Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.10
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13.10.1
कर्मणां च समस्तानां फलिनां भरतर्षभ ।
फलानि महतां श्रेष्ट प्रब्रूहि परिपृच्छतः ॥ १३.१०.१ ॥
Bull of the Bharatas, explain to me, who asks, the fruits of all actions that bear fruit, best of the great.
13.10.2
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि यन्मां पृच्छसि भारत ।
रहस्यं यदृषीणां तु तच्छृणुष्व युधिष्ठिर।
या गतिः प्राप्यते येन प्रेत्यभावे चिरेप्सिता ॥ १३.१०.२ ॥
Well then, I will tell you what you ask me, Bhārata. Yudhiṣṭhira, listen to the secret of the sages: the course that is attained after death, long desired.
13.10.3
येनयेन शरीरेण यद्यत्कर्म करोति यः ।
तेनतेन शरीरेण तत्तत्फलमुपाश्नुते ॥ १३.१०.३ ॥
By whatever body a person performs whatever action, by that same body he obtains its fruit.
13.10.4
यस्यांयस्यामवस्थायां यत्करोति शुभाशुभम् ।
तस्यांतस्यामवस्थायां भुङ्क्ते जन्मनिजन्मनि ॥ १३.१०.४ ॥
In whatever state a person performs whatever good or evil action, in that same state he enjoys its fruit, birth after birth.
13.10.5
न नश्यति कृतं कर्म चित्तपञ्चेन्द्रियैरिह ।
ते ह्यस्य साक्षिणो नित्यं षष्ठ आत्मा शुभाशुभे ॥ १३.१०.५ ॥
A deed done here by mind and the five senses does not perish; they are always its witnesses, and the sixth, the self, witnesses good and evil.
13.10.6
चक्षुर्दद्यान्मनो दद्याद्वाचं दद्याच्च सूनृताम् ।
अनुव्रजेदुपासीत स यज्ञः पञ्चदक्षिणः ॥ १३.१०.६ ॥
Let him give his eye, give his mind, give kind and truthful speech; let him follow after and attend upon others. That is the sacrifice with five fees.
13.10.7
यो दद्यादपरिक्लिष्टमन्नमध्वनि वर्तते ।
श्रान्तायादृष्टपूर्वाय तस्य पुण्यफलं महत् ॥ १३.१०.७ ॥
He who gives unburdened food to a weary traveller on the road, one never seen before, obtains a great fruit of merit.
13.10.8
स्थण्डिलेषु शयानानां गृहाणि शयनानि च ।
चीरवल्कलसंवीते वासांस्याभरणानि च ॥ १३.१०.८ ॥
Dwellings and beds for those who sleep on the bare ground, and garments and ornaments for those clothed in bark and rags.
13.10.9
वाहनानि च यानानि योगात्मनि तपोधने ।
अग्नीनुपशयानस्य राज्ञः पौरुषमेव च ॥ १३.१०.९ ॥
Vehicles and chariots to one devoted to yoga whose wealth is austerity; and to the king who tends the sacred fires, manly valour.
13.10.10
रसानां प्रतिसंहारे सौभाग्यमनुगच्छति ।
आमिषप्रतिसंहारे पशून्पुत्रांश्च विन्दति ॥ १३.१०.१० ॥
Good fortune follows the renunciation of flavours; by renouncing flesh one obtains cattle and sons.
13.10.11
अवाक्शिरास्तु यो लम्बेदुदवासं च यो वसेत् ।
मण्डूकशायी च नरो लभते चेप्सितां गतिम् ॥ १३.१०.११ ॥
The man who hangs head-downward, who dwells in water, and who sleeps like a frog, obtains the destination he desires.
13.10.12
पाद्यमासनमेवाथ दीपमन्नं प्रतिश्रयम् ।
दद्यादतिथिपूजार्थं स यज्ञः पञ्चदक्षिणः ॥ १३.१०.१२ ॥
For honouring a guest one should give water for the feet, a seat, a lamp, food and lodging; that sacrifice has five fees.
13.10.13
वीरासनं वीरशय्यां वीरस्थानमुपासतः ।
अक्षयास्तस्य वै लोकाः सर्वकामगमास्तथा ॥ १३.१०.१३ ॥
For one who serves the heroic seat, the heroic bed and the heroic place, there are imperishable worlds, which go wherever one wishes.
13.10.14
धनं लभेत दानेन मौनेनाज्ञां विशांपते ।
उपभोगांश्च तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण जीवितम् ॥ १३.१०.१४ ॥
By giving one obtains wealth; by silence, authority, O lord of the people; by austerity, enjoyments; and by celibate discipline, long life.
13.10.15
रूपमैश्वर्यमारोग्यमहिंसाफलमश्नुते ।
फलमूलाशिनो राज्यं स्वर्गः पर्णाशिनां भवेत् ॥ १३.१०.१५ ॥
One attains beauty, lordship and health as the fruit of non-violence; those who eat fruits and roots gain kingship, and those who eat leaves gain heaven.
13.10.16
प्रायोपवेशिनो राजन्सर्वत्र सुखमुच्यते ।
गवाढ्यः शाकदीक्षायां स्वर्गगामी तृणाशनः ॥ १३.१०.१६ ॥
O king, for one who fasts unto death happiness is said to be everywhere; in the vegetable consecration one becomes rich in cattle; and the grass-eater goes to heaven.
13.10.17
स्त्रियस्त्रिषवणं स्नात्वा वायुं पीत्वा क्रतुं लभेत् ।
स्वर्गं सत्येन लभते दीक्षया कुलमुत्तमम् ॥ १३.१०.१७ ॥
A woman who bathes at the three junctures of day and drinks only air obtains the fruit of a sacrifice; through truth she attains heaven, and through consecration an excellent family.
13.10.18
सलिलाशी भवेद्यस्तु सदाग्निः संस्कृतो द्विजः ।
मरुत्साधयतो राज्यं नाकपृष्ठमनाशिने ॥ १३.१०.१८ ॥
The twice-born who is always consecrated by fire and drinks only water accomplishes kingship through the Maruts; and for one who does not waste, the upper part of heaven is attained.
13.10.19
उपवासं च दीक्षायामभिषेकं च पार्थिव ।
कृत्वा द्वादशवर्षाणि वीरस्थानाद्विशिष्यते ॥ १३.१०.१९ ॥
O king, having kept fasts and undergone anointing at initiation, and having done so for twelve years, is superior to the station of a hero.
13.10.20
अधीत्य सर्ववेदान्वै सद्यो दुःखाद्विमुच्यते ।
तत्पाठधारणात्स्वर्गमर्थज्ञानात्परां गतिम् ॥ १३.१०.२० ॥
Having studied all the Vedas, one is at once freed from suffering; by reciting and retaining them comes heaven, and by knowing their meaning, the supreme goal.
13.10.21
वितृष्णानां वेदजपात्स्वर्गमोक्षफलं स्मृतम् ।
मानसं हि चरन्धर्म स्वर्गलोकमुपाश्नुते ॥ १३.१०.२१ ॥
For those free from craving, recitation of the Vedas is declared to yield the fruit of heaven and liberation; one who practices dharma in the mind attains the world of heaven.
13.10.22
या दुस्त्यजा दुर्मतिभिर्या न जीर्यति जीर्यतः ।
योसौप्राणान्तिकोरोगस्तांतृष्णां त्यजतः सुखं ॥ १३.१०.२२ ॥
That craving, hard to abandon for the foolish, which does not grow old even when one grows old, that deadly disease, brings happiness to the one who abandons it.
13.10.23
यथा धेनुसहस्रेषु वत्सो विन्दति मातरम् ।
एवं पूर्वकृतं कर्म कर्तारमनुगच्छति ॥ १३.१०.२३ ॥
Just as a calf finds its mother among a thousand cows, so the action done before follows the doer.
13.10.24
अचोद्यमानानि यथा पुष्पाणि च फलानि च ।
स्वकालं नातिवर्तन्ते तथा कर्म पुराकृतम् ॥ १३.१०.२४ ॥
Just as flowers and fruits, though not urged, do not transgress their own season, so the action done in the past does not transgress its time.
13.10.25
जीर्यन्ति जीर्यतः केशा दन्ता जीर्यन्ति जीर्यतः ।
चक्षुः श्रोत्रे च जीर्येते तृष्णैका न तु जीर्यते ॥ १३.१०.२५ ॥
Hair grows grey in the aging man, teeth fall out in the aging man; eyes and ears too grow feeble, but craving alone never grows old.
13.10.26
येन प्रीणन्ति पितरस्तेन प्रीतः प्रजापतिः ।
माता च येन प्रीणाति पृथिवी तेन पूजिता।
येन प्रीणात्युपाध्यायस्तेन स्याद्ब्रह्म पूजितम् ॥ १३.१०.२६ ॥
By that which pleases the ancestors, the Lord of creatures is pleased; by that which pleases the mother, the earth is honoured; by that which pleases the teacher, the Brahman (Veda) is honoured.
13.10.27
सर्वे तस्यादृता धर्मा यस्यैते त्रय आदृताः ।
अनादृतास्तु यस्यैते सर्वास्तस्याफलाः क्रियाः ॥ १३.१०.२७ ॥
For the one who honours these three, all duties are honoured; but for the one who disregards these three, all his actions are fruitless.
13.10.28
भीष्मस्यैतद्वचः श्रुत्वा विस्मिताः कुरुपुङ्गवाः ।
आसन्प्रहृष्टमनसः प्रीतिमन्तोऽभवंस्तदा ॥ १३.१०.२८ ॥
Hearing these words of Bhīṣma, the bulls among the Kurus were astonished; their minds were gladdened, and they became delighted.
13.10.29
यन्मन्त्रे भवति वृथोपयुज्यमाने ।
यत्सोमे भवति वृथाऽभिषूयमाणे।
यच्चाग्नौ भवति वृथाऽभिहूयमाने ।
तत्सर्वं भवति वृथाऽभिधीयमाने ॥ १३.१०.२९ ॥
Whatever becomes fruitless when a mantra is used in vain, whatever becomes fruitless when soma is pressed in vain, and whatever becomes fruitless when oblations are offered in the fire in vain — all of it becomes fruitless when it is recited in vain.
13.10.30
इत्येतदृषिणा प्रोक्तमुक्तवानस्मि भारत ।
शुभाशुभफलप्राप्तौ किमतः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ १३.१०.३० ॥
O Bhārata, this was declared by the sage, and this I have told you. Concerning the attainment of good and evil fruit, what more do you wish to hear from this?