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कुलार्णव-तन्त्रम्       kulārṇava-tantram - chapter-3

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कुलेश श्रोतुमिच्चामि सर्वधर्मोत्तमोत्तमम् ।
ऊर्ध्वाम्नायञ्च तन्मन्त्रं माहात्म्यं वद मे प्रभो ॥१॥
1. kuleśa śrotumiccāmi sarvadharmottamottamam ,
ūrdhvāmnāyañca tanmantraṁ māhātmyaṁ vada me prabho.
1. kuleśa śrotum icchāmi sarva-dharma-uttamottamam
ūrdhvāmnāyam ca tat-mantram māhātmyam vada me prabho
1. kuleśa prabho sarva-dharma-uttamottamam ūrdhvāmnāyam
tat-mantram ca śrotum icchāmi me māhātmyam vada
1. O Lord of Kula, O Master, I desire to hear about the Urdhvāmnāya tradition, highest among all righteous paths, and its sacred mantra; please tell me its greatness!
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शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्चसि ।
तस्य श्रवणमात्रेण देवता सुप्रसीदति ॥२॥
2. śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi yanmāṁ tvaṁ paripṛccasi ,
tasya śravaṇamātreṇa devatā suprasīdati.
2. śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi yat mām tvam paripṛcchasi
tasya śravaṇamātreṇa devatā suprasīdati
2. devi,
tvam mām yat paripṛcchasi,
tat pravakṣyāmi,
śṛṇu tasya śravaṇamātreṇa devatā suprasīdati
2. Listen, O Devi, I will tell you what you are asking me. By merely hearing it, the deity becomes greatly pleased.
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न कदाचिन्मया प्रोक्तमितः पूर्व कुलेश्वरि ।
कथयामि तव स्नेहादूर्ध्वाम्नायं शृणु प्रिये ॥३॥
3. na kadācinmayā proktamitaḥ pūrva kuleśvari ,
kathayāmi tava snehādūrdhvāmnāyaṁ śṛṇu priye.
3. na kadācit mayā proktam itaḥ pūrvam kuleśvari
kathayāmi tava snehāt ūrdhvāmnāyam śṛṇu priye
3. he kuleśvari,
itaḥ pūrvam mayā kadācit na proktam (idam) tava snehāt kathayāmi,
he priye,
ūrdhvāmnāyam śṛṇu
3. Never before, O queen of the kula, was this spoken by me. Out of love for you I am telling it now - listen, O beloved, to the urdhvamnaya (the upward tradition).
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वेदशास्त्रपुराणानि प्रकाश्यानि कुलेश्वरि ।
शैवशाक्तागमाः सर्वे रहस्याः परिकीत्तीताः ॥४॥
4. vedaśāstrapurāṇāni prakāśyāni kuleśvari ,
śaivaśāktāgamāḥ sarve rahasyāḥ parikīttītāḥ.
4. vedaśāstrapurāṇāni prakāśyāni kuleśvari
śaivaśāktāgamāḥ sarve rahasyāḥ parikīrtitāḥ
4. he kuleśvari,
vedaśāstrapurāṇāni prakāśyāni (santi) sarve śaivaśāktāgamāḥ rahasyāḥ parikīrtitāḥ (santi)
4. O queen of the kula, the Vedas, the scriptures and the Puranas are meant to be made public. All the Shaiva and Shakta agamas, however, are declared to be secret.
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रहस्यातिरहस्यानि कुलशास्त्राणि पार्वति ।
रहस्यातिरहस्यानां रहस्यमिदमम्बिके ॥५॥
5. rahasyātirahasyāni kulaśāstrāṇi pārvati ,
rahasyātirahasyānāṁ rahasyamidamambike.
5. rahasyātirahasyāni kulaśāstrāṇi pārvati
rahasyātirahasyānām rahasyam idam ambike
5. he pārvati,
kulaśāstrāṇi rahasyātirahasyāni (santi) he ambike,
idam rahasyātirahasyānām rahasyam (asti)
5. O Parvati, the kula scriptures are secret beyond secret. O Mother, this is the secret of secrets beyond secrets.
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ऊद्र्ध्वाम्नायस्य तत्त्वं हि पूर्णब्रह्मात्मकं परम् ।
सुगोपितं मया यत्नादिदानीन्तु प्रकाश्यते ॥६॥
6. ūdrdhvāmnāyasya tattvaṁ hi pūrṇabrahmātmakaṁ param ,
sugopitaṁ mayā yatnādidānīntu prakāśyate.
6. ūrdhvāmnāyasya tattvam hi pūrṇabrahmātmakam
param sugopitam mayā yatnāt idānīm tu prakāśyate
6. hi ūrdhvāmnāyasya tattvam pūrṇabrahmātmakam param (asti) mayā yatnāt sugopitam (tat),
idānīm tu prakāśyate
6. Indeed, the essence of the urdhvamnaya is supreme, of the nature of the full brahman. Carefully guarded by me, it is now, at last, being revealed.
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मम पञ्चमुखेभ्यश्च पञ्चाम्नायाः समुद्गताः ।
पूर्वश्च पश्चिमश्चैव दक्षिणश्चोत्तरस्तथा ।
ऊर्ध्वाम्नायश्च पञ्चैते मोक्षमार्गाः प्रकीत्तीताः ॥७॥
7. mama pañcamukhebhyaśca pañcāmnāyāḥ samudgatāḥ ,
pūrvaśca paścimaścaiva dakṣiṇaścottarastathā ,
ūrdhvāmnāyaśca pañcaite mokṣamārgāḥ prakīttītāḥ.
7. mama pañcamukhebhyaḥ ca pañcāmnāyāḥ
samudgatāḥ pūrvaḥ ca paścimaḥ ca eva
dakṣiṇaḥ ca uttaraḥ tathā ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ
ca pañca ete mokṣamārgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
7. mama pañcamukhebhyaḥ pañcāmnāyāḥ samudgatāḥ - pūrvaḥ ca paścimaḥ ca eva dakṣiṇaḥ ca tathā uttaraḥ ca ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ ca,
ete pañca mokṣamārgāḥ prakīrtitāḥ
7. From my five faces the five amnayas arose - the eastern (purva), and the western, and indeed the southern, and likewise the northern, and the urdhvamnaya (upward one). These five are proclaimed as the paths to liberation.
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आम्नाया बहवः सन्ति नोर्ध्वाम्नायेन ते समाः ।
सत्यमेतद्वरारोहे नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥८॥
8. āmnāyā bahavaḥ santi nordhvāmnāyena te samāḥ ,
satyametadvarārohe nātra kāryā vicāraṇā.
8. āmnāyāḥ bahavaḥ santi na ūrdhvāmnāyena te samāḥ
satyam etat varārohe na atra kāryā vicāraṇā
8. āmnāyāḥ bahavaḥ santi,
te ūrdhvāmnāyena na samāḥ (santi) he varārohe,
etat satyam (asti),
atra vicāraṇā na kāryā
8. There are many traditions (amnayas), but they are not equal to the urdhvamnaya. This is true, O one of beautiful form - no doubt should be entertained about it.
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आम्नाया बहवो गुप्तश्चतुराम्नायभेदजाः ।
अस्मिंस्तन्त्रे समाख्याताः पूर्वं ते कुलनायिके ॥९॥
9. āmnāyā bahavo guptaścaturāmnāyabhedajāḥ ,
asmiṁstantre samākhyātāḥ pūrvaṁ te kulanāyike.
9. āmnāyāḥ bahavaḥ guptāḥ caturāmnāyabhedajāḥ
asmin tantre samākhyātāḥ pūrvam te kulanāyike
9. he kulanāyike,
caturāmnāyabhedajāḥ bahavaḥ guptāḥ āmnāyāḥ (santi),
te pūrvam asmin tantre (mayā) samākhyātāḥ
9. O queen of the kula, many are the secret traditions born from the divisions of the four amnayas - these were declared by me earlier in this tantra.
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चतुराम्नाय वेत्तारो बहवः सन्ति कामिनि ।
ऊर्ध्वाम्नायस्य तत्त्वज्ञा विरला वीरवन्दिते ॥१०॥
10. caturāmnāya vettāro bahavaḥ santi kāmini ,
ūrdhvāmnāyasya tattvajñā viralā vīravandite.
10. caturāmnāyavettāraḥ bahavaḥ santi kāmini
ūrdhvāmnāyasya tattvajñāḥ viralāḥ vīravandite
10. he kāmini,
caturāmnāyavettāraḥ bahavaḥ santi he vīravandite,
ūrdhvāmnāyasya tattvajñāḥ viralāḥ (santi)
10. O passionate one, many are the knowers of the four amnayas. O one honored by heroes, those who know the true essence of the urdhvamnaya are rare.
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यावन्तः पांसवो भूमेस्तावन्तः समुदीरिताः ।
एकैकाम्नायजा मन्त्रा भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदाः ॥११॥
11. yāvantaḥ pāṁsavo bhūmestāvantaḥ samudīritāḥ ,
ekaikāmnāyajā mantrā bhuktimuktiphalapradāḥ.
11. yāvantaḥ pāṃsavaḥ bhūmeḥ tāvantaḥ samudīritāḥ
ekaikāmnāyajāḥ mantrāḥ bhuktimuktiphalapradāḥ
11. bhūmeḥ yāvantaḥ pāṃsavaḥ (santi),
tāvantaḥ ekaikāmnāyajāḥ bhuktimuktiphalapradāḥ mantrāḥ samudīritāḥ
11. As many grains of dust as there are on the earth, so many are the mantras declared to arise from each single amnaya, granting the fruits of both worldly enjoyment and liberation.
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उपमन्त्राश्च तावन्तः सारदाः समुदीरिताः ।
मयैव कथितास्ते तु लोकानुग्रहकाङ्क्षया ॥१२॥
12. upamantrāśca tāvantaḥ sāradāḥ samudīritāḥ ,
mayaiva kathitāste tu lokānugrahakāṅkṣayā.
12. upamantrāḥ ca tāvantaḥ sāradāḥ samudīritāḥ
mayā eva kathitāḥ te tu lokānugrahakāṅkṣayā
12. upamantrāḥ ca tāvantaḥ sāradāḥ samudīritāḥ
te tu mayā eva lokānugrahakāṅkṣayā kathitāḥ
12. And the subsidiary mantras, just as many, essence-giving, are likewise declared. These were told by me alone, out of the wish to favor the world.
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सर्वेषामपि मन्त्राणां देवतास्तत्फलप्रदाः ।
आवयोरंशसम्भूताः समुद्दिष्टाः शुचिस्मिते ॥१३॥
13. sarveṣāmapi mantrāṇāṁ devatāstatphalapradāḥ ,
āvayoraṁśasambhūtāḥ samuddiṣṭāḥ śucismite.
13. sarveṣām api mantrāṇām devatāḥ tatphalapradāḥ
āvayoḥ aṃśasambhūtāḥ samuddiṣṭāḥ śucismite
13. he śucismite,
sarveṣām api mantrāṇām tatphalapradāḥ devatāḥ āvayoḥ aṃśasambhūtāḥ samuddiṣṭāḥ
13. O one with a pure smile, the deities of all the mantras, who grant their respective fruits, are taught to have arisen as portions of us both.
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सर्वमन्त्रानहं वेद्मि नान्यो जानाति कश्चन ।
मत्प्रसादेन यः कश्चिद्वेत्ति मानवकोटिषु ॥१४॥
14. sarvamantrānahaṁ vedmi nānyo jānāti kaścana ,
matprasādena yaḥ kaścidvetti mānavakoṭiṣu.
14. sarvamantrān aham vedmi na anyaḥ jānāti kaścana
matprasādena yaḥ kaścit vetti mānavakoṭiṣu
14. aham sarvamantrān vedmi,
anyaḥ kaścana na jānāti mānavakoṭiṣu yaḥ kaścit vetti,
(saḥ) matprasādena (vetti)
14. I know all the mantras, no one else knows them at all. Among millions of people, if anyone knows (them), it is by my grace.
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एकाम्नायञ्च यो वेत्ति स मुक्तो नात्र संशयः ।
किं पुनश्चतुराम्नायवेत्ता साक्षाच्चिवो भवेत् ॥१५॥
15. ekāmnāyañca yo vetti sa mukto nātra saṁśayaḥ ,
kiṁ punaścaturāmnāyavettā sākṣāccivo bhavet.
15. ekāmnāyam ca yaḥ vetti saḥ muktaḥ na atra saṃśayaḥ
kim punaḥ caturāmnāyavettā sākṣāt śivaḥ bhavet
15. yaḥ ekāmnāyam ca vetti,
saḥ muktaḥ (bhavati),
atra saṃśayaḥ na (asti) caturāmnāyavettā punaḥ kim (vaktavyam),
(saḥ) sākṣāt śivaḥ bhavet
15. And whoever knows even a single amnaya is liberated - there is no doubt about it. What then to say of the one who knows all four amnayas - he would become Shiva himself.
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चतुराम्नायविज्ञानादूर्ध्वाम्नायः परः प्रिये ।
तस्मात्तदेव जानीयाद् यदीच्चेत् सिद्धिमात्मनः ॥१६॥
16. caturāmnāyavijñānādūrdhvāmnāyaḥ paraḥ priye ,
tasmāttadeva jānīyād yadīccet siddhimātmanaḥ.
16. caturāmnāyavijñānāt ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ paraḥ priye
tasmāt tat eva jānīyāt yadi icchet siddhim ātmanaḥ
16. he priye,
caturāmnāyavijñānāt ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ paraḥ (asti) tasmāt yadi (kaścit) ātmanaḥ siddhim icchet,
(saḥ) tat eva jānīyāt
16. O beloved, the urdhvamnaya is superior to the knowledge of the four amnayas. Therefore, if one desires his own spiritual attainment, he should know that alone.
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ऊर्ध्वत्वात् सर्वधर्माणामूर्ध्वाम्नायः प्रशस्यते ।
ऊर्ध्वं नयत्यधःस्थञ्च ऊर्ध्वाम्नाय इतीरितः ॥१७॥
17. ūrdhvatvāt sarvadharmāṇāmūrdhvāmnāyaḥ praśasyate ,
ūrdhvaṁ nayatyadhaḥsthañca ūrdhvāmnāya itīritaḥ.
17. ūrdhvatvāt sarvadharmāṇām ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ praśasyate
ūrdhvam nayati adhaḥstham ca ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ iti īritaḥ
17. sarvadharmāṇām ūrdhvatvāt ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ praśasyate
adhaḥstham ca ūrdhvam nayati iti ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ īritaḥ
17. Because it stands highest among all dharmas, the urdhvamnaya is praised. It leads upward that which stands below - thus it is called the urdhvamnaya, the upward tradition.
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ऊर्ध्वतत्त्वात् कुलेशानि ध्वस्तसंसारसागरात् ।
ऊर्ध्वलोकैकसेव्यत्वादूर्ध्वाम्नाय इति स्मृतः ॥१८॥
18. ūrdhvatattvāt kuleśāni dhvastasaṁsārasāgarāt ,
ūrdhvalokaikasevyatvādūrdhvāmnāya iti smṛtaḥ.
18. ūrdhvatattvāt kuleśāni dhvastasaṃsārasāgarāt
ūrdhvalokaikasevyatvāt ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ iti smṛtaḥ
18. kuleśāni ūrdhvatattvāt dhvastasaṃsārasāgarāt
ūrdhvalokaikasevyatvāt ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ iti smṛtaḥ
18. O Kuleśānī, because it rests on the higher principle, because it has destroyed the ocean of worldly existence, and because it alone is served in the higher world, it is known as the ūrdhvāmnāya, the higher tradition.
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तस्माद्देवेशि जानीहि साक्षान्मोक्षैकसाधनम् ।
सर्वाम्नायाधिकफलमूर्ध्वाम्नायं परात् परम् ॥१९॥
19. tasmāddeveśi jānīhi sākṣānmokṣaikasādhanam ,
sarvāmnāyādhikaphalamūrdhvāmnāyaṁ parāt param.
19. tasmāt deveśi jānīhi sākṣāt mokṣaikasādhanam
sarvāmnāyādhikaphalam ūrdhvāmnāyam parāt param
19. deveśi tasmāt jānīhi ūrdhvāmnāyam sākṣāt
mokṣaikasādhanam sarvāmnāyādhikaphalam parāt param
19. Therefore, O goddess of the gods, know that the ūrdhvāmnāya is directly the sole means to liberation, that its fruit exceeds that of all other traditions, and that it is the supreme beyond the supreme.
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सर्वलोकेषु सर्वेभ्यो ह्यहं पूज्यो यथा प्रिये ।
अम्नायेषु च सर्वेषु ऊर्ध्वाम्नायस्तथा शिवे ॥२०॥
20. sarvalokeṣu sarvebhyo hyahaṁ pūjyo yathā priye ,
amnāyeṣu ca sarveṣu ūrdhvāmnāyastathā śive.
20. sarvalokeṣu sarvebhyaḥ hi aham pūjyaḥ yathā
priye āmnāyeṣu ca sarveṣu ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ tathā śive
20. priye śive yathā aham sarvalokeṣu sarvebhyaḥ hi
pūjyaḥ tathā sarveṣu āmnāyeṣu ca ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ
20. O beloved, O Śivā, just as I am worshipped by everyone in all the worlds, so too, among all the traditions, is the ūrdhvāmnāya worshipped.
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देवतानां यथा विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां भास्करो यथा ।
तीर्थानान्तु यथा काशी स्वर्नदी सरितां यथा ॥२१॥
21. devatānāṁ yathā viṣṇurjyotiṣāṁ bhāskaro yathā ,
tīrthānāntu yathā kāśī svarnadī saritāṁ yathā.
21. devatānām yathā viṣṇuḥ jyotiṣām bhāskaraḥ yathā
tīrthānām tu yathā kāśī svarnadī saritām yathā
21. devatānām yathā viṣṇuḥ jyotiṣām yathā bhāskaraḥ
tīrthānām tu yathā kāśī saritām yathā svarnadī
21. As Viṣṇu is among the gods, as the sun is among the luminaries, as Kāśī is among sacred places, and as the celestial river (svarnadī) is among rivers,
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पर्वतानां यथा मेरुस्तरूणां चन्दनं यथा ।
अश्वमेधः क्रतूनाञ्च पाषाणानां यथा मणिः ॥२२॥
22. parvatānāṁ yathā merustarūṇāṁ candanaṁ yathā ,
aśvamedhaḥ kratūnāñca pāṣāṇānāṁ yathā maṇiḥ.
22. parvatānām yathā meruḥ tarūṇām candanam yathā
aśvamedhaḥ kratūnām ca pāṣāṇānām yathā maṇiḥ
22. parvatānām yathā meruḥ tarūṇām yathā candanam
kratūnām ca aśvamedhaḥ pāṣāṇānām yathā maṇiḥ
22. as Meru is among mountains, as sandalwood is among trees, as the aśvamedha (horse sacrifice) is among Vedic rites, and as the gem is among stones,
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यथा रसानां माधुर्यं धातूनां काञ्चनं यथा ।
चतुष्पदां यथा धेनुर्यथा हंसस्तु पक्षिणाम् ॥२३॥
23. yathā rasānāṁ mādhuryaṁ dhātūnāṁ kāñcanaṁ yathā ,
catuṣpadāṁ yathā dhenuryathā haṁsastu pakṣiṇām.
23. yathā rasānām mādhuryam dhātūnām kāñcanam yathā
catuṣpadām yathā dhenuḥ yathā haṃsaḥ tu pakṣiṇām
23. rasānām yathā mādhuryam dhātūnām yathā kāñcanam
catuṣpadām yathā dhenuḥ pakṣiṇām tu yathā haṃsaḥ
23. as sweetness is among tastes, as gold is among metals, as the cow is among four-footed animals, and as the swan is among birds,
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आश्रमाणां यथा भिक्षुर्वर्णानां ब्राह्मणो यथा ।
मनुष्याणां यथा राजाऽवयवानां यथा शिरः ॥२४॥
24. āśramāṇāṁ yathā bhikṣurvarṇānāṁ brāhmaṇo yathā ,
manuṣyāṇāṁ yathā rājā'vayavānāṁ yathā śiraḥ.
24. āśramāṇām yathā bhikṣuḥ varṇānām brāhmaṇaḥ yathā
manuṣyāṇām yathā rājā avayavānām yathā śiraḥ
24. āśramāṇām yathā bhikṣuḥ varṇānām yathā brāhmaṇaḥ
manuṣyāṇām yathā rājā avayavānām yathā śiraḥ
24. as the mendicant is among the stages of life, as the brahmin is among the social classes, as the king is among men, and as the head is among the limbs of the body,
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आमोदानाञ्च कस्तूरी यथा काञ्चीपुरी पुराम् ।
तथैव सर्वधर्माणामूर्ध्वाम्नायोऽधिकः प्रिये ॥२५॥
25. āmodānāñca kastūrī yathā kāñcīpurī purām ,
tathaiva sarvadharmāṇāmūrdhvāmnāyo'dhikaḥ priye.
25. āmodānām ca kastūrī yathā kāñcīpurī purām tathā
eva sarvadharmāṇām ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ adhikaḥ priye
25. āmodānām ca yathā kastūrī purām yathā kāñcīpurī
priye tathā eva sarvadharmāṇām ūrdhvāmnāyaḥ adhikaḥ
25. and as musk is among fragrances, and as Kāñcīpurī is among cities - just so, O beloved, among all dharmas the ūrdhvāmnāya is supreme.
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नानाजन्माजीतापारपुण्यकर्मफलोदयात् ।
ऊर्ध्वाम्नायं विजानीयान्नान्यथा वीरवन्दिते ॥२६॥
26. nānājanmājītāpārapuṇyakarmaphalodayāt ,
ūrdhvāmnāyaṁ vijānīyānnānyathā vīravandite.
26. nānājanmārjitāpārapuṇyakarmaphalodayāt
ūrdhvāmnāyam vijānīyāt na anyathā vīravandite
26. vīravandite nānājanmārjitāpārapuṇyakarmaphalodayāt
ūrdhvāmnāyam vijānīyāt na anyathā
26. O vīravandite (you who are honored by heroes), only through the arising of the fruit of boundless meritorious deeds earned across many births does one come to know the ūrdhvāmnāya, not otherwise.
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धन्यो मनुष्यलक्षेषु जानाति कुलदर्शनम् ।
तेषां लक्षेषु यः कश्चिदूर्ध्वाम्नायं प्रवेत्ति च ॥२७॥
27. dhanyo manuṣyalakṣeṣu jānāti kuladarśanam ,
teṣāṁ lakṣeṣu yaḥ kaścidūrdhvāmnāyaṁ pravetti ca.
27. dhanyaḥ manuṣyalakṣeṣu jānāti kuladarśanam teṣām
lakṣeṣu yaḥ kaścit ūrdhvāmnāyam pravetti ca
27. manuṣyalakṣeṣu yaḥ kuladarśanam jānāti dhanyaḥ
teṣām lakṣeṣu yaḥ kaścit ūrdhvāmnāyam ca pravetti
27. Blessed is the one who, among a hundred thousand people, knows the vision of the kula. And among a hundred thousand of those, rarer still is the one who also truly understands the ūrdhvāmnāya.
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न वेदैर्नागमैः शास्त्रैर्न पुराणैः सुविस्तरैः ।
न यज्ञैर्न तपोभिर्वा न तीर्थव्रतकोटिभिः ॥२८॥
28. na vedairnāgamaiḥ śāstrairna purāṇaiḥ suvistaraiḥ ,
na yajñairna tapobhirvā na tīrthavratakoṭibhiḥ.
28. na vedaiḥ na āgamaiḥ śāstraiḥ na purāṇaiḥ suvistaraiḥ
na yajñaiḥ na tapobhiḥ vā na tīrthavratakoṭibhiḥ
28. na vedaiḥ na āgamaiḥ śāstraiḥ na suvistaraiḥ purāṇaiḥ
na yajñaiḥ na vā tapobhiḥ na tīrthavratakoṭibhiḥ
28. Not through the Vedas, not through the āgama scriptures, not through the extensive purāṇas, not through Vedic rituals, not through austerities,
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नान्यैरुपायैर्द्देवेशि मन्त्रौषधिपुरःसरैः ।
आम्नायो ज्ञायते चोद्र्ध्वः श्रीमद्गुरुमुखं विना ॥२९॥
29. nānyairupāyairddeveśi mantrauṣadhipuraḥsaraiḥ ,
āmnāyo jñāyate codrdhvaḥ śrīmadgurumukhaṁ vinā.
29. na anyaiḥ upāyaiḥ deveśi mantrauṣadhipuraḥsaraiḥ
āmnāyaḥ jñāyate ca ūrdhvaḥ śrīmadgurumukham vinā
29. deveśi anyaiḥ mantrauṣadhipuraḥsaraiḥ upāyaiḥ na
ūrdhvaḥ āmnāyaḥ ca śrīmadgurumukham vinā na jñāyate
29. nor, O Devī, through other means preceded by mantras and medicines - the higher tradition cannot be known except through the mouth of the glorious guru.
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तमेवान्वेषयेत्तत्र सर्वज्ञं करुणानिधिम् ।
सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नं ऊर्ध्वाम्नायार्थकोविदम् ।
तस्माद्देवेशि जानीयादूर्ध्वाम्नायं कुलेश्वरि ॥३०॥
30. tamevānveṣayettatra sarvajñaṁ karuṇānidhim ,
sarvalakṣaṇasampannaṁ ūrdhvāmnāyārthakovidam ,
tasmāddeveśi jānīyādūrdhvāmnāyaṁ kuleśvari.
30. tam eva anveṣayet tatra sarvajñam
karuṇānidhim sarvalakṣaṇasampannam
ūrdhvāmnāyārthakovidam tasmāt deveśi
jānīyāt ūrdhvāmnāyam kuleśvari
30. tatra tam eva sarvajñam karuṇānidhim
sarvalakṣaṇasampannam
ūrdhvāmnāyārthakovidam anveṣayet tasmāt deveśi
kuleśvari ūrdhvāmnāyam jānīyāt
30. There, one should seek out just such a person - omniscient, an ocean of compassion, endowed with all the auspicious marks, and learned in the meaning of the ūrdhvāmnāya. Therefore, O Devī, O Kuleśvarī, come to know the ūrdhvāmnāya through him.
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आम्नायं यो नरो देवि विजानाति च तत्त्वतः ।
लभते काङ्क्षतां सिद्धिं सत्यं सत्यं वरानने ॥३१॥
31. āmnāyaṁ yo naro devi vijānāti ca tattvataḥ ,
labhate kāṅkṣatāṁ siddhiṁ satyaṁ satyaṁ varānane.
31. āmnāyam yaḥ naraḥ devi vijānāti ca tattvataḥ
labhate kāṅkṣatām siddhim satyam satyam varānane
31. devi varānane yaḥ naraḥ āmnāyam tattvataḥ vijānāti
ca kāṅkṣatām siddhim labhate satyam satyam
31. O Devī, O fair-faced one, the man who truly understands the āmnāya attains the spiritual attainment he desires - this is true, this is true.
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ऊर्ध्वाम्नायं विजानाति यः सम्यक् श्रीगुरोर्मुखात् ।
शास्त्रमार्गेण स नरो जीवन्मुक्तो न संशयः ॥३२॥
32. ūrdhvāmnāyaṁ vijānāti yaḥ samyak śrīgurormukhāt ,
śāstramārgeṇa sa naro jīvanmukto na saṁśayaḥ.
32. ūrdhvāmnāyam vijānāti yaḥ samyak śrīguroḥ mukhāt
śāstramārgeṇa saḥ naraḥ jīvanmuktaḥ na saṃśayaḥ
32. yaḥ śrīguroḥ mukhāt śāstramārgeṇa ūrdhvāmnāyam
samyak vijānāti saḥ naraḥ jīvanmuktaḥ na saṃśayaḥ
32. The man who fully understands the ūrdhvāmnāya, through the method of the scriptures, from the mouth of the glorious guru, is liberated while living - there is no doubt.
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आम्नायमीदृशं देवि विजानाति च तत्त्वतः ।
स वन्द्यः सद्गुरुः सोऽर्च्यः स दैवज्ञः स मान्त्रिकः ।
स सेव्यः स च संस्तुत्यः स द्रष्टव्यः स सात्त्विकः ॥३३॥
33. āmnāyamīdṛśaṁ devi vijānāti ca tattvataḥ ,
sa vandyaḥ sadguruḥ so'rcyaḥ sa daivajñaḥ sa māntrikaḥ ,
sa sevyaḥ sa ca saṁstutyaḥ sa draṣṭavyaḥ sa sāttvikaḥ.
33. āmnāyam īdṛśam devi vijānāti ca tattvataḥ
saḥ vandyaḥ sadguruḥ saḥ arcyaḥ saḥ
daivajñaḥ saḥ māntrikaḥ saḥ sevyaḥ saḥ
ca saṃstutyaḥ saḥ draṣṭavyaḥ saḥ sāttvikaḥ
33. devi yaḥ īdṛśam āmnāyam tattvataḥ
vijānāti ca saḥ sadguruḥ vandyaḥ
arcyaḥ daivajñaḥ māntrikaḥ sevyaḥ
ca saṃstutyaḥ draṣṭavyaḥ sāttvikaḥ
33. O Devī, one who truly understands such an āmnāya is a true guru worthy of veneration, worthy of worship, a seer of destinies, a master of mantras - he is to be served and praised, he is to be beheld, and he is truly sāttvika (established in purity).
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स व्रती स तपस्वी च सोऽनुष्ठाता स पूजकः ।
स वेदागमशास्त्रादिसर्वविद्याविशारदः ॥३४॥
34. sa vratī sa tapasvī ca so'nuṣṭhātā sa pūjakaḥ ,
sa vedāgamaśāstrādisarvavidyāviśāradaḥ.
34. sa vratī sa tapasvī ca sa anuṣṭhātā sa
pūjakaḥ sa vedāgamaśāstrādisarvavidyāviśāradaḥ
34. sa vratī sa tapasvī sa ca anuṣṭhātā sa
pūjakaḥ sa vedāgamaśāstrādisarvavidyāviśāradaḥ
34. He keeps his vows, he is the ascetic, he performs the rites, he is the worshipper, he is versed in the Veda, the āgamas, the scriptures and all branches of learning,
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स आचार्यः स मतिमान् स यतिः स च कौलिकः ।
स यज्वा स च पूतात्मा स जापी स च साधकः ॥३५॥
35. sa ācāryaḥ sa matimān sa yatiḥ sa ca kaulikaḥ ,
sa yajvā sa ca pūtātmā sa jāpī sa ca sādhakaḥ.
35. sa ācāryaḥ sa matimān sa yatiḥ sa ca kaulikaḥ
sa yajvā sa ca pūtātmā sa jāpī sa ca sādhakaḥ
35. sa ācāryaḥ sa matimān sa yatiḥ sa ca kaulikaḥ
sa yajvā sa ca pūtātmā sa jāpī sa ca sādhakaḥ
35. he is the teacher, the wise one, the ascetic, and the follower of the kula tradition, he performs the Vedic rituals, he is of pure soul, he recites the mantras, and he is the practitioner,
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स योगी स कृतार्थस्तु स वीरः स च उत्तमः ।
स पुण्यात्मा स सर्वज्ञः स मुक्तः स शिवः प्रिये ॥३६॥
36. sa yogī sa kṛtārthastu sa vīraḥ sa ca uttamaḥ ,
sa puṇyātmā sa sarvajñaḥ sa muktaḥ sa śivaḥ priye.
36. sa yogī sa kṛtārthaḥ tu sa vīraḥ sa ca uttamaḥ sa
puṇyātmā sa sarvajñaḥ sa muktaḥ sa śivaḥ priye
36. sa yogī sa kṛtārthaḥ tu sa vīraḥ sa ca uttamaḥ sa
puṇyātmā sa sarvajñaḥ sa muktaḥ priye sa śivaḥ
36. he is the yogi, he has indeed attained his purpose, he is the hero and the best of all, he is virtuous, omniscient, and liberated - he, O beloved, is Śiva himself.
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तत्कुलं पावनं देवि धन्या तज्जननी स्मृता ।
तत्पिता च कृतार्थः स्यान्मुक्तास्तत्पितरः प्रिये ।
पुण्यास्तद्वंशजाः सर्वे पूतास्तन्मित्रबान्धवाः ॥३७॥
37. tatkulaṁ pāvanaṁ devi dhanyā tajjananī smṛtā ,
tatpitā ca kṛtārthaḥ syānmuktāstatpitaraḥ priye ,
puṇyāstadvaṁśajāḥ sarve pūtāstanmitrabāndhavāḥ.
37. tatkulam pāvanam devi dhanyā tajjananī
smṛtā tatpitā ca kṛtārthaḥ syāt
muktāḥ tatpitaraḥ priye puṇyāḥ
tadvaṃśajāḥ sarve pūtāḥ tanmitrabāndhavāḥ
37. devi tatkulam pāvanam tajjananī dhanyā
smṛtā tatpitā ca kṛtārthaḥ syāt
priye tatpitaraḥ muktāḥ tadvaṃśajāḥ
sarve puṇyāḥ tanmitrabāndhavāḥ pūtāḥ
37. O Devī, his family becomes sacred, his mother is deemed blessed, his father too becomes fulfilled, O beloved, his ancestors are liberated, all those born in his lineage become meritorious, and his friends and relatives become purified.
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बहुनेह किमुक्तेन चोर्ध्वाम्नायपरस्य च ।
स्मरणं कीर्त्तनं वापि दर्शनं वन्दनं तथा ।
सम्भाषणञ्च कुरुते राजसूयाधिकं फलम् ॥३८॥
38. bahuneha kimuktena cordhvāmnāyaparasya ca ,
smaraṇaṁ kīrttanaṁ vāpi darśanaṁ vandanaṁ tathā ,
sambhāṣaṇañca kurute rājasūyādhikaṁ phalam.
38. bahunā iha kim uktena ca ūrdhvāmnāyaparasya
ca smaraṇam kīrtanam vā
api darśanam vandanam tathā sambhāṣaṇam
ca kurute rājasūyādhikam phalam
38. iha bahunā uktena kim ūrdhvāmnāyaparasya
smaraṇam kīrtanam vā api darśanam
vandanam tathā sambhāṣaṇam ca [yaḥ] kurute
[saḥ] rājasūyādhikam phalam [prāpnoti]
38. What need is there to say more here? Even the mere remembrance, praise, sight, veneration, or conversation with one devoted to the ūrdhvāmnāya yields a result greater than the rājasūya sacrifice.
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स यत्र वसते देवि तत्र श्रीवीजयो भवेत् ।
अनामयं सुभिक्षञ्च सुवृष्टिनीरुपद्रवम् ॥३९॥
39. sa yatra vasate devi tatra śrīvījayo bhavet ,
anāmayaṁ subhikṣañca suvṛṣṭinīrupadravam.
39. sa yatra vasate devi tatra śrīvijayaḥ bhavet
anāmayam subhikṣam ca suvṛṣṭiḥ nirupadravam
39. devi sa yatra vasate tatra śrīvijayaḥ anāmayam
subhikṣam ca suvṛṣṭiḥ nirupadravam bhavet
39. O Devī, wherever he dwells, there prosperity and victory arise, health, abundance of food, good rain, and freedom from calamity.
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तस्माद् गुरुप्रसादेन ऊर्ध्वाम्नायं नरोत्तमः ।
यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतो देवि स मे प्रियतमो भवेत् ॥४०॥
40. tasmād guruprasādena ūrdhvāmnāyaṁ narottamaḥ ,
yo vetti tattvato devi sa me priyatamo bhavet.
40. tasmāt guruprasādena ūrdhvāmnāyam narottamaḥ
yaḥ vetti tattvataḥ devi sa me priyatamaḥ bhavet
40. devi tasmāt yaḥ narottamaḥ guruprasādena
ūrdhvāmnāyam tattvataḥ vetti sa me priyatamaḥ bhavet
40. Therefore, O Devī, that best of men who, through the grace of his teacher, truly knows the ūrdhvāmnāya, becomes most dear to me.
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पूर्वाम्नायः सृष्टिरूपः स्थितिरूपश्च दक्षिणः ।
संहारः पश्चिमो देवि उत्तरोऽनुग्रहो भवेत् ॥४१॥
41. pūrvāmnāyaḥ sṛṣṭirūpaḥ sthitirūpaśca dakṣiṇaḥ ,
saṁhāraḥ paścimo devi uttaro'nugraho bhavet.
41. pūrvāmnāyaḥ sṛṣṭirūpaḥ sthitirūpaḥ ca dakṣiṇaḥ
saṃhāraḥ paścimaḥ devi uttaraḥ anugrahaḥ bhavet
41. devi pūrvāmnāyaḥ sṛṣṭirūpaḥ dakṣiṇaḥ ca sthitirūpaḥ
paścimaḥ saṃhāraḥ uttaraḥ anugrahaḥ bhavet
41. O Devī, the pūrvāmnāya has the nature of creation, the dakṣiṇa has the nature of preservation, the paścima is dissolution, and the uttara is grace.
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मन्त्रयोगं विदुः पूर्वं भक्तियोगञ्च दक्षिणम् ।
पश्चिमं कर्मयोगञ्च ज्ञानयोगं तथोत्तरम् ॥४२॥
42. mantrayogaṁ viduḥ pūrvaṁ bhaktiyogañca dakṣiṇam ,
paścimaṁ karmayogañca jñānayogaṁ tathottaram.
42. mantrayogam viduḥ pūrvam bhaktiyogam ca dakṣiṇam
paścimam karmayogam ca jñānayogam tathā uttaram
42. pūrvam mantrayogam dakṣiṇam ca bhaktiyogam paścimam
karmayogam ca tathā uttaram jñānayogam viduḥ
42. They know the pūrva as mantra-yoga, the dakṣiṇa as bhakti-yoga, the paścima as karma-yoga, and likewise the uttara as jñāna-yoga.
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पूर्वाम्नायस्य सङ्केताश्चतुवींशतिरीरिताः ।
दक्षिणाम्नायसङ्केताः पञ्चवींशतिरीरिताः ॥४३॥
43. pūrvāmnāyasya saṅketāścatuvīṁśatirīritāḥ ,
dakṣiṇāmnāyasaṅketāḥ pañcavīṁśatirīritāḥ.
43. pūrvāmnāyasya saṅketāḥ caturviṃśatiḥ īritāḥ
dakṣiṇāmnāyasaṅketāḥ pañcaviṃśatiḥ īritāḥ
43. pūrvāmnāyasya saṅketāḥ caturviṃśatiḥ īritāḥ
dakṣiṇāmnāyasaṅketāḥ pañcaviṃśatiḥ īritāḥ
43. Of the pūrvāmnāya, twenty-four secret signs are declared, and of the dakṣiṇāmnāya, twenty-five secret signs are declared,
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पश्चिमाम्नायसङ्केताः द्वात्रिंशत् समुदाहृताः ।
विदुः षट्त्रिंशदाम्नाये सङ्केताः श्रीमदुत्तरे ॥४४॥
44. paścimāmnāyasaṅketāḥ dvātriṁśat samudāhṛtāḥ ,
viduḥ ṣaṭtriṁśadāmnāye saṅketāḥ śrīmaduttare.
44. paścimāmnāyasaṅketāḥ dvātriṃśat samudāhṛtāḥ
viduḥ ṣaṭtriṃśat āmnāye saṅketāḥ śrīmat uttare
44. paścimāmnāyasaṅketāḥ dvātriṃśat samudāhṛtāḥ
śrīmat uttare āmnāye saṅketāḥ ṣaṭtriṃśat viduḥ
44. The secret signs of the paścimāmnāya are declared to be thirty-two, and in the glorious uttara, they know the secret signs of the tradition to be thirty-six.
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ऊद्र्ध्वाम्नायस्य चैतानि न सन्ति कुलनायिके ।
साक्षाच्चिवस्वरूपत्वान्न किञ्चित् कर्म विद्यते ॥४५॥
45. ūdrdhvāmnāyasya caitāni na santi kulanāyike ,
sākṣāccivasvarūpatvānna kiñcit karma vidyate.
45. ūrdhvāmnāyasya ca etāni na santi kulanāyike
sākṣāt śivasvarūpatvāt na kiñcit karma vidyate
45. kulanāyike ūrdhvāmnāyasya ca etāni na santi,
sākṣāt śivasvarūpatvāt kiñcit karma na vidyate
45. O mistress of the kula, these do not exist for the ūrdhvāmnāya, since it is directly of the very nature of Śiva, no rite whatsoever is needed in it.
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ऊर्ध्वाम्नायस्य माहात्म्यमहं वेद्मि न चापरः ।
मत्स्नेहात्त्वञ्च जानासि सत्यमेतद्वरानने ॥४६॥
46. ūrdhvāmnāyasya māhātmyamahaṁ vedmi na cāparaḥ ,
matsnehāttvañca jānāsi satyametadvarānane.
46. ūrdhvāmnāyasya māhātmyam aham vedmi na ca aparaḥ
matsnehāt tvam ca jānāsi satyam etat varānane
46. aham ūrdhvāmnāyasya māhātmyam vedmi na ca aparaḥ
varānane tvam ca matsnehāt jānāsi etat satyam
46. I know the greatness of the ūrdhvāmnāya, and no one else does, but you know it too, out of my affection for you - this is true, O fair-faced one.
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ऊर्ध्वाम्नायस्य माहात्म्यमिति ते कथितं मया ।
समासेन कुलेशानि मन्त्रमाहात्म्यमुच्यते ॥४७॥
47. ūrdhvāmnāyasya māhātmyamiti te kathitaṁ mayā ,
samāsena kuleśāni mantramāhātmyamucyate.
47. ūrdhvāmnāyasya māhātmyam iti te kathitam mayā
samāsena kuleśāni mantramāhātmyam ucyate
47. kuleśāni ūrdhvāmnāyasya māhātmyam iti mayā te
samāsena kathitam mantramāhātmyam [athā] ucyate
47. Thus, O Kuleśānī, the greatness of the ūrdhvāmnāya has been told to you by me in brief - now the greatness of the mantra will be told.
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इतः पूर्वं मया नोक्तं यस्य कस्यापि पार्वति ।
तद्वदामि तव स्नेहाच्चृणु मत्प्राणवल्लभे ॥४८॥
48. itaḥ pūrvaṁ mayā noktaṁ yasya kasyāpi pārvati ,
tadvadāmi tava snehāccṛṇu matprāṇavallabhe.
48. itaḥ pūrvam mayā na uktam yasya kasya api pārvati
tat vadāmi tava snehāt śṛṇu matprāṇavallabhe
48. pārvati itaḥ pūrvam yasya kasya api mayā na uktam
tat tava snehāt vadāmi matprāṇavallabhe śṛṇu
48. O Pārvatī, what I have not told before to anyone at all, that I shall now tell you, out of affection - listen, O beloved of my life.
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श्रीप्रासादपरामन्त्रमूर्ध्वाम्नायमधिष्ठितम् ।
आवयोः परमाकारं यो वेत्ति स स्वयं शिवः ॥४९॥
49. śrīprāsādaparāmantramūrdhvāmnāyamadhiṣṭhitam ,
āvayoḥ paramākāraṁ yo vetti sa svayaṁ śivaḥ.
49. śrīprāsādaparāmantram ūrdhvāmnāyamadhiṣṭhitam
āvayoḥ paramākāram yaḥ vetti sa svayam śivaḥ
49. yaḥ śrīprāsādaparāmantram ūrdhvāmnāyamadhiṣṭhitam
āvayoḥ paramākāram vetti sa svayam śivaḥ
49. Whoever knows the supreme mantra of the śrīprāsāda, founded upon the ūrdhvāmnāya, and the supreme form of us both, he himself is Śiva.
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शिवादिक्रिमिपर्यन्तं प्राणिनां प्राणवर्त्मना ।
निश्वासोच्च्वासरूपेण मन्त्रोऽयं वर्त्तते प्रिये ॥५०॥
50. śivādikrimiparyantaṁ prāṇināṁ prāṇavartmanā ,
niśvāsoccvāsarūpeṇa mantro'yaṁ varttate priye.
50. śiva-ādi-krimi-paryantam prāṇinām prāṇa-vartmanā
niśvāsa-ucchvāsa-rūpeṇa mantraḥ ayam vartate priye
50. priye śivādikrimiparyantaṃ prāṇināṃ prāṇavartmanā
niśvāsocchvāsarūpeṇa ayaṃ mantraḥ vartate
50. O beloved, from Shiva down to a worm, this mantra exists in all living beings through the channel of life-force (prāṇa), in the form of inhalation and exhalation.
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अनिलेन विना मेघो यथाकाशे न वेष्टते ।
पराप्रसादमन्त्रेण विना लोकस्तथा प्रिये ॥५१॥
51. anilena vinā megho yathākāśe na veṣṭate ,
parāprasādamantreṇa vinā lokastathā priye.
51. anilen vinā meghaḥ yathā ākāśe na veṣṭate
parā-prasāda-mantreṇa vinā lokaḥ tathā priye
51. priye yathā anilena vinā meghaḥ ākāśe na veṣṭate
tathā parāprasādamantreṇa vinā lokaḥ na (veṣṭate)
51. O beloved, just as a cloud cannot remain in the sky without wind, in the same way, the world cannot exist without the parāprasāda (supreme palace) mantra.
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पराप्रासादमन्त्रेण स्यूतमेतच्चराचरम् ।
अभिन्नं तत्त्वतो देवि तालवृन्ते यथानिलः ॥५२॥
52. parāprāsādamantreṇa syūtametaccarācaram ,
abhinnaṁ tattvato devi tālavṛnte yathānilaḥ.
52. parā-prāsāda-mantreṇa syūtam etat cara-acaram
abhinnam tattvataḥ devi tāla-vṛnte yathā anilaḥ
52. devi yathā tālavṛnte anilaḥ (vartate) (tathā)
parāprāsādamantreṇa etat carācaram tattvataḥ abhinnam syūtam
52. O Goddess, just as air is inherently present in a palm-leaf fan, this entire universe of moving and non-moving beings is woven together by the parāprāsāda mantra, and is ultimately non-different from it.
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बीजेऽङ्कुरस्तिले तैलमग्नावुष्णं रवौ प्रभा ।
चन्द्रे ज्योत्स्नाऽनलः काष्ठे पुष्पे गन्धे जले द्रवः ॥५३॥
53. bīje'ṅkurastile tailamagnāvuṣṇaṁ ravau prabhā ,
candre jyotsnā'nalaḥ kāṣṭhe puṣpe gandhe jale dravaḥ.
53. bīje aṅkuraḥ tile tailam agnau uṣṇam ravau prabhā
candre jyotsnā analḥ kāṣṭhe puṣpe gandhaḥ jale dravaḥ
53. bīje aṅkuraḥ,
tile tailam,
agnau uṣṇam,
ravau prabhā,
candre jyotsnā,
kāṣṭhe analaḥ,
puṣpe gandhaḥ,
jale dravaḥ (yathā tiṣṭhati)
53. Just as there is a sprout in a seed, oil in sesame, heat in fire, light in the sun, moonlight in the moon, fire in wood, fragrance in a flower, and liquidity in water,
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शब्दे चार्थः शिवे शक्तिः क्षीरे सपीः फले रुचिः ।
शर्करायाञ्च माधुर्यं घनसारे च शीतलम् ॥५४॥
54. śabde cārthaḥ śive śaktiḥ kṣīre sapīḥ phale ruciḥ ,
śarkarāyāñca mādhuryaṁ ghanasāre ca śītalam.
54. śabde ca arthaḥ śive śaktiḥ kṣīre sarpiḥ phale
ruciḥ śarkarāyām ca mādhuryam ghanasāre ca śītalam
54. śabde arthaḥ ca,
śive śaktiḥ,
kṣīre sarpiḥ,
phale ruciḥ,
śarkarāyām mādhuryam ca,
ghanasāre śītalam ca (yathā tiṣṭhati)
54. (and just as there is) meaning in a word, Shakti in Shiva, clarified butter in milk, taste in a fruit, sweetness in sugar, and coolness in camphor,
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निग्रहानुग्रहो मन्त्रे प्रतिमायाञ्च देवता ।
दर्पणे प्रतिबिम्बञ्च समीरे चलनं यथा ।
पराप्रसादमन्त्रेऽपि प्रपञ्चोऽयं तथा स्थितः ॥५५॥
55. nigrahānugraho mantre pratimāyāñca devatā ,
darpaṇe pratibimbañca samīre calanaṁ yathā ,
parāprasādamantre'pi prapañco'yaṁ tathā sthitaḥ.
55. nigraha-anugrahaḥ mantre pratimāyām
ca devatā darpaṇe pratibimbam ca
samīre calanam yathā parā-prasāda-mantre
api prapañcaḥ ayam tathā sthitaḥ
55. yathā mantre nigrahanugrahaḥ,
pratimāyām devatā ca,
darpaṇe pratibimbam ca,
samīre calanam (tiṣṭhati),
tathā parāprasādamantre api ayam prapañcaḥ sthitaḥ
55. and just as power to restrain or grace resides in a mantra, a deity in an image, a reflection in a mirror, and movement in the wind, in the same way, this entire universe resides within the parāprasāda mantra.
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वटबीजे यथा वृक्षः सूक्ष्मरूपेण तिष्ठति ।
पराप्रासादमन्त्रेऽस्मिन् ब्रह्माण्डोऽपि तथा स्थितः ॥५६॥
56. vaṭabīje yathā vṛkṣaḥ sūkṣmarūpeṇa tiṣṭhati ,
parāprāsādamantre'smin brahmāṇḍo'pi tathā sthitaḥ.
56. vaṭa-bīje yathā vṛkṣaḥ sūkṣma-rūpeṇa tiṣṭhati
parā-prāsāda-mantre asmin brahmāṇḍaḥ api tathā sthitaḥ
56. yathā vaṭabīje vṛkṣaḥ sūkṣmarūpeṇa tiṣṭhati,
tathā asmin parāprāsādamantre brahmāṇḍaḥ api sthitaḥ
56. Just as a large banyan tree exists in a subtle form within a tiny banyan seed, in the same way, the entire universe (brahmāṇḍa) resides within this parāprāsāda mantra.
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सुपक्वेषु पदार्थेषु सुरसेषु कुलेश्वरि ।
लवणेन विना स्वादु यथा भोक्तुर्न जायते ॥५७॥
57. supakveṣu padārtheṣu suraseṣu kuleśvari ,
lavaṇena vinā svādu yathā bhokturna jāyate.
57. su-pakveṣu padārtheṣu su-raseṣu kuleśvari
lavaṇena vinā svādu yathā bhoktuḥ na jāyate
57. kuleśvari yathā supakveṣu suraseṣu padārtheṣu
lavaṇena vinā bhoktuḥ (kṛte) svādu na jāyate
57. O Sovereign of the Kula, just as a person who eats well-cooked and delicious dishes finds no delicious taste in them without salt,
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पराप्रासादमन्त्रेण ये वा मन्त्रा न सङ्गताः ।
ते फलं न प्रयच्चन्ति मन्त्रं शक्तिविवजीताः ॥५८॥
58. parāprāsādamantreṇa ye vā mantrā na saṅgatāḥ ,
te phalaṁ na prayaccanti mantraṁ śaktivivajītāḥ.
58. parā-prāsāda-mantreṇa ye vā mantrāḥ na saṅgatāḥ te
phalam na prayacchanti mantrāḥ śakti-vivarjitāḥ
58. (tathā) ye vā mantrāḥ parāprāsādamantreṇa na saṅgatāḥ,
te śaktivivarjitāḥ mantrāḥ phalam na prayacchanti
58. (in the same way,) whatever mantras are not connected with the parāprāsāda mantra, those mantras, being completely devoid of power, do not bear any fruit.
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श्रीप्रासादपरामन्त्रो
गोपनीयः प्रयत्नतः ॥५९॥
59. śrīprāsādaparāmantro
gopanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ.
59. śrī-prāsāda-parā-mantraḥ
gopanīyaḥ prayatnataḥ
59. śrīprāsādaparā-mantraḥ
prayatnataḥ gopanīyaḥ
59. This supreme mantra of the glorious Prāsāda (the divine palace) should be concealed with great effort.
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विचार्याहं पुराणार्थान् दर्शनाम्नायभेदजान् ।
ग्रसमान् वेद्म्यहं मन्त्रान् शास्त्राणि विविधानि च ॥६०॥
60. vicāryāhaṁ purāṇārthān darśanāmnāyabhedajān ,
grasamān vedmyahaṁ mantrān śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca.
60. vicārya aham purāṇa-arthān darśana-āmnāya-bheda-jān
grasamān vedmi aham mantrān śāstrāṇi vividhāni ca
60. aham darśana-āmnāya-bheda-jān purāṇa-arthān vicārya
grasamān mantrān vividhāni śāstrāṇi ca vedmi
60. Having investigated the ancient meanings arising from the various philosophies and sacred scriptures (āmnāyas), I know the all-encompassing mantras and the various scriptures.
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सहस्राक्षादयो देवाः शास्त्रेषु विविधेषु च ।
भ्रमन्ति तेषु मूढास्ते तव मायाविमोहिताः ॥६१॥
61. sahasrākṣādayo devāḥ śāstreṣu vividheṣu ca ,
bhramanti teṣu mūḍhāste tava māyāvimohitāḥ.
61. sahasra-akṣa-ādayaḥ devāḥ śāstreṣu vividheṣu ca
bhramanti teṣu mūḍhāḥ te tava māyā-vimohitāḥ
61. tava māyāvimohitāḥ te sahasrākṣādayo devāḥ mūḍhāḥ
(santaḥ) teṣu vividheṣu śāstreṣu bhramanti
61. Deluded by your illusion (māyā), the gods, beginning with the thousand-eyed one (Indra), wander like fools in those various scriptures.
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जायन्ते च मिरयन्ते च संसारक्लेशभागिनः ।
श्रीप्रासादपरामन्त्रं न गायन्तः कुलेश्वरि ।
न लभन्ते हि मोक्षं ते तव मायाविमोहिताः ॥६२॥
62. jāyante ca mirayante ca saṁsārakleśabhāginaḥ ,
śrīprāsādaparāmantraṁ na gāyantaḥ kuleśvari ,
na labhante hi mokṣaṁ te tava māyāvimohitāḥ.
62. jāyante ca mriyante ca saṃsāra-kleśa-bhāginaḥ
śrī-prāsāda-parā-mantram
na gāyantaḥ kuleśvari na labhante
hi mokṣam te tava māyā-vimohitāḥ
62. kuleśvari tava māyāvimohitāḥ te (janāḥ) śrīprāsādaparāmantram na gāyantaḥ (santaḥ) jāyante ca mriyante ca saṃsārakleśabhāginaḥ (bhavanti),
mokṣam na labhante hi
62. O Sovereign of the Kula, those who are deluded by your illusion (māyā) and do not chant the supreme mantra of the glorious Prāsāda are born and die, sharing only the miseries of worldly existence (saṃsāra) - they indeed never attain liberation (mokṣa).
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मद्रूपे श्रीगुरौ यस्य दृढा भक्तिः प्रजायते ।
श्रीप्रासादपरामन्त्रं स ज्ञात्वा परिमुच्यते ॥६३॥
63. madrūpe śrīgurau yasya dṛḍhā bhaktiḥ prajāyate ,
śrīprāsādaparāmantraṁ sa jñātvā parimucyate.
63. mad-rūpe śrī-gurau yasya dṛḍhā bhaktiḥ prajāyate
śrī-prāsāda-parā-mantram saḥ jñātvā parimucyate
63. yasya madrūpe śrīgurau dṛḍhā bhaktiḥ prajāyate,
saḥ śrīprāsādaparāmantram jñātvā parimucyate
63. He in whom firm devotion arises toward the glorious guru - who is my very form - attains complete liberation after realizing this supreme mantra of the glorious Prāsāda.
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पूर्वजन्मसहस्रेषु शैवादिसमयोद्यतान् ।
चतुराम्नायजान् मन्त्रान् गुर्वाज्ञां यो भजिष्यति ॥६४॥
64. pūrvajanmasahasreṣu śaivādisamayodyatān ,
caturāmnāyajān mantrān gurvājñāṁ yo bhajiṣyati.
64. pūrva-janma-sahasreṣu śaiva-ādi-samaya-udyatān
catuḥ-āmnāya-jān mantrān guru-ājñām yaḥ bhajiṣyati
64. yaḥ pūrvajanmasahasreṣu śaivādisamayodyatān
caturāmnāyajān mantrān gurvājñām (ca) bhajiṣyati
64. He who, throughout thousands of previous births, has remained dedicated to the Shaiva and other traditions, and who reveres the mantras arising from the four āmnāyas (sacred transmissions) and obeys the guru's command,
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स पापकञ्चुकान्मुक्तः शुद्धात्मा गुरुवत्सलः ।
श्रीप्रासादपरामन्त्रं विजानाति न चान्यथा ॥६५॥
65. sa pāpakañcukānmuktaḥ śuddhātmā guruvatsalaḥ ,
śrīprāsādaparāmantraṁ vijānāti na cānyathā.
65. saḥ pāpa-kañcukāt muktaḥ śuddha-ātmā guru-vatsalaḥ
śrī-prāsāda-parā-mantram vijānāti na ca anyathā
65. pāpakañcukāt muktaḥ śuddhātmā guruvatsalaḥ saḥ śrīprāsādaparāmantram vijānāti,
anyathā na ca
65. he, freed from the sheath of sin, pure-souled, and devoted to the guru, comes to know the supreme mantra of the glorious Prāsāda - and not otherwise.
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सब्रह्माविष्णुरुद्राश्च शक्रादिसुरपुङ्गवाः ।
वसुरुद्रार्कदिक्पाला मनुचन्द्रादयः प्रिये ॥६६॥
66. sabrahmāviṣṇurudrāśca śakrādisurapuṅgavāḥ ,
vasurudrārkadikpālā manucandrādayaḥ priye.
66. sabrahmāviṣṇurudrāḥ ca śakrādisurapuṅgavāḥ
vasurudrārkadikpālāḥ manucandrādayaḥ priye
66. priye sabrahmāviṣṇurudrāḥ ca śakrādisurapuṅgavāḥ
vasurudrārkadikpālāḥ manucandrādayaḥ
66. O beloved, along with Brahma, Vishnu, and Rudra, the excellent gods beginning with Indra, the Vasus, Rudras, Adityas (suns), guardians of the directions, and those beginning with Manu and Candra,
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मार्कण्डेयादिमुनयो वसिष्ठादिमुनीश्वराः ।
सनकाद्याश्च योगीशा जीवन्मुक्ताः शुकादयः ॥६७॥
67. mārkaṇḍeyādimunayo vasiṣṭhādimunīśvarāḥ ,
sanakādyāśca yogīśā jīvanmuktāḥ śukādayaḥ.
67. mārkaṇḍeyādimunayaḥ vasiṣṭhādimunīśvarāḥ
sanakādyāḥ ca yogīśāḥ jīvanmuktāḥ śukādayaḥ
67. mārkaṇḍeyādimunayaḥ vasiṣṭhādimunīśvarāḥ
sanakādyāḥ ca yogīśāḥ jīvanmuktāḥ śukādayaḥ
67. the sages beginning with Markandeya, the great lords of sages beginning with Vasishtha, the lords of yogis beginning with Sanaka, and the living-liberated souls (jivanmuktas) beginning with Shuka,
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यक्षकिन्नरगन्धर्वाः सिद्धविद्याधरादयः ।
श्रीप्रासादपरामन्त्रप्रभवञ्चामितं फलम् ।
प्राप्य मन्त्रमिमं पुण्यं जपन्त्यद्यापि पार्वति ॥६८॥
68. yakṣakinnaragandharvāḥ siddhavidyādharādayaḥ ,
śrīprāsādaparāmantraprabhavañcāmitaṁ phalam ,
prāpya mantramimaṁ puṇyaṁ japantyadyāpi pārvati.
68. yakṣakinnaragandharvāḥ siddhavidyādharādayaḥ
śrīprāsādaparāmantraprabhavam
ca amitam phalam prāpya mantram
imam puṇyam japanti adya api pārvati
68. pārvati yakṣakinnaragandharvāḥ
siddhavidyādharādayaḥ śrīprāsādaparāmantraprabhavam
amitam phalam ca prāpya
imam puṇyam mantram adya api japanti
68. as well as the yakshas, kinnaras, gandharvas, siddhas, vidyadharas, and others - having obtained the majestic power and boundless fruit of this supreme mantra of the holy palace (shri-prasada-para-mantra), they still chant this sacred mantra even today, O Parvati.
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सामर्थ्यं पूज्यता विद्या तेजः सौख्यमरोगिता ।
राज्यं स्वर्गञ्च मोक्षञ्च पराप्रासादजापिनः ॥६९॥
69. sāmarthyaṁ pūjyatā vidyā tejaḥ saukhyamarogitā ,
rājyaṁ svargañca mokṣañca parāprāsādajāpinaḥ.
69. sāmarthyam pūjyatā vidyā tejaḥ saukhyam arogitā
rājyam svargam ca mokṣam ca parāprāsādajāpinaḥ
69. parāprāsādajāpinaḥ sāmarthyam pūjyatā vidyā tejaḥ
saukhyam arogitā rājyam svargam ca mokṣam ca (bhavati)
69. Spiritual capability, honor, knowledge, splendor, happiness, freedom from disease, kingship, heaven, and liberation - all these belong to the reciter of the supreme palace (paraprasada) mantra.
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ब्रह्मेन्द्ररुद्रविष्णूनामपि दूरायते पदम् ।
सर्वकर्मविहीनोऽपि पराप्रासादमन्त्रवित् ।
सुखेन यां गतिं याति न तां सर्वेऽपि धामीकाः ॥७०॥
70. brahmendrarudraviṣṇūnāmapi dūrāyate padam ,
sarvakarmavihīno'pi parāprāsādamantravit ,
sukhena yāṁ gatiṁ yāti na tāṁ sarve'pi dhāmīkāḥ.
70. brahmendrarudraviṣṇūnām api dūrāyate
padam sarvakarmavihīnaḥ api
parāprāsādamantravit sukhena yām
gatim yāti na tām sarve api dhārmikāḥ
70. parāprāsādamantravit sarvakarmavihīnaḥ
api yām gatim sukhena yāti
brahmendrarudraviṣṇūnām api padam dūrāyate
sarve dhārmikāḥ api tām na (yānti)
70. Even if he is totally devoid of any prescribed rituals, the knower of the supreme palace mantra easily attains that state which is remote even to Brahma, Indra, Rudra, and Vishnu. Indeed, not even all the righteous people combined can attain that state.
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तस्य चिन्तामणिः कामधेनुः कल्पतरुर्गृहे ।
कुबेरः किङ्करः साक्षात् पराप्रासादजापिनः ॥७१॥
71. tasya cintāmaṇiḥ kāmadhenuḥ kalpatarurgṛhe ,
kuberaḥ kiṅkaraḥ sākṣāt parāprāsādajāpinaḥ.
71. tasya cintāmaṇiḥ kāmadhenuḥ kalpataruḥ gṛhe
kuberaḥ kiṅkaraḥ sākṣāt parāprāsādajāpinaḥ
71. tasya parāprāsādajāpinaḥ gṛhe cintāmaṇiḥ kāmadhenuḥ
kalpataruḥ (vartante) kuberaḥ sākṣāt kiṅkaraḥ (bhavati)
71. In the home of that reciter of the supreme palace mantra, the wish-fulfilling gem (cintamani), the wish-fulfilling cow (kamadhenu), and the wish-fulfilling tree (kalpataru) eternally reside, and Kubera himself becomes his servant.
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यथा दिव्यमणि स्पर्शाल्लौहो भवति काञ्चनम् ।
पराप्रासादजापाच्च पशुः पशुपतिर्भवेत् ॥७२॥
72. yathā divyamaṇi sparśāllauho bhavati kāñcanam ,
parāprāsādajāpācca paśuḥ paśupatirbhavet.
72. yathā divyamaṇisparśāt lauhaḥ bhavati kāñcanam
parāprāsādajāpāt ca paśuḥ pशupatiḥ bhavet
72. yathā divyamaṇisparśāt lauhaḥ kāñcanam bhavati
(tathā) parāprāsādajāpāt ca paśuḥ pashupatiḥ bhavet
72. Just as iron is transformed into gold by the touch of a divine gemstone, so too, by chanting the supreme palace mantra, a bound soul (pashu) becomes Shiva himself (Pashupati, the Lord of souls).
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श्रीप्रासादपरामन्त्रं यो विजानाति तत्त्वतः ।
स मां त्वाञ्च विजानाति चावयोरप्यतिप्रियः ॥७३॥
73. śrīprāsādaparāmantraṁ yo vijānāti tattvataḥ ,
sa māṁ tvāñca vijānāti cāvayorapyatipriyaḥ.
73. śrīprāsādaparāmantram yaḥ vijānāti tattvataḥ
saḥ mām tvām ca vijānāti ca āvayoḥ api atipriyaḥ
73. yaḥ śrīprāsādaparāmantram tattvataḥ vijānāti saḥ mām
tvām ca vijānāti āvayoḥ api atipriyaḥ ca (bhavati)
73. He who truly knows this supreme mantra of the holy palace knows both me (Shiva) and you (Parvati), and is extremely dear to both of us.
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पराप्रासादमन्त्रज्ञः श्वपचोऽपि हि पार्वति ।
देवतास्थापने शक्तः प्रतिमादौ न संशयः ॥७४॥
74. parāprāsādamantrajñaḥ śvapaco'pi hi pārvati ,
devatāsthāpane śaktaḥ pratimādau na saṁśayaḥ.
74. parāprāsādamantrajñaḥ śvapacaḥ api hi pārvati
devatāsthāpane śaktaḥ pratimādau na saṃśayaḥ
74. pārvati parāprāsādamantrajñaḥ śvapacaḥ api hi pratimādau
devatāsthāpane śaktaḥ (bhavati) (atra) saṃśayaḥ na
74. O Parvati, a knower of the supreme palace mantra, even if born as an outcast (dog-cooker), is fully capable of installing deities in stone idols and the like. There is no doubt about this.
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मन्त्रमात्रन्तु यो वेत्ति पराप्रासादसंज्ञकम् ।
श्वपचोऽपि हि मुच्येत किं पुनस्तद्विधानवित् ॥७५॥
75. mantramātrantu yo vetti parāprāsādasaṁjñakam ,
śvapaco'pi hi mucyeta kiṁ punastadvidhānavit.
75. mantramātram tu yaḥ vetti parāprāsādasaṃjñakam
śvapacaḥ api hi mucyeta kim punaḥ tadvidhānavit
75. yaḥ parāprāsādasaṃjñakam mantramātram tu vetti (saḥ)
śvapacaḥ api hi mucyeta tadvidhānavit kim punaḥ
75. Even an outcast who merely knows the mantra designated as the supreme palace is indeed liberated. How much more so then one who knows its complete ritual procedures?
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पराप्रासादमन्त्रज्ञो यत् करोति यदिच्चति ।
यद्ब्रूते तन्महेशानि तपो ध्यानं जपो भवेत् ॥७६॥
76. parāprāsādamantrajño yat karoti yadiccati ,
yadbrūte tanmaheśāni tapo dhyānaṁ japo bhavet.
76. parāprāsādamantrajñaḥ yat karoti yat icchati yat
brūte tat maheśāni tapaḥ dhyānam japaḥ bhavet
76. maheśāni parāprāsādamantrajñaḥ yat karoti yat icchati
yat brūte tat (sarvam) tapaḥ dhyānam japaḥ (ca) bhavet
76. O great goddess (Maheshani), whatever the knower of the supreme palace mantra does, whatever he desires, and whatever he speaks - all of that spontaneously becomes penance, meditation, and chanting.
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दीक्षापूर्वं महेशानि पारम्पर्यसमन्वितम् ।
पराप्रासादमन्त्रं यो वेत्ति सोऽहं न संशयः ॥७७॥
77. dīkṣāpūrvaṁ maheśāni pāramparyasamanvitam ,
parāprāsādamantraṁ yo vetti so'haṁ na saṁśayaḥ.
77. dīkṣāpūrvam maheśāni pāramparyasamanvitam
parāprāsādamantram yaḥ vetti saḥ aham na saṃśayaḥ
77. maheśāni yaḥ dīkṣāpūrvam pāramparyasamanvitam
parāprāsādamantram vetti saḥ aham (eva) (asmin) saṃśayaḥ na
77. O great goddess, he who knows the supreme palace mantra, having received it through proper initiation and in accordance with the lineage tradition, is indeed myself; there is no doubt about this.
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चराचरसमेतानि भुवनानि चतुर्दश ।
पराप्रासादमन्त्रज्ञदेहे तिष्ठन्ति नित्यशः ॥७८॥
78. carācarasametāni bhuvanāni caturdaśa ,
parāprāsādamantrajñadehe tiṣṭhanti nityaśaḥ.
78. carācarasametāni bhuvanāni caturdaśa
parāprāsādamantrajñadehe tiṣṭhanti nityaśaḥ
78. carācarasametāni caturdaśa bhuvanāni
parāprāsādamantrajñadehe nityaśaḥ tiṣṭhanti
78. The fourteen worlds, together with all moving and stationary beings, dwell eternally inside the body of the knower of the supreme palace mantra.
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पराप्रासादमन्त्रज्ञो यत्र तिष्ठति भामिनि ।
दिव्यक्षेत्रं समुद्दिष्टं समन्ताद्दशयोजनम् ॥७९॥
79. parāprāsādamantrajño yatra tiṣṭhati bhāmini ,
divyakṣetraṁ samuddiṣṭaṁ samantāddaśayojanam.
79. parāprāsādamantrajñaḥ yatra tiṣṭhati bhāmini
divyakṣetram samuddiṣṭam samantāt daśayojanam
79. bhāmini parāprāsādamantrajñaḥ yatra tiṣṭhati (tat-sthānam)
samantāt daśayojanam divyakṣetram samuddiṣṭam
79. O beautiful woman, wherever the knower of the supreme palace mantra stays, that place is declared to be a divine sacred ground (divya-kshetra) extending for ten yojanas in all directions.
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पराप्रासादमन्त्रार्थतत्त्वज्ञं कुलनायिके ।
सुरासुराश्च वन्दन्ते किं पुनर्मानवादयः ॥८०॥
80. parāprāsādamantrārthatattvajñaṁ kulanāyike ,
surāsurāśca vandante kiṁ punarmānavādayaḥ.
80. parāprāsādamantrārthatattvajñam kulanāyike
surāsurāḥ ca vandante kim punaḥ mānavādayaḥ
80. kulanāyike parāprāsādamantrārthatattvajñam
surāsurāḥ ca vandante mānavādayaḥ kim punaḥ
80. O mistress of the lineage (Kula-nayika), even the gods and demons bow down to the one who knows the true inner meaning of the supreme palace mantra. How much more so then should humans and other beings?
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पराप्रासादमन्त्रज्ञो यत्र तिष्ठति पार्वति ।
सिद्धक्षेत्रं मदीयं वा मुनिदेवगणैः सह ॥८१॥
81. parāprāsādamantrajño yatra tiṣṭhati pārvati ,
siddhakṣetraṁ madīyaṁ vā munidevagaṇaiḥ saha.
81. parāprāsādamantrajñaḥ yatra tiṣṭhati pārvati
siddhakṣetram madīyam vā munidevagaṇaiḥ saha
81. pārvati parāprāsādamantrajñaḥ yatra tiṣṭhati (tat)
munidevagaṇaiḥ saha madīyam siddhakṣetram vā (bhavati)
81. O Parvati, wherever the knower of the supreme palace mantra resides, that very place indeed becomes my own sacred space of spiritual attainments (siddha-kshetra), inhabited by hosts of sages and gods.
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शैव वैष्णवदौर्गार्कगाणपत्येन्दुसम्भवान् ।
सर्वमन्त्रान् स जानाति पराप्रासादमन्त्रवित् ॥८२॥
82. śaiva vaiṣṇavadaurgārkagāṇapatyendusambhavān ,
sarvamantrān sa jānāti parāprāsādamantravit.
82. śaiva vaiṣṇavadaurgārkagāṇapatyendusambhavān
sarvamantrān saḥ jānāti parāprāsādamantravit
82. saḥ parāprāsādamantravit śaiva
vaiṣṇavadaurgārkagāṇapatyendusambhavān sarvamantrān jānāti
82. One who knows the parāprāsāda mantra knows all the mantras, whether they belong to Śiva, Viṣṇu, Durgā, the sun, Gaṇapati or the moon.
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श्रीप्रासादपरामन्त्रो जिह्वाग्रे यस्य वर्त्तते ।
तस्य दर्शनमात्रेण श्वपचोऽपि विमुच्यते ॥८३॥
83. śrīprāsādaparāmantro jihvāgre yasya varttate ,
tasya darśanamātreṇa śvapaco'pi vimucyate.
83. śrīprāsādaparāmantraḥ jihvāgre yasya vartate
tasya darśanamātreṇa śvapacaḥ api vimucyate
83. yasya jihvāgre śrīprāsādaparāmantraḥ vartate
tasya darśanamātreṇa śvapacaḥ api vimucyate
83. Whoever has the śrīprāsāda parā mantra on the tip of the tongue frees others by his mere sight, and even an outcaste (śvapaca) is liberated.
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ब्राह्मणो वाऽन्त्यजो वापि शुचिर्वाप्यशुचिः प्रिये ।
पराप्रासादजापी यः स मुक्तो नात्र संशयः ॥८४॥
84. brāhmaṇo vā'ntyajo vāpi śucirvāpyaśuciḥ priye ,
parāprāsādajāpī yaḥ sa mukto nātra saṁśayaḥ.
84. brāhmaṇaḥ vā antyajaḥ vā api śuciḥ vā api aśuciḥ
priye parāprāsādajāpī yaḥ saḥ muktaḥ na atra saṃśayaḥ
84. priye brāhmaṇaḥ vā antyajaḥ vā api śuciḥ vā api aśuciḥ
vā yaḥ parāprāsādajāpī saḥ muktaḥ atra saṃśayaḥ na
84. O beloved, whether a brahmin or an outcaste, pure or impure, whoever recites the parāprāsāda mantra is liberated. There is no doubt about this.
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गच्चतस्तिष्ठतो वापि जाग्रतः स्वपतोऽपि वा ।
पराप्रासादमन्त्रोऽयं देवेशि न च निष्फलः ॥८५॥
85. gaccatastiṣṭhato vāpi jāgrataḥ svapato'pi vā ,
parāprāsādamantro'yaṁ deveśi na ca niṣphalaḥ.
85. gacchataḥ tiṣṭhataḥ vā api jāgrataḥ svapataḥ api
vā parāprāsādamantraḥ ayaṃ deveśi na ca niṣphalaḥ
85. deveśi gacchataḥ tiṣṭhataḥ vā api jāgrataḥ svapataḥ
vā api ayaṃ parāprāsādamantraḥ na ca niṣphalaḥ
85. O queen of the gods, whether one is walking or standing, awake or asleep, this parāprāsāda mantra is never fruitless.
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चिरेणैकैकफलदा मन्त्राः सन्ति सहस्रशः ।
कुलेशि मन्त्रराजोऽयं शीघ्रं सर्वफलप्रदः ॥८६॥
86. cireṇaikaikaphaladā mantrāḥ santi sahasraśaḥ ,
kuleśi mantrarājo'yaṁ śīghraṁ sarvaphalapradaḥ.
86. cireṇa ekaikaphaladāḥ mantrāḥ santi sahasraśaḥ
kuleśi mantrarājaḥ ayaṃ śīghraṃ sarvaphalapradaḥ
86. kuleśi ekaikaphaladāḥ mantrāḥ cireṇa sahasraśaḥ
santi ayaṃ mantrarājaḥ śīghraṃ sarvaphalapradaḥ
86. O Kuleśī, there are thousands of mantras that each give just one fruit, and only after a long time, but this king of mantras quickly gives every fruit.
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पराप्रासादमन्त्रोऽयं सर्वमन्त्रोत्तमोत्तमः ।
ज्ञानतोऽज्ञानतो वापि भजतां कामदो मनुः ॥८७॥
87. parāprāsādamantro'yaṁ sarvamantrottamottamaḥ ,
jñānato'jñānato vāpi bhajatāṁ kāmado manuḥ.
87. parāprāsādamantraḥ ayaṃ sarvamantrottamottamaḥ
jñānataḥ ajñānataḥ vā api bhajatāṃ kāmadaḥ manuḥ
87. ayaṃ parāprāsādamantraḥ sarvamantrottamottamaḥ
jñānataḥ ajñānataḥ vā api bhajatāṃ manuḥ kāmadaḥ
87. This parāprāsāda mantra is the best of the best among all mantras. It grants their desires to those who worship it, whether they do so knowingly or unknowingly.
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शचीन्द्रौ रोहिणीचन्द्रौ स्वाहाग्नी च प्रभारवी ।
लक्ष्मीनारायणौ वाणीधातारौ रात्रिवासरौ ॥८८॥
88. śacīndrau rohiṇīcandrau svāhāgnī ca prabhāravī ,
lakṣmīnārāyaṇau vāṇīdhātārau rātrivāsarau.
88. śacīndrau rohiṇīcandrau svāhāgnī ca prabhāravī
lakṣmīnārāyaṇau vāṇīdhātārau rātrivāsarau
88. śacīndrau rohiṇīcandrau svāhāgnī ca prabhāravī
lakṣmīnārāyaṇau vāṇīdhātārau rātrivāsarau
88. Śacī and Indra, Rohiṇī and the moon, Svāhā and Agni, radiance and the sun, Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇa, Vāṇī (Sarasvatī) and Brahmā, night and day,
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अग्नीषोमौ बिन्दुनादौ देवि प्रकृतिपूरुषौ ।
आधाराधेयनामानौ भोगमोक्षौ कुलेश्वरि ॥८९॥
89. agnīṣomau bindunādau devi prakṛtipūruṣau ,
ādhārādheyanāmānau bhogamokṣau kuleśvari.
89. agnīṣomau bindunādau devi prakṛtipūruṣau
ādhārādheyanāmānau bhogamokṣau kuleśvari
89. devi kuleśvari agnīṣomau bindunādau
prakṛtipūruṣau ādhārādheyanāmānau bhogamokṣau
89. O goddess, O Kuleśvarī, (and also) Agni and Soma, bindu and nāda, nature and the cosmic person, the pair called the support and the supported, enjoyment and liberation,
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प्राणापानौ च वागर्थौ प्रिये विधिनिषेधकौ ।
सुखदुःखादि यद् द्वन्द्वं दृश्यते श्रूयते मया ।
सर्वलोकेषु तत् सर्वमावामेव न संशयः ॥९०॥
90. prāṇāpānau ca vāgarthau priye vidhiniṣedhakau ,
sukhaduḥkhādi yad dvandvaṁ dṛśyate śrūyate mayā ,
sarvalokeṣu tat sarvamāvāmeva na saṁśayaḥ.
90. prāṇāpānau ca vāgarthau priye
vidhiniṣedhakau sukhaduḥkhādi yat dvandvaṃ
dṛśyate śrūyate mayā sarvalokeṣu
tat sarvam āvām eva na saṃśayaḥ
90. priye prāṇāpānau ca vāgarthau
vidhiniṣedhakau ca sukhaduḥkhādi yat
dvandvaṃ mayā sarvalokeṣu dṛśyate śrūyate
tat sarvam āvām eva saṃśayaḥ na
90. (as well as) the in-breath and the out-breath, speech and meaning, O beloved, command and prohibition, and whatever pairs of opposites such as pleasure and pain I see or hear in all the worlds, all of that is just the two of us. There is no doubt.
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पुंस्त्रीरूपाणि सर्वाणि चावयोरंशकानि हि ।
पराप्रासादमन्त्रोऽयं तस्मात् सर्वात्मको भवेत् ॥९१॥
91. puṁstrīrūpāṇi sarvāṇi cāvayoraṁśakāni hi ,
parāprāsādamantro'yaṁ tasmāt sarvātmako bhavet.
91. puṃstrīrūpāṇi sarvāṇi ca āvayoḥ aṃśakāni hi
parāprāsādamantraḥ ayaṃ tasmāt sarvātmakaḥ bhavet
91. sarvāṇi puṃstrīrūpāṇi ca āvayoḥ aṃśakāni hi
tasmāt ayaṃ parāprāsādamantraḥ sarvātmakaḥ bhavet
91. All male and female forms are indeed parts of the two of us. Therefore this parāprāsāda mantra would embody everything.
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अरूपं भावनागम्यं परं ब्रह्म कुलेश्वरि ।
निष्कलं निर्मलं नित्यं निर्गुणं व्योमसन्निभम् ॥९२॥
92. arūpaṁ bhāvanāgamyaṁ paraṁ brahma kuleśvari ,
niṣkalaṁ nirmalaṁ nityaṁ nirguṇaṁ vyomasannibham.
92. arūpaṃ bhāvanāgamyaṃ paraṃ brahma kuleśvari
niṣkalaṃ nirmalaṃ nityaṃ nirguṇaṃ vyomasannibham
92. kuleśvari paraṃ brahma arūpaṃ bhāvanāgamyaṃ
niṣkalaṃ nirmalaṃ nityaṃ nirguṇaṃ vyomasannibham
92. O Kuleśvarī, the supreme absolute is formless, reached through contemplation, without parts, spotless, eternal, without qualities and like the sky,
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अनन्तमव्ययं तत्त्वं मनोवाचामगोचरम् ।
पराप्रासादमन्त्रार्थसन्धानात् सम्प्रकाशते ॥९३॥
93. anantamavyayaṁ tattvaṁ manovācāmagocaram ,
parāprāsādamantrārthasandhānāt samprakāśate.
93. anantam avyayaṃ tattvaṃ manovācām agocaram
parāprāsādamantrārthasandhānāt samprakāśate
93. anantam avyayaṃ manovācām agocaram tattvaṃ
parāprāsādamantrārthasandhānāt samprakāśate
93. the infinite, imperishable reality that lies beyond the reach of mind and speech. It shines forth fully through focusing on the meaning of the parāprāsāda mantra.
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तस्मान्मन्त्रमिदं देवि पराप्रासादसंज्ञकम् ।
परतत्त्वस्वरूपत्वात् सच्चिदानन्दलक्षणात् ॥९४॥
94. tasmānmantramidaṁ devi parāprāsādasaṁjñakam ,
paratattvasvarūpatvāt saccidānandalakṣaṇāt.
94. tasmāt mantram idaṃ devi parāprāsādasaṃjñakam
paratattvasvarūpatvāt saccidānandalakṣaṇāt
94. tasmāt devi idaṃ parāprāsādasaṃjñakam mantram
paratattvasvarūpatvāt saccidānandalakṣaṇāt
94. Therefore, O goddess, this mantra called parāprāsāda (is supreme), because its nature is the supreme reality and it is marked by absolute bliss-consciousness,
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शिवशक्तिमयत्वाच्च भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदानतः ।
सकर्मापि च निष्कर्म सगुणञ्चापि निर्गुणम् ॥९५॥
95. śivaśaktimayatvācca bhuktimuktipradānataḥ ,
sakarmāpi ca niṣkarma saguṇañcāpi nirguṇam.
95. śivaśaktimayatvāt ca bhuktimuktipradānataḥ
sakarma api ca niṣkarma saguṇaṃ ca api nirguṇam
95. śivaśaktimayatvāt ca bhuktimuktipradānataḥ
sakarma api ca niṣkarma saguṇaṃ ca api nirguṇam
95. and because it is full of Śiva and Śakti and bestows enjoyment and liberation. It is both with action and without action, with qualities and without qualities.
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श्रीप्रासादपरामन्त्रं सर्वमन्त्रशिरोमणि ।
जपन् भुक्तिञ्च मुक्तिञ्च लभते नात्र संशयः ॥९६॥
96. śrīprāsādaparāmantraṁ sarvamantraśiromaṇi ,
japan bhuktiñca muktiñca labhate nātra saṁśayaḥ.
96. śrīprāsādaparāmantraṃ sarvamantraśiromaṇi japan
bhuktiṃ ca muktiṃ ca labhate na atra saṃśayaḥ
96. sarvamantraśiromaṇi śrīprāsādaparāmantraṃ japan
bhuktiṃ ca muktiṃ ca labhate atra saṃśayaḥ na
96. Whoever recites the śrīprāsāda parā mantra, the crest jewel of all mantras, gains both enjoyment and liberation. There is no doubt about this.
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बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन सर्वसारं शृणु प्रिये ।
श्रीप्रासादपरामन्त्रसमं मन्त्रं न विद्यते ॥९७॥
97. bahunātra kimuktena sarvasāraṁ śṛṇu priye ,
śrīprāsādaparāmantrasamaṁ mantraṁ na vidyate.
97. bahunā atra kim uktena sarvasāraṃ śṛṇu priye
śrīprāsādaparāmantrasamaṃ mantraṃ na vidyate
97. priye atra bahunā uktena kim sarvasāraṃ śṛṇu
śrīprāsādaparāmantrasamaṃ mantraṃ na vidyate
97. Why say much here? Listen to the essence of it all, beloved: there is no mantra equal to the śrīprāsāda parā mantra.
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इदमेव परं ज्ञानमिदमेव परं तपः ।
इदमेव परं ध्यानमिदमेव परार्चनम् ॥९८॥
98. idameva paraṁ jñānamidameva paraṁ tapaḥ ,
idameva paraṁ dhyānamidameva parārcanam.
98. idam eva paraṃ jñānam idam eva paraṃ tapaḥ
idam eva paraṃ dhyānam idam eva parārcanam
98. idam eva paraṃ jñānam idam eva paraṃ tapaḥ
idam eva paraṃ dhyānam idam eva parārcanam
98. This alone is the supreme knowledge, this alone is the supreme spiritual practice, this alone is the supreme meditation, and this alone is the highest worship.
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इदमेव परा दीक्षा इदमेव परो जपः ।
इदमेव परं तत्त्वमिदमेव परं व्रतम् ॥९९॥
99. idameva parā dīkṣā idameva paro japaḥ ,
idameva paraṁ tattvamidameva paraṁ vratam.
99. idam eva parā dīkṣā idam eva paraḥ japaḥ
idam eva paraṃ tattvam idam eva paraṃ vratam
99. idam eva parā dīkṣā idam eva paraḥ japaḥ
idam eva paraṃ tattvam idam eva paraṃ vratam
99. This alone is the supreme initiation, this alone is the supreme recitation, this alone is the supreme reality, and this alone is the supreme vow.
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इदमेव परो यज्ञ इदमेव परात् परम् ।
इदमेव परं श्रेय इदमेव परं फलम् ॥१००॥
100. idameva paro yajña idameva parāt param ,
idameva paraṁ śreya idameva paraṁ phalam.
100. idam eva paraḥ yajñaḥ idam eva parāt param
idam eva paraṃ śreyaḥ idam eva paraṃ phalam
100. idam eva paraḥ yajñaḥ idam eva parāt param
idam eva paraṃ śreyaḥ idam eva paraṃ phalam
100. This alone is the supreme Vedic ritual, this alone is higher than the highest, this alone is the supreme good, and this alone is the supreme fruit.
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इदमेव परं ब्रह्म इदमेव परा गतिः ।
इदमेव परं गुह्यं सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः ।
इति मत्वा मनुवरं तन्निष्ठः स्यात् सदा प्रिये ॥१०१॥
101. idameva paraṁ brahma idameva parā gatiḥ ,
idameva paraṁ guhyaṁ satyaṁ satyaṁ na saṁśayaḥ ,
iti matvā manuvaraṁ tanniṣṭhaḥ syāt sadā priye.
101. idam eva paraṃ brahma idam eva parā
gatiḥ idam eva paraṃ guhyaṃ satyaṃ
satyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ iti matvā
manuvaraṃ tanniṣṭhaḥ syāt sadā priye
101. priye idam eva paraṃ brahma idam
eva parā gatiḥ idam eva paraṃ guhyaṃ
satyaṃ satyaṃ saṃśayaḥ na iti
matvā manuvaraṃ sadā tanniṣṭhaḥ syāt
101. This alone is the supreme brahman, this alone is the highest goal, this alone is the supreme secret. It is true, truly true, there is no doubt. O beloved, having understood the excellent mantra in this way, one should always be devoted to it.
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आगमोक्तेन विधिना क्रमपूजापुरःसरम् ।
श्रीप्रसादपरामन्त्रं शतमष्टोत्तरं जपेत् ।
मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यादिमहापापैश्च पञ्चभिः ॥१०२॥
102. āgamoktena vidhinā kramapūjāpuraḥsaram ,
śrīprasādaparāmantraṁ śatamaṣṭottaraṁ japet ,
mucyate brahmahatyādimahāpāpaiśca pañcabhiḥ.
102. āgamoktena vidhinā kramapūjāpuraḥsaram
śrīprāsādaparāmantraṃ śatam
aṣṭottaraṃ japet mucyate
brahmahatyādimahāpāpaiḥ ca pañcabhiḥ
102. āgamoktena vidhinā kramapūjāpuraḥsaraṃ
śrīprāsādaparāmantraṃ
aṣṭottaraṃ śataṃ japet brahmahatyādimahāpāpaiḥ
pañcabhiḥ mucyate ca
102. Following the procedure taught in the āgamas, and preceded by the worship in due order, one should recite the Śrī Prāsāda-parā mantra one hundred and eight times, and one is freed from the five great sins, beginning with the killing of a brahmin.
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द्विशतं यो जपेद्देवि श्रीप्रासादपरामनुम् ।
चतुरशीतिलक्षांशधारणाचरितैरपि ॥१०३॥
103. dviśataṁ yo japeddevi śrīprāsādaparāmanum ,
caturaśītilakṣāṁśadhāraṇācaritairapi.
103. dviśataṃ yaḥ japet devi śrīprāsādaparāmanum
caturaśītilakṣāṃśadhāraṇācaritaiḥ api
103. devi yaḥ dviśataṃ śrīprāsādaparāmanuṃ
japet caturaśītilakṣāṃśadhāraṇācaritaiḥ api
103. O goddess, whoever recites the Śrī Prāsāda-parā mantra two hundred times is freed even from the sins committed through taking on the eighty-four lakh (forms of life),
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स्वयोनिजाङ्गवरितैरसंख्यजननाजीतैः ।
वार्द्धके यौवने बाल्ये जाग्रत्स्वप्नसुषुप्तिषु ॥१०४॥
104. svayonijāṅgavaritairasaṁkhyajananājītaiḥ ,
vārddhake yauvane bālye jāgratsvapnasuṣuptiṣu.
104. svayonijāṅganācaritaiḥ asaṃkhyajananārjitaiḥ
vārddhake yauvane bālye jāgratsvapnasuṣuptiṣu
104. svayonijāṅganācaritaiḥ asaṃkhyajananārjitaiḥ
vārddhake yauvane bālye jāgratsvapnasuṣuptiṣu
104. from those committed with (women) born of one's own womb, from those accumulated over countless births, in old age, in youth and in childhood, in the waking, dream and deep sleep states,
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कर्मणा मनसा वाचा ज्ञानाज्ञानकृतैरपि ।
महापातकसंघैश्च ह्युपपातककोटिभिः ।
मुच्यते नात्र सन्देहः सत्यमेतद्वरानने ॥१०५॥
105. karmaṇā manasā vācā jñānājñānakṛtairapi ,
mahāpātakasaṁghaiśca hyupapātakakoṭibhiḥ ,
mucyate nātra sandehaḥ satyametadvarānane.
105. karmaṇā manasā vācā jñānājñānakṛtaiḥ
api mahāpātakasaṃghaiḥ ca hi
upapātakakoṭibhiḥ mucyate na
atra sandehaḥ satyam etat varānane
105. varānane karmaṇā manasā vācā
jñānājñānakṛtaiḥ api mahāpātakasaṃghaiḥ
upapātakakoṭibhiḥ ca hi
mucyate atra sandehaḥ na etat satyam
105. in deed, thought and speech, whether done knowingly or unknowingly, and from heaps of great sins and crores of minor sins. There is no doubt about this. This is true, O lovely-faced one.
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त्रिशतं यो जपेद्देवि श्रीप्रासादपरामनुम् ।
सर्वक्रतुषु यत् पुण्यं सर्वदानेषु यत् फलम् ॥१०६॥
106. triśataṁ yo japeddevi śrīprāsādaparāmanum ,
sarvakratuṣu yat puṇyaṁ sarvadāneṣu yat phalam.
106. triśataṃ yaḥ japet devi śrīprāsādaparāmanum
sarvakratuṣu yat puṇyaṃ sarvadāneṣu yat phalam
106. devi yaḥ triśataṃ śrīprāsādaparāmanuṃ japet
sarvakratuṣu yat puṇyaṃ sarvadāneṣu yat phalam
106. O goddess, whoever recites the Śrī Prāsāda-parā mantra three hundred times obtains whatever merit there is in all rituals and whatever fruit there is in all acts of giving,
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सर्वव्रतेषु यत् पुण्यं सर्वतीर्थेषु यत् फलम् ।
तत् फलं लभते देवि नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥१०७॥
107. sarvavrateṣu yat puṇyaṁ sarvatīrtheṣu yat phalam ,
tat phalaṁ labhate devi nātra kāryā vicāraṇā.
107. sarvavrateṣu yat puṇyaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu yat phalam
tat phalaṃ labhate devi na atra kāryā vicāraṇā
107. devi sarvavrateṣu yat puṇyaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu yat
phalaṃ tat phalaṃ labhate atra vicāraṇā na kāryā
107. (and) whatever merit there is in all vows and whatever fruit there is in all sacred places, that fruit he obtains, O goddess. There is no room for doubt about this.
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चतुःशतं जपेद् यस्तु श्रीप्रासादपरामनुम् ।
सदा तस्य गृहद्वारे ह्यणिमाद्यष्टसिद्धयः ।
सेवन्ते नात्र सन्देहः सर्वसिद्धिसमन्विताः ॥१०८॥
108. catuḥśataṁ japed yastu śrīprāsādaparāmanum ,
sadā tasya gṛhadvāre hyaṇimādyaṣṭasiddhayaḥ ,
sevante nātra sandehaḥ sarvasiddhisamanvitāḥ.
108. catuḥśataṃ japet yaḥ tu
śrīprāsādaparāmanum sadā tasya gṛhadvāre hi
aṇimādyaṣṭasiddhayaḥ sevante na
atra sandehaḥ sarvasiddhisamanvitāḥ
108. yaḥ tu catuḥśataṃ śrīprāsādaparāmanuṃ
japet tasya gṛhadvāre sadā hi
sarvasiddhisamanvitāḥ
aṇimādyaṣṭasiddhayaḥ sevante atra sandehaḥ na
108. But whoever recites the Śrī Prāsāda-parā mantra four hundred times, the eight spiritual powers beginning with aṇimā, accompanied by all attainments, always wait upon him at the door of his house. There is no doubt about this.
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यद् यन्मनोऽभिलषितं तत्तत् प्राप्नोत्यसंशयः ।
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाश्च साक्षात्तस्य करे स्थिताः ॥१०९॥
109. yad yanmano'bhilaṣitaṁ tattat prāpnotyasaṁśayaḥ ,
dharmārthakāmamokṣāśca sākṣāttasya kare sthitāḥ.
109. yat yat manaḥ abhilaṣitaṃ tat tat prāpnoti asaṃśayaḥ
dharmārthakāmamokṣāḥ ca sākṣāt tasya kare sthitāḥ
109. yat yat manaḥ abhilaṣitaṃ tat tat asaṃśayaḥ prāpnoti
dharmārthakāmamokṣāḥ ca sākṣāt tasya kare sthitāḥ
109. Whatever he desires in his mind, he obtains without any doubt, and righteousness, wealth, pleasure and liberation are right there in his hand.
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सालोक्यप्रमुखां देवि लभेन्मुक्तिं चतुवीधाम् ।
सत्यमेतन्न सन्देहः साधकः कुलनायिके ॥११०॥
110. sālokyapramukhāṁ devi labhenmuktiṁ catuvīdhām ,
satyametanna sandehaḥ sādhakaḥ kulanāyike.
110. sālokyapramukhāṃ devi labhet muktiṃ caturvidhām
satyam etat na sandehaḥ sādhakaḥ kulanāyike
110. devi kulanāyike sādhakaḥ sālokyapramukhāṃ
caturvidhāṃ muktiṃ labhet etat satyam sandehaḥ na
110. O goddess, O mistress of the Kula, the practitioner would attain liberation of four kinds, headed by sālokya (living in the same world as the deity). This is true, there is no doubt.
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जपेत् पञ्चशतं यस्तु श्रीप्रासादपरामनुम् ।
तत्फलं नैव शक्नोमि कथितुं कुलनायिके ॥१११॥
111. japet pañcaśataṁ yastu śrīprāsādaparāmanum ,
tatphalaṁ naiva śaknomi kathituṁ kulanāyike.
111. japet pañcaśataṃ yaḥ tu śrīprāsādaparāmanum
tatphalaṃ na eva śaknomi kathitum kulanāyike
111. kulanāyike yaḥ tu pañcaśataṃ śrīprāsādaparāmanuṃ
japet tatphalaṃ kathitum na eva śaknomi
111. O mistress of the Kula, as for the one who recites the Śrī Prāsāda-parā mantra five hundred times, I am not able to describe the fruit of that at all.
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तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन सर्वावस्थासु सर्वदा ।
श्रीप्रासादपरामन्त्रं जपेद् भुक्तिविमुक्तये ॥११२॥
112. tasmāt sarvaprayatnena sarvāvasthāsu sarvadā ,
śrīprāsādaparāmantraṁ japed bhuktivimuktaye.
112. tasmāt sarvaprayatnena sarvāvasthāsu sarvadā
śrīprāsādaparāmantraṃ japet bhuktivimuktaye
112. tasmāt sarvaprayatnena sarvāvasthāsu sarvadā
bhuktivimuktaye śrīprāsādaparāmantraṃ japet
112. Therefore, with all one's effort, in every situation and at all times, one should recite the Śrī Prāsāda-parā mantra for enjoyment and liberation.
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नास्ति गुर्वधिकं तत्त्वं न शिवाधिकदैवतम् ।
न हि वेदाधिका विद्या न कौलसमदर्शनम् ॥११३॥
113. nāsti gurvadhikaṁ tattvaṁ na śivādhikadaivatam ,
na hi vedādhikā vidyā na kaulasamadarśanam.
113. na asti gurvadhikaṃ tattvaṃ na śivādhikadaivataṃ
na hi vedādhikā vidyā na kaulasamadarśanam
113. gurvadhikaṃ tattvaṃ na asti śivādhikadaivataṃ
na vedādhikā vidyā na hi kaulasamadarśanam na
113. There is no truth higher than the teacher, no deity higher than Śiva, no knowledge higher than the Vedas, and no doctrine equal to the Kaula view.
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न कुलादधिकं ज्ञानं न ज्ञानादधिकं सुखम् ।
नाष्टाङ्गादधिका पूजा न हि मोक्षाधिकं फलम् ।
इदं सत्यमिदं सत्यं सत्यं सत्यं न संशयः ॥११४॥
114. na kulādadhikaṁ jñānaṁ na jñānādadhikaṁ sukham ,
nāṣṭāṅgādadhikā pūjā na hi mokṣādhikaṁ phalam ,
idaṁ satyamidaṁ satyaṁ satyaṁ satyaṁ na saṁśayaḥ.
114. na kulāt adhikam jñānam na jñānāt
adhikam sukham na aṣṭāṅgāt adhikā pūjā na
hi mokṣāt adhikam phalam idam satyam
idam satyam satyam satyam na saṃśayaḥ
114. kulāt adhikam jñānam na,
jñānāt adhikam sukham na,
aṣṭāṅgāt adhikā pūjā na,
mokṣāt adhikam phalam hi na.
idam satyam,
idam satyam,
satyam satyam,
saṃśayaḥ na.
114. There is no knowledge (gyāna) higher than the Kula, no happiness higher than knowledge (gyāna), no worship higher than the eight-limbed worship, and indeed, no fruit higher than liberation (moksha). This is true, this is true, true indeed, there is no doubt.
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श्रीप्रासादपरामन्त्रमाहात्म्यमिह वणीतुम् ।
न शक्नोमि वरारोहे कल्पकोटिशतैरपि ॥११५॥
115. śrīprāsādaparāmantramāhātmyamiha vaṇītum ,
na śaknomi varārohe kalpakoṭiśatairapi.
115. śrī-prāsāda-parā-mantra-māhātmya-m iha varṇitum
na śaknomi varārohe kalpa-koṭi-śataiḥ api
115. varārohe,
iha śrī-prāsāda-parā-mantra-māhātmya-m varṇitum kalpa-koṭi-śataiḥ api na śaknomi.
115. O beautiful one, even in hundreds of millions of cosmic eons (kalpas), I am unable to describe the greatness of the glorious Prāsāda Parā mantra here.
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गिरौ सर्षपमात्रन्तु सागरे वालुका यथा ।
तथा च मन्त्रमाहात्म्यं किञ्चित्ते कथितं मया ॥११६॥
116. girau sarṣapamātrantu sāgare vālukā yathā ,
tathā ca mantramāhātmyaṁ kiñcitte kathitaṁ mayā.
116. girau sarṣapa-mātram tu sāgare vālukā yathā tathā
ca mantra-māhātmya-m kiñcit te kathitam mayā
116. yathā girau sarṣapa-mātram tu sāgare vālukā,
tathā ca mantra-māhātmya-m kiñcit mayā te kathitam.
116. Just as a mere mustard seed on a mountain or a grain of sand in the ocean, so indeed, only a tiny fraction of the greatness of the mantra has been told to you by me.
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ऊर्ध्वाम्नायस्य माहात्म्यं श्रीप्रासादपरामनोः ।
इति ते कथितं देवि किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्चसि ॥११७॥
117. ūrdhvāmnāyasya māhātmyaṁ śrīprāsādaparāmanoḥ ,
iti te kathitaṁ devi kiṁ bhūyaḥ śrotumiccasi.
117. ūrdhva-āmnāyasya māhātmyam śrī-prāsāda-parā-manoḥ
iti te kathitam devi kim bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi
117. devi,
ūrdhva-āmnāyasya śrī-prāsāda-parā-manoḥ māhātmyam iti te kathitam.
bhūyaḥ kim śrotum icchasi?
117. O Goddess, the greatness of the upper tradition (ūrdhvāmnāya) and of the glorious Prāsāda Parā mantra has thus been told to you. What more do you wish to hear?
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