Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.153
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13.153.1
केषां देवा महाभागाः सन्नमन्ते महात्मनाम् ।
लोकेऽस्मिंस्तनृषीन्सर्वञ्श्रोतुमिच्छामि सत्तम ॥ १३.१५३.१ ॥
O best of the good, to which great souls do the greatly fortunate gods bow down in this world? I wish to hear about all those sages.
13.153.2
इतिहासमिमं विप्राः कीर्तयन्ति पुराविदः ।
अस्मिन्नर्थे महाप्राज्ञास्तं निबोध युधिष्ठिर ॥ १३.१५३.२ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, the learned brahmins who know the ancient lore, the very wise ones, recount this itihāsa on this matter. Understand it.
13.153.3
वृत्रं हत्वाऽप्युपावृत्तं त्रिदशानां पुरस्कृतम् ।
महेन्द्रमनुसम्प्राप्तं स्तूयमानं महर्षिभिः ॥ १३.१५३.३ ॥
[He] who had slain Vṛtra and returned, placed in front by the gods, was approached by Mahendra (Indra), who was being praised by the great sages.
13.153.4
श्रिया परमया युक्तं रथस्थं हरिवाहनम् ।
मातलिः प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा देवमिन्द्रमुघाच ह ॥ १३.१५३.४ ॥
Mātali, his palms joined, spoke to the god Indra, endowed with supreme splendor, standing in his chariot whose steeds are tawny.
13.153.5
नमस्कृतानां सर्वेषां भगवंस्त्वं पुरस्कृतः ।
येषां लोके नमस्कुर्यात्तान्ब्रवीतु भवान्मम ॥ १३.१५३.५ ॥
O blessed one, among all who are revered you are placed foremost. Tell me of those whom the gods bow down to in this world.
13.153.6
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा देवराजः शचीपतिः ।
यन्तारं परिपृच्छन्तं तमिन्द्रः प्रत्युवाच सः ॥ १३.१५३.६ ॥
Having heard his words, Indra, king of the gods, lord of Śacī, answered the charioteer who was questioning him.
13.153.7
धर्मं चार्थं च कामं च येषां चिन्तयतां मतिः ।
नाधर्मे वर्तते नित्यं तान्नमस्यामि मातले ॥ १३.१५३.७ ॥
I bow to those whose minds, reflecting on dharma, wealth and desire, never turn to unrighteousness, O Mātali.
13.153.8
ये रूपगुणसम्पन्नाः प्रमदाहृदयंगमाः ।
निवृत्ताः कामभोगेषु तान्नमस्यामि मातले ॥ १३.१५३.८ ॥
I bow to those who, endowed with beauty and excellent qualities and pleasing to women's hearts, have turned away from sensual pleasures, O Mātali.
13.153.9
स्वेषु भोगेषु सन्तुष्टाः सुवाचो वचनक्षमाः ।
अमानकामाश्चार्घार्हास्तान्नमस्यामि मातले ॥ १३.१५३.९ ॥
I bow to those who are content with their own enjoyments, gentle in speech, able to bear words, desiring no honour, yet worthy of honour, O Mātali.
13.153.10
धनं विद्यास्तथैश्वर्यं येषां न चलयेन्मतिम् ।
चलितां ये निगृह्णन्ति तान्नित्यं पूजयाम्यहम् ॥ १३.१५३.१० ॥
I always honour those whose minds wealth, learning and power cannot shake, and who restrain a mind that has been shaken.
13.153.11
इष्टैर्दारैरुपेतानां शुचीनामग्निहोत्रिणाम् ।
चतुष्पादकुटुम्बानां मातिले प्रणमाम्यहम् ॥ १३.१५३.११ ॥
I bow to those endowed with beloved wives, who are pure, who tend the agnihotra fire, and whose households have four-footed creatures, O Mātali.
13.153.12
महतस्तपसा प्राप्तौ धनस्य विपुलस्य च ।
कत्यागस्तस्य न वै कार्यो योऽऽत्मानं नावबुध्यते ॥ १३.१५३.१२ ॥
Great wealth obtained through great austerity should not be abandoned; but one who does not know himself should abandon it.
13.153.13
येषामर्थस्तथा कामो धर्ममूलविवर्धितः ।
धर्मार्थौ तस्य नियतौ तान्नमस्यामि मातले ॥ १३.१५३.१३ ॥
Those whose wealth and desire are nurtured with dharma as their root, for them dharma and wealth stand firm; I bow to them, O Mātali.
13.153.14
धर्ममूलार्थकामानां ब्राह्मणानां गवामपि ।
पतिव्रतानां नारीणां प्रणामं प्रकरोम्यहम् ॥ १३.१५३.१४ ॥
I also pay reverence to brahmins whose wealth and desire are rooted in dharma, to cows, and to women devoted to their husbands.
13.153.15
ये भुक्त्वा मानुषान्भोगान्पूर्वे वयसि मातले ।
तपसा स्वर्गमायान्ति शश्वत्तान्पूजयाम्यहम् ॥ १३.१५३.१५ ॥
Those who, having enjoyed human pleasures in their early years, go to heaven through asceticism, them I honour forever, O Mātali.
13.153.16
असंभोगान्नचासक्तान्धर्मनित्याञ्जितेन्द्रियान् ।
संन्यस्तानचलप्रख्यान्मनसा पूजयामि तान् ॥ १३.१५३.१६ ॥
Those who abstain from pleasure, are unattached, constant in dharma, masters of the senses, renounced, and steady as mountains, them I honour in my mind.
13.153.17
ज्ञानप्रसन्नविद्यानां निरूढं धर्ममीप्सितम् ।
परैः कीर्तितशौचानां मातले तान्नमाम्यहम् ॥ १३.१५३.१७ ॥
To those whose learning is serene through knowledge, who are firmly established in dharma, and whose purity is praised by others, I bow, O Mātali.