Chapter XLI

śrīrāma uvāca |
kṣīrodakukṣitulyābhiḥ śītalāmaladīptibhiḥ |
tavoktibhirvicitrābhirgambhīrābhirivābhitaḥ || 1 ||
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kṣaṇamāndhyamivāpnomi kṣaṇaṃ yāmi prakāśatām |
śāntātapalavaḥ prāvṛḍlolābhra iva vāsaraḥ || 2 ||
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anantasyāprameyasya sarvasyaikasya bhāsvataḥ |
anastamitasārasya kalanā kathamāgatā || 3 ||
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śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
yathābhūtārthavākyārthāḥ sarvā eva mamoktayaḥ |
nāsamarthā virūpārthāḥ pūrvāparavirodhadāḥ || 4 ||
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jñānadṛṣṭau prasannāyāṃ prabodhe vitatodaye |
yathāvajjñāsyasi svastho madvāgdṛṣṭibalābalam || 5 ||
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upadeśyopadeśārthaṃ śāstrārthapratipattaye |
śabdārthavākyaracanābhramo mā tanmayo bhava || 6 ||
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yadā purā jñāsyasi tatsatyamatyantanirmalam |
vācyavācakaśabdārthabhedaṃ tyakṣyasi vai tadā || 7 ||
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bhedakṛdvākprapañco'yamupadeśyeṣu kalpitaḥ |
upadeśyopadeśārthaṃ śāstrārthapratipattaye || 8 ||
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śabdārthavākprapañco'yamupadeśeṣu kalpitaḥ |
sadā'jñeṣu na tajjñeṣu vidyate pāramārthikaḥ || 9 ||
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kalanāmalamohādi kiṃcinnātmani vidyate |
nīrāgaṃ brahma paramaṃ tadevedaṃ jagatsthitam || 10 ||
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etadvicitrarūpābhiryuktibhirbahuśaḥ punaḥ |
vistareṇaiva vaktavyaṃ siddhāntāvasare'nagha || 11 ||
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vākprapañcaṃ vinā tvetadajñānamatulaṃ tamaḥ |
bhettumanyonyamuditaṃ yatnaṃ kartuṃ na śakyate || 12 ||
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avidyayaivottamayā svātmanāśodyamecchayā |
vidyā sā prārthyate rāma sarvadoṣāpahāriṇī || 13 ||
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śāmyati hyastramastreṇa malena kṣālyate malaḥ |
śamaṃ viṣaṃ viṣeṇaiti ripuṇā hanyate ripuḥ || 14 ||
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īdṛśī rāma māyeyaṃ yāṃ svanāśena harṣadā |
na lakṣyate svabhāvo'syāḥ prekṣyamāṇaiva naśyati || 15 ||
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vivekamācchādayati jaganti janayatyalam |
naca vijñāyate kaiṣā paśyāścaryamidaṃ jagat || 16 ||
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aprekṣyamāṇā sphurati prekṣitā su vinaśyati |
māyeyamaparijñāyamānarūpaiva valgati || 17 ||
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aho nu khalu citreyaṃ māyā saṃsārabandhanī |
asatyevātisatyeva svajñānaṃ vihitaṃ tayā || 18 ||
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atyabhinnapade tasmiṃstanvānā bhedamātatam |
saṃsāramāyā yenāsau tenāsau puruṣottamaḥ || 19 ||
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nāstyeṣā paramārthe na tvevaṃ bhāvanayeddhayā |
jño bhūtvā jñeyasaṃprāpto jñāsyasyasyāstvamāśayam || 20 ||
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yāvattu na prabuddhastvaṃ tāvanmadvacasaiva te |
 niścayo bhavatūddāmo nāstyavidyeti niścalaḥ || 21 ||
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yadidaṃ dṛśyatāṃ yātaṃ mānasaṃ mananaṃ mahat |
asanmātramidaṃ yasmānmanomātravijṛmbhitam || 22 ||
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sattadbrahmeti yasyāntarniścayaḥ so'pi mokṣabhāk |
calācalākṛtiryā yā dṛṣṭirāvaddhabhāvanā || 23 ||
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sā samagrajagadbhūtakhagabandhanavāgurā |
yaḥ svapnabhūmivadbhrāntamasatsadhyekaniścayaḥ || 24 ||
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jagatpaśyatyasaktātmā na sa duḥkhe nimajjati |
yasyaitāsvasvarūpāsu bhāvanā svātmabhāvanā || 25 ||
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asvarūpasya tasyāpi sā hyavidyaiva vidyate |
vikāritādayo doṣā na kecana mahātmani || 26 ||
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paramātmani vidyante payasīveha pāṃsavaḥ |
bhāvanāśabdaśabdārtharañjaneyaṃ jagadgatā || 27 ||
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vyavahārārthamutpannā vyatiriktā ca nātmanaḥ |
anena vyavahāreṇa vinaitāḥ śāstradṛṣṭayaḥ || 28 ||
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saṃsthitiṃ nādhigacchanti paṭā iva vitantavaḥ |
uhyamāno hyavidyāyāmātmā nehopalakṣyate || 29 ||
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ātmajñānādṛte tacca śāstrārthātsamavāpyate |
avidyāsaritaḥ pāramātmalābhādṛte kila || 30 ||
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rāma nāsādyate taddhi padamakṣayamucyate |
yataḥkutaścijjāteyamavidyā maladāyinī || 31 ||
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nūnaṃ sthitimupāyātā samāsādya padaṃ sthitā |
kuto jāteyamiti te rāma māstu vicāraṇā || 32 ||
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imāṃ kathamahaṃ hanmītyeṣā te'stu vicāraṇā |
astaṃ gatāyāṃ kṣīṇāyāmasyāṃ jñāsyasi rāghava || 33 ||
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yata eṣā yathā caiṣā yathā naṣṭetyakhaṇḍitam |
vastutaḥ kila nāstyeṣā vibhātyeṣā na vekṣitā || 34 ||
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asato bhrāntatā satyarūpāṃ jānātu kaḥ kutaḥ |
jāteyaṃ prauḍhimāpannā doṣāyaivātatākṛtiḥ || 35 ||
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balātpraṇāśaya tvenāṃ parijñāsyasi vai tataḥ |
api śūrā atiprājñāste na santi jagattraye || 36 ||
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avidyayā ye puruṣā na nāma vivaśīkṛtāḥ |
tadasyā rogaśīlāyā yatnaṃ kuru vināśane || 37 ||
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yathaiṣā janmaduḥkheṣu na bhūyastvāṃ niyokṣyati |
sarvāpadāmekasakhīmajñānatarumañjarīm |
anarthasārthajananīmavidyāmalamuddhara || 38 ||
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bhayaviṣādadurādhivipatpradāṃ hṛdayamohamahāpaṭalāṃkurām |
bhṛśamapāsya kudṛṣṭimimāṃ balādbhava bhavārṇavapāramupāgataḥ || 39 ||
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