आलिलिङ्ग घनं लीलां लीला च दयितं क्रमात् । पुनः पुनर् महानन्दो मृतप्रोज्जीवितो नृपः
Lila embraced her beloved in play, and in turn he embraced her; again and again, the king, revived from death, experienced great joy.
तदासीद् राजसदनं मदमन्मथमन्थरं । आनन्दमत्तजनतं वाद्यगेयरवाकुलम्
At that time, the royal palace was filled with people intoxicated by joy and love, resounding with the tumult of music and song.
जयमङ्गलपुण्याहघोषघुङ्घुमघर्घरम् । हृष्टपुष्टजनाकीर्णराजलोकवृताङ्गनम्
There was the deep, reverberating sound of victory, auspiciousness, and blessedness; the palace was crowded with delighted, well-nourished people, surrounded by the royal assembly and its women.
सिद्धविद्याधरोन्मुक्तपुष्पवर्षसशीत्कृतम् । ध्वनन्मृदङ्गमुरजकाहलाशङ्खदुन्दुभि
The air was cooled by showers of flowers released by Siddhas and Vidyadharas; the sound of drums, mridangas, murajas, kahalas, conches, and dundubhis resounded.
ऊर्ध्वीकृतबृहद्धस्तहास्तिकस्तनितोत्कटम् । उत्तालताण्डवस्त्रैणपूर्णाङ्गनलसद्ध्वनि
The great elephants raised their broad trunks high, thundering fiercely; the halls were filled with the loud sounds of vigorous tandava dances and the clapping of women's hands.
मिथस्सङ्घट्टनिपतन्नानोपायनदन्तुरम् । पुष्पशेखरसम्भारमयस्रग्दामसुन्दरम्
There was the commotion of people meeting, presenting various gifts, and the beauty of garlands and flower-crowns assembled together.
विकीर्णपाटितक्षौमं मन्त्रिसामन्तनागरैः । स्थलपद्ममयं व्योम रक्तैस् ताण्डविनीकरैः
The sky, strewn with torn linen by ministers, vassals, and citizens, became like a field of lotuses, reddened by the groups of dancers.
मत्तस्त्रीकन्धरावृत्तलीलान्दोलितकुण्डलम् । प्रनृत्तपादसम्पातप्रोन्नमत्पुष्पकर्दमम्
The air was filled with the swinging earrings of intoxicated women, their necks arched in play, and the dust of flowers rose from the stamping feet of the dancers.
पटवासशरन्मेघवितानकवितानितम् । वराङ्गनामुखैर् नृत्यच्चन्द्रलक्ष्यगृहाजिरम्
The canopy of clouds, like a tent of woven cloth, was adorned by the faces of noble women, dancing and shining like the moon in the courtyards of palaces.
परलोकाद् उपानीतो राज्ञात्मा पतिर् एव च । इत्य् एवं वृत्तगाथाभिर् जगुर् देशान्तरे जनाः
People in distant lands sang ballads of how the king and his very soul, his beloved, had been brought back from the other world.
पद्मो भूमिपतिश् श्रुत्वा वृत्तान्तकथनं मनाक् । चक्रे स्नानं समानीतैश् चतुस्सागरवारिभिः
Hearing the account of these events, King Padma performed a ritual bath with waters brought from the four oceans.
ततो ऽभिषिषिचुर् विप्रा मन्त्रिणो भूभुजश् शतम् । लब्धोदयम् अनन्तेहम् अमरेन्द्रम् इवामराः
Then the priests and ministers anointed the king, as the gods once anointed Indra, when he regained his fortune.
लीला लीला च राजाथ जीवन्मुक्ता महाधियः । रेमिरे पूर्ववृत्तान्तकथनैस् सुरतैर् इव
Lila, Lila herself, and the king, now liberated while living and of great wisdom, rejoiced in recalling their past adventures, as lovers delight in their unions.
सरस्वत्याः प्रसादेन स्वपौरुषकृतेन तत् । प्राप्तं लोकद्वयं श्रेयः पद्मेनेति महीभुजा
By the grace of Sarasvati and his own effort, King Padma attained the highest good in both worlds.
प्रज्ञप्तिज्ञानसंबुद्धो राजा लीलाद्वयान्वितः । चक्रे वर्षायुतान्य् अष्टौ तत्र राज्यम् अनिन्दितम्
The king, awakened to knowledge through conceptual understanding and endowed with the play of nonduality, ruled that realm blamelessly for eight thousand years.
जीवन्मुक्तो जितमना जितपञ्चेन्द्रियभ्रमः । असंसक्तमना मौनी यथाप्राप्तानुवृत्तिमान्
Liberated while living, his mind conquered, the delusion of the five senses overcome, his mind unattached, silent, and following only what came of itself.
तस्य लावण्यजलधेर् बिन्दुर् इन्दुर् इवोद्धृतः । तस्य प्रतापकल्पाग्नेर् भानुः कण इवोत्थितः
Like a drop drawn from the ocean of beauty is the moon; like a particle rising from the fire of his majesty is the sun.
जीवन्मुक्तास् त इत्य् एवं राज्यं वर्षायुताष्टकम् । कृत्वा विदेहमुक्तत्वम् आसेदुस् सिद्धसंविदः
Thus, those were liberated while living; after ruling the kingdom for eight thousand years, they attained disembodied liberation, their awareness perfected.
एतत् ते कथितं राम दृश्यदोषनिवृत्तये । लीलोपाख्यानम् अनघ घनतां जगतस् त्यज
This story of Lila has been told to you, O Rama, for the removal of faults in perception; O sinless one, abandon the density you attribute to the world.
शान्तैव दृश्यसत्तास्याश् शमनं नोपयुज्यते । सतो हि मार्जनं क्लेशो नासतस् तु कदाचन
The existence of appearances is inherently peaceful; suppression is of no use. For what exists, cleansing is painful; for what does not exist, there is never any need.
ज्ञानेनाकाशरूपेण दृश्यं ज्ञेयं खरूपकम् । इत्य् एकीभूतम् आलोक्य ज्ञस् तिष्ठत्य् अम्बरोपमः
By knowledge, which is of the nature of space, the object of knowledge, also of the nature of space, is seen as one; thus, the knower abides like the sky.
पृथ्व्यादिरहितेनेदं चिद्भासैव स्वयम्भुवा । साधितं यद् असिद्धेन तन् न द्व्यात्म न साधितम्
This, devoid of earth and the rest, is only the radiance of consciousness, self-existent; what is accomplished by what is unaccomplished is neither dual in nature nor truly accomplished.
संविद् यथा या यतते सा तथा बाह्यलेखिका । विसृता सृष्टिचिन्नद्यां यावद् यत्नान् न बोधिता
Consciousness, as it strives in whatever way, so too does the external appearance; released into the stream of creative awareness, it remains unawakened until effort is made.
चिदाकाशावभासो ऽयं जगद् इत्य् एव बुध्यते । चिद्व्योम्नैवात्मनि स्वच्छे परमाणुकणं प्रति
This world is understood as a manifestation within the space of consciousness; in the pure self, within the sky of awareness, even down to the smallest atom.
एवम् अस्या मुधाभ्रान्तेः का सत्ता केव वासना । कास्था का नियतिः केहा कावश्यम्भावितोच्यताम्
Thus, what reality, what latent impression, what condition, what destiny, what embodiment, what inevitability can be spoken of regarding this deluded confusion?
सर्वं चैतद् यथादृष्टं स्थितम् इत्थम् अखण्डितम् । मायैवैवम् अनन्तेयं न च मायास्ति काचन
All this remains as it is seen, whole and undivided; it is only māyā in the infinite, yet truly, there is no māyā at all.
अहो नु परमा दृष्टिर् दर्शिता भगवंस् त्वया । दावार्चिर्दृश्यकक्ष्याणां दाहशान्तौ कलैन्दवी
Indeed, O revered one, you have revealed the supreme vision: like the moon cooling the burning of wildfire in the realm of visible objects.
अहो नु सुचिरेणैतज् ज्ञातं ज्ञातव्यम् अक्षतम् । मया यथेदं यच् चेदं यादृक् चेदं यतो यदा
Indeed, after a long time, I have come to know this indestructible knowledge: whatever this is, however this is, in whatever way and whenever it is.
शाम्यामीव द्विजश्रेष्ठ निर्वामीवाविकल्पनः । एतद् आश्चर्यम् आख्यानं व्याख्यानं शास्त्रदृष्टिषु
I seem to become calm, O best of twice-born, I seem to become free from distinctions; this wondrous narration, this explanation, is found in the vision of the scriptures.
इदं मे भगवन् ब्रूहि संशयं सर्वकोविद । तव पातुं न तृप्तो ऽस्मि श्रोत्रपात्रैर् वचोऽमृतम्
O Lord, tell me this doubt, you who know all; I am not yet satisfied by drinking your nectar-like words through the vessels of my ears.