सन्ति रम्यतराद् रम्यास् सुस्थिराद् अपि च स्थिराः । चिन्तापर्यवसानेयं पदार्थश्रीः किम् ईदृशी
There are pleasures more delightful than the delightful, and things more stable than the stable; but what is the value of such prosperity, which ends in anxiety?
सम्पदश् च विचित्रा यास् ताश् चेच् चित्तेन सम्मताः । तत् ता अपि महारम्भा मन्ये नूनं महापदः
If the various kinds of wealth are accepted by the mind, then even those great undertakings, I think, are truly great misfortunes.
आपदो ऽपि विचित्रा यास् ताश् चेन् मनसि सम्मताः । तत् ता अपि महारम्भा मन्ये सकलसम्पदः
If the various kinds of misfortunes are accepted in the mind, then even those great undertakings, I think, are all forms of prosperity.
मनोमात्रविवर्ते ऽस्मिञ् जगत्य् अब्बिन्दुभङ्गुरे । ममेदम् इत्य् अपूर्वैव कुतस् त्व् अक्षरमालिका
In this world, which is but a transformation of mind and as fragile as a drop of water, where is the unprecedented notion of 'this is mine,' and from where could there be a string of imperishable things?
काकतालीययोगेन सम्पन्नायां जगत्स्थितौ । धूर्तेन कल्पिता व्यर्थं हेयोपादेयभावनाः
When the existence of the world arises by mere coincidence, the clever mind has vainly imagined the notions of acceptance and rejection.
इयत्ताच्छिन्नरूपासु सुखनाम्नीषु दृष्टिषु । कास्व् एतास्व् अनुषक्तो ऽस्मि पतङ्गो ऽग्निशिखास्व् इव
Among these limited, fragmented perceptions called pleasures, to which of them am I so attached—like a moth to the tongues of flame?
वरम् एकान्तदाहेषु लुठितं रौरवाग्निषु । न त्व् आलूनविशीर्णासु स्थितिस् संसारवृत्तिषु
It would be better to writhe in the fires of hell, consumed entirely, than to remain in the torn and battered cycles of worldly existence.
संसार एव दुःखानां सीमान्तः किल कथ्यते । तन्मध्यपतितेनेह सुखम् आसाद्यते कथम्
It is said that worldly existence is truly the boundary of all sufferings; how could one who has fallen into its midst ever find happiness here?
अकृत्रिममहादुःखे संसारे ये व्यवस्थिताः । त एते ऽन्यानि दुःखानि जानते मधुराण्य् अलम्
Those who remain in this world of uncontrived, great suffering consider all other pains to be almost sweet by comparison.
अहम् अप्य् आधिमान् कष्टं काष्ठलोष्टसमस्थितैः । अज्ञैर् एवागतस् साम्यम् अपरामृष्टवस्तुभिः
I too, afflicted by distress, have become like those ignorant ones who are unmoved, remaining as if equal to wood or clods of earth, untouched by real substance.
सहस्राङ्कुरशाखात्मफलपल्लवशालिनः । अस्य संसारवृक्षस्य मनोमूलमयो ऽङ्कुरः
The sprout of this tree of worldly existence, with its thousand shoots, branches, fruits, and leaves, is formed from the root of the mind.
सङ्कल्पम् एव तं मन्ये सङ्कल्पोपशमेन तत् । शोषयामि यथा शोषम् एति संसारपादपः
I consider that sprout to be nothing but thought-formation; by the cessation of thought, I will dry it up, so that the tree of worldly existence withers away.
आकारमात्ररम्यासु मनोमर्कटवृत्तिषु । परिज्ञातास्व् इहाद्यैव न रमे नीरसास्व् अहम्
Now, having recognized the monkey-like movements of the mind, which are charming only in appearance, I no longer delight in these tasteless things.
आशापाशशतप्रोताः पातोत्पातोपतापदाः । संसारवृत्तयो भुक्ता इदानीं विरमाम्य् अहम्
The cycles of worldly existence, woven with hundreds of cords of desire and fraught with repeated falls and misfortunes, have been experienced by me; now I shall desist.
हा हतो ऽस्मि विनष्टो ऽस्मि मृतो ऽस्मीति पुनः पुनः । शोचिते गत एवाहम् इदानीं नानुरोदिमि
Again and again I lamented, 'Alas, I am ruined, I am lost, I am dead'; but now, having grieved, I am finished with it—I do not mourn any longer.
प्रबुद्धो ऽस्मि प्रहृष्टो ऽस्मि दृष्टश् चौरो मयात्मनः । मनोनामा निहन्म्य् एनं मनसास्मि चिरं हतः
I am awakened, I am delighted, and I have seen the thief—my own self. I shall slay this one called 'mind'; for long I have been slain by the mind.
एतावन्तम् इमं कालं मनोमुक्ताफलं मम । अविद्धम् आसीद् अधुना विद्धं तु गुणम् अर्हति
For all this time, the fruit of freedom from mind remained unpierced for me; now, having pierced it, it truly deserves to be enjoyed.
मनस्तुषारकणको विवेकार्कातपेन मे । चिरनिर्वृतये नूनम् अचिराल् लयम् एष्यति
My mind, like a particle of frost, will surely soon dissolve in the sunlight of discernment, bringing lasting peace.
विबुधैस् साधुभिस् सिद्धैर् अहं साधु प्रबोधितः । आत्मानम् अनुगच्छामि परमानन्दसाधनम्
I have been well awakened by the wise, the virtuous, and the accomplished; I follow my own self, the means to supreme bliss.
आत्मानं मणिम् एकान्ते लब्ध्वैवालोकयन् सुखम् । तिष्ठाम्य् अस्तमितान्येहश् शरदीवामलो ऽम्बुदः
Having found and beheld my own self, the jewel, in solitude, I abide in happiness, like a spotless autumn cloud with all its lightning spent.
अयम् अहम् इदम् एव तन् ममेति स्फुरितम् अपास्य बलाद् असत्यम् अन्तः । रिपुम् अतिमलिनं मनो निहन्मि प्रशमम् उपैमि नमो ऽस्तु ते विवेक
Casting aside by force the false notions of 'I am this,' 'this is mine,' and the like, I slay the exceedingly impure enemy, the mind, and attain peace. Salutations to you, discernment.
इति चिन्तयतस् तस्य पुरस् सम्प्रविवेश ह । प्रतीहारः प्रगे भानोस् स्यन्दनाग्रम् इवारुणः
As he was reflecting in this way, the doorkeeper appeared before him at dawn, just as Aruṇa stands at the front of the chariot of the Sun.
देव दोस्स्तम्भविश्रान्तसमस्तवसुधाभर । सम्पादयोत्तिष्ठ दिनव्यापारं नृपतोचितम्
O lord, pillar of the gods, who bears the weight of the whole earth at rest—rise and fulfill the royal duties appropriate for the day.
एताः कुसुमकर्पूरकुङ्कुमाम्बुघटास् स्त्रियः । स्नानभूमौ स्थितास् सज्जा नद्यो मूर्तियुता इव
These women, holding pitchers of water scented with flowers, camphor, and saffron, stand ready at the bathing place, like rivers endowed with form.
एषा कमलकल्हारकाननभ्रान्तषट्पदा । कृता कमलिनी स्त्र्यर्थं रचितांशुकमण्डपा
Here is a pavilion of cloth prepared for the lady, adorned with bees wandering among lotuses and blue water-lilies, as if it were a grove of lotuses.
एताः कमलिनीतीरभुवश् छत्त्रैः प्रपूरिताः । सचामररथेभाश्वैस् स्नानावसरसेविनाम्
These banks of the lotus-pond are filled with parasols, and with chariots, horses, and elephants bearing fans, all serving those who come for the bathing occasion.
समग्रसुमनःपूर्णै रत्नौषधिपरिप्लुतैः । सज्जीकृताः पटलकैर् देवार्चनभुवस् तव
The places for your worship, O lord, have been prepared with canopies filled with fresh flowers and sprinkled with jewels and medicinal herbs.
स्नातः पवित्रहस्तश् च परिजप्ताघमर्षणम् । त्वाम् एव प्रेक्षते देव दक्षिणार्हो द्विजव्रजः
The twice-born, purified by bathing, with holy hands and having recited the Aghamarṣaṇa hymn, look to you alone, O lord, as the one worthy of their southern offerings.
चलच्चामरहस्ताभिः पाल्यन्ते परमेश्वर । सज्जीकृतास् तु कान्ताभिश् शीता भोजनभूमयः
O supreme lord, you are attended by women waving moving fans, and the dining halls, cooled and made ready by your beloveds, await you.
शीघ्रम् उत्तिष्ठ भद्रं ते नियतं कार्यम् आचर । न कालम् अतिवर्तन्ते महान्तस् स्वेषु कर्मसु
Rise quickly, blessings to you; perform your duty with discipline. The great do not delay in their own actions.