Translation: vbt

adyāpi na nivṛtto me saṃśayaḥ parameśvara | kiṃ rūpaṃ tattvato deva śabdarāśikalāmayam kiṃ vā navātmabhedena bhairave bhairavākṛtau | triśirobhedabhinnaṃ vā kiṃ vā śaktitrayātmakam nādabindumayaṃ vāpi kiṃ candrārdhanirodhikāḥ | cakrārūḍham anackaṃ vā kiṃ vā śaktisvarūpakam parāparāyāḥ sakalam aparāyāś ca vā punaḥ | parāyā yadi tadvat syāt paratvaṃ tad virudhyate na hi varṇavibhedena dehabhedena vā bhavet | paratvaṃ niṣkalatvena sakalatve na tad bhavet prasādaṃ kuru me nātha niḥśeṣaṃ chinddhi saṃśayam | bhairava uvāca | sādhu sādhu tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ tantrasāram idam priye gūhanīyatamam bhadre tathāpi kathayāmi te | yatkiṃcit sakalaṃ rūpaṃ bhairavasya prakīrtitam tad asāratayā devi vijñeyaṃ śakrajālavat | māyāsvapnopamaṃ caiva gandharvanagarabhramam dhyānārtham bhrāntabuddhīnāṃ kriyāḍambaravartinām | kevalaṃ varṇitam puṃsāṃ vikalpanihatātmanām tattvato na navātmāsau śabdarāśir na bhairavaḥ | na cāsau triśirā devo na ca śaktitrayātmakaḥ

nādabindumayo vāpi na candrārdhanirodhikāḥ | na cakrakramasambhinno na ca śaktisvarūpakaḥ aprabuddhamatīnāṃ hi etā balavibhīṣikāḥ | mātṛmodakavat sarvaṃ pravṛttyarthaṃ udāhṛtam dikkālakalanonmuktā deśoddeśāviśeṣinī | vyapadeṣṭum aśakyāsāv akathyā paramārthataḥ antaḥsvānubhavānandā vikalponmuktagocarā | yāvasthā bharitākārā bhairavī bhairavātmanaḥ tad vapus tattvato jñeyaṃ vimalaṃ viśvapūraṇam | evaṃvidhe pare tattve kaḥ pūjyaḥ kaś ca tṛpyati evaṃvidhā bhairavasya yāvasthā parigīyate | sā parā pararūpeṇa parā devī prakīrtitā śaktiśaktimator yadvad abhedaḥ sarvadā sthitaḥ | atas taddharmadharmitvāt parā śaktiḥ parātmanaḥ na vahner dāhikā śaktir vyatiriktā vibhāvyate | kevalaṃ jñānasattāyām prārambho 'yam praveśane śaktyavasthāpraviṣṭasya nirvibhāgena bhāvanā | tadāsau śivarūpī syāt śaivī mukham ihocyate yathālokena dīpasya kiraṇair bhāskarasya ca | jñāyate digvibhāgādi tadvac chaktyā śivaḥ priye

śrī devy uvāca | devadeva triśūlāṅka kapālakṛtabhūṣaṇa | digdeśakālaśūnyā ca vyapadeśavivarjitā yāvasthā bharitākārā bhairavasyopalabhyate | kair upāyair mukhaṃ tasya parā devi katham bhavet | yathā samyag ahaṃ vedmi tathā me brūhi bhairava bhairava uvāca | ūrdhve prāṇo hy adho jīvo visargātmā paroccaret | utpattidvitayasthāne bharaṇād bharitā sthitiḥ maruto 'ntar bahir vāpi viyadyugmānivartanāt | bhairavyā bhairavasyettham bhairavi vyajyate vapuḥ na vrajen na viśec chaktir marudrūpā vikāsite | nirvikalpatayā madhye tayā bhairavarūpatā kumbhitā recitā vāpi pūritā vā yadā bhavet | tadante śāntanāmāsau śaktyā śāntaḥ prakāśate āmūlāt kiraṇābhāsāṃ sūkṣmāt sūkṣmatarātmikam | cintayet tāṃ dviṣaṭkānte śyāmyantīm bhairavodayaḥ udgacchantīṃ taḍitrūpām praticakraṃ kramāt kramam | ūrdhvaṃ muṣṭitrayaṃ yāvat tāvad ante mahodayaḥ kramadvādaśakaṃ samyag dvādaśākṣarabheditam | sthūlasūkṣmaparasthityā muktvā muktvāntataḥ śivaḥ tayāpūryāśu mūrdhāntaṃ bhaṅktvā bhrūkṣepasetunā | nirvikalpaṃ manaḥ kṛtvā sarvordhve sarvagodgamaḥ

śikhipakṣaiś citrarūpair ma.ṅdalaiḥ śūnyapañcakam | dhyāyato 'nuttare śūnye praveśo hṛdaye bhavet īdṛśena krameṇaiva yatra kutrāpi cintanā | śūnye kuḍye pare pātre svayaṃ līnā varapradā kapālāntar mano nyasya tiṣṭhan mīlitalocanaḥ | krameṇa manaso dārḍhyāt lakṣayet laṣyam uttamam madhyanāḍī madhyasaṃsthā bisasūtrābharūpayā | dhyātāntarvyomayā devyā tayā devaḥ prakāśate kararuddhadṛgastreṇa bhrūbhedād dvārarodhanāt | dṛṣṭe bindau kramāl līne tanmadhye paramā sthitiḥ dhāmāntaḥkṣobhasambhūtasūkṣmāgnitilakākṛtim | binduṃ śikhānte hṛdaye layānte dhyāyato layaḥ anāhate pātrakarṇe 'bhagnaśabde sariddrute | śabdabrahmaṇi niṣṇātaḥ param brahmādhigacchati praṇavādisamuccārāt plutānte śūnyabhāvānāt | śūnyayā parayā śaktyā śūnyatām eti bhairavi yasya kasyāpi varṇasya pūrvāntāv anubhāvayet | śūnyayā śūnyabhūto 'sau śūnyākāraḥ pumān bhavet tantryādivādyaśabdeṣu dīrgheṣu kramasaṃsthiteḥ | ananyacetāḥ pratyante paravyomavapur bhavet

pi.ṅdamantrasya sarvasya sthūlavarṇakrameṇa tu | ardhendubindunādāntaḥ śūnyoccārād bhavec chivaḥ nijadehe sarvadikkaṃ yugapad bhāvayed viyat | nirvikalpamanās tasya viyat sarvam pravartate pṛṣṭaśūnyaṃ mūlaśūnyaṃ yugapad bhāvayec ca yaḥ | śarīranirapekṣiṇyā śaktyā śūnyamanā bhavet pṛṣṭaśūnyaṃ mūlaśūnyaṃ hṛcchūnyam bhāvayet sthiram | yugapan nirvikalpatvān nirvikalpodayas tataḥ tanūdeśe śūnyataiva kṣaṇamātraṃ vibhāvayet | nirvikalpaṃ nirvikalpo nirvikalpasvarūpabhāk sarvaṃ dehagataṃ dravyaṃ viyadvyāptaṃ mṛgekṣaṇe | vibhāvayet tatas tasya bhāvanā sā sthirā bhavet dehāntare tvagvibhāgam bhittibhūtaṃ vicintayet | na kiṃcid antare tasya dhyāyann adhyeyabhāg bhavet hṛdyākāśe nilīnākṣaḥ padmasampuṭamadhyagaḥ | ananyacetāḥ subhage paraṃ saubhāgyam āpnuyāt sarvataḥ svaśarīrasya dvādaśānte manolayāt | dṛḍhabuddher dṛḍhībhūtaṃ tattvalakṣyam pravartate yathā tathā yatra tatra dvādaśānte manaḥ kṣipet || pratikṣaṇaṃ kṣīṇavṛtter vailakṣaṇyaṃ dinair bhavet

kālāgninā kālapadād utthitena svakam puram | pluṣṭam vicintayed ante śāntābhāsas tadā bhavet evam eva jagat sarvaṃ dagdhaṃ dhyātvā vikalpataḥ | ananyacetasaḥ puṃsaḥ pumbhāvaḥ paramo bhavet svadehe jagato vāpi sūkṣmasūkṣmatarāṇi ca | tattvāni yāni nilayaṃ dhyātvānte vyajyate parā pināṃ ca durbalāṃ śaktiṃ dhyātvā dvādaśagocare | praviśya hṛdaye dhyāyan muktaḥ svātantryam āpnuyāt bhuvanādhvādirūpeṇa cintayet kramaśo 'khilam | sthūlasūkṣmaparasthityā yāvad ante manolayaḥ asya sarvasya viśvasya paryanteṣu samantataḥ | adhvaprakriyayā tattvaṃ śaivaṃ dhyatvā mahodayaḥ viśvam etan mahādevi śūnyabhūtaṃ vicintayet | tatraiva ca mano līnaṃ tatas tallayabhājanam ghatādibhājane dṛṣṭim bhittis tyaktvā vinikṣipet | tallayaṃ tatkṣaṇād gatvā tallayāt tanmayo bhavet nirvṛkṣagiribhittyādideśe dṛṣṭiṃ vinikṣipet | vilīne mānase bhāve vṛttikṣiṇaḥ prajāyate ubhayor bhāvayor jñāne dhyātvā madhyaṃ samāśrayet | yugapac ca dvayaṃ tyaktvā madhye tattvam prakāśate

bhāve tyakte niruddhā cin naiva bhāvāntaraṃ vrajet | tadā tanmadhyabhāvena vikasatyati bhāvanā sarvaṃ dehaṃ cinmayaṃ hi jagad vā paribhāvayet | yugapan nirvikalpena manasā paramodayaḥ vāyudvayasya saṃghaṭṭād antar vā bahir antataḥ | yogī samatvavijñānasamudgamanabhājanam sarvaṃ jagat svadehaṃ vā svānandabharitaṃ smaret | yugapat svāmṛtenaiva parānandamayo bhavet kuhanena prayogeṇa sadya eva mṛgekṣaṇe | samudeti mahānando yena tattvaṃ prakāśate sarvasrotonibandhena prāṇaśaktyordhvayā śanaiḥ | pipīlasparśavelāyām prathate paramaṃ sukham vahner viṣasya madhye tu cittaṃ sukhamayaṃ kṣipet | kevalaṃ vāyupūrṇaṃ vā smarānandena yujyate śaktisaṃgamasaṃkṣubdhaśaktyāveśāvasānikam | yat sukham brahmatattvasya tat sukhaṃ svākyam ucyate lehanāmanthanākoṭaiḥ strīsukhasya bharāt smṛteḥ | śaktyabhāve 'pi deveśi bhaved ānandasamplavaḥ ānande mahati prāpte dṛṣṭe vā bāndhave cirāt | ānandam udgataṃ dhyātvā tallayas tanmanā bhavet

jagdhipānakṛtollāsarasānandavijṛmbhaṇāt | bhāvayed bharitāvasthāṃ mahānandas tato bhavet gitādiviṣayāsvādāsamasaukhyaikatātmanaḥ | yoginas tanmayatvena manorūḍhes tadātmatā yatra yatra manas tuṣṭir manas tatraiva dhārayet | tatra tatra parānandasvārūpaṃ sampravartate anāgatāyāṃ nidrāyām praṇaṣṭe bāhyagocare | sāvasthā manasā gamyā parā devī prakāśate tejasā sūryadīpāder ākāśe śabalīkṛte | dṛṣṭir niveśyā tatraiva svātmarūpam prakāśate karaṅkiṇyā krodhanayā bhairavyā lelihānayā | khecaryā dṛṣṭikāle ca parāvāptiḥ prakāśate mṛdvāsane sphijaikena hastapādau nirāśrayam | nidhāya tatprasaṅgena parā pūrṇā matir bhavet upaviśyāsane samyag bāhū kṛtvārdhakuñcitau | kakṣavyomni manaḥ kurvan śamam āyāti tallayāt sthūlarūpasya bhāvasya stabdhāṃ dṛṣṭiṃ nipātya ca | acireṇa nirādhāraṃ manaḥ kṛtvā śivaṃ vrajet madhyajihve sphāritāsye madhye nikṣipya cetanām | hoccāraṃ manasā kurvaṃs tataḥ śānte pralīyate

āsane śayane sthitvā nirādhāraṃ vibhāvayan | svadehaṃ manasi kṣiṇe kṣaṇāt kṣīṇāśayo bhavet calāsane sthitasyātha śanair vā dehacālanāt | praśānte mānase bhāve devi divyaugham āpnuyāt ākāśaṃ vimalam paśyan kṛtvā dṛṣṭiṃ nirantarām | stabdhātmā tatkṣaṇād devi bhairavaṃ vapur āpnuyāt līnaṃ mūrdhni viyat sarvam bhairavatvena bhāvayet | tat sarvam bhairavākāratejastattvaṃ samāviśet kiñcij jñātaṃ dvaitadāyi bāhyālokas tamaḥ punaḥ | viśvādi bhairavaṃ rūpaṃ jñātvānantaprakāśabhṛt evam eva durniśāyāṃ kṛṣṇapakṣāgame ciram | taimiram bhāvayan rūpam bhairavaṃ rūpam eṣyati evam eva nimīlyādau netre kṛṣṇābham agrataḥ | prasārya bhairavaṃ rūpam bhāvayaṃs tanmayo bhavet yasya kasyendriyasyāpi vyāghātāc ca nirodhataḥ | praviṣṭasyādvaye śūnye tatraivātmā prakāśate abindum avisargaṃ ca akāraṃ japato mahān | udeti devi sahasā jñānaughaḥ parameśvaraḥ varṇasya savisargasya visargāntaṃ citiṃ kuru | nirādhāreṇa cittena spṛśed brahma sanātanam

vyomākāraṃ svam ātmānaṃ dhyāyed digbhir anāvṛtam | nirāśrayā citiḥ śaktiḥ svarūpaṃ darśayet tadā kiṃcid aṅgaṃ vibhidyādau tīkṣṇasūcyādinā tataḥ | tatraiva cetanāṃ yuktvā bhairave nirmalā gatiḥ cittādyantaḥkṛtir nāsti mamāntar bhāvayed iti | vikalpānām abhāvena vikalpair ujjhito bhavet māyā vimohinī nāma kalāyāḥ kalanaṃ sthitam | ityādidharmaṃ tattvānāṃ kalayan na pṛthag bhavet jhagitīcchāṃ samutpannām avalokya śamaṃ nayet | yata eva samudbhūtā tatas tatraiva līyate yadā mamecchā notpannā jñānaṃ vā kas tadāsmi vai | tattvato =B9haṃ tathābhūtas tallīnas tanmanā bhavet icchāyām athavā jñāne jāte cittaṃ niveśayet | ātmabuddhyānanyacetās tatas tattvārthadarśanam nirnimittam bhavej jñānaṃ nirādhāram bhramātmakam | tattvataḥ kasyacin naitad evambhāvī śivaḥ priye ciddharmā sarvadeheṣu viśeṣo nāsti kutracit | ataś ca tanmayaṃ sarvam bhāvayan bhavajij janaḥ kāmakrodhalobhamohamadamātsaryagocare | buddhiṃ nistimitāṃ kṛtvā tat tattvam avaśiṣyate

indrajālamayaṃ viśvaṃ vyastaṃ vā citrakarmavat | bhramad vā dhyāyataḥ sarvam paśyataś ca sukhodgamaḥ na cittaṃ nikṣiped duḥkhe na sukhe vā parikṣipet | bhairavi jñāyatāṃ madhye kiṃ tattvam avaśiṣyate vihāya nijadehasthaṃ sarvatrāsmīti bhāvayan | dṛḍhena manasā dṛṣṭyā nānyekṣiṇyā sukhī bhavet ghaṭādau yac ca vijñānam icchādyaṃ vā mamāntare | naiva sarvagataṃ jātam bhāvayan iti sarvagaḥ grāhyagrāhakasaṃvittiḥ sāmānyā sarvadehinām | yogināṃ tu viśeṣo =B9sti sambandhe sāvadhānatā svavad anyaśarīre =B9pi saṃvittim anubhāvayet | apekṣāṃ svaśarīrasya tyaktvā vyāpī dinair bhavet nirādhāraṃ manaḥ kṛtvā vikalpān na vikalpayet | tadātmaparamātmatve bhairavo mṛgalocane sarvajñaḥ sarvakartā ca vyāpakaḥ parameśvaraḥ | sa evāhaṃ śaivadharmā iti dārḍhyāc chivo bhavet jalasyevormayo vahner jvālābhaṅgyaḥ prabhā raveḥ | mamaiva bhairavasyaitā viśvabhaṅgyo vibheditāḥ bhrāntvā bhrāntvā śarīreṇa tvaritam bhuvi pātanāt | kṣobhaśaktivirāmeṇa parā saṃjāyate daśā

ādhāreṣv athavā 'śaktyā 'jñānāc cittalayena vā | jātaśaktisamāveśakṣobhānte bhairavaṃ vapuḥ sampradāyam imam devi śṛṇu samyag vadāmy aham | kaivalyaṃ jāyate sadyo netrayoḥ stabdhamātrayoḥ saṃkocaṃ karṇayoḥ kṛtvā hy adhodvāre tathaiva ca | anackam ahalaṃ dhyāyan viśed brahma sanātanam kūpādike mahāgarte sthitvopari nirīkṣaṇāt | avikalpamateḥ samyak sadyas cittalayaḥ sphuṭam yatra yatra mano yāti bāhye vābhyantare 'pi vā | tatra tatra śivāvāsthā vyāpakatvāt kva yāsyati yatra yatrākṣamārgeṇa caitanyaṃ vyajyate vibhoḥ | tasya tanmātradharmitvāc cillayād bharitātmatā kṣutādyante bhaye śoke gahvare vā raṇād drute | kutūhalekṣudhādyante brahmasattāmayī daśā vastuṣu smaryamāṇeṣu dṛṣṭe deśe manas tyajet | svaśarīraṃ nirādhāraṃ kṛtvā prasarati prabhuḥ kvacid vastuni vinyasya śanair dṛṣṭiṃ nivartayet | taj jñānaṃ cittasahitaṃ devi śūnyālāyo bhavet bhaktyudrekād viraktasya yādṛśī jāyate matiḥ | sā śaktiḥ śāṅkarī nityam bhavayet tāṃ tataḥ śivaḥ

vastvantare vedyamāne sarvavastuṣu śūnyatā | tām eva manasā dhyātvā vidito 'pi praśāmyati kiṃcijjñair yā smṛtā śuddhiḥ sā śuddhiḥ śambhudarśane | na śucir hy aśucis tasmān nirvikalpaḥ sukhī bhavet sarvatra bhairavo bhāvaḥ sāmānyeṣv api gocaraḥ | na ca tadvyatirekteṇa paro 'stīty advayā gatiḥ samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca samo mānāvamānayoḥ || brahmaṇaḥ paripūrṇatvāt iti jñātvā sukhī bhavet na dveṣam bhāvayet kvāpi na rāgam bhāvayet kvacit | rāgadveṣavinirmuktau madhye brahma prasarpati yad avedyaṃ yad agrāhyaṃ yac chūnyaṃ yad abhāvagam | tat sarvam bhairavam bhāvyaṃ tadante bodhasambhavaḥ nitye nirāśraye śūnye vyāpake kalanojjhite | bāhyākāśe manaḥ kṛtvā nirākāśaṃ samāviśet yatra yatra mano yāti tat tat tenaiva tatkṣaṇam | parityajyānavasthityā nistaraṅgas tato bhavet bhayā sarvaṃ ravayati sarvado vyāpako 'khile | iti bhairavaśabdasya santatoccāraṇāc chivaḥ ahaṃ mamedam ityādi pratipattiprasaṅgataḥ | nirādhāre mano yāti taddhyānapreraṇāc chamī

nityo vibhur nirādhāro vyāpakaś cākhilādhipaḥ | śabdān pratikṣaṇaṃ dhyāyan kṛtārtho 'rthānurūpataḥ atattvam indrajālābham idaṃ sarvam avasthitam | kiṃ tattvam indrajālasya iti dārḍhyāc chamaṃ vrajet ātmano nirvikārasya kva jñānaṃ kva ca vā kriyā | jñānāyattā bahirbhāvā ataḥ śūnyam idaṃ jagat na me bandho na mokṣo me bhītasyaitā vibhīṣikāḥ | pratibimbam idam buddher jaleṣv iva vivasvataḥ indriyadvārakaṃ sarvaṃ sukhaduḥkhādisaṃgamam | itīndriyāṇi saṃtyajya svasthaḥ svātmani vartate jñānaprakāśakaṃ sarvaṃ sarveṇātmā prakāśakaḥ | ekam ekasvabhāvatvāt jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ vibhāvyate mānasaṃ cetanā śaktir ātmā ceti catuṣṭayam | yadā priye parikṣīṇaṃ tadā tad bhairavaṃ vapuḥ nistaraṅgopadeśānāṃ śatam uktaṃ samāsataḥ | dvādaśābhyadhikaṃ devi yaj jñātvā jñānavij janaḥ atra caikatame yukto jāyate bhairavaḥ svayam | vācā karoti karmāṇi śāpānugrahakārakaḥ ajarāmaratām eti so 'ṇimādiguṇānvitaḥ | yoginīnām priyo devi sarvamelāpakādhipaḥ

jīvann api vimukto 'sau kurvann api na lipyate | śrī devī uvāca | idaṃ yadi vapur deva parāyāś ca maheśvara evamuktavyavasthāyāṃ japyate ko japaś ca kaḥ | dhyāyate ko mahānātha pūjyate kaś ca tṛpyati hūyate kasya vā homo yāgaḥ kasya ca kiṃ katham | śrī bhairava uvāca | eṣātra prakriyā bāhyā sthūleṣv eva mṛgekṣaṇe bhūyo bhūyaḥ pare bhāve bhāvanā bhāvyate hi yā | japaḥ so 'tra svayaṃ nādo mantrātmā japya īdṛśaḥ dhyānaṃ hi niścalā buddhir nirākārā nirāśrayā | na tu dhyānaṃ śarīrākṣimukhahastādikalpanā pūjā nāma na puṣpādyair yā matiḥ kriyate dṛḍhā | nirvikalpe mahāvyomni sā pūjā hy ādarāl layaḥ atraikatamayuktisthe yotpadyeta dinād dinam | bharitākāratā sātra tṛptir atyantapūrṇatā mahāśūnyālaye vahnau bhūtākṣaviṣayādikam | hūyate manasā sārdhaṃ sa homaś cetanāsrucā yāgo 'tra parameśāni tuṣṭir ānandalakṣaṇā | kṣapaṇāt sarvapāpānāṃ trāṇāt sarvasya pārvati rudraśaktisamāveśas tat kṣetram bhāvanā parā | anyathā tasya tattvasya kā pūjā kāś ca tṛpyati

svatantrānandacinmātrasāraḥ svātmā hi sarvataḥ | āveśanaṃ tatsvarūpe svātmanaḥ snānam īritam yair eva pūjyate dravyais tarpyate vā parāparaḥ | yaś caiva pūjakaḥ sarvaḥ sa evaikaḥ kva pūjanam vrajet prāṇo viśej jīva icchayā kuṭilākṛtiḥ | dīrghātmā sā mahādevī parakṣetram parāparā asyām anucaran tiṣṭhan mahānandamaye 'dhvare | tayā devyā samāviṣṭaḥ param bhairavam āpnuyāt ṣaṭśatāni divā rātrau sahasrāṇyekaviṃśatiḥ | japo devyāḥ samuddiṣṭaḥ sulabho durlabho jaḍaiḥ ity etat kathitaṃ devi paramāmṛtam uttamam | etac ca naiva kasyāpi prakāśyaṃ tu kadācana paraśiṣye khale krūre abhakte gurupādayoḥ | nirvikalpamatīnāṃ tu vīrāṇām unnatātmanām bhaktānāṃ guruvargasya dātavyaṃ nirviśaṅkayā | grāmo rājyam puraṃ deśaḥ putradārakuṭumbakam sarvam etat parityajya grāhyam etan mṛgekṣaṇe | kim ebhir asthirair devi sthiram param idaṃ dhanam | prāṇā api pradātavyā na deyaṃ paramāmṛtam śrī devī uvāca | devadeva māhadeva paritṛptāsmi śaṅkara | rudrayāmalatantrasya sāram adyāvadhāritam

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