ईश्वरप्रत्यभिज्ञाकारिका
Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā
- 1 vartamānāvabhāsānāṃ bhāvānām avabhāsanam antaḥsthitavatām eva ghaṭate bahir ātmanā The outward manifestation of entities, whose appearing is present, is possible only for…
- 2 prāgivārtho 'prakāśaḥ syāt prakāśātmatayā vinā na ca prakāśo … Without having the nature of light, the object would remain unmanifest, as if still inner;
- 3 bhinne prakāśe cābhinne saṃkaro viṣayasya tat prakāśātmā prakāśyo … Whether the light be (held) distinct or non-distinct (from the object), a confusion of…
- 4 tattadākasmikābhāso bāhyaṃ ced anumāpayet na hy abhinnasya bodhasya … If it be argued that the sudden appearance of this and that (variety) should make us…
- 5 na vāsanāprabodho 'tra vicitro hetutām iyāt tasyāpi tatprabodhasya … Nor could the awakening of latent traces, (being itself) variegated, here serve as the…
- 6 syād etad avabhāseṣu teṣv evāvasite sati vyavahāre kim … This much might be said: since practical dealing is accomplished in those very…
- 7 cidātmaiva hi devo 'ntaḥsthitam icchāvaśād bahiḥ yogīva nirupādānam … For the God, whose very self is consciousness, by the power of his will makes manifest…
- 8 anumānam anābhātapūrve naiveṣṭam indriyam ābhātam eva bījāder ābhāsād … Inference is never admitted with respect to what has not appeared before;
- 9 ābhāsaḥ punarābhāsad bāhyasyāsīt kathaṃ cana arthasya naiva tenāsya … And the appearance of an external object arose, by whatever means, from (a prior)…
- 10 svāminaś cātmasaṃsthasya bhāvajātasya bhāsanam asty eva na vinā … And for the Lord there does exist a manifestation of the totality of entities residing…
- 11 svabhāvam avabhāsasya vimarśaṃ vidur anyathā prakāśo 'rthoparakto 'pi … The wise hold reflective awareness (vimarśa) to be the very nature of manifestation;
- 12 ātmāta eva caitanyaṃ citkriyā citikartṛtā tātparyeṇoditas tena jaḍāt … For this very reason the Self is termed 'consciousness' (caitanya) — in its essential…
- 13 citiḥ pratyavamarśātmā parā vāk svarasoditā svātantryam etan mukhyaṃ … Consciousness, whose essence is reflective self-awareness, is the supreme Word, arisen…
- 14 sā sphurattā mahāsattā deśakālāviśeṣinī saiṣā sāratayā proktā hṛdayaṃ … That is the pulsating radiance, the great Being, undetermined by space and time;
- 15 ātmānam ata evāyaṃ jñeyīkuryāt pṛthaksthiti jñeyaṃ na tu … For this very reason he could make himself into an object of knowledge — yet not a…
- 16 svātantryāmuktātmānaṃ svātantryād advayātmanaḥ prabhur īśādisaṃkalpair nirmāya vyavahārayet Through his own freedom the Lord, whose nature is non-dual, having fashioned — by…
- 17 nāhantādiparāmarśabhedād asyānayatātmanaḥ ahaṃmṛśyatayāivāsya sṛṣtes tiṅvācyakarmavat There is no (loss of freedom) from the differentiation of the reflective awareness 'I'…
- 18 māyāśaktyā vibhoḥ saiva bhinnasaṃvedyagocarā kathitā jñānasaṃkalpā-dhyavasāyādināmabhiḥ Through the power of māyā that very (reflective awareness) of the all-pervading Lord,…
- 19 sākṣātkārakṣaṇe 'py asti vimarśaḥ katham anyathā dhāvanādy upapadyeta … Even at the moment of direct perception reflective awareness is present;
- 20 ghaṭo 'yam ity adhyavasā nāmarūpātirekiṇī pareśaśaktir ātmeva bhāsate … The determinative cognition 'this is a pot', transcending name and form, is the power of…
- 21 kevalaṃ bhinnasamvedyadeśakālānurodhataḥ jñānasmṛtyavasāyādi sakramaṃ pratibhāsate It is only in conformity with the distinct objects, places, and times (of māyā) that…