adhyāya 2
vallī 3
ūrdhvamūlo-'vākśākha eṣo-'śvattha-ssanātanaḥ|
tadeva śukra-ntad brahma tadevāmṛtamucyate|
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tasmiṃllo~kā-śśritā-ssarve tadu nātyeti kaścana| etadvai tat ||1||
yadida-ṅki-ñca jagatsarva-mprāṇa ejati nissṛtam|
2
mahad bhayaṃ-va~jramudyataṃ-ya~ etadviduramṛtāste bhavanti ||2||
bhayādasyāgnistapati bhayāttapati sūryaḥ|
3
bhayādindraśca vāyuśca mṛtyurdhāvati pañcamaḥ ||3||
iha cedaśakadboddhu-mprāk śarīrasya visrasaḥ|
4
tata-ssargeṣu lokeṣu śarīratvāya kalpate ||4||
yathā-''darśe tathā-''tmani yathā svapne tathā pitṛloke|
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yathā-'psu parīva dadṛśe tathā gandharvaloke chāyātapayoriva brahmaloke ||5||
indriyāṇā-mpṛthagbhāvamudayāstamayau ca yat|
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pṛthagutpadyamānānā-mmatvā dhīro na śocati ||6||
indriyebhyaḥ para-mmano manasa-ssattvamuttamam|
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sattvādadhi mahānātmā mahato-'vyaktamuttamam ||7||
avyaktāttu paraḥ puruṣo vyāpako-'liṅga eva ca|
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ya-ñjñātvā mucyate janturamṛtatva-ñca gacchati ||8||
na sandṛśe tiṣṭhati rūpamasya na cakṣuṣā paśyati kaścanainam|
9
hṛdā manīṣā manasā-'bhiklṛpto ya etadviduramṛtāste bhavanti ||9||
yadā pañcāvatiṣṭhante jñānāni manasā saha|
10
buddhiśca na viceṣṭate tāmāhuḥ paramā-ṅgatim ||10||
tāṃ-yo~gamiti manyante sthirāmindriyadhāraṇām|
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apramattastadā bhavati yogo hi prabhavāpyayau ||11||
naiva vācā na manasā prāptuṃ śakyo na cakṣuṣā|
12
astīti bruvato-'nyatra katha-ntadupalabhyate ||12||
astītyevopalabdhavyastattvabhāvena cobhayoḥ|
13
astītyevopalabdhasya tattvabhāvaḥ prasīdati ||13||
yadā sarve pramucyante kāmā ye-'sya hṛdi śritāḥ|
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atha martyo-'mṛto bhavatyatra brahma samaśnute ||14||
yathā sarve prabhidyante hṛdayasyeha granthayaḥ|
15
atha martyo-'mṛto bhavatyetāvaddhyanuśāsanam ||15||
śata-ñcaikā ca hṛdayasya nāḍyastāsā-mmūrdhānamabhinissṛtaikā|
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tayordhvamāyannamṛtatvameti viśvaṅṅanyā utkramaṇe bhavanti ||16||
aṅguṣṭhamātraḥ puruṣo-'ntarātmā sadā janānāṃ hṛdaye sanniviṣṭaḥ|
taṃ svāccharīrātpravṛhenmuñjādiveṣīkā-ndhairyeṇa|
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taṃ-vi~dyācchukramamṛta-ntaṃ-vi~dyācchukramamṛtamiti ||17||
mṛtyuproktā-nnaciketo-'tha labdhvā vidyāmetāṃ-yo~gavidhi-ñca kṛtsnam|
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brahmaprāpto virajo-'bhūdvimṛtyu ranyo-'pyevaṃ-yo~ vidadhyātmameva ||18||