Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.284
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12.284.1
किंशीलः किंसमाचारः किंविद्यः किंपरायणः ।
प्राप्नोति ब्रह्मणः स्थानं यत्परं प्रकृतेर्ध्रुवम् ॥ १२.२८४.१ ॥
Of what conduct, what behaviour, what knowledge, and having what as his highest refuge does a man attain that supreme state of Brahman, beyond nature and eternal?
12.284.2
मोक्षधर्मेषु निरतो लघ्वाहारो जितेन्द्रियः ।
प्राप्नोति परमं स्थानं यत्परं प्रकृतेर्ध्रुवम् ॥ १२.२८४.२ ॥
A man devoted to the teachings on liberation, eating little and having conquered his senses, attains that supreme state, beyond nature and eternal.
12.284.3
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
हारीतेन पुरा गीतं तं निबोध युधिष्ठिर ॥ १२.२८४.३ ॥
On this subject people also cite this ancient story, which Hārīta sang in former times. Listen to it, Yudhiṣṭhira.
12.284.4
स्वगृहादभिनिःसृत्य लाभेऽलाभे समो मुनिः ।
समुपोढेषु कामेषु निरपेक्षः परिव्रजेत् ॥ १२.२८४.४ ॥
Having gone forth from his own house, the sage, even-minded in gain and loss, should wander as a renunciant, indifferent even when desires approach him.
12.284.5
न चक्षुषा न मनसा न वाचा दूषयेत्परम् ।
न प्रत्यक्षं परोक्षं वा दूषणं व्याहरेत्क्वचित् ॥ १२.२८४.५ ॥
One should not defile another with the eye, nor with the mind, nor with speech; neither openly nor in his absence should one ever utter a word of reproach.
12.284.6
न हिंस्यात्सर्वभूतानि मैत्रायणगतिश्चरेत् ।
नेदं जीवितमासाद्य वैरं कुर्वीत केनचित् ॥ १२.२८४.६ ॥
One should not harm any living being, but walk the path of friendliness; having obtained this life, one should not make enmity with anyone.
12.284.7
अतिवादांस्तितिक्षेत नाभिमन्येत कंचन ।
क्रोध्यमानः प्रियं ब्रूयादाक्रुष्टः कुशलं वदेत् ॥ १२.२८४.७ ॥
He should bear harsh words and take offence at no one. Even when angry, he should speak what is pleasing; even when reviled, he should wish well.
12.284.8
प्रदक्षिणं च सव्यं च ग्राममध्ये च नाचरेत् ।
भैक्षचर्यामनापन्नो न गच्छेत्पूर्वकेतनम् ॥ १२.२८४.८ ॥
He should not circumambulate to the right or left in the middle of a village, nor, if not engaged in the mendicant's round, go to his former dwelling place.
12.284.9
अवकीर्णः सुगुप्तश्च न वाचाऽप्यप्रियं चरेत् ।
मृदुः स्यादप्रतीकारो विस्रब्धः स्यादरोषणः ॥ १२.२८४.९ ॥
Restrained and well-guarded, he should not even speak unpleasantly. He should be gentle, not retaliate, be trusting, and free from anger.
12.284.10
विधूमे न्यस्तमुसले व्यङ्गारे भुक्तवज्जने ।
अतीते पात्रसंचारे भिक्षां लिप्सेत वै मुनिः ॥ १२.२८४.१० ॥
Only when the smoke has cleared, the pestles are set down, the embers are dead, the people have eaten, and the coming and going of vessels is past should the sage seek alms.
12.284.11
प्राणयात्रिकमात्रः स्यान्मात्रालाभेष्वनादृतः ।
अलाभे न विहन्येत लाभश्चैनं न हर्षयेत् ॥ १२.२८४.११ ॥
He should have only what is needed to sustain life, and remain indifferent even to a small gain. In the absence of gain he should not be distressed, and gain should not make him rejoice.
12.284.12
लाभं साधारणां नेच्छेन्न भुञ्जीताभिपूजितः ।
अभिपूजितलाभं हि जुगुप्सेतैव तादृशः ॥ १२.२८४.१२ ॥
He should not desire common gain, nor eat when honoured. Such a man should shun the gain obtained through honour.
12.284.13
न चान्नदोषान्निन्देत न गुणानभिपूजयेत् ।
शय्यासने विविक्ते च नित्यमेवाभिपूजयेत् ॥ १२.२८४.१३ ॥
One should neither blame the faults of food nor praise its qualities. On bed and seat, and in solitude, one should always honour it.
12.284.14
शून्यागारं वृक्षमूलमरण्यमथवा गुहाम् ।
अज्ञातचर्यां गत्वाऽन्यां ततोऽन्यत्रैव संविशेत् ॥ १२.२८४.१४ ॥
An empty dwelling, the root of a tree, a forest, or a cave; having gone to another place with an unknown manner of life, one should then settle in yet another place.
12.284.15
अनुरोधविरोधाभ्यां समः स्यादचलो ध्रुवः ।
सुकृतं दुष्कृतं चोभे नानुरुध्येत कर्मणि ॥ १२.२८४.१५ ॥
Let him be even-minded toward attraction and aversion, unmoving and steadfast; let him not cling to action, whether good deed or bad deed.
12.284.16
नित्यतृप्तः सुसंतृष्टः प्रसन्नवदनेन्द्रियः ।
विभीर्जप्यपरो मौनी वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः ॥ १२.२८४.१६ ॥
Always content and well satisfied, with a serene face and controlled senses, fearless, intent on recitation, silent, and having taken refuge in dispassion.
12.284.17
अभ्यस्तं भौतिकं पश्यन्भूतानामागतिं गतिम् ।
विस्मितः सर्वदर्शी च पक्वापक्वेन वर्तयन्।
आत्मारामः प्रशान्तात्मा लघ्वाहारो जितेन्द्रियः ॥ १२.२८४.१७ ॥
Regarding the material world as something practised, seeing the coming and going of beings, astonished and all-seeing, living on the ripe and unripe, delighting in the self, with a tranquil mind, light in diet, and self-controlled.
12.284.18
वाचो वेगं मनसः क्रोधवेगं ।
हिंसावेगमुदरोपस्थवेगम्।
एतान्वेगान्विनयेद्वै तपस्वी ।
निन्दा चास्य हृदयं नोपहन्यात् ॥ १२.२८४.१८ ॥
The impulse of speech, the impulse of the mind, the impulse of anger, the impulse of violence, the impulse of belly and genitals — these impulses an ascetic should indeed restrain; and blame should not wound his heart.
12.284.19
मध्यस्थ एव तिष्ठेत प्रशंसानिन्दयोः समः ।
एतत्पवित्रं परमं परिव्राजक आश्रयेत् ॥ १२.२८४.१९ ॥
One should remain neutral, equal in praise and blame. This is the supreme purity; the wandering renunciant should take refuge in it.
12.284.20
महात्मा सर्वतो दान्तः सर्वत्रैवानपाश्रितः ।
अपूर्वचारकः सौम्यो ह्यनिकेतः समाहितः ॥ १२.२८४.२० ॥
The great-souled one is self-controlled in every way, dependent on nothing anywhere. He wanders in an unprecedented manner, gentle, homeless, and composed in mind.
12.284.21
वानप्रस्थगृहस्थाभ्यां न संसृज्येत कर्हिचित् ।
अज्ञातलिप्सं लिप्सेत न चैनं हर्ष आविशेत् ॥ १२.२८४.२१ ॥
One should never associate with the forest-dweller or the householder. One should desire what is unknown, and joy should not enter him.
12.284.22
विजानतां मोक्ष एष श्रमः स्यादविजानताम् ।
मोक्षयानमिदं कृत्स्नं विदुषां हारितोऽब्रवीत् ॥ १२.२८४.२२ ॥
For those who know, this is liberation; for those who do not, it is mere toil. This entire vehicle of liberation belongs to the wise, Hārīta said.
12.284.23
अभयं सर्वभूतेभ्यो दत्त्वा यः प्रव्रजेद्गृहात् ।
लोकास्तेजोमयास्तस्य तथाऽनन्त्याय कल्पते ॥ १२.२८४.२३ ॥
For one who, having granted safety to all beings, goes forth from the house into renunciation, his worlds become radiant, and they are fit for endlessness.