विततारम्भयाप्य् उच्चैर् ज्वालाजालतयेद्धया । उत्थायोत्थाय वलितं खललक्ष्म्येव लोलया
Like a lofty, spreading beginning, blazing as a network of flames; rising again and again, wavering like fickle fortune.
तेजस्तयापि परमाणुकणोदरे ऽपि दृष्टेत्थम् एवम् इह राम मया जगच्छ्रीः । अन्या च सा न च चिदम्बरतḫ परस्मात् स्वप्ने पुराचलगणो ऽत्र निदर्शनं वः
Even as radiance is seen within the smallest atom, so, O Rama, have I seen the glory of the world here; it is both other and not other, being the sky of consciousness beyond; in dream, the multitude of mountains is an example for you.
अथ वातमयीं धत्त्वा जगत्प्रेक्षणकौतुकात् । धारणां धीरया वृत्त्या वातताम् अहम् आगतः
Then, assuming a form made of wind out of curiosity to observe the world, by the steady function of concentration, I attained the state of air.
सम्पन्नो ऽस्म्य् अनिलो वल्लीललनालोकलासकः । कमलोत्पलकुन्दादिजालकामोदपालकः
I became the wind, delighting in playing with the tendrils of vines, and the guardian of the fragrance arising from lotuses, water-lilies, jasmines, and other clusters of flowers.
शीकरोत्करनीहारहेलाहरणतर्षुलः । सुरतश्रान्तसर्वाङ्गसमाह्लादनहर्षुलः
I am eager to dispel the play of dewdrops and mist, and I am filled with joy to refresh all limbs weary from love’s exertions.
तृणगुल्मलतावल्लीदलताण्डवपण्डितः । लतौषधिफलोल्लासकुसुमामोदमण्डितः
I am skilled in the dance of grass, bushes, creepers, and vines, adorned by the fragrance of blossoming herbs and fruits.
मृदुर् मङ्गलकालेषु ललनालकचालकः । भीम उत्पातवातेषु पर्णवत्प्रौढपर्वतः
I am gentle at auspicious times, moving the locks of women’s hair, and in tempestuous winds I am fearsome, like a mountain grown vast with leaves.
नन्दने कुन्दमन्दारमकरन्दरजोऽरुणः । नरके ऽङ्गारसम्भारो भुवि नीहारभासुरः
In paradise, I am reddened by the pollen of jasmine and coral trees; in hell, I am the heap of burning coals; on earth, I am the brilliance of mist.
सागरे ऽसरलावर्तलेखानुमितसर्पणः । दिवि वारिदसञ्चारमृष्टामृष्टेन्दुदर्पणः
In the ocean, my movement is inferred by the subtle lines of the waves; in the sky, I am the mirror that cleanses and polishes the path of the moon and clouds.
नक्षत्रक्षत्रसैन्यस्य रथो रंहोविबृंहितः । त्रैलोक्यसिद्धसञ्चारविमानधरणेहितः
I am the chariot, expanded in battle, of the army of stars and planets; I am the support for the celestial vehicles of the perfected beings traversing the three worlds.
सहोदर इव क्षिप्रगामित्वाद् अस्य चेतसः । अनङ्गो ऽपि समस्ताङ्गस् स्पन्दनानन्दचन्दनः
Like a brother, due to the quick-moving nature of this mind, though bodiless, it is present in all limbs, a sandalwood of joy through the vibration of life.
तुषारशीकरासारजरारोमविजर्जरः । आमोदयौवनोन्मादो मौनमार्दवशैशवः
Worn thin by the frost of dew and old age, yet filled with the intoxication of youthful fragrance, silent, gentle, and childlike.
नन्दनामोदमधुरो मधुरोदारसंसृतिः । चारुचैत्ररथोन्मुक्तो हृतकान्तारतश्रमः
Sweet with the fragrance of Nandana, noble in its gentle flow, like a beautiful chariot of spring, freed from the fatigue of longing for a beloved.
चिरं गङ्गातरङ्गाङ्गदोलान्दोलनसश्रमः । श्रमस्वरूपज्ञतया निवारितरतश्रमः
Long wearied by the rocking of limbs on the waves of the Ganges, yet, by knowing the true nature of effort, the fatigue of desire is dispelled.
पुष्पभारनतास् स्पर्शैर् वसन्तवनितालताः । चिरं चपलयंल् लोलदलहस्तालिलोचनाः
The creepers of spring maidens, bent with the weight of blossoms, their eyes like restless leaves, their hands trembling, long remain playful.
चिरं भुङ्क्त्वेन्दुबिम्बाङ्गं सुप्त्वा पूर्णाभ्रतल्पके । विधूय कमलानीकम् अपनीतरतश्रमः
Long enjoying the moon’s orb, having slept on a bed of full clouds, shaking off the lotus swarm, the weariness of desire removed.
समस्तरजसाम् ओको व्योमगामी तुरङ्गमः । आमोदमदमातङ्गसमुल्लासमहासुहृत्
The abode of all passions, a horse running through the sky, a great friend delighting in the fragrance and intoxication of joy.
धारोर्णाढ्यतडिच्छृङ्गपयोदपशुपालकः । तन्तुश् शीकरमुक्तानाम् अरिर् घर्मरजोरुजाम्
A herdsman of clouds, rich with streams and crested with lightning, a thread of pearl-like dewdrops, the enemy of the pain and dust of heat.
आकाशकुसुमामोदस् सर्वशब्दसहोदरः । नाडीप्रणालीसलिलं भूताङ्गोपाङ्गनर्तकः
Delighting in the flowers of the sky, sibling to all sounds; the water in the channels of the nāḍīs, the dancer among the limbs and sub-limbs of the elements.
मर्मकर्मकरैकात्मा हृद्गुहागेहकेसरी । नित्यम् एकान्तपथिकस् सारथिर् जातवेदसः
One in essence with the doer of vital actions, the lion dwelling in the cave of the heart; always a solitary traveler, the charioteer of the fire-born.
आमोदरत्नलुण्ठाको विमाननगरावनिः । दाहान्धकारशीतांशुश् शैत्येन्दुक्षीरसागरः
Plunderer of the jewels of fragrance, the earth of the city of the aerial chariot; the burning, darkness, and cool moon, the ocean of the cool nectar of the moon.
प्राणापानकलारज्ज्वा प्राणिनां यन्त्रवाहकः । अरिर् मित्रं च दीपानां द्वीपसञ्चरणे रतः
With the thread of the energies of prāṇa and apāna, the driver of the machinery of living beings; both enemy and friend of the lamps, delighting in roaming the islands.
पुरोगतो ऽप्य् अदृश्यात्मा मनोराज्यपुरोपमः । तालवृन्ततिले तैलम् आलानं स्पन्ददन्तिनः
Though going ahead, its nature is unseen, like the capital of the kingdom of the mind; oil hidden in the sesame seed, the tether of the moving elephant.
एकक्षणलवेनैव वलिताखिलभूधरः । वर्णावलितरङ्गाणां गङ्गावाहरवैककृत्
In but a single instant, it can turn all the mountains; the sole bringer of the Ganges to the waves adorned with colors.
श्यामाम्बुवाहरजसां महावर्तकृद् अम्भसाम् । द्युनदीवाहवार्योघो नभोनीलोत्पलालिकः
The great whirlpool of the dust of dark water-bearers; the flood of waters of the celestial river, the blue-lotus garland of the sky.
शरीरावेष्टितोन्मुक्तपुराणतृणचोपनः । स्पन्दपद्मवनादित्यश् शब्दवर्षैकवारिदः
Wrapped in the body, released from the ancient mat of grass; the sun of the forest of trembling lotuses, the only cloud of the rain of sound.
व्योमकाननमातङ्गश् शरीरगृहगर्गटः । धूलीकदम्बविपिनम् आशालिङ्गननायकः
The lord who embraces the forest of dust clouds, the elephant of the sky, the rattling of the house of the body.
स्त्यानीकरणसंशोषधृतिस्पन्दनसौरभैः । सशैत्यैẖ कर्मभिष् षड्भिर् अलब्धक्षण आक्षयम्
With six actions—stagnation, drying, firmness, vibration, fragrance, and coolness—he, never obtaining a moment's rest, is inexhaustible.
रसाकर्षणसुव्यग्रो नित्यं भ्रातेव तेजसः । हरणादानकर्तॄणाम् अङ्गानां विनियोगकृत्
Always intensely engaged in drawing in essences, like the radiance of fire, he directs the functions of the organs responsible for taking, giving, and seizing.
शरीरनगरे नाडीमार्गैर् गतिनिरर्गलः । रसभाण्डपरावर्ताद् आयुर्मणिमहावणिक्
In the city of the body, moving freely through the channels, he is the great merchant of life-jewels, turning the vessels of essence.