1ūrdhvamūlo avākśākha eṣo 'śvatthaḥ sanātanaḥ / tad eva śukraṃ tad brahma tad evāmṛtam ucyate / tasmiṃl lokāḥ śritāḥ sarve tad u nātyeti kaścana // etad vai tat //
2yad idaṃ kiṃca jagat sarvaṃ prāṇa ejati niḥsṛtam / mahad bhayaṃ vajram udyataṃ ya etad vidur amṛtās te bhavanti //
3bhayād asyāgnis tapati bhayāt tapati sūryaḥ / bhayād indraś ca vāyuś ca mṛtyur dhāvati pañcamaḥ //
4iha ced aśakad boddhuṃ prākśarīrasya visrasaḥ / tataḥ sargeṣu lokeṣu śarīratvāya kalpate //
5yathādarśe tathātmani yathā svapne tathā pitṛloke / yathāpsu parīva dadṛśe tathā gandharvaloke chāyātapayor iva brahmaloke //
6indriyāṇāṃ pṛthagbhāvam udayāstamayau ca yat / pṛthag utpadyamānānāṃ matvā dhīro na śocati //
7indriyebhyaḥ paraṃ mano manasaḥ sattvam uttamam / sattvād adhi mahānātmā mahato 'vyaktam uttamam //
8avyaktāt tu paraḥ puruṣo vyāpako 'liṅga eva ca / yaṃ jñātvā mucyate jantur amṛtatvaṃ ca gacchati //
9na saṃdṛśe tiṣṭhati rūpam asya na cakṣuṣā paśyati kaścanainam / hṛdā manīṣā manasābhikḷpto ya etad vidur amṛtās te bhavanti //
10yadā pañcāvatiṣṭhante jñānāni manasā saha / buddhiś ca na viceṣṭati tām āhuḥ paramāṃ gatim //
11tāṃ yogam iti manyante sthirām indriyadhāraṇām / apramattas tadā bhavati yogo hi prabhavāpyayau //
12naiva vācā na manasā prāptuṃ śakyo na cakṣuṣā / astīti bruvato 'nyatra kathaṃ tad upalabhyate //
13astīty evopalabdhavyas tattvabhāvena cobhayoḥ / astīty evopalabdhasya tattvabhāvaḥ prasīdati //
14yadā sarve pramucyante kāmā ye 'sya hṛdi śritāḥ / atha martyo 'mṛto bhavaty atra brahma samaśnute //
15yadā sarve prabhidyante hṛdayasyeha granthayaḥ / atha martyo 'mṛto bhavaty etāvad dhy anuśāsanam //
16śataṃ caikā ca hṛdayasya nāḍyas tāsāṃ mūrdhānam abhiniḥsṛtaikā / tayordhvam āyann amṛtatvam eti viṣvaṅṅ anyā utkramaṇe bhavati //
17aṅguṣṭhamātraḥ puruṣo 'ntarātmā sadā janānāṃ hṛdaye saṃniviṣṭaḥ / taṃ svāc charīrāt pravṛhen muñjād iveṣīkāṃ dhairyeṇa / taṃ vidyāc chukram amṛtaṃ taṃ vidyāc chukram amṛtam iti //
18mṛtyuproktāṃ naciketo 'tha labdhvā vidyām etāṃ yogavidhiṃ ca kṛtsnam / brahmaprāpto virajo 'bhūd vimṛtyur anyo 'py evaṃ yo vid adhyātmam eva //