क्रिमिकीटपतङ्गानां येषाम् अन्तस् स्वसंविदः । तान्य् एव तेषां बुद्ध्यादीन्य् अन्याभिख्यार्थकानि तु
For worms, insects, and flying creatures, their inner awareness is their only reality; their intellect and other faculties merely serve to designate them by different names.
यथोत्तराब्धिजनता दक्षिणाब्धिजनस्थितिम् । न किञ्चिद् अपि जानाति निजसंवेदनाद् ऋते
Just as the people of the eastern ocean know nothing of the existence of those by the southern ocean, except through their own awareness,
स्वसंज्ञानुभवे लीनास् तथा स्थावरजङ्गमाः । परस्परजडास् सर्वे स्वसङ्केतपरायणाः
In the same way, all stationary and moving beings are absorbed in their own self-awareness, mutually insensible, each devoted to their own sphere of perception.
यथा शिलान्तस्संस्थानां बहिस्स्थानां च वेदनम् । असज् जडं च भेकानां मिथोऽन्तस् तस्थुषां तथा
Just as stones are unaware of those outside themselves, and frogs, being insentient, are mutually unaware of each other within their own confines,
तत्र सर्वगतं चित्त्वाच् चिद्व्योम्ना यत् प्रचेतितम् । सर्गादौ चोपनं वायुस् स इहाद्यापि संस्थितः
There, whatever is known as mind, pervading all, is revealed by the space of consciousness; and just as wind was present at the beginning of creation, so it remains even now.
विदितं यत् तु सौशिर्यं तन् नभस् तत्र मारुतः । स्पन्दात्मेत्यादि स महान् पदार्थेष्व् इति चोपनम्
What is recognized as emptiness there is space, and wind exists within it; being of the nature of vibration and so on, it is called the great element among objects.
चित्त्वं तु परमार्थेन स्थावरे जङ्गमे स्थितम् । चोपनान्य् अनिलैर् एव भवन्ति न भवन्ति च
But mind, in the highest sense, abides in both the immobile and the mobile; its manifestations arise and cease only through the winds.
एवं भ्रान्तिमयं विश्वं पदार्थास् संविदंशवः । सर्गादिषु यथैवासंस् तथैवाद्यापि संस्थिताः
Thus, this world, full of delusion, is composed of objects that are rays of consciousness; just as they were at the beginning of creation, so they remain even now.
यथा विश्वपदार्थानां स्वभावस्य विजृम्भणम् । असत्यम् एव सत्याभं तद् एतत् कथितं तव
Just as the manifestation of the essential nature of all things in the world is, in truth, unreal though it appears real—so has this been explained to you.
अयम् अस्तङ्गतप्रायः पश्य राजा विदूरथः । मालाशवस्य पद्मस्य पत्युस् ते याति हृद्गुहाम्
See, King Viduratha, the lord of the garland-like lotus, is now nearly departed; he is entering the secret chamber of your heart.
केन मार्गेण देवेशि यान्त्यौ वै शवमण्डपम् । एनम् एवाशु पशन्त्याव् आवां गच्छाव उत्तमे
By which path, O goddess of the gods, do these two go to the funeral pavilion? Let us quickly observe this very one and proceed to the highest.
मनुष्यवासनान्तस्स्थं मार्गम् आश्रित्य गच्छति । एषो ऽहम् अपरं लोकं दूरं यामीति चिन्मयम्
He proceeds by the path that lies within the residue of human tendencies, thinking, 'I am going to another world, far away,' his mind made of consciousness.
मार्गेणावासनेनैव या वस् तेनैव सम्मतम् । परस्परेच्छा संवित्तिर् न हि सौहार्दबन्धिनी
By whatever path one goes, it is agreed that it is only by one's own latent tendencies; mutual desire and awareness are not truly bonds of affection.
इति विहितकथाशमक्रमायां परमदृशि प्रसृते प्रबोधभानौ । नृपतिवरसुतामनस्य् उदारे विगलितविज् जरढो विदूरथो ऽभूत्
Thus, as the discourse, which brings about the cessation of stories, unfolded and the supreme vision spread forth in the light of awakening, the noble-minded Viduratha, freed from delusion, became as if lifeless before the princess.
एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे राजा परिवृत्ताक्षितारकः । बभूवैकतनुप्राणस् सद्यश् शुष्कसिताधरः
Meanwhile, the king, with his eyes turned upward, became as if his life had merged into one; at once, his lips turned dry and white.
जीर्णपर्णसवर्णाभः क्षीणपाण्डुमुखच्छविः । भृङ्गकूजितसच्छायाश्वासकूटाविकूणितः
His complexion resembled withered leaves, his face pale and emaciated; his breath, like the hum of bees, came forth unevenly from his chest.
महामरणमूर्छान्धकूपे निपतिताशयः । अन्तर्निलीननिश्शेषनेत्रादीन्द्रियवृत्तिमान्
His intent had fallen into the deep pit of the great swoon of death, with all the activities of his senses—eyes and others—withdrawn completely within.
चित्रन्यस्त इवाकारमात्रदृश्यो विचेतनः । निस्स्पन्दसर्वावयवस् समुत्कीर्ण इवोपले
He appeared like a painted figure, visible only in form, devoid of consciousness, motionless in every limb, as if cast upon a stone.
बहुनात्र किम् उक्तेन तालुदेशेन तं जहौ । प्राणः पिपतिषुं वृक्षं सुपक्षीवान्तरिक्षगः
What more need be said? Through the region of the palate, his life-breath departed, like a well-winged bird leaving a tree for the sky.
तं ते ददृशतुर् बाले दिव्यदृष्टी नभोगतम् । जीवं प्राणमयं संविद्गन्धलेशम् इवानिले
With divine vision, the two maidens saw the vital being—composed of life-breath and awareness—rising into the sky, like a trace of fragrance in the wind.
सा जीवसंविद् गगनवातेनावलिता सती । खे दूरं गन्तुम् आरेभे वासनानुविधायिनी
That living awareness, carried by the wind of space, began to travel far through the sky, following the momentum of its own tendencies.
ताम् एवानुससाराथ स्त्रीद्वयं जीवसंविदम् । भ्रमरीयुगलं वातलग्नां गन्धकलाम् इव
Then those two women followed that living awareness, just as a pair of bees pursue a wisp of fragrance borne on the wind.
ततो मुहूर्तमात्रेण शान्ते मरणमूर्छने । साम्बरे बुबुधे संविद् गन्धलेखेव वयुना
After a brief moment, when the swoon of death had subsided, that awareness regained consciousness in the intermediate state, like a streak of scent stirred by the breeze.
अपश्यत् पुरुषान् याम्यान् नीयमानं च तैर् वपुः । बन्धुपिण्डप्रदानेन शरीरं जातम् आत्मनः
He saw the servants of Yama and his own body being carried away by them, while his relatives performed the funeral rites for the body that had belonged to him.
मार्गे कर्मफलोल्लासवति दूरतरे स्थितम् । वैवस्वतपुरं गन्तुं प्रवृत्तम् अनिवारितम्
On the path, where the fruits of actions shine from afar, he set forth, unstoppable, to reach the city of Vaivasvata.
प्राप्तं वैवस्वतपुरम् आदिष्टं च ततो यथा । अस्य कर्माण्य् अशुभ्राणि नैव सन्ति कदाचन
Having reached the city of Vaivasvata, it was then declared: this one never has any impure actions at all.
नित्यम् एवावदातानां कर्तायं शुभकर्मणाम् । भगवत्यास् सरस्वत्या वरेणायं विवर्धितः
He is always the doer of pure deeds; by the boon of the blessed Sarasvati, he has been elevated.
प्राक्तनो ऽस्य शवीभूतो देहो ऽस्ति कुसुमाम्बरः । प्रविशत्व् एष तं गत्वा त्यज्यताम् इत्य् अवेक्ष्य सः
His previous body, now lifeless, lies clothed in flowers; let him enter it, go there, and abandon it—so was he instructed.
ततस् त्यक्तो नभोमार्गं यन्त्रोपल इव प्लुतः । अथ जीवकला लीला ज्ञप्तिश् चेति त्रयं नभः
Then, leaving it, he soared along the sky-path like a machine-propelled stone; and the three—life-force, play, and knowledge—entered the sky.
पुप्लुवे जीवलेखा त्व् अरूपिण्य् एते न पश्यति । तम् एवानुसरन्त्यौ ते समुल्लङ्घ्य नभस्तलम्
The thread of life soared; these two, being formless, are not seen, but they followed him, surpassing the expanse of the sky.