Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.170
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13.170.1
यद्वरं सर्वतीर्थानां तद्ब्रवीहि पितामह ।
यत्र चैव परं शौचं तन्मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि ॥ १३.१७०.१ ॥
Tell me, grandfather, which is the best of all sacred fords, and where lies supreme purity; you ought to explain that to me.
13.170.2
सर्वाणि खलु तीर्थानि गुणवन्ति मनीषिणः ।
यत्तु तीर्थं च शौचं च तन्मे शृणु समाहितः ॥ १३.१७०.२ ॥
The wise say that all sacred fords are indeed endowed with merit; but hear from me, with attention, what the sacred ford and purity truly are.
13.170.3
अगाधे विमले शुद्धे सत्यतीर्थे धृतिह्रदे ।
स्नातव्यं मानसे तीर्थे सत्वमालम्ब्य शाश्वतम् ॥ १३.१७०.३ ॥
One should bathe in the unfathomable, stainless, pure ford of truth, in the lake of steadfastness, in the mental ford, holding fast to the eternal inner balance.
13.170.4
तीर्थशौचं तपो ज्ञानं मार्दवं सत्यमार्जवम् ।
अहिंसा सर्वभूतानामानृशंस्यं दमः शमः ॥ १३.१७०.४ ॥
Purity of the sacred ford, austerity, knowledge, gentleness, truthfulness, straightforwardness, non-violence toward all beings, kindness, self-restraint and tranquillity.
13.170.5
निर्ममा निरहङ्कारा निर्द्वन्द्वा निष्परिग्रहाः ।
योगिनस्तीर्थभूतास्ते तीर्थं परममुच्यते ॥ १३.१७०.५ ॥
Yogins who are free from possessiveness, egotism, dualities and possessions become themselves sacred fords; they are called the supreme ford.
13.170.6
नारायणेऽथ रुद्रे वा भक्तिस्तीर्थं परं मतम् ।
शौचलक्षणमेतत्ते सर्वत्रैवान्ववेक्षतः ॥ १३.१७०.६ ॥
Devotion to Nārāyaṇa or to Rudra is held to be the supreme ford; this is the mark of purity for you, to be considered everywhere.
13.170.7
रजस्तमःसत्वमथो येषां निर्धूतमात्मना ।
तीर्थमाचारशुद्धिश्च स्वमार्गपरिमार्गणम्। ॥ १३.१७०.७ ॥
For those who have shaken off passion, dullness and goodness by the self, the holy bathing place, purity of conduct, and the search for one's own path are purity.
13.170.8
सर्वत्यागेष्वभिरताः सर्वज्ञाः समदर्शिनः ।
शौचष्वेतेष्वभिरतास्ते तीर्थशुचयोऽपि च ॥ १३.१७०.८ ॥
Those who delight in all renunciations, who are all-knowing and see all alike, who delight in these purities — they are pure even through the holy places.
13.170.9
नोदकक्लिन्नगात्रस्तु स्नात इत्यभिधीयते ।
स स्नातो यो दमस्नातः स बाह्याभ्यन्तरः शुचिः ॥ १३.१७०.९ ॥
One whose body is wet with water is not called bathed. He who is bathed in self-restraint is bathed; he is pure outwardly and inwardly.
13.170.10
अदृष्टेष्वनपेक्षा ये प्राप्तेष्वर्थेषु निर्ममाः ।
शौचमेव परं तेषां येषां नोत्पद्यते स्पृहा ॥ १३.१७०.१० ॥
For those who have no longing for unseen things and are free from mine-ness toward the objects they have attained, in whom no craving arises, purity alone is supreme.
13.170.11
प्रज्ञानं शौचमेवेह शरीरस्य विशेषतः ।
तथा निष्किंचनत्वं च मनसश्च प्रसन्नता ॥ १३.१७०.११ ॥
Here, wisdom itself is purity, especially for the body; likewise having nothing and serenity of mind.
13.170.12
वृत्तं शौचं महाशौचं तीर्थशौचमतः परम् ।
ज्ञानोत्पन्नं च यच्छौचं तच्छौचं परमं स्मृतम् ॥ १३.१७०.१२ ॥
Conduct is purity, great purity; beyond that is purity of holy places. The purity that arises from knowledge is remembered as the highest purity.
13.170.13
मनसा च प्रदीप्तेन ब्रह्मज्ञानजलेन च ।
स्नाता ये मानसे तीर्थे तज्ज्ञाः क्षेत्रज्ञदर्शनाः ॥ १३.१७०.१३ ॥
Those who bathe in the mānasa tīrtha with a kindled mind and with the water of knowledge of Brahman, they are knowers of that and have the vision of the knower of the field.
13.170.14
समारोपितशौचस्तु नित्यं भवसमन्वितः ।
केवलं गुणसम्पन्नः शुचिरेव नरः सदा ॥ १३.१७०.१४ ॥
The man who has cultivated purity, who is always endowed with well-being, and is wholly possessed of virtues, is indeed always pure.
13.170.15
शरीरस्थानि तीर्थानि प्रोक्तान्येतानि भारत ।
पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि पुण्यानि शृणु तान्यपि ॥ १३.१७०.१५ ॥
These sacred fords, O Bhārata, have been declared as situated in the body; now listen to those holy sacred fords on the earth as well.
13.170.16
शरीरस्य यथोद्देशः शरीरोपरि निर्मिताः ।
तथा पृथिव्या भागाश्च पुण्यानि सलिलानि च ॥ १३.१७०.१६ ॥
Just as the layout of the body is fashioned upon the body itself, so too are the parts of the earth and its holy waters.
13.170.17
कीर्तनाच्चैव तीर्थस्य स्नानाच्च पितृतर्पणात् ।
शोध्यं हि पातकं तीर्थे पूता यान्ति सुखं दिवम्। ॥ १३.१७०.१७ ॥
By reciting the sacred ford, by bathing, and by offering to the ancestors, sin is indeed cleansed in the tīrtha; purified, they go happily to heaven.
13.170.18
परिग्रहाच्च साधूनां पृथिव्याश्चैव तेजसा ।
अतीव पुण्यभागास्ते सलिलस्य च तेजसा ॥ १३.१७०.१८ ॥
By the presence of the good, and by the splendour of the earth and of the waters, those parts are exceedingly holy.
13.170.19
मनसश्च पृथिव्याश्च पुण्यास्तीर्थास्तथापरे ।
उभयोरेव यः स्नायात्स सिद्धिं शीघ्रमाप्नुयात् ॥ १३.१७०.१९ ॥
Sacred fords are those of the mind and of the earth, and others too. He who bathes in both of these quickly attains success.
13.170.20
यथा फलं क्रियाहीनं क्रिया वा फलवर्जिता ।
नेह साधयते कार्यं समायुक्ता तु सिध्यति ॥ १३.१७०.२० ॥
As fruit without action, or action without fruit, does not accomplish a task here, but when joined together it succeeds.
13.170.21
एवं शरीरशौचेन तीर्थशौचेन चान्वितः ।
शुचिः सिद्धिमवाप्नोति द्विविधं शौचमुत्तमम् ॥ १३.१७०.२१ ॥
Thus one endowed with purity of body and purity of the holy fords, being pure, obtains success; the twofold purity is supreme.