dhanyāṣṭakam · Chapter 1

tajjñānaṃ praśamakaraṃ yadindriyāṇāṃ
tajjñeyaṃ yadupaniṣatsu niścitārtham /
te dhanyā bhuvi paramārthaniścitehāḥ
śeṣāstu bhramanilaye paribhramantaḥ

ādau vijitya viṣayānmadamoharāga-
dveṣādiśatrugaṇamāhṛtayogarājyāḥ /
jñātvā mataṃ samanubhūyaparātmavidyā-
kāntāsukhaṃ vanagṛhe vicaranti dhanyāḥ

tyaktvā gṛhe ratimadhogatihetubhūtām
ātmecchayopaniṣadartharasaṃ pibantaḥ /
vītaspṛhā viṣayabhogapade viraktā
dhanyāścaranti vijaneṣu viraktasaṅgāḥ

tyaktvā mamāhamiti bandhakare pade dve
mānāvamānasadṛśāḥ samadarśinaśca /
kartāramanyamavagamya tadarpitāni
kurvanti karmaparipākaphalāni dhanyāḥ

tyaktvaīṣaṇātrayamavekṣitamokṣamargā
bhaikṣāmṛtena parikalpitadehayātrāḥ /
jyotiḥ parātparataraṃ paramātmasaṃjñaṃ
dhanyā dvijārahasi hṛdyavalokayanti

nāsanna sanna sadasanna mahasannacāṇu
na strī pumānna ca napuṃsakamekabījam /
yairbrahma tatsamamupāsitamekacittaiḥ
dhanyā virejurittarebhavapāśabaddhāḥ

ajñānapaṅkaparimagnamapetasāraṃ
duḥkhālayaṃ maraṇajanmajarāvasaktam /
saṃsārabandhanamanityamavekṣya dhanyā
jñānāsinā tadavaśīrya viniścayanti

śāntairananyamatibhirmadhurasvabhāvaiḥ
ekatvaniścitamanobhirapetamohaiḥ /
sākaṃ vaneṣu vijitātmapadasvarupaṃ
tadvastu samyaganiśaṃ vimṛśanti dhanyāḥ