अस्माकं वनदेवीभ्यां प्रसादः कृत इत्य् अथ । शान्तदुःखे गृहजने पुण्यपारपरे स्थिते
It is as if our forest goddesses have bestowed their favor; the household, with its sorrows calmed, stands established in supreme merit.
मण्डपाकाशसंलीना लीलाम् आह सरस्वती । व्योमरूपा व्योमरूपां स्मयात् तूष्णीम् अवस्थिताम्
Sarasvati, merged in the open pavilion, spoke playfully to the one of sky-like form, who, smiling, remained silent in her sky-like form.
सङ्कल्पस्वप्नयोर् मोघक्रियायाः कथनं मिथः । यथेहार्थक्रियां धत्ते तयोस् सा सङ्कथा तथा
The conversation between them was about the futility of actions in imagination and dream, just as in this world actions are performed for real purposes, so was their discussion.
पृथ्व्यादिनाडीप्राणादेर् ऋते ऽप्य् अभ्युदिता तयोः । सा सङ्कथनसंवित्तिस् स्वप्नसङ्कल्पयोर् इव
Even without earth, channels, or vital airs, their mutual discourse arose; that awareness of conversation is just like that in dreams and imaginations.
ज्ञेयं ज्ञातम् अशेषेण दृष्टा द्रष्टव्यसंविदः । ईदृशीयं ब्रह्मसत्ता किम् अन्यद् वद पृच्छसि
All that is to be known has been fully known; the seer’s awareness has seen what is to be seen. Such is the reality of Brahman—what else are you asking about?
मृतस्य भर्तुर् जीवो ऽसौ यत्र राज्यं करोति मे । तत्राहं किं न तैर् दृष्टा दृष्टास्मीह सुतेन किम्
The life-force of my deceased husband, where he rules a kingdom—why am I not seen there by them, and why am I seen here by my son?
अभ्यासेन विना वत्से तदा ते द्वैतनिश्चयः । नूनम् अस्तङ्गतो नाभूद् ऋतुसन्धाव् ऋतुर् यथा
Without practice, dear one, your conviction in duality at that time surely did not subside, just as a season does not end at the junction of seasons.
अद्वैतं यो न यातो ऽसौ कथम् अद्वैतकर्मभिः । युज्यते तापसंस्थस्य च्छायाङ्गानुभवः कुतः
One who has not attained nonduality—how can the actions of nonduality suit him? For one established in asceticism, how could there be experience of shadow or limbs?
लीलास्मीति विनाभ्यासं तत्र नास्तङ्गतो ऽभवत् । यदा भावस् तदा सत्यसङ्कल्पत्वम् अभून् न ते
Without practice, O Lila, there was no dissolution there; when the state arose, then the power of true resolve was not yours.
अद्यापि सत्यानुभवास् सङ्कल्पास् तेन मां ययुः । सम्पश्यत्व् इत्य् अभिमतं फलितं तव सुन्दरि
Even now, by the experience of truth, those intentions have reached me; your wish, 'let there be direct perception,' O beautiful one, has come to fruition.
इदानीं तस्य भर्तुस् त्वं समीपं यदि गच्छसि । तत् तेन व्यवहारस् ते पूर्ववत् सम्प्रवर्तते
Now, if you go near your husband, then your dealings with him will proceed as before.
इहैव मन्दिराकाशे पतिर् विप्रो ममाभवत् । इहैव स मृतो भूत्वा सम्पन्नो वसुधाधिपः
Here itself, in the space of the palace, my husband became a brahmin; here itself, after dying, he became a lord of the earth.
इहैव तस्य संसारे तस्मिन् भूमण्डलान्तरे । राजधानीपुरे तस्मिन् पुरन्ध्र्य् अस्मि व्यवस्थिता
Here itself, in his worldly existence, in that other region of the earth, in the city of the capital, I am established as the queen.
इहैवान्तःपुरे तस्मिन् स मृतो मम भूमिपः । इहैवान्तःपुराकाशे तस्मिन्न् एव पुनर् नृपः
Here itself, in the inner chambers, my lord, the king, died there; here itself, in the space of the inner chambers, he again became a king there.
सम्पन्नो वसुधापीठे नानाजनपदेश्वरः । सर्वो जवञ्जवीभाव इहैवायम् अवस्थितः
He attained the throne of the earth, became lord of various lands; all this, in an instant, is established here itself.
अस्मिन्न् एव गृहाकाशे सर्वा ब्रह्माण्डभूतयः । स्थितास् समुद्गकोशस्य यथान्तस् सर्षपोत्कराः
In this very house-space, all the worlds of the cosmos are contained, just as, within a small box, many mustard seeds are held.
तद् अदूरम् अहं मन्ये तद् भर्तुर् मम मण्डलम् । क्वचित् पार्श्वस्थितम् इह यथा पश्यामि तत् कुरु
I think that place is not far; it is my husband's domain. Sometimes it appears beside me here, just as I see it—do the same.
भूतलारुन्धतिसुते भर्तारस् तव सम्प्रति । त्रयो नामाथवाभूवन् बहवश् शतसम्मिताः
O daughter of Arundhati of the earth, your husbands at present are three by name, or perhaps many, even hundreds.
नेदीयसां त्रयाणां तु द्विजस् ते भस्मसाद्गतः । राजा माल्याम्बरवृतस् संस्थितो ऽन्तःपुरे शवः
Of the three who are nearer, one, a twice-born, has gone to ashes; the king, adorned with garlands and garments, lies as a corpse in the inner chambers.
संसारमण्डपे ऽप्य् अस्मिंस् तृतीयो वसुधाधिपः । महासंसारजलधौ पतितो भ्रमम् आगतः
In this theater of worldly existence, the third, a lord of the earth, has fallen into the great ocean of transmigration and wanders lost.
भोगकल्लोलवलनाविकलाकुलचेतनः । जाड्यजर्जरचिद्वृत्तिस् संसाराम्भोधिकच्छपः
His mind is agitated by the waves and whirlpools of enjoyment; his conduct is dulled and worn by inertia, and he is like a tortoise in the ocean of worldly existence.
चित्राणि राजकार्याणि कुर्वन्न् अत्याकुलान्य् अपि । सुप्तः तेजस्स्थिततया न जागर्ति भवभ्रमे
Though performing various royal duties, even those that are most demanding, he sleeps, fixed in his own radiance, and does not awaken from the delusion of worldly existence.
ईश्वरो ऽहम् अहं भोगी सिद्धो ऽहं बलवान् सुखी । इत्य् अनन्तमहारज्ज्वा वलितो वशतां गतः
Thinking, 'I am the lord, I am the enjoyer, I am accomplished, strong, and happy,' he is bound by the endless great rope and has come under its control.
तत् कस्य वद भर्तुस् त्वां समीपे वरवर्णिनि । वात्या वनान्तरं गन्धलेखाम् इव वनान् नये
So tell me, O beautiful one, which husband brings you near, as the wind carries a streak of fragrance from the forest into the woods?
अन्य एव स संसारस् सेव्यो ब्रह्माण्डमण्डपः । अन्या एव च ता वत्से व्यवहारपरम्पराः
This world, O child, is truly something else—the hall of the cosmic egg; and all these chains of worldly dealings are of a different order.
संसारमण्डलानीह तानि पार्श्वे स्थितान्य् अपि । नूनं योजनकोटीनां कोटयस् तेष्व् इहान्तरम्
These circles of worldly existence, though appearing close by here, are in fact separated by countless millions of leagues.
आकाशमात्रम् एतेषाम् इदं पश्य वपुः पुरः । मेरुमन्दरकोटीनां कोटयस् तेष्व् इह स्थिताः
Behold, before you, their forms are nothing but pure space; within them stand countless millions of Merus and Mandaras.
परमाणौ परमाणौ सर्गवर्गा निरर्गलम् । महाचितस् स्फुरन्त्य् अन्ता रुचीव त्रसरेणवः
Within each atom, groups of creations arise unhindered; at the edge of the great consciousness, they shimmer like motes of light.
महारम्भगुरूण्य् एवम् अपि ब्रह्माण्डकानि च । तुलायां धानकामात्रम् अपि तानि भवन्ति नो
Yet, even these mighty cosmic eggs, though vast in their beginnings, do not amount to even the weight of a sesame seed on a scale.
नानारत्नाचलोद्द्योतो वनवद् भाति खे यथा । पृथ्व्यादिभूतरहिता जगद्वद् भाति चित् तथा
Just as the sky shines with the radiance of many jeweled mountains and forests, so too does consciousness shine, appearing as the world, though devoid of earth and other elements.