kaivalyopanishhat.h Lyrics in English:
OM bhadraM karNebhiH shR^iNuyaama devaaH bhadraM pashyemaakshabhiryajatraaH .
sthirairaN^gaistushhTuvaa.nsastanuubhirvyashema devahitaM yadaayuH .
svasti na indro vR^iddhashravaaH svasti naH puushhaa vishvavedaaH .
svasti nastaarkshyo.arishhTanemiH svasti no bR^ihaspatirdadhaatu .
OM shaantiH shaantiH shaantiH.
athaashvalaayano bhagavantaM parameshhTinamupasametyovaacha
adhiihi bhagavan.h brahmavidyaaM varishhThaaM sadaa sadbhiH sevyamaanaaM niguuDhaam.h .
yayaa.achiraat.h sarvapaapaM vyapohya paraatparaM purushhaM yaati vidvaan.h || 1 ||
tasmai sa hovaacha pitaamahashcha shraddhaabhaktidhyaanayogaadavaihi .
na karmaNaa na prajayaa dhanena tyaagenaike amR^itatvamaanashuH || 2 ||
pareNa naakaM nihitaM guhaayaaM vibhraajate yadyatayo vishanti .
vedaantaviGYaanasunishritaarthaaH sa.nnyaasayogaadyatayaH shuddhasattvaaH || 3 ||
te brahmalokeshhu paraantakaale paraamR^itaatparimuchyanti sarve .
viviktadeshe cha sukhaasanasthaH shuchiH samagriivashiraHsharoraH || 4 ||
atyaashramasthaH sakalendriyaaNi nirudhya bhaktyaa svaguruM praNamya .
hR^itpuNDariikaM virajaM vishuddhaM vichintya madhye vishidaM vishokam.h || 5 ||
achintyamavyaktamanantaruupaM shivaM prashaantamamR^itaM brahmayonim.h .
tathaa.a.adimadhyaantavihiinamekaM vibhuM chidaanandamaruupamadbhutam.h || 6 ||
umaasahaayaM parameshvaraM prabhuM trilochanaM niilakaNThaM prashaantam.h .
dhyaatvaa munirgachchhati bhuutayoniM samastasaakshiM tamasaH parastaat.h || 7 ||
sa brahmaa sa shivaH sendraH so.aksharaH paramaH svaraaT .
sa eva vishhNuH sa praaNaH sa kaalo.agniH sa chandramaaH || 8 ||
sa eva sarvaM yadbhuutaM yachcha bhavyaM sanaatanam.h .
GYaatvaa taM mR^ityumatyeti naanyaH panthaa vimuktaye || 9 ||
sarvabhuutasthamaatmaanaM sarvabhuutaani chaatmani .
sampashyan.h brahma paramaM yaati naanyena hetunaa || 10 ||
aatmaanamaraNiM kR^itvaa praNavaM chottaraaraNim.h .
GYaananirmathanaabhyaasaat.h paashaM dahati paNDitaH || 11 ||
sa eva maayaaparimohitaatmaa shariiramaasthaaya karoti sarvam.h .
striyannapaanaadivichitrabhogaiH sa eva jaagratparitR^iptimeti || 12 ||
svapne sa jiivaH sukhaduHkhabhoktaa svamaayayaa kalpitajiivaloke .
sushhuptikaale sakale viliine tamo.abhibhuutaH sukharuupameti ||
punashcha janmaantarakarmayogaat.h sa eva jiivaH svapiti prabuddhaH || 13 ||
puratraye kriiDati yashcha jiivastatastu jaataM sakalaM vichitram.h .
dhaaramaanandamakhaNDabodhaM yasmiMllayaM yaati puratrayaM cha || 14 ||
etasmaajjaayate praaNo manaH sarvendriyaaNi cha .
khaM vaayurjyotiraapaH pR^ithivii vishvasya dhaariNii || 15 ||
yatparaM brahma sarvaatmaa vishvasyaayatanaM mahat.h .
suukshmaatsuukshmataraM nityaM tattvameva tvameva tat.h || 16 ||
jaagnatsvapnasushhuptyaadiprapaJNchaM yatprakaashate .
tad.hbrahmaahamiti GYaatvaa sarvabandhaiH pramuchyate || 17 ||
trishhu dhaamasu yadbhogyaM bhoktaa bhogashcha yadbhavet.h .
tebhyo vilakshaNaH saakshii chinmaatro.ahaM sadaashivaH || 18 ||
mayyeva sakalaM jaataM mayi sarvaM pratishhThitam.h .
mayi sarvaM layaM yaati tad.hbrahmaadvayamasmyaham.h || 19 ||
aNoraNiyaanahameva tadvanmahaanahaM vishvamahaM vichitram.h .
puraatano.ahaM purushho.ahamiisho hiraNmayo.ahaM shivaruupamasmi || 20 ||
apaaNipaado.ahamachintyashaktiH pashyaamyachakshuH sa shR^iNomyakarNaH .
ahaM vijaanaami viviktaruupo na chaasti vettaa mama chitsadaa.aham.h .
vedairanekairahameva vedyo vedaantakR^idvedavideva chaaham.h || 21 ||
na puNyapaape mama naasti naasho na janma dehendriyabuddhirasti .
na bhuumiraapo na cha vahnirasti na chaanilo me.asti na chaambaraM cha || 22 ||
evaM viditvaa paramaatmaruupaM guhaashayaM nishhkalamadvitiiyam.h .
samastasaakshiM sadasadvihiinaM prayaati shuddhaM paramaatmaruupam.h || 23 ||
iti prathamaH khaNDaH ||
yaH shataruudriiyamadhiite so.agnipuuto bhavati suraapaanaatpuuto bhavati
brahmahatyaatpuuto bhavati kR^ityaakR^ityaatpuuto bhavati tasmaadavimuktamaashrito
bhavati . atyaashramii sarvadaa sakR^idvaa japet.h ||
anena GYaanamaapnoti sa.nsaaraarNavanaashanam.h . tasmaadevaM viditvainaM kaivalyaM
phalamashnute kaivalyaM phalamashnuta iti || 1 ||
iti dvitiiyaH khaNDaH
ityatharvavede kaivalyopanishhatsamaaptaa.