतुर्दशदशैकादिविधभूतगणानि च । पुनस् तान्य् एव तान्य् अन्तर् अन्यान्य् अन्यान्य् अथो बहिः
The groups of beings of fourteen, ten, one, and so on—again, these same ones are within, others are outside, and yet others elsewhere.
नरकस्वर्गपातालबन्धुमित्रमयान्य् अपि । महारम्भमयान्य् एव शून्यानि परमार्थतः
Those made of hell, heaven, netherworld, kinship, and friendship, though seeming to be of great substance, are actually empty in the highest truth.
क्षीराम्बुधेर् जलानीव स्नेहसाराणि सर्वतः । तरङ्गभङ्गुराण्य् अन्तर् बहिश् चावृत्तिमन्ति च
Like droplets in a sea of milk, rich in essence everywhere, they are waves—fragile within and without, and full of cycles.
आभासमात्ररूपाणि तेजांस्य् आत्मविवस्वतः । जातानीव स्वतस् तानि स्पन्दनानि नभस्वतः
They are merely appearances, the radiances of the self-sun; they seem to be born from themselves, like vibrations in the sky.
वृक्षरूपाणि पत्त्राणां बुद्ध्यहङ्कारचेतसाम् । असताम् अप्य् असन्त्य् एव स्वप्नो ऽन्यस्थो नृणाम् इव
They are like trees for leaves—the intellect, ego, and mind—even though unreal, they exist, like a dream located elsewhere for people.
पुराणवेदसिद्धान्तकल्पनातल्पपालिषु । घननिद्राणि सुप्तानि बिभ्रन्ति शवताम् इव
In the small baskets of ancient and Vedic doctrines and imaginations, they bear deep sleep, as if for corpses.
परमार्थमहारण्ये चिद्गन्धर्वकृताणि खे । सूर्यदीपकदीप्तीनि गृहाणि गहनान्य् अति
In the great forest of ultimate reality, there were wondrous mansions fashioned by celestial musicians in the sky, shining with the brilliance of the sun and lamps, exceedingly dense and deep.
प्रजायमानानि नभस्य् अनन्ते विशीर्यमाणानि च निर्निमित्तम् । तदा त्व् अहं तैमिरिकाक्षदृष्टकेशोण्डुकानीव जगन्त्य् अपश्यम्
They arose in the endless expanse of the sky and dissolved again, without any cause; at that time, with eyes clouded like those of a blind man, I saw the worlds as mere balls of hair.
ततो ऽहम् अभितो भ्रान्तस् तादृशḫ प्रविचारयन् । बहुकालम् असंरुद्धसंविदाकाशतां गतः
Then, wandering all around and reflecting in this way, for a long time I entered a state where consciousness was unconfined, expanded like space.
शब्दं पश्चात् तम् अश्रौषम् अहं वीणास्वनोपमम् । क्रमात् स्फुटपदं जातं तत आर्यात्वम् आगतम्
Afterwards, I heard a sound, resembling the music of a lute; gradually it became clear in its words, and from that, nobility arose.