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.
कचति ज्ञप्तिर् एवेयं जगद् इत्यादिनामभिः । न तु पृथ्व्यादि सम्पन्नं सर्गादाव् एव किञ्चन
It is only cognition that shines forth here, under names such as 'world' and so on; in the beginning of creation, nothing composed of earth and the like truly exists.
यथा तरङ्गस् सरिति भूत्वा भूत्वा पुनर् भवेत् । विचित्राकारकलनादेशा जातास्य् अलं तथा
Just as a wave, becoming and becoming again, arises in a river, so too do the various forms and arrangements of this world come into being.
एवम् एतज् जगन्मातर् मया मृतम् इहाधुना । ममेदं राजसं जन्म तामसं नो न सात्त्विकम्
Thus, O mother of the world, I have now died here; my birth was of the passionate type, not of darkness nor of purity.
ब्रह्मणस् त्व् अवतीर्णाया अष्टौ जन्मशतानि मे । नानायोनीन्य् अतीतानि पश्यामीवाधुना पुरः
Since the descent of Brahman, I have passed through eight hundred births; I now see before me the various wombs I have traversed.
संसारमण्डले देवि कस्मिंश्चिद् अभवं पुरा । लोकान्तराब्जभ्रमरी विद्याधरवराङ्गना
Within the cycle of worldly existence, O goddess, I was once a bee in the lotus of another world, and a foremost maiden among the Vidyādharas.
दुर्वासनाकलुषिता ततो ऽहं मानुषी स्थिता । संसारमण्डले ऽन्यस्मिंस् तङ्गणेश्वरकामिनी
Tainted by evil tendencies, I then became a human woman; in another realm of worldly existence, I was the beloved of the lord of Tāṅgaṇa.
करञ्जकुञ्जजम्बीरकदम्बवनवासिनी । पत्त्राम्बरधरा श्यामा शबर्य् अहम् अथाभवम्
Dwelling in groves of karañja, kuñja, jambīra, and kadamba trees, wearing leaf garments, dark-complexioned, I then became Śabarī.
वनवासनया मुग्धा सम्पन्नाहम् अथो लता । गुलुच्छनयना पत्त्रहस्ता वननिवासिनी
Inhabiting the forest, simple due to forest life, I became a creeper; with eyes like guluccha fruits, holding leaves in my hands, I lived in the woods.
पुण्याश्रमलता साहं मुनिसङ्गपवित्रिता । वनाग्निदग्धा तस्यैव कन्याभूवं महामुनेः
I was that creeper of the holy hermitage, purified by the company of sages; burned by the forest fire, I became the daughter of that great sage.
अस्त्रीत्वफलदातॄणां कर्मणां परिणामतः । राजाहं चाभवं श्रीमान् सुराष्ट्रेषु समाश् शतम्
As a result of actions that grant the fruits of womanhood, I became a glorious king in Suraṣṭra for a hundred years.
तालीनां तलकच्छेषु राजदुष्कृतदोषतः । नकुली नववर्षाणि कुष्ठनष्टाङ्गिकाभवम्
Because of the fault of royal misdeeds in the hollows at the base of palm trees, I became a mongoose afflicted with leprosy for nine years.
वर्षाण्य् अष्टौ सुराष्ट्रेषु देवि गोत्वं मया कृतम् । सोढुं दुर्जनदुष्टाज्ञबालगोपाललीलया
For eight years in Saurashtra, O goddess, I lived as a cow, enduring the mischief of wicked people and the playful commands of ignorant cowherds.
विहङ्ग्या वैरिविन्यस्ता वागुरा विपिनावनौ । क्लेशेन महता च्छिन्ना अद्येमा वासना इव
As a bird, I was caught by an enemy’s snare in the forest meadows, and with great suffering I broke free, just as these desires are now being severed.
कर्णिकाक्रोडशय्यासु विश्रान्तम् अलिना सह । पद्मकुड्मलकोशेषु भुक्तकिञ्जल्कया रहः
I rested with a bee in the lap of a lotus, in the beds of unopened lotus buds, secretly enjoying the pollen within.
भ्रान्तम् उत्तुङ्गशृङ्गासु हरिण्या हारिनेत्रया । वनस्थलीषु रम्यासु किरातहतमर्मया
I wandered with a deer of beautiful eyes among lofty mountain peaks, and in the lovely forest clearings, I was struck in the vital parts by a hunter.
दृष्टम् अष्टासु दिक्ष्व् अब्धिकल्लोलैर् उह्यमानया । मत्स्याश्वकच्छपास्फोटरटनाटनताडनम्
I beheld, in all eight directions, the ocean’s waves carrying me along, with the sounds of fish, horses, and turtles bursting, neighing, and striking.
पीतं चर्मण्वतीतीरे गायन्त्या मधुरस्वनम् । सारतस् सुरते स्वैरं समन्तात् साधुरञ्जितः
I drank on the shore of a leathery river, singing with a sweet voice; in delightful union, I freely enjoyed, surrounded by the good and the virtuous.
तालीतमालकुञ्जेषु तरलानननेत्रया । क्षीवयेक्षणविक्षोभैः कृतं कान्तावलोकनम्
In the groves of palm and tamala trees, with a woman of restless face and eyes, I gazed upon my beloved, intoxicated by the agitations of her glances.
कनकस्यन्दसन्दोहसुन्दरैर् अङ्कपङ्कजैः । स्वर्गाप्सरोऽम्बुजिन्याशुतोषिता सुरषट्पदा
With lotus-like thighs beautiful as streams of flowing gold, the divine bees—gods—were delighted by the celestial nymph of the heavenly lake.
मणिकाञ्चनमाणिक्यमुक्तानिकरभूतले । कल्पद्रुमवने मेरोर् यूना सह रतं कृतम्
On the jeweled and golden ground, strewn with rubies and pearls, in the wish-fulfilling forest of Mount Meru, union was enjoyed together with a youthful companion.