Chapter CLXXVI

śrīrāma uvāca |
jaganti santyasaṃkhyāni bhaviṣyanti gatāni ca |
tatkathābhiḥ kathaṃ brahmanprabodhayasi māmimam || 1 ||
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śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca |
jagatsvapneṣu śabdārthasaṃbandho'vagatastvayā |
na nāma na ca lokena vyarthaṃ tatkathanaṃ tataḥ || 2 ||
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yā kathāvagatātmabhyāṃ śabdārthābhyāṃ nigadyate |
budhyate setarā nāntaḥ saiveha vyavahāriṇī || 3 ||
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yadā viditavedyaḥ saṃstrikālāmaladarśanaḥ |
bhaviṣyasi tadā tāni pratyakṣeṇaiva bhotsyase || 4 ||
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svapne cinmātramevādyaṃ svayaṃ bhāti jagattayā |
yathā tathaiva sargādau nātrānyadupapadyate || 5 ||
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aṇāvaṇāvasaṃkhyāni tena santi jaganti khe |
teṣāṃ tānvyavahāraughānsaṃkhyātuṃ ka iva kṣamaḥ || 6 ||
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atraiva me purā proktaṃ matpitrā padmajanmanā |
padmareṇumatākhyānaṃ śrṛṇu tatkathayāmi te || 7 ||
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purā pṛṣṭo mayā brahmā jagajjālamidaṃ kiyat |
kva vā bhātīti vada me brahmovāca tataḥ sa mām || 8 ||
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śrībrahmovāca |
brahmaivedaṃ mune sarvaṃ jagadityavabhāsate |
satāmanantaṃ sattvena jagattvenāsatāmapi || 9 ||
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śubhaṃ mamedamākhyānaṃ śrṛṇu śravaṇabhūṣaṇam |
brahmāṇḍapiṇḍa ityuktaṃ brahmāṇḍākhyānameva ca || 10 ||
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asti khe khādananyātmā cidvyomaparamāṇukaḥ |
śūnyarūpamivākāśe śuddhaḥ spanda ivānile || 11 ||
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so'paśyadātmanā svapna iva jīvatvamātmani |
śūnyarūpamivākāśaṃ pavanaḥ spandanaṃ yathā || 12 ||
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ākāśarūpamajahadeva jīvastataḥ svayam |
apaśyadahamityeva rūpamākāśarūpakam || 13 ||
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ahaṃkārastvahaṃbuddhirityevāpaśyadātmani |
ekaniścayanirmāṇamayī māyānurūpiṇī || 14 ||
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buddhirmanohamityevaṃ svapne paśyadasanmayam |
namayantyātmanātmānamavikalpaṃ vikalpanaiḥ || 15 ||
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apaśyattanmanaḥ svapne dehe pañcendriyaṃ tataḥ |
anākāraṃ ghanākāraṃ svapnādritvamivājñadhīḥ || 16 ||
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dadarśa sa manodeho vapustribhuvanātmakam |
svātmā svātmaiva nirbhitti bhittibhāsuramātatam || 17 ||
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anekabhūtakalitaṃ nānāvayavarajaṅgamam |
kalanākālakalitaṃ kalpitānyonyasaṃgamam || 18 ||
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svapne pratyekamevātra paśyatyādarśabimbitam |
iva trailokyanagaraṃ navaraṅgamanoharam || 19 ||
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atha pratyekamatrāpi navaraṅgamanoharam |
trijagadvetti hṛdaye svādarśa iva bimbitam || 20 ||
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paramāṇoḥ paramāṇoriti santi tanūdare |
atanūni jagantyuccairdhanānīva ca tānyapi || 21 ||
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avidyeyamananteyamavidyātvena cetitā |
brahmatvena parijñātā bhavati brahma nirmalam || 22 ||
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evaṃ draṣṭāpi yaḥ svapnajālaṃ dṛṣṭe na kiṃcana |
ko'tra draṣṭā kuto dṛśyaṃ kva dvaitaṃ kva ca kāraṇam || 23 ||
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sarvaṃ niḥśāntamābhātaṃ khātma nirbhitti kevalam |
brahmātmani sthite svacchamādyantaparivarjitam || 24 ||
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brahmāṇḍalakṣanicayāḥ paramātmanīti nityaṃ sthitā nipuṇamanyavadapyananye |
vāriṇyavāritavisāritaraṅgavegāllolaṃ sthitāmbuparamāṇucayā yathaite || 25 ||
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