इत्थं सर्वेषु सर्गेषु केषुचित् त्व् अथ वाप्य् अजः । सङ्कल्पयति संसारं परिपश्यति च स्थिरम्
Thus, in all creations, the unborn one, in some cases or perhaps in all, imagines the cycle of existence and perceives it as stable.
मोह एवम् अयं मिथ्या जागतस् स्थिरतां गतः । सङ्कल्पनेन मनसा कल्पितो ऽविरतं स्वयम्
This delusion, though false, has attained the appearance of reality in waking life; it is continually fashioned by the mind's imagination.
सङ्कल्पवशतस् सर्वाः प्रसरन्ति जगत्क्रियाः । सङ्कल्पवशतो देवी नियतिर् नियता स्थिता
All actions in the world unfold according to imagination; by the power of imagination, the goddess of destiny remains firmly established.
रोपितायां प्रजानाथैस् सृष्टौ स कमलोद्भवः । ब्रह्मा सञ्चिन्तयत्य् एष पद्मासनगतः प्रभुः
When the creation, planted by the Lord of beings, had arisen, that Brahmā, born from the lotus, seated upon the lotus-seat, contemplates thus.
मनस्स्पन्दनमात्रेण चित्रं चित्रेयम् उत्थिता । सृष्टिर् आभोगिनी स्फारव्यवहारविकारिणी
By the mere vibration of the mind, a wondrous array arises—creation, full of enjoyment, ever-changing through the play of manifold activities.
इन्द्रोपेन्द्रनरेन्द्राढ्या शैलसागरसङ्कुला । पातालरोदोदिग्वर्गमार्गसङ्कटकोटरा
It is crowded with Indras, Upendras, and mighty kings, filled with mountains and oceans, and riddled with the narrow passages of netherworlds, heavens, and quarters.
सङ्कल्पजालम् अखिलं मयेदम् अहितं ततम् । अधुना विरमाम्य् अस्मात् सङ्कल्पोल्लासनक्रमात्
All this web of imagination has been spread by me; now I shall cease from this process of manifesting the play of thought.
इति निश्चित्य विरतस् कल्पनानर्थसङ्कटात् । अनादिमत् परं ब्रह्म स्मरत्य् आत्मानम् आत्मना
Thus resolving, he withdraws from the distress of fanciful constructions, and remembers his own Self, the beginningless, supreme Brahman, by his own Self.
तम् आसाद्य तदाभासे पदे गलितमानसः । सुखं तिष्ठति शान्तात्मा तल्पे ऽध्वश्रमवान् इव
Attaining that state, with the mind dissolved in that radiance, he abides in happiness, his heart at peace, like a weary traveler resting on a bed.
निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः परां शान्तिम् उपागतः । अविक्षुब्ध इवाम्भोधिर् आत्मनात्मनि तिष्ठति
Free from possessiveness and ego, having reached supreme peace, he abides in the Self within himself, like the ocean undisturbed.
ध्यानात् कदाचिद् भगवान् स्वयं विरमति प्रभुः । चिद्वशात् सलिलस्पन्दात् सोम्यत्वाद् इव वारिधिः
Sometimes, by meditation, the blessed Lord himself ceases, by the power of consciousness, just as the ocean becomes still by the cessation of waves.
विचारयति संसारं सुखदुःखसमन्वितम् । आशापाशशतैर् बद्धं रागद्वेषभयातुरम्
He reflects upon the world, filled with pleasure and pain, bound by hundreds of cords of desire, and afflicted by attachment, aversion, and fear.
ततस् स करुणाक्रान्तमना भूतविभूतये । करोतीह महार्थानि शास्त्राणि विविधानि च
Then, his mind overcome by compassion for all beings, he undertakes great works here, including various scriptures.
अध्यात्मज्ञानगर्भाणि वेदवेदान्तवन्ति च । पुराणादीनि चान्यानि मुक्तये सर्वदेहिनाम्
These are filled with the essence of spiritual knowledge, including the Vedas, Vedānta, Purāṇas, and others, all for the liberation of embodied beings.
पुनस् तत् परम् आलम्ब्य पदम् आपद्विवर्जितम् । स्वस्थस् तिष्ठति शान्तात्मा निर्मन्दर इवार्णवः
Again, resting upon that supreme state, free from adversity, he abides in his own nature, with a tranquil mind, like an ocean undisturbed by Mandara.
अवलोक्य जगच्चेष्टां मर्यादायां नियोज्य च । ब्रह्मा कमलपीठस्थः पुनस् स्वात्मनि तिष्ठति
Observing the activities of the world and maintaining order, Brahmā, seated on the lotus, once more abides in his own Self.
केवलं जन्मसंस्कारवशतस् तस्य तद् वपुः । अपुनर्जननायैव चक्रभ्रमवद् आस्थितम्
Only by the force of past births and impressions does his body remain, established solely for non-return to birth, like a wheel set in motion.
न रोचते ऽस्य सन्त्यागो वपुषो न च सङ्ग्रहः । नात्मा न चेतरन् नेहा न स्थितिर् नास्थितिस् तथा
He has no inclination to abandon the body, nor to preserve it; there is neither self nor other here, neither existence nor non-existence.
सर्वभावसमारम्भस् समस् सर्वासु वृत्तिषु । परिपूर्णार्णवाकारो मुक्त एवावतिष्ठते
Undertaking all actions equally, remaining the same in every state, he stands liberated, like a full and perfect ocean.
कदाचित् केवलं सर्वसङ्कल्पपरिहीनया । यदृच्छयानुग्रहार्थं लोकानां प्रविबुध्यते
Sometimes, solely by chance and without any intention whatsoever, one awakens for the sake of bestowing grace upon the worlds.
एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पुण्या या मयोक्ता महामते । जातिं विद्धि सुरानीके ताम् एतां सात्त्विकीम् इति
This pure state of Brahman, O wise one, which I have described, know it to be the sattvic state of birth, O leader of the gods.
विसर्गे परमाकाशे ब्रह्मणो या मनःकला । उदेति प्रथमं सैषा ब्रह्मत्वं समुपाश्नुते
When, in the supreme expanse, the first movement of mind arises from Brahman, it attains the state of Brahman.
सर्गे स्थितिं गते त्व् अन्या योदेति कलना परा । सा व्योमानिलम् आश्रित्य प्रविष्यौषधिपल्लवान्
But when creation has become established, another, higher movement arises, which, relying on space and air, enters into herbs and leaves.
काचित् सुरत्वम् आयाति पुरुषत्वम् अथापरा । काचित् तिर्यक्त्वम् आयाति काचिद् आयाति यक्षताम्
Some attain the state of gods, others become human beings; some take birth as animals, and some become yakṣas.
चन्द्ररश्मिप्रणालेन गृहीतौषधिपल्लवा । या यत् सत्त्वं समभ्येति सा तद् एवाशु जायते
Through the channel of the moon’s rays, the herbs and leaves are imbued; whatever being enters them, that is quickly born as such.
जाता संसर्गवशतस् तस्मिन्न् एव हि जन्मनि । बध्यते मुच्यते वासौ स्वचमत्कारभेदतः
Born through the force of association in that very birth, one is bound or liberated according to the difference in one’s own perception.
इत्थं गता स्थितिम् इयं किल रामभद्र सृष्टिस् स्फुटं प्रकटसङ्कटकर्मबन्धा । आविर्भवद्विविधवेषविहारभारसंरम्भगर्भविधुरा कलनापदेन
Thus, O Rāmabhadra, this creation has come to be established—clearly bound by the manifest and unmanifest chains of action, filled with the burden of various forms and activities that arise from the womb of imagination.
अस्मिन् भगवति ब्रह्मण्य् अमलं पदम् आस्थिते । पितामहे महाबाहो कृतसर्गव्यवस्थितौ
When the immaculate state in the divine Brahman is attained, O mighty-armed one, the creator, having established creation, abides therein.
जगज्जीर्णारघट्टे ऽस्मिन् वहति स्वव्यवस्थया । विप्रोतभूतघटया रज्ज्वा जीविततृष्णया
In this world worn by age and suffering, it proceeds according to its own order, like a pot suspended by a cord—the cord being the thirst for life.
ब्रह्मोत्थेषु च जीवेषु विशत्सु भवपञ्जरम् । वासनालूनशीर्णेषु पयोराशिं पयस्स्व् इव
Among the living beings arisen from Brahman, entering the cage of worldly existence, when their tendencies are exhausted and worn away, they become like water in the ocean.