Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.252
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12.252.1
प्रकृतेस्तु विकारा ये क्षेत्रज्ञस्तैरधिष्ठितः ।
न चैनं ते प्रजानन्ति स तु जानाति तानपि ॥ १२.२५२.१ ॥
The modifications of nature are what the knower of the field presides over; they do not know him, but he knows them.
12.252.2
तैश्चैवं कुरुते कार्यं मनःषष्ठैरिहेन्द्रियैः ।
सुदान्तैरिव संयन्ता दृढैः परमवाजिभिः ॥ १२.२५२.२ ॥
Thus he acts through the senses, with the mind as the sixth, as a charioteer drives well-trained, strong, excellent horses.
12.252.3
इन्द्रियेभ्यः परे ह्यर्था अर्थेभ्यः परमं मनः ।
मनसस्तु परा बुद्धिर्बुद्धेरात्मा महान्परः ॥ १२.२५२.३ ॥
Beyond the senses are their objects; beyond the objects is the supreme mind; beyond the mind is the intellect; beyond the intellect is the great self, which is higher still.
12.252.4
महतः परमव्यक्तमव्यक्तात्पुरुषः परः ।
पुरुषान्न परं किंचित्सा काष्ठा सा परा गतिः ॥ १२.२५२.४ ॥
Beyond the great is the unmanifest; beyond the unmanifest is the Person, and beyond the Person there is nothing higher. That is the ultimate limit, that is the supreme goal.
12.252.5
एवं सर्वेषु भूतेषु गूढोत्मा न प्रकाशते ।
दृश्यते त्वग्र्यया बुद्ध्या सूक्ष्मया सूक्ष्मदर्शिभिः ॥ १२.२५२.५ ॥
Thus the hidden self does not shine forth in all beings; yet it is seen by those who perceive subtly, with the foremost and subtle intellect.
12.252.6
अन्तरात्मनि संलीय मनः षष्ठानि मेधया ।
इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थांश्च बहुचिन्त्यमचिन्तयन् ॥ १२.२५२.६ ॥
Having merged the senses, with the mind as the sixth, and their objects into the inner self by insight, they meditate, contemplating what is most worthy of thought.
12.252.7
ध्यानोपरमणं कृत्वा विद्यासंपादितं मनः ।
अनिश्चरः प्रशान्तात्मा ततोर्च्छत्यमृतं पदम् ॥ १२.२५२.७ ॥
Having ceased from meditation, with a mind brought to perfection through knowledge, unwavering and with a tranquil self, he then attains the immortal state.
12.252.8
इन्द्रियाणां तु सर्वेषां पश्यात्मा चलितस्मृतिः ।
आत्मनः संप्रदानेन मर्त्यो मृत्युमुपाश्नुते ॥ १२.२५२.८ ॥
He who, through all the senses, fails to see the self, whose memory is disturbed, the mortal reaches death by surrendering his self.
12.252.9
हित्वा तु सर्वसंकल्पान्सत्वे चित्तं निवेशयेत् ।
सत्वे चित्तं समावेश्य ततः कालंजरो भवेत् ॥ १२.२५२.९ ॥
Having abandoned all intentions, let him fix the mind in sattva; having firmly fixed the mind in sattva, then let him become Kālañjara.
12.252.10
चित्तप्रसादेन यतिर्जहातीह शुभाशुभम् ।
प्रसन्नात्मात्मनि स्थित्वा सुखमत्यन्तमश्नुते ॥ १२.२५२.१० ॥
Through clarity of mind, the ascetic here abandons good and evil; with a serene self, abiding in the self, he attains supreme happiness.
12.252.11
लक्षणं तु प्रसादस्य यथा तृप्तः सुखं स्वपेत् ।
निवाते वा यथा दीपो दीप्यमानो न कम्पते ॥ १२.२५२.११ ॥
The sign of serenity is this: as a satisfied man sleeps happily, or as a lamp burning in a windless place does not flicker.
12.252.12
एवं पूर्वापरे रात्रौ युञ्जन्नात्मानमात्मनि ।
लघ्वाहारो विशुद्धात्मा पश्यत्यात्मानमात्मनि ॥ १२.२५२.१२ ॥
Thus, at the beginning and end of the night, joining the self to the self, eating lightly, with a purified self, he sees the self in the self.
12.252.13
रहस्यं सर्ववेदानामनैतिह्यमनागतम् ।
आत्मप्रत्ययिकं शास्त्रमिदं पुत्रानुशासनम् ॥ १२.२५२.१३ ॥
This is the secret of all the Vedas, not handed down by tradition, a teaching grounded in self-knowledge: an instruction for a son.
12.252.14
धर्माख्यानेषु सर्वेषु चित्राख्यानेषु यद्वसु ।
दृश्यते ऋक्सहस्राणि निर्मथ्यामृतमुद्धृतम् ॥ १२.२५२.१४ ॥
The wealth found in all the tales of dharma and in all the wondrous stories: thousands of verses have been churned, and this nectar drawn out.
12.252.15
नवनीतं यथा दध्नः काष्ठादग्निर्यथैव च ।
तथैव विदुषां ज्ञानं पुत्रहेतोः समुद्धृतम् ॥ १२.२५२.१५ ॥
As butter comes from curds and fire from wood, so has the knowledge of the learned been drawn out for the sake of a son.
12.252.16
स्नातकानामिदं शास्त्रं वाच्यं पुत्रानुशासनम् ।
तदितं नाप्रशान्ताय नादान्तायातपस्विने ॥ १२.२५२.१६ ॥
This teaching, this instruction for a son, is to be spoken to graduates of study; it is not to be given to one who is unquiet, not self-restrained, or without asceticism.
12.252.17
नावेदविदुषे वाच्यं तथा नानुगताय च ।
नासूयकायानृजवे न चानिर्दिष्टकारिणे ॥ १२.२५२.१७ ॥
It is not to be spoken to one who does not know the Veda, nor to one who has not followed the teacher; nor to the envious, the crooked, or one who acts without direction.
12.252.18
न तर्कशास्त्रदग्धाय तथैव पिशुनाय च ।
श्लाघिने श्लाघनीयाय प्रशान्ताय तपस्विने ॥ १२.२५२.१८ ॥
Not to one scorched by treatises of logic, nor likewise to a slanderer; not to the self-praiser, but to one worthy of praise, calmed and ascetic.
12.252.19
इदं प्रियाय पुत्राय शिष्यायानुगताय च ।
रहस्यधर्मं वक्तव्यं नान्यस्मै तु कथंचन ॥ १२.२५२.१९ ॥
This secret dharma should be told only to a beloved son, a disciple, or a devoted follower, and never to anyone else in any way.
12.252.20
यद्यप्यस्य महीं दद्याद्रत्नपूर्णामिमां नरः ।
इदमेव ततः श्रेय इति मन्येत तत्त्ववित् ॥ १२.२५२.२० ॥
Even if a man were to give him this earth filled with jewels, one who knows the truth would consider this teaching better than that.
12.252.21
अतो गुह्यतरार्थं तदध्यात्ममतिमानुषम् ।
यत्तन्महर्षिभिर्जुष्टं वेदान्तेषु च गीयते ॥ १२.२५२.२१ ॥
Therefore that spiritual knowledge, beyond human measure, is the most secret; it is cherished by the great seers and sung in the Vedāntas.
12.252.22
तत्तेऽहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥ १२.२५२.२२ ॥
That which you ask me, I shall fully explain to you.
12.252.23
यच्च ते मनसि वर्तते परं ।
यत्र चास्ति तव संशयः क्वचित्।
श्रूयतामयमहं तवाग्रतः ।
पुत्र किं हि कथयामि ते पुनः ॥ १२.२५२.२३ ॥
Whatever supreme matter is in your mind, and wherever you have some doubt—listen, my son, I speak it before you; why should I tell you again?