u/just_a_kriyaban

I just found out through a Forrest Knutson video that there's a new translation of Maheshwari Prasad Dubey's book, available (link in comments).

This is great news because although an English version, translated by RYKYM, already existed, it was very hard acquire a copy (possibly by design, since the book addresses aspects of kriya sadhana and is aimed at kriyabans).

On the other hand, I have questions about how the translation was produced. The translator is Janzel Martinez (Nandikesha), a direct disciple of Ashok Singh. I don't doubt that he's more than qualified to interpret Kriya Yoga texts. But how much Hindi does he actually know? These days it's extremely easy to translate books using generative AI. Was that the primary method he used for this translation?

Even if this is a mostly AI translation I'm sure it has much to offer, and in some areas it may even be more useful than the original RYKYM translation. But only texts made by those who are proficient in the source language should be considered true translations imo. If anybody knows about Nandikesha's qualifications as a translator and his translation method, please share.

The One who pervades the entire universe,
who exists throughout all moving and unmoving creation,
In the three worlds, without the Guru,
tell me, who can show Him to us?

He forever resides here,
above the two-petaled (lotus) within this body.
Like a blind person without eyes,
tell me, how can one see Him without the Guru?

The One who pervades the entire universe,
who exists throughout all moving and unmoving creation,
In the three worlds, without the Guru,
tell me, who can show Him to us?

On the day when the Guru, through his grace,
opens the eye of wisdom,
on that day, seeing Him with one’s own eyes,
one is immersed in the waters of peace and bliss.

The One who pervades the entire universe,
who exists throughout all moving and unmoving creation,
In the three worlds, without the Guru,
tell me, who can show Him to us?

Like a still flash of lightning held within a dark cloud,
such is His beautiful darkness,
adorned with an incomparable form.

The One who pervades the entire universe,
who exists throughout all moving and unmoving creation,
In the three worlds, without the Guru,
tell me, who can show Him to us?

A dense radiance, a mass of divine light,
with stars moving within its midst.
Ah, I am enchanted by the sweetness of that form;
once those eyes behold it, they cannot turn away.

The One who pervades the entire universe,
who exists throughout all moving and unmoving creation,
In the three worlds, without the Guru,
tell me, who can show Him to us?