दृश्यं सन्त्यजतो हेयम् उपादेयम् उपेयुषः । द्रष्टारं पश्यतो दृश्यम् अद्रष्टारम् अपश्यतः
For one who abandons the seen and seeks what is to be attained, who perceives the seer and does not see the seen, the seen is to be discarded.
असुप्तस्य परे तत्त्वे जागरूकस्य जीवतः । सुप्तस्य घनसम्मोहमये संसारवर्त्मनि
For one who is awake in the supreme reality, who is alive and not asleep, the path of worldly existence is like a dense, deluding sleep.
पर्यन्तात्यन्तवैरस्याद् अरसस्य रसेष्व् अपि । भोगेष्व् आभोगरम्येषु नीरसस्य निराशिषः
Because of utter and complete distaste, even in pleasures that seem delightful, one becomes flavorless, without longing, and devoid of desire.
व्रजत्य् आत्माम्भसैकत्वं जीर्णजाड्ये मनस्य् अलम् । गलत्य् अपगतासङ्गे हिमापूर इवातपे
The self, when the mind is worn out and free from attachment, merges with the Absolute, just as accumulated snow melts away under the sun.
तरङ्गितासु कल्लोलजाललोलान्तरासु च । शाम्यन्तीष्व् अथ तृष्णासु नदीष्व् इव घनात्यये
When the waves of craving subside, like rivers drying up after heavy clouds depart, the agitation within also comes to rest.
संसारवासनाजाले खगजाल इवाखुना । त्रोटिते चादृढग्रन्थिश्लथे वैरस्यरंहसा
When the net of worldly desires is broken, like a bird-cage shattered by a rat, and the knots loosened by the force of dispassion, liberation arises.
कतकं फलम् आसाद्य यथा वारि प्रसीदति । तथा विज्ञानवशतस् स्वभावस् सम्प्रसीदति
Just as water becomes clear when mixed with the fruit of the kataka nut, so too, by the power of knowledge, one's own nature becomes clear and tranquil.
नीरागं निरुपासङ्गं निर्द्वन्द्वं निरुपाश्रयम् । विनिर्याति मनो मोहाद् विहगः पञ्जराद् इव
The mind, free from passion, attachment, duality, and dependence, departs from delusion as a bird leaves its cage.
शान्तसन्देहदौरात्म्यं गतकौतुकविभ्रमम् । परिपूर्णान्तरं चेतः पूर्णेन्दुर् इव राजते
The mind, with doubts and baseness calmed, with curiosity and confusion gone, shines within, fully complete, like the full moon.
जनितोत्तमसौन्दर्या दूरोदस्तनतोन्नता । समतोदेति सर्वत्र शान्तवात इवार्णवे
Born of supreme beauty, raised high and far, equanimity arises everywhere like a gentle breeze over the ocean.
अन्धकारमयी मूढा जाड्यजर्जरितान्तरा । तनुताम् एति संसारवासनेव प्रगे क्षपा
Dark, confused, and worn by dullness within, the desire for worldly existence fades like the night at dawn.
दृष्टचिद्भास्करा प्रज्ञापद्मिनी पुण्यपल्लवा । विकसत्य् अमलोद्द्योता प्रातर् द्यौर् इव रूपिणी
When the sun of consciousness is seen, the lotus of wisdom, adorned with virtuous shoots, blossoms with pure radiance, like the morning sky.
प्रज्ञा हृदयहारिण्यो भुवनाह्लादनक्षमाः । सत्त्वलक्ष्म्यः प्रवर्तन्ते सकलेन्दोर् इवांशवः
Wisdom, captivating the heart and able to delight the world, manifests as the wealth of virtue, like the rays of the full moon.
बहुनात्र किम् उक्तेन ज्ञातज्ञेयो महामतिः । नोदेति नैव यात्य् अस्तम् अभूताकाशकोशवत्
What more needs to be said? The great mind, knowing what is to be known, neither rises nor sets, like the space within the sky.
विचारणापरिज्ञातस्वभावस्योदितात्मनः । अनुकम्प्या भवन्त्य् एते ब्रह्मविष्ण्विन्द्रशङ्कराः
For one whose nature is understood through inquiry and whose self has arisen, even Brahma, Vishnu, Indra, and Shiva become objects of compassion.
प्रकटाकारम् अप्य् अन्तर् निरहङ्कारचेतसम् । नाप्नुवन्ति विकल्पास् तं मृगतृष्णाम्ब्व् इवैणकाः
Even when manifest outwardly, thoughts do not reach one whose mind is free from ego, just as mirage-water does not reach the deer.
तरङ्गवद् अमी लोकाः प्रयान्त्य् आयान्ति चाभितः । क्रोडीकुरुत आत्मोत्थे न ज्ञं मरणजन्मनी
These worlds, like waves, come and go all around; but for the knower, birth and death, arising from the self, are gathered up and do not disturb him.
आविर्भावतिरोभावौ संसारो नेतरः क्रमः । इति ताभ्यां समालोके रमते न स खिद्यते
Manifestation and dissolution—this alone is the course of saṃsāra, nothing else; seeing both clearly, he delights and is not troubled.
न जायते न म्रियते कुम्भे कुम्भनभो यथा । भूषिते दूषिते वापि देहे तद्वद् इहात्मवान्
Just as space within a pot is neither born nor dies when the pot is adorned or broken, so too, the self in the body is unaffected.
विवेक उदिते शीते मिथ्याभ्रमभरोदिता । क्षीयते वासना साभ्रे मृगतृष्णा मराव् इव
When discernment arises, the cold of delusion, born of the weight of false error, is dispelled; in the clouded mind, desire fades like a mirage in the desert.
को ऽहं कथम् इदं वेति यावन् न प्रविचारितम् । संसाराडम्बरं तावद् अन्धकारोपमं स्थितम्
As long as one has not inquired, 'Who am I? What is this?', the tumult of saṃsāra remains like darkness.
मिथ्याभ्रमभरोद्भूतं शरीरं पदम् आपदाम् । आत्मभावनया नेदं यः पश्यति स पश्यति
The body, arising from the weight of false error, is a source of misfortune; he truly sees who does not regard it as the self.
देशकालवशोत्थानि न ममेति गतभ्रमम् । शरीरसुखदुःखानि यः पश्यति स पश्यति
He truly sees who, his delusion gone, perceives bodily pleasure and pain, arising from place and time, as not belonging to himself.
आत्मानम् इतरच् चैव दृशा नित्याविभिन्नया । सर्वं चिज्ज्योतिर् एवेति यः पश्यति स पश्यति
He who sees the self and all else with the vision that never divides, and perceives everything as the light of consciousness alone—he truly sees.
अपारपर्यन्तनभो दिक्कालादिक्रियान्वितम् । अहम् एवेति सर्वत्र यः पश्यति स पश्यति
He who sees everywhere, in the limitless sky, in directions, time, actions, and all, that 'I alone am'—he truly sees.
वालाग्रलक्षभागात् तु कोटिशः परिकल्पितः । अहं सूक्ष्म इति व्यापी यः पश्यति स पश्यति
He who perceives the subtle 'I' as pervading, imagined in countless ways, even in a fraction of a hair's tip—he truly sees.
सर्वशक्तिर् अनन्तात्मा सर्वभावान्तरस्थितः । अद्वितीयश् चिद् इत्य् अन्तर् यः पश्यति स पश्यति
He who inwardly perceives the infinite self, all-powerful, present within every state, as the nondual consciousness—he truly sees.
आधिव्याधिभयोद्विग्नो जरामरणजन्मवान् । देहो ऽहम् इति न प्राज्ञो यः पश्यति स पश्यति
He who, afflicted by ailments, fears, distress, and subject to old age, death, and birth, sees 'I am the body'—he does not see wisely.
तिर्यग् ऊर्ध्वम् अधस्ताच् च व्यापको महिमा मम । न द्वितीयो ममास्तीति यः पश्यति स पश्यति
He who perceives my greatness as pervading across, above, and below, and knows there is no second to me—he truly sees.
मयि सर्वम् इदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव । चित्तन्तुर् अहम् एवेति यः पश्यति स पश्यति
He who sees that all this is strung in me, as gems on a thread, and that I alone am the inner consciousness—he truly sees.