यदि कश्चिद् द्वितीयस् स्यात् तद् एकस्यैकता भवेत् । द्वित्वैक्ययोर् मिथस् सिद्धिर् आतपच्छाययोर् इव
If there were a second, then unity would belong to the one; the mutual establishment of duality and unity is like sunlight and its shadow.
यत्र नास्ति द्वितीयो हि तत्रैकस्यैकता कथम् । एकतायाम् असिद्धायां द्वयम् एव न विद्यते
Where there is no second, how can unity belong to the one? When unity is not established, duality itself does not exist.
एवं स्थिते तु यच् छिष्टं तत् स्याद् रिक्तम् इहास्थितेः । तस्मान् न व्यतिरिक्तं तद्रूपं द्रव इवाम्भसः
When this is so, whatever remains is empty, belonging to this state; therefore, nothing distinct from its own nature exists, like fluid from water.
नानारम्भविशालं च साम्येनाक्षुब्धरूपि च । बीजस्यान्तस् तरुर् इव ब्रह्मणो ऽन्तस् स्थितं जगत्
The world, vast in its manifold beginnings and tranquil in its sameness, abides within Brahman as a tree within its seed.
द्वैतम् अप्य् अपृथक् तस्माद् धेम्नः कटकता यथा । साम्यबुद्धावबोधे हि द्वैतं सच् च नसन्मयम्
Thus, even duality is not separate from the essence, like the hardness in gold; in the awareness of sameness, duality is both existent and composed of nonexistence.
यथा द्रवत्वं पयसस् स्पन्दनं मातरिश्वनः । व्योम्नश् शून्यत्वम् एवं हि न पृथग् द्वैतम् ईश्वरात्
Just as liquidity belongs to water, vibration to air, and emptiness to space, so duality is not separate from the Lord.
द्वैताद्वैतोपलम्भो हि दुःखायैष क्षयात्मने । निपुणो ऽनुपलम्भो यस् त्व् एतयोस् तत् परं विदुः
The perception of duality and nonduality is for sorrow and destruction; the subtle non-perception of both—those who know this are the highest.
मातृमानप्रमेयादि द्रष्टृदर्शनदृश्यताः । एतावज् जगद् एतच् च परमाणौ चितस् स्थितम्
Measure, measurer, and the measured—these states of seer, seeing, and seen—this is the world, and all this abides within the subtle particle of consciousness.
अयं जगदणुर् नित्यम् अनेनाणुसुमेरुणा । स्पन्दनं पवनेनेव स्वाङ्ग एव धृतः कुतः
This universe is but an atom, ever sustained within this subtle Mount Meru-like particle, just as movement is held within the wind, within its own being—how else could it be?
अहो नु भीमा मायेयम् अथ वा मायिता परा । परमाण्वन्तर् एवास्ति यत् त्रैलोक्यपरम्परा
Ah, truly, this is a vast illusion—or perhaps the illusionist is supreme; for within the subtle particle itself exists the entire succession of the three worlds.
अथासम्भवमायित्वम् एवैतत् सर्वदा स्थितम् । चिन्मात्रपरमाण्वन्तमात्रम् एव जगत् स्थितम्
Thus, this ever remains as an impossible illusion; the world exists only as a measure within the subtle particle of pure consciousness.
अन्तर्गतजगज्जालो ऽप्य् एषो ऽणुस् साम्यम् अत्यजन् । स्थितो ऽन्तस्स्थबृहद्वृक्षं बीजं भाण्डोदरे यथा
Even this network of worlds contained within remains in the atom, not abandoning its sameness, just as a seed holds within it the great tree inside a vessel.
बीजे ऽन्तर् वृक्षविस्तारस् स्थितस् सफलपल्लवः । परया दृश्यते दृष्ट्या जगच् च चिदणूदरे
Within the seed, the full expanse of the tree abides, with fruit and leaves; so too, by the supreme vision, the world is seen within the subtle particle of consciousness.
स शाखाफलवृक्षत्वम् अजहद् बीजकोटरे । यथा तरुस् स्थितस् तद्वद् विकासि चिदणौ जगत्
Without relinquishing its nature as branches, fruit, and tree, it remains in the seed’s hollow; just so, the world abides, unfolding within the subtle particle of consciousness.
संस्थितद्वैतम् अद्वैतबीजकोशम् इव स्थितम् । जगच् चित्परमाण्वन्तर् यः पश्यति स पश्यति
That which appears as duality is established as the seed-shell of nonduality; whoever sees the world within the subtle particle of consciousness, truly sees.
न द्वैतं न च वाद्वैतं न बीजं न च वाङ्कुरः । न स्थूलं न च वा सूक्ष्मं नाजातं जातम् एव नो
There is neither duality nor nonduality, neither seed nor sprout; neither gross nor subtle, neither unborn nor born.
न चास्ति न च नास्तीदं न सोम्यं क्षुभितं न च । त्रिजगच्चिदणोर् अन्तस् सत्त्वं वाथ न किञ्चन
This is neither existent nor nonexistent, neither gentle nor disturbed; within the atomic consciousness of the three worlds, there is neither being nor anything at all.
न जगन् नाजगद् वास्ति विद्यते चित्पराणुता । सर्वात्मिका यदा यत्र या यथोदेति तत् तथा
Neither the world nor non-world exists; only the supreme atomic consciousness is found—whatever arises, wherever and however, is just so.
उदेत्य् अनुदितो ऽप्य् एष स्वसंवेदनजृम्भितः । परमात्माणुर् एकात्मा समग्रात्मतयेव खे
This supreme atomic self, though not arisen, appears to arise through its own self-awareness, as the one self, pervading all, like space.
द्रुमीभूयेव बीजत्वम् इवोदेत्य् अनुदय्य् अपि । परं तत्त्वं जगद्भङ्ग्या जगन्नाशोदयेन च
Just as a seed seems to become a tree without truly arising, so the supreme reality appears in the form of the world, through the arising and dissolution of the world.
द्रुमो बीजतयेवाशु न सन्त्यक्तसमस्थितिः । तिष्ठत्य् अपगतस्पन्दत्यागात्यागः परो ऽणुकः
Like a tree remaining as a seed, never abandoning its own state, the supreme atom stands, free from vibration, beyond acceptance or rejection.
बिसतन्तुर् महामेरुः परात्माणोर् अपेक्षया । दृश्यः किल बिसे तन्तुर् अदृश्याक्ष्णा परात्मता
A lotus fiber or Mount Meru, in relation to the supreme atom, is seen as a fiber to the eye, but its true nature is invisible to the eye.
बिसतन्तुर् महामेरुः परमाणोः किलात्मनः । तस्यैव तद्घनाच् चान्तस्स्थिता मेर्वादिकोटयः
A lotus fiber or Mount Meru, in relation to the supreme atom of the self, and from the density of that alone, the peaks from Meru onward exist within.
एतेन तेन महता परमाणुना च व्याप्तं ततं विरचितं जनितं कृतं च । विश्वप्रपञ्चरचनं नभसेव विष्वक् शून्यत्वम् अच्छम् अभितः परिलब्धम् एव
By this, that vastness and the subtle atom are pervaded, spread out, fashioned, generated, and made; the structure of the universe is like the sky—everywhere, pure emptiness is distinctly obtained.
द्वैतेन सुन्दरतरं स्वम् अनुज्झतेव रूपं सुषुप्तसदृशेन परावबोधात् । ऐक्यं गतं स्थितगमागममुक्तम् एवम् इत्थं स्थितं ननु जगत् परमार्थपिण्डः
Through duality, it seems as if its own beautiful form is abandoned, like the state of deep sleep, from the highest awareness; unity is attained, free from coming and going, thus the world stands as the very essence of ultimate reality.
इति राजमुखाच् छ्रुत्वा कर्कटी वनमर्कटी । अवबुद्धपदान्तस्स्थं जहौ मात्सर्यचापलम्
Hearing this from the king’s lips, Karkati, the forest monkey, abandoned her restlessness and envy, remaining at the end of the realized teaching.
अन्तश्शीतलतां तोषं विश्रान्तिम् अपतापताम् । प्राप्ता प्रावृण्मयूरीव सज्योत्स्नेव कुमुद्वती
Within, she attained coolness, contentment, rest, and freedom from distress—like a peahen in the rainy season, or a lotus blooming in the full moonlight.
तया राजगिरा तस्या आनन्द उदभूद् भृशम् । गर्भो ऽन्तः खे बलाकाया रवेणेव पयोमुचः
By the king’s words, great joy arose in her, just as a crane’s egg is filled within by the sun, or a cloud by the wind.
अहो बत पवित्रेयं भवतोर् भाति शेमुषी । अनस्तमितसारेण प्रबोधार्केण भासिता
Ah, truly, how pure is your wisdom, shining with the undiminished radiance of the sun of awakening!
सिता समरसा शुद्धा ज्योत्स्नेव शशिमण्डलात् । विवेककणिका दृष्टा भवतोर् हृदयाद् इयम्
This particle of discernment, white, tranquil, and pure as the moon’s light, is seen arising from your hearts.