Devi Gita · Chapter 4

iti devīgītāyāṃ tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ -
iti śrīdevībhāgavate mahāpurāṇe saptamaskandhe devīgītāyāṃ trayastriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
atha caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ -
saptamaḥ skandhaḥ
atha catustriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
śrī devyuvāca
kva yūyaṃ mandabhāgyā vai kvedaṃ rūpaṃ mahādbhutam /
tathāpi bhaktavātsalyādīdṛśaṃ darśitaṃ mayā

na vedādhyayanairyogair na dānaistapasejyayā /
rūpaṃ draṣṭum idaṃ śakyaṃ kevalaṃ matkṛpāṃ vinā

prakṛtaṃ śṛṇu rājendra paramātmātra jīvatām /
upādhiyogāt samprāptaḥ kartṛtvādikam apyuta

kriyāḥ karoti vividhā dharmādharmaika hetavaḥ /
nānā yonīstataḥ prāpya sukhaduḥkhaiśca yujyate

punastatsaṃskṛtivaśānnānā karmarataḥ sadā /
nānā dehān samāpnoti sukhaduḥkhaiśca yujyate

ghaṭīyantravadetasya na virāmaḥ kadāpi hi /
ajñānam eva mūlaṃ syāt tataḥ kāmaḥ kriyāstataḥ

tasmād ajñānanāśāya yateta niyataṃ naraḥ /
etaddhi janmasāphalyaṃ yadajñānasya nāśanam

puruṣārthasamāptiśca jīvanmuktadaśāpi ca /
ajñānanāśane śaktā vidyaiva tu paṭīyasī

na karma tajjannopāstirvirodhābhāvato gire /
pratyutāśājñānanāśe karmaṇā naiva bhāvyatām

anarthadāni karmāṇi punaḥ punaruśanti hi /
tato rāgastato doṣastato 'nartho mahānbhavet

tasmāt sarva prayatnena jñānaṃ sampādayennaraḥ /
kurvanneveha karmāṇītyataḥ karmāpyavaśyakam

jñānādeva hi kaivalyam ataḥ syāt tatsamuccayaḥ /
sahāyatāṃ vrajet karma jñānasya hitakāri ca

iti kecidvadantyatra tadvirodhānna sambhavet /
jñānādhṛdgranthibhedaḥ syādhṛdgranthau karmasambhavaḥ

yaugapadyaṃ na sambhāvyaṃ virodhāt tu tatastayoḥ /
tamaḥ prakāśayoryadvadyaugapadyaṃ na sambhavi

tasmāt sarvāṇi karmāṇi vaidikāni mahāmate /
cittaśuddhyantam eva syustāni kuryāt prayatnataḥ

śamo damastitikṣā ca vairāgyaṃ sattvasambhavaḥ /
tāvat paryantam eva syuḥ karmāṇi na tataḥ param

tadante caiva saṃnyasya saṃśrayedgurum ātmavān /
śrotriyaṃ brahmaniṣṭhaṃ ca bhaktyā nirvyājayā punaḥ

vedāntaśravaṇaṃ kuryānnityam evam atandritaḥ /
tat tvam asyādi vākyasya nityam arthaṃ vicārayet

tat tvam asyādi vākyaṃ tu jīvabrahmaikyabodhakam /
aikye jñāte nirbhayastu madrūpo hi prajāyate

padārthāvagatiḥ pūrvaṃ vākyārthāvagatistataḥ /
tat padasya ca vākyārtho gire 'haṃ parikīrtitaḥ

tvaṃ padasya ca vākyārtho jīva eva na saṃśayaḥ /
ubhayor aikyam asinā padena procyate budhaiḥ

vācyārthayorviruddhatvāt aikyaṃ naiva ghaṭeta ha /
lakṣaṇātaḥ prakartavyā tattvamoḥ śrutisaṃsthayoḥ

cinmātraṃ tu tayorlakṣyaṃ tayoraikyasya sambhavaḥ /
tayoraikyaṃ tathā jñātvā svābhedenādvayo bhavet

devadattaḥ sa evāyam iti vallakṣaṇā smṛtā /
sthūlādi deharahito brahma sampadyate naraḥ

pañcīkṛtamahābhūtasambhūtaḥ sthūladehakaḥ /
bhogālayo jarāvyādhisaṃyutaḥ sarvakarmaṇām

mithyā bhūto 'yam ābhāti sphuṭaṃ māyāmayatvataḥ /
so 'yaṃ sthūla upādhiḥ syādātmano me nageśvara

jñānakarmendriyayutaṃ prāṇapañcakasaṃyutam /
manobuddhiyutaṃ caitat sūkṣmaṃ tatkavayo viduḥ

apañcīkṛtabhūtotthaṃ sūkṣmadeho 'yam ātmanaḥ /
dvitīyo 'yam upādhiḥ syāt sukhāderavabodhakaḥ

anādyanirvācyam idam ajñānaṃ tu tṛtīyakaḥ /
deho 'yam ātmano bhāti kāraṇātmā nageśvara

upādhivilaye jāte kevalātmāvaśiṣyate /
dehatraye pañcakośā antaḥsthāḥ santi sarvadā

pañcakośaparityāge brahma pucchaṃ hi labhyate /
neti neti iti ādivākyair mama rūpaṃ yaducyate

na jāyate mriyate tat kadācinnāyaṃ bhūtvā na babhūva kaścit /
ajo nityaḥ śāśvato 'yaṃ purāṇo na hanyate hanyamāne śarīre

hataṃ cenmanyate hantuṃ hataścenmanyate hatam /
ubhau tau na vijānītau nāyaṃ hanti na hanyate

aṇoraṇīyān mahato mahīyān ātmāsya jantornihito guhāyām /
tam akratuḥ paśyati vītaśoko dhātuḥ prasādān mahimānam asya

ātmānaṃ rathinaṃ viddhi śarīraṃ ratham eva tu /
buddhiṃ tu sārathiṃ viddhi manaḥ pragraham eva ca

indriyāṇi hayān āhur viṣayāṃs teṣu gocarān /
ātmendriyamanoyuktaṃ bhoktetyāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ

yastvavidvān bhavati cāmanaskaśca sadāśuciḥ /
na tatpadam avāpnoti saṃsāraṃ cādhigacchati

yastu vijñānavān bhavati samanaskaḥ sadā śuciḥ /
sa tu tatpadam āpnoti yasmād bhūyo na jāyate

vijñānasārathiryastu manaḥ pragrahavān naraḥ /
so 'dhvanaḥ pāram āpnoti madīyaṃ yatparaṃ padam

itthaṃ śrutyā ca matyā ca niścityātmānam ātmanā /
bhāvayenmām ātmarūpāṃ nididhyāsanato 'pi

yogavṛtteḥ purā svasmin bhāvayedakṣaratrayam /
devīpraṇavasañjñasya dhyānārthaṃ mantravācyayoḥ

hakāraḥ sthūladehaḥ syād rakāraḥ sūkṣmadehakaḥ /
īkāraḥ kāraṇātmāsau hrīṅkāro 'haṃ turīyakam

evaṃ samaṣṭidehe 'pi jñātvā bījatrayam kramāt /
samaṣṭivyaṣṭyorekatvaṃ bhāvayenmatimān naraḥ

samādhikālātpūrvaṃ tu bhāvayitvaivam ādṛtaḥ /
tato dhyāyennilīnākṣo devīṃ māṃ jagadīśvarīm

prāṇāpānau samau kṛtvā nāsābhyantaracāriṇau /
nivṛttaviṣayākāṅkṣo vītadoṣo vimatsaraḥ

bhaktyā nirvyājayā yukto guhāyāṃ niḥsvane sthale /
hakāram viśvam ātmānaṃ rakāre pravilāpayet

rakāraṃ taijasaṃ devam īkāre pravilāpayet /
īkāraṃ prājñam ātmānaṃ hrīṅkāre pravilāpayet

vācyavācakatāhīnaṃ dvaitabhāvavivarjitam /
akhaṇḍaṃ saccidānandaṃ bhāvayet tacchikhāntare

iti dhyānena māṃ rājan sākṣātkṛtya narottamaḥ /
madrūpa eva bhavati dvayorapyekatā yataḥ

yogayuktyānayā dṛṣṭvā mām ātmānaṃ parātparam /
ajñānasya sakāryasya tat kṣaṇo nāśako bhavet