जगत्प्रकटनाकाराः प्रदीप्ताः क्षणभङ्गुराः । भ्रमदा जडसंस्थानास् सङ्कल्पास् तडिदग्नयः
Thoughts, which manifest the world, blaze forth but last only a moment; unstable and inert in nature, they are like flashes of lightning-fire.
यदैवासन्न् अयं पुत्र तदैवाशु चिकित्सितुम् । शक्यते नात्र सन्देहो नासत् सद् भवति क्वचित्
O son, when this is near, it can be swiftly treated—there is no doubt in this; the unreal never becomes real anywhere.
सन् स्थितो यदि सङ्कल्पो दुश्चिकित्सस् ततो भवेत् । किं त्व् असद्भूत एवैष सुचिकित्सस् तदा भृशम्
If a thought remains established as real, it becomes difficult to cure; but if it is truly unreal, it is then easily remedied.
अकृत्रिमं चेत् संसारमलम् अङ्गारकार्ष्ण्यवत् । तद् एतत्क्षालने साधो कः प्रवर्तेत दुर्मतिः
If the impurity of worldly existence were natural, like the blackness of charcoal, then who, O wise one, would attempt to remove it?
किं त्व् एतत् तण्डुले शूकतुषकम्बुकवत् स्थितम् । यदा तदा प्रयत्नेन पौरुषेण विनश्यति
But this exists like husk, straw, and chaff in rice; therefore, with effort and human endeavor, it is destroyed.
अकृत्रिमम् अपि प्राप्तं भृशं कृत्रिमतां सुत । सुखोच्छेद्यतया ज्ञस्य संसारमलम् आततम्
Even what is naturally attained, my son, becomes artificial for the wise, because its capacity for happiness is interrupted by the impurity of worldly existence.
तण्डुलस्य यथा चर्म यथा ताम्रस्य कालिमा । नश्यति क्रियया पुत्र पुरुषस्य तथा मलम्
Just as the husk of rice or the tarnish on copper is removed by action, my son, so too is the impurity of a person dispelled.
जीवस्य तण्डुलस्येव मलं सहजम् अप्य् अलम् । नश्यत्य् एव न सन्देहस् तस्माद् उद्यमवान् भव
The impurity of the living being, like that of rice, is innate but can certainly be removed; there is no doubt. Therefore, be diligent.
असत्कल्पैर् विकल्पैर् यस् संसारो जनितो मुधा । स्तोकेनासौ लयं याति क्वासद् वस्तु किल स्थिरम्
This world is produced in vain by false imaginations and notions; gradually, it dissolves. Where is any lasting substance in what is unreal?
असत्ताम् एति संसारस् स्वां व्यवस्थां विचिन्वतः । दीपालोकाद् इवान्धत्वं द्वीन्दुत्वं स्वीक्षिताद् इव
Worldly existence loses its reality for one who examines its own nature, just as darkness disappears in the presence of a lamp, or duality vanishes when unity is perceived.
नेदं तव न चास्य त्वं भ्रान्तिं पुत्र परित्यज । असत्ये सत्यवद् दृष्टे भावनां मा न्यवीविशः
This is not yours, nor are you its owner; abandon this delusion, my son. Do not let your mind dwell on what is unreal, even if it appears real.
मम गुरुविभवोज्ज्वला विलासा इति तव मास्तु वृथैव विभ्रमो ऽन्तः । त्वयि सति वितताश् च ते विलासा विलसति सर्वम् इदं तदात्मतत्त्वम्
Let there be no vain confusion within you, thinking, 'These glories shine because of my teacher's greatness.' When you exist, your glories are spread out; all this shines as the essence of your own self.
इत्य् आकर्ण्य तदा तत्र रात्राव् आलपनं तयोः । अहं रघुकुलाकाशशशाङ्क रघुनन्दन
Thus, after hearing their conversation that night, I, the moon of the Raghu lineage, O descendant of Raghu...
पतितः खात् कदम्बाग्रे पत्त्रपुष्पलताकुले । तूष्णीं निर्वृष्टिमूकात्मा शृङ्गाग्र इव तोयदः
Fallen into a pit at the tip of a kadamba tree, amidst a mass of leaves, flowers, and creepers, silent and rainless, like a cloud resting atop a peak.
अपश्यं तत्र दाशूरं शूरं इन्द्रियनिग्रहे । परेण तपसा युक्तं तेजसेव हुताशनम्
There I saw Dashura, a hero in self-restraint, endowed with supreme austerity, like fire blazing with radiance.
तेजोभिर् देहनिष्क्रान्तैः काञ्चनीकृतभूरुहैः । तापयन्तं प्रदेशं तं भुवनं भास्करं यथा
With rays emanating from his body, turning the shoots golden, he heated that region like the sun heats the world.
माम् अथालोक्य सम्प्राप्तं दाशूरो ऽर्घ्यसपर्यया । वितीर्णविष्टरं पत्त्रे परया पर्यपूजयत्
Then, seeing me arrive, Dashura honored me with the offering of water, spreading a seat of leaves and worshipping me with utmost reverence.
ततः कुर्वन् कथास् तेन सह दाशूरभास्वता । तास् तत्तनयसम्बद्धास् संसारोत्तारणक्षमाः
After that, conversing with him, Dashura radiant as the sun, we spoke stories connected with his lineage, capable of leading one across the ocean of worldly existence.
दृष्टवांस् तम् अहं वृक्षं कोरकोत्कटकोटरम् । स्मितेनेव स्फुटरदं श्वसनस्फुरितच्छदम्
I saw that tree, with buds densely clustered in its hollows, its branches trembling in the wind, its smile revealed by its open splits.
दाशूरस्येच्छया सर्वैर् अपतद्भिर् मृगद्विजैः । सेव्यमानं वनम् इव लतामण्डपमण्डितम्
By Dashura's wish, it was attended by all the animals and birds that had fallen there, like a forest adorned with a pavilion of creepers.
लताकोटितटभ्रान्तैश् चमरैर् इन्दुसुन्दरैः । शुभ्राभ्रखण्डनिकरैश् शरन्नभ इवावृतम्
Surrounded by chowries with moon-like beauty, wandering at the edges of the creepers, it was covered with clusters of shining white clouds, like the autumn sky.
प्रालेयकणपद्धत्या मुक्तावल्याभ्यलङ्कृतम् । सर्वावयवम् एवाच्छपुष्पपूरैः प्रपूरितम्
Adorned with rows of pearls like lines of snowflakes, every limb filled with pure clusters of flowers.
स्वरेणुचन्दनालेपैस् समालब्धम् अखण्डितम् । स्वच्छदाभोगविपुलरक्ताम्बरपरिष्कृतम्
Anointed thoroughly with pollen and sandal paste, unbroken in its beauty, decorated with wide, clear, red garments.
विवाहायेव वेषेण पुष्पभारादिहारिणा । लताङ्गनानुषक्तेन नागरेण कृतोद्यमम्
Dressed as if for a wedding, enchanting with the weight of flowers, attended by a vine-maiden, a city-dweller making preparations.
सुनिबद्धजटाकारलतामण्डलमण्डितम् । मञ्जरीभिः पताकाभिर् युक्तं पुरम् इवोत्सवे
Ornamented with well-arranged locks like coils of vines, adorned with clusters and banners of blossoms, like a city in festival.
मृगकण्डूयनध्वस्तपुष्पधूलिविधूसरम् । प्रोत्सारितोपान्तवनं वृक्षमल्लम् इवोत्थितम्
Its dust of flowers scattered by the scratching of deer, the nearby groves driven away, it stands forth like a wrestler among trees.
बर्हिभिः कुसुमोद्वान्तपरागपरिपाटलैः । निक्षेपक्षिप्तसन्ध्याभ्रबालसालम् इवाचलैः
With peacocks scattering lines of pollen-laden flowers, like young sal trees on a mountain, set amidst clouds cast by twilight.
प्रवालारुणहस्तेन शीतलच्छायशायिना । मधुना घूर्णमानेन प्रालेयोत्पुलकत्विषा
With tender red shoots for hands, lying in cool shade, swaying with intoxication, its lustre bristling with icy dew.
नीरन्ध्रपुष्पपूरेण घूर्णितेन वनानिलैः । निद्रालुकुट्मलदृशा स्तबकस्तनधारिणा
With dense masses of flowers stirred by the forest breeze, with sleepy, half-closed eyes, bearing clusters like breasts.
पुष्पजालरजःपुञ्जकुङ्कुमारुणवाससा । लताविताननिलयवातायननिषङ्गिणा
With garments reddened by the saffron dust from clusters of flowers, and with windows nestled among the leafy bowers of creepers,