अतस् स्मर्तुर् अभावे सा स्मृतिः कोदेतु किं कथम् । अवश्यं हि महाकल्पे सर्वे मोक्षैकभागिनः
Thus, in the absence of the rememberer, how, by whom, and in what way could that memory arise? Surely, in the great cycle, all become partakers in liberation alone.
नानुभूते ऽनुभूते च स्वतश् चिद्व्योम्नि या स्मृतिः । सा जगच्छ्रीर् इति प्रौढा दृश्याभावे हि चित्प्रभा
The memory that arises, whether of experienced or unexperienced things, in the space of consciousness itself—this is what is called the glory of the world; for when the seen is absent, only the radiance of consciousness remains.
भाति संवित्प्रभैवाच्छम् अनाद्यन्तावभासिनी । यत् तद् एतज् जगद् इति स्वयम्भूर् इति च स्थितम्
It shines as the pure radiance of awareness, illuminating without beginning or end; this is what is established as 'this world' and as 'the self-born.'
अनादिकालसंसिद्धं यद् भानं ब्रह्मणो निजम् । स आतिवाहिको देहो विराजो जगदाकृतिः
That innate radiance of Brahman, perfected from beginningless time, is the subtle body, the cosmic form, the very shape of the universe.
परमाणाव् इदं भाति जगत् सभुवनत्रयम् । देशकालक्रियाद्रव्यदिनरात्रिक्रमान्वितम्
In the atom, this universe shines forth, along with the three worlds, endowed with space, time, action, substance, and the sequence of day and night.
परमाणुं प्रति ततस् तस्यान्तस् तादृग् एव च । भाति भास्वरिताकारं तादृग्गिरिकुलावृतम्
In the same way, within each atom, its interior appears similarly; it shines forth with a radiant form, just as a mountain range is enveloped.
तत्रापि तादृगाकारम् एवं प्रत्य् अणुम् आततम् । दृश्यम् आभाति भारूपम् एतद् अङ्ग न वास्तवम्
There too, the same form is seen, thus extending into each atom; what is seen appears as a mass, O dear one, but this is not truly real.
इत्य् अस्त्य् अन्तो न सद्दृष्टेर् असद्दृष्टेश् च वा क्वचित् । अस्यास् त्व् अभ्युदितं बुद्धम् अबुद्धं प्रति वानघ
Thus, there is no end to the vision of the real or the unreal anywhere; but, O sinless one, this has arisen with respect to the awakened and the unawakened.
बुद्धं प्रतीदं ब्रह्मैव केवलं शान्तम् अव्ययम् । अबुद्धं प्रति तु द्वैतभासुरं भुवनान्वितम्
For the awakened, this is only Brahman—peaceful and unchanging; but for the unawakened, it appears as a dualistic, shining world filled with realms.
यथेदं भासुरं भाति जगद् अण्डकजृम्भितम् । तथा कोटिसहस्राणि भान्त्य् अन्यान्य् अप्य् अणाव् अणौ
Just as this radiant world appears, expanding from the cosmic egg, so too countless millions of others shine forth, one within another, in each atom.
यथा स्तम्भे पुत्रिकान्तस् तस्याश् चाङ्गेषु पुत्रिका । तस्याश् च पुत्रिकास्त्य् अङ्गे तथा त्रैलोक्यपुत्रिका
As within a pillar is a doll, and within her limbs are further dolls, and within those limbs yet more dolls—so too are the worlds within worlds.
न भिन्ना न च सङ्ख्येया यथाद्रौ परमाणवः । तथा ब्रह्मबृहन्मेरौ त्रैलोक्यपरमाणवः
They are neither separate nor countable, just as the atoms in a mountain; so too are the atomic worlds within the vast mountain of Brahman.
सूर्यौघांशुषु सङ्ख्यातुं शक्यन्ते लघवो ऽणवः । नानाद्यन्ताश् चिदादित्ये त्रैलोक्यपरमाणवः
The tiny atoms may be counted in the rays of the sun, but the atomic worlds within the sun of consciousness are countless, with neither beginning nor end.
यथाणवो वहन्त्य् अर्कदीप्तिष्व् अप्सु रजस्सु च । तथा वहन्ते चिद्व्योम्नि त्रैलोक्यपरमाणवः
Just as atoms move within sunlight, water, and dust, so too do the atoms of the three worlds move within the space of consciousness.
शून्यानुभवमात्रात्म भूताकाशम् इदं यथा । सर्गानुभवमात्रात्म चिदाकाशम् इदं तथा
Just as this elemental space is nothing but the experience of emptiness, so too is this space of consciousness nothing but the experience of creation.
सर्गस् तु सर्गशब्दार्थतया बुद्धो नयत्य् अधः । स ब्रह्मशब्दार्थतया बुद्धश् श्रेयो भवत्य् अलम्
Creation, when understood as merely the word 'creation,' leads the mind downward; but when understood as the meaning of the word 'Brahman,' it truly brings about the highest good.
विज्ञानात्मा शासिता विश्वबीजं ब्रह्मैवाद्यं स्वं चिदाकाशमात्रम् । तस्माज् जातं यत् तद् एवेति वेद्यं बुध्यस्वान्तर् बोधसम्बोधमात्रम्
The ruler, whose essence is knowledge, is the very seed of the universe, the original Brahman, which is only its own space of consciousness; know that whatever arises from that is nothing but the awareness of inner consciousness.
शास्त्रसत्सङ्गमाभ्यासैस् सविवेको जितेन्द्रियः । अत्यन्ताभावम् एवास्य दृश्यौघस्यावगच्छति
Through study of scripture, association with the wise, and repeated practice, one who is discerning and has mastered the senses comes to realize the utter non-existence of this mass of perceived objects.
एतत् ते कथितं सर्वं स्वरूपं रूपिणां वर । संसारसागरश्रेण्यो यथायान्ति प्रयान्ति च
All this has been explained to you, O best of those with form, regarding the true nature of forms—how the series of waves in the ocean of worldly existence arise and subside.
बहुनात्र किम् उक्तेन मनः कर्मद्रुमाङ्कुरः । तस्मिंश् छिन्ने जगच्छाखश् छिन्नः कर्मतरुर् भवेत्
What more need be said? The mind is the sprout of the tree of action; when it is cut, the branches of the world are cut, and the tree of action is destroyed.
मनस् सर्वम् इदं राम तस्मिन्न् अन्तश् चिकित्सिते । चिकित्सितो ऽयं सकलो जन्मजालमयो भवः
O Rāma, all this exists because of the mind; when it is treated at its root, the entire network of birth-based existence is healed.
तद् एतज् जायते लोके मनो मललवाकुलम् । मनसो व्यतिरेकेण देहः क्व किल दृश्यते
Thus, this mind, troubled by a trace of impurity, arises in the world; apart from the mind, where indeed can the body be seen?
दृश्यात्यन्तासम्भवनम् ऋते नान्येन हेतुना । मनःपिशाचः प्रशमं याति कल्पशतैर् अपि
Except for the utter impossibility of its appearance, there is no other cause; the demon of the mind is pacified even after hundreds of aeons.
एतच् च सम्भवत्य् एव मनोव्याधिचिकित्सने । दृश्यात्यन्तासम्भवात्म परमौषधम् उत्तमम्
And this indeed occurs in the treatment of mental affliction: the supreme and best medicine is the realization of the utter impossibility of the world's appearance.
मनो मोहम् उपादत्ते म्रियते जायते मनः । कस्यचित् तु प्रसादेन बध्यते मुच्यते पुनः
The mind takes up delusion, the mind dies and is born; by the grace of someone, it is bound and again liberated.
स्फुरतीत्थं जगत् सर्वं चित्ते मननमन्थरे । शून्य एवाम्बरे स्फारे गन्धर्वाणां पुरं यथा
In this way, the entire world shines forth in the mind, stirred by thought, just as in vast empty space, the city of the Gandharvas appears.
मनसीदं जगत् कृत्स्नं स्फारं स्फुरति चास्ति च । पुष्पगुच्छ इवामोदस् तत्स्थस् तस्माद् इवेतरः
This whole world shines forth and exists in the mind, just as fragrance abides in a cluster of flowers—present there, but not separate from it.
यथा तिलकणे तैलं गुणो गुणिनि वा यथा । यथा धर्मिणि वा धर्मस् तथेदं मनसि स्थितम्
As oil is in the sesame seed, as a quality is in its possessor, or as a property is in its substrate, so too is this world established in the mind.
यथाम्भसि तरङ्गौघ इन्दौ द्वीन्दुभ्रमो यथा । मृगतृष्णा यथा तापे संसारश् चित्तके तथा
As a multitude of waves is in water, as the illusion of two moons is in the moon, or as a mirage is in the heat, so too is the world in the mind.
रश्मिजालं यथा सूर्ये यथालोकश् च तेजसि । यथौष्ण्यं चित्रभानौ वा मनसीदं तथा जगत्
Just as rays are in the sun, as light is in fire, and as heat is in the shining orb, so too is this world in the mind.