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Shuka Rahasya Upanishad

(Chapter 30)

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Verse 1

athāto rahasyopaniṣadaṃ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ॥

Verse 2

devarṣayo brahmāṇaṃ saṃpūjya praṇipatya papracchurbhagavannasmākaṃ rahasyopaniṣadaṃ brūhīti॥

Verse 3

so'bravīt purā vyāso mahātejāḥ sarvavedaḥ taponidhiḥ। praṇipatya śivaṃ sāmvaṃ kṛtāñjaliruvāca ha॥

Verse 4

śrīvedavyāsa uvāca- devadeva mahāprājña pāśacchedadṛḍhavrata । śukasya mama putrasya vedasaṃskārakarmaṇi ॥

Verse 5

brahmopadeśakālo'yamidānīṃ samupasthitaḥ। brahmopadeśaḥ karttavyo bhavatādya jagadguro।।

Verse 6

mayopadiṣṭe kaivalye sākṣādbrahmaṇi śāśvate। vihāya putro nirvedātprakāśaṃ yāsyati svayam॥

Verse 7

śrī vedavyāsa uvāca - yathā tathā vā bhavatu hyupanāyanakarmaṇi। upadiṣṭe mama sute brahmaṇi tvatprasādataḥ॥

Verse 8

sarvajño bhavatu kṣipraṃ mama putro maheśvara। tava prasādasaṃpanno labhenmuktiṃ caturvidhām॥

Verse 9

tacchrutvā vyāsavacanaṃ sarvadevarṣisaṃsadi। upadeṣṭuṃ sthitaḥ śambhuḥ sāmbo divyāsane mudā॥

Verse 10

kṛtakṛtyaḥ śukastatra samāgatya subhaktimān। tasmāt sa praṇavaṃ labdhvā punarityabravīcchivam॥

Verse 11

śrīśuka uvāca- devādideva sarvajña saccidānandalakṣaṇa। umāramaṇa bhūteśa prasīda karuṇānidhe॥

Verse 12

upadiṣṭaṃ paraṃbrahma praṇavāntargataṃ param। tattvamasyādivākyānāṃ prajñādīnāṃ viśeṣataḥ॥ śrotumicchāmi tattvena ṣaḍaṅgāni yathākramam। vaktavyāni rahasyāni kṛpayādya sadāśiva।

Verse 13

śrīsadāśiva uvāca- sādhu sādhu mahāprājña śuka jñānanidhe mune। praṣṭavyaṃ tu tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ rahasyaṃ vedagarbhitam॥

Verse 14

rahasyopaniṣannāmnā saṣaḍaṅgamihocyate। yasya vijñānamātreṇa mokṣaḥ sākṣānna saṃśayaḥ॥

Verse 15

aṅgahīnāni vākyāni gururnopadiśetpunaḥ। saṣaḍaṅgānyupadiśenmahāvākyāni kṛtsnaśaḥ॥

Verse 16

caturṇāmapi vedānāṃ yathopaniṣadaḥ śiraḥ। iyaṃ rahasyopaniṣattathopaniṣadāṃ śiraḥ॥

Verse 17

rahasyopaniṣadbrahma dhyātaṃ yena vipaścitā। tīrthairmantraiḥ śrutairjapyaistasya kiṃ puṇyahetubhiḥ॥

Verse 18

vākyārthasya vicāreṇa yadāpnoti śaracchatam। ekavārajapenaiva ṛṣyādidhyānataśca yat॥

Verse 19

oṃ asya śrīmahāvākyamahāmantrasya haṃsa ṛṣiḥ। avyaktagāyatrī chandaḥ। paramahaṃso devatā। haṃ bījam। saḥ śaktiḥ। so'haṃ kīlakam। mama paramahaṃsaprītyarthe mahāvākyajape viniyogaḥ। satyaṃ jñānamanantaṃ brahma aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ। nityānando brahma tarjanībhyāṃ svāhā। nityānandamayaṃ brahma madhyamābhyāṃ vaṣaṭ। yo vai bhūmā anāmikābhyāṃ hum। yo vai bhūmādhipatiḥ kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ vauṣaṭ। ekamevādvitīyaṃ brahma karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṃ phaṭ। satyaṃ jñānamanantaṃ brahma hṛdayāya namaḥ। nityānando brahma śirase svāhā। nityānandamayaṃ brahma śikhāyai vaṣaṭ। yo vai bhūmā kavacāya hum। yo vai bhūmādhipatiḥ netratrayāya vauṣaṭ। ekamevādvitīyaṃ brahma asrāya phaṭ। bhūrbhuvaḥsuvaromiti digbandhaḥ॥

Verse 20

dhyānam nityānandaṃ paramasukhadaṃ kevalaṃ jñānamūrtiṃ dvandvātītaṃ gaganasadṛśaṃ tattvamasyādilakṣyam। ekaṃ nityaṃ vimalamacalaṃ sarvadhīsākṣibhūtaṃ bhāvātītaṃ triguṇarahitaṃ sadguruṃ taṃ namāmi।।

Verse 21

atha mahāvākyāni catvāri। yathā oṃprajñānaṃ brahma॥ 1॥ oṃ ahaṃ brahmāsmi॥ 2॥ oṃ tattvamasi॥ 3॥ oṃ ayamātmā brahma॥4॥ tattvamasītyabhedavācakamidaṃ ye japanti te śivasāyujyamuktibhājo bhavanti॥

Verse 22

tatpadamahāmantrasya। haṃsa ṛṣiḥ। avyaktagāyatrī chanda। paramahaṃso devatā। haṃ bījam । saḥ śaktiḥ। so'haṃ kīlakam। mama sāyujyamuktyarthe jape viniyogaḥ । tatpuru-ṣāya aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ। īśānāya tarjanībhyāṃ svāhā। aghorāya madhyamābhyāṃ vaṣaṭ। sadyojātāya anāmikābhyāṃ hum। vāmadevāya kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ vauṣaṭ। tatpuruṣeśānaghora-sadyojātavāmadevebhyo namaḥ karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṃ phaṭ। evaṃ hṛdayādinyāsaḥ। bhūrbhuvaḥ suvaromiti digbandhaḥ॥

Verse 23

jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ jñānagamyādatītaṃ śuddhaṃ buddhaṃ muktamapyavyayaṃ ca। satyaṃ jñānaṃ saccidānandastyaṃ dhyāyedevaṃ tanmaho bhrājamānam॥

Verse 24

tvaṃpadamahāmantrasya viṣṇurṛṣiḥ। gāyatrīchandaḥ। paramātmā devatā। aiṃ bījam । klīṃ śaktiḥ । sauḥ kīlakam । mama muktyarthe jape viniyogaḥ। vāsudevāya aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ। saṃkarṣaṇāya tarjanībhyāṃ svāhā। pradyumnāya madhyamābhyāṃ vaṣaṭ। aniruddhāya anāmikābhyāṃ hum। vāsudevāya kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ vauṣaṭ। vāsudevasaṃkarṣaṇapradyumnāniruddhebhyaḥ karatalakara-pṛṣṭhābhyāṃ phaṭ। evaṃ hṛdayādinyāsaḥ। bhūrbhuvaḥ suvaromiti digbandhaḥ॥

Verse 25

jīvatvaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvatrākhaṇḍavigraham। cittāhaṃkārayantāraṃ jīvākhyaṃ tvaṃ padaṃ bhaje॥

Verse 26

asipadamahāmantrasya mana ṛṣiḥ। gāyatrī chandaḥ। ardhanārīśvaro devatā। avyaktā-dirbījam। nṛsiṃhaḥ śaktiḥ। paramātmā kīlakam। jīvabrahmaikyārthe jape viniyogaḥ। pṛthvīṭvaya-ṇukāya aṅguṣṭhābhyāṃ namaḥ। abṭvayaṇukāya tarjanībhyāṃ svāhā। tejoṭvayaṇukāya madhyamābhyāṃ vaṣaṭ। vāyudvayaṇukāya anāmikābhyāṃ hum। ākāśadvayaṇukāya kaniṣṭhikābhyāṃ vauṣaṭ। pṛthivyaptejovāyvākāśadvayaṇukebhyaḥ karatalakarapṛṣṭhābhyāṃ phaṭ। evaṃ hṛdayādi nyāsaḥ। bhūrbhuvaḥ suvaromiti digbandhaḥ॥

Verse 27

jīvo brahmeti vākyārthaṃ yāvadasti manaḥsthitiḥ। aikyaṃ tattvaṃ laye kurvandhyāyedasipadaṃ sadā॥

Verse 28

evaṃ mahāvākyaṣaḍaṅgānyuktāni॥

Verse 29

atha rahasyopaniṣadvibhāgaśo vākyārthaślokāḥ procyante॥

Verse 30

yenekṣate śṛṇotīdaṃ jighrati vyākaroti ca। svādvasvādu vijānāti tatprajñānamudīritam॥

Verse 31

caturmukhendradeveṣu manuṣyāśvagavādiṣu। caitanyamekaṃ brahmātaḥ prajñānaṃ brahma mayyapi॥

Verse 32

paripūrṇaḥ parātmāsmindehe vidyādhikāriṇi। buddheḥ sākṣitayā sthitvā sphurannahamitīryate॥

Verse 33

svataḥ pūrṇaḥ parātmātra brahmaśabdena varṇitaḥ। asmītyaikyaparāmarśastena brahma bhavāmyaham॥

Verse 34

ekamevādvitīyaṃ sannāmarūpavivarjitam। sṛṣṭeḥ purādhunāpyasya tādṛktvaṃ taditīryate ॥

Verse 35

śroturdehendriyātītaṃ vastvatra tvaṃpaderitam। ekatā grāhyate'sīti tadaikyamanubhūyatām॥

Verse 36

svaprakāśāparokṣatvamayamityuktito matam। ahaṃkārādidehāntaṃ pratyagātmeti gīyata॥

Verse 37

dṛśyamānasya sarvasya jagatastattvamīryate । brahmaśabdena tadbrahma svaprakāśātmarūpakam॥

Verse 38

anātmadṛṣṭeravivekanidrāmahaṃ mama svapnagatiṃ gato'ham। svarūpasūrye'bhyudite sphuṭoktergurormahāvākyapadaiḥ prabuddhaḥ॥

Verse 39

vācyaṃ lakṣyamiti dvidhārthasaraṇīvācyasya hi tvaṃpade vācyaṃ bhautikamindriyādirapi yallakṣyaṃ tvamarthaśca saḥ। vācyaṃ tatpadamīśatākṛtamatirlakṣyaṃ tu saccitsukhānandabrahma tadartha eṣa ca tayoraikyaṃ tvasīdaṃ padam॥

Verse 40

tvamiti taditi kārye kāraṇe satyupādhau dvitayamitarathaikaṃ saccidānandarūpam। ubhayavacanahetū deśakālau ca hitvā jagati bhavati so'yaṃ devadatto yathaikaḥ॥

Verse 41

kāryopādhirayaṃ jīvaḥ kāraṇopādhirīśvaraḥ। kāryakāraṇatāṃ hitvā pūrṇabodho'vaśiṣyate॥

Verse 42

śravaṇaṃ tu guroḥ pūrvaṃ mananaṃ tadanantaram। nididhyāsanamityetat pūrṇabodhasya kāraṇam॥

Verse 43

anyavidyāparijñānamavaśyaṃ naśvaraṃ bhavet। brahmavidyāparijñānaṃ brahmaprāptikaraṃ sthitam॥

Verse 44

mahāvākyānyupadiśetsaṣaḍaṅgāni deśikaḥ। kevalaṃ nahi vākyāni brahmaṇo vacanaṃ yathā॥

Verse 45

īśvara uvāca- evamuktvā muniśreṣṭha rahasyopaniṣacchuka।mayā pitrānunītena vyāsena brahmavādinā॥

Verse 46

tato brahmopadiṣṭaṃ vai saccidānandalakṣaṇam। jīvanmuktaḥ sadā dhyāyannityastvaṃ vihariṣyasi॥

Verse 47

yo vedādau svaraḥ prokto vedānte ca pratiṣṭhitaḥ। tasya prakṛtilīnasya yaḥ paraḥ sa maheśvaraḥ॥

Verse 48

upadiṣṭaḥ śiveneti jagattanmayatāṃ gataḥ। utthāya praṇipatyeśaṃ tyaktāśeṣaparigrahaḥ॥

Verse 49

parabrahmapayorāśau plavanniva yayau tadā। pravrajantaṃ tamālokya kṛṣṇadvaipāyano muniḥ॥

Verse 50

anuvrajannājuhāva putraviśleṣakātaraḥ । pratinedustadā sarve jagatsthāvarajaṅgamāḥ॥

Verse 51

tacchrutvā sakalākāraṃ vyāsaḥ satyavatīsutaḥ। putreṇa sahitaḥ prītyā parānandamupeyivān॥

Verse 52

yo rahasyopaniṣadamadhīte gurvanugrahāt। sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sākṣātkaivalyamabhute sākṣātkaivalyamaśnuta ityupaniṣat॥