Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.141
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13.141.1
ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रयच्छन्ति दानानि विविधानि च ।
दातृप्रतिग्रहीत्रोर्वै को विशेषः पितामह ॥ १३.१४१.१ ॥
People give various gifts to brahmins. Grandsire, what is the difference between the giver and the receiver?
13.141.2
साधोर्यः प्रतिगृह्णीयात्तथैवासाधुतो द्विजः ।
गुणवत्यल्पदोषः स्यान्निर्गुणे तु निमज्जति ॥ १३.१४१.२ ॥
A twice-born man who accepts a gift from a virtuous person, and likewise from a wicked one, incurs little fault with a meritorious giver; but with a worthless one he sinks.
13.141.3
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
वृषादर्भेश्च संवादं सप्तर्षीणां च भारत ॥ १३.१४१.३ ॥
On this matter they also recount this ancient legend: the dialogue of Vṛṣa and Darbha, and of the seven sages, O Bhārata.
13.141.4
कश्यपोऽत्रिर्वसिष्ठश्च भरद्वाजोऽथ गौतमः ।
विश्वामित्रो जमदग्निः साध्वी चैवाप्यरुन्धती ॥ १३.१४१.४ ॥
Kaśyapa, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Bharadvāja, Gautama, Viśvāmitra, Jamadagni, and also the virtuous Arundhatī.
13.141.5
सर्वेषामथ तेषां तु गण्डाभूत्परिचारिका ।
शूद्रः पशुसखश्चैव भर्ता चास्या बभूव ह ॥ १३.१४१.५ ॥
Of all of them there was a female servant named Gaṇḍā, and a śūdra, a friend of animals, became her husband.
13.141.6
ते च सर्वे तपस्यन्तः पुरा चेरुर्महीमिमाम् ।
समाधिना प्रतीक्षन्तो ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनम् ॥ १३.१४१.६ ॥
All of them, performing austerities, once roamed this earth, steadfast in samādhi, awaiting the eternal world of Brahmā.
13.141.7
अथाभवदनावृष्टिर्महती कुरुनन्दन ।
कृच्छ्रप्राणोऽभवद्यत्र लोकोऽयं वै क्षुधान्वितः ॥ १३.१४१.७ ॥
Then, O delight of the Kurus, a great drought came, and this world, afflicted with hunger, was left with life in distress.
13.141.8
कस्मिंश्चिच्च पुरा यज्ञे याज्येन शिबिसूनुना ।
दक्षिणार्थेऽथ ऋत्विग्भ्यो दत्तः पुत्रोऽनिलः किल ॥ १३.१४१.८ ॥
It is said that once, in a certain sacrifice, the sacrificer, the son of Śibi, gave his son Anila to the priests as the sacrificial fee.
13.141.9
अस्मिन्कालेऽथ सोऽल्पायुर्दिष्टान्तमगमत्प्रभुः ।
ते तं क्षुधाभिसन्तप्ताः परिवार्योपतस्थिरे ॥ १३.१४१.९ ॥
At that time, that lord of short life met the end ordained by fate; and those tormented by hunger surrounded him and drew near.
13.141.10
याज्यात्मजमथो दृष्ट्वा गतासुमृषिसत्तमाः ।
अपचन्त तदा स्थाल्यां क्षुधार्ताः किल भारत ॥ १३.१४१.१० ॥
Then the best of sages, seeing the sacrificer's son lifeless, and distressed by hunger, cooked him in a pot, O Bhārata.
13.141.11
नाजीव्ये मर्त्यलोकेऽस्मिन्नात्मानं ते परीप्सवः ।
कृच्छ्रामापेदिरे वृत्तिमन्नहेतोस्तपस्विनः ॥ १३.१४१.११ ॥
Since living was not possible in this mortal world, the ascetics, desiring to preserve themselves, resorted to a hard livelihood for the sake of food.
13.141.12
अटमानोऽथ तान्मार्गे पचमानान्महीपतिः ।
राजा शैब्यो वृषादर्भिः क्लिश्यमानान्ददर्श ह ॥ १३.१४१.१२ ॥
Then King Śaibya Vṛṣadarbhi, wandering on the road, saw them cooking and suffering in distress.
13.141.13
प्रतिग्रहस्तारयति पुष्टिर्वै प्रतिगृह्णताम् ।
मयि यद्विद्यते वित्तं तद्वृणुध्वं तपोधनाः ॥ १३.१४१.१३ ॥
Acceptance indeed carries across, for nourishment comes to those who accept. Whatever wealth exists in me, O treasures of austerity, choose it.
13.141.14
प्रतिग्रहो ब्राह्मणानां सृष्टा वृत्तिरनिन्दिता ।
तस्माद्ददामि वो वित्तं तद्वृणुध्वं तपोधनाः ॥ १३.१४१.१४ ॥
Acceptance is the ordained, blameless livelihood of brahmins. Therefore I give you wealth; O treasures of austerity, choose it.
13.141.15
प्रियो हि मे ब्राह्मणो याचमानो ।
दद्यामहं वोऽश्वतरीसहस्रम्।
धेनूनां दद्यामयुतं समग्र-
मेकैकशः सवृषाः सम्प्रसूताः ॥ १३.१४१.१५ ॥
Dear to me is the brahmin who asks. I would give you a thousand she-mules, and ten thousand whole cows, one by one, along with bulls, all of them having calved.
13.141.16
दग्र्या गृष्टीर्धेनवः सुव्रताश्च ॥ १३.१४१.१६ ॥
Excellent cows, those that have calved once, milch cows, and those of good vows.
13.141.17
वरान्ग्रमान्व्रीहिरसं यवांश्च ।
रत्नं चान्यद्दुर्लभं किं ददानि।
नास्मिन्नभक्ष्ये भावमेवं कुरुध्वं ।
पुष्ट्यर्थं वः किं प्रयच्छाम्यहं वै ॥ १३.१४१.१७ ॥
Excellent villages, rice-juice and barley, and any other rare jewel — what shall I give? Do not hold such a thought regarding what is not to be eaten. For your nourishment, what indeed shall I give?
13.141.18
राजन्प्रतिग्रहो राज्ञं मध्वास्वादो विषोपमः ।
तज्जानमानः कस्मात्त्वं कुरुषे नः प्रलोभनम् ॥ १३.१४१.१८ ॥
O king, acceptance from kings is like the taste of honey yet like poison. Knowing this, why do you tempt us?
13.141.19
दशसूनासमश्चक्री दशचक्रिसमो ध्वजी ।
दशध्वजिसमा वेश्या दशवेश्यासमो नृपः ॥ १३.१४१.१९ ॥
The wheel-bearer is equal to ten slaughterhouses, the flag-bearer to ten millstones, the courtesan to ten flag-bearers, and the king to ten courtesans.
13.141.20
दशसूनासहस्राणि यो वाहयति सौनिकः ।
तेन तुल्यो भवेद्राजा घोरस्तस्य प्रतिग्रहः ॥ १३.१४१.२० ॥
The king who accepts gifts is equal to the butcher who runs ten thousand slaughterhouses; terrible is his acceptance of gifts.
13.141.21
क्षेत्रं हि दैवतमिव ब्राह्मणान्समुपाश्रितम् ।
अमलो ह्येष तपसा प्रीतः प्रीणाति देवताः ॥ १३.१४१.२१ ॥
Brahmins, who depend on others, are like a sacred field, like a deity. He is spotless; pleased by austerity, he pleases the gods as well.
13.141.22
अह्नायेह तपो जातु ब्राह्मणस्योपजायते ।
तद्दाव इव निर्दह्यात्प्राप्तो राजप्रतिग्रहः ॥ १३.१४१.२२ ॥
Here, the austerity of a brahmin arises in a single day; if a king's acceptance of gifts comes, it burns it up like a forest fire.
13.141.23
कुशलं सह दानेन राजन्नस्तु सदा तव ।
अर्थिभ्यो दीयतां सर्वमित्युक्त्वा तेन्यतो ययुः ॥ १३.१४१.२३ ॥
May you always have well-being along with giving, O king. Saying, "Give everything to the petitioners," they went away from there.
13.141.24
अपक्वमेव तन्मांसमभूत्तेषां महात्मनाम् ।
अथ हित्वा ययु सर्वे वनमाहारकाङ्क्षिणः ॥ १३.१४१.२४ ॥
That meat of those great-souled ones remained uncooked. Then all, desiring food, abandoned it and went to the forest.
13.141.25
ततः प्रचोदिता राज्ञा वनं गत्वाऽस्य मन्त्रिणः ।
प्रचीयोदुम्बराणि स्म दातुं तेषां प्रचक्रिरे ॥ १३.१४१.२५ ॥
Then, urged by the king, his ministers went to the forest, gathered udumbara figs, and began to offer them to the sages.
13.141.26
दृष्ट्वा फलानि मुनयस्ते ग्रहीतुमुपाद्रवन् ॥ १३.१४१.२६ ॥
Seeing the fruits, those sages rushed forward to take them.
13.141.27
उदुम्बराण्यथान्यानि हेमगर्भाण्युपाहरन् ।
भृत्यास्तेषां ततस्तानि प्रग्राहितुमुपाद्रवन् ॥ १३.१४१.२७ ॥
They brought udumbara figs and other fruits with golden hearts, and then their servants rushed forward to make the sages take them.
13.141.28
गुरूणीति विदित्वाऽथ न ग्राह्याण्यत्रिरब्रवीत् ।
नास्मेह मन्दविज्ञाना नास्म मानुषबुद्धयः ॥ १३.१४१.२८ ॥
Knowing them to be heavy, Atri said: they must not be taken. We are not dull of understanding here, nor are our minds those of ordinary men.
13.141.29
हैमानीमानि जानीमः प्रतिबुद्धाः स्म जागृम ।
इह ह्येतदुपावृत्तं प्रेत्य स्यात्कटुकोदयम्।
अप्रतिग्राह्यमेवैतत्प्रेत्येह च सुखेप्सुना ॥ १३.१४१.२९ ॥
We know these are golden; we are awake and vigilant. Here this has turned toward us, and after death it would bring a bitter result. For one who seeks happiness, it must not be accepted, either here or hereafter.
13.141.30
शतेन निष्कगुणितं सहस्रेण च सम्मितम् ।
तथा बहु प्रतीच्छन्वै पापिष्ठां लभते गतिम् ॥ १३.१४१.३० ॥
One who accepts wealth multiplied by a hundred niṣkas and measured by a thousand, or much of it, attains the most sinful destination.
13.141.31
यत्पृथिव्यां व्रीहियवं हिरण्यं पशवः स्त्रियः ।
सर्वं तन्नालमेकस्य तस्माद्विद्वाञ्शमं व्रजेत् ॥ १३.१४१.३१ ॥
All that exists on the earth — rice and barley, gold, cattle, and women — is not enough for a single man; therefore the wise man should attain peace.
13.141.32
उत्पन्नस्य रुरोः शृङ्गं वर्दमानस्य वर्धते ।
प्रार्थना पुरुषस्येव तस्य मात्रा न विद्यते ॥ १३.१४१.३२ ॥
The horn of the ruru deer grows as the deer itself grows; so too is a man's longing — no measure of it is to be found.
13.141.33
न तल्लोके द्रव्यमस्ति यल्लोभं प्रतिपूरयेत् ।
समुद्रकल्पः पुरुषो न कदाचन पूर्यते ॥ १३.१४१.३३ ॥
There is no wealth in the world that could fill greed; a man like the ocean is never filled.
13.141.34
कामं कामयमानस्य यदा कामः समृध्यते ।
अथैनमपरः काम इष्टो विध्यति बाणवत् ॥ १३.१४१.३४ ॥
When the desire of one who desires is fulfilled, then another cherished desire pierces him like an arrow.
13.141.35
न जातु कामः कामानामुपभोगेन शाम्यति ।
हविषा कृष्णवर्त्मेव भूय एवाभिवर्धते ॥ १३.१४१.३५ ॥
Desires are never quieted by enjoyment; like a black fire fed with oblation, desire only blazes up again and grows.
13.141.36
प्रतिग्रहे संयमो वै तपो धारयते ध्रुवम् ।
तद्धनं ब्राह्मणस्येह लुभ्यमानस्य विस्रवेत् ॥ १३.१४१.३६ ॥
Restraint in accepting gifts truly sustains austerity; but that wealth of a brahmin who is greedy here flows away.
13.141.37
धर्मार्थं सञ्चयो यो वा द्रव्याणां पक्षसम्मतः ।
तपःसञ्चय एवेह विशिष्टो द्रव्यसञ्चयात् ॥ १३.१४१.३७ ॥
Whether accumulation is for the sake of dharma, or the gathering of goods is approved as a side matter, here the accumulation of asceticism alone is superior to the accumulation of goods.
13.141.38
उग्रादितो भयाद्यस्माद्बिभ्यतीमे ममेश्वराः ।
बलीयसो दुर्बलवद्बिभेम्यहमतः परम् ॥ १३.१४१.३८ ॥
Because of fear of the fierce and others, these my lords are afraid; like the weak before the strong, I fear even more beyond them.
13.141.39
यद्वै धर्मात्परं नास्ति तादृशं ब्राह्मणा विदुः ।
विनयात्साधु विद्वांसमुपासेयं यथातथम् ॥ १३.१४१.३९ ॥
The brahmins know that there is nothing higher than dharma; one should attend upon a truly learned man with humility, just as he is.
13.141.40
कुशलं सह दानेन तस्मै यस्य प्रजा इमाः ।
फलान्युपधियुक्तानि य एवं नः प्रयच्छति ॥ १३.१४१.४० ॥
May welfare, together with the gift, be his to whom these people belong, who thus offers us fruits tainted with deceit.
13.141.41
इत्युक्त्वा हेमगर्भाणि हित्वा तानि फलानि ते ।
ऋषयो जग्मुरन्यत्र सर्व एव दृढव्रताः ॥ १३.१४१.४१ ॥
Having said this, leaving those golden-hearted fruits, all the sages firm in their vows went elsewhere.
13.141.42
अथ ते मन्त्रिणः सर्वे राजानमिदमब्रुवन् ।
उपधिं शङ्कमानास्ते हित्वा तानि फलानि वै।
ततोऽन्यत्रैव गच्छन्ति विदितं तेऽस्तु पार्थिव ॥ १३.१४१.४२ ॥
Then all those ministers spoke these words to the king; suspecting deceit, they left those fruits and went elsewhere. Let this be known to you, O king.
13.141.43
इत्युक्तः स तु भृत्यैस्तैर्वृषादर्भिश्चुकोप ह ।
तेषां वै प्रतिकर्तुं च सर्वेषामगमद्गृहम् ॥ १३.१४१.४३ ॥
Thus addressed by those servants, Vṛṣādarbhi grew angry. To take revenge on all of them, he went home.
13.141.44
स गत्वाऽऽहवनीयेऽग्नौ तीव्रं नियममास्थितः ।
जुहाव संस्कृतैर्मन्त्रैरेकैकामाहुतिं नृपः ॥ १३.१४१.४४ ॥
Having gone to the āhavanīya fire and taken up a severe vow, the king offered oblations one by one with consecrated mantras.
13.141.45
तस्मादग्नेः समुत्तस्थौ कृत्या लोकभयंकरी ।
तस्या नाम वृषादर्भिर्यातुधानीत्यथाकरोत् ॥ १३.१४१.४५ ॥
From that fire arose Kṛtyā, terror of the worlds; Vṛṣādarbhi named her Yātudhānī.
13.141.46
सा कृत्या कालरात्रीव कृताञ्जलिरुपस्थिता ।
वृषादर्भि नरपतिं किं करोमीति चाब्रवीत् ॥ १३.१४१.४६ ॥
That Kṛtyā, like the Night of Death, stood before the king Vṛṣādarbhi with folded hands and said: "What shall I do?"
13.141.47
ऋषीणां गच्छ सप्तानामरुन्धत्यास्तथैव च ।
दासीभर्तुश्च दास्याश्च मनसा नाम धारय ॥ १३.१४१.४७ ॥
Go to the seven sages and to Arundhatī; likewise hold in your mind the name of the servant's master and of the servant-woman.
13.141.48
ज्ञात्वा नामानि चैवैषां सर्वानेतान्विनाशय ।
विनष्टेषु तथा स्वैरं गच्छ यत्रेप्सितं तव ॥ १३.१४१.४८ ॥
Having learned their names, destroy all of them; and when they have been destroyed, go wherever you wish, as you please.
13.141.49
सा तथेति प्रतिश्रुत्य यातुधानी स्वरूपिणी ।
जगाम तद्वनं यत्र विचेरुस्ते महर्षयः ॥ १३.१४१.४९ ॥
Having promised, 'So be it,' the rakshasa woman, in her own form, went to that forest where the great sages were wandering.