न मनः प्रोल्ललासास्य क्वचिद् आनन्दवृत्तिषु । केवलं सुसमं स्वच्छं स सदैव व्यतिष्ठत
His mind never surged forth in states of pleasure; it remained always balanced and clear.
ततः प्रभृत्य् असौ दृश्यं नाजहार न चात्यजत् । केवलं विगताशङ्कं वर्तमाने व्यवस्थितः
From that time onward, he neither abandoned nor excessively clung to what was seen; he simply remained established in the present, free from doubt.
अनारतविवेकेन तेन तन्मनसा ततः । पुनः कलङ्कं नैवात्तम् अम्बरेणेव राजसम्
Through constant discernment, with such a mind, he never again acquired any stain, just as the royal sky remains unblemished.
स्वविवेकानुसन्धानाद् इति तस्य महीपतेः । सम्यग्ज्ञानम् अनन्ताभं मनो निर्मलतां ययौ
Through inquiry based on his own discernment, the mind of that king attained perfect knowledge, boundless and pure.
अनामृष्टविकल्पांशश् चिदात्मा विगतामयः । उदियाय हृदाकाशे तस्य व्योम्नीव भास्करः
His consciousness, free from the taint of false notions and disease, arose in the space of his heart like the sun in the sky.
स ददर्शाखिलान् भावांश् चित्तन्तौ मणिवत् ततान् । आत्मभूतान् अनन्तात्मा सर्वभूतात्मकोविदः
He perceived all phenomena spread within the mind like jewels, knowing them as his own self—the infinite self, the knower of the essence of all beings.
प्रहृष्टो न बभूवासौ कदाचिन् न च दुःखितः । प्रकृतव्यवहारित्वात् सदैव सममानसः
He was never elated nor sorrowful, always maintaining an even mind due to his natural engagement in worldly affairs.
जीवन्मुक्तो बभूवासौ ततः प्रभृति मानद । जनको जरढज्ञानो ज्ञातलोकपरावरः
From that moment, O bestower of honor, Janaka became liberated while living, possessing mature wisdom, and knowing the inner and outer nature of people.
राज्यं कुर्वन् विदेहानां जनको जनजीवितम् । नैव हर्षविषादाभ्यां सो ऽवशः पर्यतप्यत
Ruling the Videhas and sustaining the lives of his people, Janaka was not affected by joy or sorrow, nor was he ever disturbed.
नास्तम् एति न चोदेति गुणदोषविवर्जितः । अर्थानर्थैस् स्वराज्योत्थैर् न ग्लायति न हृष्यति
He neither sets nor rises, being free from all merits and faults; by gains or losses arising in his own kingdom, he is neither dejected nor elated.
कुर्वन्न् अपि करोत्य् एष न किञ्चिद् अपि कुत्रचित् । सन्तिष्ठत्य् एव सततं जीवन्मुक्तवपुर् यतः
Even while acting, he does nothing at all anywhere; he remains always established as a living-liberated being.
सुषुप्तावस्थितस्येव जनकस्य महीपतेः । भावनास् सर्वभावेभ्यस् सर्वथैवास्तम् आगताः
Just as for a king who is in deep sleep, all notions regarding all things have completely set in Janaka.
भविष्यन् नानुसन्धत्ते नातीतं चिन्तयत्य् असौ । वर्तमानं निमेषं तु हसन्न् एवावतिष्ठते
He does not reflect on the future nor does he think about the past; he abides laughing only in the present moment.
स्वविचारवशेनैव तेन तामरसेक्षण । प्राप्तं प्राप्यम् अशेषेण राम नेतरयेच्छया
O lotus-eyed one, whatever was to be attained was attained by him solely through his own discernment, O Rama, and not by any other desire.
तावत् तावत् स्वकेनैव चेतसा प्रविचार्यते । यावद् यावद् विचाराणां सीमान्तस् समवाप्यते
So far and only so far does one reflect with one's own mind, until the ultimate boundary of inquiry is reached.
न तद् गुरोर् न शास्त्रार्थान् न पुण्यात् प्राप्यते पदम् । यत् सत्प्रसङ्गाद् उदितविचारविशदाद् धृदः
That state is not attained from the teacher, nor from the meaning of scriptures, nor from merit; it arises from noble association and clear, thorough inquiry of the mind.
स्निग्धया निजया ऋज्व्या प्रज्ञयैव वयस्यया । पदम् आसाद्यते राम न नाम क्रिययान्यया
Rama, that state is reached only by one's own sincere, straightforward wisdom, which is affectionate and innate; not by any other name or action.
यस्य ज्वलति तीक्ष्णाग्रा पूर्वापरविचारिणी । प्रज्ञादीपशिखा जातु तम् आन्ध्यं नानुधावति
For one whose flame of wisdom burns sharply, examining both past and future, darkness never pursues him.
दुरुत्तरा या विपदो दुःखकल्लोलसङ्कुलाः । तीर्यते प्रज्ञया ताभ्यो नावेवाद्भ्यो महामते
Those calamities, difficult to cross and filled with waves of sorrow, are overcome by wisdom, O wise one, just as a boat crosses waters.
प्रज्ञाविरहितं मूढम् आपद् अल्पैव बाधते । पेलवैवानिलकला सारहीनम् इवोलपम्
Even a small misfortune afflicts the foolish who lack wisdom, just as a weak gust of wind shakes a hollow reed.
प्रज्ञावान् असहायो ऽपि विशास्त्रो ऽपि विसज्जनः । उत्तरत्य् एव संसारसागराद् राम पोतवत्
Even without help, even without scriptures or companions, the wise one crosses the ocean of worldly existence, Rama, like a boat.
प्रज्ञावान् असहायो ऽपि कार्यान्तम् अधिगच्छति । दुष्प्रज्ञः कार्यम् आसाद्य प्रधानम् अपि नश्यति
Even without help, the wise one reaches the completion of his task; but the unwise, even after attaining the main objective, loses it.
शास्त्रसज्जनसंसर्गैः प्रज्ञां पूर्वं विवर्धयेत् । सेकसंरक्षणारम्भैः फलप्राप्त्यै लताम् इव
One should first cultivate wisdom through association with scriptures and noble people, as with watering and protecting a vine for the sake of its fruit.
प्रज्ञाबलबृहन्मूलः काले सत्कार्यपादपः । फलं फलत्य् अतिस्वादु मासो बिम्बम् इवैन्दवम्
The tree of noble action, whose great root is the strength of wisdom, bears its exceedingly sweet fruit in due time, like the full orb of the moon.
य एव यत्नः क्रियते बाह्यार्थोपार्जने नरैः । स एव यत्नः कर्तव्यः पूर्वं प्रज्ञाविवर्धने
The same effort that people exert in acquiring external objects should first be applied to the cultivation of wisdom.
सीमान्तं सर्वदुःखानाम् आपदां कोशम् उत्तमम् । बीजं संसारवृक्षाणां प्रज्ञामान्द्यं विवर्जयेत्
One should abandon the dullness of understanding, which is the boundary of all suffering, the treasury of calamities, and the seed of the tree of worldly existence.
यत् स्वर्गाद् यच् च पातालाद् यद् राज्यात् समवाप्यते । तत् समासाद्यते सर्वं प्रज्ञाकोशान् महामते
O wise one, whatever is attained from heaven, from the netherworld, or from sovereignty—all of it is obtained from the treasury of wisdom.
प्रज्ञयोत्तीर्यते घोराद् अस्मात् संसारसागरात् । नाचारैर् न च वा तीर्थैस् तपसा च न राघव
One crosses over this dreadful ocean of worldly existence by wisdom—not by rituals, nor by pilgrimages, nor by austerities, O Raghava.
यत् प्राप्तास् सम्पदं दैवीम् अपि भूमिचरा नराः । प्रज्ञापुष्पलतायास् तत् फलं स्वादु समुत्थितम्
Whatever divine prosperity people attain on earth arises as the sweet fruit of the flowering vine of wisdom.
प्रज्ञया नखरालूनवनवारणरक्तपाः । जम्बुकैर् विजितास् सिंहास् सिंहैर् हरिणका इव
By wisdom, lions whose claws have been cut and whose blood is drunk by jackals are conquered by jackals, just as deer are by lions.