1parāñci khāni vyatṛṇat svayambhūs tasmāt parāṅ paśyati nāntarātman | kaś cid dhīraḥ pratyagātmānam aikṣad āvṛttacakṣur amṛtatvam icchan ||
2parācaḥ kāmān anuyanti bālās te mṛtyor yanti vitatasya pāśam | atha dhīrā amṛtatvaṃ viditvā dhruvam adhruveṣv iha na prārthayante ||
3yena rūpaṃ rasaṃ gandhaṃ śabdān sparśāṃś ca maithunān | etenaiva vijānāti kim atra pariśiṣyate | etad vai tat ||
4svapnāntaṃ jāgaritāntaṃ cobhau yenānupaśyati | mahāntaṃ vibhum ātmānaṃ matvā dhīro na śocati ||
5ya imaṃ madhvadaṃ veda ātmānaṃ jīvam antikāt | īśānaṃ bhūtabhavyasya na tato vijugupsate | etad vai tat ||
6yaḥ pūrvaṃ tapaso jātam adbhyaḥ pūrvam ajāyata | guhāṃ praviśya tiṣṭhantaṃ yo bhūtebhir vyapaśyata | etad vai tat ||
7yā prāṇena sambhavaty aditir devatāmayī | guhāṃ praviśya tiṣṭhantīṃ yā bhūtebhir vyajāyata | etad vai tat ||
8araṇyor nihito jātavedā garbha iva subhṛto garbhiṇībhiḥ | dive dive īḍyo jāgṛvadbhir haviṣmadbhir manuṣyebhir agniḥ | etad vai tat ||
9yataś codeti sūryo 'staṃ yatra ca gacchati | taṃ devāḥ sarve 'rpitās tad u nātyeti kaś cana | etad vai tat ||
10yad eveha tad amutra yad amutra tad anv iha | mṛtyoḥ sa mṛtyum āpnoti ya iha nāneva paśyati ||
11manasaivedam āptavyaṃ neha nānāsti kiñ cana | mṛtyoḥ sa mṛtyum ṛcchati ya iha nāneva paśyati ||
12aṅguṣṭhamātraḥ puruṣo madhya ātmani tiṣṭhati | īśāno bhūtabhavyasya na tato vijugupsate | etad vai tat ||
13aṅguṣṭhamātraḥ puruṣo jyotir ivādhūmakaḥ | īśāno bhūtabhavyasya sa evādya sa u śvaḥ | etad vai tat ||
14yathodakaṃ durge vṛṣṭaṃ parvateṣu vidhāvati | evaṃ dharmān pṛthak paśyaṃs tān evānuvidhāvati ||
15yathodakaṃ śuddhe śuddham āsiktaṃ tādṛg eva bhavati | evaṃ muner vijānata ātmā bhavati gautama ||
Chapter source notes
Independent normalized IAST transcription from Röer 1850, printed pp. 122–132. See Edition source for the Devanagari print and commentary.