Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.297
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12.297.1
मनोरथरथं प्राप्य इन्द्रियार्थहयं नरः ।
रश्मिभिर्ज्ञानसंभूतैर्यो गच्छति स बुद्धिमान् ॥ १२.२९७.१ ॥
A man who, having obtained the chariot of desire yoked with the objects of the senses as its horses, drives it onward with the reins born of knowledge — he is the wise one.
12.297.2
सेवाश्रितेन मनसा वृत्तिहीनस्य शस्यते ।
द्विजातिहस्तान्निर्वृत्ता न तु तुल्यात्परस्परात् ॥ १२.२९७.२ ॥
For one without a livelihood, a means of subsistence obtained from the hands of the twice-born, with a mind that depends on service, is praised — not that exchanged between equals.
12.297.3
आयुर्नसुलभं लब्ध्वा नावकर्षेद्विशांपते ।
उत्कर्षार्थं प्रयतते नरः पुण्येन कर्मणा ॥ १२.२९७.३ ॥
O lord of men, having obtained life, which is not easily gained, a man should not drag it down; he should strive for elevation by meritorious action.
12.297.4
वर्णेभ्यो हि परिभ्रष्टो न वै संमानमर्हति ।
न तु यः सत्क्रियां प्राप्य राजसं कर्म सेवते ॥ १२.२९७.४ ॥
One fallen from the social classes does not indeed deserve honour; nor does he who, having obtained a proper rite, pursues a passionate course of action.
12.297.5
वर्णोत्कर्षमवाप्नोति नरः पुण्येन कर्मणा ।
दुर्लभं तमलब्धा हि हन्यात्पापेन कर्मणा ॥ १२.२९७.५ ॥
A man attains elevation of social class by meritorious action; not having attained that, which is hard to gain, he is destroyed by sinful action.
12.297.6
अज्ञानाद्धि कृतं पापं तपसैवाभिनिर्णुदेत् ।
पापं हि कर्म फलति पापमेव स्वयंकृतम्।
तस्मात्पापं न सेवेत कर्म दुःखफलोदयम् ॥ १२.२९७.६ ॥
Sin committed through ignorance should indeed be driven away only by penance. Sinful action surely bears fruit; it is sin done by oneself that bears fruit. Therefore one should not practise sinful action, whose fruit is the rising of suffering.
12.297.7
पापानुबन्धं यत्कर्म यद्यपि स्यान्महाफलम् ।
तन्न सेवेत मेधावी शुचिः कुशलिनं यथा ॥ १२.२९७.७ ॥
Even if an action bound to sin should bring great fruit, the wise and pure man should not perform it, as one who desires welfare would not.
12.297.8
किंकष्टमनुपश्यामि फलं पापस्य कर्मणः ।
प्रत्यापन्नस्य हि ततो नात्मा तावद्विरोचते ॥ १२.२९७.८ ॥
What misery do I see in the fruit of a sinful deed? The self of one who has fallen into it does not shine, for the time being.
12.297.9
प्रत्यापत्तिश्च यस्येह बालिशस्य न जायते ।
तस्यापि सुमहांस्तापः प्रस्थितस्योपजायते ॥ १२.२९७.९ ॥
For the fool in whom no atonement arises here, great torment arises even in the one who has set out upon it.
12.297.10
विरक्तं शोध्यते वस्त्रं न तु कृष्णोपसंहितम् ।
प्रयत्नेन मनुष्येन्द्र पापमेवं निबोध मे ॥ १२.२९७.१० ॥
A faded cloth can be washed, but not one stained with black. O lord of men, know sin to be the same way through effort, learn it from me.
12.297.11
स्वयं कृत्वा तु यः पापं शुभमेवानुतिष्ठति ।
प्रायश्चित्तं नरः कर्तुमुभयं सोऽश्नुते पृथक् ॥ १२.२९७.११ ॥
A man who, having himself committed sin, afterwards performs good deeds and also atonement, enjoys the fruits of both separately.
12.297.12
अज्ञानात्तु कृतां हिंसामहिंसा व्यपकर्षति ।
ब्राह्मणाः शास्त्रनिर्देशादित्याहुर्ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥ १२.२९७.१२ ॥
Violence done through ignorance is drawn away by non-violence, so the Brahmins who expound Brahman say, by the instruction of scripture.
12.297.13
तथा कामकृतं नास्य विहिंसैवानुकर्षति ।
इत्याहुर्ब्रह्मशास्त्रज्ञा ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥ १२.२९७.१३ ॥
Likewise, an act done from desire draws violence along with it for him. So say the brahmins, knowers of the scriptures of Brahman, speakers of Brahman.
12.297.14
अहं तु तावत्पश्यामि कर्म यद्धर्तते कृतम् ।
गुणयुक्तं प्रकाशं वा पापेनानुपसंहितम् ॥ १२.२९७.१४ ॥
But I consider this: whatever act is performed, whether it is joined with virtues and manifest, or not connected with sin.
12.297.15
यथा सूक्ष्माणि कर्माणि फलन्तीह यथातथम् ।
बुद्धियुक्तानि तानीह कृतानि मनसा सह ॥ १२.२९७.१५ ॥
Just as subtle acts bear fruit here exactly as they are, so too those acts joined with understanding and done here together with the mind.
12.297.16
भवत्यल्पफलं कर्म सेवितं नित्यमुल्वणम् ।
अबुद्धिपूर्वं धर्मज्ञ कृतमुग्रेण कर्मणा ॥ १२.२९७.१६ ॥
An act practised constantly and fierce bears little fruit. O knower of dharma, that done without prior understanding, by a fierce deed.
12.297.17
कृतानि यानि कर्माणि दैवतैर्मुनिभिस्तथा ।
न चरेत्तानि धर्मात्मा श्रुत्वा चापि न कुत्सयेत् ॥ १२.२९७.१७ ॥
Those acts done by the gods and sages, the righteous-souled one should not practise; and having heard of them, he should not even revile them.
12.297.18
संचिन्त्य मनसा राजन्विदित्वा शक्तिमात्मनः ।
करोति यः शुभं कर्म स वै भद्राणि पश्यति ॥ १२.२९७.१८ ॥
O king, he who, having reflected well with his mind and known his own capacity, does a good deed — he indeed beholds what is auspicious.
12.297.19
नवे कपाले सलिलं संन्यस्तं हीयते यथा ।
नवेतरे तथा भावं प्राप्नोति सुखभावितम् ॥ १२.२९७.१९ ॥
Water poured into a new pot is lost, just so, in a new one or in another, it attains a state filled with happiness.
12.297.20
सतोयेऽन्यत्तु यत्तोयं तस्मिन्नेव प्रसिच्यते ।
तद्धि वृद्धिमवाप्नोति सलिले सलिलं यथा ॥ १२.२९७.२० ॥
When other water is poured into a vessel that already holds water, it mingles with it and grows, just as water joins water.
12.297.21
एवं कर्माणि यानीह बुद्धियुक्तानि पार्थिव ।
समानि चैव यानीह तानि पुण्यतमान्यपि ॥ १२.२९७.२१ ॥
So, O king, those actions performed here with wisdom, and likewise those that are alike, are indeed most meritorious.
12.297.22
राज्ञा जेतव्याः शत्रवश्चोन्नताश्च ।
सम्यक्कर्तव्यं पालनं च प्रजानाम्।
अग्निश्चेयो बहुभिश्चापि यज्ञै ।
रन्त्ये मध्ये वा वनमाश्रित्य स्थेयम् ॥ १२.२९७.२२ ॥
A king must conquer his enemies and the haughty, must protect his subjects rightly, must kindle the fire with many sacrifices, and must dwell in the forest, having taken refuge there, at the end or in the middle of life.
12.297.23
दमान्वितः पुरुषो धर्मशीलो ।
भूतानि चात्मानमिवानुपश्येत्।
गरीयसः पूजयेदात्मशक्त्या ।
सत्येन शीलेन सुखं नरेन्द्र ॥ १२.२९७.२३ ॥
A man endowed with self-restraint and of virtuous conduct should regard all beings as himself; he should honour the venerable according to his own power; O lord of men, happiness comes through truth and good conduct.