Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.236
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12.236.1
किंशीलः किंसमाचारः किंविद्यः किंपराक्रमः ।
प्राप्नोति ब्रह्मणः स्थानं यत्परं प्रकृतेर्ध्रुवम् ॥ १२.२३६.१ ॥
What kind of conduct, what kind of behaviour, what kind of learning, and what kind of prowess does one possess to attain that supreme abode of Brahman, which lies beyond nature and is eternal?
12.236.2
मोक्षधर्मेषु नियतो लध्वाहारो जितेन्द्रियः ।
प्राप्नोति ब्रह्मणः स्थानं तत्परं प्रकृतेर्ध्रुवम् ॥ १२.२३६.२ ॥
A man steadfast in the teachings of liberation, who eats little and has conquered his senses, attains that supreme abode of Brahman, which lies beyond nature and is eternal.
12.236.3
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
जैगीषव्यस्य संवादमसितस्य च भारत ॥ १२.२३६.३ ॥
Here, too, they recount this ancient tale, the dialogue between Jaigīṣavya and Asita, O Bhārata.
12.236.4
महादेवान्तरे वृत्तं देव्याश्चैवान्तरे तथा ।
यथावच्छृणु राजेन्द्र ज्ञानदं पापनाशनम् ॥ १२.२३६.४ ॥
Listen as it truly happened between Mahādeva and the Goddess, O lord of kings; it gives knowledge and destroys sin.
12.236.5
जैगीषव्यं नहाप्रज्ञं धर्नाणामागतागमम् ।
अक्रुध्यन्तमहृष्यन्तमसितो देवलोऽब्रवीत् ॥ १२.२३६.५ ॥
To Jaigīṣavya—who was not foolish, who knew the vows, who neither grew angry nor elated—Asita Devala spoke.
12.236.6
न प्रीमसे बन्द्यमानो निन्द्यमानो न कुप्यसे ।
का ते प्रज्ञा कुतश्चैषा किं ते तस्याः परायणम् ॥ १२.२३६.६ ॥
When praised you are not pleased, and when blamed you do not grow angry. What is your wisdom, and whence did it come? What is its ultimate goal for you?
12.236.7
इति तेनानुयुक्तः स तमृपाच महातपाः ।
महद्वाक्यप्रसंदिग्धं पुष्कलार्थपदं शुचि ॥ १२.२३६.७ ॥
Thus questioned by him, the one of great austerity spoke to him—words profound and weighty, rich in meaning, and pure.
12.236.8
या यतियौ परा निष्ठा या शान्तिः पुण्यकर्मणाम् ।
तां तेऽहं सं प्रवक्ष्यामि यां मां पृच्छसि वै द्विज ॥ १२.२३६.८ ॥
The supreme steadfastness of ascetics and the peace of those who perform virtuous deeds—that which you ask me about, O twice-born, I will declare to you fully.
12.236.9
निन्वत्सु वा सप्ता नित्यं प्रशंसत्सु च देवल ।
निहवन्ति च ये तेषां समयं सुकृतं च यत् ॥ १२.२३६.९ ॥
O Devala, those who always dwell among the revilers and the praisers, and who deny their agreement and their good deeds—
12.236.10
उक्ताश्च न विवक्ष्यन्ति वक्तारमहिते हितम् ।
प्रतिहन्तुं न चेच्छन्ति हन्तारं वै मनीषिणः ॥ १२.२३६.१० ॥
Even when spoken to, they do not wish to answer the speaker, whether he speaks what is harmful or what is beneficial; and the wise do not desire to strike back at the one who strikes.
12.236.11
नाप्राप्तमनुशोचन्ति प्राप्तकालानि कुर्वते ।
न चातीतानि शोचन्ति न चैतान्प्रतिजानते ॥ १२.२३६.११ ॥
They do not grieve over what has not been attained; when the proper time comes, they act. They do not grieve over what is past either, nor do they acknowledge these things as their own.
12.236.12
संप्राप्तानां च पूज्यानां कामादर्थेषु देवल ।
यथोपपत्तिं कुर्वन्ति शक्तिमन्तो धृतव्रताः ॥ १२.२३६.१२ ॥
O Devala, toward honored ones who have arrived, and even in matters of wealth moved by desire, the capable and firm in vows act in a fitting manner.
12.236.13
पक्वविद्या महाप्राज्ञा जितक्रोधा जितेन्द्रियाः ।
मनसा कर्मणा वाचा नापराध्यन्ति कस्यचित् ॥ १२.२३६.१३ ॥
Those ripe in knowledge, of great wisdom, who have conquered anger and mastered the senses, do no wrong to anyone in mind, deed, or speech.
12.236.14
अनीर्षवो न चोन्योन्यं विहिंसन्ति कदाचन ।
न च जातूपतप्यन्ते धीराः परसमृद्धिभिः ॥ १२.२३६.१४ ॥
Free from envy, they never harm one another; and the steadfast are never distressed by the prosperity of others.
12.236.15
निन्दाप्रशंसे चात्यर्थं न वदन्ति परस्य च ।
न च निन्दाप्रशंसाभ्यां विक्रियन्ते कदाचन ॥ १२.२३६.१५ ॥
They do not speak excessively of others, either in blame or in praise, and are never disturbed by blame or praise.
12.236.16
सर्वतश्च प्रशान्ता ये सर्वभूतहिते रताः ।
न कुध्यन्ति स हृष्यन्ति नापराध्यन्ति कस्यचित् ॥ १२.२३६.१६ ॥
Those who are tranquil on every side and delight in the welfare of all beings do not grow angry, do not rejoice, and do no wrong to anyone.
12.236.17
विमुच्य हृदयग्रन्थिं चङ्कम्यन्ते यथासुखम् ।
न चैषां बान्धवाः सन्ति ये चान्येषां च बान्धवाः ॥ १२.२३६.१७ ॥
Having loosed the knot of the heart, they wander at ease; they have no kinsmen, nor are they kin to any others.
12.236.18
अमित्राश्च न सन्त्येषां ये चामित्रा न कस्यचित् ।
य एवं कुर्वते मर्त्याः सुखं जीवन्ति सर्वदा ॥ १२.२३६.१८ ॥
They have no enemies, and those who are no one's enemy are not theirs. Mortals who act in this way always live in happiness.
12.236.19
ये धर्मं चानुरुध्यन्ते धर्मज्ञा द्विजसत्तमाः ।
ये ह्यतो विच्युता मार्गात्ते हृष्यन्त्युद्विजन्ति च ॥ १२.२३६.१९ ॥
Those best of twice-born men who know dharma and follow it, and those who fall away from this path, rejoice and are also agitated.
12.236.20
आस्थितस्तमहं मार्गमसूयिष्यामि कं कथम् ।
निन्द्यमानः प्रशस्तो वा हृष्येयं केन हेतुना ॥ १२.२३६.२० ॥
Standing firmly on that path, how and whom should I find fault with? Blamed or praised, for what reason should I rejoice?
12.236.21
यद्यदिच्छन्ति तत्तस्मादधिगच्छन्ति मानवाः ।
न मे निन्दाप्रशंसाभ्यां ह्रासवृद्धी भविष्यतः ॥ १२.२३६.२१ ॥
Human beings obtain from that very source whatever they desire. Blame and praise will bring me no decrease or increase.
12.236.22
अमृतस्येव संतृप्येदवमानस्य तत्त्ववित् ।
विषस्येवोद्विजेन्नित्यं संमानस्य विचक्षणः ॥ १२.२३६.२२ ॥
One who knows the truth should be satisfied with disrespect as if it were nectar, and the discerning one should always recoil from honor as if it were poison.
12.236.23
अवज्ञातः सुखं शेते इह चामुत्र चोभयोः ।
विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो योऽवमन्ता स बुध्यते ॥ १२.२३६.२३ ॥
The one who is disregarded lies down happily both here and hereafter; freed from all sins, the one who disregards others comes to understanding.
12.236.24
परां गतिं च ये केचित्प्रार्थयन्ति मनीषिणः ।
एतद्व्रतं समाश्रित्य सुखमेधन्ति ते जनाः ॥ १२.२३६.२४ ॥
Whichever wise men long for the supreme goal, having taken up this vow, they thrive in happiness.
12.236.25
सर्वतश्च समाहृत्य क्रतून्सर्वाञ्जितेन्द्रियः ।
प्राप्नोति ब्रह्मणः स्थानं यत्परं प्रकृतेर्ध्रुवम् ॥ १२.२३६.२५ ॥
Having gathered all sacrifices from every side, the one who has conquered his senses attains that supreme state of Brahman, eternal and beyond nature (prakṛti).
12.236.26
नास्य देवा न गन्धर्वा न पिशाचा न राक्षसाः ।
पदमन्ववरोहन्ति प्राप्तस्य परमां गतिम् ॥ १२.२३६.२६ ॥
Neither gods, nor gandharvas, nor piśācas, nor rākṣasas follow in the footsteps of one who has attained the supreme goal.
12.236.27
एतच्छ्रुत्वा मुनेस्तस्य वचनं देवलस्तथा ।
तदधीनो भवच्छिष्यः सर्वद्वन्द्वविनिष्ठितः ॥ १२.२३६.२७ ॥
Having heard these words of the sage, Devala too became his obedient disciple and abided beyond all pairs of opposites.
12.236.28
अथान्यत्तु पुरावृतं जैगीषव्यस्य धीमतः ।
शृणु राजन्नवहितः सर्वज्ञानसमन्वितः ॥ १२.२३६.२८ ॥
Now, O king, endowed with all knowledge, listen attentively to another ancient account of the wise Jaigīṣavya.
12.236.29
यमाहुः सर्वलोकेशं सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम् ।
अष्टमूर्ति जगन्मूर्तिमिष्टसंधिविभूषितम्
यं प्राप्ता न विषीदन्ति न शोचन्त्युद्विजन्ति च ॥ १२.२३६.२९ ॥
Him they call the lord of all worlds, revered by all worlds, of eightfold form, whose form is the universe, adorned with the desired junctures; having attained whom people neither despair, nor grieve, nor tremble.
12.236.30
यस्य स्वाभाविकी शक्तिरिदं विश्वं चराचरम् ।
याति सज्जति सर्वात्मा स देवः परमेश्वरः ॥ १२.२३६.३० ॥
He whose innate power sets this entire moving and unmoving universe in motion and attachment, that god who is the self of all, is the supreme lord.
12.236.31
मेरोरुत्तरपूर्वे तु सर्वरत्नविभूषिते ।
अचिन्त्ये विमले स्थाने सर्वर्तुकुसुमान्विते ॥ १२.२३६.३१ ॥
In the north-east of Meru, adorned with all jewels, in an unthinkable and pure place, filled with the flowers of every season.
12.236.32
वृक्षैश्च शोभिते नित्यं दिव्यवायुसमीरिते ।
नानाभूतगणैर्युक्तः सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः ॥ १२.२३६.३२ ॥
Always adorned with trees, stirred by divine winds, joined with many hosts of beings, worshipped by all the gods.
12.236.33
तत्र विद्याधरगणा गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणाः ।
लोकपालाः समुद्राश्च नद्यः शैलाः सरांसि च ॥ १२.२३६.३३ ॥
There are the hosts of Vidyādharas, the hosts of Gandharvas and Apsarases, the guardians of the worlds, the oceans, the rivers, the mountains and the lakes.
12.236.34
ऋषयो वालखिल्याश्च यज्ञाः स्तोभाह्वयास्तथा ।
उपासांचक्रिरे देवं प्रजानां पतयस्तथा ॥ १२.२३६.३४ ॥
The sages, the Vālakhilyas, the sacrifices, those named Stobha, and likewise the lords of creatures, worshipped that god.
12.236.35
तत्र रुद्रो महादेवो देव्या चैव सहोमया ।
आस्ते वृषध्वजः श्रीमान्सोमसूर्याग्निलोचनः ॥ १२.२३६.३५ ॥
There dwells Rudra, the great god, together with the goddess Umā; the bull-bannered, glorious one, whose eyes are the moon, the sun and fire.
12.236.36
तत्रैवं देवमालोक्य देवी धात्री विभावरी ।
उमा देवी परेशानमपृच्छद्विनयान्विता ॥ १२.२३६.३६ ॥
There, having beheld the god thus, the goddess Umā, the nourisher, like the night, full of humility, asked the Supreme Lord.
12.236.37
अर्थः कोऽथार्थशक्तिः का भगवन्ब्रूहि मेऽर्थितः ।
तयैवं परिपृष्टोऽसौ प्राह देवो महेश्वरः ॥ १२.२३६.३७ ॥
What is meaning, and what is the power of meaning? Blessed lord, tell me, I ask you. Thus questioned, the god Maheśvara spoke.
12.236.38
अर्थोऽहमर्थशक्तिस्त्वं भोक्ताऽहं भोज्यमेव च ।
रूपं विद्धि महाभागे प्रकृतिस्त्वं परो ह्यहम् ॥ १२.२३६.३८ ॥
I am the meaning, you are the power of meaning; I am the enjoyer, and I am also the object enjoyed. Know this as the form, O greatly fortunate one: you are primal nature, and I am the supreme.
12.236.39
अहं विष्णुरहं ब्रह्मा ह्यहं यज्ञस्तथैव च ।
आवयोर्न च भेदोऽस्ति परमार्थस्ततोऽबले।
तथापि विद्मस्ते भेदं किं मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥ १२.२३६.३९ ॥
I am Viṣṇu, I am Brahmā, and I am the sacrifice as well. Between us there is no difference; this is the supreme truth. Yet, O gentle one, we know your difference — why do you ask me?
12.236.40
एवमुक्ता ततः प्राह ह्यधिकं ह्येतयोर्वद ।
श्रेष्ठं वेद महादेव नम इत्येव भामिनी ॥ १२.२३६.४० ॥
Thus addressed, the radiant lady then spoke: O great god, tell me which of these two is higher; I know what is best — 'Homage.'
12.236.41
तदन्तरे स्थितो विद्वान्वसुरूपो महामुनिः ।
जैगीषव्यः स्मयन्प्राह ह्यर्थ इत्येव नादयन् ॥ १२.२३६.४१ ॥
Meanwhile, the learned great sage Jaigīṣavya, who stood there in the form of a Vasu, spoke smiling — 'artha' thus, making the word resound.
12.236.42
श्रेष्ठोन्योऽस्मान्महीपिण्डा तल्लीना शक्तिरापरा ।
मुद्रिकादिविशेषेण विस्तृता संभृतेति च ॥ १२.२३६.४२ ॥
Higher than these is another — a second power, absorbed in that earth-mass, which is spread out and gathered together by special means such as the seal-ring.
12.236.43
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं देवी कोसावित्यब्रवीद्रुषा ।
वाक्यमस्याद्य संभङ्क्त्वा प्रोक्तवानिति शंकरम् ॥ १२.२३६.४३ ॥
Hearing this, the goddess angrily said, "Who is he?" Having today broken his word, he has spoken thus to Śaṅkara.
12.236.44
तच्छ्रुत्वा निर्गतो धीमानाश्रमं स्वं महामुनिः ।
स्थानात्स्वर्गगणे विद्वान्योगैश्वर्यसमन्वितः ॥ १२.२३६.४४ ॥
Having heard this, the wise great sage departed from his own hermitage; learned, from the place of the heavenly hosts, he was endowed with the mastery of yoga.
12.236.45
ततः प्रहस्य भगवान्सर्वपापहरो हरः ।
प्राह देवीं प्रशान्तात्मा जैगीषव्यो महामुनिः ॥ १२.२३६.४५ ॥
Then the blessed Hara, remover of all sins, laughing, spoke to the goddess; the great sage Jaigīṣavya, tranquil in mind, spoke.
12.236.46
भक्तो मम सखा चैव शिष्यश्चात्र महामुनिः ।
जैगीषव्य इति ख्यातः प्रोक्त्वासा निर्गतः शुभे ॥ १२.२३६.४६ ॥
This one is my devotee, friend and also disciple; here the great sage is known as Jaigīṣavya. O auspicious one, having said this, he departed.
12.236.47
तच्छ्रुत्वा साऽथ संक्रुद्धा न न्याय्यं तेन वै कृतम् ।
विकृताऽहं त्वया देव मुनिना च तथाकृता ॥ १२.२३६.४७ ॥
Hearing that, she grew greatly angry; what he did was not just. O god, you and the sage have thus wronged me.
12.236.48
अतज्ञादयदेवेश मध्ये प्राप्तं न तच्छ्रुतम् ।
तच्छ्रुत्वा भगवानाह महादेवः पिनाकधृत् ॥ १२.२३६.४८ ॥
O lord of gods, through ignorance what you had not heard arrived in the midst. Hearing that, the blessed Mahādeva, bearer of the Pināka bow, spoke.
12.236.49
निरपेक्षो मुनिर्योगी मामुपाश्रित्य संस्थितः ।
निर्द्वन्द्वः सततं धीमान्समरूपस्वभावधृत् ॥ १२.२३६.४९ ॥
The sage, free from desire and a yogin, abides in me as his refuge; free from the pairs of opposites, always wise, bearing a form and nature that are uniform.
12.236.50
तस्मात्क्षमस्व तं देवि रक्षितव्यस्त्वया च सः ॥ १२.२३६.५० ॥
Therefore, O goddess, forgive him; and he is to be protected by you.
12.236.51
इत्युक्ता प्राह सा देवी मुनेस्तस्य महात्मनः ।
निराशत्वमहं द्रष्टुमिच्छाम्यन्तकनाशन ॥ १२.२३६.५१ ॥
Thus addressed, the goddess said to that great-souled sage: O destroyer of Death, I wish to see his freedom from hope.
12.236.52
तथेति चोक्त्वा तां देवो वृषमारुह्य सत्वरम् ।
देवगन्धर्वसङ्घैश्च स्तूयमानो जगत्पतिः ॥ १२.२३६.५२ ॥
Saying 'So be it' to her, the god swiftly mounted the bull and departed, praised by hosts of gods and gandharvas, the lord of the world.
12.236.53
अजरामरशुद्धात्मा यत्रास्ते स महामुनिः ।
इतस्ततः समाहृत्य वीरसंघैर्महायशाः ॥ १२.२३६.५३ ॥
Where that great sage dwells, ageless, deathless, pure of soul, the one of great fame gathered hosts of heroes from here and there.
12.236.54
देहप्रावरणार्थं वै संसरन्स तदा मुनिः ।
प्रत्युद्गम्य महादेवं यथार्हं प्रतिपूज्य च।
पुनः स पूर्ववत्कथां सूच्या सूत्रेण सूचयत् ॥ १२.२३६.५४ ॥
Then the sage, wandering about to cover his body, went forth to meet the great god, honoured him as is fitting, and again, as before, stitched the story with needle and thread.
12.236.55
तमाह भगवाञ्शंभुः किं प्रदास्यामि ते मुने ।
वृणीष्व मत्तः सर्वं त्वं जैगीषव्य यदीच्छसि ॥ १२.२३६.५५ ॥
The blessed Śambhu said to him: "O sage, what shall I give you? Jaigīṣavya, ask from me whatever you desire as a boon."
12.236.56
नावलोकयमानस्तु देवदेवं महामुनिः ।
अनवाप्तं न पश्यामि त्वत्तो गोवृषभध्वज।
कृतार्थः परिपूर्णोऽहं यत्ते कार्यं तु गम्यताम् ॥ १२.२३६.५६ ॥
Looking upon the god of gods, the great sage said: "O bull-bannered one, I see nothing unattained from you. I am fulfilled and complete; let your task go forward."
12.236.57
प्रहसंस्तु पुनः शर्वो वृणीष्वेति तमब्रवीत् ।
अवश्यं हि वरो प्रत्तः श्राव्यं वरमनुत्तमम् ॥ १२.२३६.५७ ॥
Then laughing, Śarva again said to him: "Choose. Surely I will grant you a boon, a supreme boon worth hearing."
12.236.58
जैगीषव्यस्तमाहेदं श्रोतव्यं च त्वया मम ।
सूचीमनु महादेव सूत्रं समनुगच्छतः ॥ १२.२३६.५८ ॥
Jaigīṣavya said to him: "O great god, you should hear this from me, as the thread follows the needle."
12.236.59
ततः प्रहस्य भगवान्गौरीमालोक्य शङ्करः ।
स्वस्थानं प्रययौ हृष्टः सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः ॥ १२.२३६.५९ ॥
Then the blessed Śaṅkara laughed, looked at Gaurī, and, delighted and revered by all the gods, departed to his own abode.
12.236.60
एतत्ते कथितं राजन्यस्मात्त्वं परिपृच्छसि ।
निर्द्वन्द्वा योगिनो नित्याः सर्वशस्ते स्वयंभुवः ॥ १२.२३६.६० ॥
O king, this has been told to you because you ask. Yogis are free from pairs of opposites, eternal, and in every way self-existent.