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𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌯 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌦𑍍
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𑌓-𑌮𑍍𑌭॒𑌦𑍍𑌰-𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌣𑍇॑𑌭𑌿-𑌶𑍍𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁॒𑌯𑌾𑌮॑ 𑌦𑍇𑌵𑌾𑌃 । 𑌭॒𑌦𑍍𑌰-𑌮𑍍𑌪॑𑌶𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌮𑌾॒𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌭𑌿॒-𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌜॑𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌃 । 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿॒𑌰𑍈𑌰𑌙𑍍𑌗𑍈᳚𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁॒𑌵𑌾𑌗𑍍𑌂 𑌸॑𑌸𑍍𑌤॒𑌨𑍂𑌭𑌿𑌃॑ । 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌶𑍇॑𑌮 𑌦𑍇॒𑌵𑌹𑌿॑𑌤𑌂॒-𑌯𑌁𑌦𑌾𑌯𑍁𑌃॑ । 𑌸𑍍𑌵॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨॒ 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋॑ 𑌵𑍃॒𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌶𑍍𑌰॑𑌵𑌾𑌃 । 𑌸𑍍𑌵॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌃॑ 𑌪𑍂॒𑌷𑌾 𑌵𑌿॒𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌵𑍇॑𑌦𑌾𑌃 । 𑌸𑍍𑌵॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍋॒ 𑌅𑌰𑌿॑𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌨𑍇𑌮𑌿𑌃 । 𑌸𑍍𑌵॒𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑍋॒ 𑌬𑍃𑌹॒𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿॑-𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌤𑍁 ॥
𑍐 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿॒-𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿॒-𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃॑ ॥
॥ 𑌅𑌥 𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍 ॥
𑌹𑌰𑌿𑌃 𑌓𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌓𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌦𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌮𑌿𑌦𑌗𑍍𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵-𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌖𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌂
𑌭𑍂𑌤-𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌵𑌦𑍍 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍋𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌏𑌵
𑌯𑌚𑍍𑌚𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌯-𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌕𑌾𑌲𑌾𑌤𑍀𑌤-𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌦𑌪𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌏𑌵 ॥ 1 ॥
𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌗𑍍𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌤𑌦𑍍 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮 𑌸𑍋-𑌽𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌤𑍍 ॥ 2 ॥
𑌜𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞-𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗 𑌏𑌕𑍋𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌶𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌃
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍂𑌲𑌭𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌃 ॥ 3 ॥
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍋-𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞-𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌗 𑌏𑌕𑍋𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌂𑌶𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌃
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌜𑌸𑍋 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌃 ॥ 4 ॥
𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌰 𑌸𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍋 𑌨 𑌕𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌨 𑌕𑌾𑌮-𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌤𑍇 𑌨 𑌕𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌨 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑌂
𑌪𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌤-𑌥𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌷𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌮𑍍 । 𑌸𑍁𑌷𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨 𑌏𑌕𑍀𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌘𑌨
𑌏𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌮𑌯𑍋 𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨𑌨𑍍𑌦𑌭𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌚𑍇𑌤𑍋𑌮𑍁𑌖𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌤𑍀𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌃 ॥ 5 ॥
𑌏𑌷 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌃 𑌏𑌷 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌜𑍍𑌞 𑌏𑌷𑍋-𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌷 𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿-𑌸𑍍𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌯
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑌯𑍗 𑌹𑌿 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌮𑍍 ॥ 6 ॥
𑌨𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌃𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞-𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌬𑌹𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞-𑌨𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌭𑌯𑌤𑌃𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞-𑌨𑍍𑌨 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌘𑌨𑌂
𑌨 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞-𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌮𑍍 । 𑌅𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣𑌂
𑌅𑌚𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌪𑌦𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌕𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌯𑌸𑌾𑌰-𑌮𑍍𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑍋𑌪𑌶𑌮𑌂
𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌶𑌿𑌵𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌤-𑌞𑍍𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌥-𑌮𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌸 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾 𑌸 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍇𑌯𑌃 ॥ 7 ॥
𑌸𑍋-𑌽𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌰𑌮𑍋𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍋-𑌽𑌧𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰-𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌪𑌾𑌦𑌾
𑌅𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌉𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍋 𑌮𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌇𑌤𑌿 ॥ 8 ॥
𑌜𑌾𑌗𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑍋 𑌵𑍈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌰𑍋-𑌽𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌮𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾-𑌽𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍇𑌰𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍍
𑌵𑌾-𑌽𑌽𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌹 𑌵𑍈 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌾𑌦𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌯 𑌏𑌵𑌂-𑌵𑍇𑌁𑌦 ॥ 9 ॥
𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌪𑍍𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍈𑌜𑌸 𑌉𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍋 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍀𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍​𑌷𑌾𑌤𑍍
𑌉𑌭𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍​𑌷𑌤𑌿 𑌹 𑌵𑍈 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿
𑌨𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌕𑍁𑌲𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌯 𑌏𑌵𑌂-𑌵𑍇𑌁𑌦 ॥ 10 ॥
𑌸𑍁𑌷𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌨𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍋 𑌮𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍃𑌤𑍀𑌯𑌾 𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 𑌮𑌿𑌤𑍇𑌰𑌪𑍀𑌤𑍇𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌾
𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌹 𑌵𑌾 𑌇𑌦𑌂 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌪𑍀𑌤𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌭𑌵𑌤𑌿 𑌯 𑌏𑌵𑌂-𑌵𑍇𑌁𑌦 ॥ 11 ॥
𑌅𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌰𑍍𑌥𑍋-𑌽𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌪𑌞𑍍𑌚𑍋𑌪𑌶𑌮-𑌶𑍍𑌶𑌿𑌵𑍋-𑌽𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌤
𑌏𑌵𑌮𑍋𑌙𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰 𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑍈𑌵 𑌸𑌂​𑌵𑌿𑌁𑌶𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌾-𑌽𑌽𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌂-𑌯𑌁 𑌏𑌵𑌂-𑌵𑍇𑌁𑌦 ॥ 12 ॥
॥ 𑌇𑌤𑌿 𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑍂𑌕𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷-𑌥𑍍𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌤𑌾 ॥
Roman (IAST) Transliteration
o-mbha॒dra-ṅkarṇḙbhi-śśṛṇu॒yāma̭ devāḥ | bha॒dra-mpa̭śyemā॒kṣabhi॒-ryaja̭trāḥ | sthi॒rairaṅgai᳚stuṣṭu॒vāgṃ sa̭sta॒nūbhiḥ̭ | vyaśḙma de॒vahi̭taṃ॒-ya~dāyuḥ̭ | sva॒sti na॒ indro̭ vṛ॒ddhaśra̭vāḥ | sva॒sti naḥ̭ pū॒ṣā vi॒śvavḙdāḥ | sva॒sti na॒stārkṣyo॒ ari̭ṣṭanemiḥ | sva॒sti no॒ bṛha॒spati̭-rdadhātu ||
oṃ śānti॒-śśānti॒-śśāntiḥ̭ ||
|| atha māṇḍūkyopaniṣat ||
hariḥ om |
omityetadakṣaramidagṃ sarva-ntasyopavyākhyānaṃ
bhūta-mbhavad bhaviṣyaditi sarvamoṅkāra eva
yaccānya-ttrikālātīta-ntadapyoṅkāra eva || 1 ||
sarvagṃ hyetad brahmāyamātmā brahma so-'yamātmā catuṣpāt || 2 ||
jāgaritasthāno bahiṣprajña-ssaptāṅga ekonaviṃśatimukhaḥ
sthūlabhugvaiśvānaraḥ prathamaḥ pādaḥ || 3 ||
svapnasthāno-'ntaḥprajña-ssaptāṅga ekonaviṃśatimukhaḥ
praviviktabhuktaijaso dvitīyaḥ pādaḥ || 4 ||
yatra supto na kañcana kāma-ṅkāmayate na kañcana svapnaṃ
paśyati ta-thsuṣuptam | suṣuptasthāna ekībhūtaḥ prajñānaghana
evānandamayo hyānandabhukcetomukhaḥ prājñastṛtīyaḥ pādaḥ || 5 ||
eṣa sarveśvaraḥ eṣa sarvajña eṣo-'ntaryāmyeṣa yoni-ssarvasya
prabhavāpyayau hi bhūtānām || 6 ||
nāntaḥprajña-nna bahiṣprajña-nnobhayataḥprajña-nna prajñānaghanaṃ
na prajña-nnāprajñam | adṛṣṭamavyavahāryamagrāhyamalakṣaṇaṃ
acintyamavyapadeśyamekātmapratyayasāra-mprapañcopaśamaṃ
śāntaṃ śivamadvaita-ñcaturtha-mmanyante sa ātmā sa vijñeyaḥ || 7 ||
so-'yamātmādhyakṣaramoṅkāro-'dhimātra-mpādā mātrā mātrāśca pādā
akāra ukāro makāra iti || 8 ||
jāgaritasthāno vaiśvānaro-'kāraḥ prathamā mātrā-''pterādimattvād
vā-''pnoti ha vai sarvān kāmānādiśca bhavati ya evaṃ-ve~da || 9 ||
svapnasthānastaijasa ukāro dvitīyā mātrotkar​ṣāt
ubhayatvādvotkar​ṣati ha vai jñānasantatiṃ samānaśca bhavati
nāsyābrahmavitkule bhavati ya evaṃ-ve~da || 10 ||
suṣuptasthānaḥ prājño makārastṛtīyā mātrā miterapītervā
minoti ha vā idaṃ sarvamapītiśca bhavati ya evaṃ-ve~da || 11 ||
amātraścaturtho-'vyavahāryaḥ prapañcopaśama-śśivo-'dvaita
evamoṅkāra ātmaiva saṃ​vi~śatyātmanā-''tmānaṃ-ya~ evaṃ-ve~da || 12 ||
|| iti māṇḍūkyopaniṣa-thsamāptā ||