Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 12.314
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12.314.1
मृगयां विचरन्कश्चिद्विजने जनकात्मजः ।
वने ददर्श विप्रेन्द्रमृषिं वंशधरं भृगोः ॥ १२.३१४.१ ॥
Roaming in pursuit of game, the son of Janaka saw, in a lonely forest, a sage, the foremost of brahmins, the bearer of Bhṛgu's lineage.
12.314.2
तमासीनमुपासीनः प्रणम्य शिरसा मुनिम् ।
पश्चादनुमतस्तेन पप्रच्छ वसुमानिदम् ॥ १२.३१४.२ ॥
Bowing his head to the seated sage, Vasumān, sitting near, asked this after receiving his permission.
12.314.3
भगवन्किमिदं श्रेयः प्रेत्य चापीह वा भवेत् ।
पुरुषस्याध्रुवे देहे कामस्य वशवर्तिनः ॥ १२.३१४.३ ॥
Venerable one, what is good for a man with an impermanent body, subject to the control of desire, both after death and here?
12.314.4
सत्कृत्य परिपृष्टः सन्सुमहात्मा महातपाः ।
निजगाद ततस्तस्मै श्रेयस्करमिदं वचः ॥ १२.३१४.४ ॥
Thus respectfully questioned, that greatly self-possessed ascetic of great austerity then spoke to him these words conducive to the good.
12.314.5
मनसः प्रतिकूलानि प्रेत्य चेह नचेच्छसि ।
भूतानां प्रतिकूलेभ्यो निवर्तस्य यतेन्द्रियः ॥ १२.३१४.५ ॥
If you do not wish for what is contrary to the mind, either after death or here, then with restrained senses turn away from whatever is contrary to beings.
12.314.6
धर्मः सदा हितः पुंसां धर्मश्चैवाश्रयः सताम् ।
धर्माल्लोकास्त्रयस्तात प्रवृत्ताः सचराचराः ॥ १२.३१४.६ ॥
Dharma is always beneficial to men, and dharma is indeed the refuge of the good. Dear child, from dharma the three worlds, with the moving and the unmoving, have come forth.
12.314.7
स्वादुकामुक कामानां वैतृष्ण्यं किं न गच्छसि ।
मधु पश्यसि दुर्बुद्धे प्रपातं नानुपश्यसि ॥ १२.३१४.७ ॥
Lover of sweet things, why do you not turn away from desires? O foolish one, you see the honey but do not see the precipice.
12.314.8
यथा ज्ञाने परिचयः कर्तव्यस्तत्फलार्थिना ।
तथा धर्मे परिचयः कर्तव्यस्तत्फलार्थिना ॥ १२.३१४.८ ॥
Just as one who seeks its fruit should become familiar with knowledge, so too should one who seeks its fruit become familiar with dharma.
12.314.9
असता धर्मकामेन विशुद्धं कर्म दुष्करम् ।
सता तु धर्मकामेन सुकरं कर्म दुष्करम् ॥ १२.३१४.९ ॥
For one who is not good, even one who desires dharma finds pure action difficult; but for one who is good and desires dharma, that action, though easy, is difficult.
12.314.10
वने ग्राम्यसुखाचारो यथाग्राम्यस्तथैव सः ।
ग्रामे वनसुखाचारो यथा वनचरस्तथा ॥ १२.३१४.१० ॥
One who lives in the forest with village pleasures is like a villager; one who lives in the village with forest pleasures is like a forest-dweller.
12.314.11
मनोवाक्कर्मगे धर्मे कुरु श्रद्धां समाहितः ।
निवृत्तौ वा प्रवृत्तौ वा संप्रधार्य गुणागुणान् ॥ १२.३१४.११ ॥
Concentrate and place your faith in dharma, which abides in thought, speech and deed; whether in withdrawal or in engagement, weigh well the merits and faults.
12.314.12
नित्यं च बहु दातव्यं साधुभ्यश्चानसूयता ।
प्रार्थितं ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च सत्कृतं देशकालयोः ॥ १२.३१४.१२ ॥
One should always give generously to good people, without envy; and what brahmins ask for should be given with honour, according to place and time.
12.314.13
शुभेन विधिना लब्धमर्हाय प्रतिपादयेत् ।
क्रोधमुत्सृज्य दत्त्वाऽथ नानुतप्येन्न कीर्तयेत् ॥ १२.३१४.१३ ॥
What has been obtained by righteous means should be given to the worthy one. Having cast off anger and given, one should not repent, nor should one proclaim it.
12.314.14
अनृशंसः शुचिर्दान्तः सत्यवागार्जवे स्थितः ।
योनिकर्मविशुद्धश्च पात्रं स्याद्वेदविद्द्विजः ॥ १२.३१४.१४ ॥
The compassionate, pure, self-controlled, truthful one, established in uprightness, purified in birth and conduct, the knower of the Vedas, the twice-born — he is the worthy recipient.
12.314.15
संस्कृता चैकपत्नी च जात्या योनिरिहेष्यते ।
ऋग्यजुःसामगो विद्वान्षट्कर्मा पात्रमुच्यते ॥ १२.३१४.१५ ॥
The consecrated one, faithful to a single wife, excellent by caste and lineage, learned in the Ṛg, Yajus and Sāma, performer of the six rites — he is called the worthy recipient.
12.314.16
स एव धर्मः सोऽधर्मस्तं तं प्रति नरं भवेत् ।
पात्राकर्मविशेषेण देशकालाववेक्ष्य च ॥ १२.३१४.१६ ॥
That very act may be dharma for one person and adharma for another. Having considered the particular recipient and the nature of the act, and the place and time, one should decide.
12.314.17
लीलयाऽल्पं यथा गात्रात्प्रमृज्यात्तु रजः पुमान् ।
बहुयत्नेन च महत्पापनिर्हरणं तथा ॥ १२.३१४.१७ ॥
As a man easily wipes a little dust from his body, so the removal of a great sin takes much effort.
12.314.18
विरिक्तस्य यथा सम्यग्घृतं भवति भेषजम् ।
तथा निर्हृतदोषस्य प्रेत्य धर्मः सुखावहः ॥ १२.३१४.१८ ॥
As ghee becomes the proper medicine for one who has been purged, so for one whose faults are removed, dharma brings happiness after death.
12.314.19
मानसं सर्वभूतेषु वर्तते वै शुभाशुभम् ।
अशुभेभ्यः समाक्षिप्य शुभेष्वेवावधारय ॥ १२.३१४.१९ ॥
In the mind of all beings, good and evil indeed abide. Drawing it back from evil, fix it only upon the good.
12.314.20
सर्वं सर्वेणा सर्वत्र क्रियमाणं च पूजय ।
स्वधर्मे यत्र रागस्ते कामं धर्मो विधीयताम् ॥ १२.३१४.२० ॥
Honour all that is done by all, everywhere. Where your attachment lies in your own duty, let dharma be ordained as you wish.
12.314.21
अधृतात्मन्धृतौ तिष्ठ दुर्बद्धे बुद्धिमान्भव ।
अप्रशान्तः प्रशाम्य त्वमप्राज्ञः प्राज्ञवच्चर ॥ १२.३१४.२१ ॥
O you of unsteady self, stand firm in steadfastness. O you of ill-restrained mind, become wise. You who are unpacified, be calmed. You who are unwise, conduct yourself as one who is wise.
12.314.22
तेजसा शक्यते प्राप्तुमुपायः सहचारिणा ।
इह च प्रेत्य च श्रेयस्तस्य मूलं धृतिः परा ॥ १२.३१४.२२ ॥
It can be attained by vigour; the means must be accompanied by it. Both here and hereafter, the root of the highest good is supreme steadfastness.
12.314.23
राजर्षिरधृतिः स्वर्गात्पतितो हि महाभिषः ।
ययातिः क्षीणपुण्योपि धृत्या लोकानवाप्तवान् ॥ १२.३१४.२३ ॥
The royal sage Mahābhiṣa, lacking steadfastness, fell from heaven. Yayāti, though his merit was spent, obtained the worlds through steadfastness.
12.314.24
तपस्विनां धर्मवतां विदुषां चोपसेवनात् ।
प्राप्स्यसे विपुलां बुद्धिं तथा श्रेयोऽभिपत्स्यसे ॥ १२.३१४.२४ ॥
By serving ascetics, the righteous, and the learned, you will obtain vast wisdom, and thus you will also attain the highest good.
12.314.25
स तु स्वभावसंपन्नस्तच्छ्रुत्वा मुनिभाषितम् ।
विनिवर्त्य मनः कामाद्धर्मे बुद्धिं चकार ह ॥ १२.३१४.२५ ॥
Having heard the words spoken by the sage, he, endowed with a good nature, turned his mind back from desire and indeed fixed his intellect upon dharma.