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(mandAkrAntA Chanda |)
     bhedAbhedo sapadi galitau puNyapApe vishIrNe
         mAyAmohau kShayamupagatau naShTasandehavR^itteH |
     shabdAtItaM triguNarahitaM prApya tattvAvabodhaM
         nistraiguNye pathivicharataH kovidhiH koniShedhaH || 1||
shabda se pare aura tInoM guNoM se rahita tattva kA bodha prApta
karane se jisakI sandeha vR^itti naShTa ho jAtI hai, sarva prakAra ke
saMshaya dUra ho jAte haiM, usameM se bheda abheda kA vichAra tatkShaNa
jAtA rahatA hai, usake puNya pApa naShTa ho jAte haiM, mAyA moha kA
kShaya ho jAtA hai, jo tInoM guNoM se rahita mArga meM vicharane vAlA
hai, usako vidhi kyA aura niShedha kyA, usake liye vidhi aura
niShedha donoM nahIM hai.n | 

     yadvAtmAnaM sakalavapuShAmekamantarbahisthaM
         draShTvA pUrNaM svamivasatataM sarvabhANDasthamekam |
     nAnyatkAryaM kimapi cha tataH kAraNAd bhinnarUpa
         nistraiguNye pathivicharataH kovidhiH koniShedhaH || 2||
jisane saba sharIroM meM bhItara aura bAhara sthita, apane hI
samAna sadA saba jagat rUpI bhANDa meM sthita, eka, pUrNa AtmA
ko dekha liyA hai, usake liye usa paramAtmA rUpI kAraNa ke
sivAya dUsarA kArya kuCha bhI nahIM hai | jo tInoM guNoM se rahita
mArga meM vicharane vAlA hai, usake liye vidhi kyA aura niShedha
kyA \-\- donoM hI nahIM haiM | 

     hemnaH kAryaM hutavahagataM hemameveti yadvat
         kShIre kShIraM samarasatayA toyamevAmbu madhye |
     evaM sarvaM samarasatayA tvampadaM tatpadArthe
         nistraiguNye pathivicharataH kovidhiH koniShedhaH || 3|
jaise suvarNa kI banI huI chIja agni me DAlane se suvarNa
hI ho jAtI hai, jaise dUdha dUdha meM DAlane se eka rasa hone se dUdha
hI ho jAtA hai, jaise jala jala me DAlane se jala hI ho jAtA hai
isI prakAra saba tvampada\-\-jIva tatpadArtha\-\-Ishvara\-brahma meM samAna
rasatva ke kAraNa brahma hI hotA hai | jo tInoM guNoM se rahita
mArga meM vicharane vAlA hai, usake liye vidhi kyA aura niShedha
kyA\-\-\-donoM hI nahIM haiM | 

     yasminvishvaM sakalabhuvanaM sAmarasyaikabhUtaM
         urvItyApo.analamanilakhaM jIvameva~NkrameNa |
     yatkShArAbdhau samarasatayA saindhavaikatvabhUtaM
         nistraiguNye pathivicharataH kovidhiH koniShedhaH || 4||
jaise samudra khArI hai, aise hI namaka bhI khArI hai, isaliye
khArIpana donoM meM samAna hone se namaka samudra rUpa hI hai isI
prakAra isa (brahma) meM saba bhuvana tathA pR^ithivI, jala, vAyu,
agni aura AkAsha tathA jIva eka rasatva ke kAraNa eka brahma
hI hai | jo tInoM guNoM se rahita mArga me vicharane vAlA hai
usako vidhi kyA aura niShedha kyA \- koI nahIm | 

     yadvannadyodadhisamarasau sAgaratvaM hyavAptau
         tadvajjIvAlayaparigatau sAmarasyaika bhUtAH |
     bhedAtItaM parilayagataM sachchidAnandarUpaM
         nistraiguNye pathivicharataH kovidhiH koniShedhaH || 5||
jaise nadI samudra meM mila kara eka rasatva ke kAraNa samudra
rUpa ho jAtI hai vaise hI deha me rahA huA jIva eka rasatva ke
kAraNa eka paramAtmA hI hai, isa prakAra bheda se rahita sarvAntaryAmI
hone ke kAraNa kevala eka sachchidAnanda rUpa hI hai | jo
tInoguNoM se rahita mArga meM vicharane vAlA hai, usake liye vidhi
kyA aura niShedha kyA \- donoM hI nahIM haiM | 

     draShTvAvedyaM paramathapadaM svAtmabodhasvarUpaM
         bud.hdhyAtmAnaM sakalavapuShAmekamantarbahistham |
     bhUtvA nityaM saduditatayA svaprakAshasvarUpaM
         nistraiguNye pathivicharataH kovidhiH koniShedhaH || 6||
jAnane yogya, paramapada, svAtmabodha svarUpa aura saba sharIroM
ke bhItara bAhara eka hI sthita AtmA ko dekha kara aura tattva
ke udaya hone se svaprakAsha svarUpa hokara jo tInoM guNoM se
rahita mArga meM vicharane vAlA hai,usako vidhi kyA aura niShedha
kyA \- koI nahIM hai | 

     kAryAkArye kimapi satataM naiva kartR^itvamasti
         jIvanmuktasthitiravagato dagdhavastrAvabhAsaH |
     evaM dehe pravilayagate tiShThamAno viyukto
         nisnaiguNye pathivicharataH kovidhi koniShedhaH || 7||
jisakA kArya akArya meM kabhI kuCha bhI kartR^itva nahIM hai,
jisane jale hue kapaDoM ke samAna saba sAMsArika vAsanAoM ko
jalA kara jIvanmukta sthiti prApta kI hai, vaha sharIra meM rahate hue
bhI sharIra rahita ke samAna hai | jo tInoM guNoM se rahita mArga
meM vicharane vAlA hai, usako vidhi kyA aura nipedha kyA \-\- donoM
hI nahIM hai | 

     kasmAtkohaM kimapi cha bhavAnko.ayamatraprapa~nchaH
         svaM svaM vedyaM gaganasadR^ishaM pUrNatattvaprakAsham |
     AnandAkhyaM samarasavane bAhyamantarvihIne
         nistraiguNye pathivicharataH kovidhiH koniShedhaH || 8||
maiM kauna hU.N ?  kisase hU.N ? Apa kauna haiM ? yaha prapa~ncha kyA
hai ? jo ekarasa brahma rUpa vana meM bhItara aura bAhara ke bheda se
rahita AkAsha ke samAna Ananda nAmaka sarvavyApI pUrNa tattva
hai, vaha hI apanA Apa jAnane yogya hai, jo tInoM guNoM se
rahita mArga me vicharane vAlA hai, usako vidhi kyA aura niShedha
kyA \-\- donoM meM se eka bhI nahIm | 

iti shukAShTakaM stotraM sampUrNam | 

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