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.
नाहं न चान्यद् अस्तीह ब्रह्मैवास्ति न चास्ति तत् । इत्थं सदसतोर् मध्यं यः पश्यति स पश्यति
He who perceives that neither I nor anything else exists here, that only Brahman is, and nothing else, and thus sees the middle between existence and nonexistence—he truly sees.
यन् नाम किञ्चित् त्रैलोक्ये स एको ऽवयवो मम । तरङ्गो ऽब्धाव् इवेत्य् अन्तर् यः पश्यति स पश्यति
Whatever name or thing exists in the three worlds is but a single aspect of myself, like a wave in the ocean; whoever perceives this within, truly perceives.
आत्मतापरते त्वत्तामत्ते यस्य महात्मनः । भावाद् उपरते स्यातां स पश्यति सुलोचनः
For the great soul whose selfhood and otherness, yours and mine, have ceased through the ending of mental constructs, such a person sees with clear vision.
शोच्या पाल्या मयैवेयं स्वसेयं मे कनीयसी । त्रिलोकी पेलवेत्य् उच्चैर् यः पश्यति स पश्यति
This world is to be pitied, protected, and regarded as my own, as my younger sister; whoever loudly sees the three worlds as frail, truly perceives.
चेत्यानुपातरहितं चिद्भैरवमयं वपुः । आपूरितजगज्जालं यः पश्यति स पश्यति
Whoever perceives the body as devoid of objectivity, composed of the terror of pure consciousness, and filled with the web of the universe, truly perceives.
सुखं दुःखं भवो ऽभावो ऽविवेककलनाश् च याः । अहं न वेति वा नूनं पश्यन् न परिहीयते
Pleasure, pain, existence, nonexistence, and the calculations of discrimination—whoever sees these as 'I am not this' or 'I am this,' is never diminished.
स्वात्मसत्तापरापूर्णे जगत्य् अन्येन वर्जिते । किं मे हेयं किम् आदेयम् इति पश्यन् सदृङ् नरः
In a world pervaded by one's own being and devoid of any other, whoever sees, 'What is to be rejected, what is to be accepted?'—such a person is wise.
अप्रतर्क्यम् अनाभासं सन्मात्रम् इदम् इत्य् अलम् । हेयोपादेयकलना यस्य क्षीणा नमामि तम्
To whom this is nothing but pure being, beyond reasoning and appearance, and whose calculation of rejection and acceptance is ended—I bow to that one.
य आकाशवद् एकात्मा सर्वभावगतो ऽपि सन् । न भावरञ्जनाम् एति स महात्मा महेश्वरः
He who, like space, is of one essence, present in all states, yet does not become colored by any state—such a great soul is the supreme lord.
तमःप्रकाशकलनामुक्तः कालात्मतां गतः । यस् सोम्यस् सुसमस् स्वस्थस् तं नौमि पदम् आगतम्
Freed from the notions of darkness and light, having attained the essence of time, serene, balanced, and healthy— I honor that state which has been reached.
यस्योदयास्तमयसङ्कलनाकलासु चित्रासु चारुविभवासु जगद्गतासु । वृत्तिस् समैव सकलैकगतेर् अनन्ता तस्मै नमः परमबोधवते शिवाय
In whose rising and setting, in whose diverse and beautiful manifestations within the world, the activity remains equally poised, single-pointed, and boundless— to that supreme knower, to Shiva, I offer my salutations.
तस्येयं भोगमोक्षार्थं तज्ज्ञस्योपवनोपमा । सुखायैव न दुःखाय स्वशरीरमहापुरी
This great city of the body, for the purpose of enjoyment and liberation, is like a garden for the one who knows; it exists only for happiness, not for sorrow.
नगरीत्वं शरीरस्य कथं नाम महामुने । एनां चाधिवसन् योगी कथं राज्यसुखैकभाक्
O great sage, how can the body be called a city? And how does the yogi, dwelling in it, enjoy the happiness of sovereignty alone?
रम्येयं देहनगरी राम सर्वगुणान्विता । ज्ञस्यानन्तविलासाढ्या स्वालोकार्कप्रकाशिता
O Rama, this delightful city of the body is endowed with all virtues; for the knower, it is rich in infinite play and illuminated by the light of one's own awareness.
नेत्रवातायनोद्द्योतप्रकाशभुवनान्तरा । करप्रतोलीविस्तारप्राप्तपादोपजङ्गला
With windows of the eyes shining forth, and inner realms radiant, with the streets formed by the hands extending, and the feet reaching the outskirts.
रोमराजिलतागुल्मा त्वगट्टालकमालिता । गुल्फगुल्गुलुविश्रान्तजङ्घोरुस्तम्भमण्डला
Adorned with rows of hair like vines and clusters, with the skin as its walls, and resting on the pillars of ankles, calves, thighs, and knees.
रेखाविभक्तपादोग्रशिलाप्रथमनिर्मिता । चर्ममर्मसिरासारसन्धिसीमामनोरमा
Beautifully constructed with the soles marked by lines and stones, charming with boundaries of skin, vital points, veins, and joints.
ऊरुद्वयकवाटाग्रनिर्मितोपस्थनिर्गमा । कचत्कचावलीकाचदलप्रच्छादनावृता
With the gateway at the tips of her two thighs, her genitals emerging, covered by folds of skin and hair, veiled by the petals of flesh.
भ्रूललाटास्यसच्छायवदनोद्यानशोभिता । दृष्टिपातोत्पलाकीर्णकपोलविपुलस्थला
Her face is adorned by the radiance of her brows, forehead, and mouth, her broad cheeks like spacious grounds, scattered with the lotuses of her glances.
वक्षस्स्थलसरस्स्यूतकुचपङ्कजकोरका । घनरोमावलिच्छन्नस्कन्धक्रीडाशिलोच्चया
Her chest is a lake where the buds of her breasts are like lotus-buds, her shoulders rising like playful rocks, concealed by dense lines of hair.