| 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. |