योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-2, chapter-17
श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
एवमन्तर्विवेको यः स महानिह राघव ।
योग्यो ज्ञानगिरः श्रोतुं राजेव नयभारतीम् ॥ १ ॥
एवमन्तर्विवेको यः स महानिह राघव ।
योग्यो ज्ञानगिरः श्रोतुं राजेव नयभारतीम् ॥ १ ॥
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
evamantarviveko yaḥ sa mahāniha rāghava ,
yogyo jñānagiraḥ śrotuṃ rājeva nayabhāratīm 1
evamantarviveko yaḥ sa mahāniha rāghava ,
yogyo jñānagiraḥ śrotuṃ rājeva nayabhāratīm 1
1.
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca evam antarvivekaḥ yaḥ saḥ mahān iha
rāghava yogyaḥ jñānagiraḥ śrotum rājā iva nayabhāratīm
rāghava yogyaḥ jñānagiraḥ śrotum rājā iva nayabhāratīm
1.
śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca rāghava iha yaḥ evam antarvivekaḥ saḥ
mahān rājā nayabhāratīm śrotum iva jñānagiraḥ yogyaḥ
mahān rājā nayabhāratīm śrotum iva jñānagiraḥ yogyaḥ
1.
Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: "O Rāghava, he who possesses such inner discrimination (viveka) is truly great in this world, and is worthy to hear words of knowledge, just as a king is worthy to hear political counsel."
अवदातोऽवदातस्य विचारस्य महाशयः ।
जडसङ्गोज्झितो योग्यः शरदिन्दोर्यथा नभः ॥ २ ॥
जडसङ्गोज्झितो योग्यः शरदिन्दोर्यथा नभः ॥ २ ॥
avadāto'vadātasya vicārasya mahāśayaḥ ,
jaḍasaṅgojjhito yogyaḥ śaradindoryathā nabhaḥ 2
jaḍasaṅgojjhito yogyaḥ śaradindoryathā nabhaḥ 2
2.
avadātaḥ avadātasya vicārasya mahāśayaḥ jaḍasaṅgaḥ
ujjhitaḥ yogyaḥ śaradindoḥ yathā nabhaḥ
ujjhitaḥ yogyaḥ śaradindoḥ yathā nabhaḥ
2.
mahāśayaḥ avadātaḥ,
avadātasya vicārasya jaḍasaṅgaḥ ujjhitaḥ yogyaḥ,
yathā nabhaḥ śaradindoḥ
avadātasya vicārasya jaḍasaṅgaḥ ujjhitaḥ yogyaḥ,
yathā nabhaḥ śaradindoḥ
2.
A noble-minded individual, whose discernment (vicāra) is pure and who is free from the association with inertness, is worthy, just as the clear sky is worthy of the autumn moon.
त्वमेतया खण्डितया गुणलक्ष्म्या समाश्रितः ।
मनोमोहहरं वाक्यं वक्ष्यमाणमिदं श्रृणु ॥ ३ ॥
मनोमोहहरं वाक्यं वक्ष्यमाणमिदं श्रृणु ॥ ३ ॥
tvametayā khaṇḍitayā guṇalakṣmyā samāśritaḥ ,
manomohaharaṃ vākyaṃ vakṣyamāṇamidaṃ śrṛṇu 3
manomohaharaṃ vākyaṃ vakṣyamāṇamidaṃ śrṛṇu 3
3.
tvam etayā khaṇḍitayā guṇalakṣmyā samāśritaḥ
manomohaharam vākyam vakṣyamāṇam idam śṛṇu
manomohaharam vākyam vakṣyamāṇam idam śṛṇu
3.
tvam etayā khaṇḍitayā guṇalakṣmyā samāśritaḥ,
idam manomohaharam vakṣyamāṇam vākyam śṛṇu
idam manomohaharam vakṣyamāṇam vākyam śṛṇu
3.
You, who are endowed with this fragmented aspect of the qualities (guṇa), please listen to this forthcoming statement, which dispels mental delusion.
पुण्यकल्पद्रुमो यस्य फलभारानतः स्थितः ।
मुक्तये जायते जन्तोस्तस्येदं श्रोतुमुद्यमः ॥ ४ ॥
मुक्तये जायते जन्तोस्तस्येदं श्रोतुमुद्यमः ॥ ४ ॥
puṇyakalpadrumo yasya phalabhārānataḥ sthitaḥ ,
muktaye jāyate jantostasyedaṃ śrotumudyamaḥ 4
muktaye jāyate jantostasyedaṃ śrotumudyamaḥ 4
4.
puṇyakalpadrumaḥ yasya phalabhārānataḥ sthitaḥ
muktaye jāyate jantoḥ tasya idam śrotum udyamaḥ
muktaye jāyate jantoḥ tasya idam śrotum udyamaḥ
4.
yasya puṇyakalpadrumaḥ phalabhārānataḥ sthitaḥ,
jantoḥ muktaye (phalam) jāyate,
tasya idam śrotum udyamaḥ (bhavati)
jantoḥ muktaye (phalam) jāyate,
tasya idam śrotum udyamaḥ (bhavati)
4.
For that person for whom the wish-fulfilling tree of merit stands, bent low with the weight of its fruits, leading to the liberation (mokṣa) of a living being, for him arises this endeavor to listen.
पावनानामुदाराणां परबोधैकदायिनाम् ।
वचसां भाजनं भूत्यै भव्यो भवति नाधमः ॥ ५ ॥
वचसां भाजनं भूत्यै भव्यो भवति नाधमः ॥ ५ ॥
pāvanānāmudārāṇāṃ parabodhaikadāyinām ,
vacasāṃ bhājanaṃ bhūtyai bhavyo bhavati nādhamaḥ 5
vacasāṃ bhājanaṃ bhūtyai bhavyo bhavati nādhamaḥ 5
5.
pāvanānām udārāṇām parabodhaikadāyinām vacasām
bhājanam bhūtyai bhavyaḥ bhavati na adhamaḥ
bhājanam bhūtyai bhavyaḥ bhavati na adhamaḥ
5.
bhavyaḥ na adhamaḥ (tu),
pāvanānām udārāṇām parabodhaikadāyinām vacasām bhājanam bhūtyai bhavati
pāvanānām udārāṇām parabodhaikadāyinām vacasām bhājanam bhūtyai bhavati
5.
A noble person, not an ignoble one, becomes the recipient of purifying, exalted words that exclusively bestow supreme knowledge (bodha) for the sake of his prosperity.
मोक्षोपायाभिधानेयं संहिता सारसंमिता ।
त्रिंशद्द्वे च सहस्राणि ज्ञाता निर्वाणदायिनी ॥ ६ ॥
त्रिंशद्द्वे च सहस्राणि ज्ञाता निर्वाणदायिनी ॥ ६ ॥
mokṣopāyābhidhāneyaṃ saṃhitā sārasaṃmitā ,
triṃśaddve ca sahasrāṇi jñātā nirvāṇadāyinī 6
triṃśaddve ca sahasrāṇi jñātā nirvāṇadāyinī 6
6.
mokṣopāyābhidhānā iyam saṃhitā sārasaṃmitā |
triṃśat dve ca sahasrāṇi jñātā nirvāṇadāyinī ||
triṃśat dve ca sahasrāṇi jñātā nirvāṇadāyinī ||
6.
iyam mokṣopāyābhidhānā sārasaṃmitā saṃhitā triṃśat dve ca sahasrāṇi jñātā nirvāṇadāyinī.
6.
This compilation, titled "The Means to Liberation" (mokṣa), is imbued with essence. When it is understood, this text, comprising two thousand and thirty [verses], bestows final liberation (nirvāṇa).
दीपे यथा विनिद्रस्य ज्वलिते संप्रवर्तते ।
आलोकोऽनिच्छतोऽप्येवं निर्वाणमनया भवेत् ॥ ७ ॥
आलोकोऽनिच्छतोऽप्येवं निर्वाणमनया भवेत् ॥ ७ ॥
dīpe yathā vinidrasya jvalite saṃpravartate ,
āloko'nicchato'pyevaṃ nirvāṇamanayā bhavet 7
āloko'nicchato'pyevaṃ nirvāṇamanayā bhavet 7
7.
dīpe yathā vinidrasya jvalite saṃpravartate |
ālokaḥ anicchataḥ api evam nirvāṇam anayā bhavet ||
ālokaḥ anicchataḥ api evam nirvāṇam anayā bhavet ||
7.
yathā dīpe jvalite vinidrasya ālokaḥ saṃpravartate,
evam anayā anicchataḥ api nirvāṇam bhavet.
evam anayā anicchataḥ api nirvāṇam bhavet.
7.
Just as light manifests for someone who is awake when a lamp is lit, similarly, through this [text], final liberation (nirvāṇa) can be attained, even for one who is unwilling.
स्वयं ज्ञाता श्रुता वापि भ्रान्तिशान्त्यैकसौख्यदा ।
आप्रेक्ष्य वर्णिता सद्यो यथा स्वर्गतरङ्गिणी ॥ ८ ॥
आप्रेक्ष्य वर्णिता सद्यो यथा स्वर्गतरङ्गिणी ॥ ८ ॥
svayaṃ jñātā śrutā vāpi bhrāntiśāntyaikasaukhyadā ,
āprekṣya varṇitā sadyo yathā svargataraṅgiṇī 8
āprekṣya varṇitā sadyo yathā svargataraṅgiṇī 8
8.
svayam jñātā śrutā vā api bhrāntiśāntyaikasaukhyadā
| āprekṣya varṇitā sadyaḥ yathā svargataraṅgiṇī ||
| āprekṣya varṇitā sadyaḥ yathā svargataraṅgiṇī ||
8.
svayam jñātā vā api śrutā (sā saṃhitā) bhrāntiśāntyaikasaukhyadā (bhavati).
(sā) sadyaḥ āprekṣya varṇitā yathā svargataraṅgiṇī (bhavati).
(sā) sadyaḥ āprekṣya varṇitā yathā svargataraṅgiṇī (bhavati).
8.
Whether known or heard by oneself, this [text] alone bestows the unique happiness arising from the cessation of delusion. It is immediately like the celestial river (svargataraṅgiṇī) when thoroughly perceived and described.
यथा रज्ज्वामहिभ्रान्तिर्विनश्यत्यवलोकनात् ।
तथैतत्प्रेक्षणाच्छान्तिमेति संसारदुःखिता ॥ ९ ॥
तथैतत्प्रेक्षणाच्छान्तिमेति संसारदुःखिता ॥ ९ ॥
yathā rajjvāmahibhrāntirvinaśyatyavalokanāt ,
tathaitatprekṣaṇācchāntimeti saṃsāraduḥkhitā 9
tathaitatprekṣaṇācchāntimeti saṃsāraduḥkhitā 9
9.
yathā rajjvām ahi bhrāntiḥ vinaśyati avalokanāt |
tathā etat prekṣaṇāt śāntim eti saṃsāraduḥkhitā ||
tathā etat prekṣaṇāt śāntim eti saṃsāraduḥkhitā ||
9.
yathā rajjvām ahi bhrāntiḥ avalokanāt vinaśyati,
tathā etat prekṣaṇāt saṃsāraduḥkhitā śāntim eti.
tathā etat prekṣaṇāt saṃsāraduḥkhitā śāntim eti.
9.
Just as the delusion of a snake in a rope is dispelled by its observation, similarly, a person afflicted by the suffering of transmigration (saṃsāra) attains peace (śānti) by observing this [text].
युक्तियुक्तार्थवाक्यानि कल्पितानि पृथक्पृथक् ।
दृष्टान्तसारसूक्तानि चास्यां प्रकरणानि षट् ॥ १० ॥
दृष्टान्तसारसूक्तानि चास्यां प्रकरणानि षट् ॥ १० ॥
yuktiyuktārthavākyāni kalpitāni pṛthakpṛthak ,
dṛṣṭāntasārasūktāni cāsyāṃ prakaraṇāni ṣaṭ 10
dṛṣṭāntasārasūktāni cāsyāṃ prakaraṇāni ṣaṭ 10
10.
yuktiyukthavākyāni kalpitāni pṛthak pṛthak
dṛṣṭāntasārasūktāni ca asyām prakaraṇāni ṣaṭ
dṛṣṭāntasārasūktāni ca asyām prakaraṇāni ṣaṭ
10.
asyām ṣaṭ prakaraṇāni yuktiyukthavākyāni ca dṛṣṭāntasārasūktāni pṛthak pṛthak kalpitāni.
10.
In this work, six separate chapters have been composed, containing sentences full of reasoned arguments and maxims that encapsulate the essence of illustrative examples.
वैराग्याख्यं प्रकरणं प्रथमं परिकीर्तितम् ।
विरागो वर्धते येन सेकेनेव मरौ तरुः ॥ ११ ॥
विरागो वर्धते येन सेकेनेव मरौ तरुः ॥ ११ ॥
vairāgyākhyaṃ prakaraṇaṃ prathamaṃ parikīrtitam ,
virāgo vardhate yena sekeneva marau taruḥ 11
virāgo vardhate yena sekeneva marau taruḥ 11
11.
vairāgyākhyam prakaraṇam prathamam parikīrtitam
virāgaḥ vardhate yena sekena iva marau taruḥ
virāgaḥ vardhate yena sekena iva marau taruḥ
11.
prathamam prakaraṇam vairāgyākhyam parikīrtitam.
yena virāgaḥ vardhate,
marau sekena iva taruḥ.
yena virāgaḥ vardhate,
marau sekena iva taruḥ.
11.
The first chapter is titled 'Renunciation (vairāgya)'. By means of it, a sense of detachment (virāga) grows, just as a tree flourishes in a desert through watering.
अनुबन्धेन सहितं दिष्टतत्त्वनिरूपणम् ।
सार्धं सहस्रं ग्रन्थस्य यस्मिन्हृदि विचारिते ।
प्रकाशाच्छुद्धतोदेति मणाविव सुमार्जिते ॥ १२ ॥
सार्धं सहस्रं ग्रन्थस्य यस्मिन्हृदि विचारिते ।
प्रकाशाच्छुद्धतोदेति मणाविव सुमार्जिते ॥ १२ ॥
anubandhena sahitaṃ diṣṭatattvanirūpaṇam ,
sārdhaṃ sahasraṃ granthasya yasminhṛdi vicārite ,
prakāśācchuddhatodeti maṇāviva sumārjite 12
sārdhaṃ sahasraṃ granthasya yasminhṛdi vicārite ,
prakāśācchuddhatodeti maṇāviva sumārjite 12
12.
anubandhena sahitam diṣṭatattvanirūpaṇam
sārdham sahasram granthasya
yasmin hṛdi vicārite prakāśāt
śuddhatā udeti maṇau iva sumārjite
sārdham sahasram granthasya
yasmin hṛdi vicārite prakāśāt
śuddhatā udeti maṇau iva sumārjite
12.
anubandhena sahitam diṣṭatattvanirūpaṇam (idam asti).
granthasya sārdham sahasram (etat asti).
yasmin hṛdi vicārite,
maṇau sumārjite iva,
prakāśāt śuddhatā udeti.
granthasya sārdham sahasram (etat asti).
yasmin hṛdi vicārite,
maṇau sumārjite iva,
prakāśāt śuddhatā udeti.
12.
This chapter, comprising one and a half thousand verses of the text, presents the ultimate reality (tattva) as determined by destiny, along with its implications. When this is contemplated in the heart, a pure radiance arises, just as it does from a well-polished gem.
मुमुक्षुव्यवहाराख्यं ततः प्रकरणं कृतम् ।
सहस्रमात्रं ग्रन्थस्य युक्तिग्रन्थेन सुन्दरम् ॥ १३ ॥
सहस्रमात्रं ग्रन्थस्य युक्तिग्रन्थेन सुन्दरम् ॥ १३ ॥
mumukṣuvyavahārākhyaṃ tataḥ prakaraṇaṃ kṛtam ,
sahasramātraṃ granthasya yuktigranthena sundaram 13
sahasramātraṃ granthasya yuktigranthena sundaram 13
13.
mumukṣuvyavahārākhyam tataḥ prakaraṇam kṛtam
sahasramātram granthasya yuktigranthena sundaram
sahasramātram granthasya yuktigranthena sundaram
13.
tataḥ mumukṣuvyavahārākhyam prakaraṇam kṛtam.
granthasya sahasramātram (etat).
yuktigranthena sundaram.
granthasya sahasramātram (etat).
yuktigranthena sundaram.
13.
Following that, the chapter titled 'The Conduct of the Seeker of Liberation (mokṣa)' was composed. This section, comprising only a thousand verses of the text, is made beautiful by its logical exposition.
स्वभावो हि मुमुक्षूणां नराणां यत्र वर्ण्यते ।
अथोत्पत्तिप्रकरणं दृष्टान्ताख्यायिकामयम् ॥ १४ ॥
अथोत्पत्तिप्रकरणं दृष्टान्ताख्यायिकामयम् ॥ १४ ॥
svabhāvo hi mumukṣūṇāṃ narāṇāṃ yatra varṇyate ,
athotpattiprakaraṇaṃ dṛṣṭāntākhyāyikāmayam 14
athotpattiprakaraṇaṃ dṛṣṭāntākhyāyikāmayam 14
14.
svabhāvaḥ hi mumukṣūṇām narāṇām yatra varṇyate
atha utpattiprakaraṇam dṛṣṭāntākhyāyikāmayam
atha utpattiprakaraṇam dṛṣṭāntākhyāyikāmayam
14.
yatra hi mumukṣūṇām narāṇām svabhāvaḥ varṇyate,
atha utpattiprakaraṇam dṛṣṭāntākhyāyikāmayam (asti).
atha utpattiprakaraṇam dṛṣṭāntākhyāyikāmayam (asti).
14.
Indeed, this is where the intrinsic nature (svabhāva) of individuals desiring liberation (mokṣa) is described. Now follows the chapter on creation, which is rich in illustrative examples and narratives.
सप्तग्रन्थसहस्राणि विज्ञानप्रतिपादकम् ।
जागती द्रष्टृदृश्यश्रीरहंत्वमितिरूपिणी ॥ १५ ॥
जागती द्रष्टृदृश्यश्रीरहंत्वमितिरूपिणी ॥ १५ ॥
saptagranthasahasrāṇi vijñānapratipādakam ,
jāgatī draṣṭṛdṛśyaśrīrahaṃtvamitirūpiṇī 15
jāgatī draṣṭṛdṛśyaśrīrahaṃtvamitirūpiṇī 15
15.
saptagranthasahastrāṇi vijñānapratipādakam
jāgatī draṣṭṛdṛśyaśrīḥ ahaṃtvamitirūpiṇī
jāgatī draṣṭṛdṛśyaśrīḥ ahaṃtvamitirūpiṇī
15.
saptagranthasahastrāṇi vijñānapratipādakam (asti).
jāgatī draṣṭṛdṛśyaśrīḥ ahaṃtvamitirūpiṇī (asti).
jāgatī draṣṭṛdṛśyaśrīḥ ahaṃtvamitirūpiṇī (asti).
15.
This text consists of seven thousand treatises that expound upon true knowledge. The waking state (or the manifest world) manifests as the splendor of the seer and the seen, taking the form of the conception of 'I-ness' (ahaṅkāra).
अनुत्पन्नैवोत्थितेव यत्रेति परिवर्ण्यते ।
यस्मिन्श्रुते जगदिदं श्रोतान्तर्बुध्यतेऽखिलम् ॥ १६ ॥
यस्मिन्श्रुते जगदिदं श्रोतान्तर्बुध्यतेऽखिलम् ॥ १६ ॥
anutpannaivotthiteva yatreti parivarṇyate ,
yasminśrute jagadidaṃ śrotāntarbudhyate'khilam 16
yasminśrute jagadidaṃ śrotāntarbudhyate'khilam 16
16.
anutpannā eva utthitā iva yatra iti parivarṇyate
yasmin śrute jagat idam śrotā antarbudhyate akhilam
yasmin śrute jagat idam śrotā antarbudhyate akhilam
16.
yatra (idam) anutpannā eva utthitā iva iti parivarṇyate.
yasmin śrute,
śrotā idam akhilam jagat antarbudhyate.
yasmin śrute,
śrotā idam akhilam jagat antarbudhyate.
16.
This is where (the world) is fully described as unproduced, yet seemingly arisen. By hearing which (text), the listener inwardly realizes this entire world.
सास्मद्युष्मत्सविस्तारं सलोकाकाशपर्वतम् ।
पिण्डग्रहविनिर्मुक्तं निर्भित्तिकमपर्वतम् ॥ १७ ॥
पिण्डग्रहविनिर्मुक्तं निर्भित्तिकमपर्वतम् ॥ १७ ॥
sāsmadyuṣmatsavistāraṃ salokākāśaparvatam ,
piṇḍagrahavinirmuktaṃ nirbhittikamaparvatam 17
piṇḍagrahavinirmuktaṃ nirbhittikamaparvatam 17
17.
sā asmadyuṣmatsavistāram salokākāśaparvatam
piṇḍagrahavinirmuktam nirbhittikamaparvatam
piṇḍagrahavinirmuktam nirbhittikamaparvatam
17.
sā (jāgatī vā jagat) asmadyuṣmatsavistāram,
salokākāśaparvatam,
piṇḍagrahavinirmuktam,
nirbhittikamaparvatam (ca asti).
salokākāśaparvatam,
piṇḍagrahavinirmuktam,
nirbhittikamaparvatam (ca asti).
17.
That (world), which encompasses the subjective 'I' and objective 'you' in full detail, along with worlds, space, and mountains, is (also realized as) liberated from the grasp of individual forms, without support, and devoid of (conceptual) mountains.
पृथ्व्यादिभूतरहितं संकल्प इव पत्तनम् ।
स्वप्नोपलम्भभावाभं मनोराज्यवदाततम् ॥ १८ ॥
स्वप्नोपलम्भभावाभं मनोराज्यवदाततम् ॥ १८ ॥
pṛthvyādibhūtarahitaṃ saṃkalpa iva pattanam ,
svapnopalambhabhāvābhaṃ manorājyavadātatam 18
svapnopalambhabhāvābhaṃ manorājyavadātatam 18
18.
pṛthvyādibhūtarahitam saṅkalpaḥ iva pattanam
svapnopalambhabhāvābham manorājyavadātatam
svapnopalambhabhāvābham manorājyavadātatam
18.
pṛthvyādibhūtarahitam saṅkalpaḥ iva pattanam
svapnopalambhabhāvābham manorājyavadātatam
svapnopalambhabhāvābham manorājyavadātatam
18.
It is devoid of earth and other elements, like a city conceived in imagination. It resembles the nature of objects perceived in a dream and is as extensive as a daydream.
गन्धर्वनगरप्रख्यमर्थशून्योपलम्भनात् ।
द्विचन्द्रविभ्रमाभासं मृगतृष्णाम्बुवर्तनम् ॥ १९ ॥
द्विचन्द्रविभ्रमाभासं मृगतृष्णाम्बुवर्तनम् ॥ १९ ॥
gandharvanagaraprakhyamarthaśūnyopalambhanāt ,
dvicandravibhramābhāsaṃ mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvartanam 19
dvicandravibhramābhāsaṃ mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvartanam 19
19.
gandharvanagaraprakhyam arthaśūnyopalambhanāt
dvīcandravibhramābhāsam mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvartanam
dvīcandravibhramābhāsam mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvartanam
19.
gandharvanagaraprakhyam arthaśūnyopalambhanāt
dvīcandravibhramābhāsam mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvartanam
dvīcandravibhramābhāsam mṛgatṛṣṇāmbuvartanam
19.
It resembles a city of Gandharvas, perceived but ultimately devoid of true meaning. It appears like the optical illusion of two moons and manifests as the illusory water of a mirage.
नौयानलोलशैलाभं सत्यलाभविवर्जितम् ।
चित्तभ्रमपिशाचाभं निर्बीजमपि भासुरम् ॥ २० ॥
चित्तभ्रमपिशाचाभं निर्बीजमपि भासुरम् ॥ २० ॥
nauyānalolaśailābhaṃ satyalābhavivarjitam ,
cittabhramapiśācābhaṃ nirbījamapi bhāsuram 20
cittabhramapiśācābhaṃ nirbījamapi bhāsuram 20
20.
nauyānalolaśailābham satyalābhavivarjitam
cittabhramapiśācābham nirbījam api bhāsuram
cittabhramapiśācābham nirbījam api bhāsuram
20.
nauyānalolaśailābham satyalābhavivarjitam
cittabhramapiśācābham nirbījam api bhāsuram
cittabhramapiśācābham nirbījam api bhāsuram
20.
It resembles a mountain swaying as if viewed from a boat, and it is devoid of any true gain or reality. It appears like the demon of mental delusion, and though it has no real cause (seedless), it shines brightly.
कथार्थप्रतिभासाभं व्योममुक्तावलीनिभम् ।
कटकत्वं यथा हेम्नि तरङ्गत्वं यथाम्भसि ॥ २१ ॥
कटकत्वं यथा हेम्नि तरङ्गत्वं यथाम्भसि ॥ २१ ॥
kathārthapratibhāsābhaṃ vyomamuktāvalīnibham ,
kaṭakatvaṃ yathā hemni taraṅgatvaṃ yathāmbhasi 21
kaṭakatvaṃ yathā hemni taraṅgatvaṃ yathāmbhasi 21
21.
kathārthapratibhāsābham vyomamuktāvalīnibham
kaṭakatvam yathā hemni taraṅgatvam yathā ambhasi
kaṭakatvam yathā hemni taraṅgatvam yathā ambhasi
21.
kathārthapratibhāsābham vyomamuktāvalīnibham
kaṭakatvam yathā hemni taraṅgatvam yathā ambhasi
kaṭakatvam yathā hemni taraṅgatvam yathā ambhasi
21.
It appears like the manifestation of a story's meaning, or like a string of pearls in the sky. It is similar to how the quality of being a bracelet exists in gold, or how the quality of being a wave exists in water.
यथा नभसि नीलत्वमसदेवोत्थितं सदा ।
अभित्तिरङ्गरहितमुपलब्धिमनोहरम् ॥ २२ ॥
अभित्तिरङ्गरहितमुपलब्धिमनोहरम् ॥ २२ ॥
yathā nabhasi nīlatvamasadevotthitaṃ sadā ,
abhittiraṅgarahitamupalabdhimanoharam 22
abhittiraṅgarahitamupalabdhimanoharam 22
22.
yathā nabhasī nīlatvam asat eva utthitam
sadā abhittiḥ aṅgarahitam upalabdhimanoharam
sadā abhittiḥ aṅgarahitam upalabdhimanoharam
22.
yathā nīlatvam asat eva sadā utthitam nabhasī
abhittiḥ aṅgarahitam upalabdhimanoharam
abhittiḥ aṅgarahitam upalabdhimanoharam
22.
Just as blueness, which is actually non-existent, always appears in the sky - it has no foundation and no parts, yet it is charming to our perception.
स्वप्ने वा व्योम्नि वा चित्रमकर्तृ चिरभासुरम् ।
अवह्निरेव वह्नित्वं धत्ते चित्रानलो यथा ॥ २३ ॥
अवह्निरेव वह्नित्वं धत्ते चित्रानलो यथा ॥ २३ ॥
svapne vā vyomni vā citramakartṛ cirabhāsuram ,
avahnireva vahnitvaṃ dhatte citrānalo yathā 23
avahnireva vahnitvaṃ dhatte citrānalo yathā 23
23.
svapne vā vyomni vā citram akartṛ cirabhāsuram
avahniḥ eva vahnitvam dhatte citra analaḥ yathā
avahniḥ eva vahnitvam dhatte citra analaḥ yathā
23.
yathā akartṛ cirabhāsuram citram svapne vā vyomni
vā avahniḥ eva citra analaḥ vahnitvam dhatte
vā avahniḥ eva citra analaḥ vahnitvam dhatte
23.
Just as a picture or wondrous sight, without any creator and ever-radiant, appears either in a dream or in the sky; similarly, a painted fire assumes the quality of fire even though it is not actually fire.
दधात्येवं जगच्छब्दरूपार्थमसदात्मकम् ।
तरङ्गोत्पलमालाभं दृष्टनृत्यमिवोत्थितम् ॥ २४ ॥
तरङ्गोत्पलमालाभं दृष्टनृत्यमिवोत्थितम् ॥ २४ ॥
dadhātyevaṃ jagacchabdarūpārthamasadātmakam ,
taraṅgotpalamālābhaṃ dṛṣṭanṛtyamivotthitam 24
taraṅgotpalamālābhaṃ dṛṣṭanṛtyamivotthitam 24
24.
dadhāti evam jagat śabdarūpārtham asadātmakam
taraṅgotpalamālābham dṛṣṭanṛtyam iva utthitam
taraṅgotpalamālābham dṛṣṭanṛtyam iva utthitam
24.
evam [tat] jagat śabdarūpārtham asadātmakam
taraṅgotpalamālābham dṛṣṭanṛtyam iva utthitam dadhāti
taraṅgotpalamālābham dṛṣṭanṛtyam iva utthitam dadhāti
24.
In this manner, [the ultimate reality] produces the world (jagat) - which comprises words and their meanings, and whose nature is non-existent. This world manifests like a witnessed dance, or like a garland of lotus flowers formed by waves.
चक्रचीत्कारपूर्णस्य जलराशिमिवोद्यतम् ।
शीर्णपत्रं भ्रष्टनष्टं ग्रीष्मे वनमिवारसम् ॥ २५ ॥
शीर्णपत्रं भ्रष्टनष्टं ग्रीष्मे वनमिवारसम् ॥ २५ ॥
cakracītkārapūrṇasya jalarāśimivodyatam ,
śīrṇapatraṃ bhraṣṭanaṣṭaṃ grīṣme vanamivārasam 25
śīrṇapatraṃ bhraṣṭanaṣṭaṃ grīṣme vanamivārasam 25
25.
cakracītkārapūrṇasya jalarāśim iva udyatam
śīrṇapatram bhraṣṭanaṣṭam grīṣme vanam iva arasam
śīrṇapatram bhraṣṭanaṣṭam grīṣme vanam iva arasam
25.
[jagat] cakracītkārapūrṇasya jalarāśim iva udyatam [bhāti],
grīṣme śīrṇapatram bhraṣṭanaṣṭam arasam vanam iva [ca bhāti]
grīṣme śīrṇapatram bhraṣṭanaṣṭam arasam vanam iva [ca bhāti]
25.
[It appears] like a surging mass of water, filled with the screeching sounds of a wheel (e.g., waterwheel), or like a summer forest whose leaves have withered, fallen, and decayed, utterly devoid of sap or vitality.
मरणव्यग्रचित्ताभं शिलागृहगुहास्पदम् ।
अन्धकारगुहैकैकनृत्तमुन्मत्तचेष्टितम् ॥ २६ ॥
अन्धकारगुहैकैकनृत्तमुन्मत्तचेष्टितम् ॥ २६ ॥
maraṇavyagracittābhaṃ śilāgṛhaguhāspadam ,
andhakāraguhaikaikanṛttamunmattaceṣṭitam 26
andhakāraguhaikaikanṛttamunmattaceṣṭitam 26
26.
maraṇavyagracittābham śilāgṛhaguhāspadam
andhakāraguhaikaikanṛttam unmattaceṣṭitam
andhakāraguhaikaikanṛttam unmattaceṣṭitam
26.
maraṇavyagracittābham śilāgṛhaguhāspadam
andhakāraguhaikaikanṛttam unmattaceṣṭitam
andhakāraguhaikaikanṛttam unmattaceṣṭitam
26.
It resembles a mind agitated by death, having stone dwellings and caves as its abode, where each dark cave performs a unique dance, and is characterized by frenzied actions.
प्रशान्ताज्ञाननीहारं विज्ञानशरदम्बरम् ।
समुत्कीर्णमिव स्तम्भे चित्रं भित्ताविवोदितम् ॥ २७ ॥
समुत्कीर्णमिव स्तम्भे चित्रं भित्ताविवोदितम् ॥ २७ ॥
praśāntājñānanīhāraṃ vijñānaśaradambaram ,
samutkīrṇamiva stambhe citraṃ bhittāvivoditam 27
samutkīrṇamiva stambhe citraṃ bhittāvivoditam 27
27.
praśāntājñānanīhāram vijñānaśaradam ambaram
samutkīrṇam iva stambhe citram bhittau iva uditam
samutkīrṇam iva stambhe citram bhittau iva uditam
27.
praśāntājñānanīhāram vijñānaśaradam ambaram
samutkīrṇam iva stambhe citram iva bhittau uditam
samutkīrṇam iva stambhe citram iva bhittau uditam
27.
It is that in which the fog of ignorance (ajñāna) is quelled, like the clear autumn sky of discriminative knowledge (vijñāna). It is as if engraved on a pillar, or a painting manifested on a wall.
पङ्कादिवाभिरचितं सचेतनमचेतनम् ।
ततः स्थितिप्रकरणं चतुर्थं परिकल्पितम् ॥ २८ ॥
ततः स्थितिप्रकरणं चतुर्थं परिकल्पितम् ॥ २८ ॥
paṅkādivābhiracitaṃ sacetanamacetanam ,
tataḥ sthitiprakaraṇaṃ caturthaṃ parikalpitam 28
tataḥ sthitiprakaraṇaṃ caturthaṃ parikalpitam 28
28.
paṅkāt iva abhiracitam sacetanam acetanam
tataḥ sthitiprakaraṇam caturtham parikalpitam
tataḥ sthitiprakaraṇam caturtham parikalpitam
28.
tataḥ caturtham sthitiprakaraṇam paṅkāt iva
abhiracitam sacetanam acetanam parikalpitam
abhiracitam sacetanam acetanam parikalpitam
28.
As if made from mud, both sentient and insentient, therefore, the fourth chapter, the 'Chapter on Existence,' has been conceived.
त्रीणि ग्रन्थसहस्राणि व्याख्यानाख्यायिकामयम् ।
इत्थं जगदहंभावरूपस्थितिमुपागतम् ॥ २९ ॥
इत्थं जगदहंभावरूपस्थितिमुपागतम् ॥ २९ ॥
trīṇi granthasahasrāṇi vyākhyānākhyāyikāmayam ,
itthaṃ jagadahaṃbhāvarūpasthitimupāgatam 29
itthaṃ jagadahaṃbhāvarūpasthitimupāgatam 29
29.
trīṇi granthasahasrāṇi vyākhyānākhyāyikāmayam
ittham jagat ahaṃbhāvarūpasthitim upāgatam
ittham jagat ahaṃbhāvarūpasthitim upāgatam
29.
ittham trīṇi granthasahasrāṇi vyākhyānākhyāyikāmayam
jagat ahaṃbhāvarūpasthitim upāgatam
jagat ahaṃbhāvarūpasthitim upāgatam
29.
Three thousand verses, consisting of explanations and narratives, describe how the world has thus attained a state characterized by the form of the 'I-sense' (ahaṅkāra).
द्रष्टृदृश्यक्रमं प्रौढमित्यत्र परिकीर्तितम् ।
दशदिङ्मण्डलाभोगभासुरोऽयं जगद्भ्रमः ॥ ३० ॥
दशदिङ्मण्डलाभोगभासुरोऽयं जगद्भ्रमः ॥ ३० ॥
draṣṭṛdṛśyakramaṃ prauḍhamityatra parikīrtitam ,
daśadiṅmaṇḍalābhogabhāsuro'yaṃ jagadbhramaḥ 30
daśadiṅmaṇḍalābhogabhāsuro'yaṃ jagadbhramaḥ 30
30.
draṣṭṛdṛśyakramam prauḍham iti atra parikīrtitam
daśadiṅmaṇḍalābhogabhāsuraḥ ayam jagadbhramaḥ
daśadiṅmaṇḍalābhogabhāsuraḥ ayam jagadbhramaḥ
30.
atra draṣṭṛdṛśyakramam prauḍham iti parikīrtitam
ayam jagadbhramaḥ daśadiṅmaṇḍalābhogabhāsuraḥ
ayam jagadbhramaḥ daśadiṅmaṇḍalābhogabhāsuraḥ
30.
Here, the extensive sequence of the perceiver and the perceived has been thoroughly explained. This world-delusion (māyā), which shines splendidly with the full expanse of the ten directions, is indeed what is being referred to.
इत्थमभ्यागतो वृद्धिमिति तत्रोच्यते चिरम् ।
उपशान्तिप्रकरणं ततः पञ्चसहस्रकम् ॥ ३१ ॥
उपशान्तिप्रकरणं ततः पञ्चसहस्रकम् ॥ ३१ ॥
itthamabhyāgato vṛddhimiti tatrocyate ciram ,
upaśāntiprakaraṇaṃ tataḥ pañcasahasrakam 31
upaśāntiprakaraṇaṃ tataḥ pañcasahasrakam 31
31.
ittham abhyāgataḥ vṛddhim iti tatra ucyate
ciram upaśāntiprakaraṇam tataḥ pañcasahasrakam
ciram upaśāntiprakaraṇam tataḥ pañcasahasrakam
31.
ittham vṛddhim abhyāgataḥ iti tatra ciram
ucyate tataḥ pañcasahasrakam upaśāntiprakaraṇam
ucyate tataḥ pañcasahasrakam upaśāntiprakaraṇam
31.
Thus, having expanded in scope, it is stated there at length that the chapter on pacification (upaśānti) then consists of five thousand verses.
पञ्चमं पावनं प्रोक्तं युक्तिसंततिसुन्दरम् ।
इदं जगदहं त्वं च स इति भ्रान्तिरुत्थिता ॥ ३२ ॥
इदं जगदहं त्वं च स इति भ्रान्तिरुत्थिता ॥ ३२ ॥
pañcamaṃ pāvanaṃ proktaṃ yuktisaṃtatisundaram ,
idaṃ jagadahaṃ tvaṃ ca sa iti bhrāntirutthitā 32
idaṃ jagadahaṃ tvaṃ ca sa iti bhrāntirutthitā 32
32.
pañcamam pāvanam proktam yuktisantatisundaram
idam jagat aham tvam ca saḥ iti bhrāntiḥ utthitā
idam jagat aham tvam ca saḥ iti bhrāntiḥ utthitā
32.
pañcamam pāvanam yuktisantatisundaram proktam
idam jagat aham tvam ca saḥ iti bhrāntiḥ utthitā
idam jagat aham tvam ca saḥ iti bhrāntiḥ utthitā
32.
The fifth (chapter) is declared to be purifying and beautiful with its continuous flow of reasoning. (It addresses how) the delusion (māyā) has arisen, identifying 'this world, I, you, and he' as separate entities.
इत्थं संशाम्यतीत्यस्मिन्कथ्यते श्लोकसंग्रहैः ।
उपशान्तिप्रकरणे श्रुते शाम्यति संसृतिः ॥ ३३ ॥
उपशान्तिप्रकरणे श्रुते शाम्यति संसृतिः ॥ ३३ ॥
itthaṃ saṃśāmyatītyasminkathyate ślokasaṃgrahaiḥ ,
upaśāntiprakaraṇe śrute śāmyati saṃsṛtiḥ 33
upaśāntiprakaraṇe śrute śāmyati saṃsṛtiḥ 33
33.
ittham saṃśāmyati iti asmin kathyate ślokasaṅgrahaiḥ
upaśāntiprakaraṇe śrute śāmyati saṃsṛtiḥ
upaśāntiprakaraṇe śrute śāmyati saṃsṛtiḥ
33.
asmin ittham saṃśāmyati iti ślokasaṅgrahaiḥ
kathyate upaśāntiprakaraṇe śrute saṃsṛtiḥ śāmyati
kathyate upaśāntiprakaraṇe śrute saṃsṛtiḥ śāmyati
33.
In this (chapter), it is explained by collections of verses how (the delusion) is thus completely pacified. Upon hearing (or studying) the chapter on pacification (upaśānti), the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra) ceases.
प्रभ्रष्टचित्रसेनेव किंचिल्लभ्योपलम्भना ।
शतांशशिष्टा भवति संशान्तभ्रान्तरूपिणी ॥ ३४ ॥
शतांशशिष्टा भवति संशान्तभ्रान्तरूपिणी ॥ ३४ ॥
prabhraṣṭacitraseneva kiṃcillabhyopalambhanā ,
śatāṃśaśiṣṭā bhavati saṃśāntabhrāntarūpiṇī 34
śatāṃśaśiṣṭā bhavati saṃśāntabhrāntarūpiṇī 34
34.
prabhraṣṭacitrasenā iva kiṃcit labhyopalambhanā
śatāṃśaśiṣṭā bhavati saṃśāntabhrāntarūpiṇī
śatāṃśaśiṣṭā bhavati saṃśāntabhrāntarūpiṇī
34.
sā prabhraṣṭacitrasenā iva kiṃcit labhyopalambhanā
śatāṃśaśiṣṭā saṃśāntabhrāntarūpiṇī bhavati
śatāṃśaśiṣṭā saṃśāntabhrāntarūpiṇī bhavati
34.
She becomes like Citrasena, who has fallen from grace and is only slightly recognizable, remaining as but a hundredth part, her deluded form having completely subsided and become tranquil.
अन्यसंकल्पचित्तस्था नगरश्रीरिवासती ।
अलभ्यवस्तुपार्श्वस्थस्वप्नयुद्धचिरारवा ॥ ३५ ॥
अलभ्यवस्तुपार्श्वस्थस्वप्नयुद्धचिरारवा ॥ ३५ ॥
anyasaṃkalpacittasthā nagaraśrīrivāsatī ,
alabhyavastupārśvasthasvapnayuddhacirāravā 35
alabhyavastupārśvasthasvapnayuddhacirāravā 35
35.
anyasaṃkalpacittasthā nagaraśrīḥ iva asatī
alabhyavastupārśvasthasvapnayuddhacirāravā
alabhyavastupārśvasthasvapnayuddhacirāravā
35.
sā anyasaṃkalpacittasthā asatī nagaraśrīḥ iva
alabhyavastupārśvasthasvapnayuddhacirāravā
alabhyavastupārśvasthasvapnayuddhacirāravā
35.
She is like the splendor of a non-existent city, abiding only in the mental projection (saṃkalpa) of another. She is like the enduring cries of a dream-battle fought for an unobtainable object that is close at hand.
शान्तसंकल्पमत्ताभ्रभीषणाशनिशब्दवत् ।
विस्मृतस्वप्नसंकल्पनिर्माणनगरोपमा ॥ ३६ ॥
विस्मृतस्वप्नसंकल्पनिर्माणनगरोपमा ॥ ३६ ॥
śāntasaṃkalpamattābhrabhīṣaṇāśaniśabdavat ,
vismṛtasvapnasaṃkalpanirmāṇanagaropamā 36
vismṛtasvapnasaṃkalpanirmāṇanagaropamā 36
36.
śāntasaṃkalpamattābhra-bhīṣaṇāśaniśabdavat
vismṛtasvapnasaṃkalpanirmāṇanagaropamā
vismṛtasvapnasaṃkalpanirmāṇanagaropamā
36.
sā śāntasaṃkalpamattābhra-bhīṣaṇāśaniśabdavat
vismṛtasvapnasaṃkalpanirmāṇanagaropamā
vismṛtasvapnasaṃkalpanirmāṇanagaropamā
36.
She is like the terrifying sound of thunder from a cloud, which is made wild by a tranquil mental projection (saṃkalpa). She is also comparable to a city constructed from forgotten dream-thoughts (saṃkalpa).
भविष्यन्नगरोद्यानप्रसूवन्ध्यामलाङ्गिका ।
तस्या जिह्वोच्यमानोग्रकथार्थानुभवोपमा ॥ ३७ ॥
तस्या जिह्वोच्यमानोग्रकथार्थानुभवोपमा ॥ ३७ ॥
bhaviṣyannagarodyānaprasūvandhyāmalāṅgikā ,
tasyā jihvocyamānograkathārthānubhavopamā 37
tasyā jihvocyamānograkathārthānubhavopamā 37
37.
bhaviṣyannagarodyānaprasūvandhyāmalāṅgikā
tasyāḥ jihvā ucyamāna-ugrakathārthānubhavopamā
tasyāḥ jihvā ucyamāna-ugrakathārthānubhavopamā
37.
sā bhaviṣyannagarodyānaprasūvandhyāmalāṅgikā ca
tasyāḥ jihvā ucyamāna-ugrakathārthānubhavopamā
tasyāḥ jihvā ucyamāna-ugrakathārthānubhavopamā
37.
She possesses the immaculate form (aṅgikā) of a barren woman who gives birth in a future city garden. She is also like the experience (anubhava) of the meaning (artha) of a fierce story, as it is articulated by her own tongue.
अनुल्लिखितचित्रस्य चित्रव्याप्तेव भित्तिभूः ।
परिविस्मर्यमाणार्थकल्पनानगरीनिभा ॥ ३८ ॥
परिविस्मर्यमाणार्थकल्पनानगरीनिभा ॥ ३८ ॥
anullikhitacitrasya citravyāpteva bhittibhūḥ ,
parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā 38
parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā 38
38.
anullikhitacitrasya citravyāptā iva bhittibhūḥ
parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā
parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā
38.
bhittibhūḥ anullikhitacitrasya iva citravyāptā
parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā
parivismaryamāṇārthakalpanānagarīnibhā
38.
It is like a wall surface, not yet painted with a picture, yet seeming to be pervaded by paintings; it resembles a city of conceptualizations whose meanings are completely forgotten.
सर्वर्तुमदनुत्पन्नवनस्पन्दास्फुटाकृतिः ।
भाविपुष्पवनाकारवसन्तरसरञ्जना ॥ ३९ ॥
भाविपुष्पवनाकारवसन्तरसरञ्जना ॥ ३९ ॥
sarvartumadanutpannavanaspandāsphuṭākṛtiḥ ,
bhāvipuṣpavanākāravasantarasarañjanā 39
bhāvipuṣpavanākāravasantarasarañjanā 39
39.
sarvartumadanutpannavanaspandāsphuṭākṛtiḥ
bhāvipuṣpavanākāravasantarasarañjanā
bhāvipuṣpavanākāravasantarasarañjanā
39.
sarvartumadanutpannavanaspandāsphuṭākṛtiḥ
bhāvipuṣpavanākāravasantarasarañjanā
bhāvipuṣpavanākāravasantarasarañjanā
39.
It has an indistinct form, as the stirring of the forest, associated with all seasons or with Kāma (madan), has not yet arisen within it. It delights with the essence of spring, whose very form is that of future flower-groves.
अन्तर्लीनतरङ्गौघसौम्यवारिसरित्समा ।
निर्वाणाख्यं प्रकरणं ततः षष्ठमुदाहृतम् ॥ ४० ॥
निर्वाणाख्यं प्रकरणं ततः षष्ठमुदाहृतम् ॥ ४० ॥
antarlīnataraṅgaughasaumyavārisaritsamā ,
nirvāṇākhyaṃ prakaraṇaṃ tataḥ ṣaṣṭhamudāhṛtam 40
nirvāṇākhyaṃ prakaraṇaṃ tataḥ ṣaṣṭhamudāhṛtam 40
40.
antarlīnatarangaughasaumyavārisaritsamā
nirvāṇākhyam prakaraṇam tataḥ ṣaṣṭham udāhṛtam
nirvāṇākhyam prakaraṇam tataḥ ṣaṣṭham udāhṛtam
40.
antarlīnatarangaughasaumyavārisaritsamā tataḥ
nirvāṇākhyam ṣaṣṭham prakaraṇam udāhṛtam
nirvāṇākhyam ṣaṣṭham prakaraṇam udāhṛtam
40.
It is like a river with serene waters where a multitude of waves has subsided within. Therefore, the sixth section, called Nirvāṇa (nirvāṇa), has been expounded.
शिष्टो ग्रन्थः परीमाणं तस्य ज्ञानमहार्थदः ।
बुद्धे तस्मिन्भवेच्छ्रेयो निर्वाणं शान्तकल्पनम् ॥ ४१ ॥
बुद्धे तस्मिन्भवेच्छ्रेयो निर्वाणं शान्तकल्पनम् ॥ ४१ ॥
śiṣṭo granthaḥ parīmāṇaṃ tasya jñānamahārthadaḥ ,
buddhe tasminbhavecchreyo nirvāṇaṃ śāntakalpanam 41
buddhe tasminbhavecchreyo nirvāṇaṃ śāntakalpanam 41
41.
śiṣṭaḥ granthaḥ parīmāṇam tasya jñānamahārthadaḥ
buddhe tasmin bhavet śreyaḥ nirvāṇam śāntakalpanam
buddhe tasmin bhavet śreyaḥ nirvāṇam śāntakalpanam
41.
śiṣṭaḥ granthaḥ tasya parīmāṇam jñānamahārthadaḥ
buddhe tasmin śreyaḥ śāntakalpanam nirvāṇam bhavet
buddhe tasmin śreyaḥ śāntakalpanam nirvāṇam bhavet
41.
The remaining treatise (grantha), whose scope is the imparting of great knowledge (jñāna), will, when it is understood, bring about the supreme good (śreyas) and a state of Nirvāṇa (nirvāṇa) characterized by tranquil concepts.
अचेत्यचित्प्रकाशात्मा विज्ञानात्मा निरामयः ।
परमाकाशकोशाच्छः शान्तसर्वभवभ्रमः ॥ ४२ ॥
परमाकाशकोशाच्छः शान्तसर्वभवभ्रमः ॥ ४२ ॥
acetyacitprakāśātmā vijñānātmā nirāmayaḥ ,
paramākāśakośācchaḥ śāntasarvabhavabhramaḥ 42
paramākāśakośācchaḥ śāntasarvabhavabhramaḥ 42
42.
acetyacitprakāśātmā vijñānātmā nirāmayaḥ
paramākāśakośācchaḥ śāntasarvabhavabhramaḥ
paramākāśakośācchaḥ śāntasarvabhavabhramaḥ
42.
acetyacitprakāśātmā vijñānātmā nirāmayaḥ
paramākāśakośācchaḥ śāntasarvabhavabhramaḥ
paramākāśakośācchaḥ śāntasarvabhavabhramaḥ
42.
The self (ātman) whose nature is the light of inconceivable consciousness, whose self (ātman) is pure knowledge, who is free from affliction, who is as pure as the sheath of the supreme space (ākāśa), and for whom the delusion of all worldly existence (saṃsāra) has been completely pacified.
निर्वापितजगद्यात्रः कृतकर्तव्यसुस्थितः ।
समस्तजनतारम्भवज्रस्तम्भो नभोनिभः ॥ ४३ ॥
समस्तजनतारम्भवज्रस्तम्भो नभोनिभः ॥ ४३ ॥
nirvāpitajagadyātraḥ kṛtakartavyasusthitaḥ ,
samastajanatārambhavajrastambho nabhonibhaḥ 43
samastajanatārambhavajrastambho nabhonibhaḥ 43
43.
nirvāpitajagadyātraḥ kṛtakartavyasusthitaḥ
samastajanatārambhavajrastambhaḥ nabhonibhaḥ
samastajanatārambhavajrastambhaḥ nabhonibhaḥ
43.
nirvāpitajagadyātraḥ kṛtakartavyasusthitaḥ
samastajanatārambhavajrastambhaḥ nabhonibhaḥ
samastajanatārambhavajrastambhaḥ nabhonibhaḥ
43.
For whom the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra) has ceased, who is firmly established after having fulfilled all duties, who is like an unyielding diamond pillar amidst the undertakings of all people, and who resembles the sky (ākāśa).
विनिगीर्णयथासंख्यजगज्जालातितृप्तिमान् ।
आकाशीभूतनिःशेषरूपालोकमनस्कृतिः ॥ ४४ ॥
आकाशीभूतनिःशेषरूपालोकमनस्कृतिः ॥ ४४ ॥
vinigīrṇayathāsaṃkhyajagajjālātitṛptimān ,
ākāśībhūtaniḥśeṣarūpālokamanaskṛtiḥ 44
ākāśībhūtaniḥśeṣarūpālokamanaskṛtiḥ 44
44.
vinigīrṇayathāsaṃkhyajagajjālātitṛptimān
ākāśībhūtaniḥśeṣarūpālokamanaskṛtiḥ
ākāśībhūtaniḥśeṣarūpālokamanaskṛtiḥ
44.
vinigīrṇayathāsaṃkhyajagajjālātitṛptimān
ākāśībhūtaniḥśeṣarūpālokamanaskṛtiḥ
ākāśībhūtaniḥśeṣarūpālokamanaskṛtiḥ
44.
Who experiences supreme contentment by having completely assimilated the entire network of worlds (saṃsāra) in their proper sequence, and whose mental perception of all forms and appearances has become like space (ākāśa), thereby transcending material perception.
कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वहेयादेयदृशोज्झितः ।
सदेह इव निर्देहः ससंसारोऽप्यसंसृतिः ॥ ४५ ॥
सदेह इव निर्देहः ससंसारोऽप्यसंसृतिः ॥ ४५ ॥
kāryakāraṇakartṛtvaheyādeyadṛśojjhitaḥ ,
sadeha iva nirdehaḥ sasaṃsāro'pyasaṃsṛtiḥ 45
sadeha iva nirdehaḥ sasaṃsāro'pyasaṃsṛtiḥ 45
45.
kāryakāraṇakartṛtvaheyādeyadhṛśā ujjhitaḥ
sadehaḥ iva nirdehaḥ sasaṃsāraḥ api asaṃsṛtiḥ
sadehaḥ iva nirdehaḥ sasaṃsāraḥ api asaṃsṛtiḥ
45.
yaḥ kāryakāraṇakartṛtvaheyādeyadhṛśā ujjhitaḥ,
sadehaḥ iva nirdehaḥ,
sasaṃsāraḥ api asaṃsṛtiḥ
sadehaḥ iva nirdehaḥ,
sasaṃsāraḥ api asaṃsṛtiḥ
45.
One who is free from the perspective of cause and effect, doership, and what is to be accepted or rejected; who, though seemingly embodied, is truly bodiless; and who, though appearing to be in the cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra), is truly free from it (asaṃsṛti).
चिन्मयो घनपाषाणजठरापीवरोपमः ।
चिदादित्यस्तपँल्लोकानन्धकारोपरोपमम् ॥ ४६ ॥
चिदादित्यस्तपँल्लोकानन्धकारोपरोपमम् ॥ ४६ ॥
cinmayo ghanapāṣāṇajaṭharāpīvaropamaḥ ,
cidādityastapaṃllokānandhakāroparopamam 46
cidādityastapaṃllokānandhakāroparopamam 46
46.
cinmayaḥ ghanapāṣāṇajaṭharāpīvaropamaḥ
cidādityaḥ tapan lokān andhakāroparopamam
cidādityaḥ tapan lokān andhakāroparopamam
46.
cinmayaḥ ghanapāṣāṇajaṭharāpīvaropamaḥ
cidādityaḥ lokān tapan andhakāroparopamam
cidādityaḥ lokān tapan andhakāroparopamam
46.
Pure consciousness, which is as solid and immense as the core of a dense rock, is also the sun of consciousness, illuminating all worlds, yet paradoxically, it appears like darkness and an obstruction.
परप्रकाशरूपोऽपि परमान्ध्यमिवागतः ।
रुद्धसंसृतिदुर्लीलः प्रक्षीणाशाविषूचिकः ॥ ४७ ॥
रुद्धसंसृतिदुर्लीलः प्रक्षीणाशाविषूचिकः ॥ ४७ ॥
paraprakāśarūpo'pi paramāndhyamivāgataḥ ,
ruddhasaṃsṛtidurlīlaḥ prakṣīṇāśāviṣūcikaḥ 47
ruddhasaṃsṛtidurlīlaḥ prakṣīṇāśāviṣūcikaḥ 47
47.
paraprakāśarūpaḥ api paramāndhyam iva āgataḥ
ruddhasaṃsṛtidurlīlaḥ prakṣīṇāśāviṣūcikaḥ
ruddhasaṃsṛtidurlīlaḥ prakṣīṇāśāviṣūcikaḥ
47.
paraprakāśarūpaḥ api paramāndhyam iva āgataḥ
ruddhasaṃsṛtidurlīlaḥ prakṣīṇāśāviṣūcikaḥ
ruddhasaṃsṛtidurlīlaḥ prakṣīṇāśāviṣūcikaḥ
47.
Though its nature is that of supreme light, it appears as if it has entered into a state of supreme darkness. It has stopped the difficult play (līlā) of transmigration (saṃsāra), and the epidemic of desires has been entirely diminished.
नष्टाहंकारवेतालो देहवानकलेवरः ।
कस्मिंश्चिद्रोमकोट्यग्रे तस्येयमवतिष्ठते ।
जगल्लक्ष्मीर्महामेरोः पुष्पे क्वचिदिवालिनी ॥ ४८ ॥
कस्मिंश्चिद्रोमकोट्यग्रे तस्येयमवतिष्ठते ।
जगल्लक्ष्मीर्महामेरोः पुष्पे क्वचिदिवालिनी ॥ ४८ ॥
naṣṭāhaṃkāravetālo dehavānakalevaraḥ ,
kasmiṃścidromakoṭyagre tasyeyamavatiṣṭhate ,
jagallakṣmīrmahāmeroḥ puṣpe kvacidivālinī 48
kasmiṃścidromakoṭyagre tasyeyamavatiṣṭhate ,
jagallakṣmīrmahāmeroḥ puṣpe kvacidivālinī 48
48.
naṣṭāhaṅkāravetālaḥ dehavān
akalevaraḥ kasmin cit romakoṭyagre
tasya iyam avatiṣṭhate jagallakṣmīḥ
mahāmeroḥ puṣpe kvacit iva ālinī
akalevaraḥ kasmin cit romakoṭyagre
tasya iyam avatiṣṭhate jagallakṣmīḥ
mahāmeroḥ puṣpe kvacit iva ālinī
48.
naṣṭāhaṅkāravetālaḥ dehavān
akalevaraḥ tasya kasmin cit romakoṭyagre
iyam jagallakṣmīḥ avatiṣṭhate
mahāmeroḥ kvacit puṣpe ālinī iva
akalevaraḥ tasya kasmin cit romakoṭyagre
iyam jagallakṣmīḥ avatiṣṭhate
mahāmeroḥ kvacit puṣpe ālinī iva
48.
In him, the demon-like ego (ahaṅkāra) is destroyed; he possesses a body yet is bodiless. Upon the very tip of one of his hairs rests the entire splendor of the world (jagallakṣmī), just as a bee might rest on some flower of the mighty Meru mountain.
परमाणौ परमाणौ चिदाकाशः स्वकोटरे ।
जगल्लक्ष्मीसहस्राणि धत्ते कृत्वाथ पश्यति ॥ ४९ ॥
जगल्लक्ष्मीसहस्राणि धत्ते कृत्वाथ पश्यति ॥ ४९ ॥
paramāṇau paramāṇau cidākāśaḥ svakoṭare ,
jagallakṣmīsahasrāṇi dhatte kṛtvātha paśyati 49
jagallakṣmīsahasrāṇi dhatte kṛtvātha paśyati 49
49.
paramāṇau paramāṇau cidākāśaḥ svakoṭare
jagallakṣmīsahastrāṇi dhatte kṛtvā atha paśyati
jagallakṣmīsahastrāṇi dhatte kṛtvā atha paśyati
49.
cidākāśaḥ paramāṇau paramāṇau svakoṭare
jagallakṣmīsahastrāṇi kṛtvā dhatte atha paśyati
jagallakṣmīsahastrāṇi kṛtvā dhatte atha paśyati
49.
Within every single atom, the space of consciousness (cidākāśa) holds thousands of world-splendors in its own subtle cavity. Having created them, it then observes them.
विततता हृदयस्य महामतेर्हरिहराञ्जजलक्षशतैरपि ।
तुलनमेति न मुक्तिमतो यतः प्रविततास्ति निरुत्तमवस्तुनः ॥ ५० ॥
तुलनमेति न मुक्तिमतो यतः प्रविततास्ति निरुत्तमवस्तुनः ॥ ५० ॥
vitatatā hṛdayasya mahāmaterhariharāñjajalakṣaśatairapi ,
tulanameti na muktimato yataḥ pravitatāsti niruttamavastunaḥ 50
tulanameti na muktimato yataḥ pravitatāsti niruttamavastunaḥ 50
50.
vitatatā hṛdayasya mahāmateḥ
harihara añjaja lakṣa śataiḥ api
tulanam eti na muktimataḥ yataḥ
pravitatā asti niruttamavastunaḥ
harihara añjaja lakṣa śataiḥ api
tulanam eti na muktimataḥ yataḥ
pravitatā asti niruttamavastunaḥ
50.
mahāmateḥ hṛdayasya vitatatā harihara-añjaja-lakṣa-śataiḥ
api tulanam na eti yataḥ niruttamavastunaḥ pravitatā asti
api tulanam na eti yataḥ niruttamavastunaḥ pravitatā asti
50.
The expansiveness of the heart of a great-minded individual cannot be compared, not even to hundreds of thousands of Hari and Hara, because it is exceedingly vast, being of the supreme, unequaled reality.
Links to all chapters:
vairāgya prakaraṇa
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
mumukṣu prakaraṇa (current book)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17 (current chapter)
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
utpatti prakaraṇa
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
sthiti prakaraṇa
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
upaśama prakaraṇa
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
nirvāṇa prakaraṇa (bhāga 1)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
nirvāṇa prakaraṇa (bhāga 2)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216