The Heart of Recognition · Chapter 1

The Heart of Recognition — Chapter 1

प्रत्यभिज्ञाहृदयम्

Pratyabhijñāhṛdayam


Chapter 1 20 verses

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  1. 1 citiḥ svatantrā viśvasiddhihetuḥ The absolute Consciousness, in its freedom, is the cause of the manifestation of the…
  2. 2 svecchayā svabhittau viśvam unmīlayati By her own free will she unfolds the universe upon the screen of her own Self.
  3. 3 tan nānā anurūpa-grāhya-grāhaka-bhedāt That (universe) is manifold because of the corresponding differentiation of perceived…
  4. 4 citi-saṃkocātmā cetano 'pi saṅkucita-viśvamayaḥ The individual experiencer (cetana), whose essence is contracted Consciousness, embodies…
  5. 5 citir eva cetana-padād avarūḍhā cetya-saṅkocinī cittam Consciousness itself, descended from the plane of pure subjectivity and contracted by its…
  6. 6 tan-mayo māyā-pramātā The empirical subject conditioned by māyā consists of that (contracted mind).
  7. 7 sa caiko dvi-rūpas tri-mayaś catur-ātmā sapta-pañcaka-svabhāvaḥ
  8. 8 tad-bhūmikāḥ sarva-darśana-sthitayaḥ The doctrinal positions of all philosophical schools are roles assumed by that (one…
  9. 9 cid-vat tac-chakti-saṅkocān malāvṛtaḥ saṃsārī Like Consciousness itself (in essence), but with his powers contracted and covered by…
  10. 10 tathāpi tad-vat pañca-kṛtyāni karoti Even so, like Śiva himself, the bound soul performs the five cosmic acts.
  11. 11 ābhāsana-rakti-vimarśana-bījāvasthāpana-vilāpanatas tāni Those five acts (he performs) by way of manifesting, relishing, reflective withdrawal,…
  12. 12 tad-aparijñāne sva-śaktibhir vyāmohitatā saṃsāritvam When that (true nature) is not recognized, being deluded by one's own powers constitutes…
  13. 13 tat-parijñāne cittam eva antarmukhī-bhāvena cetana-padādhyārohāc citiḥ When that is recognized, the mind itself, turning inward and ascending to the plane of…
  14. 14 citi-vahnir avaroha-pade channo 'pi mātrayā meyendhanaṃ pluṣyati The fire of Consciousness, even when veiled in the descended state, still partially…
  15. 15 bala-lābhe viśvam ātmasāt karoti On gaining (its full) power, it assimilates the whole universe to itself.
  16. 16 cid-ānanda-lābhe dehādiṣu cetyamāneṣv api cid-aikātmya-pratipatti-dārḍhyaṃ jīvan-muktiḥ When the bliss of Consciousness is gained, the firm conviction of identity with…
  17. 17 madhya-vikāsāc cid-ānanda-lābhaḥ From the unfoldment of the centre arises the attainment of the bliss of Consciousness.
  18. 18 vikalpa-kṣaya-śakti-saṅkoca-vikāsa-vāha-cchedādy-antakoṭi-nibhālanādaya ihopāyāḥ
  19. 19 samādhi-saṃskāravati vyutthāne bhūyo bhūyaś cid-aikyāmarśān nityodita-samādhi-lābhaḥ In the post-samādhi state, by repeatedly reflecting on identity with Consciousness, one…
  20. 20 tadā prakāśānanda-sāra-mahā-mantra-vīryātmaka-pūrṇāhantā-veśāt sadā sarva-sarga-saṃhāra-kāri-nija-saṃvid-devatā-cakreśvaratā-prāptir bhavatīti śivam Then, through absorption in the full I-consciousness — whose essence is the bliss of…