अत्र तेजःकणो ऽस्मीति स्वयं चेतति चिन्तया । तम् एवोच्छूनम् इव सद् भावयत्य् आत्मनाम्बरे
Here, a particle of light thinks 'I am this,' through its own contemplation; it imagines itself as elevated, as if it were truly established in the sky of the self.
असद् एव सदाकारं सङ्कल्पेन्दुर् यथा शशम् । तम् एव भावयन् द्रष्टृदृश्यरूपतया स्थितः । एक एव द्विताम् एति स्वप्ने स्वमृतिबोद्धृवत्
That which is unreal assumes the form of reality, just as the moon appears in the sky by mere thought; by contemplating it, one remains as both observer and observed, becoming dual from unity, as in dreams or in the awareness of one's own death.
किञ्चित् स्थौल्यम् इवादत्ते ततस् तारकतां विदन् । यथाभावित्वम् अत्रार्थभाविताच् चित्स्वरूपतः
It takes on a slight solidity, then perceives itself as a star; according to the manner of its contemplation, the meaning arises from the nature of consciousness.
ख एव खात्मा सततो ऽप्य् अयं सो ऽहम् इति स्वयम् । चित्त्वात् प्रत्ययम् आदत्ते स्वप्ने त्वम् इव पान्थताम्
This soul is always space itself, and it thinks 'I am this'; due to its consciousness, it assumes a sense of individuality, just as you become a traveler in a dream.
तारकाकारम् आकारं भाविदेहाभिधं ततः । भावयन् याति तद्भावं चित्तं चेत्यार्थताम् इव
By imagining a star-like form, which is called the contemplated body, it becomes that very state, as the mind takes on the nature of the object it perceives.
परित्यज्येव तद् बाह्यं ततस् तारककोटरे । अन्तर् भाति बहिस्स्थो ऽपि पर्वतो मकुरे यथा
Having seemingly abandoned the external, then within the star's core, it shines inwardly, though it remains outside, like a mountain reflected in a mirror.
कूपसंस्थं यथा देहं समुद्गकगतं च वा । स्वप्नसङ्कल्पयोस् संविद् वेत्त्य् एवं जीवको ऽणुके
Just as a body may be situated in a well or emerge outside, so the awareness in dream and imagination knows this; likewise, the individual soul perceives within the atom.
खरूपतारकान्तस्स्थो जीवो यच् चेतति स्वयम् । तद् एतद् बुद्धिचित्तादि ज्ञानसन्तानरूपकम्
The soul, residing in the hard, star-like essence, acts by itself; this is the stream of knowledge, taking the form of intellect, mind, and so forth.
जीवाकाशस् ततस् तत्र तारकाकाशकोशगः । प्रेक्षे ऽहम् इति भावेन द्रष्टुं प्रसरतीव खे
From there, the space of the soul, contained within the star-like sheath, extends with the notion 'I observe,' as if reaching out to see in the sky.
ततो रन्ध्रद्वयेनेव भाविबाह्याभिधं पुनः । येन पश्यति तन् नेत्रयुग्मं नाम्ना भविष्यति
Then, through two apertures, it again projects what will be called the external; that by which it sees will later be named the pair of eyes.
येन स्पृशति सास्य त्वग् यच् छृणोति श्रुतिस् तु सा । येन जिघ्रति तद् घ्राणं स स्वम् आत्मनि पश्यति
That by which it touches is called skin; that by which it hears is called hearing; that by which it smells is called nose; thus, it perceives itself within itself.
तत् तस्य स्वदनं पश्चाद् रसनाम्नोल्लसिष्यति । यत् स्पन्दति स तद् वायुचेष्टाः कर्मेन्द्रियव्रजम्
That which tastes will later be known as tongue; that which moves is the activity of air, the group of action organs.
रूपालोकमनस्कारजातम् इत्य् एव भावयन् । आतिवाहिकदेहात्मा तिष्ठत्य् अम्बरम् अम्बरे
Contemplating that all forms, light, and mental creations arise thus, the embodied being of the subtle body remains in space within space.
एवम् उच्छूनतां तस्मिन् भावयंस् तेजसः कणे । असत्यं सत्यसङ्काशं ब्रह्मास्ते जीवशब्दधृत्
In this way, contemplating the expansion of the particle of light, Brahman abides, bearing the name 'individual soul,' appearing unreal yet resembling reality.
इत्थं स जीवशब्दार्थकलनाकुलतां गतः । आतिवाहिकदेहात्मा चित्तदेहाम्बराकृतिः
Thus, he, having entered into the confusion of conceptualizing the meaning of the word 'jīva', assumes the nature of a subtle body, with a mind-body as his garment.
स्वकल्पनात आकारम् अण्डसंस्थं प्रपश्यति । कश्चिज् जलगतं वेत्ति कश्चित् सम्राट्स्वरूपिणम्
By his own imagination, he perceives a form situated within the cosmic egg; some see it as being in water, some as having the form of a universal sovereign.
भाविब्रह्माण्डकलनं पश्यत्य् अनुभवत्य् अपि । आत्मगर्भगृहं चित्ताद् यथा सङ्कल्पितात्मकः
He sees and even experiences the projection of a future cosmos, as one whose own nature is imagined by the mind, just as the womb-house of the self.
देशकालक्रियाद्रव्यकलनावेदनं स तत् । भावयञ् शब्दनिर्माता शब्दैर् बध्नाति कल्पितैः
He perceives the conceptualization of space, time, action, and substance; contemplating thus, he becomes the creator of words, binding with imagined words.
आतिवाहिकदेहो ऽसाव् इत्य् असत्ये जगद्भ्रमे । असत्य एव कचति स्वप्नेषूड्डयनं यथा
This subtle body, in the illusion of the unreal world, moves about only in unreality, just as one soars in dreams.
इत्य् अनुद्भूत एवासौ स्वयम्भूस् स्वयम् उत्थितः । आतिवाहिकदेहात्मा प्रभुर् आद्यः प्रजापतिः
Thus, though not truly arisen, he himself appears as self-born, as the subtle-body self, the lord, the original progenitor.
एतस्मिन्न् अपि सम्पन्ने ब्रह्माण्डाकारिणि भ्रमे । न किञ्चिद् अपि सम्पन्नं न च जातं न दृश्यते
Even when this illusion, which takes the form of the cosmic egg, is accomplished, nothing at all is truly accomplished, nor is anything born or seen.
तद् ब्रह्माकाशम् आकाशम् एव स्थितम् अशङ्कितम् । सङ्कल्पनगराकारम् एतत् सद् अपि नैव सत्
That Brahman-space remains as pure space, unshaken; this city of imagination, though existent, is not truly real.
अनिर्मितम् अनङ्गं च एतद् खे चित्रम् उत्थितम् । अकृतं चानुभूतं च न सत्यं सत्यवत् स्थितम्
This wondrous display has arisen in the sky, uncreated and without form; it is neither made nor experienced, not true, yet it appears as if it were real.
महाकल्पे विमुक्तत्वाद् ब्रह्मादीनाम् असंशयम् । स्मृतिर् न प्राक्तनी काचित् कारणं सा स्वयम्भुवः
In the great cycle, due to the liberation of Brahma and others, undoubtedly, there remains no previous memory; that cause belongs to the self-born.
तेन यादृक् स्वयम्भूस् स्यात् तादृक् तज्जम् इदं स्मृतम् । अनाद्यनुभवस् त्व् इत्थं य एवावनितादिभिः
Therefore, whatever the self-born is like, so too is this memory produced from it; thus, the beginningless experience exists in this way, along with earth and other elements.
स्वप्नानुभूतं पृथ्व्यादि प्रबोधे यादृशं भवेत् । स्मृतं सद् व्योममात्रात्म सर्वदैवेदृशं जगत्
Just as the earth and other elements experienced in a dream appear upon awakening, so too is the world always remembered as having the nature of pure space.
यत्र यत्र यथा तोये द्रवत्वं नाम विद्यते । तत्र तत्र तथा नान्यस् सर्गो ऽस्ति परमात्मनि
Wherever and however the property of fluidity exists in water, in the same way, there is no other creation in the Supreme Self.
सृष्टिर् एवम् इयं प्रौढा सर्ग एवम् अयं स्थितः । ब्रह्माण्डं नाम भात्य् एव व्योमात्मैवापनिर्मितिः
Thus, this creation is established, and this manifestation remains; what is called the universe shines forth, yet it is only the nature of space, without any actual creation.
दृश्यम् एवम् इदं शान्तं खात्म निर्भित्ति निर्भ्रमम् । निराधारं निराधेयम् अद्वैतं चैक्यवर्जितम्
Thus, this visible world is peaceful, having the nature of space, without division or confusion; it is without support or placement, nondual, and free from any unity.
जगत्संविदि जातायाम् अपि जातं न किञ्चन । परमाकाशम् आशून्यम् अच्छम् एव व्यवस्थितम्
Even when the awareness of the world arises, nothing is truly born; the supreme space remains unvoid, clear, and firmly established.