īśvarānugrahādeva puṃsāmadvaitavāsanā |
mahadbhayaparitrāṇādviprāṇāmupajāyate || 1-1||
- īśvarānugrahātby the grace of God (īśvara:God | anugrahāt:by the grace)
- evaalone, only
- puṃsāmof human beings, of men
- advaitavāsanāthe inclination toward non-duality (advaita:non-duality | vāsanā:inclination, latent tendency)
- mahadbhayaparitrāṇātby protection from the great fear (mahat:great | bhaya:fear | paritrāṇāt:from protection, deliverance)
- viprāṇāmfor the wise, for the learned
- upajāyatearises, comes into being
note English translation by Swami Chetanananda (also attributed to Swami Ashokananda), sourced from vivekavani.com.
nirākāraṃ kathaṃ vande hyabhinnaṃ śivamavyayam || 1-2||
- yenaby whom
- idaṃ sarvamall this (idaṃ:this | sarvam:all)
- pūritamis filled, pervaded
- ātmanā evaby the Self alone (ātmanā:by the Self | eva:alone)
- ātmanāthrough the Self
- ātmaniwithin the Self
- nirākāramthe formless one (nir:without | ākāram:form)
- kathaṃ vandehow shall I salute (kathaṃ:how | vande:I salute, praise)
- hiindeed
- abhinnamthe undivided one (a:not | bhinnam:divided)
- śivamthe auspicious one
- avyayamthe imperishable one (a:not | vyayam:perishing, decay)
kasyāpyaho namaskuryāmahameko nirañjanaḥ || 1-3||
- pañcabhūtātmakamcomposed of the five elements (pañca:five | bhūta:elements | ātmakam:consisting of)
- viśvamthe universe
- marīcijalasannibhamlike water in a mirage (marīci:mirage | jala:water | sannibham:resembling)
- kasya apito whom indeed (kasya:to whom | api:even/indeed)
- ahoah!, indeed
- namaskuryāmshould I offer salutation
- aham ekaḥI alone (aham:I | ekaḥ:one, alone)
- nirañjanaḥthe stainless one, untainted
asti nāsti kathaṃ brūyāṃ vismayaḥ pratibhāti me || 1-4||
- ātmā evathe Self alone (ātmā:Self | eva:alone/only)
- kevalaṃsolely, entirely
- sarvaṃall, everything
- bhedābhedaḥdifference and non-difference (bheda:difference | abheda:non-difference)
- na vidyatedoes not exist (na:not | vidyate:exists)
- astiit is, it exists
- nāstiit is not, it does not exist
- kathaṃ brūyāṃhow can I say (kathaṃ:how | brūyāṃ:should/could I say)
- vismayaḥwonder, astonishment
- pratibhāti meshines forth within me (pratibhāti:shines forth/appears | me:to me)
ahamātmā nirākāraḥ sarvavyāpī svabhāvataḥ || 1-5||
- vedāntasārasarvasvamthe entire essence of Vedānta (vedānta:Vedānta | sāra:essence | sarvasvam:the whole, entirety)
- jñānamknowledge
- vijñānam eva caand realized wisdom itself (vijñānam:realized/discriminative wisdom | eva:itself | ca:and)
- aham ātmāI am the Self (aham:I | ātmā:the Self)
- nirākāraḥformless (nir:without | ākāraḥ:form)
- sarvavyāpīall-pervading (sarva:all | vyāpī:pervading)
- svabhāvataḥby nature, inherently (sva:own | bhāvataḥ:by nature)
svabhāvanirmalaḥ śuddhaḥ sa evāyaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 1-6||
- yaḥwho
- vaiverily, indeed
- sarvātmakaḥthe Self of all, all-pervading soul (sarva:all | ātmaka:having the nature of the self)
- devaḥGod, the shining one
- niṣkalaḥwithout parts, indivisible (niṣ:without | kala:part)
- gaganopamaḥlike the sky (gagana:sky | upama:resembling)
- svabhāvanirmalaḥstainless by his own nature (svabhāva:own nature | nirmala:stainless, pure)
- śuddhaḥpure
- saḥ eva ayaṃverily this is that very one (saḥ:that | eva:verily | ayam:this)
- na saṃśayaḥthere is no doubt (na:not | saṃśaya:doubt)
sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ na jānāmi kathaṃ kasyāpi vartate || 1-7||
- aham evaI alone (aham:I | eva:alone, verily)
- avyayaḥthe imperishable
- anantaḥthe infinite, endless
- śuddhavijñānavigrahaḥwhose form is pure consciousness (śuddha:pure | vijñāna:consciousness, knowledge | vigrahaḥ:form, embodiment)
- sukhampleasure, happiness
- duḥkhampain, sorrow
- na jānāmiI do not know (na:not | jānāmi:I know)
- kathamhow
- kasya apifor anyone at all (kasya:of whom | api:even, at all)
- vartatedoes it exist, comes to be
na kāyikaṃ karma śubhāśubhaṃ me |
na vācikaṃ karma śubhāśubhaṃ me
jñānāmṛtaṃ śuddhamatīndriyo'ham || 1-8||
- na mānasaṃ karmathere is no mental action (na:not | mānasaṃ:mental | karma:action)
- śubhāśubhaṃ megood or bad, belonging to me (śubha:good | aśubhaṃ:bad | me:mine)
- na kāyikaṃ karmathere is no bodily action (na:not | kāyikaṃ:bodily | karma:action)
- na vācikaṃ karmathere is no verbal action (na:not | vācikaṃ:verbal | karma:action)
- jñānāmṛtaṃthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtaṃ:nectar, the immortal)
- śuddhampure
- atīndriyaḥ ahamI am beyond the senses (ati:beyond | indriyaḥ:the senses | aham:I am)
mano'tītaṃ manaḥ sarvaṃ na manaḥ paramārthataḥ || 1-9||
- manaḥthe mind
- vaiindeed
- gagana-gagana-ākāramhaving the form of the sky (gagana:sky | ākāram:form)
- manaḥ vaithe mind indeed (manaḥ:mind | vai:verily)
- sarvataḥ-sarvataḥ-mukhamfacing in all directions (sarvataḥ:everywhere | mukham:face)
- manaḥ-manaḥ-atītambeyond the mind (manaḥ:mind | atītam:transcended)
- manaḥ sarvamthe mind is everything (manaḥ:mind | sarvam:all)
- na manaḥnot the mind (na:not | manaḥ:mind)
- paramārthataḥin the ultimate reality (parama:supreme | arthataḥ:in truth)
paśyāmi kathamātmānaṃ pratyakṣaṃ vā tirohitam || 1-10||
- aham ekamI am the one (aham:I | ekam:one)
- idaṃ sarvamall this (idam:this | sarvam:all)
- vyoma-vyoma-atītamtranscending space (vyoma:space | atītam:beyond)
- nirantaramwithout break, continuous (nis:without | antaram:interval)
- paśyāmi kathamhow do I perceive (paśyāmi:I see | katham:how)
- ātmānamthe Self
- pratyakṣam vāwhether directly visible (pratyakṣam:manifest | vā:or)
- tirohitamconcealed
samaṃ hi sarveṣu vimṛṣṭamavyayam |
sadodito'si tvamakhaṇḍitaḥ prabho
divā ca naktaṃ ca kathaṃ hi manyase || 1-11||
- tvam evam ekamyou, thus, the One (tvam:you | evam:thus | ekam:one)
- hi katham na budhyasewhy indeed do you not understand (hi:indeed | katham:why | na:not | budhyase:you understand)
- samam hi sarveṣuthe same in all beings (samam:same | hi:indeed | sarveṣu:in all)
- vimṛṣṭam avyayamthe pure imperishable one (vimṛṣṭam:pure/clearly perceived | avyayam:imperishable)
- sadā uditaḥ asiyou are ever risen/manifest (sadā:always | uditaḥ:risen/shining | asi:you are)
- tvam akhaṇḍitaḥ prabhoyou the undivided one, O Lord (tvam:you | akhaṇḍitaḥ:undivided | prabho:O Lord)
- divā ca naktam caday and night (divā:by day | ca:and | naktam:by night | ca:and)
- katham hi manyasehow indeed do you think (of such distinctions) (katham:how | hi:indeed | manyase:you think)
ahaṃ dhyātā paraṃ dhyeyamakhaṇḍaṃ khaṇḍyate katham || 1-12||
- ātmānamthe Self
- satatamalways
- viddhiknow
- sarvatra ekamone everywhere (sarvatra:everywhere | ekam:one)
- nirantaramwithout break, continuous
- ahaṃ dhyātāI am the meditator (aham:I | dhyātā:meditator)
- paraṃ dhyeyamthe supreme object of meditation (param:supreme | dhyeyam:object of meditation)
- akhaṇḍamthe indivisible
- khaṇḍyate kathamhow can it be divided (khaṇḍyate:is divided | katham:how)
sarvaṃ brahmeti vikhyātaṃ bravīti bahudhā śrutiḥ || 1-13||
- na jātaḥyou were not born (na:not | jātaḥ:born)
- na mṛtaḥ asi tvamyou have not died (na:not | mṛtaḥ:dead | asi:you are | tvam:you)
- na te dehaḥ kadācanayou never had a body at any time (na:not | te:your | dehaḥ:body | kadācana:ever)
- sarvaṃ brahma itiall is Brahman thus (sarvam:all | brahma:Brahman | iti:thus)
- vikhyātamproclaimed
- bravīti bahudhā śrutiḥthe scripture declares in many ways (bravīti:declares | bahudhā:in many ways | śrutiḥ:the scripture)
itastataḥ kathaṃ bhrāntaḥ pradhāvasi piśācavat || 1-14||
- saḥthat (you)
- bāhya-bāhya-abhyantaraḥoutside and inside (bāhya:external | abhyantaraḥ:internal)
- asi tvamyou are (asi:you are | tvam:you)
- śivaḥthe auspicious one, Shiva
- sarvatra sarvadāeverywhere and always (sarvatra:everywhere | sarvadā:always)
- itastataḥhere and there (itaḥ:here | tataḥ:there)
- katham bhrāntaḥwhy deluded (katham:why | bhrāntaḥ:confused, deluded)
- pradhāvasido you run about
- piśācavatlike a ghost (piśāca:demon, ghost | vat:like)
na tvaṃ nāhaṃ jagannedaṃ sarvamātmaiva kevalam || 1-15||
- saṃyogaḥ caunion and (saṃyogaḥ:union | ca:and)
- viyogaḥ caseparation and (viyogaḥ:separation | ca:and)
- vartate nadoes not exist (vartate:exists | na:not)
- ca te na meneither for you nor for me (ca:and | te:for you | na:not | me:for me)
- na tvamneither you (na:not | tvam:you)
- na ahamnor I (na:not | aham:I)
- jagat na idamnor this world (jagat:world | na:not | idam:this)
- sarvam ātmā evaall is verily the Self (sarvam:all | ātmā:the Self | eva:verily)
- kevalamalone
tvameva paramaṃ tattvamataḥ kiṃ paritapyase || 1-16||
- śabda-ādi-śabda-ādi-pañcakasyaof the group of five beginning with sound (śabda:sound | ādi:beginning with | pañcakasya:of the group of five)
- asyaof this
- na eva asi tvamyou are not at all (na:not | eva:indeed | asi:you are | tvam:you)
- na te punaḥnor are they yours (na:not | te:they/yours | punaḥ:again/moreover)
- tvam evayou alone (tvam:you | eva:alone)
- paramam tattvamthe supreme reality (paramam:supreme | tattvam:reality)
- ataḥtherefore
- kim paritapyasewhy do you grieve (kim:why | paritapyase:you grieve)
kathaṃ rodiṣi re vatsa nāmarūpaṃ na te na me || 1-17||
- janma mṛtyuḥbirth and death (janma:birth | mṛtyuḥ:death)
- na te cittamare not for your mind (na:not | te:your | cittam:mind)
- bandha-bandha-mokṣaubondage and liberation (bandha:bondage | mokṣau:liberation)
- śubha-śubha-aśubhauauspicious and inauspicious (śubha:auspicious | aśubhau:inauspicious)
- kathaṃ rodiṣiwhy do you weep (katham:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- re vatsaO dear child (re:O | vatsa:dear child)
- nāma-nāma-rūpamname and form (nāma:name | rūpam:form)
- na te na meneither yours nor mine (na:not | te:yours | na:not | me:mine)
abhinnaṃ paśya cātmānaṃ rāgatyāgātsukhī bhava || 1-18||
- aho cittaO mind! (aho:oh | citta:mind)
- katham bhrāntaḥwhy deluded (katham:why | bhrāntaḥ:deluded)
- pradhāvasiyou run about
- piśācavatlike a ghost (piśāca:demon | vat:like)
- abhinnam paśya ca ātmānamand behold the undivided Self (abhinnam:undivided | paśya:behold | ca:and | ātmānam:the Self)
- rāga-rāga-tyāgātby renouncing attachment (rāga:attachment | tyāgāt:by renunciation)
- sukhī bhavabe happy (sukhī:happy | bhava:become)
niṣkampamekaṃ hi vimokṣavigraham |
na te ca rāgo hyathavā virāgaḥ
kathaṃ hi santapyasi kāmakāmataḥ || 1-19||
- tvam evayou alone (tvam:you | eva:alone)
- tattvam hiare indeed the reality (tattvam:reality | hi:indeed)
- vikāra-vikāra-varjitamfree from modification (vikāra:modification | varjitam:free from)
- niṣkampam ekamunshaken and one (niṣkampam:unshaken | ekam:one)
- hi vimokṣa-hi vimokṣa-vigrahamindeed the embodiment of liberation (hi:indeed | vimokṣa:liberation | vigraham:embodiment)
- na te ca rāgaḥyou have neither attachment (na:not | te:for you | ca:and | rāgaḥ:attachment)
- hi athavā virāgaḥnor indeed detachment (hi:indeed | athavā:or | virāgaḥ:detachment)
- katham hi santapyasihow then do you suffer (katham:how | hi:then | santapyasi:you are tormented)
- kāma-kāma-kāmataḥfrom desire for objects of desire (kāma:desire | kāmataḥ:from longing)
aśarīraṃ samaṃ tattvaṃ tanmāṃ viddhi na saṃśayaḥ || 1-20||
- vadanti śrutayaḥ sarvāḥall the scriptures declare (vadanti:declare | śrutayaḥ:scriptures | sarvāḥ:all)
- nirguṇamwithout qualities (nir:without | guṇam:qualities)
- śuddhampure
- avyayamimperishable
- aśarīrambodiless (a:without | śarīram:body)
- samamequal
- tattvamthe truth
- tan māṃ viddhiknow that to be me (tat:that | mām:me | viddhi:know)
- na saṃśayaḥwithout doubt (na:no | saṃśayaḥ:doubt)
etattattvopadeśena na punarbhavasambhavaḥ || 1-21||
- sākāramthat which has form (sa:with | ākāram:form)
- anṛtaṃ viddhiknow to be unreal (anṛtam:unreal | viddhi:know)
- nirākāramthe formless (nir:without | ākāram:form)
- nirantarameternal, continuous (nir:without | antaram:interval)
- etat-tattva-etat-tattva-upadeśenaby this teaching of the truth (etat:this | tattva:truth | upadeśena:by the teaching)
- na punar-bhava-na punar-bhava-sambhavaḥthere is no rebirth (na:not | punar:again | bhava:existence | sambhavaḥ:birth)
rāgatyāgātpunaścittamekānekaṃ na vidyate || 1-22||
- ekam evaone alone (ekam:one | eva:alone)
- samam tattvamthe uniform reality (samam:equal | tattvam:reality)
- vadanti hithey indeed declare (vadanti:they say | hi:indeed)
- vipaścitaḥthe wise ones
- rāga-rāga-tyāgātthrough the abandonment of attachment (rāga:attachment | tyāgāt:from abandonment)
- punaḥ cittamagain the mind (punaḥ:again | cittam:mind)
- eka-eka-anekamas one or many (eka:one | anekam:many)
- na vidyatedoes not exist (na:not | vidyate:is found)
rātmasvarūpaṃ ca kathaṃ samādhiḥ |
astīti nāstīti kathaṃ samādhi-
rmokṣasvarūpaṃ yadi sarvamekam || 1-23||
- anātma-anātma-rūpamthe form of the non-Self (anātma:non-Self | rūpam:form)
- ca katham samādhiḥand how is there meditation (ca:and | katham:how | samādhiḥ:absorption)
- ātma-ātma-svarūpamthe essential nature of the Self (ātma:Self | svarūpam:essential nature)
- ca katham samādhiḥand how is there meditation (ca:and | katham:how | samādhiḥ:absorption)
- asti iti'it exists' (asti:it is | iti:thus)
- na asti iti'it does not exist' (na:not | asti:it is | iti:thus)
- katham samādhiḥhow is there meditation (katham:how | samādhiḥ:absorption)
- mokṣa-mokṣa-svarūpamthe nature of liberation (mokṣa:liberation | svarūpam:essential nature)
- yadi sarvam ekamif all is one (yadi:if | sarvam:all | ekam:one)
jānāmīha na jānāmītyātmānaṃ manyase katham || 1-24||
- viśuddho'siyou are pure (viśuddhaḥ:pure | asi:you are)
- samaṃ tattvamthe even reality (samam:even | tattvam:reality)
- videhas tvamyou are bodiless (videhaḥ:bodiless | tvam:you)
- ajo'vyayaḥunborn and imperishable (ajaḥ:unborn | avyayaḥ:imperishable)
- jānāmi iha na jānāmi'I know this, I do not know' (jānāmi:I know | iha:this | na:not | jānāmi:I know)
- iti ātmānamthus about the self (iti:thus | ātmānam:the self)
- manyase kathamhow do you think (manyase:you think | katham:how)
neti neti śrutirbrūyādanṛtaṃ pāñcabhautikam || 1-25||
- tattvamasi-ādi-tattvamasi-ādi-vākyenaby the great sayings such as 'That thou art' (tattvamasi:that thou art | ādi:and others | vākyena:by the statement)
- svātmāone's own Self (sva:own | ātmā:Self)
- hiindeed
- pratipāditaḥis established
- na iti na itinot this, not this (na:not | iti:thus)
- śrutiḥthe scripture
- brūyātdeclares
- anṛtamunreal (an:not | ṛtam:true)
- pāñcabhautikamthat which is made of the five elements (pāñca:five | bhautikam:elemental)
dhyātā dhyānaṃ na te cittaṃ nirlajjaṃ dhyāyate katham || 1-26||
- ātmani evain the Self alone (ātmani:in the Self | eva:alone)
- ātmanāby the Self
- sarvameverything
- tvayā pūrṇamfilled by you (tvayā:by you | pūrṇam:filled)
- nirantaramwithout interruption (nir:without | antaram:interval)
- dhyātāthe meditator
- dhyānammeditation
- na te cittamnot your mind (na:not | te:your | cittam:mind)
- nirlajjamshamelessly (nir:without | lajjam:shame)
- dhyāyate kathamhow does it meditate (dhyāyate:meditates | katham:how)
śivaṃ na jānāmi kathaṃ bhajāmi |
ahaṃ śivaścetparamārthatattvaṃ
samasvarūpaṃ gaganopamaṃ ca || 1-27||
- śivam na jānāmiI do not know Shiva (śivam:Shiva | na:not | jānāmi:I know)
- katham vadāmihow shall I speak (katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- śivam na jānāmiI do not know Shiva (śivam:Shiva | na:not | jānāmi:I know)
- katham bhajāmihow shall I worship (katham:how | bhajāmi:I worship)
- aham śivaḥ cetif I am Shiva (aham:I | śivaḥ:Shiva | cet:if)
- paramārtha-paramārtha-tattvamthe supreme reality (paramārtha:highest truth | tattvam:essence)
- sama-sama-svarūpamof even nature (sama:equal | svarūpam:own form)
- gagana-gagana-upamam caand like the sky (gagana:sky | upamam:comparable | ca:and)
grāhyagrāhakanirmuktaṃ svasaṃvedyaṃ kathaṃ bhavet || 1-28||
- na ahamthere is no 'I' (na:not | aham:I)
- tattvamthe reality
- samam tattvamthe reality is uniform (samam:equal/uniform | tattvam:reality)
- kalpanā-hetu-kalpanā-hetu-varjitamfree from the cause of imagination (kalpanā:imagination | hetu:cause | varjitam:devoid of)
- grāhya-grāhaka-grāhya-grāhaka-nirmuktamfree from object and subject (grāhya:the perceived object | grāhaka:the perceiver | nirmuktam:liberated from)
- sva-sva-saṃvedyamself-knowable (sva:self | saṃvedyam:to be known)
- katham bhavethow can it be (katham:how | bhavet:could be)
ttattvasvarūpaṃ na hi vastu kiñcit |
ātmaikarūpaṃ paramārthatattvaṃ
na hiṃsako vāpi na cāpyahiṃsā || 1-29||
- ananta-ananta-rūpamof infinite form (ananta:infinite | rūpam:form)
- na hi vastu kiñcitthere is no thing whatsoever (na:not | hi:indeed | vastu:thing | kiñcit:any)
- tattva-tattva-svarūpamof the nature of truth (tattva:essence/truth | svarūpam:own nature)
- na hi vastu kiñcitthere is no thing whatsoever (na:not | hi:indeed | vastu:thing | kiñcit:any)
- ātma-eka-ātma-eka-rūpamof the single form of the Self (ātma:Self | eka:one | rūpam:form)
- paramārtha-paramārtha-tattvamthe ultimate reality (paramārtha:supreme truth | tattvam:essence)
- na hiṃsakaḥthere is no injurer (na:not | hiṃsakaḥ:one who harms)
- vā apinor even (vā:or | api:even)
- na ca api ahiṃsānor even non-injury (na:not | ca:and | api:even | ahiṃsā:non-violence)
vibhramaṃ kathamātmārthe vibhrānto'haṃ kathaṃ punaḥ || 1-30||
- viśuddho'siyou are pure (viśuddhaḥ:pure | asi:you are)
- samamequal, homogeneous
- tattvamthe reality
- videhambodiless (vi:without | deham:body)
- ajamunborn (a:not | jam:born)
- avyayamimperishable (a:not | vyayam:decaying)
- vibhramamdelusion
- katham ātma-katham ātma-arthehow, with regard to the Self (katham:how | ātma:Self | arthe:with regard to)
- vibhrānto'hamI am deluded (vibhrāntaḥ:deluded | aham:I)
- katham punaḥhow again (katham:how | punaḥ:again)
śivena manasā śuddho na bhedaḥ pratibhāti me || 1-31||
- ghaṭe bhinnewhen the pot is broken (ghaṭe:in the pot | bhinne:broken)
- ghaṭākāśamthe space within the pot (ghaṭa:pot | ākāśam:space)
- sulīnamwell merged (su:well | līnam:merged)
- bheda-bheda-varjitamfree from division (bheda:division | varjitam:free from)
- śivena manasāwith an auspicious mind (śivena:auspicious | manasā:with the mind)
- śuddhaḥpure
- na bhedaḥno division (na:not | bhedaḥ:division)
- pratibhāti meappears to me (pratibhāti:appears | me:to me)
kevalaṃ brahma saṃviddhi vedyavedakavarjitam || 1-32||
- na ghaṭaḥthere is no pot (na:not | ghaṭaḥ:pot)
- na ghaṭākāśaḥno space within the pot (na:not | ghaṭa:pot | ākāśaḥ:space)
- na jīvaḥno individual soul (na:not | jīvaḥ:individual soul)
- jīva-jīva-vigrahaḥembodiment of the soul (jīva:soul | vigrahaḥ:embodied form)
- kevalaṃ brahmaonly Brahman (kevalam:only | brahma:Brahman)
- saṃviddhiknow well (saṃviddhi:know thoroughly)
- vedya-vedaka-vedya-vedaka-varjitamfree from the known and the knower (vedya:the knowable | vedaka:the knower | varjitam:devoid of)
sarvaṃ śūnyamaśūnyaṃ ca tanmāṃ viddhi na saṃśayaḥ || 1-33||
- sarvatraeverywhere
- sarvadāalways
- sarvamall
- ātmānamthe Self
- satatamcontinually
- dhruvamconstant
- sarvaṃ śūnyam aśūnyaṃ caall, void and non-void (sarvam:all | śūnyam:void | aśūnyam:non-void | ca:and)
- tat māṃ viddhiknow that to be me (tat:that | mām:me | viddhi:know)
- na saṃśayaḥthere is no doubt (na:not | saṃśayaḥ:doubt)
varṇāśramo naiva kulaṃ na jātiḥ |
na dhūmamārgo na ca dīptimārgo
brahmaikarūpaṃ paramārthatattvam || 1-34||
- vedā nano Vedas (vedā:Vedas | na:not)
- lokā nano worlds (lokā:worlds | na:not)
- surā nano gods (surā:gods | na:not)
- yajñā nano sacrifices (yajñā:sacrifices | na:not)
- varṇāśramaḥ na evano castes and stages of life (varṇa:caste | āśrama:stage of life | na eva:indeed not)
- kulam nano family (kulam:family | na:not)
- na jātiḥno birth-class (na:not | jātiḥ:birth-class)
- na dhūma-na dhūma-mārgaḥno path of smoke (na:not | dhūma:smoke | mārgaḥ:path)
- na ca dīpti-na ca dīpti-mārgaḥnor path of light (na:not | ca:and | dīpti:light | mārgaḥ:path)
- brahma-eka-brahma-eka-rūpamthe one form of Brahman (brahma:Brahman | eka:one | rūpam:form)
- paramārtha-paramārtha-tattvamthe ultimate reality (paramārtha:supreme truth | tattvam:essence)
pratyakṣaṃ cāparokṣaṃ ca hyātmānaṃ manyase katham || 1-35||
- vyāpya-vyāpaka-vyāpya-vyāpaka-nirmuktaḥfree from the pervaded and the pervader (vyāpya:the pervaded | vyāpaka:the pervader | nirmuktaḥ:free from)
- tvam ekaḥyou are the one (tvam:you | ekaḥ:the one)
- saphalam yadiif fruitful (saphalam:fruitful | yadi:if)
- pratyakṣam ca aparokṣam caas directly perceptible and immediately experienced (pratyakṣam:directly perceptible | ca:and | aparokṣam:immediate | ca:and)
- hi ātmānamthe Self indeed (hi:indeed | ātmānam:the Self)
- manyase kathamhow do you think (manyase:you think | katham:how)
samaṃ tattvaṃ na vindanti dvaitādvaitavivarjitam || 1-36||
- advaitamnon-duality (a:not | dvaitam:duality)
- kecid icchantisome desire (kecid:some | icchanti:desire)
- dvaitam icchanti ca apareand others desire duality (dvaitam:duality | icchanti:desire | ca:and | apare:others)
- samam tattvamthe equal/uniform truth (samam:equal | tattvam:truth)
- na vindantithey do not know (na:not | vindanti:they find/know)
- dvaita-advaita-dvaita-advaita-vivarjitamfree from both duality and non-duality (dvaita:duality | advaita:non-duality | vivarjitam:devoid of)
kathayanti kathaṃ tattvaṃ manovācāmagocaram || 1-37||
- śveta-ādi-varṇa-śvetādi-varṇa-rahitamdevoid of colors such as white (śveta:white | ādi:etc. | varṇa:color | rahitam:devoid of)
- śabda-ādi-guṇa-śabdādi-guṇa-varjitamfree from qualities such as sound (śabda:sound | ādi:etc. | guṇa:quality | varjitam:free from)
- kathayanti kathamhow do they describe (kathayanti:they describe | katham:how)
- tattvamthe Reality
- mano-mano-vācām agocarambeyond the reach of mind and speech (manaḥ:mind | vācām:of speech | agocaram:beyond the range)
tadā hi brahma saṃvetti na te dvaitaparamparā || 1-38||
- yadāwhen
- anṛtam idaṃ sarvamall this is unreal (anṛtam:unreal | idam:this | sarvam:all)
- deha-ādi-gagana-dehādi-gaganopamamthe body and the rest being like the sky (deha:body | ādi:etc. | gagana:sky | upamam:comparable to)
- tadā hithen indeed (tadā:then | hi:indeed)
- brahma saṃvettione knows Brahman (brahma:Brahman | saṃvetti:fully knows)
- na te dvaita-na te dvaita-paramparāthere is no succession of duality for you (na:not | te:for you | dvaita:duality | paramparā:succession)
vyomākāraṃ tathaivaikaṃ dhyātā dhyānaṃ kathaṃ bhavet || 1-39||
- pareṇa sahatogether with the Supreme (pareṇa:with the Supreme | saha:together)
- jāta-jāta-ātmā apieven the born self (jāta:born | ātmā:self | api:even)
- hi abhinnaḥindeed non-different (hi:indeed | abhinnaḥ:non-different)
- pratibhāti meappears to me (pratibhāti:appears | me:to me)
- vyoma-vyoma-ākāramof the form of space (vyoma:sky/space | ākāram:form)
- tathā eva ekamthus indeed one (tathā:thus | eva:indeed | ekam:one)
- dhyātā dhyānammeditator and meditation (dhyātā:meditator | dhyānam:meditation)
- katham bhavethow can there be (katham:how | bhavet:can there be)
etatsarvaṃ na me kiñcidviśuddho'hamajo'vyayaḥ || 1-40||
- yat karomiwhatever I do (yat:whatever | karomi:I do)
- yad aśnāmiwhatever I eat (yat:whatever | aśnāmi:I eat)
- yaj juhomiwhatever I offer as oblation (yat:whatever | juhomi:I offer)
- dadāmi yatwhatever I give (dadāmi:I give | yat:whatever)
- etat sarvamall this (etat:this | sarvam:all)
- na me kiñcitis nothing of mine (na:not | me:mine | kiñcit:anything)
- viśuddhaḥ ahamI am pure (viśuddhaḥ:pure | aham:I)
- ajaḥ avyayaḥunborn and imperishable (ajaḥ:unborn | avyayaḥ:imperishable)
sarvaṃ jagadviddhi vikārahīnam |
sarvaṃ jagadviddhi viśuddhadehaṃ
sarvaṃ jagadviddhi śivaikarūpam || 1-41||
- sarvaṃ jagatthe entire world (sarvam:all | jagat:world)
- viddhiknow
- nirākṛti idamthis as formless (nirākṛti:formless | idam:this)
- vikāra-vikāra-hīnamfree from modification (vikāra:modification | hīnam:devoid of)
- viśuddha-viśuddha-dehamof pure body (viśuddha:pure | deham:body)
- śiva-eka-śiva-eka-rūpamof the one form of Shiva (śiva:auspicious Shiva | eka:one | rūpam:form)
asaṃvedyaṃ svasaṃvedyamātmānaṃ manyase katham || 1-42||
- tattvaṃ tvamyou are the truth (tattvam:the truth | tvam:you)
- na hi sandehaḥthere is no doubt (na:not | hi:indeed | sandehaḥ:doubt)
- kiṃ jānāmiwhat do I know (kim:what | jānāmi:I know)
- athavā punaḥor again (athavā:or | punaḥ:again)
- asaṃvedyamthe unknowable (a:not | saṃvedyam:knowable)
- svasaṃvedyamself-knowable (sva:self | saṃvedyam:knowable)
- ātmānamthe Self
- manyase kathamhow do you regard (manyase:you consider | katham:how)
tattvamekamidaṃ sarvaṃ vyomākāraṃ nirañjanam || 1-43||
- māyā-māyā-amāyāillusion and non-illusion (māyā:illusion | amāyā:non-illusion)
- kathamhow
- tātaO dear one
- chāyā-chāyā-achāyāshadow and non-shadow (chāyā:shadow | achāyā:non-shadow)
- na vidyatedoes not exist (na:not | vidyate:exists)
- tattvam ekamthe one reality (tattvam:reality | ekam:one)
- idaṃ sarvamall this (idam:this | sarvam:all)
- vyoma-vyoma-ākāramhaving the form of space (vyoma:space | ākāram:form)
- nirañjanamuntainted
svabhāvanirmalaḥ śuddha iti me niścitā matiḥ || 1-44||
- ādi-madhya-anta-ādi-madhya-anta-muktaḥ ahamI am free from beginning, middle, and end (ādi:beginning | madhya:middle | anta:end | muktaḥ:free | aham:I)
- na baddhaḥ ahamI am never bound (na:not | baddhaḥ:bound | aham:I)
- kadācanaever
- svabhāva-svabhāva-nirmalaḥpure by nature (svabhāva:own nature | nirmalaḥ:stainless)
- śuddhaḥpure
- iti me niścitā matiḥthus is my firm conviction (iti:thus | me:my | niścitā:firm | matiḥ:conviction)
brahmaiva kevalaṃ sarvaṃ kathaṃ varṇāśramasthitiḥ || 1-45||
- mahat-mahad-ādiMahat and the rest (mahat:great principle | ādi:etc.)
- jagat sarvamthe whole world (jagat:world | sarvam:all)
- na kiñcitnot anything (na:not | kiñcit:anything)
- pratibhāti meappears to me (pratibhāti:appears | me:to me)
- brahma evaBrahman alone (brahma:Brahman | eva:alone)
- kevalaṃ sarvamsolely everything (kevalam:only | sarvam:all)
- kathaṃ varṇāśrama-kathaṃ varṇāśrama-sthitiḥhow can there be the condition of castes and stages of life (katham:how | varṇa:caste | āśrama:stage of life | sthitiḥ:condition)
nirālambamaśūnyaṃ ca śūnyaṃ vyomādipañcakam || 1-46||
- jānāmiI know
- sarvathā sarvameverything in every way (sarvathā:in every way | sarvam:everything)
- aham ekaḥI am the one (aham:I | ekaḥ:one)
- nirantaramwithout interruption (nir:without | antaram:interval)
- nirālambamwithout support (nir:without | ālambam:support)
- aśūnyam caand not void (a:not | śūnyam:void | ca:and)
- śūnyamvoid
- vyoma-ādi-vyoma-ādi-pañcakamthe group of five beginning with ether (vyoma:ether | ādi:beginning with | pañcakam:group of five)
sānando vā nirānandamātmānaṃ manyase katham || 1-47||
- na ṣaṇḍhaḥneither a eunuch (na:not | ṣaṇḍhaḥ:eunuch)
- na pumānnor a man (na:not | pumān:man)
- na strīnor a woman (na:not | strī:woman)
- na bodhaḥnot knowledge (na:not | bodhaḥ:cognition)
- na eva kalpanānor indeed imagination (na:not | eva:indeed | kalpanā:imagination)
- sa-sānandaḥ vā nirānandamblissful or devoid of bliss (sa:with | ānandaḥ:bliss | vā:or | nirānandam:without bliss)
- ātmānamthe Self
- manyase kathamhow do you regard (manyase:you think | katham:how)
manovināśānna tu naiva śuddham |
gurūpadeśānna tu naiva śuddhaṃ
svayaṃ ca tattvaṃ svayameva buddham || 1-48||
- ṣaḍaṅga-ṣaḍaṅga-yogātfrom the yoga of six limbs (ṣaṭ:six | aṅga:limbs | yogāt:from yoga)
- na tu naiva śuddhamnot at all is it purified (na:not | tu:but | naiva:not even | śuddham:pure)
- manovināśātfrom the destruction of the mind (manaḥ:mind | vināśāt:from destruction)
- na tu naiva śuddhamnot at all is it purified (na:not | tu:but | naiva:not even | śuddham:pure)
- gurūpadeśātfrom the teaching of the guru (guru:teacher | upadeśāt:from instruction)
- na tu naiva śuddhamnot at all is it purified (na:not | tu:but | naiva:not even | śuddham:pure)
- svayaṁ ca tattvamand the Reality itself (svayam:by itself | ca:and | tattvam:the essence/reality)
- svayameva buddhamis known by itself alone (svayam:by itself | eva:alone | buddham:understood)
ātmaiva kevalaṃ sarvaṃ turīyaṃ ca trayaṃ katham || 1-49||
- na hiindeed not (na:not | hi:indeed)
- pañca-pañca-ātmakaḥ dehaḥthe body composed of the five elements (pañca:five | ātmakaḥ:composed of | dehaḥ:body)
- videhaḥthe bodiless (vi:without | dehaḥ:body)
- vartateexists
- na hiindeed not (na:not | hi:indeed)
- ātmā evathe Self alone (ātmā:Self | eva:alone)
- kevalamsolely
- sarvamall
- turīyamthe fourth state
- caand
- trayamthe three (states)
- kathamhow
na kartā na ca bhoktāhaṃ vyāpyavyāpakavarjitaḥ || 1-50||
- na baddhaḥnot bound (na:not | baddhaḥ:bound)
- na eva muktaḥ ahamnor am I liberated (na:not | eva:indeed | muktaḥ:liberated | aham:I)
- na ca aham brahmaṇaḥ pṛthaknor am I separate from Brahman (na:not | ca:and | aham:I | brahmaṇaḥ:from Brahman | pṛthak:separate)
- na kartānot the doer (na:not | kartā:doer)
- na ca bhoktā ahamnor am I the enjoyer (na:not | ca:and | bhoktā:enjoyer | aham:I)
- vyāpya-vyāpaka-vyāpya-vyāpaka-varjitaḥfree from the pervaded and the pervader (vyāpya:the pervaded | vyāpaka:the pervader | varjitaḥ:free from)
prakṛtiṃ puruṣaṃ tadvadabhinnaṃ pratibhāti me || 1-51||
- yathājust as
- jalaṃ jale nyastamwater poured into water (jalam:water | jale:in water | nyastam:placed, poured)
- salilam bheda-salilaṃ bheda-varjitamwater devoid of distinction (salilam:water | bheda:distinction | varjitam:devoid of)
- prakṛtiṃ puruṣamPrakriti and Purusha (prakṛtim:nature | puruṣam:spirit)
- tadvad abhinnamin that way undivided (tadvad:likewise | abhinnam:non-different)
- pratibhāti meappear to me (pratibhāti:appears | me:to me)
sākāraṃ ca nirākāramātmānaṃ manyase katham || 1-52||
- yadi nāmaif indeed (yadi:if | nāma:indeed)
- na muktaḥ asiyou are not liberated (na:not | muktaḥ:liberated | asi:you are)
- na baddhaḥ asiyou are not bound (na:not | baddhaḥ:bound | asi:you are)
- kadācanaever
- sākāram caas having form (sākāram:with form | ca:and)
- nirākāramas formless
- ātmānamthe Self
- manyase kathamhow do you consider (manyase:you consider | katham:how)
yathā paraṃ hi rūpaṃ yanmarīcijalasannibham || 1-53||
- jānāmiI know
- teyour
- paraṃ rūpamsupreme form (param:supreme | rūpam:form)
- pratyakṣamdirectly perceptible
- gagana-gagana-upamamlike the sky (gagana:sky | upamam:resembling)
- yathājust as
- paraṃ hi rūpamthe supreme form indeed (param:supreme | hi:indeed | rūpam:form)
- yatwhich
- marīci-jala-marīci-jala-sannibhamresembling a mirage of water (marīci:mirage | jala:water | sannibham:resembling)
videhaṃ gaganaṃ viddhi viśuddho'haṃ svabhāvataḥ || 1-54||
- na guruḥno teacher (na:not | guruḥ:teacher)
- na upadeśaḥ canor instruction (na:not | upadeśaḥ:instruction | ca:and)
- na ca upādhiḥnor any limiting adjunct (na:not | ca:and | upādhiḥ:limiting adjunct)
- na me kriyāno action of mine (na:not | me:my | kriyā:action)
- videhambodiless (vi:without | deham:body)
- gaganamlike the sky
- viddhiknow
- viśuddhaḥ ahamI am utterly pure (viśuddhaḥ:utterly pure | aham:I)
- svabhāvataḥby my very nature (sva:own | bhāvataḥ:by nature)
ahaṃ cātmā paraṃ tattvamiti vaktuṃ na lajjase || 1-55||
- viśuddho'siyou are pure (viśuddhaḥ:pure | asi:you are)
- śarīro'si nayou are not the body (śarīraḥ:body | asi:you are | na:not)
- te cittamyour mind (te:your | cittam:mind)
- parātparamhigher than the highest (parāt:than the highest | param:higher)
- ahaṃ ca ātmāI am the Self (aham:I | ca:and | ātmā:the Self)
- paraṃ tattvamthe supreme reality (param:supreme | tattvam:reality)
- iti vaktumto say thus (iti:thus | vaktum:to say)
- na lajjaseyou are not ashamed (na:not | lajjase:you feel ashamed)
piba vatsa kalātītamadvaitaṃ paramāmṛtam || 1-56||
- kathaṃ rodiṣiwhy do you cry (kathaṃ:why | rodiṣi:you cry)
- re cittaO mind (re:O | citta:mind)
- hi ātmā evaindeed the Self alone (hi:indeed | ātmā:Self | eva:alone)
- ātmā ātmanā bhavabecome the Self by the Self (ātmā:Self | ātmanā:by the Self | bhava:become)
- piba vatsadrink, O child (piba:drink | vatsa:child)
- kalā-kalā-atītamthat which transcends all parts (kalā:part | atītam:transcending)
- advaitamthe non-dual (advaitam:non-dual)
- parama-paramāmṛtamthe supreme nectar (parama:supreme | amṛtam:nectar)
yasyedṛśaḥ sadā bodhaḥ sa bodho nānyathā bhavet || 1-57||
- na eva bodhaḥneither knowledge (na:not | eva:indeed | bodhaḥ:knowledge)
- na ca abodhaḥnor ignorance (na:not | ca:and | abodhaḥ:ignorance)
- na bodha-na bodha-abodhaḥ eva canor both knowledge and ignorance (na:not | bodha:knowledge | abodhaḥ:ignorance | eva:indeed | ca:and)
- yasya īdṛśaḥwhose such (yasya:whose | īdṛśaḥ:of such kind)
- sadā bodhaḥalways knowledge (sadā:always | bodhaḥ:knowledge)
- sa bodhaḥthat is knowledge (saḥ:that | bodhaḥ:knowledge)
- na anyathā bhavetit cannot be otherwise (na:not | anyathā:otherwise | bhavet:would be)
na deśakālau na gurūpadeśaḥ |
svabhāvasaṃvittarahaṃ ca tattva-
mākāśakalpaṃ sahajaṃ dhruvaṃ ca || 1-58||
- jñānamknowledge
- na tarkaḥnot reasoning (na:not | tarkaḥ:logic)
- na samādhi-na samādhi-yogaḥnot the yoga of meditative absorption (na:not | samādhi:absorption | yogaḥ:union)
- na deśa-na deśa-kālaunot place and time (na:not | deśa:place | kālau:time)
- na guru-na guru-upadeśaḥnot the teaching of a guru (na:not | guru:teacher | upadeśaḥ:instruction)
- svabhāva-svabhāva-saṃvittiḥawareness of one's own nature (svabhāva:own nature | saṃvittiḥ:awareness)
- aham caand I (aham:I | ca:and)
- tattvamthe reality
- ākāśa-ākāśa-kalpamlike space (ākāśa:space | kalpam:resembling)
- sahajaminnate
- dhruvam caand eternal (dhruvam:eternal | ca:and)
viśuddhaṃ nirguṇaṃ brahma bandho muktiḥ kathaṃ mama || 1-59||
- na jāto'hamI was never born (na:not | jātaḥ:born | aham:I)
- mṛto vāpinor did I die (mṛtaḥ:dead | vā:or | api:even)
- na me karma śubha-na me karma śubhāśubhamI have no good or bad actions (na:not | me:my | karma:action | śubha:good | aśubham:bad)
- viśuddhampure
- nirguṇamwithout attributes (nir:without | guṇam:attributes)
- brahmaBrahman
- bandho muktiḥ kathaṃ mamahow can there be bondage or liberation for me (bandhaḥ:bondage | muktiḥ:liberation | katham:how | mama:for me)
antaraṃ hi na paśyāmi sa bāhyābhyantaraḥ katham || 1-60||
- yadiif
- sarvagataḥ devaḥthe all-pervading God (sarvagataḥ:all-pervading | devaḥ:God)
- sthiraḥsteady
- pūrṇaḥfull, complete
- nirantaraḥwithout interval, continuous (nir:without | antaraḥ:interval)
- antaram hi na paśyāmiI truly do not see any difference (antaram:difference | hi:indeed | na:not | paśyāmi:I see)
- saḥ bāhya-saḥ bāhya-abhyantaraḥ kathamhow can He be outer and inner (saḥ:He | bāhya:outer | abhyantaraḥ:inner | katham:how)
aho māyāmahāmoho dvaitādvaitavikalpanā || 1-61||
- sphurati evashines forth indeed (sphurati:shines forth | eva:indeed)
- jagat kṛtsnamthe entire world (jagat:world | kṛtsnam:entire)
- akhaṇḍita-akhaṇḍita-nirantaramundivided and continuous (akhaṇḍita:undivided | nirantaram:continuous)
- ahooh!
- māyā-māyā-mahāmohaḥthe great delusion of Maya (māyā:illusion | mahā:great | mohaḥ:delusion)
- dvaita-advaita-dvaita-advaita-vikalpanāthe imagining of duality and non-duality (dvaita:duality | advaita:non-duality | vikalpanā:imagining)
bhedābhedavinirmukto vartate kevalaḥ śivaḥ || 1-62||
- sākāramwith form (sa:with | ākāram:form)
- caand
- nirākāramwithout form (nir:without | ākāram:form)
- na iti na itinot this, not this (na:not | iti:thus)
- iti sarvadāthus always (iti:thus | sarvadā:always)
- bheda-abheda-bheda-abheda-vinirmuktaḥfree from difference and non-difference (bheda:difference | abheda:non-difference | vinirmuktaḥ:completely liberated)
- vartateexists
- kevalaḥ śivaḥthe absolute Śiva alone (kevalaḥ:alone/absolute | śivaḥ:the auspicious one)
na te ca patnī na sutaśca mitram |
na pakṣapātī na vipakṣapātaḥ
kathaṃ hi santaptiriyaṃ hi citte || 1-63||
- na te mātāyou have no mother (na:not | te:your | mātā:mother)
- ca pitānor father (ca:and | pitā:father)
- ca bandhuḥnor kinsman (ca:and | bandhuḥ:relative)
- na te patnīyou have no wife (na:not | te:your | patnī:wife)
- na sutaḥnor son (na:not | sutaḥ:son)
- ca mitramnor friend (ca:and | mitram:friend)
- na pakṣapātīno partiality (na:not | pakṣapātī:partisan)
- na vipakṣapātaḥno opposition (na:not | vipakṣa:opposing side | pātaḥ:falling toward)
- kathaṃ hihow then (kathaṃ:how | hi:indeed)
- santaptiḥ iyamis this anguish (santaptiḥ:torment | iyam:this)
- hi citteindeed in the mind (hi:indeed | citte:in the mind)
videhasya śarīratvaṃ kalpayanti kathaṃ budhāḥ || 1-64||
- divā naktamday and night (divā:by day | naktam:by night)
- na te cittamnot for your mind (na:not | te:your | cittam:mind)
- udaya-udaya-astamayaurising and setting (udaya:rising | astamayau:setting)
- na hinot at all (na:not | hi:indeed)
- videhasyaof the bodiless one (vi:without | dehasya:of the body)
- śarīratvamthe state of having a body (śarīra:body | tvam:the state of)
- kalpayanti katham budhāḥhow do the wise imagine (kalpayanti:they imagine | katham:how | budhāḥ:the wise)
na hi sarvamasarvaṃ ca viddhi cātmānamavyayam || 1-65||
- na avibhaktamnot undivided (na:not | avibhaktam:undivided)
- vibhaktam caand not divided (vibhaktam:divided | ca:and)
- na hi duḥkha-sukha-na hi duḥkha-sukha-ādi canor pain, pleasure and the like (na hi:nor indeed | duḥkha:pain | sukha:pleasure | ādi:and the rest | ca:and)
- na hi sarvamneither all (na hi:not indeed | sarvam:all)
- asarvam canor not-all (asarvam:not-all | ca:and)
- viddhi ca ātmānamknow the Self (viddhi:know | ca:and | ātmānam:the Self)
- avyayamimperishable
na me deho videho vā nirmameti mameti kim || 1-66||
- na ahaṃ kartāI am not the doer (na:not | ahaṃ:I | kartā:doer)
- na bhoktā canor the enjoyer (na:not | bhoktā:enjoyer | ca:and)
- na me karmathere is no action of mine (na:not | me:my | karma:action)
- purā adhunāin the past or now (purā:formerly | adhunā:now)
- na me dehaḥI have no body (na:not | me:my | dehaḥ:body)
- videhaḥ vāor bodilessness (videhaḥ:bodiless | vā:or)
- nirmamā itias being free from mineness (nirmamā:without possessiveness | iti:thus)
- mamā iti kimwhat is this notion of mine (mamā:mine | iti:thus | kim:what)
ātmānaṃ viddhi māmekaṃ viśālaṃ gaganopamam || 1-67||
- na me rāga-na me rāga-ādikaḥ doṣaḥI have no fault such as attachment (na:not | me:my | rāga:attachment | ādikaḥ:and the like | doṣaḥ:fault)
- duḥkhaṃ deha-duḥkhaṃ deha-ādikaṃ na mesuffering, the body and the rest are not mine (duḥkham:suffering | deha:body | ādikam:and the like | na:not | me:mine)
- ātmānaṃ viddhi mām ekamknow me as the one Self (ātmānam:the Self | viddhi:know | mām:me | ekam:the one)
- viśālaṃ gagana-viśālaṃ gagana-upamamvast, like the sky (viśālam:vast | gagana:sky | upamam:comparable to)
sakhe manaḥ sarvamidaṃ vitarkyam |
yatsārabhūtaṃ kathitaṃ mayā te
tvameva tattvaṃ gaganopamo'si || 1-68||
- sakhe manaḥO friend, O mind (sakhe:O friend | manaḥ:O mind)
- kiṃ bahu-kiṃ bahu-jalpitenawhat is the use of much chatter (kiṃ:what | bahu:much | jalpitena:by chatter)
- sakhe manaḥO friend, O mind (sakhe:O friend | manaḥ:O mind)
- sarvam idaṃ vitarkyamall this is to be reasoned out (sarvam:all | idaṃ:this | vitarkyam:to be reasoned)
- yat sāra-yat sāra-bhūtamthat which is the essence (yat:which | sāra:essence | bhūtam:being)
- kathitaṃ mayā tehas been told to you by me (kathitaṃ:told | mayā:by me | te:to you)
- tvam eva tattvamyou alone are the Truth (tvam:you | eva:alone | tattvam:the Truth)
- gagana-gagana-upamo'siyou are like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable | asi:you are)
yoginastatra līyante ghaṭākāśamivāmbare || 1-69||
- yena kenāpi bhāvenain whatever manner or state (yena:by which | kenāpi:by any | bhāvena:manner)
- yatra kutrawherever (yatra:where | kutra:in whatever place)
- mṛtāḥ apieven when dead (mṛtāḥ:dead | api:even)
- yoginaḥthe yogis
- tatra līyantedissolve there (tatra:there | līyante:merge/dissolve)
- ghaṭa-ghaṭa-ākāśam ivalike the space within a pot (ghaṭa:pot | ākāśam:space | iva:like)
- ambareinto the sky
samakāle tanuṃ muktaḥ kaivalyavyāpako bhavet || 1-70||
- tīrtheat a holy place (tīrthe:at a sacred pilgrimage site)
- ca antyaja-ca antyaja-gehe vāor in the house of an outcaste (ca:and | antyaja:lowborn/outcaste | gehe:in the house | vā:or)
- naṣṭa-naṣṭa-smṛtiḥ apieven with lost memory (naṣṭa:lost | smṛtiḥ:memory | api:even)
- tyajanabandoning (the body) (tyajan:giving up)
- sama-sama-kāleat the time (of death) (sama:even/equal | kāle:at the time)
- tanumthe body (tanum:the body)
- muktaḥliberated (muktaḥ:freed)
- kaivalya-kaivalya-vyāpakaḥpervasive in absolute oneness (kaivalya:absolute isolation/liberation | vyāpakaḥ:all-pervading)
- bhavethe becomes (bhavet:may become)
manyante yoginaḥ sarvaṃ marīcijalasannibham || 1-71||
- dharma-artha-kāma-dharma-artha-kāma-mokṣānrighteousness, wealth, desire, and liberation (dharma:righteousness | artha:wealth | kāma:desire | mokṣān:liberation)
- caand
- dvipada-ādi-cara-dvipada-ādi-cara-acarambipeds and the rest, moving and unmoving (dvipada:two-footed beings | ādi:and so on | cara:moving | acaram:unmoving)
- manyante yoginaḥthe yogis consider (manyante:consider | yoginaḥ:the yogis)
- sarvamall
- marīci-jala-marīci-jala-sannibhamresembling a mirage of water (marīci:mirage | jala:water | sannibham:resembling)
na karomi na bhuñjāmi iti me niścalā matiḥ || 1-72||
- atīta-atīta-anāgataṃ karmapast and future action (atīta:past | anāgatam:future | karma:action)
- vartamānampresent
- tathaiva caand likewise (tathā:likewise | eva:indeed | ca:and)
- na karomiI do not do (na:not | karomi:I do)
- na bhuñjāmiI do not enjoy (na:not | bhuñjāmi:I enjoy)
- iti me niścalā matiḥsuch is my unwavering conviction (iti:thus | me:my | niścalā:unwavering | matiḥ:conviction)
stiṣṭhannekaḥ sukhamavadhūtaḥ |
carati hi nagnastyaktvā garvaṃ
vindati kevalamātmani sarvam || 1-73||
- śūnya-śūnya-āgārein an empty dwelling (śūnya:empty | āgāre:in the dwelling)
- samarasa-samarasa-pūtaḥpurified by equanimous essence (samarasa:equal-flavored essence | pūtaḥ:purified)
- tiṣṭhan ekaḥabiding alone (tiṣṭhan:abiding | ekaḥ:alone)
- sukham avadhūtaḥthe avadhuta lives happily (sukham:happily | avadhūtaḥ:the liberated one who has shaken off all)
- carati hi nagnaḥhe indeed wanders naked (carati:wanders | hi:indeed | nagnaḥ:naked)
- tyaktvā garvamhaving abandoned pride (tyaktvā:having abandoned | garvam:pride)
- vindati kevalamhe finds only (vindati:finds | kevalam:only)
- ātmani sarvameverything within the Self (ātmani:in the Self | sarvam:all)
vindati kevalamātmani tatra |
dharmādharmau na hi nahi yatra
baddho muktaḥ kathamiha tatra || 1-74||
- tritaya-tritaya-turīyamthe three and the fourth states (tritaya:the triad of waking, dream, deep sleep | turīyam:the fourth state)
- na hi nahi yatrawhere indeed there is not at all (na:not | hi:indeed | nahi:certainly not | yatra:where)
- vindati kevalam ātmani tatrathere one finds only in the Self (vindati:one finds | kevalam:only | ātmani:in the Self | tatra:there)
- dharma-dharma-adharmaurighteousness and unrighteousness (dharma:righteousness | adharmau:and unrighteousness)
- na hi nahi yatrawhere indeed there is not at all (na:not | hi:indeed | nahi:certainly not | yatra:where)
- baddhaḥ muktaḥbound and liberated (baddhaḥ:bound | muktaḥ:liberated)
- katham iha tatrahow here can there be (katham:how | iha:here | tatra:there)
chandolakṣaṇaṃ na hi nahi tantram |
samarasamagno bhāvitapūtaḥ
pralapitametatparamavadhūtaḥ || 1-75||
- vindati vindatihe knows, he knows (vindati:knows | vindati:knows)
- na hi nahi mantramcertainly not a mantra (na:not | hi:indeed | nahi:not at all | mantram:sacred formula)
- chando-chando-lakṣaṇamthe characteristics of meter (chandaḥ:meter | lakṣaṇam:characteristic)
- na hi nahi tantramcertainly not a tantra (na:not | hi:indeed | nahi:not at all | tantram:ritual system)
- samarasa-samarasa-magnaḥimmersed in equanimous bliss (samarasa:equal essence | magnaḥ:immersed)
- bhāvita-bhāvita-pūtaḥpurified by contemplation (bhāvita:contemplated | pūtaḥ:purified)
- pralapitam etatthis utterance (pralapitam:prattled speech | etat:this)
- parama-parama-avadhūtaḥthe supreme Avadhuta (parama:supreme | avadhūtaḥ:one who has shaken off all attachments)
svabhāvabhāvataḥ proktaṃ śāstrasaṃvittipūrvakam || 1-76||
- sarva-sarva-śūnyamall void (sarva:all | śūnyam:void)
- aśūnyam caand not void (aśūnyam:non-void | ca:and)
- satya-satya-asatyamtruth and untruth (satya:truth | asatyam:untruth)
- na vidyatedoes not exist (na:not | vidyate:exists)
- svabhāva-svabhāva-bhāvataḥfrom the nature of one's own being (svabhāva:own nature | bhāvataḥ:from the state of being)
- proktamdeclared
- śāstra-saṃvitti-śāstra-saṃvitti-pūrvakampreceded by the knowledge of scripture (śāstra:scripture | saṃvitti:knowledge | pūrvakam:preceded by)
bālasya vā viṣayabhogaratasya vāpi
mūrkhasya sevakajanasya gṛhasthitasya |
etadguroḥ kimapi naiva na cintanīyaṃ
ratnaṃ kathaṃ tyajati ko'pyaśucau praviṣṭam || 2-1||
- bālasya vāwhether of a child (bālasya:of a child | vā:or)
- viṣaya-bhoga-viṣaya-bhoga-ratasya vā apior even of one devoted to sensory enjoyments (viṣaya:sense objects | bhoga:enjoyment | ratasya:of one attached | vā:or | api:even)
- mūrkhasyaof a fool (mūrkhasya:of a fool)
- sevaka-sevaka-janasyaof a servant person (sevaka:servant | janasya:of a person)
- gṛha-gṛha-sthitasyaof a householder (gṛha:house | sthitasya:of one situated in)
- etad guroḥthis of the Guru (etad:this | guroḥ:of the Guru)
- kim api na eva na cintanīyamnothing whatsoever should be doubted (kim api:anything | na eva:certainly not | na cintanīyam:should not be pondered/doubted)
- ratnam katham tyajatihow does one abandon a jewel (ratnam:jewel | katham:how | tyajati:abandons)
- kaḥ api aśucau praviṣṭamanyone, though it has fallen into filth (kaḥ api:anyone | aśucau:in an impure place | praviṣṭam:having entered/fallen)
grāhyaḥ paraṃ guṇavatā khalu sāra eva |
sindūracitrarahitā bhuvi rūpaśūnyā
pāraṃ na kiṃ nayati nauriha gantukāmān || 2-2||
- naiva atranot here indeed (na:not | eva:indeed | atra:here)
- kāvya-kāvya-guṇaḥpoetic merit (kāvya:poetry | guṇaḥ:quality)
- eva tu cintanīyaḥalone is to be considered (eva:alone | tu:but | cintanīyaḥ:to be considered)
- grāhyaḥto be grasped
- paramonly
- guṇavatāby the discerning one
- khalu sāraḥ evaindeed only the essence (khalu:indeed | sāraḥ:essence | eva:only)
- sindūra-citra-sindūra-citra-rahitādevoid of vermilion decoration (sindūra:vermilion | citra:painting | rahitā:devoid of)
- bhuvion the earth
- rūpa-rūpa-śūnyālacking beauty (rūpa:beauty | śūnyā:empty of)
- pāram na kiṃ nayatidoes it not carry to the other shore (pāram:the far shore | na:not | kiṃ:whether | nayati:leads)
- nauḥ ihathe boat here (nauḥ:boat | iha:here)
- gantu-gantu-kāmānthose desiring to go (gantu:to go | kāmān:those desirous)
grastaṃ svabhāvataḥ śāntaṃ caitanyaṃ gaganopamam || 2-3||
- prayatnena vināwithout effort (prayatnena:by effort | vinā:without)
- yena niścalenaby which motionless (one) (yena:by which | niścalena:motionless)
- calācalamthe moving and unmoving (calā:moving | acalam:unmoving)
- grastamswallowed up
- svabhāvataḥ śāntamnaturally peaceful (svabhāvataḥ:by nature | śāntam:peaceful)
- caitanyamconsciousness
- gagana-gagana-upamamlike the sky (gagana:sky | upamam:resembling)
sarvagaṃ tatkathaṃ bhinnamadvaitaṃ vartate mama || 2-4||
- ayatnātwithout effort (ayatnāt:effortlessly)
- cālayetmoves
- yaḥ tuhe who indeed (yaḥ:who | tu:indeed)
- ekam evathe one alone (ekam:one | eva:alone)
- cara-cara-acaramthe moving and unmoving (cara:moving | acaram:unmoving)
- sarvagamall-pervading (sarva:all | gam:going)
- tat katham bhinnamhow can that be divided (tat:that | katham:how | bhinnam:divided)
- advaitamnon-dual (a:not | dvaitam:duality)
- vartate mamaexists for me (vartate:exists | mama:for me)
gamāgamavinirmuktaṃ nirvikalpaṃ nirākulam || 2-5||
- aham evaI alone (aham:I | eva:alone)
- paramthe supreme
- yasmātsince, because
- sārāt sāratarammore essential than the essence (sārāt:than the essence | sārataram:more essential)
- śivamthe auspicious one, Śiva
- gama-āgama-gama-āgama-vinirmuktamfree from coming and going (gama:going | āgama:coming | vinirmuktam:completely freed)
- nirvikalpamwithout modification, changeless (nir:without | vikalpam:mental modification)
- nirākulamundisturbed, tranquil (nir:without | ākulam:agitation)
sampūrṇatvānna gṛhṇāmi vibhāgaṃ tridaśādikam || 2-6||
- sarva-avayava-sarva-avayava-nirmuktamfree from all parts (sarva:all | avayava:parts/limbs | nirmuktam:free from)
- tathā ahamso am I (tathā:thus | aham:I)
- tridaśa-tridaśa-arcitamworshipped by the gods (tridaśa:the gods | arcitam:worshipped)
- sampūrṇatvātbecause of being complete (sampūrṇatvāt:due to completeness)
- na gṛhṇāmiI do not accept (na:not | gṛhṇāmi:I take/accept)
- vibhāgamdivision
- tridaśa-tridaśa-ādikamof the gods and the rest (tridaśa:the gods | ādikam:and so forth)
utpadyante vilīyante budbudāśca yathā jale || 2-7||
- pramādenathrough carelessness
- na sandehaḥthere is no doubt (na:not | sandehaḥ:doubt)
- kiṃ kariṣyāmiwhat shall I do (kiṃ:what | kariṣyāmi:I shall do)
- vṛttimānone endowed with mental modifications
- utpadyantethey arise
- vilīyantethey dissolve
- budbudāḥ caand the bubbles (budbudāḥ:bubbles | ca:and)
- yathā jaleas in water (yathā:as | jale:in water)
mṛdudravyeṣu tīkṣṇeṣu guḍeṣu kaṭukeṣu ca || 2-8||
- mahat-mahat-ādīni bhūtānithe elements beginning with Mahat (mahat:great principle | ādīni:beginning with | bhūtāni:elements)
- samāpya evamhaving thus pervaded (samāpya:having encompassed | evam:thus)
- sadā eva hialways indeed (sadā:always | eva:indeed | hi:surely)
- mṛdu-mṛdu-dravyeṣuin soft substances (mṛdu:soft | dravyeṣu:in substances)
- tīkṣṇeṣuin sharp ones
- guḍeṣuin sweet things (guḍa:jaggery/sweet)
- kaṭukeṣu caand in pungent ones (kaṭukeṣu:in pungent things | ca:and)
prakṛtiḥ puruṣastadvadabhinnaṃ pratibhāti me || 2-9||
- kaṭutvampungency
- ca evaand indeed (ca:and | eva:indeed)
- śaityatvamcoldness
- mṛdutvam caand softness (mṛdutvam:softness | ca:and)
- yathā jaleas in water (yathā:as | jale:in water)
- prakṛtiḥ puruṣaḥNature and Spirit (prakṛtiḥ:primordial nature | puruṣaḥ:the conscious self)
- tadvatlikewise
- abhinnamas non-different (abhinnam:undivided)
- pratibhāti meappears to me (pratibhāti:appears | me:to me)
manobuddhīndriyātītamakalaṅkaṃ jagatpatim || 2-10||
- sarva-ākhyā-sarva-ākhyā-rahitamdevoid of all names (sarva:all | ākhyā:name | rahitam:devoid of)
- yadyatwhatever
- sūkṣmāt sūkṣmataramsubtler than the subtle (sūkṣmāt:than the subtle | sūkṣmataram:subtler)
- paramsupreme
- manaḥ-buddhi-indriya-manaḥ-buddhi-indriya-atītambeyond mind, intellect and senses (manaḥ:mind | buddhi:intellect | indriya:senses | atītam:beyond)
- akalaṅkamstainless (a:without | kalaṅkam:blemish)
- jagat-jagat-patimthe Lord of the universe (jagat:universe | patim:lord)
tvameva hi kathaṃ tatra kathaṃ tatra carācaram || 2-11||
- īdṛśamsuch
- sahajaminnate, natural (saha:together with | jam:born)
- yatrawhere
- ahamthe 'I'
- tatrathere
- katham bhavethow can it be (katham:how | bhavet:could exist)
- tvam eva hiyou alone indeed (tvam:you | eva:alone | hi:indeed)
- katham tatrahow can there be (katham:how | tatra:there)
- katham tatra carācaramhow can there be the moving and unmoving (katham:how | tatra:there | cara:moving | acaram:unmoving)
caitanyaṃ doṣahīnaṃ ca sarvajñaṃ pūrṇameva ca || 2-12||
- gagana-gagana-upamamlike the sky (gagana:sky | upamam:comparable to)
- tuindeed
- yat proktamthat which is declared (yat:which | proktam:declared)
- tad evathat alone (tad:that | eva:alone)
- gagana-gagana-upamamis like the sky (gagana:sky | upamam:comparable to)
- caitanyamconsciousness
- doṣa-doṣa-hīnamfree from defects (doṣa:defect | hīnam:free from)
- caand
- sarvajñamall-knowing (sarva:all | jñam:knowing)
- pūrṇamcomplete
- eva caand indeed (eva:indeed | ca:and)
variṇā pihitaṃ naiva tejomadhye vyavasthitam || 2-13||
- pṛthivyāṃ caritammoving on the earth (pṛthivyām:on the earth | caritam:moved)
- na evanot at all (na:not | eva:indeed)
- mārutena ca vāhitamnor carried by the wind (mārutena:by the wind | ca:and | vāhitam:carried)
- variṇā pihitamcovered by water (variṇā:by water | pihitam:covered)
- na evanot at all (na:not | eva:indeed)
- tejo-tejo-madhye vyavasthitamabiding in the midst of fire (tejaḥ:fire | madhye:in the midst | vyavasthitam:abiding)
sa bāhyābhyantaraṃ tiṣṭhatyavacchinnaṃ nirantaram || 2-14||
- ākāśamspace
- tena saṃvyāptampervaded by that (tena:by that | saṃvyāptam:pervaded)
- na tad vyāptamthat is not pervaded (na:not | tad:that | vyāptam:pervaded)
- ca kenacitand by anything (ca:and | kenacit:by anything)
- saḥhe
- bāhya-bāhya-abhyantaramoutside and inside (bāhya:external | abhyantaram:internal)
- tiṣṭhatiabides
- avacchinnamundivided
- nirantaramcontinuously (nir:without | antaram:interval)
ālambanādi yatproktaṃ kramādālambanaṃ bhavet || 2-15||
- sūkṣmatvātdue to subtlety (sūkṣma:subtle | tvāt:on account of being)
- tad adṛśyatvātdue to that being invisible (tat:that | adṛśya:invisible | tvāt:on account of being)
- nirguṇatvāt caand due to being without qualities (nirguṇa:without qualities | tvāt:on account of being | ca:and)
- yogibhiḥby the yogis
- ālambanādisupports and the like (ālambana:support | ādi:and the like)
- yat proktamthat which is declared (yat:which | proktam:declared)
- kramād ālambanam bhavetgradually it becomes the support (kramāt:gradually | ālambanam:support | bhavet:it becomes)
tallayāllīyate nāntarguṇadoṣavivarjitaḥ || 2-16||
- satata-abhyāsa-satata-abhyāsa-yuktaḥengaged in constant practice (satata:constant | abhyāsa:practice | yuktaḥ:engaged)
- tubut
- nirālambaḥwithout support (nir:without | ālambaḥ:support)
- yadā bhavetwhen one becomes (yadā:when | bhavet:should become)
- tat-tallayātthrough that dissolution (tat:that | layāt:from dissolution)
- līyatemerges
- na antarnot within (na:not | antar:within)
- guṇa-doṣa-guṇa-doṣa-vivarjitaḥfree from virtues and faults (guṇa:virtues | doṣa:faults | vivarjitaḥ:free from)
ekameva vināśāya hyamoghaṃ sahajāmṛtam || 2-17||
- viṣa-viṣa-viśvasyaof the world of poison (viṣa:poison | viśvasya:of the world)
- raudrasyaof the terrible (raudrasya:fierce, terrible)
- moha-mūrcchā-moha-mūrcchā-pradasyawhich bestows delusion and swooning (moha:delusion | mūrcchā:fainting, stupor | pradasya:bestowing)
- caand
- ekam evathe one alone (ekam:one | eva:alone, only)
- vināśāyafor destruction (vināśāya:for destroying)
- hiindeed
- amoghamunfailing (amogham:infallible)
- sahaja-sahaja-amṛtamthe innate nectar (sahaja:innate, natural | amṛtam:nectar, immortality)
bhāvābhāvavinirmuktamantarālaṃ taducyate || 2-18||
- bhāva-bhāva-gamyamattainable through pure feeling (bhāva:feeling | gamyam:to be attained)
- nirākāramformless (nir:without | ākāram:form)
- sākāramhaving form (sa:with | ākāram:form)
- dṛṣṭi-dṛṣṭi-gocaramperceptible to sight (dṛṣṭi:sight | gocaram:within range)
- bhāva-abhāva-bhāva-abhāva-vinirmuktamfree from existence and non-existence (bhāva:existence | abhāva:non-existence | vinirmuktam:completely liberated)
- antarālamthe intermediate state
- tad ucyatethat is said (tad:that | ucyate:is said)
antarādantaraṃ jñeyaṃ nārikelaphalāmbuvat || 2-19||
- bāhya-bāhya-bhāvamthe external state (bāhya:external | bhāvam:state)
- bhaved viśvamis the universe (bhaved:becomes/is | viśvam:universe)
- antaḥ prakṛtiḥ ucyatethe inner is called Nature (antaḥ:inner | prakṛtiḥ:Nature | ucyate:is called)
- antarād antaramthe innermost within the inner (antarāt:than the inner | antaram:the inner)
- jñeyamis to be known
- nārikela-phala-nārikela-phala-ambuvatlike the water inside a coconut fruit (nārikela:coconut | phala:fruit | ambuvat:like water)
madhyānmadhyataraṃ jñeyaṃ nārikelaphalāmbuvat || 2-20||
- bhrānti-bhrānti-jñānamerroneous knowledge (bhrānti:delusion | jñānam:knowledge)
- sthitam bāhyamsituated on the outside (sthitam:situated | bāhyam:external)
- samyak-samyag-jñānam caand true knowledge (samyak:correct | jñānam:knowledge | ca:and)
- madhyagamresiding in the middle (madhya:middle | gam:going/residing)
- madhyāt madhyatarammore central than the center (madhyāt:than the middle | madhyataram:more central)
- jñeyamto be known
- nārikela-phala-nārikela-phala-ambuvatlike the water within a coconut fruit (nārikela:coconut | phala:fruit | ambu:water | vat:like)
tena tatsadṛśaṃ paśyeddvidhādṛṣṭirviparyayaḥ || 2-21||
- paurṇamāsyāmon the full-moon night
- yathā candraḥjust as the moon (yathā:just as | candraḥ:moon)
- ekaḥ evais but one (ekaḥ:one | eva:alone)
- ati-ati-nirmalaḥextremely spotless (ati:extremely | nirmalaḥ:spotless)
- tena tat-tena tat-sadṛśamlike that, similar to it (tena:by that | tat:that | sadṛśam:similar)
- paśyetone should see
- dvidhā-dvidhā-dṛṣṭiḥseeing in a twofold manner (dvidhā:twofold | dṛṣṭiḥ:vision)
- viparyayaḥis an error
dātā ca dhīratāmeti gīyate nāmakoṭibhiḥ || 2-22||
- anena eva prakāreṇain this very manner (anena:by this | eva:very | prakāreṇa:manner)
- buddhi-buddhi-bhedaḥdifference of intellect (buddhi:intellect | bhedaḥ:difference)
- na sarvagaḥnot universal (na:not | sarvagaḥ:all-pervading)
- dātā caand the giver (dātā:giver | ca:and)
- dhīratām etiattains steadfastness (dhīratām:steadfastness | eti:attains)
- gīyate nāma-gīyate nāma-koṭibhiḥis sung with millions of names (gīyate:is sung | nāma:names | koṭibhiḥ:by millions)
yastu sambudhyate tattvaṃ virakto bhavasāgarāt || 2-23||
- guru-prajñā-guru-prajñā-prasādenaby the grace of the Guru's wisdom (guru:teacher | prajñā:wisdom | prasādena:by the grace)
- mūrkhaḥ vā yadi paṇḍitaḥwhether a fool or a learned one (mūrkhaḥ:fool | vā:or | yadi:whether | paṇḍitaḥ:learned)
- yaḥ tu sambudhyate tattvamhe who understands the truth (yaḥ:who | tu:indeed | sambudhyate:understands | tattvam:truth)
- viraktaḥ bhava-viraktaḥ bhava-sāgarātbecomes detached from the ocean of worldly existence (viraktaḥ:detached | bhava:worldly existence | sāgarāt:from the ocean)
dṛḍhabodhaśca dhīraśca sa gacchetparamaṃ padam || 2-24||
- rāga-dveṣa-rāga-dveṣa-vinirmuktaḥfree from attraction and aversion (rāga:attraction | dveṣa:aversion | vinirmuktaḥ:completely liberated)
- sarva-bhūta-sarva-bhūta-hite rataḥdevoted to the welfare of all beings (sarva:all | bhūta:beings | hite:in the welfare | rataḥ:engaged)
- dṛḍha-dṛḍha-bodhaḥof firm knowledge (dṛḍha:firm | bodhaḥ:knowledge)
- caand
- dhīraḥsteadfast
- caand
- saḥhe
- gacchet paramaṃ padamattains the supreme state (gacchet:goes | paramam:supreme | padam:state)
dehābhāve tathā yogī svarūpe paramātmani || 2-25||
- ghaṭe bhinnewhen the pot is broken (ghaṭe:in the pot | bhinne:being broken)
- ghaṭākāśaḥthe space within the pot (ghaṭa:pot | ākāśaḥ:space)
- ākāśe līyatedissolves into space (ākāśe:in space | līyate:dissolves)
- yathājust as
- deha-dehābhāveon the dissolution of the body (deha:body | abhāve:in the absence)
- tathā yogīso too the yogi (tathā:thus | yogī:the yogi)
- svarūpe paramātmanimerges into his own nature, the Supreme Self (svarūpe:in one's own nature | paramātmani:in the Supreme Self)
na coktā yogayuktānāṃ matiryānte'pi sā gatiḥ || 2-26||
- uktā iyamthis has been stated (uktā:stated | iyam:this)
- karma-karma-yuktānāmof those engaged in action (karma:action | yuktānām:of those engaged)
- matiḥthe mindset
- yānte apieven at the end (yānte:at the end | api:even)
- sā gatiḥthat destination (sā:that | gatiḥ:destination)
- na ca uktāand not stated (na:not | ca:and | uktā:stated)
- yoga-yoga-yuktānāmof those established in yoga (yoga:yoga | yuktānām:of those established)
- matiḥthe mindset
- yānte apieven at the end (yānte:at the end | api:even)
- sā gatiḥthat destination (sā:that | gatiḥ:destination)
yogināṃ yā gatiḥ kvāpi hyakathyā bhavatorjitā || 2-27||
- yā gatiḥwhich goal (yā:which | gatiḥ:goal)
- karma-karma-yuktānāmof those engaged in action (karma:action | yuktānām:of those engaged)
- sā cathat indeed (sā:that | ca:and)
- vāk-vāg-indriyātby the organ of speech (vāk:speech | indriyāt:from the organ)
- vadetcan be described
- yogināmof the yogis
- yā gatiḥwhich goal (yā:which | gatiḥ:goal)
- kvāpianywhere
- hy akathyāindeed indescribable (hi:indeed | akathyā:indescribable)
- bhavatorjitāattained becomes powerful (bhavati:becomes | ūrjitā:powerful)
vikalpavarjanaṃ teṣāṃ svayaṃ siddhiḥ pravartate || 2-28||
- evaṃ jñātvāhaving known thus (evaṃ:thus | jñātvā:having known)
- tvam um mārgamyou this path (tvam:you | um:this | mārgam:path)
- yogināmof the yogis
- naiva kalpitamnot at all imagined (na:not | eva:indeed | kalpitam:imagined)
- vikalpa-vikalpa-varjanamabandonment of mental constructs (vikalpa:mental construct | varjanam:abandonment)
- teṣāmfor them
- svayaṃ siddhiḥself-arising perfection (svayaṃ:by itself | siddhiḥ:perfection)
- pravartatearises
na yogī paśyate garbhaṃ pare brahmaṇi līyate || 2-29||
- tīrtheat a holy place
- vā antyaja-vā antyaja-gehe vāor in the house of an outcaste (vā:or | antyaja:outcaste | gehe:in the house | vā:or)
- yatra kutrawherever (yatra:where | kutra:anywhere)
- mṛto'pi vāor even if dead (mṛtaḥ:dead | api:even | vā:or)
- na yogī paśyate garbhamthe yogi does not see the womb (na:not | yogī:yogi | paśyate:sees | garbham:womb, rebirth)
- pare brahmaṇi līyatehe merges in the supreme Brahman (pare:in the supreme | brahmaṇi:in Brahman | līyate:merges)
ghaṭati yadi yatheṣṭaṃ lipyate naiva doṣaiḥ |
sakṛdapi tadabhāvātkarma kiñcinnakuryāt
tadapi na ca vibaddhaḥ saṃyamī vā tapasvī || 2-30||
- sahajaminnate
- ajamunborn
- acintyaminconceivable
- yaḥ tubut he who (yaḥ:who | tu:but)
- paśyet svarūpamsees his own true nature (paśyet:sees | svarūpam:true nature)
- ghaṭati yadi yatheṣṭamif he acts as he pleases (ghaṭati:acts | yadi:if | yatheṣṭam:as desired)
- lipyate na eva doṣaiḥhe is not tainted by faults (lipyate:is tainted | na eva:not at all | doṣaiḥ:by faults)
- sakṛt apieven once (sakṛt:once | api:even)
- tad-tad-abhāvātdue to the absence of that (tad:that | abhāvāt:from absence)
- karma kiñcit na kuryāthe would not do any action (karma:action | kiñcit:any | na:not | kuryāt:would do)
- tad apieven so (tad:that | api:even)
- na ca vibaddhaḥand he is not bound (na:not | ca:and | vibaddhaḥ:bound)
- saṃyamī vā tapasvīas one who is self-controlled or an ascetic (saṃyamī:self-controlled | vā:or | tapasvī:ascetic)
nirāśrayaṃ nirvapuṣaṃ nirāśiṣam |
nirdvandvanirmohamaluptaśaktikaṃ
tamīśamātmānamupaiti śāśvatam || 2-31||
- nirāmayamfree from disease (niḥ:free from | āmayam:disease)
- niṣpratimamwithout comparison (niḥ:without | pratimam:likeness)
- nirākṛtimformless (niḥ:without | ākṛtim:form)
- nirāśrayamwithout support (niḥ:without | āśrayam:support)
- nirvapuṣambodiless (niḥ:without | vapuṣam:body)
- nirāśiṣamfree from desire (niḥ:free from | āśiṣam:wish)
- nirdvandva-nirdvandva-nirmohamfree from duality and delusion (nirdvandva:free from pairs of opposites | nirmoham:free from delusion)
- alupta-alupta-śaktikamof undiminished power (alupta:undiminished | śaktikam:power)
- tam īśamthat Lord (tam:that | īśam:Lord)
- ātmānamthe Self (ātmānam:the Self)
- upaiti śāśvatamattains the eternal (upaiti:attains | śāśvatam:eternal)
gururna śiṣyo na ca yantrasampadaḥ |
mudrādikaṃ cāpi na yatra bhāsate
tamīśamātmānamupaiti śāśvatam || 2-32||
- vedo nano Veda (vedaḥ:the Veda | na:not)
- dīkṣā nano initiation (dīkṣā:initiation | na:not)
- na ca muṇḍana-na ca muṇḍana-kriyānor the act of tonsure (na:not | ca:and | muṇḍana:shaving of the head | kriyā:act)
- gurur na śiṣyono guru, no disciple (guruḥ:teacher | na:not | śiṣyaḥ:disciple)
- na ca yantra-na ca yantra-sampadaḥnor the wealth of ritual diagrams (na:not | ca:and | yantra:mystical diagram | sampadaḥ:possessions)
- mudrā-mudrā-ādikaṃgestures and the like (mudrā:sacred gesture | ādikam:etc.)
- cāpi na yatra bhāsatewhere even these do not shine (ca:and | api:even | na:not | yatra:where | bhāsate:shines)
- tam īśam ātmānamthat Lord, the Self (tam:that | īśam:Lord | ātmānam:the Self)
- upaiti śāśvatamattains the eternal (upaiti:attains | śāśvatam:eternal)
piṇḍaṃ ca rūpaṃ ca padādikaṃ na vā |
ārambhaniṣpattighaṭādikaṃ ca no
tamīśamātmānamupaiti śāśvatam || 2-33||
- na śāmbhavamnot the Śāmbhava (state) (na:not | śāmbhavam:pertaining to Śambhu)
- śāktikam āṇavamthe Śākta and the Āṇava (śāktikam:pertaining to Śakti | āṇavam:pertaining to the individual soul)
- na vānor (na:not | vā:or)
- piṇḍaṃ ca rūpaṃ caneither the body nor the form (piṇḍam:body | ca:and | rūpam:form | ca:and)
- pada-padādikamword and the rest (pada:word | ādikam:etcetera)
- na vānor (na:not | vā:or)
- ārambha-niṣpatti-ghaṭa-ārambha-niṣpatti-ghaṭādikambeginning, completion, pot and the like (ārambha:beginning | niṣpatti:completion | ghaṭa:pot | ādikam:etcetera)
- ca noand not (ca:and | no:not)
- tam īśamthat Lord (tam:that | īśam:Lord)
- ātmānamthe Self (ātmānam:the Self)
- upaiti śāśvatamattains the eternal (upaiti:attains | śāśvatam:eternal)
dutpadyate tiṣṭhati līyate'pi vā |
payovikārādiva phenabudbudā-
stamīśamātmānamupaiti śāśvatam || 2-34||
- yasya svarūpātfrom whose essential nature (yasya:whose | svarūpāt:from the essential nature)
- sa-sa-carācaram jagatthe world with moving and unmoving things (sa:with | cara:moving | acaram:unmoving | jagat:world)
- utpadyatearises
- tiṣṭhatiremains
- līyate api vāor also dissolves (līyate:dissolves | api:also | vā:or)
- payo-payo-vikārāt ivaas from the modification of water (payaḥ:water | vikārāt:from the modification | iva:like)
- phena-phena-budbudāḥfoam and bubbles (phena:foam | budbudāḥ:bubbles)
- tam īśamthat Lord (tam:that | īśam:Lord)
- ātmānamthe Self
- upaiti śāśvatamone attains the eternal (upaiti:attains | śāśvatam:eternal)
bodho'pyabodho'pi na yatra bhāsate |
nāḍīpracāro'pi na yatra kiñci-
ttamīśamātmānamupaiti śāśvatam || 2-35||
- nāsā-nāsā-nirodhaḥrestraint of the breath through the nose (nāsā:nose | nirodhaḥ:restraint)
- na ca dṛṣṭiḥnor fixing of the gaze (na:not | ca:and | dṛṣṭiḥ:gaze)
- āsanamposture
- bodhaḥ api abodhaḥ apineither knowledge nor ignorance (bodhaḥ:knowledge | api:even | abodhaḥ:ignorance | api:even)
- na yatra bhāsatewhere none appears (na:not | yatra:where | bhāsate:appears)
- nāḍī-nāḍī-pracāraḥ apinor even the movement through the nerve channels (nāḍī:nerve channel | pracāraḥ:movement | api:even)
- na yatra kiñcitwhere nothing exists (na:not | yatra:where | kiñcit:anything)
- tam īśam ātmānamthat Lord, the Self (tam:that | īśam:Lord | ātmānam:the Self)
- upaiti śāśvatamattains the eternal (upaiti:attains | śāśvatam:eternal)
aṇutvadīrghatvamahattvaśūnyatā |
mānatvameyatvasamatvavarjitaṃ
tamīśamātmānamupaiti śāśvatam || 2-36||
- nānātvammanifoldness (nānā:various | tvam:ness)
- ekatvamoneness (eka:one | tvam:ness)
- ubhatvamduality (ubha:both | tvam:ness)
- anyatāotherness (anya:other | tā:ness)
- aṇutva-dīrghatva-mahattva-aṇutva-dīrghatva-mahattva-śūnyatādevoid of smallness, length and greatness (aṇutva:minuteness | dīrghatva:length | mahattva:greatness | śūnyatā:emptiness)
- mānatva-eyatva-samatva-mānatva-eyatva-samatva-varjitamfree from measurer, measurable and equality (mānatva:being a means of knowledge | eyatva:being knowable | samatva:sameness | varjitam:devoid of)
- tam īśamthat Lord (tam:that | īśam:Lord)
- ātmānamthe Self (ātmānam:the Self)
- upaiti śāśvatamattains the eternal (upaiti:attains | śāśvatam:eternal)
susaṅgrahī vā yadi vā na saṅgrahī |
niṣkarmako vā yadi vā sakarmaka-
stamīśamātmānamupaiti śāśvatam || 2-37||
- susaṃyamīwell self-controlled (su:well | saṃyamī:self-controlled)
- vā yadi vā na saṃyamīor whether not self-controlled (vā:or | yadi:if | vā:or | na:not | saṃyamī:self-controlled)
- susaṅgrahīacquiring much (su:well | saṅgrahī:accumulator)
- vā yadi vā na saṅgrahīor whether not accumulating (vā:or | yadi:if | vā:or | na:not | saṅgrahī:accumulator)
- niṣkarmakaḥfree from action (niṣ:without | karmakaḥ:action)
- vā yadi vā sakarmakaḥor whether engaged in action (vā:or | yadi:if | vā:or | sa:with | karmakaḥ:action)
- tam īśamthat Lord (tam:that | īśam:Lord)
- ātmānamthe Self
- upaiti śāśvatamattains the eternal (upaiti:attains | śāśvatam:eternal)
tanmātrabhūtāni na bhūtapañcakam |
ahaṅkṛtiścāpi viyatsvarūpakaṃ
tamīśamātmānamupaiti śāśvatam || 2-38||
- mano na buddhiḥneither mind nor intellect (manaḥ:mind | na:not | buddhiḥ:intellect)
- na śarīram indriyamnor body nor sense organ (na:not | śarīram:body | indriyam:sense organ)
- tanmātra-tanmātra-bhūtānithe subtle elements (tanmātra:subtle essence | bhūtāni:elements)
- na bhūta-na bhūta-pañcakamnor the five gross elements (na:not | bhūta:element | pañcakam:group of five)
- ahaṅkṛtiḥ ca apinor even the ego (ahaṅkṛtiḥ:ego | ca:and | api:even)
- viyat-viyat-svarūpakamof the nature of space (viyat:space | svarūpakam:having the form of)
- tam īśamthat Lord (tam:that | īśam:Lord)
- ātmānam upaiti śāśvatamattains that eternal Self (ātmānam:the Self | upaiti:attains | śāśvatam:eternal)
na yoginaścetasi bhedavarjite |
śaucaṃ na vāśaucamaliṅgabhāvanā
sarvaṃ vidheyaṃ yadi vā niṣidhyate || 2-39||
- vidhau nirodhewhen injunction is dissolved (vidhau:in injunction | nirodhe:in cessation)
- paramātmatāṃ gatehaving attained the state of the Supreme Self (paramātmatām:supreme selfhood | gate:having gone)
- na yoginaḥ cetasinot in the mind of the yogi (na:not | yoginaḥ:of the yogi | cetasi:in the mind)
- bheda-bheda-varjitedevoid of distinction (bheda:distinction | varjite:free from)
- śaucaṃ na vā aśaucamneither purity nor impurity (śaucam:purity | na:not | vā:or | aśaucam:impurity)
- aliṅga-aliṅga-bhāvanācontemplation without attributes (aliṅga:without mark | bhāvanā:contemplation)
- sarvaṃ vidheyameverything to be enjoined (sarvam:all | vidheyam:to be prescribed)
- yadi vā niṣidhyateor whether it is prohibited (yadi:if | vā:or | niṣidhyate:is forbidden)
nūnaṃ kathaṃ tatra gurūpadeśatā |
imāṃ kathāmuktavato gurosta-
dyuktasya tattvaṃ hi samaṃ prakāśate || 2-40||
- manaḥ vacaḥmind and speech (manaḥ:mind | vacaḥ:speech)
- yatra na śaktam īritumwhere they are not able to express (yatra:where | na:not | śaktam:able | īritum:to utter)
- nūnaṃ kathaṃ tatrahow indeed there (nūnam:surely | katham:how | tatra:there)
- guru-gurūpadeśatāthe state of the Guru's teaching (guru:teacher | upadeśatā:instruction)
- imāṃ kathām uktavataḥof him who has spoken this account (imām:this | kathām:account | uktavataḥ:having spoken)
- guroḥof the Guru
- tad-tad-yuktasyaof one who is united with that (tad:that | yuktasya:of the one joined)
- tattvaṃ hi samaṃ prakāśatethe truth indeed shines forth equally (tattvam:truth | hi:indeed | samam:equally | prakāśate:shines)
guṇaviguṇavibhāgo vartate naiva kiñcit
rativirativihīnaṃ nirmalaṃ niṣprapañcam |
guṇaviguṇavihīnaṃ vyāpakaṃ viśvarūpaṃ
kathamahamiha vande vyomarūpaṃ śivaṃ vai || 3-1||
- guṇa-viguṇa-guṇa-viguṇa-vibhāgaḥdivision of quality and non-quality (guṇa:quality | viguṇa:non-quality | vibhāgaḥ:division)
- vartate na eva kiñcitdoes not exist at all in the slightest (vartate:exists | na:not | eva:indeed | kiñcit:anything)
- rati-virati-rati-virati-vihīnamdevoid of attachment and detachment (rati:attachment | virati:detachment | vihīnam:devoid of)
- nirmalampure
- niṣprapañcambeyond all manifestation (niḥ:without | prapañcam:manifestation)
- guṇa-viguṇa-guṇa-viguṇa-vihīnamfree from quality and non-quality (guṇa:quality | viguṇa:non-quality | vihīnam:free from)
- vyāpakamall-pervading
- viśvarūpamof universal form (viśva:universe | rūpam:form)
- katham aham iha vandehow shall I here worship (katham:how | aham:I | iha:here | vande:worship)
- vyomarūpam śivam vaiindeed Shiva of the nature of space (vyoma:space | rūpam:form | śivam:Shiva | vai:indeed)
kāryaṃ hi kāraṇamidaṃ hi paraṃ śivaśca |
evaṃ vikalparahito'hamalaṃ śivaśca
svātmānamātmani sumitra kathaṃ namāmi || 3-2||
- śveta-ādi-varṇa-śveta-ādi-varṇa-rahitaḥdevoid of white and other colors (śveta:white | ādi:etc. | varṇa:color | rahitaḥ:devoid of)
- niyatamcertainly
- śivaḥ caand Shiva (auspicious) (śivaḥ:Shiva | ca:and)
- kāryam hiindeed the effect (kāryam:effect | hi:indeed)
- kāraṇam idam hiindeed this cause (kāraṇam:cause | idam:this | hi:indeed)
- param śivaḥ caand the supreme Shiva (param:supreme | śivaḥ:Shiva | ca:and)
- evam vikalpa-evam vikalpa-rahitaḥthus devoid of alternatives (evam:thus | vikalpa:alternative | rahitaḥ:devoid of)
- aham alam śivaḥ caI am fully Shiva (aham:I | alam:fully | śivaḥ:Shiva | ca:and)
- sva-sva-ātmānamto my own Self (sva:own | ātmānam:Self)
- ātmaniin the Self
- sumitraO good friend (su:good | mitra:friend)
- katham namāmihow shall I bow (katham:how | namāmi:I bow)
nirdhūmadhūmarahito hi sadodito'ham |
nirdīpadīparahito hi sadodito'haṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-3||
- nirmūla-mūla-nirmūla-mūla-rahitaḥdevoid of both root and rootlessness (nirmūla:without root | mūla:root | rahitaḥ:devoid of)
- hiindeed
- sadā-sadā-uditaḥ ahamI am ever-arisen (sadā:always | uditaḥ:arisen | aham:I)
- nirdhūma-dhūma-nirdhūma-dhūma-rahitaḥdevoid of both smoke and smokelessness (nirdhūma:without smoke | dhūma:smoke | rahitaḥ:devoid of)
- hiindeed
- sadā-sadā-uditaḥ ahamI am ever-arisen (sadā:always | uditaḥ:arisen | aham:I)
- nirdīpa-dīpa-nirdīpa-dīpa-rahitaḥdevoid of both lamp and lamplessness (nirdīpa:without lamp | dīpa:lamp | rahitaḥ:devoid of)
- hiindeed
- sadā-sadā-uditaḥ ahamI am ever-arisen (sadā:always | uditaḥ:arisen | aham:I)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof even essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
niḥsaṅgasaṅgamiha nāma kathaṃ vadāmi |
niḥsārasārarahitaṃ ca kathaṃ vadāmi
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-4||
- niṣkāma-niṣkāma-kāmamdesireless desire (niṣkāma:free from desire | kāmam:desire)
- iha nāma kathaṃ vadāmihow indeed shall I speak of it here (iha:here | nāma:indeed | kathaṃ:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- niḥsaṅga-niḥsaṅga-saṅgamattachmentless attachment (niḥsaṅga:free from attachment | saṅgam:attachment)
- iha nāma kathaṃ vadāmihow indeed shall I speak of it here (iha:here | nāma:indeed | kathaṃ:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- niḥsāra-sāra-niḥsāra-sāra-rahitamdevoid of both the essenceless and the essential (niḥsāra:without essence | sāra:essence | rahitam:devoid of)
- ca kathaṃ vadāmiand how shall I speak of it (ca:and | kathaṃ:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:like | aham:I)
dvaitasvarūpamakhilaṃ hi kathaṃ vadāmi |
nityaṃ tvanityamakhilaṃ hi kathaṃ vadāmi
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-5||
- advaita-advaita-rūpamthe form of non-duality (advaita:non-duality | rūpam:form)
- akhilameverything, the whole (akhila:entire)
- hiindeed
- kathaṃ vadāmihow shall I speak (katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- dvaita-dvaita-svarūpamthe essential nature of duality (dvaita:duality | svarūpam:essential nature)
- akhilameverything, the whole (akhila:entire)
- hiindeed
- kathaṃ vadāmihow shall I speak (katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- nityamthe eternal
- tubut
- anityamthe impermanent (an:not | nityam:eternal)
- akhilameverything, the whole (akhila:entire)
- hiindeed
- kathaṃ vadāmihow shall I speak (katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar, immortality)
- samarasamof equal essence, uniform (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamo'hamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:similar to | aham:I)
ādyantamadhyarahitaṃ na parāparaṃ hi |
satyaṃ vadāmi khalu vai paramārthatattvaṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-6||
- sthūlaṃ hi nonot gross indeed (sthūlam:gross | hi:indeed | no:not)
- na hi kṛśaṃnot thin indeed (na:not | hi:indeed | kṛśam:thin)
- na gata-na gata-āgataṃ hinot coming and going indeed (na:not | gata:gone | āgatam:come | hi:indeed)
- ādi-anta-madhya-ādi-anta-madhya-rahitaṃdevoid of beginning, end, and middle (ādi:beginning | anta:end | madhya:middle | rahitam:devoid of)
- na para-na parāparaṃ hineither higher nor lower indeed (na:not | para:higher | aparam:lower | hi:indeed)
- satyaṃ vadāmiI speak the truth (satyam:truth | vadāmi:I speak)
- khalu vaisurely and truly (khalu:surely | vai:indeed)
- parama-artha-paramārtha-tattvaṃthe highest truth-reality (parama:highest | artha:meaning | tattvam:reality)
- jñāna-jñānāmṛtaṃthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- sama-samarasaṃof equal essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gaganopamo'hamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:like | aham:I)
saṃviddhi sarvaviṣayāṃśca nabhonibhāṃśca |
saṃviddhi caikamamalaṃ na hi bandhamuktaṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-7||
- saṃviddhiknow well
- sarva-sarva-karaṇāniall the senses/instruments (sarva:all | karaṇāni:instruments)
- nabho-nabho-nibhāniresembling the sky (nabhaḥ:sky | nibhāni:resembling)
- sarva-sarva-viṣayānall the objects (sarva:all | viṣayān:sense objects)
- ca nabho-ca nabho-nibhānand resembling the sky (ca:and | nabhaḥ:sky | nibhān:resembling)
- saṃviddhi ca ekam amalamknow the one stainless reality (saṃviddhi:know | ca:and | ekam:one | amalam:stainless)
- na hi bandha-na hi bandha-muktamneither bound nor liberated (na:not | hi:indeed | bandha:bondage | muktam:liberated)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar/immortal)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
durlakṣyalakṣyagahano na bhavāmi tāta |
āsannarūpagahano na bhavāmi tāta
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-8||
- durbodha-bodha-durbodha-bodha-gahanaḥimpenetrable through hard-to-grasp knowledge (durbodha:hard to comprehend | bodha:knowledge | gahanaḥ:dense/impenetrable)
- na bhavāmi tātaI am not, O dear one (na:not | bhavāmi:I am | tāta:O dear one)
- durlakṣya-lakṣya-durlakṣya-lakṣya-gahanaḥimpenetrable through hard-to-perceive objects (durlakṣya:difficult to perceive | lakṣya:object of perception | gahanaḥ:dense/impenetrable)
- na bhavāmi tātaI am not, O dear one (na:not | bhavāmi:I am | tāta:O dear one)
- āsanna-rūpa-āsanna-rūpa-gahanaḥimpenetrable through nearby forms (āsanna:near/proximate | rūpa:form | gahanaḥ:dense/impenetrable)
- na bhavāmi tātaI am not, O dear one (na:not | bhavāmi:I am | tāta:O dear one)
- jñānāmṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar/immortality)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gaganopamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
nirduḥkhaduḥkhadahano jvalano bhavāmi |
nirdehadehadahano jvalano bhavāmi
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-9||
- niṣkarma-karma-niṣkarma-karma-dahanaḥburner of both action and non-action (niṣkarma:non-action | karma:action | dahanaḥ:burner)
- jvalanaḥ bhavāmiI am the blazing fire (jvalanaḥ:blazing fire | bhavāmi:I am)
- nirduḥkha-duḥkha-nirduḥkha-duḥkha-dahanaḥburner of both sorrow and its absence (nirduḥkha:absence of sorrow | duḥkha:sorrow | dahanaḥ:burner)
- nirdeha-deha-nirdeha-deha-dahanaḥburner of both body and bodilessness (nirdeha:bodilessness | deha:body | dahanaḥ:burner)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof equal essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
nirdharmadharmadahano hi hutāśano'ham |
nirbandhabandhadahano hi hutāśano'haṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-10||
- niṣpāpa-pāpa-niṣpāpa-pāpa-dahanaḥburner of both sin and sinlessness (niṣpāpa:sinless | pāpa:sin | dahanaḥ:burner)
- hiindeed
- hutāśanaḥ ahamI am the fire (hutāśanaḥ:fire, oblation-eater | aham:I)
- nirdharma-dharma-nirdharma-dharma-dahanaḥburner of both righteousness and unrighteousness (nirdharma:non-dharma | dharma:righteousness | dahanaḥ:burner)
- hi hutāśanaḥ ahamindeed I am the fire (hi:indeed | hutāśanaḥ:fire | aham:I)
- nirbandha-bandha-nirbandha-bandha-dahanaḥburner of both bondage and freedom from bondage (nirbandha:free from bondage | bandha:bondage | dahanaḥ:burner)
- hi hutāśanaḥ ahamindeed I am the fire (hi:indeed | hutāśanaḥ:fire | aham:I)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar, immortality)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:resembling | aham:I)
niryogayogarahito na bhavāmi vatsa |
niścittacittarahito na bhavāmi vatsa
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-11||
- nirbhāva-bhāva-nirbhāva-bhāva-rahitaḥfree from both existence and non-existence (nirbhāva:non-existence | bhāva:existence | rahitaḥ:devoid of)
- na bhavāmi vatsaI am not, O dear child (na:not | bhavāmi:I become | vatsa:O child)
- niryoga-yoga-niryoga-yoga-rahitaḥfree from union and non-union (niryoga:non-union | yoga:union | rahitaḥ:devoid of)
- niścitta-citta-niścitta-citta-rahitaḥfree from mind and mindlessness (niścitta:mindlessness | citta:mind | rahitaḥ:devoid of)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof even essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
niḥśokaśokapadavīti na me vikalpaḥ |
nirlobhalobhapadavīti na me vikalpo
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-12||
- nirmoha-moha-nirmoha-moha-padavīthe path of delusion or freedom from delusion (nirmoha:free from delusion | moha:delusion | padavī:path)
- iti na me vikalpaḥthus there is no such distinction for me (iti:thus | na:not | me:for me | vikalpaḥ:distinction)
- niḥśoka-śoka-niḥśoka-śoka-padavīthe path of sorrow or freedom from sorrow (niḥśoka:free from sorrow | śoka:sorrow | padavī:path)
- iti na me vikalpaḥthus there is no such distinction for me (iti:thus | na:not | me:for me | vikalpaḥ:distinction)
- nirlobha-lobha-nirlobha-lobha-padavīthe path of greed or freedom from greed (nirlobha:free from greed | lobha:greed | padavī:path)
- iti na me vikalpaḥthus there is no such distinction for me (iti:thus | na:not | me:for me | vikalpaḥ:distinction)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable | aham:I am)
santoṣasantatisukho na ca me kadācit |
ajñānabandhanamidaṃ na ca me kadācit
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-13||
- saṃsāra-saṃsāra-santatilatāthe creeper of the continuous cycle of worldly existence (saṃsāra:worldly existence | santati:continuous flow | latā:creeper)
- na ca me kadācitis never mine (na:not | ca:and | me:mine | kadācit:ever)
- santoṣa-santoṣa-santatisukhaḥthe continuous happiness of contentment (santoṣa:contentment | santati:continuous | sukhaḥ:happiness)
- na ca me kadācitis never mine (na:not | ca:and | me:mine | kadācit:ever)
- ajñāna-ajñāna-bandhanam idamthis bondage of ignorance (ajñāna:ignorance | bandhanam:bondage | idam:this)
- na ca me kadācitis never mine (na:not | ca:and | me:mine | kadācit:ever)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof homogeneous essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
santāpasantatitamo na ca me vikāraḥ |
sattvaṃ svadharmajanakaṃ na ca me vikāro
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-14||
- saṃsāra-saṃsāra-santatiḥthe continuous flow of worldly existence (saṃsāra:worldly existence | santatiḥ:continuous flow)
- rajaḥthe quality of passion (rajas)
- na ca me vikāraḥis not a modification of mine (na:not | ca:and | me:my | vikāraḥ:modification)
- santāpa-santāpa-santatiḥthe continuous flow of suffering (santāpa:suffering | santatiḥ:continuous flow)
- tamaḥthe quality of darkness/inertia (tamas)
- na ca me vikāraḥis not a modification of mine (na:not | ca:and | me:my | vikāraḥ:modification)
- sattvamthe quality of purity (sattva)
- sva-dharma-sva-dharma-janakamthe producer of one's own duty (sva:own | dharma:duty | janakam:producer)
- na ca me vikāraḥis not a modification of mine (na:not | ca:and | me:my | vikāraḥ:modification)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof homogeneous essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:like | aham:I)
santāpayogajanitaṃ na manaḥ kadācit |
yasmādahaṅkṛtiriyaṃ na ca me kadācit
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-15||
- santāpa-duḥkha-santāpa-duḥkha-janakaḥproducer of the misery of affliction (santāpa:affliction | duḥkha:misery | janakaḥ:producer)
- na vidhiḥ kadācitthere is never any injunction (na:not | vidhiḥ:injunction | kadācit:ever)
- santāpa-yoga-santāpa-yoga-janitamborn of contact with affliction (santāpa:affliction | yoga:contact | janitam:produced)
- na manaḥ kadācitthere is never any mind (na:not | manaḥ:mind | kadācit:ever)
- yasmāt ahaṅkṛtiḥ iyamsince this egoism (yasmāt:since | ahaṅkṛtiḥ:egoism | iyam:this)
- na ca me kadācitis never mine at all (na:not | ca:and | me:mine | kadācit:ever)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof even essence (samarasam:homogeneous)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable | aham:I)
svapnaprabodhanidhanaṃ na hitāhitaṃ hi |
niḥsārasāranidhanaṃ na carācaraṃ hi
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-16||
- niṣkampa-kampa-niṣkampa-kampa-nidhanamfree from the end of motion and motionlessness (niṣkampa:motionless | kampa:motion | nidhanam:end/destruction)
- na vikalpa-na vikalpa-kalpamnot subject to imagination or non-imagination (na:not | vikalpa:mental modification | kalpam:conceivable)
- svapna-prabodha-svapna-prabodha-nidhanamfree from the end of dreaming and waking (svapna:dream | prabodha:waking | nidhanam:end)
- na hita-na hitāhitam hiindeed not the beneficial or harmful (na:not | hita:beneficial | ahitam:harmful | hi:indeed)
- niḥsāra-sāra-niḥsāra-sāra-nidhanamfree from the end of the essenceless and the essential (niḥsāra:essenceless | sāra:essential | nidhanam:end)
- na cara-na carācaram hiindeed not the moving or the unmoving (na:not | cara:moving | acaram:unmoving | hi:indeed)
- jñāna-jñānāmṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar/immortality)
- samarasamof even essence (samarasam:equipoised/homogeneous)
- gagana-gaganopamo'hamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
vācāmagocaramidaṃ na mano na buddhiḥ |
evaṃ kathaṃ hi bhavataḥ kathayāmi tattvaṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-17||
- na vedya-no vedya-vedakam idamthis is neither the known nor the knower (no:not | vedya:the known | vedakam:the knower | idam:this)
- na ca hetu-na ca hetu-tarkyamnor is it to be reasoned by logic (na:not | ca:and | hetu:reason | tarkyam:to be argued)
- vācām agocaram idamthis is beyond the range of speech (vācām:of words | agocaram:beyond the range | idam:this)
- na mano na buddhiḥneither mind nor intellect (na:not | manaḥ:mind | na:not | buddhiḥ:intellect)
- evaṃ kathaṃ hithus how indeed (evam:thus | katham:how | hi:indeed)
- bhavataḥ kathayāmi tattvamshall I tell you the truth (bhavataḥ:to you | kathayāmi:I tell | tattvam:the truth)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtaṃ samarasamthe nectar of knowledge, of equal essence (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar | samarasam:homogeneous essence)
- gagana-gaganopamo'hamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
mantarbahirna hi kathaṃ paramārthatattvam |
prāksambhavaṃ na ca rataṃ na hi vastu kiñcit
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-18||
- nirbhinna-bhinna-nirbhinna-bhinna-rahitamfree from the divided and the undivided (nirbhinna:undivided | bhinna:divided | rahitam:devoid of)
- paramārtha-paramārtha-tattvamthe supreme truth (paramārtha:highest reality | tattvam:essence)
- antar bahiḥwithin and without (antaḥ:inside | bahiḥ:outside)
- na hi kathamindeed how not (na:not | hi:indeed | katham:how)
- paramārtha-paramārtha-tattvamthe supreme truth (paramārtha:highest reality | tattvam:essence)
- prāk-prāk-sambhavamprior origination (prāk:before | sambhavam:origin)
- na ca ratamnor attachment (na:not | ca:and | ratam:delighted/attached)
- na hi vastu kiñcitindeed not any object (na:not | hi:indeed | vastu:object | kiñcit:anything)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamo'hamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:resembling | aham:I)
daivādidoṣarahitaṃ tvahameva tattvam |
saṃsāraśokarahitaṃ tvahameva tattvaṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-19||
- rāga-ādi-doṣa-rāga-ādi-doṣa-rahitamfree from the faults of attachment and the rest (rāga:attachment | ādi:etc. | doṣa:fault | rahitam:free from)
- tv aham eva tattvamtruly I alone am the Reality (tu:indeed | aham:I | eva:alone | tattvam:the Reality)
- daiva-ādi-doṣa-daiva-ādi-doṣa-rahitamfree from the faults of fate and the rest (daiva:fate | ādi:etc. | doṣa:fault | rahitam:free from)
- saṃsāra-śoka-saṃsāra-śoka-rahitamfree from the sorrow of worldly existence (saṃsāra:worldly existence | śoka:sorrow | rahitam:free from)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gaganopamo ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:resembling | aham:I)
kālatrayaṃ yadi ca neti kathaṃ diśaśca |
śāntaṃ padaṃ hi paramaṃ paramārthatattvaṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-20||
- sthāna-sthāna-trayamthe three states (sthāna:state | trayam:three)
- yadi ca na itiif these are not (yadi:if | ca:and | na:not | iti:thus)
- kathaṃ turīyamhow can there be the fourth state (katham:how | turīyam:the fourth)
- kāla-kāla-trayamthe three times (kāla:time | trayam:three)
- yadi ca na itiif these are not (yadi:if | ca:and | na:not | iti:thus)
- kathaṃ diśaḥ cahow can there be the directions (katham:how | diśaḥ:directions | ca:and)
- śāntaṃ padamthe peaceful state (śāntam:peaceful | padam:state)
- hi paramamindeed supreme (hi:indeed | paramam:supreme)
- parama-artha-parama-artha-tattvamthe ultimate truth (parama:supreme | artha:meaning | tattvam:reality)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:like | aham:I)
vistārasaṃkaṭamitīha na me vibhāgaḥ |
koṇaṃ hi vartulamitīha na me vibhāgo
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-21||
- dīrghaḥ laghuḥlong and short (dīrghaḥ:long | laghuḥ:short)
- punaḥagain
- iti ihathus here (iti:thus | iha:here)
- na me vibhāgaḥthere is no division for me (na:not | me:for me | vibhāgaḥ:division)
- vistāra-vistāra-saṃkaṭambroad and narrow (vistāra:broad | saṃkaṭam:narrow)
- iti iha na me vibhāgaḥthus here there is no division for me (iti:thus | iha:here | na:not | me:for me | vibhāgaḥ:division)
- koṇamangular
- hiindeed
- vartulamround
- iti iha na me vibhāgaḥthus here there is no division for me (iti:thus | iha:here | na:not | me:for me | vibhāgaḥ:division)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof even essence (sama:even | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
jātaṃ mṛtaṃ na ca mano na ca me kadācit |
nirvyākulaṃ sthiramidaṃ paramārthatattvaṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-22||
- mātā-pitā-mātā-pitā-ādimother, father and the like (mātā:mother | pitā:father | ādi:etc.)
- tanaya-tanaya-ādichildren and the like (tanaya:child | ādi:etc.)
- na me kadācitare never mine (na:not | me:mine | kadācit:ever)
- jātam mṛtamborn or dead (jātam:born | mṛtam:dead)
- na ca manaḥnor mind (na:not | ca:and | manaḥ:mind)
- na ca me kadācitnor ever mine (na:not | ca:and | me:mine | kadācit:ever)
- nirvyākulamfree from agitation (nir:free from | vyākulam:agitation)
- sthiram idamthis is steady (sthiram:steady | idam:this)
- paramārtha-paramārtha-tattvamthe supreme truth (paramārtha:highest reality | tattvam:essence)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamnectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamo'hamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable | aham:I)
nirlepalepamavicāramanantarūpam |
niṣkhaṇḍakhaṇḍamavicāramanantarūpaṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-23||
- śuddham viśuddhampure and utterly pure (śuddham:pure | viśuddham:utterly pure)
- avicārambeyond deliberation (a:without | vicāram:deliberation)
- ananta-ananta-rūpamof infinite form (ananta:infinite | rūpam:form)
- nirlepa-nirlepa-lepamuntainted yet appearing tainted (nirlepa:untainted | lepam:taint)
- niṣkhaṇḍa-niṣkhaṇḍa-khaṇḍamindivisible yet appearing divided (niṣkhaṇḍa:indivisible | khaṇḍam:division)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamnectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable | aham:I)
svargādayo vasatayaḥ kathamatra santi |
yadyekarūpamamalaṃ paramārthatattvaṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-24||
- brahma-brahma-ādayaḥBrahma and the others (brahma:Brahma | ādayaḥ:and the rest)
- sura-sura-gaṇāḥhosts of gods (sura:gods | gaṇāḥ:hosts)
- katham atra santihow can they exist here (katham:how | atra:here | santi:exist)
- svarga-svarga-ādayaḥheaven and the others (svarga:heaven | ādayaḥ:and the rest)
- vasatayaḥabodes
- katham atra santihow can they exist here (katham:how | atra:here | santi:exist)
- yadi eka-yadi eka-rūpamif of one form (yadi:if | eka:one | rūpam:form)
- amalamstainless
- parama-artha-parama-artha-tattvamthe supreme reality (parama:supreme | artha:meaning | tattvam:truth)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
niḥśeṣaśeṣavimalo hi kathaṃ vadāmi |
nirliṅgaliṅgavimalo hi kathaṃ vadāmi
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-25||
- nirneti-neti-nirneti-neti-vimalaḥpure beyond the 'not this, not this' negation (nir:free from | neti-neti:not this, not this | vimalaḥ:pure)
- hi kathaṃ vadāmihow indeed shall I speak (hi:indeed | kathaṃ:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- niḥśeṣa-śeṣa-niḥśeṣa-śeṣa-vimalaḥpure without any remainder whatsoever (niḥśeṣa:without remainder | śeṣa:remainder | vimalaḥ:pure)
- hi kathaṃ vadāmihow indeed shall I speak (hi:indeed | kathaṃ:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- nirliṅga-liṅga-nirliṅga-liṅga-vimalaḥpure free from marked and unmarked (nir:free from | liṅga:mark/sign | vimalaḥ:pure)
- hi kathaṃ vadāmihow indeed shall I speak (hi:indeed | kathaṃ:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtaṃ samarasamthe nectar of knowledge, of even essence (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtaṃ:nectar | samarasam:of uniform essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:like | aham:I)
niḥsaṅgasaṅgarahitaṃ paramaṃ vinodam |
nirdehadeharahitaṃ satataṃ vinodaṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-26||
- niṣkarma-karma-niṣkarma-karma-paramamsupreme actionless action (niṣkarma:actionless | karma:action | paramam:supreme)
- satataṃ karomiI constantly perform (satatam:constantly | karomi:I do)
- niḥsaṅga-saṅga-niḥsaṅga-saṅga-rahitamfree from attachment and non-attachment (niḥsaṅga:non-attached | saṅga:attachment | rahitam:free from)
- paramaṃ vinodamsupreme delight (paramam:supreme | vinodam:delight)
- nirdeha-deha-nirdeha-deha-rahitamfree from body and bodilessness (nirdeha:bodiless | deha:body | rahitam:free from)
- satataṃ vinodamconstant delight (satatam:constantly | vinodam:delight)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtaṃ samarasamthe nectar of knowledge, of even essence (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar | samarasam:of equal essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
kauṭilyadambharacanā na ca me vikāraḥ |
satyānṛteti racanā na ca me vikāro
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-27||
- māyā-prapañca-māyā-prapañca-racanāthe fabrication of the world of illusion (māyā:illusion | prapañca:manifested world | racanā:fabrication)
- na ca me vikāraḥis not my modification (na:not | ca:and | me:my | vikāraḥ:modification)
- kauṭilya-dambha-kauṭilya-dambha-racanāthe making of crookedness and hypocrisy (kauṭilya:crookedness | dambha:hypocrisy | racanā:making)
- na ca me vikāraḥis not my modification (na:not | ca:and | me:my | vikāraḥ:modification)
- satya-satya-anṛtā iti racanāthe fabrication of truth and falsehood (satya:truth | anṛtā:falsehood | iti:thus | racanā:fabrication)
- na ca me vikāraḥis not my modification (na:not | ca:and | me:my | vikāraḥ:modification)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof even essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
hyantaḥ prabodharahitaṃ badhiro na mūkaḥ |
evaṃ vikalparahitaṃ na ca bhāvaśuddhaṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-28||
- sandhyā-ādi-kāla-sandhyā-ādi-kāla-rahitamfree from time such as twilight and the rest (sandhyā:twilight | ādi:etc. | kāla:time | rahitam:free from)
- na ca me viyogaḥthere is no separation for me (na:not | ca:and | me:for me | viyogaḥ:separation)
- hi antaḥ prabodha-hi antaḥ prabodha-rahitamindeed devoid of inner awakening (hi:indeed | antaḥ:inner | prabodha:awakening | rahitam:devoid of)
- badhiraḥ na mūkaḥneither deaf nor dumb (badhiraḥ:deaf | na:not | mūkaḥ:dumb)
- evaṃ vikalpa-evaṃ vikalpa-rahitamthus free from mental constructs (evaṃ:thus | vikalpa:mental construct | rahitam:free from)
- na ca bhāva-na ca bhāva-śuddhamnor purity of feeling (na:not | ca:and | bhāva:feeling | śuddham:pure)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof one uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
niścittacittavigataṃ hi nirākulaṃ vai |
saṃviddhi sarvavigataṃ hi nirākulaṃ vai
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-29||
- nirnātha-nātha-nirnātha-nātha-rahitamfree from both the lordless and the lord (nirnātha:without a lord | nātha:lord | rahitam:devoid of)
- hi nirākulaṃ vaiindeed truly undisturbed (hi:indeed | nirākulam:undisturbed | vai:truly)
- niścitta-citta-niścitta-citta-vigatamdevoid of both mind and no-mind (niścitta:without mind | citta:mind | vigatam:departed from)
- hi nirākulaṃ vaiindeed truly undisturbed (hi:indeed | nirākulam:undisturbed | vai:truly)
- saṃviddhi sarva-saṃviddhi sarva-vigatamknow it as free from everything (saṃviddhi:know well | sarva:all | vigatam:departed from)
- hi nirākulaṃ vaiindeed truly undisturbed (hi:indeed | nirākulam:undisturbed | vai:truly)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtaṃ samarasamthe nectar of knowledge, of one uniform essence (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar | samarasam:of equal essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:similar to | aham:I am)
saṃsiddhasaṃśayamidaṃ hi kathaṃ vadāmi |
evaṃ nirantarasamaṃ hi nirākulaṃ vai
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-30||
- kāntāra-kāntāra-mandiram idamthis temple of the forest (kāntāra:forest | mandiram:temple | idam:this)
- hi kathaṃ vadāmihow indeed shall I describe (hi:indeed | katham:how | vadāmi:I shall speak)
- saṃsiddha-saṃsiddha-saṃśayam idamthis perfected doubt (saṃsiddha:accomplished | saṃśayam:doubt | idam:this)
- hi kathaṃ vadāmihow indeed shall I describe (hi:indeed | katham:how | vadāmi:I shall speak)
- evaṃ nirantara-evaṃ nirantara-samamthus ever equal without interval (evam:thus | nirantara:continuous | samam:equal)
- hi nirākulaṃ vaiindeed truly undisturbed (hi:indeed | nirākulam:unagitated | vai:truly)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamo'hamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable | aham:I)
nirbījabījarahitaṃ satataṃ vibhāti |
nirvāṇabandharahitaṃ satataṃ vibhāti
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-31||
- nirjīva-jīva-nirjīva-jīva-rahitamfree of both the lifeless and the living (nirjīva:lifeless | jīva:living | rahitam:devoid of)
- satataṃ vibhāticonstantly shines forth (satatam:constantly | vibhāti:shines)
- nirbīja-bīja-nirbīja-bīja-rahitamfree of both the seedless and the seed (nirbīja:seedless | bīja:seed | rahitam:devoid of)
- nirvāṇa-bandha-nirvāṇa-bandha-rahitamfree of both liberation and bondage (nirvāṇa:liberation | bandha:bondage | rahitam:devoid of)
- jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasamthe nectar of knowledge, of uniform essence (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar | samarasam:of equal essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
saṃsāravarjitamidaṃ satataṃ vibhāti |
saṃhāravarjitamidaṃ satataṃ vibhāti
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-32||
- sambhūti-sambhūti-varjitamfree from origination (sambhūti:coming into being | varjitam:devoid of)
- idaṃ satataṃ vibhātithis shines forever (idam:this | satatam:constantly | vibhāti:shines)
- saṃsāra-saṃsāra-varjitamfree from worldly existence (saṃsāra:cycle of existence | varjitam:devoid of)
- saṃhāra-saṃhāra-varjitamfree from dissolution (saṃhāra:destruction | varjitam:devoid of)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamo'hamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:resembling | aham:I)
nirbhinnabhinnamapi te na hi vastu kiñcit |
nirlajjamānasa karoṣi kathaṃ viṣādaṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-33||
- ullekha-ullekha-mātram apieven the mere mention (ullekha:mention | mātram:mere | api:even)
- te na canor is there for you (te:for you | na:not | ca:and)
- nāma-nāma-rūpamname and form (nāma:name | rūpam:form)
- nirbhinna-nirbhinna-bhinnam apiwhether divided or undivided (nirbhinna:undivided | bhinnam:divided | api:even)
- te na hiindeed not for you (te:for you | na:not | hi:indeed)
- vastu kiñcitany thing whatsoever (vastu:thing | kiñcit:any)
- nirlajja-nirlajja-mānasaO shameless mind (nirlajja:shameless | mānasa:mind)
- karoṣi kathaṃ viṣādamwhy do you make sorrow (karoṣi:you make | kathaṃ:why | viṣādam:sorrow)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamnectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof uniform essence (samarasam:homogeneous essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamo'hamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:resembling | aham:I)
kiṃ nāma rodiṣi sakhe na ca janma duḥkham |
kiṃ nāma rodiṣi sakhe na ca te vikāro
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-34||
- kiṃ nāma rodiṣi sakhewhy indeed do you weep, O friend (kim:why | nāma:indeed | rodiṣi:you weep | sakhe:O friend)
- na jarā na mṛtyuḥthere is neither old age nor death (na:not | jarā:old age | na:not | mṛtyuḥ:death)
- na ca janma duḥkhamnor birth nor sorrow (na:not | ca:and | janma:birth | duḥkham:sorrow)
- na ca te vikāraḥnor is there any change in you (na:not | ca:and | te:for you | vikāraḥ:change)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
kiṃ nāma rodiṣi sakhe na ca te virūpam |
kiṃ nāma rodiṣi sakhe na ca te vayāṃsi
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-35||
- kiṃ nāma rodiṣiwhy indeed do you weep (kim:why | nāma:indeed | rodiṣi:you weep)
- sakheO friend
- na ca te svarūpamnor do you have any form (na:not | ca:and | te:for you | svarūpam:essential form)
- na ca te virūpamnor do you have deformity (na:not | ca:and | te:for you | virūpam:deformity)
- na ca te vayāṃsinor do you have ages (na:not | ca:and | te:for you | vayāṃsi:ages)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof even essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamo'hamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:like | aham:I)
kiṃ nāma rodiṣi sakhe na ca te manāṃsi |
kiṃ nāma rodiṣi sakhe na tavendriyāṇi
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-36||
- kiṃ nāma rodiṣiwhy indeed do you weep (kiṃ:why | nāma:indeed | rodiṣi:you weep)
- sakheO friend
- na ca te vayāṃsiyou have no ages/stages of life (na:not | ca:and | te:yours | vayāṃsi:ages)
- na ca te manāṃsiyou have no minds (na:not | ca:and | te:yours | manāṃsi:minds)
- na tava indriyāṇiyou have no senses (na:not | tava:yours | indriyāṇi:senses)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar/immortality)
- samarasamof one uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:like | aham:I)
kiṃ nāma rodiṣi sakhe na ca te pralobhaḥ |
kiṃ nāma rodiṣi sakhe na ca te vimoho
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-37||
- kiṃ nāma rodiṣiwhy indeed do you weep (kiṃ:why | nāma:indeed | rodiṣi:you weep)
- sakheO friend
- na ca te'sti kāmaḥand you have no desire (na:not | ca:and | te:for you | asti:is | kāmaḥ:desire)
- na ca te pralobhaḥand you have no greed (na:not | ca:and | te:for you | pralobhaḥ:greed)
- na ca te vimohaḥand you have no delusion (na:not | ca:and | te:for you | vimohaḥ:delusion)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof even essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamo'hamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
aiśvaryamicchasi kathaṃ na ca te hi patnī |
aiśvaryamicchasi kathaṃ na ca te mameti
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-38||
- aiśvaryam icchasido you desire lordship (aiśvaryam:lordship | icchasi:you desire)
- katham na ca te dhanānihow, when you have no wealth (katham:how | na:not | ca:and | te:for you | dhanāni:riches)
- aiśvaryam icchasido you desire lordship (aiśvaryam:lordship | icchasi:you desire)
- katham na ca te hi patnīhow, when you have no wife (katham:how | na:not | ca:and | te:for you | hi:indeed | patnī:wife)
- aiśvaryam icchasido you desire lordship (aiśvaryam:lordship | icchasi:you desire)
- katham na ca te mama itihow, when there is no sense of "mine" for you (katham:how | na:not | ca:and | te:for you | mama:mine | iti:thus)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamuniform / of one essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
nirlajjamānasamidaṃ ca vibhāti bhinnam |
nirbhedabhedarahitaṃ na ca te na me ca
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-39||
- liṅga-prapañca-liṅga-prapañca-januṣīthe birth of the phenomenal world of the subtle body (liṅga:subtle body | prapañca:phenomenal world | januṣī:birth)
- na ca te na me caneither yours nor mine (na:not | ca:and | te:yours | me:mine)
- nirlajja-nirlajja-mānasamthe shameless mind (nirlajja:shameless | mānasam:mind)
- idaṃ ca vibhāti bhinnamthis appears as divided (idam:this | ca:and | vibhāti:appears | bhinnam:divided)
- nirbheda-bheda-nirbheda-bheda-rahitamfree from both distinction and non-distinction (nirbheda:non-distinction | bheda:distinction | rahitam:free from)
- na ca te na me caneither yours nor mine (na:not | ca:and | te:yours | me:mine)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof uniform essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable | aham:I)
no vāṇumātramapi te hi sarāgarūpam |
no vāṇumātramapi te hi sakāmarūpaṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-40||
- no vā aṇumātram apinot even an atom's worth (no:not | vā:or | aṇumātram:the measure of an atom | api:even)
- te hiindeed to you (te:to you | hi:indeed)
- virāga-virāga-rūpamthe form of dispassion (virāga:dispassion | rūpam:form)
- sarāga-sarāga-rūpamthe form of passion (sa:with | rāga:passion | rūpam:form)
- sakāma-sakāma-rūpamthe form of desire (sa:with | kāma:desire | rūpam:form)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof equal essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamo'hamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:like | aham:I)
rdhyānaṃ na te hi hṛdaye na bahiḥ pradeśaḥ |
dhyeyaṃ na ceti hṛdaye na hi vastu kālo
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-41||
- dhyātā na te hi hṛdayethere is indeed no meditator in your heart (dhyātā:meditator | na:not | te:for you | hi:indeed | hṛdaye:in the heart)
- na ca te samādhiḥnor is there absorption for you (na:not | ca:and | te:for you | samādhiḥ:meditative absorption)
- dhyānaṃ na te hi hṛdayethere is no meditation in your heart (dhyānam:meditation | na:not | te:for you | hi:indeed | hṛdaye:in the heart)
- na bahiḥ pradeśaḥnor any outer region (na:not | bahiḥ:outside | pradeśaḥ:region)
- dhyeyaṃ na ca iti hṛdayenor an object of meditation in the heart (dhyeyam:object of meditation | na:not | ca:and | iti:thus | hṛdaye:in the heart)
- na hi vastu kālaḥthere is indeed no object or time (na:not | hi:indeed | vastu:object | kālaḥ:time)
- jñāna-jñāna-amṛtaṃ samarasamthe nectar of knowledge, of uniform essence (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar | samarasam:of uniform essence)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I am)
na tvaṃ na me na mahato na gururna na śiṣyaḥ |
svacchandarūpasahajaṃ paramārthatattvaṃ
jñānāmṛtaṃ samarasaṃ gaganopamo'ham || 3-42||
- yat sārabhūtamthat which is the essence (yat:which | sāra:essence | bhūtam:being)
- akhilamentire
- kathitam mayā tehas been told by me to you (kathitam:told | mayā:by me | te:to you)
- na tvamneither you (na:not | tvam:you)
- na menor mine (na:not | me:mine)
- na mahatonor the great one (na:not | mahataḥ:of the great)
- na gururnor guru (na:not | guruḥ:teacher)
- na na śiṣyaḥnor a disciple (na:not | na:not | śiṣyaḥ:disciple)
- svacchanda-rūpa-svacchanda-rūpa-sahajamof the nature of spontaneous free form (svacchanda:free-willed | rūpa:form | sahajam:innate)
- paramārtha-paramārtha-tattvamthe highest truth-reality (paramārtha:supreme truth | tattvam:reality)
- jñānāmṛtamthe nectar of knowledge (jñāna:knowledge | amṛtam:nectar)
- samarasamof even essence (sama:equal | rasam:essence)
- gaganopamo'hamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable | aham:I)
kathamiha paramārthaṃ naivamānandarūpam |
kathamiha paramārthaṃ jñānavijñānarūpaṃ
yadi paramahamekaṃ vartate vyomarūpam || 3-43||
- katham ihahow here (katham:how | iha:here)
- paramārthamthe supreme reality (parama:supreme | artham:reality)
- tattvam ānanda-tattvam ānanda-rūpamthe truth of the nature of bliss (tattvam:truth | ānanda:bliss | rūpam:form)
- katham iha paramārthamhow here the supreme reality (katham:how | iha:here | paramārtham:supreme reality)
- na evam ānanda-na evam ānanda-rūpamnot thus of the nature of bliss (na:not | evam:thus | ānanda:bliss | rūpam:form)
- jñāna-vijñāna-jñāna-vijñāna-rūpamof the nature of knowledge and realization (jñāna:knowledge | vijñāna:realization | rūpam:form)
- yadi param aham ekamif I am the one supreme (yadi:if | param:supreme | aham:I | ekam:one)
- vartate vyoma-vartate vyoma-rūpamexists as the form of space (vartate:exists | vyoma:space | rūpam:form)
mavanijalavihīnaṃ viddhi vijñānarūpam |
samagamanavihīnaṃ viddhi vijñānamekaṃ
gaganamiva viśālaṃ viddhi vijñānamekam || 3-44||
- dahana-pavana-dahana-pavana-hīnamdevoid of fire and wind (dahana:fire | pavana:wind | hīnam:devoid of)
- viddhi vijñānam ekamknow consciousness as one (viddhi:know | vijñānam:consciousness | ekam:one)
- avani-jala-avani-jala-vihīnamdevoid of earth and water (avani:earth | jala:water | vihīnam:devoid of)
- viddhi vijñāna-viddhi vijñāna-rūpamknow it as of the form of consciousness (viddhi:know | vijñāna:consciousness | rūpam:form)
- samagamana-samagamana-vihīnamdevoid of coming and going together (samagamana:union/coming together | vihīnam:devoid of)
- viddhi vijñānam ekamknow consciousness as one (viddhi:know | vijñānam:consciousness | ekam:one)
- gaganam iva viśālamvast like the sky (gaganam:sky | iva:like | viśālam:vast)
- viddhi vijñānam ekamknow consciousness as one (viddhi:know | vijñānam:consciousness | ekam:one)
na śuddharūpaṃ na viśuddharūpam |
rūpaṃ virūpaṃ na bhavāmi kiñcit
svarūparūpaṃ paramārthatattvam || 3-45||
- na śūnya-na śūnya-rūpamnot of the nature of void (na:not | śūnya:void | rūpam:form)
- na viśūnya-na viśūnya-rūpamnot of the nature of non-void (na:not | viśūnya:non-void | rūpam:form)
- na śuddha-na śuddha-rūpamnot of the nature of the pure (na:not | śuddha:pure | rūpam:form)
- na viśuddha-na viśuddha-rūpamnot of the nature of the impure (na:not | viśuddha:impure | rūpam:form)
- rūpam virūpamform and formlessness (rūpam:form | virūpam:formless)
- na bhavāmi kiñcitI am not anything (na:not | bhavāmi:I am | kiñcit:anything)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-rūpamof the nature of my own essence (svarūpa:own essence | rūpam:form)
- paramārtha-paramārtha-tattvamthe supreme reality (paramārtha:supreme truth | tattvam:reality)
tyāgātyāgaviṣaṃ śuddhamamṛtaṃ sahajaṃ dhruvam || 3-46||
- muñca muñcarenounce, renounce (muñca:renounce | muñca:renounce)
- hi saṃsāramindeed the worldly existence (hi:indeed | saṃsāram:worldly existence)
- tyāgam muñcarenounce renunciation (tyāgam:renunciation | muñca:renounce)
- hi sarvathāindeed in every way (hi:indeed | sarvathā:in every way)
- tyāga-atyāga-tyāga-atyāga-viṣamthe poison of renunciation and non-renunciation (tyāga:renunciation | atyāga:non-renunciation | viṣam:poison)
- śuddhampure
- amṛtamimmortal nectar
- sahajamnatural, innate
- dhruvameternal, certain
nāvāhanaṃ naiva visarjanaṃ vā
puṣpāṇi patrāṇi kathaṃ bhavanti |
dhyānāni mantrāṇi kathaṃ bhavanti
samāsamaṃ caiva śivārcanaṃ ca || 4-1||
- na āvāhanamno invocation (na:not | āvāhanam:invocation)
- na eva visarjanam vānor bidding farewell (na:not | eva:indeed | visarjanam:dismissal | vā:or)
- puṣpāṇi patrāṇiflowers and leaves (puṣpāṇi:flowers | patrāṇi:leaves)
- katham bhavantihow can there be (katham:how | bhavanti:can there be)
- dhyānāni mantrāṇimeditations and mantras (dhyānāni:meditations | mantrāṇi:mantras)
- katham bhavantihow can there be (katham:how | bhavanti:can there be)
- samāsamam ca evasameness and difference indeed (sama:same | asamam:unequal | ca:and | eva:indeed)
- śiva-śiva-arcanam caand the worship of Shiva (śiva:the auspicious one | arcanam:worship | ca:and)
na kevalaṃ śuddhaviśuddhamuktaḥ |
na kevalaṃ yogaviyogamuktaḥ
sa vai vimukto gaganopamo'ham || 4-2||
- na kevalamnot merely (na:not | kevalam:only)
- bandha-vibandha-bandha-vibandha-muktaḥfree from bondage and freedom from bondage (bandha:bondage | vibandha:release from bondage | muktaḥ:liberated)
- śuddha-viśuddha-śuddha-viśuddha-muktaḥfree from purity and impurity (śuddha:pure | viśuddha:purified | muktaḥ:liberated)
- yoga-viyoga-yoga-viyoga-muktaḥfree from union and separation (yoga:union | viyoga:separation | muktaḥ:liberated)
- sa vai vimuktaḥhe indeed is truly liberated (saḥ:he | vai:indeed | vimuktaḥ:fully liberated)
- gagana-gagana-upamaḥ ahamI am like the sky (gagana:sky | upamaḥ:comparable to | aham:I)
sañjāyate sarvamidaṃ vitathyam |
evaṃ vikalpo mama naiva jātaḥ
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-3||
- sañjāyatearises
- sarvam idamall this (sarvam:all | idam:this)
- hi tathyamindeed as truth (hi:indeed | tathyam:true/real)
- sañjāyatearises
- sarvam idamall this (sarvam:all | idam:this)
- vitathyamas untruth
- evam vikalpaḥsuch distinction (evam:thus | vikalpaḥ:distinction/doubt)
- mama naiva jātaḥhas never arisen in me (mama:mine | na:not | eva:indeed | jātaḥ:arisen)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamwhose nature is liberation (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation/bliss)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from affliction (anāmayaḥ:free from disease/affliction | aham:I)
na cāntaraṃ vāpi nirantaraṃ vā |
antarvibhannaṃ na hi me vibhāti
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-4||
- na sāñjanamneither with stain (na:not | sa:with | añjanam:stain)
- ca eva nirañjanam vānor indeed without stain (ca:and | eva:indeed | nir:without | añjanam:stain | vā:or)
- na ca antaramneither having an interior (na:not | ca:and | antaram:interior)
- vā api nirantaram vānor even without interior (vā:or | api:even | nir:without | antaram:interior | vā:or)
- antarvibhannaminner division (antar:inner | vibhannam:divided)
- na hi me vibhātidoes not shine for me (na:not | hi:indeed | me:for me | vibhāti:shines)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamwhose own nature is liberation (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from affliction (an:free from | āmayaḥ:affliction | aham:I am)
bodhasvarūpaṃ mama naiva jātam |
nirbodhabodhaṃ ca kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-5||
- abodha-abodha-bodhaḥknowledge of ignorance (abodha:ignorance | bodhaḥ:knowledge)
- mama naiva jātaḥhas never arisen in me (mama:for me | na:not | eva:indeed | jātaḥ:arisen)
- bodha-bodha-svarūpamthe nature of knowledge (bodha:knowledge | svarūpam:essential nature)
- mama naiva jātamhas never arisen in me (mama:for me | na:not | eva:indeed | jātam:arisen)
- nirbodha-nirbodha-bodhamknowledge free of ignorance (nirbodha:without cognition | bodham:knowledge)
- ca kathaṃ vadāmiand how shall I speak (ca:and | katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamwhose own nature is nirvana (svarūpa:essential nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from affliction (anāmayaḥ:free from disease | aham:I)
na bandhayukto na ca mokṣayuktaḥ |
yuktaṃ tvayuktaṃ na ca me vibhāti
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-6||
- na dharma-na dharma-yuktaḥnot connected with virtue (na:not | dharma:virtue | yuktaḥ:connected)
- na ca pāpa-na ca pāpa-yuktaḥnor connected with sin (na:not | ca:and | pāpa:sin | yuktaḥ:connected)
- na bandha-na bandha-yuktaḥnot connected with bondage (na:not | bandha:bondage | yuktaḥ:connected)
- na ca mokṣa-na ca mokṣa-yuktaḥnor connected with liberation (na:not | ca:and | mokṣa:liberation | yuktaḥ:connected)
- yuktam tu ayuktamthe connected and the disconnected (yuktam:joined | tu:but | ayuktam:disjoined)
- na ca me vibhātido not appear to me (na:not | ca:and | me:to me | vibhāti:appears)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamwhose nature is liberation (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:extinction/liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from disease (anāmayaḥ:free from affliction | aham:I)
madhyasthabhāvo hi na cārimitram |
hitāhitaṃ cāpi kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-7||
- parāparamhigher or lower (para:higher | apara:lower)
- vā na ca me kadācitnor ever for me (vā:or | na:not | ca:and | me:for me | kadācit:ever)
- madhyastha-madhyastha-bhāvaḥa neutral state (madhyastha:intermediate | bhāvaḥ:state)
- hi na caindeed nor (hi:indeed | na:not | ca:and)
- ari-ari-mitramenemy or friend (ari:enemy | mitram:friend)
- hitāhitambeneficial or harmful (hita:beneficial | ahita:harmful)
- ca apiand also (ca:and | api:also)
- kathaṃ vadāmihow shall I say (katham:how | vadāmi:I say)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇambliss of my own nature (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from disease (anāmayaḥ:free from affliction | aham:I)
na copadeśo na ca me kriyā ca |
saṃvitsvarūpaṃ ca kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-8||
- na upāsakaḥthere is no worshipper (na:not | upāsakaḥ:worshipper)
- na evam upāsya-na evam upāsya-rūpamnor thus an object of worship (na:not | evam:thus | upāsya:to be worshipped | rūpam:form)
- na ca upadeśaḥnor any teaching (na:not | ca:and | upadeśaḥ:instruction)
- na ca me kriyā canor any action of mine (na:not | ca:and | me:my | kriyā:action | ca:and)
- saṃvit-saṃvit-svarūpammy nature as pure consciousness (saṃvit:consciousness | svarūpam:own nature)
- ca kathaṃ vadāmihow then shall I describe (ca:and | katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamblissful in my own nature (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from affliction (anāmayaḥ:free from disease | aham:I am)
na cālayaṃ vāpi nirālayaṃ vā |
aśūnyaśūnyaṃ ca kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-9||
- no vyāpakamthere is no pervader (no:not | vyāpakam:pervader)
- vyāpyam iha asti kiñcitnor anything here that is pervaded (vyāpyam:pervaded | iha:here | asti:is | kiñcit:anything)
- na ca ālayamnor an abode (na:not | ca:and | ālayam:abode)
- vā api nirālayam vānor even the absence of an abode (vā:or | api:even | nirālayam:without abode | vā:or)
- aśūnya-aśūnya-śūnyamneither non-void nor void (aśūnya:non-void | śūnyam:void)
- ca katham vadāmiand how shall I describe it (ca:and | katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamwhose own nature is liberation (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from affliction (anāmayaḥ:free from disease | aham:I)
na kāraṇaṃ vā mama naiva kāryam |
acintyacintyaṃ ca kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-10||
- na grāhakaḥno perceiver (na:not | grāhakaḥ:perceiver)
- grāhyakam eva kiñcitnor any object to be perceived (grāhyakam:object to be perceived | eva:indeed | kiñcit:anything)
- na kāraṇam vānor any cause (na:not | kāraṇam:cause | vā:or)
- mama na eva kāryamnor any effect for me (mama:my | na:not | eva:indeed | kāryam:effect)
- acintya-acintya-cintyam caboth the thinkable and the unthinkable (acintya:unthinkable | cintyam:thinkable | ca:and)
- katham vadāmihow shall I describe (katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamwhose own nature is liberation (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from disease (anāmayaḥ:free from affliction | aham:I)
na vedakaṃ vā mama naiva vedyam |
gatāgataṃ tāta kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-11||
- na bhedakamno differentiator (na:not | bhedakam:that which divides)
- vā api na ca eva bhedyamnor indeed anything to be divided (vā:or | api:even | na:not | ca:and | eva:indeed | bhedyam:that which is to be divided)
- na vedakamno knower (na:not | vedakam:knower)
- vā mama na eva vedyamnor for me anything to be known (vā:or | mama:for me | na:not | eva:indeed | vedyam:that which is to be known)
- gata-gata-āgatamcoming and going (gata:gone | āgatam:come)
- tātaO dear one
- katham vadāmihow shall I speak (katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamof the nature of liberation as one's own true form (svarūpa:one's own true form | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from affliction (anāmayaḥ:free from disease or affliction | aham:I)
buddhirmano me na hi cendriyāṇi |
rāgo virāgaśca kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-12||
- na ca asti dehaḥthere is no body (na:not | ca:and | asti:is | dehaḥ:body)
- na ca me videhaḥnor am I bodiless (na:not | ca:and | me:for me | videhaḥ:bodiless)
- buddhiḥ manaḥ me naI have no intellect or mind (buddhiḥ:intellect | manaḥ:mind | me:for me | na:not)
- hi ca indriyāṇinor indeed the senses (hi:indeed | ca:and | indriyāṇi:senses)
- rāgaḥ virāgaḥ caattachment and detachment (rāgaḥ:attachment | virāgaḥ:detachment | ca:and)
- kathaṃ vadāmihow can I speak of them (kathaṃ:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamwhose nature is liberation (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from disease/affliction (anāmayaḥ:free from disease | aham:I am)
rullekhamātraṃ na tirohitaṃ vai |
samāsamaṃ mitra kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-13||
- ullekha-ullekha-mātrammerely a mention (ullekha:mention | mātram:only)
- na hi bhinnam uccaiḥnot at all separate or superior (na:not | hi:indeed | bhinnam:separate | uccaiḥ:highly)
- ullekha-ullekha-mātrammerely a mention (ullekha:mention | mātram:only)
- na tirohitam vainor truly concealed (na:not | tirohitam:hidden | vai:indeed)
- samāsamamequal and unequal (sama:equal | asamam:unequal)
- mitra katham vadāmiO friend, how shall I speak (mitra:friend | katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamthe extinction that is my own nature (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:extinction)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free of affliction (anāmayaḥ:disease-free | aham:I)
na saṃyamo me niyamo na jātaḥ |
jayājayau mitra kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-14||
- jitendriyaḥ ahamam I one who has conquered the senses (jita:conquered | indriyaḥ:senses | aham:I)
- tu ajitendriyaḥ vāor one who has not conquered the senses (tu:but | ajita:unconquered | indriyaḥ:senses | vā:or)
- na saṃyamaḥ methere is no restraint for me (na:not | saṃyamaḥ:restraint | me:for me)
- niyamaḥ na jātaḥno discipline has arisen (niyamaḥ:discipline | na:not | jātaḥ:arisen)
- jayājayauvictory and defeat (jaya:victory | ajayau:defeat)
- mitra kathaṃ vadāmiO friend, how shall I speak (mitra:O friend | katham:how | vadāmi:shall I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamblissful in my own nature (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from affliction (anāmayaḥ:free from disease | aham:I)
dādyantamadhyaṃ na ca me kadācit |
balābalaṃ mitra kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-15||
- amūrta-amūrta-mūrtiḥformless and with form (amūrta:formless | mūrtiḥ:having form)
- na ca me kadācitnever mine at any time (na:not | ca:and | me:mine | kadācit:ever)
- ādya-anta-ādya-anta-madhyambeginning, end, and middle (ādya:beginning | anta:end | madhyam:middle)
- na ca me kadācitnever mine at any time (na:not | ca:and | me:mine | kadācit:ever)
- bala-bala-abalamstrength and weakness (bala:strength | abalam:weakness)
- mitra kathaṃ vadāmiO friend, how shall I speak (mitra:O friend | katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamliberation as one's own nature (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from disease (anāmayaḥ:free from affliction | aham:I)
sañjāyate tāta na me kadācit |
aśuddhaśuddhaṃ ca kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-16||
- mṛta-mṛta-amṛtamdeath and immortality (mṛta:dead | amṛtam:immortal)
- vā apior even (vā:or | api:even)
- viṣa-viṣa-aviṣampoison and non-poison (viṣa:poison | aviṣam:non-poison)
- caand
- sañjāyatearises
- tātaO dear one
- na me kadācitnever for me (na:not | me:for me | kadācit:ever)
- aśuddha-aśuddha-śuddhamimpure and pure (aśuddha:impure | śuddham:pure)
- caand
- kathaṃ vadāmihow can I speak (kathaṃ:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamthe bliss of my own nature (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from disease (anāmayaḥ:free from ailment | aham:I am)
naktaṃ divā vāpi na me kadācit |
aturyaturyaṃ ca kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-17||
- svapnaḥ prabodhaḥsleep and waking (svapnaḥ:dream/sleep | prabodhaḥ:waking)
- na ca yoga-na ca yoga-mudrānor the yogic trance posture (na:not | ca:and | yoga:yoga | mudrā:posture/seal)
- naktaṃ divā vā apineither night nor day (naktaṃ:night | divā:day | vā:or | api:even)
- na me kadācitnever for me (na:not | me:for me | kadācit:ever)
- aturyaturyaṃ cathe state beyond even the fourth (a:not | turya:the fourth | turyaṃ:the fourth | ca:and)
- kathaṃ vadāmihow can I speak of it (kathaṃ:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamabiding as the bliss of my own nature (svarūpa:own true nature | nirvāṇam:liberation/bliss)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free of all affliction (anāmayaḥ:free from disease/affliction | aham:I am)
māyā vimāyā na ca me kadācit |
sandhyādikaṃ karma kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-18||
- saṃviddhi māmknow me (saṃviddhi:know fully | mām:me)
- sarva-visarva-sarva-visarva-muktamfree from all and everything (sarva:all | visarva:everything | muktam:liberated)
- māyā vimāyāillusion and freedom from illusion (māyā:illusion | vimāyā:without illusion)
- na ca me kadācitnever for me (na:not | ca:and | me:for me | kadācit:ever)
- sandhyā-sandhyā-ādikaṃ karmaritual actions like the twilight worship (sandhyā:twilight worship | ādikam:etc. | karma:action)
- kathaṃ vadāmihow shall I speak (katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamthe bliss of my own nature (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from affliction (anāmayaḥ:free from disease | aham:I)
saṃviddhi māṃ lakṣyavilakṣyamuktam |
yogaṃ viyogaṃ ca kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-19||
- saṃviddhi māmknow me (saṃviddhi:know | mām:me)
- sarva-samādhi-sarva-samādhi-yuktamendowed with all absorption (sarva:all | samādhi:absorption | yuktam:endowed with)
- saṃviddhi māmknow me (saṃviddhi:know | mām:me)
- lakṣya-vilakṣya-lakṣya-vilakṣya-muktamfree from the perceivable and imperceivable (lakṣya:the perceivable | vilakṣya:the imperceivable | muktam:free from)
- yogaṃ viyogaṃ caunion and separation (yogam:union | viyogam:separation | ca:and)
- kathaṃ vadāmihow can I speak (katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamthe bliss of my own nature (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from affliction (anāmayaḥ:free from affliction | aham:I)
maunaṃ vimaunaṃ na ca me kadācit |
tarkaṃ vitarkaṃ ca kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-20||
- mūrkhaḥ api na ahamI am not a fool (mūrkhaḥ:fool | api:even | na:not | aham:I)
- na ca paṇḍitaḥ ahamnor am I learned (na:not | ca:and | paṇḍitaḥ:learned one | aham:I)
- maunam vimaunamsilence or non-silence (maunam:silence | vimaunam:non-silence)
- na ca me kadācitnever belongs to me (na:not | ca:and | me:for me | kadācit:ever)
- tarkam vitarkam calogic and reasoning (tarkam:logic | vitarkam:reasoning | ca:and)
- katham vadāmihow can I speak (katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamabiding in the bliss of my own nature (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation/bliss)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from affliction (anāmayaḥ:free from disease/affliction | aham:I)
rjanmādi mṛtyurna ca me kadācit |
snehaṃ vimohaṃ ca kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-21||
- pitā ca mātā cafather and mother (pitā:father | ca:and | mātā:mother | ca:and)
- kulaṃ na jātiḥneither family nor caste (kulam:family | na:not | jātiḥ:caste)
- janma-janma-ādi mṛtyuḥbirth and death (janma:birth | ādi:etc. | mṛtyuḥ:death)
- na ca me kadācitnever belong to me (na:not | ca:and | me:to me | kadācit:ever)
- snehaṃ vimohaṃ caattachment and delusion (sneham:affection | vimoham:delusion | ca:and)
- kathaṃ vadāmihow can I speak of (katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamwhose true nature is liberation (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from affliction (anāmayaḥ:free from disease | aham:I)
tejovitejo na ca me kadācit |
sandhyādikaṃ karma kathaṃ vadāmi
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-22||
- astaṃ gataḥset (like the sun) (astam:setting | gataḥ:gone)
- na evanever (na:not | eva:indeed)
- sadā uditaḥ ahamI am ever risen (sadā:always | uditaḥ:risen | aham:I)
- tejaḥ vitejaḥradiant or without radiance (tejaḥ:radiance | vitejaḥ:without radiance)
- na ca me kadācitnever belong to me at any time (na:not | ca:and | me:for me | kadācit:ever)
- sandhyā-sandhyā-ādikaṃ karmarituals such as the sandhya worship (sandhyā:twilight worship | ādikam:and the like | karma:action)
- kathaṃ vadāmihow can I speak of them (katham:how | vadāmi:I speak)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamliberation in my own nature (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free of affliction (anāmayaḥ:free of disease | aham:I)
asaṃśayaṃ viddhi nirantaraṃ mām |
asaṃśayaṃ viddhi nirañjanaṃ māṃ
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-23||
- asaṃśayamwithout doubt (a:without | saṃśayam:doubt)
- viddhiknow
- nirākulam māmme as unagitated (nirākulam:free from agitation | mām:me)
- nirantaram māmme as continuous/without interval (nirantaram:without interval | mām:me)
- nirañjanam māmme as stainless (nirañjanam:untainted | mām:me)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamliberation that is one's own nature (svarūpa:own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from disease/affliction (anāmayaḥ:free from ailment | aham:I)
śubhāśubhaṃ karma parityajanti |
tyāgāmṛtaṃ tāta pibanti dhīrāḥ
svarūpanirvāṇamanāmayo'ham || 4-24||
- dhyānāni sarvāṇiall meditations (dhyānāni:meditations | sarvāṇi:all)
- parityajantithey abandon
- śubha-śubha-aśubham karmagood and bad actions (śubha:good | aśubham:bad | karma:action)
- parityajantithey abandon
- tyāga-tyāga-amṛtamthe nectar of renunciation (tyāga:renunciation | amṛtam:nectar)
- tātaO dear one
- pibanti dhīrāḥthe wise drink (pibanti:they drink | dhīrāḥ:the wise ones)
- svarūpa-svarūpa-nirvāṇamliberation in one's own nature (svarūpa:one's own nature | nirvāṇam:liberation)
- anāmayaḥ ahamI am free from disease (anāmayaḥ:free from affliction | aham:I)
chandolakṣaṇaṃ na hi na hi tatra |
samarasamagno bhāvitapūtaḥ
pralapati tattvaṃ paramavadhūtaḥ || 4-25||
- vindati vindatifinds, finds (vindati:finds | vindati:finds)
- na hi na hi yatrawherever not at all (na:not | hi:indeed | na:not | hi:indeed | yatra:where)
- chando-chando-lakṣaṇamthe characteristics of meter (chandaḥ:meter | lakṣaṇam:characteristic)
- na hi na hi tatrathere is none at all there (na:not | hi:indeed | na:not | hi:indeed | tatra:there)
- samarasa-samarasa-magnaḥabsorbed in equanimity (samarasa:equanimity | magnaḥ:immersed)
- bhāvita-bhāvita-pūtaḥpurified by contemplation (bhāvita:contemplated | pūtaḥ:purified)
- pralapati tattvambabbles the truth (pralapati:prattles | tattvam:truth)
- parama-parama-avadhūtaḥthe supreme Avadhuta (parama:supreme | avadhūtaḥ:the one who has shaken off all attachments)
oṃ iti gaditaṃ gaganasamaṃ tat
na parāparasāravicāra iti |
avilāsavilāsanirākaraṇaṃ
kathamakṣarabindusamuccaraṇam || 5-1||
- oṃ iti gaditamthat which is uttered as Om (oṃ:the sacred syllable | iti:thus | gaditam:uttered)
- gagana-gagana-samam tatthat which is like the sky (gagana:sky | samam:equal to | tat:that)
- na para-apara-sāra-na para-apara-sāra-vicāraḥthere is no inquiry into the essence of higher and lower (na:not | para:higher | apara:lower | sāra:essence | vicāraḥ:inquiry)
- itithus
- avilāsa-vilāsa-avilāsa-vilāsa-nirākaraṇamthe removal of both non-manifestation and manifestation (avilāsa:non-manifestation | vilāsa:manifestation | nirākaraṇam:removal)
- katham akṣara-bindu-katham akṣara-bindu-samuccaraṇamhow can there be the utterance of the syllable and its point (katham:how | akṣara:syllable | bindu:point/dot | samuccaraṇam:utterance)
pratipāditamātmani tattvamasi |
tvamupādhivivarjitasarvasamaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-2||
- iti tattvamasi-prabhṛti-iti tattvamasi-prabhṛti-śrutibhiḥthus by the Vedic sayings beginning with 'Tat Tvam Asi' (iti:thus | tattvamasi:'That Thou Art' | prabhṛti:beginning with | śrutibhiḥ:by the scriptures)
- pratipāditam ātmaniestablished in the Self (pratipāditam:established | ātmani:in the Self)
- tattvam asiThat thou art (tattvam:that essence | asi:thou art)
- tvam upādhi-vivarjita-sarva-tvam upādhi-vivarjita-sarva-samamthou art free of limiting adjuncts and equal in all (tvam:thou | upādhi:limiting adjunct | vivarjita:free from | sarva:all | samam:equal)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasi sarva-mānasi sarva-samamO mind, equal in all (mānasi:O mind | sarva:all | samam:equal)
bahirantaravarjitasarvasamam |
yadi caikavivarjitasarvasamaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-3||
- adha-ūrdhva-vivarjita-sarva-adha-ūrdhva-vivarjita-sarva-samamfree from below and above, everywhere the same (adha:below | ūrdhva:above | vivarjita:free from | sarva:all | samam:equal)
- bahiḥ-antara-varjita-sarva-bahir-antara-varjita-sarva-samamfree from outer and inner, everywhere the same (bahiḥ:outer | antara:inner | varjita:devoid of | sarva:all | samam:equal)
- yadi ca eka-vivarjita-sarva-yadi ca eka-vivarjita-sarva-samamif it is free even from the one, everywhere the same (yadi:if | ca:and | eka:one | vivarjita:free from | sarva:all | samam:equal)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasi sarva-mānasi sarva-samamO mind, all is the same (mānasi:O mind | sarva:all | samam:equal)
na hi kāraṇakāryavicāra iti |
padasandhivivarjitasarvasamaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-4||
- na hinot at all (na:not | hi:indeed)
- kalpita-kalpa-kalpita-kalpa-vicāraḥdeliberation on the imagined and the imagination (kalpita:imagined | kalpa:imagining | vicāraḥ:deliberation)
- itithus
- na hinot at all (na:not | hi:indeed)
- kāraṇa-kārya-kāraṇa-kārya-vicāraḥdeliberation on cause and effect (kāraṇa:cause | kārya:effect | vicāraḥ:deliberation)
- itithus
- pada-sandhi-vivarjita-sarva-pada-sandhi-vivarjita-sarva-samamfree of words and their joinings, uniformly all-pervading (pada:word | sandhi:junction | vivarjita:devoid of | sarva:all | samam:equal)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind
- sarva-sarva-samamthe all-equal (sarva:all | samam:same)
na hi deśavideśasamādhiriti |
na hi kālavikālasamādhiriti
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-5||
- na hi bodha-vibodha-na hi bodha-vibodha-samādhiḥthere is no absorption of knowing and not-knowing (na:not | hi:indeed | bodha:knowledge | vibodha:absence of knowledge | samādhiḥ:absorption)
- itithus
- na hi deśa-videśa-na hi deśa-videśa-samādhiḥthere is no absorption of place and non-place (na:not | hi:indeed | deśa:place | videśa:another place | samādhiḥ:absorption)
- itithus
- na hi kāla-vikāla-na hi kāla-vikāla-samādhiḥthere is no absorption of time and non-time (na:not | hi:indeed | kāla:time | vikāla:untimely time | samādhiḥ:absorption)
- itithus
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind
- sarva-sarva-samamthe all-equal (sarva:all | samam:equal)
na hi jīvavapurna hi jīva iti |
na hi kāraṇakāryavibhāga iti
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-6||
- na hi kumbha-na hi kumbha-nabhaḥthere is no pot-space (na:not | hi:indeed | kumbha:pot | nabhaḥ:space)
- na hi kumbhaḥnor is there a pot (na:not | hi:indeed | kumbhaḥ:pot)
- itithus
- na hi jīva-na hi jīva-vapuḥthere is no body of the individual soul (na:not | hi:indeed | jīva:individual soul | vapuḥ:body)
- na hi jīvaḥnor is there an individual soul (na:not | hi:indeed | jīvaḥ:individual soul)
- itithus
- na hi kāraṇa-kārya-na hi kāraṇa-kārya-vibhāgaḥthere is no division of cause and effect (na:not | hi:indeed | kāraṇa:cause | kārya:effect | vibhāgaḥ:division)
- itithus
- kimu rodiṣiwhy then do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind
- sarva-sarva-samamall being equal (sarva:all | samam:equal)
laghudīrghavicāravihīna iti |
na hi vartulakoṇavibhāga iti
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-7||
- ihahere
- sarva-nirantara-mokṣa-sarva-nirantara-mokṣa-padamthe all-pervading continuous state of liberation (sarva:all | nirantara:continuous | mokṣa:liberation | padam:state)
- laghu-dīrgha-vicāra-laghu-dīrgha-vicāra-vihīnaḥdevoid of considerations of short and long (laghu:short | dīrgha:long | vicāra:consideration | vihīnaḥ:devoid of)
- itithus
- na hiindeed not (na:not | hi:indeed)
- vartula-koṇa-vartula-koṇa-vibhāgaḥdivision of round and angular (vartula:round | koṇa:angular | vibhāgaḥ:division)
- itithus
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind
- sarva-sarva-samamall equal (sarva:all | samam:equal)
iha śuddhaviśuddhavihīna iti |
iha sarvavisarvavihīna iti
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-8||
- iha śūnya-viśūnya-iha śūnya-viśūnya-vihīnaḥhere free from void and non-void (iha:here | śūnya:void | viśūnya:non-void | vihīnaḥ:free from)
- itithus
- iha śuddha-viśuddha-iha śuddha-viśuddha-vihīnaḥhere free from pure and impure (iha:here | śuddha:pure | viśuddha:non-pure | vihīnaḥ:free from)
- itithus
- iha sarva-visarva-iha sarva-visarva-vihīnaḥhere free from all and not-all (iha:here | sarva:all | visarva:non-all | vihīnaḥ:free from)
- itithus
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasi sarva-mānasi sarva-samamO mind, all is the same (mānasi:O mind | sarva:all | samam:equal)
bahirantarasandhivicāra iti |
arimitravivarjitasarvasamaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-9||
- na hinot at all (na:not | hi:indeed)
- bhinna-vibhinna-bhinna-vibhinna-vicāraḥthe thought of divided and separated (bhinna:divided | vibhinna:separated | vicāraḥ:thought)
- itithus
- bahiḥ-antara-sandhi-bahiḥ-antar-sandhi-vicāraḥthe thought of outer, inner and their junction (bahiḥ:outer | antar:inner | sandhi:junction | vicāraḥ:thought)
- itithus
- ari-mitra-vivarjita-sarva-ari-mitra-vivarjita-sarva-samamfree of enemy and friend, equal to all (ari:enemy | mitra:friend | vivarjita:free from | sarva:all | samam:equal)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind (mānasi:in the mind)
- sarva-sarva-samamequal in all (sarva:all | samam:equal)
na carācarabhedavicāra iti |
iha sarvanirantaramokṣapadaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-10||
- na hi śiṣya-viśiṣya-na hi śiṣya-viśiṣya-svarūpaḥthere is no nature of disciple or teacher (na:not | hi:indeed | śiṣya:disciple | viśiṣya:distinguished/teacher | svarūpaḥ:essential nature)
- itithus
- na ca-acara-bheda-na ca-acara-bheda-vicāraḥnor consideration of the distinction of moving and unmoving (na:not | ca:and | acara:unmoving | bheda:distinction | vicāraḥ:consideration)
- itithus
- iha sarva-nirantara-mokṣa-iha sarva-nirantara-mokṣa-padamhere is the state of liberation, all-pervading and unbroken (iha:here | sarva:all | nirantara:unbroken/continuous | mokṣa:liberation | padam:state/abode)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind
- sarva-sarva-samamequal to all (sarva:all | samam:equal)
nanu bhinnavibhinnavihīna iti |
nanu sargavisargavihīna iti
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-11||
- nanu rūpa-virūpa-nanu rūpa-virūpa-vihīnaḥsurely devoid of form and formlessness (nanu:surely | rūpa:form | virūpa:formlessness | vihīnaḥ:devoid of)
- itithus
- nanu bhinna-vibhinna-nanu bhinna-vibhinna-vihīnaḥsurely devoid of division and separation (nanu:surely | bhinna:divided | vibhinna:separated | vihīnaḥ:devoid of)
- itithus
- nanu sarga-visarga-nanu sarga-visarga-vihīnaḥsurely devoid of creation and dissolution (nanu:surely | sarga:creation | visarga:emission/dissolution | vihīnaḥ:devoid of)
- itithus
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasi sarva-mānasi sarva-samamO mind, all is the same (mānasi:O mind | sarva:all | samam:equal/the same)
mṛtajīvanakarma karomi katham |
iti śuddhanirañjanasarvasamaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-12||
- na guṇa-aguṇa-pāśa-na guṇa-aguṇa-pāśa-nibandhaḥnot bound by the fetters of quality and non-quality (na:not | guṇa:quality | aguṇa:non-quality | pāśa:fetter | nibandhaḥ:bondage)
- itithus
- mṛta-jīvana-mṛta-jīvana-karmathe acts of dying and living (mṛta:death | jīvana:life | karma:action)
- karomi kathamhow shall I do (karomi:I do | katham:how)
- itithus
- śuddha-nirañjana-sarva-śuddha-nirañjana-sarva-samampure, stainless, equal to all (śuddha:pure | nirañjana:stainless | sarva:all | samam:equal)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind
- sarva-sarva-samamequal in all (sarva:all | samam:equal)
iha kāmavikāmavihīna iti |
iha bodhatamaṃ khalu mokṣasamaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-13||
- iha bhāva-vibhāva-iha bhāva-vibhāva-vihīnaḥhere devoid of existence and its absence (iha:here | bhāva:existence | vibhāva:non-existence | vihīnaḥ:devoid of)
- itithus
- iha kāma-vikāma-iha kāma-vikāma-vihīnaḥhere devoid of desire and its absence (iha:here | kāma:desire | vikāma:absence of desire | vihīnaḥ:devoid of)
- itithus
- iha bodhatamamhere the highest knowledge (iha:here | bodha:knowledge | tamam:supreme)
- khalu mokṣa-khalu mokṣa-samamtruly equal to liberation (khalu:indeed | mokṣa:liberation | samam:equal to)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasi sarva-mānasi sarva-samamO mind, all is equal (mānasi:O mind | sarva:all | samam:equal)
na hi sandhivisandhivihīna iti |
yadi sarvavivarjitasarvasamaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-14||
- ihahere, in this world
- tattva-nirantara-tattva-nirantara-tattvamreality is uninterrupted reality (tattva:reality | nirantara:continuous, unbroken | tattvam:truth, essence)
- itithus
- na hinot indeed (na:not | hi:indeed)
- sandhi-visandhi-sandhi-visandhi-vihīnaḥdevoid of union and separation (sandhi:union, joining | visandhi:disjunction, separation | vihīnaḥ:devoid of)
- itithus
- yadiif
- sarva-vivarjita-sarva-sarva-vivarjita-sarva-samamfree of all, equal to all (sarva:all | vivarjita:devoid of, free from | sarva:all | samam:equal, same)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind, in the mind
- sarva-sarva-samamequal to all (sarva:all | samam:equal, same)
ihasaṅgavisaṅgavihīnaparam |
iha bodhavibodhavihīnaparaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-15||
- aniketa-aniketa-kuṭīhomeless, without a hut (aniketa:homeless | kuṭī:hut)
- parivāra-parivāra-samamsame toward family (parivāra:family | samam:equal)
- iha saṅga-visaṅga-vihīna-iha saṅga-visaṅga-vihīna-paramhere supreme, free from attachment and detachment (iha:here | saṅga:attachment | visaṅga:detachment | vihīna:free from | param:supreme)
- iha bodha-vibodha-vihīna-iha bodha-vibodha-vihīna-paramhere supreme, free from knowledge and ignorance (iha:here | bodha:knowledge | vibodha:awakening/ignorance | vihīna:free from | param:supreme)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasi sarva-mānasi sarva-samamO mind, all is equal (mānasi:O mind | sarva:all | samam:equal)
avilakṣavilakṣamasatyamiti |
yadi kevalamātmani satyamiti
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-16||
- avikāra-avikāra-vikāramthe changeless and the changing (avikāra:changeless | vikāram:modification)
- asatyam itithus unreal (asatyam:unreal | iti:thus)
- avilakṣa-avilakṣa-vilakṣamthe featureless and the featured (avilakṣa:without distinguishing marks | vilakṣam:with distinguishing marks)
- asatyam itithus unreal (asatyam:unreal | iti:thus)
- yadi kevalamif solely (yadi:if | kevalam:only)
- ātmani satyam itithe truth is in the Self (ātmani:in the Self | satyam:truth | iti:thus)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasi sarva-mānasi sarva-samamO mind, all is equal (mānasi:O mind | sarva:all | samam:equal)
iha sarvanirantarajīva iti |
iha kevalaniścalajīva iti
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-17||
- ihahere
- sarva-sarva-samamequal in all (sarva:all | samam:equal)
- khaluindeed
- jīvathe living being
- itithus
- sarva-nirantara-sarva-nirantara-jīvathe living being uninterrupted in all (sarva:all | nirantara:uninterrupted | jīva:living being)
- kevala-niścala-kevala-niścala-jīvathe sole unmoving living being (kevala:sole | niścala:unmoving | jīva:living being)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiin the mind
- sarva-sarva-samamall-same (sarva:all | samam:same)
avikalpavikalpamabodha iti |
yadi caikanirantarabodha iti
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-18||
- aviveka-aviveka-vivekaḥdiscrimination and non-discrimination (aviveka:non-discrimination | vivekaḥ:discrimination)
- abodhaḥ itiis ignorance, thus (abodhaḥ:ignorance | iti:thus)
- avikalpa-avikalpa-vikalpaḥthe undifferentiated and the differentiated (avikalpa:non-imagination | vikalpaḥ:imagination)
- abodhaḥ itiis ignorance, thus (abodhaḥ:ignorance | iti:thus)
- yadi caand if (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-eka-nirantara-bodhaḥthe one continuous consciousness (eka:one | nirantara:uninterrupted | bodhaḥ:consciousness)
- itithus
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind (mānasi:in the mind / O mind)
- sarva-sarva-samamequal in all (sarva:all | samam:equal)
na hi puṇyapadaṃ na hi pāpapadam |
na hi pūrṇapadaṃ na hi riktapadaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-19||
- na hi mokṣa-na hi mokṣa-padamthere is no state of liberation (na:not | hi:indeed | mokṣa:liberation | padam:state)
- na hi bandha-na hi bandha-padamthere is no state of bondage (na:not | hi:indeed | bandha:bondage | padam:state)
- na hi puṇya-na hi puṇya-padamthere is no state of merit (na:not | hi:indeed | puṇya:merit | padam:state)
- na hi pāpa-na hi pāpa-padamthere is no state of sin (na:not | hi:indeed | pāpa:sin | padam:state)
- na hi pūrṇa-na hi pūrṇa-padamthere is no state of fullness (na:not | hi:indeed | pūrṇa:full | padam:state)
- na hi rikta-na hi rikta-padamthere is no state of emptiness (na:not | hi:indeed | rikta:empty | padam:state)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasi sarva-mānasi sarva-samamO mind, all is equal (mānasi:O mind | sarva:all | samam:equal)
yadi kāraṇakāryavihīnasamam |
yadibhedavibhedavihīnasamaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-20||
- yadi varṇa-vivarṇa-vihīna-yadi varṇa-vivarṇa-vihīna-samamif it is the same, devoid of color and colorlessness (yadi:if | varṇa:color | vivarṇa:colorlessness | vihīna:devoid of | samam:the same)
- yadi kāraṇa-kārya-vihīna-yadi kāraṇa-kārya-vihīna-samamif it is the same, devoid of cause and effect (yadi:if | kāraṇa:cause | kārya:effect | vihīna:devoid of | samam:the same)
- yadi bheda-vibheda-vihīna-yadi bheda-vibheda-vihīna-samamif it is the same, devoid of division and distinction (yadi:if | bheda:division | vibheda:distinction | vihīna:devoid of | samam:the same)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasi sarva-mānasi sarva-samamO mind, all is the same (mānasi:O mind | sarva:all | samam:the same)
iha kevalaniścalasarvacite |
dvipadādivivarjitasarvacite
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-21||
- iha sarva-nirantara-sarva-iha sarva-nirantara-sarva-citehere in the all-pervading uninterrupted all-consciousness (iha:here | sarva:all | nirantara:uninterrupted | cite:in consciousness)
- iha kevala-niścala-sarva-iha kevala-niścala-sarva-citehere in the pure motionless all-consciousness (iha:here | kevala:pure alone | niścala:motionless | sarva:all | cite:in consciousness)
- dvipada-ādi-vivarjita-sarva-dvipada-ādi-vivarjita-sarva-citein the all-consciousness devoid of two-footed beings and the rest (dvipada:two-footed beings | ādi:etc. | vivarjita:devoid of | sarva:all | cite:in consciousness)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasi sarva-mānasi sarva-samamO mind, all is equal (mānasi:O mind | sarva:all | samam:equal same)
atinirmalaniścalasarvagatam |
dinarātrivivarjitasarvagataṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-22||
- ati-sarva-nirantara-sarva-ati-sarva-nirantara-sarva-gatamthat which transcends all, is continuous and all-pervading (ati:beyond | sarva:all | nirantara:continuous | gatam:pervading)
- ati-nirmala-niścala-sarva-ati-nirmala-niścala-sarva-gatamsupremely pure, motionless and all-pervading (ati:supremely | nirmala:pure | niścala:motionless | sarva-gatam:all-pervading)
- dina-rātri-vivarjita-sarva-dina-rātri-vivarjita-sarva-gatamdevoid of day and night yet all-pervading (dina:day | rātri:night | vivarjita:free from | sarva-gatam:all-pervading)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind
- sarva-sarva-samamequal to all (sarva:all | samam:equal)
na hi yogaviyogasamāgamanam |
na hi tarkavitarkasamāgamanaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-23||
- na hisurely not (na:not | hi:indeed)
- bandha-vibandha-bandha-vibandha-samāgamanamthe coming together of bondage and release from bondage (bandha:bondage | vibandha:release from bondage | samāgamanam:coming together)
- yoga-viyoga-yoga-viyoga-samāgamanamthe coming together of union and separation (yoga:union | viyoga:separation | samāgamanam:coming together)
- tarka-vitarka-tarka-vitarka-samāgamanamthe coming together of reasoning and counter-reasoning (tarka:reasoning | vitarka:counter-reasoning | samāgamanam:coming together)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind
- sarva-sarva-samamall being the same (sarva:all | samam:equal)
aṇumātrakṛśānunirākaraṇam |
na hi kevalasatyanirākaraṇaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-24||
- ihahere
- kāla-vikāla-kāla-vikāla-nirākaraṇamthe removal of time and untimeliness (kāla:time | vikāla:wrong time | nirākaraṇam:removal)
- aṇu-mātra-kṛśānu-aṇu-mātra-kṛśānu-nirākaraṇamthe removal of even the tiniest spark of fire (aṇu:atom | mātra:mere | kṛśānu:fire | nirākaraṇam:removal)
- na hinot indeed (na:not | hi:indeed)
- kevala-satya-kevala-satya-nirākaraṇamthe removal of the sole truth (kevala:sole | satya:truth | nirākaraṇam:removal)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind
- sarva-sarva-samamequal to all (sarva:all | samam:equal)
nanu svapnasuṣuptivihīnaparam |
abhidhānavidhānavihīnaparaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-25||
- ihahere
- deha-videha-deha-videha-vihīnaḥfree from body and bodilessness (deha:body | videha:bodilessness | vihīnaḥ:devoid of)
- itithus
- nanuindeed
- svapna-suṣupti-vihīna-svapna-suṣupti-vihīna-paramthe supreme free from dream and deep sleep (svapna:dream | suṣupti:deep sleep | vihīna:devoid of | param:supreme)
- abhidhāna-vidhāna-vihīna-abhidhāna-vidhāna-vihīna-paramthe supreme free from name and injunction (abhidhāna:name | vidhāna:injunction | vihīna:devoid of | param:supreme)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind
- sarva-sarva-samamequal to all (sarva:all | samam:equal)
atisarvavivarjitasarvasamam |
gatasāravisāravikārasamaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-26||
- gagana-upama-śuddha-viśāla-gagana-upama-śuddha-viśāla-samamequal to the pure and vast sky (gagana:sky | upama:like | śuddha:pure | viśāla:vast | samam:equal)
- ati-sarva-vivarjita-sarva-ati-sarva-vivarjita-sarva-samamtranscending all, devoid of all, yet equal to all (ati:beyond | sarva:all | vivarjita:devoid of | sarva:all | samam:equal)
- gata-sāra-visāra-vikāra-gata-sāra-visāra-vikāra-samamequal even in the loss of essence, expansion, and modification (gata:gone | sāra:essence | visāra:expansion | vikāra:modification | samam:equal)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasi sarva-mānasi sarva-samamO mind, all is equal (mānasi:O mind | sarva:all | samam:equal)
miha vastuvivastuvirāgataram |
iha kāmavikāmavirāgataraṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-27||
- iha dharma-vidharma-iha dharma-vidharma-virāgataramhere, be utterly dispassionate toward virtue and vice (iha:here | dharma:righteousness | vidharma:unrighteousness | virāgataram:more dispassionate)
- iha vastu-vivastu-iha vastu-vivastu-virāgataramhere, be utterly dispassionate toward the real and the unreal (vastu:substance | vivastu:non-substance | virāgataram:more dispassionate)
- iha kāma-vikāma-iha kāma-vikāma-virāgataramhere, be utterly dispassionate toward desire and non-desire (kāma:desire | vikāma:absence of desire | virāgataram:more dispassionate)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasi sarva-mānasi sarva-samamO mind, all is the same (mānasi:O mind | sarva:all | samam:equal)
miha śokaviśokavihīnaparam |
guruśiṣyavivarjitatattvaparaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-28||
- sukha-duḥkha-sukha-duḥkha-vivarjitafree from pleasure and pain (sukha:pleasure | duḥkha:pain | vivarjita:free from)
- sarva-sarva-samamthe same everywhere (sarva:all | samam:equal)
- ihahere
- śoka-viśoka-vihīna-śoka-viśoka-vihīna-paramthe supreme devoid of grief and freedom from grief (śoka:grief | viśoka:freedom from grief | vihīna:devoid of | param:supreme)
- guru-śiṣya-guru-śiṣya-vivarjitafree from teacher and disciple (guru:teacher | śiṣya:disciple | vivarjita:free from)
- tattva-tattva-paramthe supreme reality (tattva:truth | param:supreme)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind
- sarva-sarva-samamthe same everywhere (sarva:all | samam:equal)
na calācalasāmyavisāmyamiti |
avicāravicāravihīnamiti
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-29||
- na kila-aṅkura-sāra-na kila-aṅkura-sāra-visāraindeed there is no sprouting forth of essence (na:not | kila:indeed | aṅkura:sprout | sāra:essence | visāra:spreading forth)
- itithus
- na calācala-sāmya-na calācala-sāmya-visāmyamneither the sameness nor difference of moving and unmoving (na:not | cala:moving | acala:unmoving | sāmya:sameness | visāmyam:difference)
- itithus
- avicāra-vicāra-avicāra-vicāra-vihīnamdevoid of both deliberation and non-deliberation (avicāra:non-deliberation | vicāra:deliberation | vihīnam:devoid of)
- itithus
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind
- sarva-sarva-samamall is equal (sarva:all | samam:equal)
kathitaṃ nijabhāvavibheda iti |
viṣaye karaṇatvamasatyamiti
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-30||
- iha sāra-samuccaya-iha sāra-samuccaya-sāramhere the essence of the collection of essences (iha:here | sāra:essence | samuccaya:collection | sāram:essence)
- itithus
- kathitamhas been told
- nija-bhāva-nija-bhāva-vibhedaḥthe distinction of one's own states (nija:one's own | bhāva:state | vibhedaḥ:distinction)
- itithus
- viṣaye karaṇatvaminstrumentality in the objects (viṣaye:in the object | karaṇatvam:instrumentality)
- asatyamuntrue
- itithus
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you weep (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you weep)
- mānasiO mind
- sarva-sarva-samamequal in all (sarva:all | samam:equal)
viyadādiridaṃ mṛgatoyasamam |
yadi caikanirantarasarvasamaṃ
kimu rodiṣi mānasi sarvasamam || 5-31||
- bahudhā śrutayaḥthe Vedas in many ways (bahudhā:in many ways | śrutayaḥ:the Vedas)
- pravadanti yataḥdeclare that from which (pravadanti:declare | yataḥ:from which)
- viyad-viyad-ādiḥ idamthis world beginning with space (viyat:space | ādiḥ:beginning with | idam:this)
- mṛga-toya-mṛga-toya-samamlike a mirage (mṛga:deer | toya:water | samam:like)
- yadi ca eka-nirantara-sarva-yadi ca eka-nirantara-sarva-samamif it is one, continuous and equal in all (yadi:if | ca:and | eka:one | nirantara:continuous | sarva:all | samam:equal)
- kimu rodiṣiwhy do you grieve (kimu:why | rodiṣi:you grieve)
- mānasi sarva-mānasi sarva-samamO mind, equal in all (mānasi:O mind | sarva:all | samam:equal)
chandolakṣaṇaṃ na hi na hi tatra |
samarasamagno bhāvitapūtaḥ
pralapati tattvaṃ paramavadhūtaḥ || 5-32||
- vindati vindatihe finds, he finds
- na hi na hisurely not, surely not (na:not | hi:indeed)
- yatrawhere
- chandaḥ-chandaḥ-lakṣaṇamthe marks of metre (chandaḥ:metre | lakṣaṇam:characteristic)
- na hi na hi tatrasurely not, surely not there (na:not | hi:indeed | tatra:there)
- samarasa-samarasa-magnaḥabsorbed in equanimous bliss (samarasa:uniform essence | magnaḥ:immersed)
- bhāvita-bhāvita-pūtaḥpurified by contemplation (bhāvita:contemplated | pūtaḥ:purified)
- pralapati tattvamhe babbles the truth (pralapati:prattles | tattvam:the reality)
- parama-parama-avadhūtaḥthe supreme Avadhuta (parama:supreme | avadhūtaḥ:one who has cast off all)
bahudhā śrutayaḥ pravadanti vayaṃ
viyadādiridaṃ mṛgatoyasamam |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśiva-
mupameyamathohyupamā ca katham || 6-1||
- bahudhāin many ways
- śrutayaḥ pravadantithe scriptures declare (śrutayaḥ:the Vedas/scriptures | pravadanti:proclaim)
- vayamwe
- viyad-viyad-ādiḥ idamthis world beginning with ether (viyat:ether/space | ādiḥ:beginning with | idam:this)
- mṛga-toya-mṛga-toya-samamlike a mirage (mṛga:deer | toya:water | samam:equal to/like)
- yadi caand if (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one, continuous, all-auspicious (eka:one | nirantara:uninterrupted | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious/Shiva)
- upameyamto be compared / the object of comparison
- atho hithen indeed (atho:then | hi:indeed)
- upamā ca kathamand how can there be a comparison (upamā:comparison | ca:and | katham:how)
nanu kāryavikāryavihīnaparam |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ
yajanaṃ ca kathaṃ tapanaṃ ca katham || 6-2||
- avibhakti-vibhakti-vihīna-avibhakti-vibhakti-vihīna-paramthe supreme, free from division and non-division (avibhakti:undivided | vibhakti:divided | vihīna:free from | param:supreme)
- nanuindeed
- kārya-vikārya-vihīna-kārya-vikārya-vihīna-paramthe supreme, free from effect and modification (kārya:effect | vikārya:modification | vihīna:free from | param:supreme)
- yadi caif and (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one, unbroken, all-auspicious (eka:one | nirantara:continuous | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious)
- yajanaṃ ca kathamand how is worship? (yajanaṃ:worship | ca:and | katham:how)
- tapanaṃ ca kathamand how is austerity? (tapanaṃ:austerity | ca:and | katham:how)
hyaviśālaviśālavihīnaparam |
mana eva nirantarasarvaśivaṃ
manasāpi kathaṃ vacasā ca katham || 6-3||
- manaḥ evathe mind alone (manaḥ:mind | eva:alone)
- nirantara-sarva-nirantara-sarva-gatamcontinuously all-pervading (nirantara:continuous | sarva:all | gatam:pervading)
- hi aviśāla-viśāla-vihīna-hy aviśāla-viśāla-vihīna-parambeyond both the non-vast and the vast (hi:indeed | aviśāla:not vast | viśāla:vast | vihīna:devoid of | param:supreme)
- manaḥ evathe mind alone (manaḥ:mind | eva:alone)
- nirantara-sarva-nirantara-sarva-śivamcontinuously all-auspicious (nirantara:continuous | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious)
- manasā api kathamhow even by the mind (manasā:by the mind | api:even | katham:how)
- vacasā ca kathamand how by speech (vacasā:by speech | ca:and | katham:how)
muditānuditasya nirākaraṇam |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ
ravicandramasau jvalanaśca katham || 6-4||
- dina-rātri-vibheda-dina-rātri-vibheda-nirākaraṇathe removal of the distinction between day and night (dina:day | rātri:night | vibheda:distinction | nirākaraṇa:removal)
- mudita-mudita-anuditasya nirākaraṇamthe removal of what has risen and not risen (mudita:risen | anuditasya:of the unrisen | nirākaraṇam:removal)
- yadi caif indeed (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one, unbroken, all-pervading Shiva (eka:one | nirantara:unbroken | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious Shiva)
- ravi-ravi-candramasauthe sun and the moon (ravi:sun | candramasau:the moon)
- jvalanaḥ caand fire (jvalanaḥ:fire | ca:and)
- kathamhow
gataceṣṭaviceṣṭavibheda iti |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ
bahirantarabhinnamatiśca katham || 6-5||
- gata-kāma-vikāma-gata-kāma-vikāma-vibhedaḥthe distinction of having desire or being free from desire (gata:gone/free from | kāma:desire | vikāma:absence of desire | vibhedaḥ:distinction)
- itithus
- gata-ceṣṭa-viceṣṭa-gata-ceṣṭa-viceṣṭa-vibhedaḥthe distinction of activity or inactivity (gata:gone/free from | ceṣṭa:activity | viceṣṭa:inactivity | vibhedaḥ:distinction)
- itithus
- yadi caand if (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one, unbroken, all-pervading auspicious reality (eka:one | nirantara:unbroken/continuous | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious/Śiva)
- bahiḥ-antara-bhinna-bahir-antara-bhinna-matiḥthe notion of a difference between outer and inner (bahiḥ:outer | antara:inner | bhinna:divided/different | matiḥ:notion)
- ca kathamand how (ca:and | katham:how)
yadi śūnyaviśūnyavihīna iti |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ
prathamaṃ ca kathaṃ caramaṃ ca katham || 6-6||
- yadi sāra-visāra-yadi sāra-visāra-vihīnaḥif it is devoid of essence and non-essence (yadi:if | sāra:essence | visāra:non-essence/dispersion | vihīnaḥ:devoid of)
- itithus
- yadi śūnya-viśūnya-yadi śūnya-viśūnya-vihīnaḥif it is devoid of void and non-void (yadi:if | śūnya:void | viśūnya:non-void | vihīnaḥ:devoid of)
- itithus
- yadi ca eka-nirantara-sarva-yadi ca eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamif it is the one continuous all-auspicious reality (yadi:if | ca:and | eka:one | nirantara:continuous/uninterrupted | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious/Śiva)
- prathamam ca kathamhow can there be a beginning (prathamam:first/beginning | ca:and | katham:how)
- caramam ca kathamhow can there be an end (caramam:last/end | ca:and | katham:how)
yadi vedakavedyanirākaraṇam |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ
tṛtīyaṃ ca kathaṃ turīyaṃ ca katham || 6-7||
- yadi bheda-vibheda-yadi bheda-vibheda-nirākaraṇamif there is removal of division and distinction (yadi:if | bheda:division | vibheda:distinction | nirākaraṇam:removal)
- yadi veda-vedya-yadi veda-vedya-nirākaraṇamif there is removal of the knower and the known (yadi:if | veda:knower/knowledge | vedya:the knowable | nirākaraṇam:removal)
- yadi ca eka-nirantara-sarva-yadi ca eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamif there is the one continuous all-auspicious Shiva (yadi:if | ca:and | eka:one | nirantara:continuous/uninterrupted | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious/Shiva)
- tṛtīyaṃ ca kathamhow can there be a third state? (tṛtīyam:third | ca:and | katham:how)
- turīyaṃ ca kathamand how can there be a fourth state? (turīyam:fourth | ca:and | katham:how)
viditāviditaṃ na hi satyamiti |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ
viṣayendriyabuddhimanāṃsi katham || 6-8||
- gadita-gadita-aviditamwhat is spoken and what is unknown (gadita:spoken | aviditam:unknown)
- na hi satyam itiis not indeed the truth (na:not | hi:indeed | satyam:truth | iti:thus)
- vidita-vidita-aviditamwhat is known and what is unknown (vidita:known | aviditam:unknown)
- na hi satyam itiis not indeed the truth (na:not | hi:indeed | satyam:truth | iti:thus)
- yadi caand if (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one, continuous, all-auspicious reality (eka:one | nirantara:continuous | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious)
- viṣaya-indriya-buddhi-viṣaya-indriya-buddhi-manāṃsiobjects, senses, intellect and minds (viṣaya:sense objects | indriya:senses | buddhi:intellect | manāṃsi:minds)
- kathamhow (can they exist)
dharaṇī dahano na hi satyamiti |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ
jaladaśca kathaṃ salilaṃ ca katham || 6-9||
- gaganamthe sky
- pavanaḥthe wind
- na hi satyam itiis indeed not real, thus (na:not | hi:indeed | satyam:real | iti:thus)
- dharaṇīthe earth
- dahanaḥthe fire
- na hi satyam itiis indeed not real, thus (na:not | hi:indeed | satyam:real | iti:thus)
- yadi caand if (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one, uninterrupted, all-pervading Shiva (eka:one | nirantara:uninterrupted | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious Shiva)
- jaladaḥ ca kathamhow then a cloud (jaladaḥ:cloud | ca:and | katham:how)
- salilam ca kathamand how water (salilam:water | ca:and | katham:how)
yadi kalpitadevanirākaraṇam |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ
guṇadoṣavicāramatiśca katham || 6-10||
- yadiif
- kalpita-loka-kalpita-loka-nirākaraṇamthe negation of the imagined worlds (kalpita:imagined | loka:world | nirākaraṇam:negation)
- yadiif
- kalpita-deva-kalpita-deva-nirākaraṇamthe negation of the imagined gods (kalpita:imagined | deva:god | nirākaraṇam:negation)
- yadi caand if (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one, continuous, all-auspicious reality (eka:one | nirantara:continuous | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious)
- guṇa-doṣa-vicāra-guṇa-doṣa-vicāra-matiḥthe mind that deliberates on virtue and fault (guṇa:virtue | doṣa:fault | vicāra:deliberation | matiḥ:mind)
- ca kathamand how (ca:and | katham:how)
karaṇākaraṇaṃ hi nirākaraṇam |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ
gamanāgamanaṃ hi kathaṃ vadati || 6-11||
- maraṇa-maraṇa-amaraṇamdeath and deathlessness (maraṇa:death | amaraṇam:deathlessness)
- hi nirākaraṇamare indeed refuted/negated (hi:indeed | nirākaraṇam:negation)
- karaṇa-karaṇa-akaraṇamaction and non-action (karaṇa:doing | akaraṇam:non-doing)
- hi nirākaraṇamare indeed negated (hi:indeed | nirākaraṇam:negation)
- yadi ca eka-nirantara-sarva-yadi ca eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamif all is the one uninterrupted auspicious Reality (yadi:if | ca:and | eka:one | nirantara:uninterrupted | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious Reality)
- gamana-gamana-āgamanamgoing and coming (gamana:going | āgamanam:coming)
- hi kathaṃ vadatihow indeed can one speak of (hi:indeed | katham:how | vadati:speaks)
na hi kāraṇakāryavibheda iti |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ
puruṣāpuruṣaṃ ca kathaṃ vadati || 6-12||
- prakṛtiḥ puruṣaḥnature and spirit (prakṛtiḥ:primordial nature | puruṣaḥ:the spirit)
- na hi bhedaḥ itithere is indeed no difference (na hi:not indeed | bhedaḥ:difference | iti:thus)
- na hi kāraṇa-kārya-na hi kāraṇa-kārya-vibhedaḥ itithere is indeed no distinction of cause and effect (na hi:not indeed | kāraṇa:cause | kārya:effect | vibhedaḥ:distinction | iti:thus)
- yadi caand if (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one continuous all-pervading auspicious reality (eka:one | nirantara:continuous | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious Shiva)
- puruṣa-puruṣa-apuruṣamspirit and non-spirit (puruṣa:spirit | apuruṣam:non-spirit)
- ca katham vadatiand how does one speak of it (ca:and | katham:how | vadati:speaks)
na guṇāddvitīyasya samāgamanam |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ
sthaviraśca yuvā ca śiśuśca katham || 6-13||
- tṛtīyama third
- na hi duḥkha-na hi duḥkha-samāgamanamthere is indeed no coming of sorrow (na:not | hi:indeed | duḥkha:sorrow | samāgamanam:coming together)
- na guṇāt dvitīyasya samāgamanamno coming of a second from a quality (na:not | guṇāt:from quality | dvitīyasya:of a second | samāgamanam:coming)
- yadi ca eka-nirantara-sarva-yadi ca eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamif it is the one, continuous, all-auspicious (yadi:if | ca:and | eka:one | nirantara:continuous | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious)
- sthaviraḥ caboth old (sthaviraḥ:old man | ca:and)
- yuvā caand young (yuvā:youth | ca:and)
- śiśuḥ ca kathamand a child, how can it be (śiśuḥ:child | ca:and | katham:how)
nanu kāraṇakartṛvihīnaparam |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśiva-
mavinaṣṭavinaṣṭamatiśca katham || 6-14||
- nanuindeed, surely
- āśrama-varṇa-vihīna-āśrama-varṇa-vihīna-paramthe Supreme devoid of life-stages and castes (āśrama:stages of life | varṇa:caste | vihīna:devoid of | param:the Supreme)
- nanuindeed, surely
- kāraṇa-kartṛ-vihīna-kāraṇa-kartṛ-vihīna-paramthe Supreme devoid of cause and agent (kāraṇa:cause | kartṛ:agent | vihīna:devoid of | param:the Supreme)
- yadi caand if (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one, continuous, all-auspicious Shiva (eka:one | nirantara:uninterrupted | sarva:all | śivam:the auspicious)
- avinaṣṭa-vinaṣṭa-avinaṣṭa-vinaṣṭa-matiḥthe notion of the perishable and imperishable (avinaṣṭa:imperishable | vinaṣṭa:perished | matiḥ:notion)
- ca kathamand how (ca:and | katham:how)
janitājanitaṃ ca vitathyamiti |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśiva-
mavināśi vināśi kathaṃ hi bhavet || 6-15||
- grasita-grasita-agrasitamswallowed and not swallowed (grasita:swallowed | agrasitam:not swallowed)
- caand
- vitathyam itiis false, thus (vitathyam:false | iti:thus)
- janita-janita-ajanitamproduced and not produced (janita:produced | ajanitam:not produced)
- caand
- vitathyam itiis false, thus (vitathyam:false | iti:thus)
- yadi caand if (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one, uninterrupted, all-auspicious (eka:one | nirantara:uninterrupted | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious/Shiva)
- avināśiimperishable (avināśi:imperishable)
- vināśiperishable (vināśi:perishable)
- katham hi bhavethow indeed could it become (katham:how | hi:indeed | bhavet:could become)
vanitāvanitasya vinaṣṭamiti |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśiva-
mavinodavinodamatiśca katham || 6-16||
- puruṣa-puruṣa-apuruṣasyaof the man and the non-man (puruṣa:man | apuruṣa:non-man)
- vinaṣṭam itithus it is lost (vinaṣṭam:lost | iti:thus)
- vanitā-vanitā-avanitasyaof the woman and the non-woman (vanitā:woman | avanita:non-woman)
- vinaṣṭam itithus it is lost (vinaṣṭam:lost | iti:thus)
- yadi caand if (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one, uninterrupted, all-auspicious Shiva (eka:one | nirantara:uninterrupted | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious/Shiva)
- avinoda-vinoda-avinoda-vinoda-matiḥthe notion of pleasure and non-pleasure (avinoda:non-delight | vinoda:delight | matiḥ:notion)
- ca kathamand how (ca:and | katham:how)
yadi saṃśayaśokavihīnaparaḥ |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśiva-
mahamatra mameti kathaṃ ca punaḥ || 6-17||
- yadi moha-viṣāda-vihīna-yadi moha-viṣāda-vihīna-paraḥif one is supremely free from delusion and despair (yadi:if | moha:delusion | viṣāda:despair | vihīna:free from | paraḥ:supreme one)
- yadi saṃśaya-śoka-vihīna-yadi saṃśaya-śoka-vihīna-paraḥif one is supremely free from doubt and sorrow (yadi:if | saṃśaya:doubt | śoka:sorrow | vihīna:free from | paraḥ:supreme one)
- yadi ca eka-nirantara-sarva-yadi ca eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamif all is the one uninterrupted all-auspicious (yadi:if | ca:and | eka:one | nirantara:uninterrupted | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious)
- aham atra mama iti'I' here, 'mine' thus (aham:I | atra:here | mama:mine | iti:thus)
- kathaṃ ca punaḥhow then again (katham:how | ca:and | punaḥ:again)
nanu dharmavidharmavināśa iti
nanu bandhavibandhavināśa iti |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ-
mihaduḥkhaviduḥkhamatiśca katham || 6-18||
- mahām etiattains greatness (mahām:the great | eti:goes to/attains)
- nanu dharma-vidharma-nanu dharma-vidharma-vināśaḥsurely the destruction of merit and demerit (nanu:surely | dharma:merit | vidharma:demerit | vināśaḥ:destruction)
- itithus
- nanu bandha-vibandha-nanu bandha-vibandha-vināśaḥsurely the destruction of bondage and its absence (nanu:surely | bandha:bondage | vibandha:non-bondage | vināśaḥ:destruction)
- itithus
- yadi caand if (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one, uninterrupted, all-auspicious (eka:one | nirantara:uninterrupted | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious)
- iha duḥkha-viduḥkha-iha duḥkha-viduḥkha-matiḥhere the notion of sorrow and its absence (iha:here | duḥkha:sorrow | viduḥkha:absence of sorrow | matiḥ:notion)
- ca kathamand how (ca:and | katham:how)
na hutāśanavastuvibhāga iti |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ
vada karmaphalāni bhavanti katham || 6-19||
- na hi yājñika-yajña-na hi yājñika-yajña-vibhāgaḥthere is indeed no division of sacrificer and sacrifice (na:not | hi:indeed | yājñika:the sacrificer | yajña:sacrifice | vibhāgaḥ:division)
- itithus
- na hutāśana-vastu-na hutāśana-vastu-vibhāgaḥno division of fire and the oblation-substance (na:not | hutāśana:fire | vastu:substance | vibhāgaḥ:division)
- itithus
- yadi caand if (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one, uninterrupted, all-auspicious reality (eka:one | nirantara:uninterrupted | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious)
- vadatell
- karma-karma-phalānithe fruits of action (karma:action | phalāni:fruits)
- bhavanti kathamhow do they come to be (bhavanti:come to be | katham:how)
nanu darpavidarpavimukta iti |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ
nanu rāgavirāgamatiśca katham || 6-20||
- nanu śoka-viśoka-nanu śoka-viśoka-vimuktaḥsurely free from grief and non-grief (nanu:surely | śoka:grief | viśoka:absence of grief | vimuktaḥ:liberated)
- itithus
- nanu darpa-vidarpa-nanu darpa-vidarpa-vimuktaḥsurely free from pride and non-pride (nanu:surely | darpa:pride | vidarpa:absence of pride | vimuktaḥ:liberated)
- itithus
- yadi caand if (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one, continuous, all-auspicious (eka:one | nirantara:continuous | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious)
- nanu rāga-virāga-nanu rāga-virāga-matiḥsurely the notion of attachment and detachment (nanu:surely | rāga:attachment | virāga:detachment | matiḥ:thought)
- ca kathamand how (ca:and | katham:how)
na hi lobhavilobhavikāra iti |
yadi caikanirantarasarvaśivaṃ
hyavivekavivekamatiśca katham || 6-21||
- na hiindeed not (na:not | hi:indeed)
- moha-vimoha-moha-vimoha-vikāraḥmodification of delusion or freedom from delusion (moha:delusion | vimoha:freedom from delusion | vikāraḥ:modification)
- itithus
- lobha-vilobha-lobha-vilobha-vikāraḥmodification of greed or freedom from greed (lobha:greed | vilobha:freedom from greed | vikāraḥ:modification)
- yadi caand if (yadi:if | ca:and)
- eka-nirantara-sarva-eka-nirantara-sarva-śivamthe one, unbroken, all-auspicious reality (eka:one | nirantara:unbroken | sarva:all | śivam:auspicious)
- aviveka-viveka-aviveka-viveka-matiḥthe notion of non-discrimination and discrimination (aviveka:non-discrimination | viveka:discrimination | matiḥ:notion)
- ca kathamand how (ca:and | katham:how)
kulajātivicāramasatyamiti |
ahameva śivaḥ paramārtha iti
abhivādanamatra karomi katham || 6-22||
- tvam ahamyou and I (tvam:you | aham:I)
- na hi hantaindeed not, alas (na:not | hi:indeed | hanta:alas)
- kadācid apiever at all (kadācit:at any time | api:even)
- kula-jāti-kula-jāti-vicāramthe consideration of family and caste (kula:family | jāti:caste | vicāram:consideration)
- asatyam itithus untrue (asatyam:untrue | iti:thus)
- aham eva śivaḥI alone am Shiva (aham:I | eva:alone | śivaḥ:Shiva)
- paramārthaḥ itithus the supreme reality (paramārthaḥ:supreme reality | iti:thus)
- abhivādanam atrasalutation here (abhivādanam:salutation | atra:here)
- karomi kathamhow do I make (karomi:I make | katham:how)
upadeśavicāraviśīrṇa iti |
ahameva śivaḥ paramārtha iti
abhivādanamatra karomi katham || 6-23||
- guru-śiṣya-vicāra-guru-śiṣya-vicāra-viśīrṇaḥthe distinction of teacher and disciple has dissolved (guru:teacher | śiṣya:disciple | vicāra:consideration | viśīrṇaḥ:dissolved)
- itithus
- upadeśa-vicāra-upadeśa-vicāra-viśīrṇaḥthe notion of instruction has dissolved (upadeśa:instruction | vicāra:consideration | viśīrṇaḥ:dissolved)
- itithus
- aham eva śivaḥI alone am Shiva (aham:I | eva:alone | śivaḥ:Shiva)
- paramārthaḥthe supreme reality (parama:supreme | arthaḥ:reality)
- itithus
- abhivādanam atra karomi kathamhow can I offer salutation here (abhivādanam:salutation | atra:here | karomi:I do | katham:how)
na hi kalpitalokavibhāga iti |
ahameva śivaḥ paramārtha iti
abhivādanamatra karomi katham || 6-24||
- na hiindeed not (na:not | hi:indeed)
- kalpita-deha-kalpita-deha-vibhāgaḥthe imagined division of the body (kalpita:imagined | deha:body | vibhāgaḥ:division)
- itithus
- kalpita-loka-kalpita-loka-vibhāgaḥthe imagined division of the world (kalpita:imagined | loka:world | vibhāgaḥ:division)
- aham eva śivaḥI alone am Shiva (aham:I | eva:alone | śivaḥ:Shiva)
- paramārthaḥthe supreme reality (parama:supreme | arthaḥ:reality)
- abhivādanamsalutation
- atrahere
- karomi kathamhow shall I make (karomi:I make | katham:how)
nanu nirmalaniścalaśuddha iti |
ahameva śivaḥ paramārtha iti
abhivādanamatra karomi katham || 6-25||
- sarajaḥ virajaḥwith passion or without passion (sarajaḥ:with impurity/passion | virajaḥ:free from impurity)
- na kadācit apinever at any time (na:not | kadācit:ever | api:even)
- nanusurely
- nirmala-niścala-nirmala-niścala-śuddhaḥstainless, motionless, pure (nirmala:stainless | niścala:motionless | śuddhaḥ:pure)
- itithus
- aham eva śivaḥI alone am Shiva (aham:I | eva:alone | śivaḥ:the auspicious one)
- paramārthaḥthe highest truth (parama:supreme | arthaḥ:reality/goal)
- itithus
- abhivādanam atrasalutation here (abhivādanam:salutation | atra:here)
- karomi kathamhow do I make (karomi:I do | katham:how)
anṛtaṃ caritaṃ na hi satyamiti |
ahameva śivaḥ paramārtha iti
abhivādanamatra karomi katham || 6-26||
- na hiindeed not (na:not | hi:indeed)
- deha-videha-deha-videha-vikalpaḥthe distinction between embodied and disembodied (deha:body | videha:bodiless | vikalpaḥ:distinction)
- itithus
- anṛtaṃ caritamconduct is unreal (anṛtam:false | caritam:conduct)
- na hi satyamindeed not true (na:not | hi:indeed | satyam:truth)
- itithus
- aham eva śivaḥI alone am Shiva (aham:I | eva:alone | śivaḥ:Shiva)
- paramārthaḥthe ultimate reality (parama:supreme | arthaḥ:reality)
- itithus
- abhivādanam atrasalutation here (abhivādanam:salutation | atra:here)
- karomi kathamhow do I make (karomi:I do | katham:how)
chandolakṣaṇaṃ na hi na hi tatra |
samarasamagno bhāvitapūtaḥ
pralapati tattvaṃ paramavadhūtaḥ || 6-27||
- vindati vindatihe finds, he finds
- na hi na hisurely not, surely not (na:not | hi:indeed)
- yatrawhere
- chando-chando-lakṣaṇamthe marks of metre (chandaḥ:metre | lakṣaṇam:characteristic)
- na hi na hi tatrasurely not there (na:not | hi:indeed | tatra:there)
- samarasa-samarasa-magnaḥabsorbed in equanimity (samarasa:equal essence | magnaḥ:immersed)
- bhāvita-bhāvita-pūtaḥpurified by contemplation (bhāvita:contemplated | pūtaḥ:purified)
- pralapati tattvamhe babbles the truth (pralapati:prattles | tattvam:reality)
- parama-parama-avadhūtaḥthe supreme Avadhuta (parama:supreme | avadhūtaḥ:one who has shaken off all bonds)
rathyākarpaṭaviracitakanthaḥ
puṇyāpuṇyavivarjitapanthaḥ |
śūnyāgāre tiṣṭhati nagno
śuddhanirañjanasamarasamagnaḥ || 7-1||
- rathyā-karpaṭa-viracita-rathyā-karpaṭa-viracita-kanthaḥwearing a quilt made of rags from the street (rathyā:street | karpaṭa:rag | viracita:made | kanthaḥ:patched garment)
- puṇya-apuṇya-vivarjita-puṇya-apuṇya-vivarjita-panthaḥwalking a path free of merit and demerit (puṇya:merit | apuṇya:demerit | vivarjita:free from | panthaḥ:path)
- śūnya-śūnya-agārein an empty house (śūnya:empty | agāre:house)
- tiṣṭhati nagnaḥhe stands naked (tiṣṭhati:stands | nagnaḥ:naked)
- śuddha-nirañjana-samarasa-śuddha-nirañjana-samarasa-magnaḥabsorbed in pure, taintless equanimity (śuddha:pure | nirañjana:taintless | samarasa:equipoise | magnaḥ:absorbed)
yuktāyuktavivarjitadakṣaḥ |
kevalatattvanirañjanapūto
vādavivādaḥ kathamavadhūtaḥ || 7-2||
- lakṣya-alakṣya-vivarjita-lakṣya-alakṣya-vivarjita-lakṣyaḥwhose goal is beyond the perceivable and imperceivable (lakṣya:perceptible | alakṣya:imperceptible | vivarjita:devoid of | lakṣyaḥ:aim)
- yukta-ayukta-vivarjita-yukta-ayukta-vivarjita-dakṣaḥskilled beyond the proper and improper (yukta:proper | ayukta:improper | vivarjita:devoid of | dakṣaḥ:skilled)
- kevala-tattva-nirañjana-kevala-tattva-nirañjana-pūtaḥpurified by the pure stainless truth (kevala:absolute | tattva:reality | nirañjana:stainless | pūtaḥ:purified)
- vāda-vāda-vivādaḥ katham avadhūtaḥhow can there be dispute or debate for the Avadhuta (vāda:argument | vivādaḥ:dispute | katham:how | avadhūtaḥ:the liberated one)
śaucācāravivarjitayuktāḥ |
evaṃ sarvavivarjitaśāntā-
stattvaṃ śuddhanirañjanavantaḥ || 7-3||
- āśā-pāśa-vibandhana-āśā-pāśa-vibandhana-muktāḥfreed from the bonds of the snare of desire (āśā:desire | pāśa:snare | vibandhana:binding | muktāḥ:liberated)
- śauca-ācāra-vivarjita-śaucācāra-vivarjita-yuktāḥengaged though devoid of ritual purity and observances (śauca:purity | ācāra:conduct | vivarjita:devoid of | yuktāḥ:engaged)
- evamthus
- sarva-vivarjita-sarva-vivarjita-śāntāḥpeaceful, having renounced everything (sarva:all | vivarjita:renounced | śāntāḥ:tranquil)
- tattvamthe truth
- śuddha-śuddha-nirañjanavantaḥpossessed of the pure and stainless (śuddha:pure | nirañjana:stainless | vantaḥ:possessing)
kathamiha rāgavirāgavicāraḥ |
nirmalaniścalagaganākāraṃ
svayamiha tattvaṃ sahajākāram || 7-4||
- katham ihahow here (katham:how | iha:here)
- deha-videha-deha-videha-vicāraḥdeliberation on the body and the bodiless (deha:body | videha:bodiless | vicāraḥ:deliberation)
- katham ihahow here (katham:how | iha:here)
- rāga-virāga-rāga-virāga-vicāraḥdeliberation on attachment and detachment (rāga:attachment | virāga:detachment | vicāraḥ:deliberation)
- nirmala-niścala-nirmala-niścala-gaganākārampure, motionless, sky-like in form (nirmala:pure | niścala:motionless | gaganākāram:sky-like in form)
- svayam ihaoneself here (svayam:oneself | iha:here)
- tattvamthe Reality
- sahajākāramof natural form (sahaja:natural | ākāram:form)
rūpamarūpaṃ kathamiha tatra |
gaganākāraḥ paramo yatra
viṣayīkaraṇaṃ kathamiha tatra || 7-5||
- katham ihahow here (katham:how | iha:here)
- tattvaṃ vindatiattains the truth (tattvam:truth | vindati:attains)
- yatrawhere
- rūpam arūpamform and formless (rūpam:form | arūpam:formless)
- katham iha tatrahow here therein (katham:how | iha:here | tatra:there)
- gagana-gagana-ākāraḥhaving the form of the sky (gagana:sky | ākāraḥ:form)
- paramaḥsupreme
- yatrawhere
- viṣayī-viṣayī-karaṇammaking into an object of perception (viṣayī:object | karaṇam:making)
- katham iha tatrahow here therein (katham:how | iha:here | tatra:there)
stattvaviśuddhanirañjanahaṃsaḥ |
evaṃ kathamiha bhinnavibhinnaṃ
bandhavibandhavikāravibhinnam || 7-6||
- gagana-gagana-ākārahaving the form of the sky (gagana:sky | ākāra:form)
- nirantara-nirantara-haṃsaḥthe continuous Self (nirantara:continuous | haṃsaḥ:the Self/swan)
- tattva-tattva-viśuddhapure in essence (tattva:essence | viśuddha:completely pure)
- nirañjana-nirañjana-haṃsaḥthe stainless Self (nirañjana:stainless | haṃsaḥ:the Self)
- evaṃ katham ihahow then here (evaṃ:thus | katham:how | iha:here)
- bhinna-bhinna-vibhinnamdivided and separated (bhinna:divided | vibhinnam:separated)
- bandha-bandha-vibandhabondage and non-bondage (bandha:bondage | vibandha:release from bondage)
- vikāra-vikāra-vibhinnamdifferentiated by modifications (vikāra:modification | vibhinnam:differentiated)
yogaviyogau kathamiha garvam |
evaṃ paramanirantarasarva-
mevaṃ kathamiha sāravisāram || 7-7||
- kevala-tattva-nirantara-kevala-tattva-nirantara-sarvamall is the uninterrupted absolute reality (kevala:sole | tattva:reality | nirantara:continuous | sarvam:all)
- yoga-yoga-viyogauunion and separation (yoga:union | viyogau:separation)
- katham iha garvamhow can there be pride here (katham:how | iha:here | garvam:pride)
- evaṃ parama-nirantara-evaṃ parama-nirantara-sarvamthus all is the supreme continuous whole (evam:thus | parama:supreme | nirantara:continuous | sarvam:all)
- evaṃ katham iha sāra-evaṃ katham iha sāra-visāramthus how can there be essence and non-essence here (evam:thus | katham:how | iha:here | sāra:essence | visāram:non-essence)
gaganākāranirantaraśuddham |
evaṃ kathamiha saṅgavisaṅgaṃ
satyaṃ kathamiha raṅgaviraṅgam || 7-8||
- kevala-tattva-kevala-tattva-nirañjanamthe pure, stainless absolute reality (kevala:sole/pure | tattva:reality | nirañjana:stainless)
- sarvamall
- gagana-gagana-ākārahaving the form of the sky (gagana:sky | ākāra:form)
- nirantara-nirantara-śuddhamever pure (nirantara:continuous/ever | śuddham:pure)
- evam katham ihahow then here (evam:thus | katham:how | iha:here)
- saṅga-saṅga-visaṅgamattachment and detachment (saṅga:attachment | visaṅga:detachment)
- satyam katham ihatruly how here (satyam:truly | katham:how | iha:here)
- raṅga-raṅga-viraṅgamcoloring and discoloring (raṅga:color | viraṅga:discoloration)
bhogavibhogai rahito bhogī |
evaṃ carati hi mandaṃ mandaṃ
manasā kalpitasahajānandam || 7-9||
- yoga-yoga-viyogaiḥ rahitaḥfree from union and separation (yoga:union | viyogaiḥ:separations | rahitaḥ:devoid of)
- yogīthe yogi
- bhoga-bhoga-vibhogaiḥ rahitaḥfree from enjoyment and its absence (bhoga:enjoyment | vibhogaiḥ:non-enjoyment | rahitaḥ:devoid of)
- bhogīthe enjoyer
- evaṃ carati hithus indeed moves about (evam:thus | carati:moves | hi:indeed)
- mandaṃ mandamslowly, gently (mandam:slow | mandam:slow)
- manasā kalpita-sahaja-manasā kalpita-sahaja-ānandamenjoying the natural bliss imagined by the mind (manasā:by the mind | kalpita:imagined | sahaja:innate | ānandam:bliss)
dvaitādvaitaiḥ kathamiha muktaḥ |
sahajo virajaḥ kathamiha yogī
śuddhanirañjanasamarasabhogī || 7-10||
- bodha-bodha-vibodhaiḥby knowledge and ignorance (bodha:knowledge | vibodhaiḥ:non-knowledge)
- satataṃ yuktaḥconstantly engaged (satataṃ:constantly | yuktaḥ:united/engaged)
- dvaita-dvaita-advaitaiḥby duality and non-duality (dvaita:duality | advaitaiḥ:non-duality)
- katham iha muktaḥhow here is one liberated (katham:how | iha:here | muktaḥ:liberated)
- sahajaḥthe innate/natural one
- virajaḥfree from passion (vi:free from | rajaḥ:passion/impurity)
- katham iha yogīhow here is the yogi (katham:how | iha:here | yogī:yogi)
- śuddha-nirañjana-samarasa-śuddha-nirañjana-samarasa-bhogīthe enjoyer of pure, spotless, equanimous bliss (śuddha:pure | nirañjana:spotless | samarasa:equanimity/uniform essence | bhogī:enjoyer)
lagnālagnavivarjitalagnaḥ |
evaṃ kathamiha sāravisāraḥ
samarasatattvaṃ gaganākāraḥ || 7-11||
- bhagna-abhagna-vivarjita-bhagna-abhagna-vivarjita-bhagnaḥbroken yet beyond both broken and unbroken (bhagna:broken | abhagna:unbroken | vivarjita:free from | bhagnaḥ:broken)
- lagna-alagna-vivarjita-lagna-alagna-vivarjita-lagnaḥattached yet beyond both attached and unattached (lagna:attached | alagna:unattached | vivarjita:free from | lagnaḥ:attached)
- evaṃ katham ihahow then, here (evam:thus | katham:how | iha:here)
- sāra-sāra-visāraḥessence and diffusion (sāra:essence | visāraḥ:expansion)
- samarasa-samarasa-tattvamthe truth of unified essence (samarasa:equipoised oneness | tattvam:truth)
- gagana-gagana-ākāraḥwhose form is like the sky (gagana:sky | ākāraḥ:form)
sarvaṃ tattvavivarjitamuktaḥ |
evaṃ kathamiha jīvitamaraṇaṃ
dhyānādhyānaiḥ kathamiha karaṇam || 7-12||
- satatamalways
- sarva-vivarjita-sarva-vivarjita-yuktaḥunited by being free from everything (sarva:everything | vivarjita:free from | yuktaḥ:united)
- sarvameverything
- tattva-vivarjita-tattva-vivarjita-muktaḥliberated by being free from all principles (tattva:principles | vivarjita:free from | muktaḥ:liberated)
- evamthus
- katham ihahow here (katham:how | iha:here)
- jīvita-jīvita-maraṇamlife and death (jīvita:life | maraṇam:death)
- dhyāna-dhyāna-adhyānaiḥby meditation and non-meditation (dhyāna:meditation | adhyānaiḥ:non-meditation)
- katham iha karaṇamhow is there any doing here (katham:how | iha:here | karaṇam:doing)
akhaṇḍitamanākāro vartate kevalaḥ śivaḥ || 7-13||
- indrajālammagical illusion (indra:Indra | jālam:net/web)
- idaṃ sarvamall this (idam:this | sarvam:all)
- yathā maru-yathā maru-marīcikālike a desert mirage (yathā:like | maru:desert | marīcikā:mirage)
- akhaṇḍitamundivided (a:not | khaṇḍitam:divided)
- anākāraḥformless (an:without | ākāraḥ:form)
- vartateexists
- kevalaḥ śivaḥthe absolute Shiva alone (kevalaḥ:alone/absolute | śivaḥ:Shiva)
kathaṃ rāgavirāgaiśca kalpayanti vipaścitaḥ || 7-14||
- dharma-dharma-ādaubeginning with dharma (dharma:righteousness | ādau:beginning with)
- mokṣa-mokṣa-paryantamup to liberation (mokṣa:liberation | paryantam:up to)
- nirīhāḥfree from desire
- sarvathā vayamwe in every way (sarvathā:in every way | vayam:we)
- kathamhow
- rāga-rāga-virāgaiḥ cawith attachment and detachment (rāga:attachment | virāgaiḥ:with detachment | ca:and)
- kalpayantido imagine
- vipaścitaḥthe wise
chandolakṣaṇaṃ na hi na hi tatra |
samarasamagno bhāvitapūtaḥ
pralapati tattvaṃ paramavadhūtaḥ || 7-15||
- vindati vindatihe knows, he knows
- na hi na hi yatrano, no, where (na hi:not indeed | na hi:not indeed | yatra:where)
- chando-chando-lakṣaṇamthe rules of prosody (chandaḥ:meter | lakṣaṇam:definition/rule)
- na hi na hi tatrano, no, there (na hi:not indeed | na hi:not indeed | tatra:there)
- samarasa-samarasa-magnaḥimmersed in equanimity (samarasa:equal essence/equanimity | magnaḥ:immersed)
- bhāvita-bhāvita-pūtaḥpurified by contemplation (bhāvita:contemplated | pūtaḥ:purified)
- pralapati tattvamhe prattles the truth (pralapati:babbles | tattvam:truth)
- parama-parama-avadhūtaḥthe supreme Avadhuta (parama:supreme | avadhūtaḥ:the liberated ascetic who has shaken off all attachments)
tvadyātrayā vyāpakatā hatā te
dhyānena cetaḥparatā hatā te |
stutyā mayā vākparatā hatā te
kṣamasva nityaṃ trividhāparādhān || 8-1||
- tvad-tvad-yātrayāby making pilgrimage to you (tvad:your | yātrayā:by the journey/pilgrimage)
- vyāpakatā hatā teyour all-pervasiveness is negated (vyāpakatā:omnipresence | hatā:destroyed/negated | te:your)
- dhyānenaby meditation (dhyānena:by meditation)
- cetaḥparatā hatā teyour transcendence of the mind is negated (cetaḥ:mind | paratā:being beyond | hatā:negated | te:your)
- stutyā mayāby praise offered by me (stutyā:by hymn/praise | mayā:by me)
- vākparatā hatā teyour being beyond speech is negated (vāk:speech | paratā:being beyond | hatā:negated | te:your)
- kṣamasva nityamforgive always (kṣamasva:forgive | nityam:always)
- trividha-trividha-aparādhānthe three kinds of offenses (trividha:threefold | aparādhān:offenses)
anīho mitabhuk śāntaḥ sthiro maccharaṇo muniḥ || 8-2||
- kāmaiḥ-ahata-kāmaiḥ-ahata-dhīḥwhose intellect is unafflicted by desires (kāmaiḥ:by desires | ahata:unafflicted | dhīḥ:intellect)
- dāntaḥself-controlled
- mṛduḥgentle
- śuciḥpure
- akiñcanaḥpossessionless (a:not | kiñcana:anything)
- anīhaḥfree from craving
- mitabhukeating moderately (mita:measured | bhuk:eating)
- śāntaḥpeaceful
- sthiraḥsteady
- mat-mat-śaraṇaḥhaving Me as refuge (mat:Me | śaraṇaḥ:refuge)
- muniḥthe sage
amānī mānadaḥ kalpo maitraḥ kāruṇikaḥ kaviḥ || 8-3||
- apramattaḥever-vigilant, never careless (a:not | pramattaḥ:heedless)
- gabhīrātmāof profound nature (gabhīra:deep | ātmā:self)
- dhṛtimānpossessed of firmness (dhṛti:steadfastness | mān:possessing)
- jitaṣaḍguṇaḥconqueror of the six urges (jita:conquered | ṣaṭ:six | guṇaḥ:qualities)
- amānīfree from pride (a:without | mānī:self-conceit)
- mānadaḥgiver of respect to others (māna:honor | daḥ:giving)
- kalpaḥcapable, competent
- maitraḥfriendly to all
- kāruṇikaḥcompassionate
- kaviḥwise seer, poet
satyasāro'navadyātmā samaḥ sarvopakārakaḥ || 8-4||
- kṛpāluḥcompassionate
- akṛta-akṛta-drohaḥfree from malice (akṛta:not doing | drohaḥ:harm)
- titikṣuḥforbearing
- sarva-sarva-dehināmtowards all embodied beings (sarva:all | dehinām:of the embodied ones)
- satya-satya-sāraḥwhose essence is truth (satya:truth | sāraḥ:essence)
- anavadya-anavadya-ātmāof blameless nature (anavadya:faultless | ātmā:self)
- samaḥequanimous
- sarva-sarva-upakārakaḥbenefactor of all (sarva:all | upakārakaḥ:helper)
vedavarṇārthatattvajñairvedavedāntavādibhiḥ || 8-5||
- avadhūta-avadhūta-lakṣaṇamthe characteristics of the Avadhuta (avadhūta:the liberated ascetic | lakṣaṇam:characteristics)
- varṇaiḥby the syllables/letters
- jñātavyamshould be known
- bhagavattamaiḥby the most exalted devotees of the Lord
- veda-varṇa-artha-veda-varṇa-artha-tattvajñaiḥby those who know the truth of the meaning of the Vedic letters (veda:Veda | varṇa:letters | artha:meaning | tattvajñaiḥ:knowers of the truth)
- veda-vedānta-veda-vedānta-vādibhiḥby the expounders of the Vedas and Vedanta (veda:Vedas | vedānta:Vedanta | vādibhiḥ:expounders)
ānande vartate nityamakāraṃ tasya lakṣaṇam || 8-6||
- āśā-pāśa-āśā-pāśa-vinirmuktaḥfreed from the bonds of desire (āśā:desire | pāśa:bond | vinirmuktaḥ:completely freed)
- ādi-madhya-anta-ādi-madhya-anta-nirmalaḥpure in beginning, middle, and end (ādi:beginning | madhya:middle | anta:end | nirmalaḥ:pure)
- ānande vartate nityamever abides in bliss (ānande:in bliss | vartate:abides | nityam:eternally)
- akāraṃ tasya lakṣaṇamthe letter A is its characteristic (akāram:the letter A | tasya:its | lakṣaṇam:characteristic)
vartamāneṣu varteta vakāraṃ tasya lakṣaṇam || 8-7||
- vāsanā varjitāfree from latent desires (vāsanā:latent desire | varjitā:abandoned)
- yenaby whom
- vaktavyaṃ ca nirāmayamwhose speech is free of affliction (vaktavyam:what is to be spoken | ca:and | nirāmayam:free from disease/flawless)
- vartamāneṣu vartetawho dwells in the present (vartamāneṣu:in present things | varteta:should abide)
- vakāraṃ tasya lakṣaṇamthe letter 'va' is his characteristic (vakāram:the syllable va | tasya:his | lakṣaṇam:characteristic)
dhāraṇādhyānanirmukto dhūkārastasya lakṣaṇam || 8-8||
- dhūli-dhūsara-dhūli-dhūsara-gātrāṇilimbs grey with dust (dhūli:dust | dhūsara:grey | gātrāṇi:limbs)
- dhūta-dhūta-cittaḥwith mind shaken free (dhūta:shaken off | cittaḥ:mind)
- nirāmayaḥfree from disease (nir:free from | āmayaḥ:disease)
- dhāraṇā-dhyāna-dhāraṇā-dhyāna-nirmuktaḥliberated from concentration and meditation (dhāraṇā:concentration | dhyāna:meditation | nirmuktaḥ:freed)
- dhūkāraḥthe syllable 'dhū' (dhū:the syllable dhū | kāraḥ:the making/sound)
- tasya lakṣaṇamis its characteristic (tasya:its | lakṣaṇam:characteristic)
tamo'haṃkāranirmuktastakārastasya lakṣaṇam || 8-9||
- tattva-tattva-cintācontemplation of the truth (tattva:truth | cintā:contemplation)
- dhṛtā yenaby whom it is held (dhṛtā:held | yena:by whom)
- cintā-ceṣṭā-cintā-ceṣṭā-vivarjitaḥfree from anxiety and activity (cintā:worry | ceṣṭā:activity | vivarjitaḥ:devoid of)
- tamaḥ-ahaṃkāra-tamaḥ-ahaṃkāra-nirmuktaḥliberated from darkness and egoism (tamaḥ:darkness | ahaṃkāra:egoism | nirmuktaḥ:freed)
- takāraḥthe syllable 'ta' (takāraḥ:the letter ta)
- tasya lakṣaṇamis its characteristic (tasya:its | lakṣaṇam:mark)
ye paṭhanti ca śaṛṇvanti teṣāṃ naiva punarbhavaḥ || 8-10||
- dattātreya-dattātreya-avadhūtenaby Dattatreya the Avadhuta (dattātreya:Dattatreya | avadhūtena:by the liberated ascetic)
- nirmita-ānanda-nirmita-ānanda-rūpiṇāby him who is of the form of created bliss (nirmita:created | ānanda:bliss | rūpiṇā:having the form of)
- ye paṭhantithose who read (ye:who | paṭhanti:read)
- ca śṛṇvantiand hear (ca:and | śṛṇvanti:hear)
- teṣāṃ naiva punarbhavaḥfor them there is no rebirth at all (teṣām:for them | na:not | eva:indeed | punarbhavaḥ:rebirth)
