Māṇḍūkyopaniṣatkārikā · Chapter 3

upāsanāśrito dharmo jāte brahmaṇi vartate /
prāgutpatter ajaṃ sarvaṃ tenāsau kṛpaṇaḥ smṛtaḥ

ato vakṣyāmy akārpaṇyam ajāti samatāṃ gatam /
yathā na jāyate kiñcij jāyamānaṃ samantataḥ

ātmā hy ākāśavajjīvair ghaṭākāśair ivoditaḥ /
ghaṭādivac ca saṃghātair jātāv etan nidarśanam

ghaṭādiṣu pralīneṣu ghaṭākāśādayo yathā /
ākāśe saṃpralīyante tadvaj jīvā ihātmani

yathaikasmin ghāṭākāśe rajodhūmādibhir yute /
na sarve saṃprayujyante tadvaj jīvāḥ sukhādibhiḥ

rūpakāryasamākhyāś ca bhidyante tatra tatra vai /
ākāśasya na bhedo 'sti tadvaj jīveṣu nirṇayaḥ

nākāśasya ghaṭākāśo vikārāvayavau yathā /
naivātmanaḥ sadā jīvo vikārāvayavau tathā

yathā bhavati bālānāṃ gaganaṃ malinaṃ malaiḥ /
tathā bhavaty abuddhānām ātmāpi malino malaiḥ

maraṇe saṃbhave caiva gatyāgamanayor api /
sthitau sarvaśarīreṣu ākāśenāvilakṣaṇaḥ

saṃghātāḥ svapnavat sarve ātmamāyāvisarjitāḥ /
ādhikye sarvasāmye vā nopapattir hi vidyate

rasādayo hi ye kośā vyākhyātās taittirīyake /
teṣām ātmā paro jīvaḥ khaṃ yathā saṃprakāśitaḥ

dvayor dvayor madhujñāne paraṃ brahma prakāśitam /
pṛthivyāmudare caiva yathākāśaḥ prakāśitaḥ

jīvātmanor ananyatvam abhedena praśasyate /
nānātvaṃ nindyate yac ca tad evaṃ hi samañjasam

jīvātmanoḥ pṛthaktvaṃ yat prāgutpatteḥ prakīrtitam /
bhaviṣyadvṛtyā gauṇaṃ tan mukhyatvaṃ hi na yujyate

mṛllohavisphuliṅgādyaiḥ sṛṣṭir yā coditānyathā /
upāyaḥ so 'vatārāya nāsti bhedaḥ kathañcana

āśramāstrividhā hīnamadhyamotkṛṣṭadṛṣṭayaḥ /
upāsanopadiṣṭeyaṃ tadartham anukampayā

svasiddhāntavyavasthāsu dvaitino niścitā dṛḍham /
parasparaṃ virudhyante tairayaṃ na virudhyate

advaitaṃ paramārtho hi dvaitaṃ tadbheda ucyate /
teṣām ubhayathā dvaitaṃ tenāyaṃ na viruddhyate

māyayā bhidyate hy etan nānyathājaṃ kathañcana /
tattvato bhidyamāne hi martyatām amṛtaṃ vrajet

ajātasyaiva bhāvasya jātim icchanti vādinaḥ /
ajāto hy amṛto bhāvo martyatāṃ katham eṣyati

na bhavaty amṛtaṃ martyaṃ na martyam amṛtaṃ tathā /
prakṛter anyathābhāvo na kathañcid bhaviṣyati

svabhāvenāmṛto yasya bhāvo gacchati martyatām /
kṛtakenāmṛtas tasya kathaṃ sthāsyati niścalaḥ

bhūtato 'bhūtato vāpi sṛjyamāne samā śrutiḥ /
niścitaṃ yuktiyuktaṃ ca yat tad bhavati netarat

neha nāneti cāmnāyād indro māyābhir ity api /
ajāyamāno bahudhā māyayā jāyate tu saḥ

saṃbhūter apavādāc ca saṃbhavaḥ pratiṣidhyate /
ko nv enaṃ janayed iti kāraṇaṃ pratiṣidhyate

sa eṣa neti netīti vyākhyātaṃ nihnute yataḥ /
sarvam agrāhyabhāvena hetunājaṃ prakāśate

sato hi māyayā janma yujyate na tu tattvataḥ /
tattvato jāyate yasya jātaṃ tasya hi jāyate

asato māyayā janma tattvato naiva yujyate /
vandhyāputro na tattvena māyayā vāpi jāyate

yathā svapne dvayābhāsaṃ spandate māyayā manaḥ /
tathā jāgraddvayābhāsaṃ spandate māyayā manaḥ

advayaṃ ca dvayābhāsaṃ manaḥ svapne na saṃśayaḥ /
advayaṃ ca dvayābhāsaṃ tathā jāgran na saṃśayaḥ

manodṛśyam idaṃ dvaitaṃ yat kiñcit sacarācaram /
manaso hy amanībhāve dvaitaṃ naivopalabhyate

ātmasatyānubodhena na saṃkalpayate yadā /
amanastāṃ tadā yāti grāhyābhāve tadagraham

akalpamajaṃ jñānaṃ jñeyābhinnaṃ pracakṣate /
brahma jñeyam ajaṃ nityam ajenājaṃ vibudhyate

nigṛhītasya manaso nirvikalpasya dhīmataḥ /
pracāraḥ sa tu vijñeyaḥ suṣupte 'nyo na tatsamaḥ

līyate hi suṣupte tan nigṛhītaṃ na līyate /
tad eva nirbhayaṃ brahma jñānalokaṃ samantataḥ

ajam anindram asvapnam anāmakam arūpakam /
sakṛdvibhātaṃ sarvajñaṃ nopacāraḥ kathañcana

sarvābhilāpavigataḥ sarvacintāsamutthitaḥ /
supraśāntaḥ sakṛjjyotiḥ samādhir acalo 'bhayaḥ

graho na tatra notsargaś cintā yatra na vidyate /
ātmasaṃsthaṃ tadā jñānam ajāti samatāṃ gatam

asparśayogo vai nāma durdarśaḥ sarvayogibhiḥ /
yogino bibhyati hy asmād abhaye bhayadarśinaḥ

manaso nigrahāyattam abhayaṃ sarvayoginām /
duḥkhakṣayaḥ prabodhaś cāpy akṣayā śāntir eva ca

utseka udadher yadvat kuśāgreṇaikabindunā /
manaso nigrahas tadvad bhaved aparikhedataḥ

upāyena nigṛhṇīyād vikṣiptaṃ kāmabhogayoḥ /
suprasannaṃ laye caiva yathā kāmo layas tathā

duḥkhaṃ sarvam anusmṛtya kāmabhogān nivartayet /
ajaṃ sarvamanusmṛtya jātaṃ naiva tu paśyati

laye saṃbodhayec cittaṃ vikṣiptaṃ śamayet punaḥ /
sakaṣāyaṃ vijānīyāt samaprāptaṃ na cālayet

nāsvādayet sukhaṃ tatra niḥsaṅgaḥ prajñayā bhavet /
niścalaṃ niścarac cittam ekīkuryāt prayatnataḥ

yadā na līyate cittaṃ na ca vikṣipyate punaḥ /
aniṅganam anābhāsaṃ niṣpannaṃ brahma tat tadā

svasthaṃ śāntaṃ sanirvāṇam akathyaṃ sukham uttamam /
ajam ajena jñeyena sarvajñaṃ paricakṣate

na kaścij jāyate jīvaḥ saṃbhavo 'sya na vidyate /
etat tad uttamaṃ satyaṃ yatra kiñcin na jāyate