अद्यत्वे ते हि ये जीवास् तेषां मरणजन्मसु । स्मृतिः कारणताम् एति मोक्षाभाववशाद् इह
Those living beings who exist now, for them, in the cycles of death and birth, memory becomes the cause here due to the absence of liberation.
जीवो हि मृतिमूर्छान्ते यद् अन्तः प्रोन्मिषन्न् इव । अनुन्मिषित एवास्ते तत् प्रधानम् उदाहृतम्
For when the living being, at the end of the stupor of death, seems to awaken within, yet remains unawakened, that is called the primary state.
तद् व्योम प्रकृतिस् सोक्ता तद् अव्यक्तं जडाजडम् । संसृतेर् अस्मृतेश् चैव क्रम एष भवोदये
That is called space, that is called primordial nature, that is the unmanifest, both inert and conscious; this is the sequence of transmigration and forgetfulness at the arising of the world.
बोधोन्मुखत्वे हि महत् तत् प्रबुद्धं यदा भवेत् । तदा तन्मात्रदिक्कालक्रियाभूताद्य् उदेति खात्
When that great principle becomes inclined toward awakening and is awakened, then from that space arise the subtle elements, directions, time, action, being, and so on.
तद् एवोच्छूनम् आबुद्धं भवतीन्द्रियपञ्चकम्। तद् एव बुध्यते देहं स एषो ऽस्त्य् आतिवाहिकः
That very undifferentiated state, not yet awakened, becomes the five senses; that itself, when awakened, becomes the body—this is known as the subtle body.
चिरकालप्रत्ययतः कल्पनापरिपीवरः । आधिभौतिकताबोधम् आधत्ते ऽथैष एव वः
Due to impressions accumulated over a long time, filled with imagination, this subtle body then assumes the awareness of physical embodiment—thus it is for you all.
यदैव म्रियते जन्तुः पश्यत्य् आशु तदैव सः । तत्रैव भुवनाभोगम् इदम् इत्थम् अवस्थितम्
At the very moment a being dies, it swiftly perceives this entire world-experience as it is, right there.
व्योम्नैवानुभवत्य् अच्छम् अहं जगद् इति भ्रमम् । व्योमरूपं व्योमरूपी जीवो जात इवात्मवान्
By space alone, it experiences the clear illusion: 'I am this world'; the living being, of the nature of space, seems to be born as a self of the form of space.
पुरपत्तनशैलार्कतारानिकरदन्तुरम् । जरामरणवैक्लव्यव्याधिसङ्कटकोटरम्
Cities, towns, mountains, suns, clusters of stars, all filled with teeth of old age, death, weakness, and the caverns of disease and distress—
सभावाभावसंरम्भस्थूलसूक्ष्मचलाचलम् । साद्रिद्यूर्वीनदीशाहोरात्रिकल्पक्षयोदयम्
With the rush of being and non-being, gross and subtle, moving and unmoving, with mountains, earth, rivers, regions, days and nights, and the rise and fall of aeons—
अहं जातो ऽमुना पित्रा किलात्रेत्य् आत्तनिश्चयम् । इयं माता धनम् इदं ममेत्य् उदितवासनम्
With the firm conviction, 'I was born from this father, in this lineage; this is my mother, this is my wealth,' and the arising of such tendencies—
सुकृतं दुष्कृतं चेति ममेति कृतकल्पनम् । बालो ऽभूवम् अहं त्व् अद्य युवेति विलसन् हृदि
With the notions, 'This is my good deed, this is my bad deed,' and the fabrications of 'mine'; playing in the heart with thoughts like, 'I was a child, now I am young'—
प्रत्येकम् एवम् उदितस् संसारवनषण्डकः । ताराकुसुमितो नीलमेघचञ्चलपल्लवः
Thus, in each case, the thicket of worldly existence arises, blossoming with stars and flowers, with trembling leaves like dark clouds—
चरन्नरमृगानीकस् सुरासुरविहङ्गमः । सालोककौसुमरजोमायागहनकुञ्जकः
Roaming with herds of men and beasts, with gods, demons, and birds; a grove dense with the pollen of worlds, the illusion of Māyā, and thick with magical bowers.
अब्धिपुष्करिणीपूर्णो मेर्वाद्यचललोष्टकः । चित्तपुष्करबीजे ऽन्तर् निलीनानुभवाङ्कुरः
Filled with the oceanic lotus-ponds, with the peaks of Meru and other mountains as mere clods, within the seed of the lotus of the mind, the sprout of experience lies hidden.
यत्रैष म्रियते जीवस् तत्रैवं पश्यति क्षणात् । प्रत्येकम् उदितेष्व् एवं जगत्षण्डेषु भूरिशः
Wherever this living being dies, there in an instant he perceives thus; in each world-egg that arises, so it is, again and again.
कोटयो ब्रह्मरुद्रेन्द्रमरुद्विष्णुविवस्वताम् । मेर्वब्धिमण्डलद्वीपलोकान्तरदृशं गताः
Myriads of Brahmas, Rudras, Indras, Maruts, Vishnus, and Suns, along with Meru, oceans, continents, and worlds, have been seen and gone.
याता यास्यन्ति यान्त्य् एता दृष्तयो ऽनष्टरूपिणि । या ब्रह्मण्य् उपबृंहाढ्ये ताः के गणयितुं क्षमाः
These visions have gone, will go, and are going, in the undestroyed Reality; who is able to count those that are enriched by Brahman?
एवं कुड्यमयं विश्वं नास्त्य् एव मननाद् ऋते । मननं च खम् एवातस् तद् इदानीं विचारय
Thus, this world made of walls truly does not exist apart from thought; and thought itself is only space, so now reflect on this.
यद् एव तच् चिदाकाशं तद् एव परमं स्मृतं । मननं च चिदाकाशं तद् एव परमं पदम्
That which is consciousness-space alone is regarded as supreme; thought, too, is consciousness-space, and that alone is the highest state.
यद् एवाम्बु स आवर्तो न त्व् अस्त्य् आवर्त वस्तुसत् । दृष्ट्वैवास्ते दृश्यम् इव दृश्यं न त्व् अस्ति वस्तुसत्
Just as a whirlpool is only water and not a separate substance, so too, the seen exists only as perception, not as an independent reality.
चिद्व्योम्नो भूतनभसि कचनं यन् मणेर् इव । तज् जगद् भाति नानात्मरत्नं श्वभ्रम् इवाम्बरे
In the sky of consciousness, in the space of elements, what appears is like a reflection in a jewel; that world shines as the many-faceted gem of the Self, like a cloud in the sky.
मद्बुद्धार्थो जगच्छब्दो विद्यते परमं पदम् । त्वद्बुद्धार्थस् तु नास्त्य् एव त्वमहंशब्दकाव् अपि
The word 'world' exists only with reference to my understanding; it is the supreme state. But with reference to your understanding, neither the words 'you' nor 'I' exist at all.
तस्माल् लीलासरस्वत्याव् आकाशवपुषौ स्थिते । सर्वगे परमात्माच्छे सर्वत्राप्रतिघे ऽनघे
Therefore, O sinless one, Lila and Sarasvati, having assumed forms of space, remain everywhere, unimpeded, from the all-pervading Supreme Self.
यत्र तत्र तदा व्योम्नि यथाकाशं यथेप्सितम् । उदयं कुरुतस् तेन तद्गृहे ते स्थितिं गते
Wherever and whenever, in that space, as they wish, they manifest themselves—by that, they enter into that house and abide there.
सर्वत्र सम्भवति चिद्गगनं तदन्तस् तद्वेदनं कलनम् आमननं विसारि । तच् चातिवाहिकम् इहाहुर् अकुड्यम् एव देहं कथं क इव तं वद किं रुणद्धि
Everywhere, the sky of consciousness arises; within it are perception, thought, recollection, and expansion. This is called the supernatural body here, which is not obstructed—so tell me, how, by whom, and in what way could it ever be hindered?
तयोः प्रविष्टयोर् देव्योः पद्मसद्म बभूव तत् । चन्द्रद्वयोदयोद्द्योतधवलोदरसुन्दरम्
As those two goddesses entered, that lotus-mansion appeared, beautiful with a pure interior, radiant with the rising of two moons.
कोमलामलसौगन्ध्यमृदुमन्दारमारुतम् । तत्प्रभावेण निद्रालुनृपेतररणाङ्गनम्
It was gentle, spotless, fragrant, with a soft, mild breeze; by its influence, the battlefield where kings slept seemed transformed.
सौभाग्यनन्दनोद्यानं विद्रुतव्याधिवेदनम् । सवसन्तं वनम् इव फुल्लं प्रातर् इवाम्बुजम्
It was like a garden of fortune and joy, free from disease and pain, a blossoming forest in spring, or a lotus opening at dawn.
तयोर् देहप्रभापूरैश् शशिनिष्ष्यन्दशीतलैः । आह्लादितो ऽसौ बुबुधे राजोक्षित इवामृतैः
By the streams of radiance from their bodies, cool as moonlight, he was delighted and awakened, like a king anointed with nectar.