देहक्षये विविधदेहगणं करोति स्वप्नावनाव् इव वनं नवम् आशु चेतः । चित्ते क्षते न तु करोति हि किञ्चिद् एव देहस् ततस् समनुपालय चित्तरत्नम्
When the body perishes, the mind quickly creates a multitude of new bodies, just as in a dream a new forest appears. But when the mind is destroyed, the body does nothing at all; therefore, preserve the jewel of the mind.
दिशि दिशि हरिणाक्षीम् एव पश्यामि राजन् प्रिययुवतिमनस्त्वान् नित्यम् आनन्दितो ऽस्मि । तव सुखविकृतीनां यत् फलं दुःखदायि क्षणम् अथ सुचिरं वा तन् न पश्यामि किञ्चित्
O King, in every direction I see only the doe-eyed one, my beloved; my mind is always delighted by you, dear woman. I do not see at all, whether for a moment or a long time, any result of your pleasures that brings sorrow.
अथेन्द्रेणैवम् उक्तो ऽसौ राजा राजीवलोचनः । मुनिं भरतनामानं पार्श्वसंस्थम् उवाच ह
Then, when thus addressed by Indra, the lotus-eyed king spoke to the sage named Bharata, who was seated nearby.
भगवन् सर्वधर्मज्ञ पश्यस्य् अस्य दुरात्मनः । भृशम् अद्य मुखे स्फारं धार्ष्ट्यं मद्दारहारिणः
Venerable one, knower of all dharma, do you see the great audacity now openly displayed by this wicked man who has taken my wife?
पापानुरूपम् अप्य् अस्य शापं देहि महामुने । यद् अवध्यवधात् पापं वधत्यागात् तद् एव हि
O great sage, give him a curse fitting his sin; for the punishment of the unpunishable, the destruction that comes from killing, that alone is proper.
इत्य् उक्तो राजसिंहेन भरतो मुनिसत्तमः । यथावत् प्रविचार्याशु पापं तस्य दुरात्मनः
Thus addressed by the lion among kings, the noble sage Bharata quickly considered the sin of that wicked man as it truly was.
सहानया दुष्कृतिन्या भर्तृद्रोहाभिभूतया । विनाशं व्रज दुर्बुद्धे इति शापं विसृष्टवान्
With this evil-doer, overcome by betrayal of her husband, you of corrupt mind, go to destruction together—thus he pronounced the curse.
ततस् तौ स्नेहसम्बद्धमनस्काव् एव शापतः । पतितौ भूतले वृक्षविच्युताव् इव पल्लवौ
Then, because of the curse, both of them, their minds bound by attachment, fell to the earth like two leaves shaken from a tree.
अथ व्यसनसंसक्तौ मृगयोनिम् उपागतौ । ततो द्वाव् अपि संसक्तौ भूयो जातौ विहङ्गमौ
Afterwards, bound to misfortune, they took birth as deer; then, still attached, both were born again as birds.
अद्यास्माकं विभो सर्गे मिथस्सम्बद्धभावनौ । तपःपरौ महापुण्यौ जातौ ब्राह्मणदम्पती
Today, O Lord, in this creation, a brahmin couple has been born, both deeply devoted to ascetic practice, bound together by mutual intention, and supremely virtuous.
भारतो हि तयोश् शापस् स समर्थो बभूव ह । शरीरमात्राक्रमणे न मनोनिग्रहे प्रभो
Indeed, O Lord, the curse of Bharata upon them was effective only in regard to the body, not in the restraint of the mind.
ताव् अद्यावधितेनैव देहसंस्कारहेतुना । यत्र यत्रोपजायेते भवतस् तत्र दम्पती
From that time until now, due to the influence of bodily tendencies, wherever they are born, those two always become husband and wife.
अकृत्रिमप्रेमरसानुविद्धं स्नेहं तयोस् तं प्रसमीक्ष्य कान्तम् । वृक्षा अपि स्नेहरसानुविद्धाश् शृङ्गारचेष्टाकुलिता भवति
Observing the pure and natural affection infused with the essence of love between them, even the trees, touched by that nectar of affection, become stirred with gestures of romance.
तेनैतद् वच्मि भगवन् यथाजातं मनो मुने । अनिग्राह्यम् अभेद्यं च शापैर् अपि दुरासदैः
Therefore, O venerable sage, I say this as it has arisen in my mind: the mind is ungraspable, impenetrable, and not subdued even by powerful curses.
ऐन्दवानाम् अतस् सृष्टिक्रमाणां प्रविनाशनम् । युज्यते न न च ब्रह्मन् युक्तम् एतन् महात्मनः
The destruction of the lunar race or the order of creation is not appropriate, O Brahman; such a thing does not befit the great-souled one.
किं तद् अस्ति जगत्य् अस्मिन् विविधेषु जगत्सु वा । तवापि नाथ नाथस्य यद् दैन्याय महात्मनः
What is there in this world or among the various worlds that could bring misery to you, O Lord, or to the Lord of lords, who is great-souled?
मनो हि जगतां कर्तृ मनो हि पुरुषस् स्मृतः । मनःकृतं कृतं लोके न शरीरकृतं कृतम्
For the mind is the creator of worlds; the mind is said to be the person. What is done by the mind is truly done in the world, not what is done by the body.
यन् मनोनिश्चयकृतं तद् द्रव्यौषधिदण्डनैः । हन्तुं न शक्यते जन्तोः प्रतिबिम्बं मणेर् इव
That which is determined by the mind cannot be destroyed in a being by means of substances, medicines, or punishments, just as the reflection in a jewel cannot be removed.
तस्माद् एते ऽत्र तिष्ठन्तु भासुरैस् सर्गसम्भ्रमैः । त्वं सृष्ट्वेह प्रजास् तिष्ठ बुद्ध्याकाशे ऽप्य् अनन्तकः
Therefore, let these remain here, amidst the brilliant commotion of creation; you, having created beings here, remain in the space of intelligence, O endless one.
चित्ताकाशश् चिदाकाश आकाशश् च तृतीयकः । अनन्तास् त्रय एवैते चिदाकाशप्रकाशिताः
The space of mind, the space of consciousness, and the third, physical space—these three are indeed infinite, all revealed by the light of the space of consciousness.
एकं द्वौ वा बहून् वापि कुरु सर्गान् प्रजापते । स्वेच्छयात्मनि तिष्ठ त्वं किं गृहीतं तवैन्दवैः
O creator, make one, two, or many creations as you wish; abide in your own will—what is gained for you by the Indras?
अथैन्दवे जगज्जाले भानुनेत्थम् उदाहृते । मया सञ्चिन्त्य सुचिरम् इदम् उक्तं महामुने
Then, when the net of the world was thus spoken of by the radiant one, I reflected for a long time and said this, O great sage.
युक्तम् उक्तं त्वया भानो विततं हि किलाम्बरम् । मनश् च विततं चापि चिदाकाशश् च विस्तृतः
What you have said is fitting, O radiant one, for indeed the sky is vast, the mind is vast, and the space of consciousness is also expansive.
तद् यथाभिमतं सर्गं नित्यं कर्म करोम्य् अहम् । कल्पयामि बहून्य् आशु भूतजालानि भास्कर
Therefore, as desired, I perform the act of creation always; I quickly imagine many hosts of beings, O sun.
तत् त्वम् एवाशु भगवन् प्रथमो ऽत्र मनुर् भव । कुरु सर्गं यथाकामं मया समभिचोदितः
Therefore, you yourself, O blessed one, quickly become the first Manu here; create the world as you wish, prompted by me.
अथैतत् स महातेजा मम वाक्यं प्रभाकरः । अङ्गीकृत्य द्विधात्मानं चकार तपतां वरः
Then, that radiant one, Prabhākara, accepted my words and, being the foremost among those who burn, made himself twofold.
एकेन प्राक्तने तस्मिन् वपुषा सूर्यतां गतः । व्योमाध्वगतया सर्गे ततान दिवसावलीम्
With one form, he became the sun in his previous body, and, moving along the path of the sky, spread forth the succession of days in creation.
मन्मनुत्वं द्वितीयेन कृत्वा स्ववपुषा क्षणात् । ससर्ज सकलां सृष्टिं तताम् अभिमतां मम
With the second form, assuming my own nature in an instant, he produced the entire creation, extending it as I desired.
प्रतिभासम् उपायाति यद् यद् अस्य हि चेतसः । तत् तत् प्रकटताम् एति स्थैर्यं सफलताम् अपि
Whatever appears in his mind, that indeed comes forth clearly, and its stability and fruition also manifest.
सामान्यब्राह्मणा भूत्वा प्रतिभासवशात् किल । ऐन्दवा ब्रह्मतां याता मनसः पश्य शक्तताम्
Ordinary Brahmins, by the power of imagination, truly attained the state of Brahman like the lunar Brahmins; see the potency of the mind.