नास्य बन्धो न मोक्सो ऽस्ति तन्मयश् चैव लक्ष्यते । ग्रस्तं नित्यम् असत्येन मायामयम् अहो जगत्
For him, there is neither bondage nor liberation, yet he appears as identified with them; alas, the world is always seized by unreality, being made of illusion.
यदैव चित्तं कलितम् अकलेन किलात्मना । कोशकीटवद् आत्मायम् अनेनावलितस् तदा
When the mind is shaped by the unconditioned Self, then the Self is enveloped by it, just as a cocoon encloses the silkworm.
अनन्यरूपास् त्व् अन्यत्वविकल्पितशरीरकाः । मनश्शक्तय एतस्माद् इमा निर्यान्ति कोटिशः
These powers of the mind, which assume various forms and bodies through the notion of otherness, emerge from it by the millions.
तत्स्थास् तज्जाः पृथग्रूपास् समुद्राद् इव वीचयः । तत्स्थास् तज्जाः पृथक्स्थाश् च चन्द्राद् इव मरीचयः
Those abiding in that, born from that, and of distinct forms, are like waves from the ocean; those abiding in that, born from that, and remaining separate, are like rays from the moon.
अस्मिन् स्पन्दमये स्फारे परमात्ममहाम्बुधौ । चिज्जले वितताभोगे चिन्मात्ररसशालिनि
In this vast, vibrant ocean of the supreme Self, filled with the waves of consciousness and the pure essence of awareness,
काश्चित् स्थिता हरिब्रह्मरुद्रचिद्वलनाधिकाः । लहर्यः प्रस्फुरन्त्य् एतास् स्वभावोद्भावितात्मिकाः
Some waves, endowed with the brilliance of Hari, Brahma, and Rudra, arise and shimmer, manifesting from their own inherent nature.
काश्चिद् यममहेन्द्रार्कवह्निवैश्रवणादिकाः । घ्नन्ति कुर्वन्ति तिष्ठन्ति लहर्यश् चपलैषणाः
Some, associated with Yama, Mahendra, the Sun, Fire, and Kubera, are restless waves that destroy, create, and remain, driven by fickle desires.
काश्चित् किन्नरगन्धर्वविद्याधरसुरादिकाः । उत्पतन्ति पतन्त्य् उग्रा लहर्यः परिवल्गिताः
Some, linked to Kinnaras, Gandharvas, Vidyadharas, and gods, are fierce, whirling waves that rise and fall.
काश्चित् किञ्चित्स्थिताकारा यथा कमलजादिकाः । काश्चिद् उत्पन्नविध्वस्ता यथा सुरनरादिकाः
Some have a somewhat stable form, like those born from the lotus (Brahma) and others; some arise and are destroyed, like gods, humans, and the rest.
क्रिमिकीटपतङ्गादिगोनासाजगरादिकाः । काश्चित् तस्मिन् महाम्भोधौ स्फुरन्त्य् एतेषु बिन्दुवत्
Some, such as worms, insects, moths, cattle, jackals, and the like, appear in that great ocean, flickering like droplets among its waves.
काश्चिच् चलाननमृगगृध्रवञ्जुलकादयः । स्फुरन्ति गिरिकुञ्जेषु वेलावनतटेष्व् इव
Others, such as restless-faced deer, vultures, and monkeys, manifest in the mountain groves, as if on the shores bent by the waves.
सुदीर्घजीविताः काश्चित् काश्चिद् अत्यल्पजीविताः । स्वतुच्छभावनात् तुच्छात् काश्चित् तुच्छशरीरिकाः
Some have very long lives, some have exceedingly brief lives; due to their own empty notions, some are possessed of insignificant bodies arising from insignificance.
संसारस्वप्नसंरम्भे काश्चित् स्थैर्येण भाविताः । स्वविकल्पहताः काश्चिच् छङ्कन्ते सुस्थिरं जगत्
In the tumult of the dream of worldly existence, some are established with steadiness; some, struck by their own imaginations, doubt that the world is truly stable.
अल्पाल्पभावनाः काश्चिद् दैन्यदोषवशीकृताः । कृशो ऽतिदुःखी मूढो ऽहम् इति दुःखैर् दृढीकृताः
Some, with meager and petty thoughts, are subdued by the faults of misery; thinking 'I am thin, extremely unhappy, and deluded,' they are made firm in their suffering.
काश्चित् स्थावरतां याताः काश्चिद् देवत्वम् आगताः । काश्चित् पुरुषतां प्राप्ताः काश्चिद् दानवतां गताः
Some have attained the state of immovable beings, some have come to divinity; some have achieved humanity, and some have reached the condition of demons.
काश्चित् स्थिता जगति कल्पशतान्य् अनल्पाः काश्चिद् व्रजन्ति परमं पुरुषं सुशुद्धाः । ब्रह्मार्णवात् समुदिता लहरीविलोलाश् चित्संविदो हि मननापरनामवत्यः
Some remain in the world for countless aeons, while others, pure, proceed to the Supreme Person; arisen from the ocean of Brahman, they are waves of consciousness, ever-shifting, known as those intent on contemplation.
मिथ्याभावनया ब्रह्मन् स्वविकल्पकलङ्किताः । न ब्रह्म वयम् इत्य् अन्तर्निश्चयेन ह्य् अधोगताः
Through false imagination, O Brahman, stained by their own mental constructs, with the inner conviction 'We are not Brahman,' they descend downward.
ब्रह्मणो व्यतिरिक्तत्वं ब्रह्मार्णवगता अपि । भावयन्त्यो विमुह्यन्ति भीमासु भवभूमिषु
Even those who contemplate the existence of something apart from Brahman, though immersed in the ocean of Brahman, become deluded amidst the terrifying realms of worldly existence.
या एतास् संविदो ब्राह्म्यो मुने नैककलङ्किताः । एतत् तत् कर्मणां बीजम् अथ कर्मैव विद्धि वा
O sage, these pure Brahman-consciousnesses, untainted in many ways, are the very seed of actions; or know that action itself is this.
सङ्कल्परूपयैवान्तर् मुने कलनयैतया । कर्मजालकरञ्जानां बीजमुष्ट्या करालया
By this inner process of imagination alone, O sage, the seed-fist of actions, which forms the dense thicket of karma, is made firm.
इमा जगति विस्तीर्णे शरीरोपलपङ्क्तयः । तिष्ठन्ति परिवल्गन्ति रुदन्ति च हसन्ति च
In this vast world, these rows of embodied beings stand, move about, weep, and laugh.
आब्रह्मस्तम्बपर्यन्तं स्पन्दनैः पवनो यथा । उल्लसन्ति नियच्छन्ति म्लायन्ति विहसन्ति च
From Brahma down to a blade of grass, like the wind with its movements, they exult, restrain, wither, and rejoice.
ता एताः काश्चिद् अत्यच्छा यथा हरिहरादयः । काश्चिद् अल्पविमोहस्था यथोरगनरामराः
Some of these are exceedingly pure, like Hari, Hara, and others; some are in slight delusion, like serpents, humans, and celestial beings.
काश्चिद् अत्यन्तमोहस्था यथा तरुतृणादयः । काश्चिद् अज्ञानसम्मूढाः क्रिमिकीटत्वम् आगताः
Some are in deep delusion, like trees and grasses; some, bewildered by ignorance, have attained the state of worms and insects.
काश्चित् तृणवद् उह्यन्ते दूरे ब्रह्ममहोदधेः । अप्राप्तभूमिका एता यथोरगनरादयः
Some are carried away like blades of grass, far from the great ocean of Brahman; these have not yet reached the proper state, like serpents and men.
तटमात्रं समालोक्य काश्चित् खेदम् उपागताः । जाताजाता निखन्यन्ते कृतान्तजरदाखुना
Some, merely glimpsing the shore, are overcome with weariness; born and unborn alike are buried by the aged claws of Death.
काश्चिद् अन्तरम् आसाद्य ब्रह्मतत्त्वमहाम्बुधेः । गतास् तत्ताम् अशोकाय हरिब्रह्महरादिकाः
Others, reaching the interval of the great ocean of Brahman’s essence, have gone to that shore, free from sorrow, along with Hari, Brahma, Hara, and others.
अल्पमोहान्विताः काश्चित् तम् एव ब्रह्मवारिधिम् । अदृष्टरागरोगौघम् अवलम्ब्य व्यवस्थिताः
Some, possessed of slight delusion, remain in that very ocean of Brahman, relying on it, untouched by the flood of unseen passions and diseases.
काश्चिद् भोक्तव्यजन्मौघा भुक्तजन्मौघकोटयः । वन्ध्याः प्रकाशतामस्यस् संस्थिता भूतजातयः
Some are waves of births to be enjoyed, others are countless waves of births already experienced; barren are the beings established in the radiance of darkness.
काश्चिद् ऊर्ध्वाद् अधो यान्ति तथाधस्तान् महत् पदम् । ऊर्ध्वाद् ऊर्ध्वतरं काश्चिद् अधस्तात् काश्चिद् अप्य् अधः
Some go upward from below, and likewise from below to the great realm; some ascend higher and higher, while others descend further and further.