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.
सुखं दुःखं च मनसि तिले तैलम् इव स्थितम् । तद् देशकालवशतो घनं वा तनु वा भवेत्
Pleasure and pain reside in the mind, like oil in a sesame seed; depending on place and time, they may become dense or subtle.
तैलं तिलस्य च क्रान्त्या स्फुटताम् एति शाश्वतीम् । चेतसो मननासङ्गाद् घनीभूते सुखासुखे
Just as oil emerges from sesame seeds through pressing and attains a lasting clarity, so too, when pleasure and pain are condensed by the mind's constant reflection, they become manifest.
देशकालाभिधानेन राम सङ्कल्प एव हि । कथ्यते तद्वशाद् यस्माद् देशकालौ स्थितिं गतौ
O Rama, what is called 'place' and 'time' is truly only imagination; for it is by the power of imagination that place and time appear to exist.
प्रशाम्यत्य् उल्लसत्य् एति याति नन्दति वल्गति । मनश् शरीरसङ्कल्पे फलिते न शरीरकम्
The mind, in its projection of the body, subsides, rises, moves, delights, and leaps about; but when the projection is fulfilled, there is no actual body.
नानास्फालसमुल्लासैस् स्वसङ्कल्पोपकल्पितैः । मनो वल्गति देहे ऽस्मिन् स्वश्ववार इवाजिरे
The mind leaps within this body, through various surges and excitements, all fashioned by its own imagination, like a horse galloping in its own enclosure.
चापले प्रसरस् तस्माद् अन्तर् येन न दीयते । मनो विनयम् आधत्ते तस्यालान इव द्विपः
Therefore, when there is no inner indulgence in restlessness, the mind assumes self-control, like an elephant restrained by a tether.
न स्पन्दते मनो यस्य शस्त्रस्तम्भ इवोत्तमः । सद्वस्तुनो ऽसौ पुरुषश् शिष्टाः कर्दमकीटकाः
He whose mind does not stir, like a pillar fixed by a weapon, is the true person; the rest are like worms in the mud.
यस्याचापलतां यातं मन एकत्र संस्थितम् । अनुत्तमपदेनासौ ध्यानेनानुगतो ऽनघः
He whose mind, once restless, has become established in one place, follows the supreme state through meditation, O sinless one.
संयमान् मनसश् शान्तिम् एति संसारसम्भ्रमः । मन्दरे ऽस्पन्दतां याते यथा क्षीरमहार्णवः
When the mind is restrained, the confusion of worldly existence comes to rest, just as the ocean of milk becomes still when Mount Mandara ceases to churn it.
मनसो वृद्धयो या या भोगसङ्कल्पविभ्रमैः । संसारविषवृक्षस्य ता एवाङ्कुरयोनयः
Whatever growths arise in the mind through the confusions of desires for enjoyment—these alone are the sources of the sprouts of the poisonous tree of worldly existence.
चित्तं चलत्कुवलयं वलयन्त एते मूढा महाजडजवे मदमोहमन्दाः । आवर्तवर्तिनि विलूनविशीर्णचित्ताश् चक्रभ्रमे पुरुषदुर्भ्रमराः पतन्ति
The mind, like a restless blue lotus, is encircled by these deluded ones—greatly dull, swift in folly, intoxicated and slow with delusion—whose minds, torn and scattered in the whirling cycle, fall like bees lost in the spinning of a wheel.
अस्य चित्तमहाव्याधेश् चिकित्सायां वरौषधम् । स्वायत्तं शृणु युक्त्यात्मसुसाधं स्वात्मनि स्थितम्
Hear now the supreme remedy, self-dependent and easily applied, for the great disease of the mind—an excellent medicine, established within oneself, to be used with discernment.
स्वेनैव पौरुषेणाशु स्वसंवेदनरूपिणा । यत्नेन चित्तवेतालस् त्यक्त्वेष्टं वस्तु जीयते
By one's own effort, swiftly and with the power of direct self-awareness, the ghost of the mind is subdued through diligence, abandoning the desired object.
त्यजन्न् अभिमतं वस्तु यस् तिष्ठति निरामयः । जितम् एव मनस् तेन कुदान्त इव दन्तिना
He who stands free from affliction, having abandoned the desired object, has truly conquered the mind—just as one who has subdued an elephant is called a tamer.
स्वसंवेदनयत्नेन पाल्यते चित्तबालकः । अवस्तुनो वस्तुनि च योज्यते बोध्यते ऽपि च
With the effort of self-awareness, the childlike mind is to be guarded; it is to be joined to the real from the unreal, and thus it is to be instructed.
शास्त्रसङ्गमधीरेण चिन्तातप्तम् अतापिना । छिन्द्धि त्वम् अयसेवायो मनसैव मनो मुने
With the sword of your own mind, O sage, cut off the mind scorched by worry and attached to scriptures, just as iron is cut by iron.
अयत्नेन यथा बाल इतश् चेतश् च युज्यते । भव्यैस् तथैव चेतो ऽन्तः किम् इवात्रातिदुष्करम्
Just as a child’s mind is easily directed here and there, so too can the mind be turned inward towards the noble—what is so exceedingly difficult in this?
सत्कर्मणि समाक्रान्तम् उदर्कोदयदायिनि । स्वपौरुषेणैव मनश् चेतनेन नियोजयेत्
When engaged in righteous action, which brings forth future results, one should direct the mind with one's own effort and awareness.
स्वायत्तम् एकान्तहितं स्वेप्सितत्यागवेदनम् । यस्य दुष्करतां यातं धिक् तं पुरुषकीटकम्
If someone finds it difficult to renounce what is within their own power and for their own highest benefit, shame on such a person who is like a worm among men.
अरम्यं रम्यरूपेण भावयित्वा स्वसंविदा । मल्लेनेव शिशुश् चित्तम् अयत्नेनैव जीयते
By contemplating what is unpleasant as pleasant with one's own understanding, the mind, like a child to a wrestler, is easily subdued.