सर्वासाम् अन्त्रतन्त्रीणां स्नायुमेदोवसासृजाम् । रन्ध्रेषु पक्षिण्येवान्तर् निलीनं मलिनाङ्गया
Within all the channels, tendons, nerves, fat, and blood, she, with impure limbs, hid herself like a bird within crevices.
यस्यां नाड्यां न यो वायुर् माति तत् ताम् उपेतया । तत्र शूलं कृतं मूलं न्यग्रोधाग्र इवोत्कटम्
Wherever the wind does not move in a particular channel, she entered there and established a sharp pain, like the fierce root of a banyan tree.
तच् छरीरेन्द्रियैस् तानि तथान्यानि बहूनि च । भुक्तानि नरमांसानि भोजनान्य् उचितानि च
Through that body and its senses, as well as many others, she consumed human flesh and other suitable foods.
सुप्तं विवलितानल्पमालया मुग्धबालया । कान्तवक्षस्स्थलस्यूतम्लिष्टपत्त्रकपोलया
Asleep, she stirs slightly, her garland askew, a young maiden with tender cheeks pressed against her lover’s chest.
विहृतं वीतशोकासु विहङ्ग्या वनवीथिषु । कल्पद्रुमोत्थपुष्पाभ्रद्विगुणाम्भोदपङ्क्तिषु
She has wandered, free from sorrow, like a bird along the forest paths, among rows of clouds of flowers rising from wish-fulfilling trees, doubled in splendor.
पीत आमोदिमन्दारमकरन्दकणासवः । वनेष्व् अमरशैलानाम् अलिन्यालिनिलीनया
She has drunk the fragrant nectar of pollen from the mandara blossoms in the forests of the celestial mountains, hidden among the swarms of bees.
चर्वितानि शवाङ्गानि गृध्रगर्वातिवृद्धया । खड्गयष्ट्येव सङ्ग्रामे वीराङ्गानि जवेद्धया
She has chewed on corpses’ limbs, like an aged vulture proud of its strength, or like a sword-staff in battle, devouring the bodies of heroes with speed.
सर्वाङ्गकोशनाडीषु दिक्ष्व् इवानिललेखया । उड्डीनम् अवडीनं च काक्येव व्योमवीथिषु
In all the channels and sheaths of the body, like the wind’s trace in every direction, she rises and falls, like a crow along the pathways of the sky.
विराडात्महृदि प्राणा वातस्कन्धास् स्फुरन्ति खे । यथा तथा प्रस्फुरितं प्रति देहगृहं तया
Within the cosmic Self, the breaths vibrate in the sky, carried by the wind’s current; in the same way, she vibrates in every bodily dwelling.
सर्वप्राणिशरीरेषु भ्रान्तं चिच्छक्तिदुष्टया । दीपप्रभाभासितया गृहिण्येव स्वसद्मसु
She wanders in the bodies of all living beings, distorted by the power of consciousness, like a housewife illuminating her own home with the light of a lamp.
विहृतं रुधिरेष्व् अन्तर् द्रवशक्त्येव वारिषु । अब्धिष्व् आवर्तवृत्त्येव जठरेषु विवल्गितम्
She moves within the blood, like the power of fluid in water; in the oceans, like the motion of whirlpools; in the belly, she writhes and turns.
सुप्तं मेदस्सु शुभ्रेषु शेषाङ्गेष्व् इव शौरिणा । स्वादितस् स्वामगन्धो ऽन्तर् वातशक्त्यामृतं यथा
As the fragrance of camphor lies dormant within pure substances, or as nectar is hidden within the power of the wind, so too is the innate scent tasted within by the one who possesses it.
तरुगुल्मौषधादीनां हृत्स्थारण्यानिलश्रिया । परिभुक्तान्य् अशक्तानि हिंसया वीक्षितानि च
The inner forest of trees, bushes, and herbs is enjoyed by the wind that resides in the heart; yet, when consumed, they become powerless, and when struck, they are merely observed.
अहं जीवमयी सूची स्याम् इतीच्छावरेण सा । सम्पन्ना मानसी सूचिश् चेतनी पावनी शिता
The desire, 'May I become a needle made of living consciousness,' arises; thus, the mental needle is formed—conscious, pure, and sharp.
अदृश्यया तया तेन मारुतोग्रतुरङ्गया । अयस्सूचीनिलयया विहृतं दिक्षु रुद्धया
With that invisible, exceedingly swift, wind-like needle, whose abode is air, movement is made in all directions, yet it remains concealed.
पीतं भुक्तं विलसितं हसितं दत्तम् आहृतम् । नर्तितं गीतम् उषितम् अनन्तैः प्राणिदेहकैः
Drinking, eating, playing, laughing, giving, taking, dancing, singing, and staying awake—all these are performed by countless embodied beings.
अदृश्यया शरीरिण्या मनः पवनदेहया । कृतम् आकाशरूपिण्या न तद् अस्ति न यत् तया
By the invisible embodied one, whose body is mind and wind, all acts are accomplished in the form of space; there is nothing that is not done by it.
मत्तयाशक्तया स्वादुरसांश् चर्वितुम् एतया । बालयालानम् आश्रित्य करिण्येव विवल्गितम्
By this intoxicated, powerless one, delighting in sweet tastes, wandering is done, taking support of the play of children, like a female elephant in heat.
कल्लोलबहलाद्यूनदेहदुष्टनदीष्व् अलम् । वेगैर् वैधुर्यकारिण्या मत्तया मकरायितम्
In rivers that are impure, diminished, or agitated by waves, this intoxicated one, whose speed brings about faintness, becomes like a crocodile.
अशक्तया निगिरितुं मेदोमांसं तया हृदि । दूनं सुचिरम् अर्थाढ्यवृद्धातुरधिया यथा
Unable to restrain the fat and flesh within the heart, she suffers for a long time, like one whose mind is weakened by abundance of wealth and old age.
गजोष्ट्रमृगहस्त्यश्वसिंहादिहृदि नर्तितम् । नर्तक्येव चिरं रङ्गे वेल्लयन्त्याङ्गम् अङ्गके
Elephants, camels, deer, horses, lions, and others dance within her heart, just as a dancer moves her limbs for a long time on the stage.
बहिर् अन्तश् च वायूनाम् एकत्वम् अनुयातया । गन्धलेखिकयेवान्तस्स्थितं दुर्लक्ष्ययानया
By following the unity of the winds both outside and inside, she becomes difficult to perceive, like a fragrance-writer whose presence is hidden within.
मन्त्रौषधतपोदानदेवपूजादिभिर् हिता । वल्गद्गिरिनदीतुङ्गतरङ्गवद् अपद्रुता
Benefited by mantras, herbs, austerities, gifts, worship of gods, and the like, she rushes forth like the lofty waves of a mountain river.
दीपप्रभेवाविज्ञातगतिर् गत्वाशु लीयते । अयस्सूच्यां मातरीव तत्र निवृतिम् एति सा
Like the light of a lamp whose movement is unknown, she quickly merges, just as a needle enters its sheath and finds rest there.
स्ववासनानुसारेण सर्व आस्पदम् ईहते । सूचित्वम् एव राक्षस्या सूचित्वेनास्पदीकृतम्
According to her own tendencies, she seeks every abode; the indication itself is the demoness, and by indication, the abode is established.
सर्वो विहृत्यापि दिशस् स्वम् एवास्पदम् आपदि । जीवसूची लोहसूचीम् इवायाति जडो जनः
Even after wandering through all directions, everyone ultimately reaches their own abode; the living needle comes to the iron needle, just as the dull person returns.
एवं प्रयतमाना सा विहरन्ती दिशो दश । मानसीं तृप्तिम् आयाति न शारीरीं कदाचन
Thus, striving and wandering through the ten directions, she attains mental satisfaction, but never bodily satisfaction.
सति धर्मिणि धर्मा हि सम्भवन्तीह नासति । शरीरं दृश्यते यस्य तस्य तत् किल तृप्यति
Indeed, qualities arise only when their substratum exists, not when it does not; the body is seen to belong to someone, and it is that which becomes satisfied.
अथ तृप्तस्य देहस्य स्मरणात् प्राक्तनस्य सा । बभूव दुःखिता स्वादुपूर्णोदरसुखार्थिनी
Then, because of remembering her previous body, she who had a satisfied body became distressed, desiring the pleasure of a full and sweet stomach.
ततः प्राक्तनदेहार्थं करोमि विपुलं तपः । इति सञ्चिन्त्य तपसे देशं निर्णीय चात्मना
Therefore, thinking, 'I will perform great austerity for the sake of my former body,' she determined upon a place for ascetic practice by her own will.