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.
मनो मोहम् उपादत्ते यस्यासौ मूढ उच्यते । शरीरे मोहम् आपन्ने न शवे मूढ उच्यते
The mind takes up delusion; he whose mind does so is called deluded. When the body is deluded, it is not called deluded—like a corpse.
मनः पश्यद् भवत्य् अक्षि शृण्वच् श्रवणतां गतम् । त्वग्भावं स्पर्शनाद् एति घ्राणताम् एति शिङ्घनात्
The mind sees when it takes on the nature of the eye, hears when it assumes the state of the ear, becomes the sense of touch through contact, and attains the sense of smell by sniffing.
रसनाद् रसताम् एति विचित्रास्व् अत्र वृत्तिषु । नाटके नटवद् देहे मन एवाभिवर्तते
Through tasting, it becomes the sense of taste; in these various functions, the mind alone acts within the body, just as an actor performs in a play.
लघु दीर्घं करोत्य् एतत् सत्तासत्तां च गच्छति । कटुतां नयति स्वादु रिपुं नयति मित्रताम्
It makes things light or long, brings about existence or nonexistence, turns sweetness into bitterness, and makes an enemy into a friend.
य एव प्रतिभासो ऽस्य चेतसो वृत्तिवर्तिनः । तत् सद् एव हि प्रत्यक्षं तन्मात्रानुभवाद् इह
Whatever appearance arises in this mind, which operates through its functions, that alone is truly perceived here, due to the experience of the subtle elements.
प्रतिभासवशाद् एव स्वप्नार्थलितचेतसः । हरिश्चन्द्रस्य सम्पन्ना रात्रिर् द्वादशवार्षिकी
By the power of appearances alone, a single night for Hariśchandra, whose mind was absorbed in dream objects, became twelve years long.
चित्तानुभाववशतो मुहूर्तत्वं गतं युगम् । इन्द्रद्युम्नस्य वैरिञ्चपुराभ्यन्तरवर्तिनः
Through the influence of mental experience, an age became a moment for Indradyumna, who dwelled within the city of Brahma.
मनोज्ञया मनोवृत्त्या सुखतां याति रौरवम् । प्रातःप्राप्यस्वराज्यस्य सुबद्धस्येव बन्धनम्
By a delightful mental disposition, even the hell called Raurava becomes happiness; bondage feels like the royal sovereignty to one who will attain it in the morning.
जिते मनसि सर्वैव विजितैवेन्द्रियावली । शीर्यते च यथा तन्तौ दग्धे सौक्तिकमालिका
When the mind is conquered, all the senses are conquered as well; just as a pearl necklace falls apart when its thread is burned.
सर्वतस् स्थितया स्वच्छरूपया निर्विकारया । समया सूक्ष्मया नित्यं चिच्छक्त्या साक्षिभूतया
By the subtle, ever-present, witness-like power of consciousness, which remains everywhere, in its own form, unchanging and constant.
सर्वभावानुगतया न चेत्यार्थविभिन्नया । रामात्मसत्तयामूकम् अपि देहसमं जडम्
With the essence of Rama's self, which follows all states and is not divided by objects of cognition, even the mute and inert body becomes like consciousness.
मनो ऽन्तर् वल्गति व्यस्तमननैषणम् ऊर्जया । बहिर्गिरिसरिद्व्योमसमुद्रपुरलीलया
The mind, within, moves with the force of scattered thoughts, and outwardly plays among mountains, rivers, sky, ocean, and cities.
जाग्रच् चाभिमतं वस्तु नयत्य् अमृतमृष्टताम् । अनीहितं च विषतां नयत्य् अमृतम् अप्य् अलम्
In waking, it brings the desired object to the taste of immortality; and what is undesired, it leads to poison, even if it is truly nectar.
प्रसृज्य सर्वभावानाम् अलम् आत्मचमत्कृतिम् । मनस् त्व् अभिमताकारं रूपं सृजति वस्तुषु
Casting aside the wonder of all states, the mind creates the desired form among objects.
स्पन्देषु वायुताम् एति प्रकाशेषु प्रकाशताम् । द्रवेषु द्रवताम् एति चिच्छक्तिच्छुरितं मनः
In movements, it becomes like air; in illumination, it becomes light; in fluids, it becomes fluidity—the mind, infused with the power of consciousness.
पृथ्व्यां कठिनताम् एति शून्यवृत्तिषु शून्यताम् । सर्वत्रेच्छास्थितौ याति चिच्छक्तिच्छुरितं मनः
On earth, it becomes hardness; in void-like states, it becomes emptiness; everywhere, according to desire, the mind, imbued with consciousness, assumes its form.
शुक्लं कृष्णीकरोत्य् एतत् कृष्णं नयति शुक्लताम् । विनैव देशकालाभ्यां शक्तिं पश्यास्य चेतसः
This mind turns white into black, and black into white; without regard for place or time, observe its power.
मनस्य् अन्यत्र संसक्ते चर्वितस्यापि जिह्वया । भोजनस्यातिमृष्टस्य न स्वादो ह्य् अनुभूयते
When the mind is absorbed elsewhere, even if food is chewed thoroughly by the tongue, its taste is not truly experienced.
यच् चित्तदृष्टं तद् दृष्टं न दृष्टं तदलोकितम् । अन्धकारे यथा रूपम् इन्द्रियं निर्मनस् तथा
What is seen by the mind is seen; what is not seen by the mind is not seen—just as in darkness, form is not perceived by the senses without the mind.
इन्द्रियेण विनोदेति मनो नेन्द्रियम् उन्मनः । इन्द्रियाणि प्रसूतानि मनसो नेन्द्रियान् मनः
The mind finds delight through the senses, but the senses do not delight without the mind; the senses arise from the mind, but the mind does not arise from the senses.