सर्वशक्तिमता राज्ञा यद् यत् सम्पाद्यते यथा । तत् तत् तथा भवत्य् आशु स एवोदेति तत्तया
Whatever is accomplished, in whatever way, by an all-powerful king, so it becomes at once; he alone appears in that form.
यथा मधुरसोल्लासष् षण्डो भवति भासुरः । रसताम् अजहच् चैव फलपुष्पदलोन्नतः
Just as a barren tree, by the delight of sweetness, becomes radiant, and, without losing its essence, rises up with fruit, flowers, and leaves,
चिदुल्लासस् तथा जीवो भूत्वा भवति देहकः । चिन्मात्रतां ताम् अजहद् एव दर्शनदृङ्मयः
So too, by the delight of consciousness, the living being becomes embodied, yet never abandons its pure consciousness, being made only of the vision of awareness.
नानाषण्डसहस्रौघैर् अद्वितीयैर् निजात्मनः । यथोदेति रसो भौमश् चित् तथोदेत्य् अहम्भ्रमैः
Just as the taste of the earth arises from countless, unique clusters of roots, so too does the sense of 'I' arise from various delusions within one's own consciousness.
चिद्रसोल्लासवृक्षाणां कचताम् आत्मनात्मनि । दृश्यशाखाशताढ्यानाम् इह नान्तो ऽवगम्यते
The trees of consciousness, radiant with the sap of awareness, are adorned with hundreds of visible branches; yet, their extent within the self cannot be discerned here.
षण्डः प्रत्येकम् एवान्तर् यथा रसचमत्कृतिम् । स्वादयत्य् एवम् एषा चित् पृथक् पश्यति संसृतीः
Just as each root individually savors the delight of taste within itself, so does this consciousness separately perceive the cycles of existence.
या योदेति यथा यस्या जीवशक्तेस् स्वसंसृतिः । ताम् तां तथैति सा स्वान्तश् चिद् भूतभुवनस्थितिम्
Whatever form of individual existence arises, in whatever way, from the power of life, that very state is assumed by consciousness within itself, establishing the existence of worlds and beings.
जीवसंसृतयः काश्चित् प्रमिलन्ति परस्परम् । स्वयं विहृत्य संसारे शाम्यन्ति चिरकालतः
Some cycles of individual existence dissolve into one another; after moving about in the world on their own, they come to rest after a long time.
सूक्ष्मया परया दृष्ट्या स्वं पश्यस्य् अनया तथा । जगज्जालसहस्राणि परमाण्वन्तरेष्व् अपि
With this subtle, supreme vision, you likewise see your own self, as well as thousands of networks of worlds, even within the smallest atoms.
भित्तौ नभसि पाषाणे ज्वालायाम् अनिले जले । सन्ति संसारलक्ष्याणि तिले तैलम् इवाखिले
Just as oil exists in every sesame seed, so too do marks of worldly existence exist in a wall, in the sky, in stone, in flame, in wind, and in water.
शुद्धिम् एति यदा चेतस् तदा जीवो भवेच् चितिः । शुद्धा च सा सर्वगता तेन सम्मेलनं मिथः
When the mind attains purity, then the individual becomes pure consciousness; and since that consciousness is all-pervading, there is mutual merging.
सर्वेषां पद्मजादीनां स्वसत्ताभ्रमपूरकः । जगद्दीर्घमहास्वप्नस् स्वयम् अन्तस् समुत्थितः
The long, great dream of the world, which fills the existence of all—from the lotus-born Brahma onward—with the illusion of their own being, arises spontaneously within.
स्वप्नात् स्वप्नान्तरं यान्ति काश्चिद् भूतपरम्पराः । तेनोपलम्भः कुड्यादाव् आसां दृढतरस् स्थितः
Some sequences of beings pass from one dream into another; thus, their perception remains firmly established in things like walls and so forth.
यद् यत्र चिद् भावयति तत् तत्राशु भवत्य् अलम् । तया स्वप्ने ऽपि यद् दृष्टं तत्काले सत्यम् एव तत्
Whatever consciousness imagines anywhere, that indeed quickly becomes so there; thus, whatever is seen in a dream at that time is truly real for that moment.
चिदणोर् अन्तरे सन्ति समस्तानुभवाणवः । यथा बीजान्तरे पत्त्रलतापुष्पफलाणवः
Within the subtle atom of consciousness exist all the minute experiences, just as within a seed are the tiny forms of leaf, vine, flower, and fruit.
परमाणुं जगद् अन्तर् धत्ते चित्परमाणुकः । लीनम् आकाशम् आकाशे द्वैतैक्यभ्रमम् उत्सृज
The supreme atom of consciousness holds the universe within itself, just as space is contained within space; abandon the illusion of duality and unity.
देशकालक्रियाद्याख्यैस् स्वैर् एवाणुभिर् एव चित् । अणून् अनुभवत्य् अन्तर् इतराणोर् असम्भवात्
Consciousness, by its own subtle particles, experiences within itself the distinctions called space, time, action, and so on; for one atom cannot experience another.
स्वयं सर्वस्य कचितस् स्वच्छश् चिदणुषण्डकः । ब्रह्मादेः कीटनिष्ठस्य देहदृष्ट्यानुभावितः
The cluster of conscious atoms, both all-pervading and clear, is experienced as the body by all—from Brahma down to the smallest insect—according to their own perception.
कचितं किञ्चिद् एवेह वस्तुतस् तु न किञ्चन । स्वयं स्वत्वं स्वादयन्ते द्वैतं चित्परमाणवः
Here, only a little is apparently formed, but in reality nothing at all; the supreme atoms of consciousness themselves taste their own nature, and duality.
स्वयं प्रकचति स्फारदेहश् चिदणुषण्डकः । नेत्रादिकुसुमद्वारैस् संविदामोदम् उद्गिरन्
The radiant body of consciousness, composed of subtle atoms, shines forth by itself, pouring out the delight of awareness through the gates of the senses such as the eyes and others.
सम्पश्यतीतरान् कश्चिद् बहीरूपेण चिद्घनान् । सर्वगत्वाद् अनाशत्वाद् दृश्यबीजस्य वै चितेः
Someone perceives other forms externally as dense masses of consciousness, since consciousness is all-pervading, indestructible, and the seed of all that is seen.
अन्तर् एवाखिलं कश्चित् पश्यत्य् अविकलं जगत् । तत्रातिकालं कलनाद् उन्मज्जति निमज्जति
Another sees the entire world within, without any division; there, through the calculation of time, one rises and sinks.
स्वप्नात् स्वप्नान्तरं तत्र तथा पश्यन् पुनः पुनः । मिथ्यावटेषु लुठितश् शिलेव शिखरच्युता
There, repeatedly seeing one dream after another, tossed about in false realms like a stone fallen from a mountain peak.
केचित् सम्मीलिताः केचिद् आत्मन्य् एव भ्रमे स्थिताः । मग्नास् स्वसंविद्रसतस् स्फुरन्तो देहिषण्डकाः
Some are closed off, some remain in confusion within themselves; immersed in their own awareness, the clusters of embodied beings shine forth.
स्वयम् अन्तः प्रपश्यन्ति ये जगज्जीवसम्भ्रमम् । तैः कैश्चित् तत् तथा दृश्यम् असत्स्वप्नवद् आश्रितम्
Those who themselves perceive inwardly the commotion of the world and living beings, for some among them, that is seen as unreal, like a dream.
सर्वात्मत्वात् स्वभावस्य तद् दृश्यं सत्यम् आत्मनि । सर्वगो विद्यते यत्र तत्र सर्वम् उदेति हि
Because the nature of all is universal, what is seen is true within oneself; wherever the all-pervading exists, there everything arises.
जीवान्तः प्रतिभासस्य सर्गस्य पुनर् अन्तरे । जीवषण्ड उदेत्य् उच्चैस् तस्यान्तर् इतरो ऽपि च
Within the living being, in the midst of the appearance of creation, the cluster of living beings rises up strongly, and within it, another also arises.
जीवान्तर् जायते जीवस् तस्यान्तर् अपि जीवकः । सर्वत्र रम्भादलवज् जीवबीजं प्रजीवति
Within a living being, another living being arises; within that, yet another lives. Everywhere, like the layers of a plantain leaf, the seed of life continues to sprout.
दृश्यबुद्धिपरावृद्धि समम् एतद् अनन्तकम् । हेम्नीव कटकादित्वं परिज्ञप्त्यैव नश्यति
The growth and decline of perceptual understanding occur together, endlessly; just as gold takes the form of ornaments, so too, through mere conceptualization, it ceases.
विचारो यस्य नोदेति को ऽहं किम् इदम् इत्य् अलम् । तस्याद्यन्ताविमुक्तो ऽसौ दीर्घो जीवज्वरभ्रमः
For one in whom inquiry does not arise—'Who am I? What is this?'—the long delusion of the fever of life, unbounded by beginning or end, persists.