Upadesha Saram (Ramana Maharshi)

upadeśa sāraṃ (ramaṇa maharṣi)

Śloka 1

karturājñayā prāpyate phalam |

karma kiṃ paraṃ karma tajjaḍam || 1 ||

kṛtimahodadhau patanakāraṇam |

phalamaśāśvataṃ gatinirodhakam || 2 ||

īśvarārpitaṃ necchayā kṛtam |

cittaśodhakaṃ muktisādhakam || 3 ||

kāyavāṅmanaḥ kāryamuttamam |

pūjanaṃ japaścintanaṃ kramāt || 4 ||

jagata īśadhī yuktasevanam |

aṣṭamūrtibhṛddevapūjanam || 5 ||

uttamastavāduccamandataḥ |

cittajaṃ japadhyānamuttamam || 6 ||

ājyadhārayā srotasā samam |

saralacintanaṃ viralataḥ param || 7 ||

bhedabhāvanāt so'hamityasau |

bhāvanā'bhidā pāvanī matā || 8 ||

bhāvaśūnyasadbhāvasusthitiḥ |

bhāvanābalādbhaktiruttamā || 9 ||

hṛtsthale manaḥ svasthatā kriyā |

bhaktiyogabodhāśca niścitam || 10 ||

vāyurodhanāllīyate manaḥ |

jālapakṣivadrodhasādhanam || 11 ||

cittavāyavaścitkriyāyutāḥ |

śākhayordvayī śaktimūlakā || 12 ||

layavināśane ubhayarodhane |

layagataṃ punarbhavati no mṛtam || 13 ||

prāṇabandhanāllīnamānasam |

ekacintanānnāśametyadaḥ || 14 ||

naṣṭamānasotkṛṣṭayoginaḥ |

kṛtyamasti kiṃ svasthitiṃ yataḥ || 15 ||

dṛśyavāritaṃ cittamātmanaḥ |

cittvadarśanaṃ tattvadarśanam || 16 ||

mānasaṃ tu kiṃ mārgaṇe kṛte |

naiva mānasaṃ mārga ārjavāt || 17 ||

vṛttayastvahaṃ vṛttimāśritāḥ |

vṛttayo mano viddhyahaṃ manaḥ || 18 ||

ahamayaṃ kuto bhavati cinvataḥ |

ayi patatyahaṃ nijavicāraṇam || 19 ||

ahami nāśabhājyahamahantayā |

sphurati hṛtsvayaṃ paramapūrṇasat || 20 ||

idamahaṃ padā'bhikhyamanvaham |

ahamilīnake'pyalayasattayā || 21 ||

vigrahendriyaprāṇadhītamaḥ |

nāhamekasattajjaḍaṃ hyasat || 22 ||

sattvabhāsikā citkvavetarā |

sattayā hi ciccittayā hyaham || 23 ||

īśajīvayorveṣadhībhidā |

satsvabhāvato vastu kevalam || 24 ||

veṣahānataḥ svātmadarśanam |

īśadarśanaṃ svātmarūpataḥ || 25 ||

ātmasaṃsthitiḥ svātmadarśanam |

ātmanirdvayādātmaniṣṭhatā || 26 ||

jñānavarjitā'jñānahīnacit |

jñānamasti kiṃ jñātumantaram || 27 ||

kiṃ svarūpamityātmadarśane |

avyayā'bhavā''pūrṇacitsukham || 28 ||

bandhamuktyatītaṃ paraṃ sukham |

vindatīha jīvastu daivikaḥ || 29 ||

ahamapetakaṃ nijavibhānakam |

mahadidantapo ramanavāgiyam || 30 ||