ममातिसुचिराभ्यस्तम् अपि श्यामलताम् इव । गतं निजं जगद् इदं यतḫ पश्यामि न स्फुटम्
This world of mine, though practiced for a very long time, has become indistinct to me, like a darkness that has set in, for I do not perceive it clearly.
अभूद् यत् स्वजगत् पूर्वम् अतिप्रकटम् एव मे । तत् पश्यामीदम् आदर्श इव बिम्बितम् अस्फुटम्
What was once my own world, exceedingly clear before, now I see as faintly reflected in a mirror, indistinct.
चिरव्यर्थोत्थया नाथसङ्कथाव्यथया मिथः । स्वास्थ्यं विस्मृतम् आत्मीयम् अवदाततमं ततम्
Through the long and fruitless agitation of discussions and debates, my own natural composure has been forgotten, and a deep obscurity has spread.
यो ऽभ्यासḫ प्रकचत्य् अन्तश् शुद्धचिन्नभसो रसात् । भवेत् तन्मयम् एवान्तर् आबालम् इति लक्ष्यते
That practice which shines forth within, from the essence of pure consciousness, is said to be truly established when it pervades entirely, even from childhood.
न तच् छास्त्रं न सा सिद्धिर् न स न्यायो न सा कला । अस्त्य् अनस्तमितोद्योगाद् यद् अभ्यासान् न सिध्यति
There is no scripture, no attainment, no reasoning, nor any art that cannot be accomplished by persistent, unwavering effort and practice.
स्वजगत्सन्तताभ्यासवशतो मां कथाभ्रमः । नूनम् आक्रान्तवान् एष द्वयोर् हि बलवाञ् जयी
Because of the force of constant attention to my own world, this confusion of stories has surely overtaken me; for between the two, the stronger is victorious.
इष्टवस्त्वर्थिनां तज्ज्ञसूपदिष्टेन कर्मणा । पौनḫपुण्येन करणान् नेतरच् छरणं मुने
For those who desire what is dear, only repeated action, as instructed by those who know, is the means; there is no other refuge, O sage.
अयम् इत्थम् इहाज्ञानभ्रमḫ प्रौढो ऽहमात्मकः । शाम्यति ज्ञानचर्चाभिḫ पश्याभ्यासविजृम्भितम्
This delusion, strong and self-based, arising here from ignorance, subsides through repeated contemplation of knowledge—see how it unfolds through practice.
अज्ञो ऽपि तज्ज्ञताम् एति शनैश् शैलो ऽपि चूर्ण्यते । घुणो ऽप्य् अत्ति महावृक्षं पश्याभ्यासविजृम्भितम्
Even an ignorant person gradually attains knowledge; even a mountain is ground down; even a worm eats a great tree—see how practice unfolds its power.
अहं शिष्याबला बाला पश्यामि त्वं न पश्यसि । सर्वज्ञो ऽपि शिलासर्गं पश्याभ्यासविजृम्भितम्
Though I am a young and inexperienced disciple, I see what you do not; even one who knows everything can see only what practice reveals—see how practice unfolds its power.
इत्थं नाम परिप्रौढा मिथ्याज्ञानविषूचिका । शाम्यत्य् एव विचारेण पश्याभ्यासविजृम्भितम्
Thus, this deeply rooted disease of false knowledge is surely pacified by inquiry—see how practice unfolds its power.
अभ्यासेन कटुद्रव्यं भवत्य् अभिमतं मुने । अन्यस्मै रोचते निम्बं त्व् अन्यस्मै मधु रोचते
By practice, even something bitter becomes agreeable, O sage; for one person neem is pleasing, for another, honey is pleasing.
अबन्धौ घनताम् एति नैकट्याभ्यासयोगतः । यात्य् अनभ्यासतो दूरात् स्नेहो बन्धुषु तानवम्
Without kinship, closeness becomes firm through the practice of association; without practice, even affection for relatives fades with distance.
आतिवाहिकदेहो ऽयं शुद्धचिद्व्योम केवलम् । आधिभौतिकताम् एति भावनाभ्यासयोगतः
This transmigratory body is in reality pure consciousness-space alone; by the force of repeated imagination, it comes to appear as material.
आधिभौतिकदेहो ऽसौ धारणाभ्यासभावनात् । विहङ्गवत् खम् अभ्येति पश्याभ्यासविजृम्भितम्
That material body, through the repeated practice of concentration, returns to the sky-like state, like a bird—see how practice unfolds its power.
पुण्यानि यान्ति वैफल्यं वैफल्यं यान्ति मातरः । भाग्यानि यान्ति वैफल्यं नाभ्यासस् तु कदाचन
Merit comes to nothing, mothers come to nothing, fortunes come to nothing—but practice never comes to nothing.
दुस्साधास् सिद्धिम् आयान्ति रिपवो यान्ति मित्रताम् । विषाण्य् अमृततां यान्ति सन्तताभ्यासयोगतः
Difficult achievements are attained, enemies become friends, and poisons turn into nectar, all through the constant practice of yoga.
येनाभ्यासḫ परित्यक्त इष्टे वस्तुनि सो ऽधमः । कदाचिन् न तद् आप्नोति वन्ध्या स्वतनयं यथा
He who abandons practice regarding the desired object is base; he never attains it, just as a barren woman never has a child.
यद् अत्यभिमतं वस्तु स्वभ्यासो न तदर्जनात् । तद्युक्तिपूर्वकं त्याज्य आ मृत्योर् जीवितं यथा
If one’s own practice does not bring about the greatly desired object, then, guided by reason, it should be abandoned, just as life is relinquished at death.
इष्टे वस्तुनि नाभ्यासं यẖ करोति नराधमः । सो ऽनिष्टानिष्टम् आप्नोति नरकान् नरकान्तरम्
The ignoble man who does not practice regarding the desired object attains only what is undesired, moving from one hell to another.
तरन्ति सरितं स्फारां संसारीं सारसेविनः । त एवात्मविचाराख्यम् अभ्यासं न त्यजन्ति ये
Those who serve the essence cross the vast river of worldly existence; only those who do not abandon the practice called self-inquiry.
अभ्यासभासो ऽभिमतं वस्तु प्रकटयन्त्य् अलम् । प्रापयन्ति च निर्विघ्नं घटं दीपप्रभा यथा
The semblance of practice clearly reveals the desired object and brings it without obstacle, just as the light of a lamp illuminates a pot.
यथा कल्पद्रुमलतास् सुचिन्तामणयो यथा । फलन्ति शरदश् चैतास् तथैवाभ्यासभूमयः
Just as wish-fulfilling trees and precious gems yield fruit, and as autumn brings forth lotuses, so too do the grounds of practice.
इष्टवस्तु चिराभ्यासभास्वान् भासयति प्रजाः । तथेन्द्रियाख्यां देहोर्व्यां रात्रिं पश्यन्ति नो यथा
Long-practiced brilliance regarding the desired object illuminates people, just as they do not see night in the realm called the body of the senses.
सर्वस्य जन्तुजातस्य सर्ववस्त्ववभासने । सर्वदैवैक एवोच्चैर् जयत्य् अभ्यासभास्करः
For all living beings, in the illumination of all things, it is always the one sun of practice that shines supreme.
चतुर्दशविधायास् तु भूतजातेर् न कस्यचित् । सिध्यत्य् अभिमतं वस्तु विनाभ्यासम् अकृत्रिमम्
Among the fourteenfold classes of beings, no one attains the desired object without natural, unforced practice.
पौनḫपुण्येन करणम् अभ्यास इति कथ्यते । पुरुषार्थस् स एवेह तेनास्ति न विना गतिः
Repeated action is called practice; in this world, it alone is human effort—without it, there is no way forward.
दृढाभ्यासविधानेन यत्ननाम्ना स्वकर्मणा । निजवेदनजेनैव सिद्धिर् भवति नान्यथा
By the method of firm practice, called effort, through one's own actions and direct experience, accomplishment arises—never otherwise.
अभ्यासभास्वति तपत्य् अवनौ वने च वीरस्य सिध्यति न यन् न तद् अस्ति किञ्चित् । अभ्यासतो भुवि भयान्य् अभयीभवन्ति सर्वासु पर्वतगुहास्व् अपि निर्जनासु
In the radiance of practice, whatever does not succeed for the brave on earth or in the forest does not exist at all; through practice, even fears on earth become fearless, even in all the lonely mountain caves.
ततḫ प्रतीपम् अभ्यासं बोधे धारणयामले । कुर्वḫ प्रकटतां तेन जगद् एष्यति शैलगम्
Then, by applying contrary practice to the twin powers of knowledge and concentration, the world will become as clear as a mountain.