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.
चिच् चिनोति चितं चेत्यं तेनेदं स्थितम् आत्मनि । ज्ञे ऽज्ञे त्व् अन्यत्वम् आयातम् अन्यद् अस्तीति कल्पनात्
Consciousness apprehends the conscious and the object of consciousness, and thus this world abides in the Self; through notions of knowing and not knowing, the idea of difference arises, and one imagines something exists.
अज्ञेष्व् असत्स्वभावोग्रसंसारगणरूपिणी । ज्ञेषु प्रकाशरूपैव सकलैकात्मिका सती
In the ignorant, she appears as the multitude of the world, fierce by nature and unreal; in the wise, she is of the nature of light, truly one with all, and the essence of everything.
अनुभूतिवशान् नित्यम् अर्कादीनां प्रकाशिनी । स्वादनी सर्वभावानां भावनी भवभाविनाम्
Always, according to experience, she illumines the sun and others; she is the taste of all beings, the imagination of those who imagine existence.
नास्तम् एति न चोदेति नोत्तिष्ठति न तिष्ठति । न च याति न चायाति न चेह न च नेह चित्
She neither sets nor rises, neither stands up nor remains; she neither goes nor comes, nor is she here, nor not here—consciousness.
सैषा चिद् अमलाकारा स्वयम् आत्मनि संस्थिता । राघवेत्थं प्रपञ्चेन जगन्नाम्ना विजृम्भते
This pure-formed consciousness, established in itself, O Raghava, unfolds in manifold ways under the name 'world.'
तेजःपुञ्जैर् यथा तेजः पयःपूरैर् यथा पयः । परिस्फुरति सस्पन्दैस् तथा चित् सर्गसम्भ्रमैः
Just as light shines through masses of light, and water through bodies of water, so too does consciousness vibrate through the manifold commotions of creation.
तत्स्वभावेन चिन्नाम्ना सर्वगेनोदितात्मना । प्रकाशेनाप्रकाशेन निरंशेनांशधारिणा
By its own nature, called consciousness, all-pervading, self-arising, it manifests as both light and non-light, as indivisible and as bearing divisions.
स्वयं स्ववलनायोगाद् अनन्तं पदम् उज्झता । अयं सो ऽस्मीति भावेन गच्छताज्ञपदं शनैः
By the power of self-reflection, abandoning the endless state, it gradually attains the state of ignorance, with the notion 'I am this.'
नानातायां प्ररूढायाम् अस्यां संसृतिपूर्वकम् । भावाभावग्रहोत्सर्गपदे स्थितिम् उपागते
When diversity has grown, following the course of transmigration, it reaches the state where grasping and releasing of being and non-being come to rest.
पुर्यष्टकं स्पन्दशतैः करोति न करोति च । उत्सेधम् एति भूकोशकोटरस्थो ऽङ्कुरोत्करः
The subtle body, with its hundreds of vibrations, both acts and does not act; the mass of sprouts, dwelling in the hollow of the earth, rises up.