pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: एवं हि परिसंख्याय ततो ध्यायन्ति केवलम्। विरजस्कमलं नित्यमनन्तं शुद्धमव्रणम्॥ तस्थुषं पुरुषं नित्यमभेद्यमजरामरम्। शाश्वतं चाव्ययं चैव ईशानं ब्रह्म चाव्ययम्।॥
English: Thus merging these one after another, Yogins meditate on the Supreme Soul which is One, which is freed from Darkness, which is Immutable and Infinite and Pure and without defect, and without blemish, who is Eternal Soul, who is unchangeable, who is Indivisible, who is without decay and death, who is everlasting who is above decrease, and which is Immutable Brahma.
Sanskrit: युक्तस्य तु महाराज लक्षणान्युपधारय। लक्षणं तु प्रसादस्य यथा तृप्तः सुखं स्वपेत्॥
English: Listen, now, O king, to the marks of one that is Yoga. All the marks of cheerful contentment that are his who is sleeping in contentment are seen in the person, that is in Samadhi.
Sanskrit: निर्वाते तु यथा दीपो ज्वलेत् स्नेहसमन्वितः। निश्चलोखंशिखस्तद्वद् युक्तमाहुर्मनीषिणः॥
English: The person in contemplation, the wise hold looks like the fixed and upward flame of a lamp that is full of oil and that burns in a spot where there is no air.
Sanskrit: पाषाण इव मेघोत्थैर्यथा बिन्दुभिराहतः। नालं चालयितुं शक्यस्तथा युक्तस्य लक्षणम्॥
English: He is like a rock which is incapable of being moved in the last by even a heavy downpour from the clouds.
Sanskrit: शङ्खदुन्दुभिनिर्घोषैर्विविधैर्गीतवादितैः। क्रियमाणैर्न कम्पेत युक्तस्यैतन्निदर्शनम्॥
English: He is incapable of being moved by the sound of couchs and drums, or by songs, or the sound of hundreds of musical instruments beat or blown together. Even this is the characteristic of one in contemplation.
Sanskrit: तैलपात्रं यथा पूर्ण कराभ्यां गृह्य पुरुषः। सोपानमारुहेद् भीतस्तय॑मानोऽसिपाणिभिः॥ संयतात्मा भयात् तेषां न पात्राद् बिन्दुमुत्सृजेत्। तथैवोत्तरमागम्य एकाग्रमनसस्तथा॥ स्थिरत्वादिन्द्रियाणां तु निश्चलत्वात् तथैव च। एवं युक्तस्य तु मुनेर्लक्षणान्युपलक्षयेत्॥
English: As a man of cool courage and determination, while going up a flight of steps with a vessel full of oil in his hands, does not spill even a drop of the liquid if terrified and threatened by person armed with weapons, so the Yogin, when his his mind has been concentrated and when he sees the Supreme Soul in contemplation, does not, of account of the entire stoppage of the functions of his senses at such a time, move in the slightest degree. Even these should be known to be the marks of the Yogin while he is in contemplation.
Sanskrit: स्वयुक्तः पश्यते ब्रह्म यत् तत्परममव्ययम्। महतस्तमसो मध्ये स्थितं ज्वलनसंनिभम्॥
English: While in contemplation, the Yogin sees Brahma which is Supreme and Immutable, and which is situated like a burning Effulgence in the midst of thick Darkness.
Sanskrit: एतेन केवलं याति त्यक्त्वा देहमसाक्षिकम्। कालेन महता राजश्रुतिरेषां सनातनी॥
English: It is by this means that he acquires, after many years, Liberation after renouncing this inanimate body. Even this is what the eternal Shruti says.
Sanskrit: एतद्धि योगं योगानां किमन्यद् योगलक्षणम्। विज्ञाय तद्धि मन्यन्ते कृतकृत्या मनीषिणः॥
English: This is called the Yoga of the Yogins. What else is it? Knowing it, they who are gifted with wisdoin consider themselves as crowned with Success.
Sanskrit: याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच तथैवोत्क्रममाणं तु शृणुष्वावहितो नृप। पद्भ्यामुत्क्रममाणस्य वैष्णवं स्थानमुच्यते॥
English: Yajnavalkya said Listen now to me, with attention, O king, as to what the places are to which those who die have to go. If the Individual soul escapes through the feet, it is said that the man goes to the region of Vishnu.
Sanskrit: जवाभ्यां तु वसून् देवानाप्नुयादिति न श्रुतम्। जानुभ्यां च महाभागान् साध्यान् देवानवाप्नुयात्॥
English: If through the calves, it has been heard by us that the man goes to the regions of the Vasus. If through the knees, he acquires the companionship of those gods who are called Sadhyas.
Sanskrit: पायुनोत्क्रममाणस्तु मैत्रं स्थानमवाप्नुयात्। पृथिवीं जधनेनाथ उरुभ्यां च प्रजापतिम्॥
English: If through the lower duct, the man acquires the regions of Mitra. If through the posteriors, the man returns of the Earth, and if through the things to the region of Patriarch.
Sanskrit: पार्श्वभ्यां मरुतो देवान् नाभ्यामिन्द्रत्वमेव च। बाहुभ्यामिन्द्रमेवाहुरुरसा रुद्रमेव च॥
English: If through the flanks, the man acquires the regions of the Maruts, and if through the nostrils, to the region of the Moon. If through the arms, the man goes to the region of Indra, and if through the chest, to that of Rudra.
Sanskrit: ग्रीवया तु मुनिश्रेष्ठं नरमाप्नोत्यनुत्तमम्। विश्वेदेवान् मुखेनाथ दिशः श्रोत्रेण चाप्नुयात्॥
English: If through the neck, the man goes to the excellent region of that foremost of ascetics known as Nara. If through the mouth, the man acquires the region of the Vishvedevas, and if through the ears, to the region of the gods presiding over the several points of the horizon.
Sanskrit: घ्राणेन गन्धवहनं नेत्राभ्यामग्निमेव च। भूभ्यां चैवाश्विनौ देवौ ललाटेन पितृनथ॥
English: If through the nose, the man acquires the region of the Wind-god; and if through the eyes, to the region of Agni. If through this brows, the man goes to the region of the Ashvins; and if through the forehead, to that of the departed manes.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्माणमाप्नोति विभुं मूर्धा देवाग्रजं तथा। एतान्युत्क्रमणस्थानान्युक्तानि मिथिलेश्वर।॥
English: If through the crown of the head, the man goes to the region of the powerful Brahman, that foremost of the gods. I have thus told you, O king of Mithila, the several places to which men go according to the manner in which their individual souls escape from their bodies.
Sanskrit: अरिष्टानि प्रवक्ष्यामि विहितानि मनीषिभिः। संवत्सरवियोगस्य सम्भवन्ति शरीरिणः॥
English: I shall now tell you the presaging marks, as laid down by the wise, of those who have but one year to live.
Sanskrit: योऽरुन्धतीं न पश्येत दृष्टपूर्वां कदाचन। तथैव ध्रुवमित्याहुः पूर्णेन्दुं दीपमेव च॥ खण्डाभासं दक्षिणतस्तेऽपि संवत्सरायुषः।
English: One who, having previously seen the fixed star called Arandhati, cannot see it, or that other star called Dhruva, or one that sees the full Moon or the flame of a burning lamp to be broken towards the south, has but one year to live.
Sanskrit: परचक्षुषि चात्मानं ये न पश्यन्ति पार्थिव॥ आत्मच्छायाकृतीभूतं तेऽपि संवत्सरायुषः।
English: Those men, O king, who can no longer behold their own images reflected in the eyes of others, have but one year to live.
Sanskrit: अतिद्युतिरतिप्रज्ञा अप्रज्ञा चाद्युतिस्तथा॥ प्रकृतेर्विक्रियापत्तिः पण्मासान्मृत्युलक्षणम्।
English: One who being gifted with lustre loses it, or being endued with wisdom loses it,-indeed, one whose inward and outward nature is thus metamorphosed,-has but six months more to live.
Sanskrit: दैवतान्यवजानाति ब्राह्मणैश्च विरुद्ध्यते॥ कृष्णश्यावच्छविच्छायः षण्मासान्मृत्युलक्षणम्।
English: He who disregards the gods, or falls out with the Brahmanas, or one who being naturally of a dark colour become pale of hue, has but six months more to live.
Sanskrit: ऊर्णनाभेर्यथा चक्रं छिद्रं सोमं प्रपश्यति॥ तथैव च सहस्रांशुं सप्तरात्रेण मृत्युभाक्।
English: One who sees the lunar disc full of holes like spider's web, or one who sees the solar disc to have similar holes, has but one week more to live.
Sanskrit: शवगन्धमुपाघ्राति सुरभिं प्राप्य यो: नरः॥ देवतायतनस्थस्तु सप्तरात्रेण मृत्युभाक्।
English: One who, when smelling sweet scents in places of Worship, perceives them to be as offensive as the smell of dead bodies, has but one week more to live.
Sanskrit: कर्णनासावनमनं दन्तदृष्टिविरागिता॥ संज्ञालोपो निरूष्मत्वं सद्योमृत्युनिदर्शनम्।
English: The depression of the nose or of the cars, the discolour of the teeth or of the eyes, the loss of all consciousness, and the loss also of all animal magnetism, are symptoms indicating death that very day.
Sanskrit: अकस्माच्च स्रवेद् यस्य वाममक्षि नराधिप।॥ मूर्धतश्चोत्पतेद् धूमः सद्योमृत्युनिदर्शनम्।
English: If, without any ostensible cause tears suddenly flow from one's left eye, and if vapours be seen to issue from his head, it is a sure mark that the man will die before that day is over.
Sanskrit: एतावन्ति त्वरिष्टानि विदित्वा मानवोऽऽत्मवान्॥ निशि चाहनि चात्मानं योजयेत् परमात्मनि।
English: on Knowing all these presaging symptoms, the man of purified soul should day and night unite his soul with the Supreme Soul.
Sanskrit: प्रतीक्षमाणस्तत्कालं यत्कालं प्रेतता भवेत्॥ अथास्य नेष्टं मरणं स्थातुमिच्छेदिमां क्रियाम्। सर्वगन्धान रसांश्चैव धारयीत नराधिप।१९।।
English: Thus should he go on till the day comes for his death. If, however, instead of wishing to die he wishes to live in this world, he renounces all enjoyments,-0 king, and lives in abstinence. He thus conquers death by uniting his Soul with the Supreme Soul.
Sanskrit: ससांख्यधारणं चैव विदितात्मा नरर्षभ। यजेच्च मृत्यु योगेन तत्परेणान्तरात्मना॥
English: Indeed, the man who is gifted with knowledge of the Soul, O king, follows the practises recommended by the Sankhyas and conquers death by uniting his Soul with Supreme Soul.
Sanskrit: गच्छेत् प्राप्याक्षयं कृत्स्नमजन्म शिवमव्ययम्। शाश्वतं स्थानमचलं दुष्प्रापमकृतात्मभिः॥
English: At last, he acquires what is entirely indestructible, which is without birth, which is auspicious, and immutable, and eternal, and stable, and which is incapable of being acquired by men of impure souls.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच ऐश्वर्यं वा महत् प्राप्य धनं वा भरतर्षभ। दीर्घमायुरवाप्याथ कथं मृत्युमतिक्रमेत्॥
English: Yudhishthira said Having acquired great power and great riches, and having obtained a long period of life, how many one succeed in shunning death?
Sanskrit: तपसा वा सुमहता कर्मणा वा श्रुतेन वा। रसायनप्रयोगैर्वा कैर्नाप्नोति जरान्तकौ॥
English: By which of these means viz., penances, or the performance of the various acts, or by knowledge of the Shrutis, or the application of medicines, can one succeed in avoiding decrepitude and death.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। भिक्षोः पञ्चशिखस्येह संवादं जनकस्य च॥
English: Bhishma said Regarding it is cited the old narrative of Panchashikha who was a Bhikshu in his practices and Janaka.
Sanskrit: वैदेहो जनको राजा महर्षि वेदवित्तमम्। पर्यपृच्छत् पञ्चशिखं छिन्नधर्मार्थसंशयम्॥
English: Once on a time, Janaka, the king of Videhas, questioned the great Rishi Panchashikha, who was the foremost of all persons conversant with the Vedas and who had all his doubts removed about the object and meaning of all duties.
Sanskrit: केन वृत्तेन भगवन्नतिकामेज्जरन्तकौ। तपसा वाथ बुद्ध्या वा कर्मणा वा श्रुतेन वा॥
English: The King said By what conduct, O holy one, may one get over Decrepitude and Death? Is it by penances, or by the understanding, or by religious practices, or by study and knowledge of the scriptures.
Sanskrit: एवमुक्तः स वैदेहं प्रत्युवाचापरोक्षवित्। निवृत्तिर्न तयोरस्ति नानिवृत्तिः कथञ्चन॥
English: Thus addressed by the king of the Videhas the learned Panchashikha, conversant with all invisible things, answered saying, Nothing can prevent two (viz., decrepitude and death); nor is it true that these cannot be prevented under any circumstances.
Sanskrit: न हहानि निवर्तन्ते न मासा न पुनः क्षपाः। सोऽहं प्रपद्यतेऽध्वानं चिराय ध्रुवमध्रुवः॥
English: Neither days, nor nights, nor months, cease to go on. Only that man who, though transitory, follows the eternal path succeeds in avoiding birth and death.
Sanskrit: सर्वभूतसमुच्छेदः स्रोतसेवोह्यते सदा। ऊह्यमानं निमज्जन्तमप्लवे कालसागरे॥
English: Destruction overtakes all creatures. All creatures seem to be ceaselessly borne along the endless current of time. Those that are borne along the endless current of time which is without a vessel and which in infested by those two powerful alligators, viz., decrepitude and death, sink down without anybody coming to their help.
Sanskrit: जरामृत्युमहाग्राहे न कश्चिदभिपद्यते। नैवास्य कश्चिद् भवति नासौ भवति कस्यचित्॥
English: As one is swept along that current, one does not find any friend for help and one does not feel any interest for any one else.
Sanskrit: पथि सङ्गतमेवेदं दारैरन्यैश्च बन्धुभिः। नायमत्यन्तसंवासो लब्धपूर्वो हि केनचित्॥
English: One meets with wives and other friends only on his road. One had never before enjoyed this sort of companionship with any one for any length of time.
Sanskrit: क्षिप्यन्ते तेन तेनैव निष्टनन्तः पुनः पुनः। कालेन जाता याता हि वायुनेवाभ्रसंचयाः॥
English: Creatures, as they are carried along the current to time, become again and again are drawn towards one another like clouds moved by the wind meeting one another with loud noise.
Sanskrit: जरामृत्यू हि भूतानां खादितारौ वृकाविव। बलिनां दुर्बलानां च हस्वानां महतामपि॥
English: Like wolves, descrepitude and death are devourers of all creatures. Indeed, they devour the strong and the weak, the short and the tall.
Sanskrit: एवंभूतेषु भूतात्मा नित्यभूतोऽध्रुवेषु च। कथं हि हृष्येज्जातेषु मृतेषु च कथं ज्वरेत्॥
English: Among creatures, therefore, which are all so fickle only the Soul exists eternally. Why should he, then, rejoice when creatures are born and why should he grieve when the die.
Sanskrit: कुतोऽहमागतः कोऽस्मि क्व गमिष्यामि कस्य वा। कस्मिन् स्थितः क्व भविता कस्मात्किमनुशोचसि।।१४।
English: Whence have I come? Who am I? Where shall I go? Whose am I? Before what do I rest? What shall I be? Why then do you grieve for what?
Sanskrit: द्रष्टा स्वर्गस्य कोऽन्योऽस्ति तथैव नरकस्य च। आगमांस्त्वनतिक्रम्य दद्याच्चैव यजेत च॥
English: Who else than you will see heaven or hell? Hence, without throwing aside the scriptures, one should make gifts and celebrate sacrifices.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच अपरित्यज्य गार्हस्थ्यं कुरुराजर्षिसत्तम। कः प्राप्तो विनयं बुद्ध्या मोक्षतत्त्वं वदस्व मे॥
English: Yudhishthira said. Without giving up the domestic mode of life, O royal sage of Kuru's race, who ever acquired Liberation which is the annihilation of the Understanding? Do tell me this.
Sanskrit: संन्यस्यते यथाऽऽत्मायं व्यक्तस्यात्मा यथा च यत्। परं मोक्षस्य यच्चापि तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह॥
English: How may the gross and the subtile form be renounced? Do you also, O grandfather, tell me what the supreme excellence of Liberation is.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। जनकस्य च संवाद सुलभायाश्च भारत॥
English: Bhishma said Regarding it is cited the old discourse between Janaka and Sulabha, O Bharata!
Sanskrit: संन्यासफलिकः कश्चिद् बभूव नृपतिः पुरा। मैथिलो जनको नाम धर्मध्वज इति श्रुतः॥
English: Formerly there was a king of Mithila, of the name of Dharmadhyaja, of Janaka's race. He was given to the religion of Renunciation,
Sanskrit: स वेदे मोक्षशास्त्रे च स्वे च शास्त्रे कृतश्रमः। इन्द्रियाणि समाधाय शशास वसुधामिमाम्॥
English: He was well conversant with the Veda, with the scriptures on Liberation, and with the scriptures dealing with royal duties. Governing his senses, he ruled this Earth.
Sanskrit: तस्य वेदविदः प्राज्ञाः श्रुत्वा तां साधुवृत्तताम्। लोकेषु स्पृहयन्त्यन्ये पुरुषाः पुरुषेश्वर॥
English: Hearing of his good conduct in the world, many wise men, well-conversant with wisdom, O foremost of men, wished to imitate him.
Sanskrit: अथ धर्मयुगे तस्मिन् योगधर्ममनुष्ठिता। महीमनुचचारैका सुलभा नाम भिक्षुकी॥
English: In the saine golden age, a woman by name sulabha, belonging to the mendicant order, practised the duties of Yoga and travelled over the entire Earth.
Sanskrit: तया जगदिदं कृत्स्नमटन्त्या मिथिलेश्वरः। तत्र तत्र श्रुतो मोक्षे कथ्यमानस्त्रिदण्डिभिः॥
English: In course of her wanderings over the Earth, Sulabha heard from many ascetics of different places that the king of Mithila was given to the religion of Liberation.
Sanskrit: सातिसूक्ष्मां कथा श्रुत्वा तथ्यं नेति ससंशया। दर्शने जातसंकल्पा जनकस्य बभूव ह॥
English: Hearing this report about king Janaka and desirous of learning whether it was true or not, Sulabha became desirous of seeing Janaka.
Sanskrit: तत्र सा विप्रहायाथ पूर्वरूपं हि योगतः। अबिभ्रदनवद्याङ्गी रूपमन्यदनुत्तमम्॥
English: Abandoning, by her Yoga powers, her former body and features, Sulabha assumed the most perfect features and peerless beauty.
Sanskrit: चक्षुर्निमेषमात्रेण लघ्वस्त्रगतिगामिनी। विदेहानां पुरी सुभूर्जगाम कमलेक्षणा॥
English: In the twinkling of an eye and with the speed of the quickest arrow the fair browed lady having eyes like lotus-petals went to the capital of the Videhas.
Sanskrit: सा प्राप्य मिथिलां रम्यां प्रभूतजनसंकुलाम्। भैक्ष्यचर्यापदेशेन ददर्श मिथिलेश्वरम्॥
English: Arrived at the metropolis of Mithila having a large population, she adopted the guise of a mendicant and appeared before the king.
Sanskrit: राजा तस्याः परं दृष्ट्वा सौकुमार्यं वपुस्तदा। केयं कस्य कुतो वेति बभूवागतविस्मयः॥
English: The king, beholding her delicate form, became filed with wonder and enquired who she was, whose she was, and whence she came.
Sanskrit: ततोऽस्याः स्वागतं कृत्वा व्यादिश्य च वरासनम्। पूजितां पादशौचेन वरान्नेनाप्यतर्पयत्॥
English: Welcoming her, he assigned her an excellent seat, honoured her by offering water to wash her feet, and pleased her with excellent refreshments.
Sanskrit: अथ भुक्तवती प्रीता राजानं मन्त्रिभिर्वृतम्। सर्वभाष्यविदां मध्ये चोदयामास भिक्षुकी॥
English: Refreshed duly and pleased with the rites of hospitality offered to her, Sulabha, the female mendicant, urged the king, who was encircled by his ministers and seated in the midst of learned scholars, (to speak out his fidelity to the religion of Liberation).
Sanskrit: सुलभा त्वस्य धर्मेषु मुत्तो नेति ससंशया। सत्त्वं सत्त्वेन योगज्ञा प्रविवेश महीपतेः॥
English: Doubting whether Janaka has succeeded in acquiring Liberation by following the religion of Renunciation, Sulabha, gifted with Yogapower, entered the understanding of the king by her own understanding.
Sanskrit: नेत्राभ्यां नेत्रयोरस्य रश्मीन् संयम्य रश्मिभिः। सा स्म तं चोदयिष्यन्ती योगबन्धैर्बबन्ध ह॥
English: Controlling, by means of the rays of light that came out from her own eyes, the rays issuing from the eyes of the king, the lady, desirous of ascertaining the truth, bound up king Janaka with Yoga fetters,
Sanskrit: जनकोऽप्युत्स्मयन् राजा भावमस्या विशेषयन्। प्रतिजग्राह भावेन भावमस्या नृपोत्तम॥
English: Own Priding himself upon his invincibleness and defeating the intentions of Sulabha, that best of kings seized her resolution with his own resolution.
Sanskrit: तदेकस्मिन्नधिष्ठाने संवादः श्रूयतामयम्। छत्रादिषु विमुक्तस्य मुक्तायाश्च त्रिदण्डके॥
English: The king, in his subtile form, had no royal umbrella and sceptre. The lady Sulabha, in hers, was without the threefold stick. Both staying then in the same form, thus conversed with each other. Listen to that conversation as it took place between the king and Sulabha.
Sanskrit: जनक उवाच भगवत्याः क्व चर्येयं कृता क्व च गमिष्यसि। कस्य च त्वं कुतो वेति पप्रच्छैनां महीपतिः॥
English: Janaka said O holy lady, to what course of conduct are you given? Whose are you? Whence have you come? After finishing your business here, where will you go?
Sanskrit: श्रुते वयसि जातौ च सद्भावो नाधिगम्यते। एष्वर्थेषूत्तरं तस्मात् प्रवेद्यं मत्समागमे॥
English: No one can, without questioning, determine another's proficiency in the scriptures, or age, or order of birth. You should, therefore, answer these questions of mine, when you have come to me.
Sanskrit: छत्रादिषु विशेषेषु मुक्तं मां विद्धि तत्त्वतः। स त्वां सम्मन्तुमिच्छामि मानार्हा हि मतासि मे॥
English: Know that I am truly shorn of all vanity about my royal umbrella and sceptre. I wish to know you thoroughly. You are deserving, I think, of my respect.
Sanskrit: यस्माच्चैतन्मया प्राप्तं ज्ञानं वैशेषिकं पुरा। यस्य नान्यः प्रवक्तास्ति मोक्षं तमपि मे शृणु॥
English: Do you hear me as I describe to you Liberation, for there is none else who describe to you that subject. Hear me also as I tell you who that person is from whom in days of yore I acquired this distinguishing knowledge.
Sanskrit: पराशरसगोत्रस्य वृद्धस्य सुमहात्मनः। भिक्षोः पञ्चशिखंस्याहं शिष्यः परमसम्मतः॥
English: I am the beloved disciple of the great and venerable Panchashikha, belonging to the mendicant order, or Parasara's family.
Sanskrit: सांख्यज्ञाने च योगे च महीपालविधौ तथा। त्रिविधे मोक्षधर्मेऽस्मिन् गताध्वा छिन्नसंशयः॥
English: My doubts have been removed and I am fully conversant with the Sankhya and the Yoga systems, and the ordinances about sacrifices and other rites, which form the three well known paths of Liberation.
Sanskrit: स यथाशास्त्रदृष्टेन मार्गेणेह परिभ्रमन्। वार्षिकांश्चतुरो मासान् पुरा मयि सुखोषितः॥
English: Wandering over the Earth and following path that is pointed out by the scriptures, the learned Panchashika formerly lived happily in my abode for four months during the rains.
Sanskrit: तेनाहं सांख्यमुख्येन सुदृष्टार्थेन तत्त्वतः। श्रावितस्त्रिविधं मोक्षं न च राज्याद्धि चालितः॥
English: That foremost of Sankhyas described to me, according to the truth, and in an intelligible manner suited to my understanding, the several kinds of means for acquiring Liberation. He did not, however, order me to give up my kingdom.
Sanskrit: सोऽहतामखिलां वृत्तिं त्रिविधां मोक्षसंहिताम्। मुक्तरागश्चराम्येकः पदे परमके स्थितः॥
English: Freed from attachments, and fixing my Soul on Supreme Brahma, and unaffected by companionship, I live, practising in all its minute details that threefold conduct which is laid down in treatises on Liberation.
Sanskrit: वैश्राग्यं पुनरेतस्य मोक्षस्य परमो विधिः। ज्ञानादेव च वैराग्यं जायते येन मुच्यते॥
English: Renunciation in the highest prescribed for Liberation. Renunciation, by which one becomes freed, emanate from Knowledge.
Sanskrit: ज्ञानेन कुरुते यत्तं यत्नेन प्राप्यते महत्। महद् द्वन्द्वप्रमोक्षाय सा सिद्धिर्या वयोऽतिगा।॥
English: From Knowledge originates the endeavour after Yoga, and through that exertion one acquires knowledge of Self. Through means knowledge of Self one gets over joy and grief. That enables one to transcend death and acquire great success.
Sanskrit: सेयं परमिका बुद्धेः प्राप्ता निर्द्वन्द्वता मया। इहैव गतमोहेन चरता मुक्तसङ्गिना।॥
English: That high intelligence has been acquired by me, and accordingly I have not over all pairs of opposites. Even in this life I have been freed from stupefaction and have got over all attachments.
Sanskrit: यथा क्षेत्रं मृदूभूतमद्भिराप्लावितं तथा। जनयत्यङ्कुरं कर्म नृणां तद्वत् पुनर्भवम्॥
English: As a soil, saturated with water and softened thereby, causes the seed to sprout forth, similarly, the acts of men cause rebirth.
Sanskrit: यथा चोत्तापितं बीजं कपाले यत्र तत्र वा। प्राप्याप्यकुरहेतुत्वमबीजत्वान्न जायते॥ तद्वद् भगवतानेन शिखा प्रोक्तेन भिक्षुणा। ज्ञानं कृतमबीजं मे विषयेषु न जायते॥
English: As a seed, fried on a pan or otherwise, becomes unfit to sprout forth although the power for sprouting lies there, similarly my understanding having been freed from the productive principle formed by desire, by the instructions of the holy Panchashikha of the mendicant order, it no longer gives its fruit in the form of attachment to the objects of the senses.
Sanskrit: नाभिरज्यति कस्मिश्चिन्नानर्थे न परिग्रहे। नाभिरज्यति चैतेषु व्यर्थत्वाद् रागरोषयोः॥
English: I never experience love for my wife or hate for my enemies. Indeed, I keep aloof from both, making the fruitlessness of attachment and anger.
Sanskrit: यश्च मे दक्षिणं बाहुं चन्दनेन समुक्षयेत्। सव्यं वास्यापि यस्तक्षेत् समावेतावुभौ मम॥
English: I regard both person impartially, viz., him who smears my right hand with sandal-paste and him who wounds my left.
Sanskrit: सुखी सोऽहमवाप्तार्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः। मुक्तसङ्गः स्थितो राज्ये विशिष्टोऽन्यैस्त्रिदण्डिभिः॥
English: Having attained my object, I am happy, and consider in the same light a clod of earth, a piece of stone, and a lump of gold. I am shorn of all attachments, though am engaged in ruling a kingdom. On account of all this I am better known over all bearers of triple sticks.
Sanskrit: मोक्षे हि त्रिविधा निष्ठा दृष्टान्यैर्मोक्षवित्तमैः। ज्ञानं लोकोत्तरं यच्च सर्वत्यागश्च कर्मणाम्॥
English: Some foremost of men who are conversant with the Liberation say that Liberation has a triple path. Some consider Knowledge having all things of the world for its object as the means of Liberation. Some hold that the total renunciation of acts is the means thereof.
Sanskrit: ज्ञाननिष्ठां वदन्त्येके मोक्षशास्त्रविदो जनाः। कर्मनिष्ठां तथैवान्ये यतयः सूक्ष्मदर्शिनः॥
English: Another class of persons conversant with the scriptures Liberation say that Knowledge is the only means. Others, viz., Yatis, gifted with subtile vision; hold that acts form the means.
Sanskrit: प्रहायोभयमप्येव ज्ञानं कर्म च केवलम्। तृतीयेयं समाख्याता निष्ठा तेन महात्मना॥
English: The great Panchashikha, discarding both the opinion about knowledge and acts, considered the third as the only means or path of Liberation.