नित्यम् उत्तमबोधाय भोगशय्यागतं मनः । बोधयेद् भवभेदाय भवो ह्य् अत्यन्तदुःखदः
Always awaken the mind, which lies in the bed of enjoyment, to supreme understanding, for awakening destroys worldly existence, which brings extreme suffering.
यथा रजोभिर् गगनं यथा कमलम् अम्बुभिः । न लिप्यते ऽपि संश्लिष्टैर् देहैर् आत्मा तथैव वः
Just as the sky is not stained by dust, and the lotus by water, even when in contact, so the Self is not tainted by the body, even though united with it.
कर्दमादि यथा हेम्नश् श्लिष्टम् एव पृथक् स्थितम् । नान्तः परिणतिं याति जडो देहस् तथात्मनः
Just as mud and other substances, though attached to gold, remain separate and do not alter its interior, so the inert body does not affect the Self.
सुखदुःखानुभावित्वम् आत्मनीत्य् अवबुध्यते । असत्यम् एव गगने द्वीन्दुताम्लानते यथा
The experience of pleasure and pain is understood to be in the self, but in truth, it is as unreal as the waxing and waning of the moon in the sky.
सुखदुःखे हि देहस्य सर्वातीतस्य नात्मनः । एते ह्य् अज्ञानकस्यैव तस्मिन् नष्टे न कस्यचित्
Pleasure and pain belong to the body, not to the self, which is beyond all; these exist only for the ignorant, and when ignorance is destroyed, they belong to no one.
न कस्यचित् सुखं किञ्चिद् दुःखं च न च कस्यचित् । सर्वम् आत्ममयं शान्तम् अनन्तं पश्य राघव
No one truly possesses any happiness, nor does anyone possess any sorrow; O Raghava, see that all is pervaded by the peaceful, infinite Self.
इमा याः परिदृश्यन्ते विततास् सृष्टिदृष्टयः । पयसीव तरङ्गास् ताः पिञ्छा व्योम्नीव वात्मनि
These various visions of creation that are perceived are like waves in water, or like feathers in the sky, within the Self.
यथा मणिर् ददात्य् आत्मच्छायास् स्वयम् अकारणम् । तेजोमयीस् तथैवायम् आत्मा सृष्टीः प्रयच्छति
Just as a jewel, without cause, casts its own reflection, so too does this Self, composed of light, project creation.
आत्मा जगच् च सुमते नैकं न द्वे न चाप्य् असत् । आभासमात्रम् एवेदम् इत्थं सम्प्रति जृम्भते
O wise one, the Self and the world are not one, not two, nor are they unreal; all this appears merely as a manifestation, thus it now unfolds.
समस्तं खल्व् इदं ब्रह्म सर्वम् आत्मेदम् आततम् । अहम् अन्यद् इदं चान्यद् इति भ्रान्तिं त्यजानघ
Indeed, all this is Brahman; all this is pervaded by the Self; abandon the delusion, 'I am this, and this is other.'
तते ब्रह्मघने नित्ये सम्भवन्ति न कल्पनाः । विच्छित्तयः पयोराशौ यथा राम जलेतराः
In that mass of eternal Brahman, imaginations do not arise, just as various forms of water do not exist in the ocean, O Rama.
एकस्मिन्न् एव सर्वस्मिन् परमात्मनि विस्तृते । द्वितीया कल्पना नास्ति वह्नौ हिमकणो यथा
Within the all-pervading Supreme Self, there is no second, just as a particle of ice cannot exist in fire.
भावयन्न् आत्मनात्मानं चिद्रूपेणैव चिन्मयम् । जगज्जालम् अयं ह्य् आत्मा स्वयम् आत्मनि जृम्भते
Contemplating the Self by the Self, as pure consciousness, this web of the world is truly the Self, manifesting itself within itself.
न शोको ऽस्ति न मोहो ऽस्ति न जन्मास्ति न जन्मवान् । यद् अस्तीह तद् एवास्ति विज्वरो भव राघव
There is no sorrow, no delusion, no birth, nor anyone born; whatever exists here, exists only as it is. Be free from fever, O Raghava.
समस् स्वस्थस् स्थिरमतिश् शान्तश् शान्तमना मुनिः । मौनी वरमणिस्वच्छो विज्वरो भव राघव
Be equal-minded, healthy, steadfast in thought, peaceful, tranquil in mind, a sage, silent, pure as a precious gem, and free from fever, O Raghava.
निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान् । अद्वितीयो विशोकात्मा विज्वरो भव राघव
Be free from duality, established in eternal truth, without concern for gain or loss, self-possessed, non-dual, with a sorrowless nature, and free from fever, O Raghava.
विविक्तश् शान्तसङ्कल्पो धीरधीर् ऊर्जिताशयः । यथाप्राप्तानुवर्ती च विज्वरो भव राघव
Be secluded, with peaceful intentions, resolute and courageous, possessing noble aspirations, following what comes as it comes, and free from fever, O Raghava.
वीतरागो निरायासो विमना वीतकल्मषः । नादाता न परित्यागी विज्वरो भव राघव
Be free from passion, without effort, with a clear mind, purified from faults, neither a receiver nor a renouncer, and free from fever, O Raghava.
विश्वातीतं पदं प्राप्तः प्राप्तप्राप्तव्यपूरितः । पूर्णार्णववद् अक्षुब्धो विज्वरो भव राघव
Having attained the state beyond the universe, filled with what is attained and what is yet to be attained, be undisturbed like a full ocean, and free from fever, O Raghava.
विकल्पजालनिर्मुक्तो मायाञ्जनविवर्जितः । आत्मनात्मनि तृप्तात्मा विज्वरो भव राघव
Free from the net of conceptualization, untouched by the ointment of illusion, be one whose self is satisfied in the Self, without fever, O Raghava.
अनन्तापारपर्यन्तवपुर् आत्मविदां वरः । धराधरशिरोधीरो विज्वरो भव राघव
With a form endless, boundless, and limitless, O best among knowers of the Self, be unwavering like a mountain peak, without fever, O Raghava.
आत्मन्य् एवात्मनौदार्यं भज पूर्ण इवार्णवः । आत्मन्य् एवात्मनाह्लादं भज पूर्णेन्दुबिम्बवत्
In the Self itself, embrace magnanimity, like the ocean when full; in the Self itself, delight in the Self, like the full orb of the moon.
विश्वप्रपञ्चरचनेयम् असत्यरूपा नासत्यरूपम् अनुधावति नाम तज्ज्ञः । तज्ज्ञो ऽसि शान्तकलनो ऽसि निरामयो ऽसि नित्योदितो ऽसि भव सुन्दर शान्तशोकः
This creation of the world is of an unreal form; the unreal does not pursue the unreal, so the knower of that is named thus. You are that knower, you are calm in mind, free from disease, ever awakened—be beautiful, peaceful, and free from sorrow.
एकातपत्रम् अवनौ गुरुणोपदिष्टः सम्यक् प्रपालय चिरं समयेह दृष्ट्या । राज्यं समस्तगुणरञ्जितराजलोकस् त्यागो न युक्त इह कर्मसु नापि रागः
Having been properly instructed by the teacher, protect this kingdom under one umbrella for a long time, with the perspective of the present moment; a kingdom adorned with all virtues and royal people—neither renunciation nor attachment to actions is appropriate here.
इमम् एवं परिस्पन्दं करोमीत्य् अस्तवासनम् । प्रवर्तते यः कार्येषु स मुक्त इति मे मतिः
He who acts in the world with the firm conviction, 'I perform this movement thus,' is liberated—this is my view.
पौरुषीं तनुम् आश्रित्य केचिद् एते क्रियारताः । स्वर्गान् नरकम् आयान्ति स्वर्गं च नरकात् पुनः
Some, engaged in action, taking up the body of effort, go from heaven to hell and from hell again to heaven.
केचित् कुकर्मनिरता विरतास् स्वविवेकतः । नरकान् नरकं यान्ति दुःखाद् दुःखं भयाद् भयम्
Some, devoted to evil deeds, withdraw due to their own discernment, and go from hell to hell, from suffering to suffering, from fear to fear.
केचित् स्ववासनातन्तुबद्धाः कर्मावलोडिताः । तिर्यक्त्वात् स्थावरतनुं यान्ति तिर्यक्तनुं ततः
Some, bound by the threads of their own tendencies and tossed about by the residue of actions, pass from animal existence to the form of immobile beings, and then again to animal bodies.
केचिद् आत्मविदो धन्या विचारितमनोदृशः । विच्छिन्नतृष्णानिगडा यान्ति निष्केवलं पदम्
Some, blessed and knowing the Self, whose minds have been examined and whose chains of craving are broken, attain the state free from all limitation.
पुरा कतिपयान्य् एव भुक्त्वा जन्मानि राघव । अस्मिञ् जन्मनि यो मुक्तस् स स्याद् राजससात्त्विकः
After experiencing only a few births, O Raghava, one who is liberated in this very birth is of a rajasic or sattvic nature.