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.
अत्यन्तभिन्नयोर् ऐक्यं येषाम् चित्तशरीरयोः । ज्ञातज्ञेया महात्मानो नमस्यास् ते सुपण्डिताः
Those who realize the unity of the utterly distinct mind and body, who know both the knower and the known—those great souls, learned ones, are worthy of reverence.
कुसुमोल्लासिधम्मिला हेलावलितलोचना । काष्ठकुड्योपमाङ्गेषु लग्नाप्य् अमनसो ऽङ्गना
A woman, adorned with blooming flowers, playful and with darting eyes, though attached to a body like wood or a wall, remains absent-minded.
मनस्य् अन्यत्र संसक्ते वीतरागेण कानने । क्रव्यादचर्वितो ऽङ्गस्थस् स्वकरो ऽपि न लक्षितः
When the mind is absorbed elsewhere, even in a forest, a detached person does not notice his own hand, even if it is bitten by a wild animal.
सुखीकर्तुं सुदुःखानि दुःखीकर्तुं सुखानि च । सुखेनैवाशु युज्यन्ते मनसो ऽतिशयान् मुनेः
To make intense suffering pleasant, or to make pleasure painful, the mind of the sage swiftly adapts, always with ease.
मनस्य् अन्यत्र संसक्ते कथ्यमानापि यत्नतः । लता परशुकृत्तेव कथा विच्छिद्यते बत
When the mind is absorbed elsewhere, even if a story is told with effort, it is interrupted, just as a vine is cut by an axe.
मनस्य् अद्रितटारूढे गृहस्थेनापि जन्तुना । श्वभ्राभ्रकन्दरभ्रान्तिदुःखं समनुभूयते
Even a householder, when his mind is caught up in the depths of attachment, experiences the suffering of confusion, as if lost in chasms, clouds, and ravines.
मनस्य् उल्लसिते स्वप्ने हृद्य् एव पुरपर्वताः । आकाश इव विस्तीर्णे दृश्यन्ते निर्मिताः क्षणात्
When the mind becomes radiant in a dream, entire cities and mountains appear instantly within the heart, spread out vast as the sky.
मनो विलुलितं स्वप्ने हृद्य् एवाद्रिपुरावलीम् । तनोति चलितो ऽम्भोधिर् वीचीचयम् इवात्मनि
When the mind is agitated in a dream, it generates within itself a succession of mountain ranges and cities, just as a stirred ocean raises up waves upon itself.
अन्तर् अब्धेर् जलाद् यद्वत् तरङ्गापीडवीचयः । देहान्तर् मनसस् तद्वत् स्वप्नाद्रिपुरराजयः
Just as rows of waves and crests arise from the water within the ocean, so too, within the body, the mind produces dream-mountains and city-kingships.
अङ्कुरस्य यथा पत्त्रलतापुष्पफलश्रियः । मनसो ऽस्य तथा जाग्रत्स्वप्नविभ्रमभूतयः
Just as shoots give rise to leaves, creepers, flowers, and fruits, so too, from the mind arise the various illusions of waking and dreaming.
व्यतिरिक्ता यथा हेम्नो न हैमवनिता तथा । जाग्रत्स्वप्नक्रियालक्ष्मीर् व्यतिरिक्ता न चेतसः
Just as golden ornaments are not separate from gold, so too, the splendors of waking and dream actions are not separate from consciousness.
धाराकणोर्मिफेनश्रीर् यथा संलक्ष्यते ऽम्भसः । तथा विचित्रविभवा नानातेयं हि चेतसः
Just as streams, drops, foam, and beauty are seen in water, so too, all the diverse and wondrous manifestations arise from consciousness.
स्वचित्तवृत्तिर् एवेयं जाग्रत्स्वप्नदृशोदिता । रसावेशाद् उपादत्ते शैलूष इव भूमिकाम्
This activity of one's own mind, appearing as waking and dream experience, takes on various roles according to the flavor it absorbs, just like an actor assumes different parts.
चण्डालत्वं हि लवणः प्रतिभासवशाद् यथा । तथेदं जगद् आभोगि मनोमननमात्रकम्
Just as the state of being a caṇḍāla arises for Lavaṇa through the power of appearance, so too does this world seem to be experienced, though it is only a product of mental conception.
यद् यत् संवेद्यते किञ्चित् तेन तेनाशु भूयते । मनोमनननिर्माणं यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु
Whatever is perceived in any way is immediately manifested in that manner; the creation of the mind’s conception—shape it as you wish.
नानापुरसरिच्छैलरूपताम् एत्य देहिनाम् । तनोत्य् अन्तस्स्थम् एवेदं जाग्रत्स्वप्नभ्रमं मनः
The mind, within the embodied beings, assumes forms of various cities, rivers, and mountains, producing the illusion of waking and dreaming states.
सुरत्वाद् दैत्यताम् एति नागत्वान् नगताम् अपि । प्रतिभासवशाच् चित्तम् आपदं लवणो यथा
The mind, by the force of appearance, attains the state of a celestial or a demon, or even that of a serpent or a mountain, just as Lavaṇa did.
नरत्वाद् एति नारीत्वं पितृत्वात् पुत्रतां पुनः । यथा क्षिप्रं प्रति नटस् स्वसङ्कल्पात् तथा मनः
From being a man, it becomes a woman; from being a father, it becomes a son again; just as an actor swiftly changes roles by his own intention, so does the mind.
सङ्कल्पतः प्रम्रियते सङ्कल्पाज् जायते पुनः । मनश् चिरतराभ्यस्ताज् जीवताम् एत्य् अनाकृति
By intention, it perishes; from intention, it arises again; the mind, long practiced, attains the state of living beings, though it has no fixed form.
मनो मननसम्मूढम् ऊढवासनमारुतात् । सङ्कल्पाद् योनिम् आयाति सुखं दुःखं भयाभये
The mind, confused by its own conceptions and carried by the winds of deep-seated tendencies, enters into various wombs through intention, experiencing pleasure, pain, fear, and safety.