मयोक्तं तनयास्यां तु चितायां पतितात् पुनः । उत्कृत्योत्कृत्य भोक्तव्यं मत्तो मांसं क्षणात् त्वया
My daughter said to me: 'When you fall upon this pyre, you must quickly tear off and eat your own flesh, piece by piece.'
इत्य् उक्त्वा यावद् आत्मानं स्वं चितायां क्षिपाम्य् अहम् । लुठितो ऽस्मि जवात् तावद् अस्मात् सिंहासनान् नृपः
Having said this, as I was about to throw myself onto the pyre, I suddenly tumbled down from this very throne, O King.
ततस् तूर्यनिनादेन जयशब्देन चाभितः । भृशम् एव प्रबुद्धो ऽहं स्मृत्या च वलितस् स्थितः
Then, surrounded by the sound of drums and cries of victory, I awoke abruptly, regaining my senses and awareness.
इति शाम्बरिकेणेह मोह उत्पादितो मम । अज्ञानेनेव जीवस्य दशाशतसमन्वितः
Thus, by the power of Shambarika, I was plunged into delusion, just as a living being is enveloped by ignorance, experiencing countless states.
आत्मोदन्तं भवत्स्व् इत्थम् एनं कथितवान् अहम् । मार्काण्डेय इवानन्तं कल्पदुःखं सुराजसु
In this way, I have recounted to you the story of my own self, just as Markandeya once told the endless suffering of a cosmic age to the kings of the gods.
इत्य् उक्तवति राजेन्द्रे लवणे भूरितेजसि । अन्तर्धानं जगामासौ तत्र शाम्बरिकः क्षणात्
When the illustrious King Lavana had spoken thus, Shambarika instantly vanished from that place.
अथेदम् ऊचुस् ते सभ्या विस्मयाकुलचेतसः । अन्योऽन्यालोकनव्यग्रपद्मपत्त्रनिभेक्षणाः
Then those assembled there, their minds filled with astonishment, looked at one another with eyes wide as lotus petals and spoke these words:
अहो नु खलु चित्रेयं माया ननु विलक्षणा । को नु शाम्बरिको नाम क्व चासाव् अग्रतो गतः
Ah, truly, how marvelous and extraordinary is this illusion! Who indeed is this so-called Shambarika, and where has he gone ahead?
सर्वशक्तेर् विचित्रा हि शक्तयश् शतशो विधेः । यद् विवेकिमनो ऽप्य् एष विमोहयति मायया
Indeed, the powers of the Creator are wondrous and manifold; for even a discerning mind is bewildered by this illusion.
विज्ञातलोकवृत्तान्तः क्व नामायं महीपतिः । क्व सामान्यमनोवृत्तियोग्या विपुलसम्भ्रमाः
This king, who knows the affairs of the world—where is he now? And where are those great confusions fit only for ordinary minds?
न च शाम्बरिकोत्थेयं माया मनसि मोहनी । अर्थस्य गृध्नवो ह्य् एते नित्यं शाम्बरिकाः किल
Nor is this illusion, arising from Shambarika, a delusion in the mind; for these so-called Shambarikas are always intent on gain.
यत्नेन प्रार्थयन्ते ऽर्थं नान्तर्धानं व्रजन्ति ते । इति सन्देहदोलायां संस्थितौ लुठिता वयम्
They strive earnestly for wealth and do not vanish; thus, we are tossed about, standing in the swing of doubt.
सभायाम् अवसं तस्याम् अहं राम तदा किल । तेन प्रत्यक्षतो दृष्टं मयैतन् नाप्ततश् श्रूतम्
O Rama, at that time I was present in that assembly; what I saw then was witnessed directly by me, not merely heard from another.
अतिबहुकलनाविवर्धिताङ्गं नय निजचित्तम् इदं शमं महात्मन् । शमम् उपगमिते परं स्वभावे परमम् उपैष्यसि पावनं पदं तत्
Direct your own mind, which has grown through excessive imagination, toward tranquility, O great-souled one; when tranquility is attained in your true nature, you will reach that supreme, pure state.
परस्मात् कारणाद् आदौ चिच् चेत्यपदपातिनी । कलनापदम् आसाद्य कलङ्ककलनान्तरम्
In the beginning, due to a cause beyond, consciousness, falling into the state of subject and object, attains the realm of imagination, and from there, further imaginations of impurity arise.
असत्स्व् एव विमोहेषु रामैवम्प्रायवृत्तिषु । घनेषु तुच्छताम् एत्य चिराय परिमज्जति
Indeed, Rama, in the delusions of unreal things, the mind, behaving in such ways, attains insignificance amidst dense illusions and remains so for a long time.
असद् एव मनोवृत्तिर् म्लाना विस्तारयत्य् अलम् । दुःखं दोषसहस्रेण वेतालम् इव बालकः
The mind's tendency toward what is unreal becomes feeble, yet it spreads extensively, bringing suffering with a thousand faults, like a child with a Vetala.
सद् एव हि महादुःखम् असत्तां नयति क्षणम् । निष्कलङ्का मनोवृत्तिर् अन्धकारम् इवार्करुक्
Even what is real, for a moment, leads to great suffering by causing unreality; a pure mental tendency dispels darkness like the sun.
नयद् अभ्याशतां दूरम् अभ्याशं दूरतां नयत् । मनो वल्गति भूतेषु बालो बालखगेष्व् इव
Bringing what is near to a distance and what is distant to nearness, the mind leaps among beings like a child among young birds.
अभयं भयम् अज्ञस्य चेतसो वासनावतः । दूरतो मुग्धपान्थस्य स्थाणुर् याति पिशाचताम्
For the ignorant one whose mind is filled with tendencies, fear arises from what is fearless; from afar, the bewildered traveler sees a tree as a demon.
शत्रुत्वं शङ्कते मित्रे कलङ्कमलिनं मनः । मदाविष्टमतिर् जन्तुर् भ्रमत् पश्यति भूतलम्
The mind, stained by impurity, suspects enmity in a friend; the creature whose intellect is seized by intoxication, wandering, sees the earth spinning.
पर्याकुले हि मनसि शशिनो जायते ऽशनिः । अमृतं विषभावेन भुक्तं याति विषक्रियाम्
When the mind is greatly disturbed, lightning arises from the moon; nectar, consumed with the nature of poison, becomes poisonous in effect.
पुरपत्तननिर्माणम् असत् सद् इव पश्यति । वासनावलितं चेतस् स्वप्नवज् जाग्रद् एव हि
The mind, colored by tendencies, sees the construction of cities and towns as real, though they are unreal; indeed, even in waking, it experiences dreams.
मोहैककारणं जन्तोर् मनसो वासनोल्बणा । उत्खातव्या प्रयत्नेन मूलच्छेदेन चैव सा
The sole cause of delusion in a being is the forceful impression of the mind; it must be diligently uprooted, cut off at the root.
वासनावागुराकृष्टो मनोहरिणको नृणाम् । परां विवशताम् एति संसारवनगुल्मके
Drawn by the snare of impressions, the mind—like a deer—of people falls helplessly into the thicket of worldly existence.
येनोच्छिन्ना विचारेण जीवस्य ज्ञेन वासना । निरभ्रस्येव सूर्यस्य तस्यालोको विराजते
When, through discernment, the impressions of a living being are destroyed, then his light shines forth, like the sun in a cloudless sky.
अतस् त्वं मन एवेदं नरं विद्धि न देहकम् । जडो देहो मनस् त्व् अत्र न जडं नाजडं विदुः
Therefore, know that it is only the mind that is the person, not the body; the body is inert, but the mind is neither inert nor non-inert, as the wise understand.
यत् कृतं मनसा राम तत् कृतं विद्धि राघव । यत् त्यक्तं मनसा राम तत् त्यक्तं विद्धि राघव
Whatever is done by the mind, O Rāma, know that as truly done; whatever is abandoned by the mind, O Rāghava, know that as truly abandoned.
मनोमात्रं जगत् कृत्स्नं मनः पर्वतमण्डलम् । मनो व्योम मनो भूमिर् मनो वायुर् मनो महान्
The entire world is only mind; the mountains are mind, the sky is mind, the earth is mind, the wind is mind, the great elements are mind.
मनो यदि पदार्थं तु तद्भावेन न योजयेत् । ततस् सूर्यादयो ऽप्य् एते न प्रकाशाः कदाचन
If the mind does not associate an object with its own conception, then even the sun and the rest never appear as luminous.