Mahāyāna Sūtra Alaṅkāra

The Life Force Chapter English

Upon A Life Force Characteristic Division

Kārikā Prathamaḥ

The arising speech and thought pure and impure, tis for meditation, ¦

that, abiding of an unsubstantial footing most perceptible. |

For knowledge, assuredly, in these all pervading with subdivisions, ¦

to unobstructing, insightful comprehension going, tis the life force. || 7.1 ||

The Causal Method, Having Commenced

Kārikā Dvitīyaḥ

For dhyāna meditation, for the fourth, well purified, having approached, ¦

the non·conceptual, is by knowledge fully comprehending; |

which manner, the foundation of pure consciousness, tis from an action. ¦

For the prabhāva force's attainment, tis the highest, upon highest, like that. || 7.2 ||

The Fruition Method, Having Commenced

Kārikā Tṛtīyaḥ

By which, with these noble and heavenly immeasurables, with these vihāra's, ¦

with those brāhma vihāras also, constant doth one dwell, with these most exalted. |

Having had an awakening, and had a living existence also, one, in these directions having gone, ¦

becomes fully cognizant, strongly guides himself, to complete virtue. || 7.3 ||

Observing Karma, And Fully Observing Karma Also, Having Commenced

Kārikā Caturthaḥ

These illusions uppermost, doth one observe, these realms of elements. ¦

For all those with a sentient existence, for those by transformations attaining, |

becomes most fully observed, like that also, to those, whereof, is sought. ¦

By motivations most charming, indeed, tis with these methodical ways. || 7.4 ||

A Strand Of Karma, Having Commenced

Kārikā Pañcamaḥ

By these karmic strands releasing, most strongly, having had a suffering distress, also ¦

having had a birth to a realm of suffering, to those so gathered going, it manifests. |

For those hindurances following, for those anxious distracted auspicious ones, ¦

having had a complete shaking up, art made to tremble, for those with māras. || 7.5 ||

Joyful Transforming Karma Also, Having Commenced

Kārikā Ṣaṣtaḥ

For a samadhi's full attention playing, is the immeasurable; ¦

brought to be fully observe'd, of the primary group, in the maṇḍala circle's middle. |

By those with a karma's living existence of very highest mental emanations also, ¦

the real way of it stands out, every time. || 7.6 ||

A Field of Action Complete Purification Karma, Having Commenced

Kārikā Saptamaḥ

From knowledge in steadfastness, doth very near go to purity, ¦

the field of action; which manner, tis for a desire of illumination. |

In these unawakend so named, and from the awakend in name ¦

so widely shouting about, for him, doth it shake up; otherwise, tis in the dhātu foundation. || 7.7 ||

Yoga Method, Having Commenced

Kārikā Aṣtamaḥ

The yoga śakta exists, just so also, in true maturity. ¦

The “together arising wings, tis the bird”, such manner, same way. |

From the Buddha, to praise, one grasps, an extraordinary measure. ¦

The most agreeable aphorism exists, for first knowing. || 7.8 ||

A Way Of Action Method, Having Commenced

Kārikā Navamaḥ

Six fold, therefore, tis the psychic wisdom; a three fold division, also, the skill; ¦

eight emancipations, are those levels of supremacy; that manner, eight, |

ten, moreover, the entire inner and outer sensory faculties, to inexhaustableness, these shall be going along. ¦

These exalted states of absorption, insightful comprehension going, tis the prabhāva force. || 7.9 ||

A Great Self Manifestation Method

Kārikā Daśamaḥ

He truly, has the highest power of will, grasping discerning intellect; ¦

a living being, free of desire, in self control, having done so, always. |

Benevolent, talented, unifying, pleasing, ¦

he wanders about, in cyclic rebirths, verily, lion·like and well gifted of insight. || 7.10 ||