तस्मिन्न् एव तदा काले तत्र राजा भविष्यति । श्रीयशस्करदेवाख्यश् स्वर्गे शक्र इवापरः
At that very time and place, there will be a king named Śrī Yaśaskaradeva, like another Indra in heaven.
दानवो दामनामान्तर् मषकस् तस्य सद्मनि । भविष्यति बृहत्स्तम्भपृष्ठच्छिद्रे मृदुध्वनिः
The demon named Dāma will become a mosquito in his house, making a soft sound in the crevice of a large pillar.
अधिष्ठानाभिधे तस्मिन्न् एवोग्रनगरे तदा । रत्नावलीविहाराख्यो विहारो ऽपि भविष्यति
In that same formidable city called Adhiṣṭhāna, there will also be a monastery named Ratnāvalīvihāra.
तस्मिंस् तद्भूमिपामात्यो नरसिंह इति श्रुतः । करामलकवद् दृष्टबन्धमोक्षो भविष्यति
There, the king's minister, known as Narasiṃha, will have the vision of bondage and liberation as clear as an amalaki fruit on the palm.
भविष्यति गृहे तस्य क्रीडनक्रकरः खगः । कटो मायासुरो नाम कृतहिञ्जीरपञ्जरः
In his house, there will be a bird named Kaṭa, a magical demon, kept in a cage made of tamarind twigs as a plaything.
स नृसिंहो नृपामात्यश् श्लोकैर् विरचिताम् इमाम् । दामव्यालकटादीनां कथयिष्यति सङ्कथाम्
That minister Narasiṃha will narrate this story, composed in verses, about Dāma, Vyāla, Kaṭa, and others.
स कटः क्रकरश् श्रुत्वा तां कथां संस्मृतात्मभूः । शान्तमिथ्याहमंशो ऽन्तः परं निर्वाणम् एष्यति
Hearing that story, Kaṭa the bird, recalling his own nature, will attain supreme liberation within, his false sense of self pacified.
प्रद्युम्नशिखरप्रान्तवास्तव्यः कलविङ्ककः । तथैत्य स्वकथां श्रुत्वा परं निर्वाणम् एष्यति
The kalaviṅka bird, dwelling near the summit of Mount Pradyumna, will likewise, upon hearing its own story, attain supreme liberation.
राजमन्दिरदार्वन्तर् व्रणवास्तव्यतां गतः । मषको ऽपि प्रसङ्गेन श्रुत्वा शान्तिम् उपैष्यति
Even the mosquito, residing in a wound within the firewood of the royal palace, will, by chance, hear this and reach peace.
प्रद्युम्नशृङ्गाच् चटको मषको राजमन्दिरात् । विहारात् क्रकरश् चेति मोक्षम् एष्यन्ति राघव
Thus, O Raghava, the sparrow from Pradyumna’s peak, the mosquito from the royal palace, and the cricket from the garden will attain liberation.
एष ते कथितस् सर्वो दामव्यालकटक्रमः । मायेयम् एव संसारी शून्यैवात्यन्तभासुरा
This entire sequence of the rope, serpent, and stick has been explained to you; this world is but illusion—utterly void, yet exceedingly radiant.
भ्रमयत्य् अपरिज्ञाता मृगतृष्णाम्बुधीर् इव । संशाम्यति परिज्ञाता मृगतृष्णाम्बुधीर् इव
When not understood, it whirls one about like a mirage-ocean; when understood, it comes to rest, just like a mirage-ocean.
महतो ऽपि पदाद् एवं रामाज्ञानवशाद् अधः । पतन्ति मोहिता मूढा दामव्यालकटा इव
Thus, O Rama, even from a great height, the deluded and bewildered fall down under the sway of ignorance, just like the rope, serpent, and stick.
क्व भ्रूक्षेपविनिष्पिष्टमेरुमन्दरसह्यता । क्व राजगृहदार्वन्तर् व्रणे मषकरूपता
Where is the crushing of Mount Meru, Mandara, and Sahya by a mere frown? Where is the condition of being a mosquito in a wound within the palace firewood?
क्व चपेटच्छटामात्रपातितार्केन्दुबिम्बता । क्व प्रद्युम्नगिरौ गेहभित्तिव्रणविहङ्गता
Where is the state of being the moon’s disk felled by a mere slap? Where is the state of being a bird in a wound on the wall of a house on Mount Pradyumna?
क्व पुष्पलीलयालोलकरतोलितमेरुता । क्वार्ष्यशृङ्गे नृसिंहस्य गृहे क्रकरपोतता
Where is the playful lifting of Mount Meru with a hand as if it were a flower, and where is the state of being like a trembling pigeon in the house of a lion atop the peak of a barren mountain?
चिदाकाशो हि मिथ्यैव रजसा रञ्जितप्रभः । स्वरूपम् अत्यजन्न् एव विरूपम् इव बुध्यते
For the space of consciousness, colored by passion, is truly an illusion; without ever abandoning its own nature, it appears as if it were something else.
स्वयैव वासनाभ्रान्त्या सत्ययेवाप्य् असत्यया । मृगतृष्णाम्बुबुद्ध्येव याति जन्तुर् अवान्तरम्
By its own delusion of latent impressions, even what is unreal seems real; just as, mistaking a mirage for water, a creature turns inward.
तरन्ति ते भवाम्भोधिं स्वप्रवाहधियैव ये । शास्त्रेणासद् इदं दृश्यम् इति निर्वासनं स्थिताः
They cross the ocean of existence by the current of their own insight—those who, through the teaching, remain free of impressions, knowing this visible world to be unreal.
तारारवविकारीणि शुष्कतर्कमतानि ये । यान्ति श्वभ्रजलान्य् आशु नाशुभं नाशयन्ति ते
Those whose minds are disturbed by the tumult of arguments and dry reasoning quickly fall into the abyss of confusion, but they do not destroy what is inauspicious.
स्वानुभूतिप्रसिद्धेन मार्गेणागमगामिना । न विनाशो भवत्य् अङ्ग गच्छतां पतताम् इव
Without the path that proceeds through direct personal experience, not merely through scripture, there is no liberation for those who are going or falling, just as there is none for those who perish.
इदं मे स्याद् इदं मे स्याद् इति बुद्धिमतां मतिः । स्वेन दौर्भाग्यदैन्येन न भस्माप्य् उपतिष्ठते
The thought, 'May this be mine, may this be mine,' does not even leave ashes for those of intelligence, due to their own misfortune and poverty.
वेत्ति नित्यम् उदारात्मा त्रैलोक्यम् अपि यस् तृणम् । तं त्यजन्त्य् आपदस् सर्वा रसतेव जरत्तृणम्
He who always knows, with a noble mind, even the three worlds as mere straw—all misfortunes abandon him, just as old straw is left behind by a cow.
परिस्फुरति यस्यान्तर् नित्यं सत्त्वचमत्कृतिः । ब्राह्मम् अण्डम् इवाखण्डं लोकेशाः पालयन्ति तम्
He within whom the constant wonder of pure being shines, whom the lords of the world protect as whole, like the undivided Brahma-egg.
अप्य् आपदि दुरन्तायां नैव रन्तव्यम् अक्रमे । राहुर् अप्य् अक्रमेणैव पिबन्न् अप्य् अमृतं मृतः
Even in the midst of dire calamity, one should not indulge in unrighteousness; for Rahu, though drinking nectar unlawfully, perished.
सच्छास्त्रसाधुसम्पर्कम् अर्कम् उग्रप्रकाशदम् । ये श्रयन्ति न ते यान्ति मोहान्ध्यस्य पुनर् वशम्
Those who seek the company of true scriptures and noble people, radiant like the sun, do not again fall under the sway of the darkness of delusion.
अवश्या वश्यम् आयान्ति यान्ति सर्वापदः क्षयम् । अवश्यं भवति श्रेयः क्रेयं यस्य गुणैर् यशः
All misfortunes inevitably come and go; inevitably, excellence arises for one whose virtues bring renown.
येषां गुणेष्व् असन्तोषो ऽरागो येषां श्रुतं प्रति । सत्य् अव्यसनिनो ये च ते नराः पशवो ऽपरे
Those who are not content with their virtues, who are not attached to learning, who are steadfast in truth—these are men; the others are mere beasts.
यशश्चन्द्रिकया येषां भासितं जनहृन्नभः । तेषां क्षीरसमुद्राणां नूनं मूर्तौ स्थितो हरिः
Those whose hearts' sky is illumined by the moonlight of fame—surely, in their very form, Hari abides as in the ocean of milk.
भुक्तं भोक्तव्यम् अखिलं दृष्टा द्रष्टव्यदृष्टयः । किम् अन्यद् भवभङ्गाय भूयोभोगेष्व् अलुब्धता
All that is to be enjoyed has been enjoyed; all sights to be seen have been seen. What else is needed to break worldly bondage, except freedom from greed for repeated pleasures?