exaE{ÓtraÏma | this is the innermost Self |
p¤âx: p¤raNaE | the primeval Purusa (Being ) |
¢nrÓtraKÎfs¤Kan¤B¥¢t: | whose essence is the constant realization of infinite Bliss, |
sdWkãp: | which is ever the same |
p#¢tbaEDmaæO: | yet reflecting through the different mental modifications |
yEnE¢xta | and commanded by which |
vagsvàr¢Ót | the organs and Pranas perform their functions. |
AæOWv | in this very body |
sÏvaÏm¢n | in the mind full of sattva |
D£g¤hayam¯ | in the secret chamber of the intellect |
AÛyak]takaS | in the Akasa known as the Unmanifested |
uâp#kaS: | of charming splendour |
AakaS | the Atman |
uÅcW | aloft |
r¢vvt¯p#kaStE | shines like the sun |
ÞvtEjsa | through Its own radiance |
¢vá¢md| | this universe |
p#kaSyn¯ | shining |
åOata | the Knower |
mnaE{h|k]¢t¢v¢@yaNa| | of the modifications of mind and egoism |
dEhE¢Ód#yp#aNk]t¢@yaNam¯ | and of the activities of the body,the organs and Pranas, |
AyaE{¢g"väOann¤vtImanaE | like the fire in a ball of iron; |
n cE¾tE | It neither acts |
naE ¢vkraE¢t | nor is subject to |
¢k·n | least. |
n jaytE | neither born |
naE ¢m#ytE | nor dies |
n vDItE | neither grows |
n X£ytE | nor decays |
naE ¢vkraE¢t | nor does It undergo any change |
¢nÏy: | being eternal |
¢vl£ymanE{¢p | It does not cease to exist |
vp¤Ýym¤¢Ým | even when the body |
° l£ytE | is destroyed |
k[ØB | in a jar (after it is broken) |
ivaØbr| Þvym¯ | like the sky,for It is independent. |
p#k]¢t¢vk]¢t¢B°: | different from the Prakrti and its modifications |
S¤Ñ¯DbaEDÞvBav: | of the essence of Pure Knowledge |
sds¢ddmSEx| | directly manifests this entire gross and subtle universe |
Basy¢°¢vISEx: | as the substratum of the persistent sense of egoism |
¢vls¢t | manifests |
prmaÏma | and Absolute |
jag#da¢dÝvvÞTas¤ | in the waking and other states |
Ahmh¢m¢t | and manifests Itself as |
saXaÏsa¢XãpEN | the determinative faculty |
b¤Ñ¯DE: | Witness of the Buddhi |
¢ny¢mtmnsam¤| | by means of a regulated mind |
Ïv| | you |
ÞvmaÏmanmaÏm¢n | thy own Self in the body |
Aymh¢m¢t | so as to identify thyself with It |
saXa¢Ïv¢Ñ¯D | realize directly |
b¤¢ÑGp#sadat¯ | and the purified intellect(buddhi) |
j¢nmrNr|gapars|sar¢sÓD¤| | the boundless ocean of Samsara whose waves are birth anddeath |
p#tr | cross the |
Bv | firmly established |
k]taTa©I | as thy own essence |
b#'ãpEN | in Brahman |
s|ÞT: | be blessed |
AæOanaÏmÓyh¢m¢t | identifying the Self with thisnonSelf |
m¢trqbÓD | bondage |
exaE{Þy | this is the |
p¤|s: | of man |
p#açOaE{åOanaÇjnnmrN²ESs|pathEt¤: | which is due to his ignorance and brings on its train the miseries of birth and death |
yEnWvay| | by which he |
vp¤¢rdmsÏsÏy¢mÏyaÏmb¤ÑGya | it is through this that one considers this evanescent bodyas real,and identifying oneself with it |
p¤ÝyÏy¤XÏyv¢t | nourishes, bathes |
¢vxyWÞtÓt¤¢B: | by the threads of its cocoon |
kaESk]t¯ | as the caterpillar |
At¢Þm|Þtdqb¤¢Ñ¯D: | by ignorance mistakes a thing for what it is not |
p#Bv¢t | is overpowered |
¢vm¥FÞy | one who |
tmsa | by tamas |
¢vvEkaBava¹W | the absence of discrimination |
ÞP[r¢t | it is |
B¤jgE | to mistake a snake |
rÇj¤¢DxNa | for a rope |
ttaE{nTIv#ataE | and great dangers |
¢npt¢t | overtake him |
smadat¤r¢Dk: | when he seizes it |
tt: | through that |
yaE{sdqg#ah: | it is the mistaking of transitory things as real |
s ¢h | that itself |
Bv¢t | that constitutes |
bÓD: | bondage |
½¦N¤ | listen |
sKE | my friend |
AKÎf¢nÏya¹ybaEDSÀÏYa | this veiling power( Avrti), which preponderates in ignorance |
ÞP[rÓtmaÏmanmnÓtvWBvm¯ | covers the Self,whose glories are infinite and which manifests Itself through the powerof knowledge, |
smav¦NaEÏyav¦¢tS¢³rExa | indivisible,eternal,and one without a second |
tmaEmy£ | this power |
rah^¢rvakI¢bØbm¯ | as Rahu does the orb of the sun. |
¢traEB¥tE | is hidden from view |
ÞvaÏmÓymltrtEjaEv¢t | when his own Self, endowed with the purest splendour |
p¤man¯ | a man |
AnaÏman| | which is the nonSelf |
maEhadh¢m¢t | through ignorance |
Sr£r| | with this body |
kly¢t | identifies himself |
tt: | then |
kam@aEDp#B¦¢t¢Brm¤| | through lust, |
bÓDng¤NW: | binding fetters |
pr| | sorely |
¢vXEpaÁya | the projecting power(viksepa) |
rjs | of rajas |
uãS¢³rqÛyTy¢t | the great power afflicts him. |