आत्मैवेदं जगद् इति विना भावेन दुःखदा । दृश्यश्रीर् अन्यथा त्व् एषा भोगमोक्षैकदायिनी
If one does not perceive 'this world is the Self,' it brings suffering; otherwise, this visible splendor alone bestows both enjoyment and liberation.
जलम् अन्यत् तरङ्गो ऽन्य इति नानातयाज्ञता । जलम् एव तरङ्गो ऽयम् इत्य् एकत्वात् किल ज्ञता
Thinking 'the water is one thing, the wave another' is ignorance of diversity; knowing 'this wave is only water' is knowledge of unity.
अज्ञत्वाद् दुःखम् आयाति हेयोपादेयरूपि यत् । तदभावेन तु ज्ञत्वाद् आनन्त्यम् अवशिष्यते
From ignorance comes suffering, which appears as what is to be rejected or accepted; in the absence of that, through knowledge, only infinity remains.
सङ्कल्पकल्पितत्वाच् च मनोरूपम् असन्मयम् । असन्मयविनाशे तु कः क्लेशो वद राघव
Since the forms of the mind are imagined by thought and are unreal, tell me, Raghava, when the unreal is destroyed, what affliction remains?
अवत्सलो यथा बन्धुर् अरागद्वेषया धिया । दृश्यते पश्य तद्वत् त्वं दृश्यपञ्जरम् आत्मनः
Just as a relative without affection is seen with a mind free from attachment and aversion, so too, behold the cage of appearances as your own Self.
अवत्सलाद् यथा बन्धोस् सुखदुःखैर् न लिप्यते । परत्वसम्परिज्ञातात् तथा तत्त्वचयात्मनः
Just as one is not affected by pleasure or pain from a relative without affection, so too, one whose Self is established in the knowledge of the Supreme is untouched.
तद् अनादि शिवं ज्ञानं यन् मध्यं द्रष्टृदृश्ययोः । तस्मिन् सत्ये मनश् शान्तं पांसुर् वायुक्षये यथा
That beginningless, auspicious knowledge which is the middle ground between seer and seen—when established in that truth, the mind is at peace, like dust when the wind has ceased.
उपशान्ते मनोवायौ देहपांसुः प्रशाम्यति । पुनस् संसारनगरे न नीहारः प्रवर्तते
When the wind of the mind is stilled, the dust of the body settles; in the city of worldly existence, the mist does not arise again.
वासनाप्रावृषि क्षीणसंस्थितौ शमम् आगते । जाड्ये जनितहृत्कम्पे पङ्के शोषम् उपागते
When the rain of latent impressions has ceased, and the support for them is exhausted, tranquility arises; when dullness and the trembling of the heart are gone, and the mire has dried up.
शुष्कतृष्णालतेष्व् अन्तर् महाहृदयकानने । अक्षक्षीणकदम्बेषु मिथ्याज्ञानघने क्षते
Within the great forest of the heart, where the vines of thirst have withered, and the clusters of the senses are diminished, the dense mass of false knowledge is wounded.
क्षीयते मोहमिहिका प्रभात इव शर्वरी । क्वापि गच्छति तज् जाड्यं विषं मन्त्रहतं यथा
The mist of delusion dissolves, like night at dawn; that dullness departs somewhere, as poison vanishes when neutralized by a mantra.
देहाद्रौ न नवच्छिद्रसरितः प्रस्रवन्त्य् अलम् । नोल्लसन्ति लसत्पक्षास् सङ्कल्पोग्रकलापिनः
On the mountain of the body, the rivers of the nine new openings no longer flow abundantly; the bright-winged, powerful flocks of thoughts do not rise up.
परां निर्मलताम् एति स्वचिदाकाशकोटरम् । राजते ऽतितराम् अच्छो जीवादित्यो महोदयः
The cavity of one's own consciousness attains supreme purity; the sun of the soul shines forth exceedingly clear at the great dawn.
घनमोहभरोन्मुक्ता विविक्तत्वं परं गताः । शमम् एत्यातिशोभन्ते धौता आशामहादिशः
Freed from the heavy mass of dense delusion, having attained supreme solitude, the directions of hope and desire shine forth, thoroughly washed and tranquil.
भृशम् आभाति विमला मुदिताकाशमञ्जरी । शीतलीकृतदिक्चक्रा शरद्व्योम्नीव चन्द्रिका
The pure, joyful blossom of the sky shines intensely, cooling the quarters, like moonlight in the autumn sky.
सर्वसम्पत्प्रकाशेन परमानन्दशालिनी । भृशं सफलताम् एति सुविविक्ता विवेकभूः
With the radiance of all prosperity, the ground of discernment, clearly distinguished, attains utmost fruitfulness and is filled with supreme bliss.
सपर्वतवनाभोगं परमालोकसुन्दरम् । अच्छाच्छं शीतलच्छायं जायते भुवनान्तरम्
A world arises, adorned with mountains and forests, supremely beautiful in its light, pure, clear, and shaded with coolness.
विस्तारितां सुशमतां स्फारितां स्फुटिकाच्छताम् । उपैति हृत्सरस् स्वच्छनीरुगम्भोजकोटरम्
The lake of the heart attains expanded tranquility, becomes greatly pure and clear, and its lotus cavity shines with unblemished clarity.
हृत्पद्मकोशान् मलिनस् स्वाहङ्कारमधुव्रतः । अपुनर्दर्शनायैव चञ्चलः क्वापि गच्छति
The bee of self-conceit, tainted and restless, departs somewhere, never to be seen again, from the core of the heart’s lotus.
भवत्य् अपगतापेक्षस् सर्वगस् सर्वनायकः । निर्वासनश् शान्तमनास् स्वदेहनगरेश्वरः
He becomes free from expectation, all-pervading, master of all, devoid of impressions, with a peaceful mind, lord of his own bodily city.
विचारणासमधिगतात्मदीपके मनस्य् अलं व्यपगलिते च धीरधीः । विलोकयन् क्षयभयनीरसा गतीर् गतज्वरो विलसति देहपत्तने
With the lamp of self attained through inquiry shining in the mind, and with steadfast intellect when all agitation has ceased, he observes the paths devoid of decay and fear, free from fever, and shines in the city of the body.
यथेदं संस्थितं विश्वं विश्वातीते चिदात्मनि । तन् मे कथय हे ब्रह्मन् पुनर् बोधाभिवृद्धये
O Brahman, tell me again, for the growth of my understanding, how this universe, established as it is, abides in the consciousness that transcends the universe.
यथोर्मयो ऽनभिव्यक्ता भाविनः पयसि स्थिताः । न स्थिताश् चाप्य् अलक्ष्यत्वाच् चित्तत्त्वे सृष्टयस् तथा
Just as waves, though destined to arise, remain unmanifest in water and are not seen due to their subtlety, so too are the creations in the essence of consciousness.
यथा सर्वगतस् सौक्ष्म्याद् आकाशो नोपलभ्यते । तथा निरंशश् चिद्भागस् सर्वगो ऽपि न लक्ष्यते
Just as space, being all-pervading and subtle, is not perceived, so too the indivisible portion of consciousness, though present everywhere, is not observed.
अस्थितैव स्थितैवान्तः प्रतिमास्त्री मणौ यथा । न सत्यभूता नासत्या तथेयं सृष्टिर् आत्मनि
As a reflection of a woman appears within a jewel without truly existing or not existing, so too this creation within the Self is neither real nor unreal.
खाधारैर् अम्बुदैः खस्थैर् न स्पृष्टं गगनं यथा । चित्स्थैस् सर्गैश् चिदाधारैर् न स्पृष्ता चित् परा तथा
Just as the sky is not touched by clouds, birds, or things that rest in the sky, so too the supreme consciousness is not touched by creations or supports that arise within consciousness.
जलधिष्व् एव नो मह्यां यथाग्निः प्रतिबिम्बति । तथा पुर्यष्टकेष्व् एव चिन् न देहेषु लक्ष्यते
Just as fire is reflected only in oceans and not in me, so too consciousness is evident only in the subtle body and not in the physical bodies.
सर्वसङ्कल्परहिता सर्वसञ्ज्ञाविवर्जिता । सैषा चिद् अविनाशात्मतत्त्वोक्त्यादिकृताभिधा
Free from all intentions and devoid of all designations, this consciousness is named only by expressions such as 'indestructible essence.'
आकाशशतभागाच्छा ज्ञेषु निष्कलरूपिणी । सकलामलसंसारस्वरूपैकात्मदर्शिनी
Subtler than a hundredth part of space, for the wise it appears as formless; yet it is the sole witness of the entire pure and impure world, seeing its unity.
तरङ्गादिमयी स्फारा नानाता सलिलार्णवे । चिन्मात्रव्यतिरेकेण तथा नैव प्रकाशते
Just as waves and other forms arise in the vast ocean, so too, apart from pure consciousness, these diverse manifestations do not truly appear.