Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.151
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13.151.1
ततः श्रुतिसमापन्नः संस्कृश्च यथाविधि ।
चौलोपनयनं तस्य यथावत्क्रियते द्विजैः ॥ १३.१५१.१ ॥
Then, having completed his study of the Veda and been consecrated according to rule, the rites of tonsure and initiation are duly performed for him by the twice-born.
13.151.2
ततोऽष्टमे स वर्षे तु व्रतोपनयनादिभिः ।
क्रियाभिर्विधिदृष्टाभिर्ब्रह्मत्वमुपनीयते ॥ १३.१५१.२ ॥
Then, in his eighth year, through vows, initiation and other rites prescribed by rule, he is brought near to the state of a brāhmaṇa.
13.151.3
गायत्रेण छन्दसा तु संस्कृतश्चरितव्रतः ।
अधीयमानो मेधावी शुद्धात्मा नियतव्रतः ॥ १३.१५१.३ ॥
Consecrated with the Gāyatrī metre, observing his vows, studying with diligence, intelligent, pure in soul, and steadfast in his observances.
13.151.4
अचिरेणैव कालेन साङ्गान्वेदानवाप्नुते ।
समावृत्तः स धर्मात्मा समावृत्तिक्रियस्तथा ॥ १३.१५१.४ ॥
In a short time he attains the Vedas together with their auxiliaries; the righteous-souled one, having performed the rite of homecoming, returns.
13.151.5
याजनाध्यापनरतः कुशले कर्मणि स्थितः ।
अग्निहोइत्रपरो नित्यं देवतातिथिपूजकः ॥ १३.१५१.५ ॥
Devoted to officiating at sacrifices and teaching, established in auspicious action, constantly devoted to the agnihotra, honouring gods and guests.
13.151.6
यजते विविधैर्यज्ञैर्जपयज्ञैस्तथैव च ।
न्यायागतधनान्वेषी न्यायवृत्तस्तपोधनः ॥ १३.१५१.६ ॥
He sacrifices with various sacrifices and likewise with sacrifices of recitation; seeking wealth gained by lawful means, conducting himself justly, his wealth is austerity.
13.151.7
सर्वभूतहितश्चैव सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः ।
स्वदारपरितुष्टात्मा क्रतुगामी जितेन्द्रियः ॥ १३.१५१.७ ॥
He who is benevolent to all beings, skilled in all the sciences, content in mind with his own wife, one who goes by sacrifices, and who has conquered the senses.
13.151.8
परापवादविरतः सत्यव्रतपरः सदा ।
स कालपरिणामात्तु संयुतः कालधर्मणा ॥ १३.१५१.८ ॥
He who abstains from slandering others and is always devoted to the vow of truth—through the course of time he is joined to the law of time, which is death.
13.151.9
संस्कृतश्चाग्निहोत्रेण यथावद्विधिपूर्वकम् ।
सोमलोकमवाप्नोति देहन्यासान्न संशयः ॥ १३.१५१.९ ॥
He who is duly consecrated with the agnihotra rite, according to the prescribed rule, attains the world of Soma when he gives up the body—there is no doubt.
13.151.10
तत्र सोमप्रभैर्देवैरग्निष्वात्तैश्च भास्वरैः ।
तथा बर्हिषदैश्चैव देवैराङ्गिरसैरपि ॥ १३.१५१.१० ॥
There, by the gods radiant with Soma, by the Agniṣvāttas and by the shining ones, likewise by the Barhiṣads and by the gods the Āṅgirasas as well.
13.151.11
विश्वेभिश्चैव देवैश्च तथा ब्रह्मर्षिभिः पुनः ।
देवर्षिभिश्चाप्रतिमैस्तथैवाप्सरसां गणैः।
साध्यैः सिद्धैश्च सततं सत्कृतस्तत्र मोदते ॥ १३.१५१.११ ॥
Honoured constantly there by the Viśva-gods, by the gods, likewise by the brahmarṣis, again by the incomparable divine seers, and by the troops of apsarases, the Sādhyas and the Siddhas, he rejoices there.
13.151.12
जातरूपमयं दिव्यमर्कतुल्यं मनोजवम् ।
देवगन्धर्वसंकीर्णं विमानमधिरोहति ॥ १३.१५१.१२ ॥
He mounts a celestial chariot made of gold, divine, equal to the sun, swift as thought, crowded with gods and gandharvas.
13.151.13
सौम्यरूपा मनःकान्तास्तप्तकाञ्चनभूषणाः ।
सोमकन्या विमानस्थं रमयन्ति मुदान्विताः ॥ १३.१५१.१३ ॥
The gentle-formed daughters of Soma, charming to the heart and adorned with ornaments of refined gold, filled with joy, delight the one who stands in the celestial chariot.
13.151.14
स तत्र रमते प्रीतः सह देवैः सहर्षिभिः ।
लोकान्सर्वाननुचरन्दीप्ततेजा मनोजवः ॥ १३.१५१.१४ ॥
There he delights, pleased, together with the gods and the seers; blazing with splendour, swift as thought, he roams through all the worlds.
13.151.15
सभां कामजवीं चापि नित्यमेवाभिगच्छति ।
सर्वलोकेश्वरमृषिं नमस्कृत्य पितामहम् ॥ १३.१५१.१५ ॥
He also always goes to that assembly, swift as desire, and having bowed to the grandfather, the seer and lord of all worlds, he approaches him.
13.151.16
परमेष्ठिरनन्तश्रीर्लोकानां प्रभवाप्ययः ।
यतः सर्वाः प्रवर्तन्ते सर्गप्रलयविक्रियाः।
स तत्र वर्तते श्रीमान्द्विशतं द्विजसत्तम ॥ १३.१५१.१६ ॥
The Supreme One, of endless glory, from whom come the origin and dissolution of the worlds, from whom all the changes of creation and dissolution proceed, there that glorious one dwells for two hundred years, best of the twice-born.
13.151.17
अथ कालक्षयात्तस्मात्स्थानादावर्तते पुनः ।
जातिधर्मांस्तथा सर्वान्सर्गादावर्तनानि च ॥ १३.१५१.१७ ॥
Then, when time is exhausted, he returns again from that place, and takes up again the laws of birth and all things, and the returnings that occur at the beginning of creation.
13.151.18
अशाश्वतमिदं सवेमिति चिन्त्योपलभ्य च ।
शाश्वतं दिव्यमचलमदीनमपनर्भवम् ॥ १३.१५१.१८ ॥
Reflecting that all this is impermanent, and having realised it, he attains the eternal, divine, unmoving, undiminished state beyond rebirth.
13.151.19
आस्थास्यत्यभयं नित्यं यत्रावृत्तिर्न विद्यते ।
यत्रि गत्वा न म्रियते जन्म चापि न विद्यते ॥ १३.१५१.१९ ॥
He will abide forever in fearlessness, where there is no return; where, having gone, one does not die, and where there is no birth at all.
13.151.20
गर्भक्लेशामयाः प्राप्ता जायता च पुनः पुनः ।
कायक्लेशाश्च विविधा द्वन्द्वानि विविधानि च ॥ १३.१५१.२० ॥
The afflictions and ailments of the womb are met with again and again, in being born again and again; and the various bodily pains and the various pairs of opposites.
13.151.21
शीतोष्णसुखदुःखानि ईर्ष्याद्वेषकृतानि च ।
तत्रतत्रोपभुक्तानि न क्वचिच्छाश्वती स्थितिः ॥ १३.१५१.२१ ॥
Cold and heat, pleasure and pain, and those caused by envy and hatred, experienced here and there; nowhere is there a lasting state.
13.151.22
एवं स निश्चयं कृत्वा निर्मुच्यि ग्रहबन्धनात् ।
छित्त्वा भार्यामयं पाशं तथैवापत्यसम्भवम् ॥ १३.१५१.२२ ॥
Having thus made his resolve, freed from the bondage of attachments, having cut the noose made of his wife, and likewise the noose born of offspring.
13.151.23
यतिधर्ममुपाश्रित्यि गुरुशुश्रूषणे रतः ।
अचिरेणैव कालेन श्रेयः समभिगच्छति ॥ १३.१५१.२३ ॥
Taking refuge in the duty of an ascetic, devoted to serving his teacher, he attains the highest good in no long time.
13.151.24
योगशास्त्रं च साङ्ख्यं च विदित्वा सोऽर्थतत्वतः ।
अनुज्ञातश्च गुरुणा यथाशास्त्रमवस्थितः ॥ १३.१५१.२४ ॥
Having learned the Yoga science and Sāṅkhya in their true essence, and having been permitted by his teacher, he abided according to the scriptures.
13.151.25
पुण्यतीर्थानुसेवी च नदीनां पुलिनाश्रयः ।
शून्यागारनिकेतश्च वनवृक्षगुहाशयः ॥ १३.१५१.२५ ॥
He who frequents the holy bathing-places, dwells on the sandbanks of rivers, makes empty houses his abode, and sleeps in forest trees and caves.
13.151.26
अरण्यानुचरो नित्यं देवारण्यनिकेतनः ।
एकरात्रं द्विरात्रं वा न क्वचित्सज्जते द्विजः ॥ १३.१५१.२६ ॥
Ever wandering in the forest, making the divine forests his dwelling, clinging to no place for more than one or two nights — such a twice-born man.
13.151.27
शीर्णपर्णभुगेवापि वने चरति भिक्षुकः ।
न भोगार्थमनुप्रेत्य यात्रामात्रं समश्नुते ॥ १३.१५१.२७ ॥
The mendicant wanders in the forest eating only fallen dry leaves; he does not go in pursuit of enjoyment, but takes only what is needed to sustain the journey of life.
13.151.28
धर्मलब्धं समश्नाति न कामात्किञ्चिदश्नुते ।
युगमात्रदृगध्वानं क्रोशादूर्ध्वं न गच्छति ॥ १३.१५१.२८ ॥
He eats only what is obtained righteously and consumes nothing out of desire; he walks the road with his gaze fixed no further than a yoke's length, and goes no farther than a krośa.
13.151.29
समो मानावमानाभ्यां समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः ।
सर्वभूताभयकरस्तथैवाभयदक्षिणः ॥ १३.१५१.२९ ॥
Equal in honor and dishonor, regarding a clod, a stone and gold alike, giving fearlessness to all beings, and offering fearlessness as his gift.
13.151.30
निर्द्वन्द्वो निर्नमस्कारो निरानन्दपरिग्रहः ।
निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः सर्वभूतनिराश्रयः ॥ १३.१५१.३० ॥
Free from the pairs of opposites, bowing to none, accepting nothing that gives delight, without possessiveness or ego, and dependent on no being.
13.151.31
परिसङ्ख्यानतत्वज्ञस्तदा सत्यरतः सदा ।
ऊर्ध्वं नाधो न तिर्यक्च न किञ्चिदभिकामयेत् ॥ १३.१५१.३१ ॥
Knowing the truth of reckoning, always delighting in truth, let him desire nothing, neither above, nor below, nor sideways.
13.151.32
एवं हि रममाणस्तु यतिधर्मं यथाविधि ।
कालस्य परिणामात्तु यथा पक्वफलं तथा ॥ १३.१५१.३२ ॥
Thus delighting in the duty of the ascetic according to rule, as a ripe fruit falls through the maturing of time,
13.151.33
स विसृज्य स्वकं देहं प्रविशेद्ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् ।
निरामयमनाद्यन्तं गुणसौम्यमचेतनम् ॥ १३.१५१.३३ ॥
Having abandoned his own body, he should enter the eternal Brahman, free from disease, without beginning or end, gentle in its qualities, and non-conscious.
13.151.34
निरक्षरमबीजं च निरिन्द्रियमजं तथा ।
अजय्यमक्षयं यत्तदभेद्यं सूक्ष्ममेव च ॥ १३.१५१.३४ ॥
Without syllable, without seed, without senses, unborn, unconquerable, undecaying, that which is indivisible and subtle, indeed that.
13.151.35
निर्गुणं च प्रकृतिमन्निर्विकारं च सर्वशः ।
भूतभव्यभविष्यस्य कालस्य परमेश्वरम्। ॥ १३.१५१.३५ ॥
Without qualities, beyond nature, unchanging in every way, the supreme lord of time, of past, present and future beings.
13.151.36
अव्यक्तं पुरुषं क्षेत्रमानन्त्याय प्रपद्यते॥ ॥ १३.१५१.३६ ॥
He attains the unmanifest Puruṣa and the field, for endlessness.