Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.236
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13.236.1
भगवन्देवदेवेश कथं देयं तिलान्वितम् ।
तस्य तस्य फलं ब्रूहि दत्तस्य च कृतस्य च ॥ १३.२३६.१ ॥
O blessed lord, god of gods, how should a gift be made together with sesame? Tell me the fruit of each, of what is given and of what is done.
13.236.2
तिलकल्पविधिं देवि तन्मे शृणु समाहिता ॥ १३.२३६.२ ॥
O goddess, listen attentively to me, the rule of the tila-kalpa rite.
13.236.3
समृद्धैरसमृद्धैर्वा तिला देया विशेषतः ।
तिलाः पवित्राः पापघ्नाः सुपुण्या इति संस्मृताः ॥ १३.२३६.३ ॥
Whether prosperous or not, sesame should be given above all. Sesame is remembered as pure, destroying sin, and very meritorious.
13.236.4
न्यायतस्तु तिलाञ्शुद्धान्संहृत्याथ स्वशक्तिनः ।
तिलराशिं पुनः कुर्यात्पर्वाताभं सुरस्नकम्।
महान्तं यदि वा स्तोकं नानाद्रव्यसमन्वितम् ॥ १३.२३६.४ ॥
Having lawfully gathered pure sesame according to one's means, one should again make a heap of sesame like a mountain, a bathing-place of the gods, large or small, endowed with various materials.
13.236.5
सुवर्णरजताभ्यां च मणिमुक्ताप्रवालकैः ।
अलङ्कृत्य यथायोगं सपताकं सवेदिकम्।
सभूषणं सवस्त्रं च शयनासनसंमितम् ॥ १३.२३६.५ ॥
Adorned as is fitting with gold and silver, gems, pearls and coral, with banners and an altar, with ornaments and cloth, sized to a bed and a seat.
13.236.6
प्रायशः कौमुदीमासे पौर्णमास्यां विशेषतः ।
भोजयित्वा च विधिवद्ब्राह्म्णानर्हतो बहून् ॥ १३.२३६.६ ॥
Mostly in the month of Kaumudī, especially on the full-moon day, having fed many worthy brahmins according to rule.
13.236.7
स्वयं कृतोपवासश्च वृत्तशौचसमन्वितः ।
दद्यात्प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य तिलराशिं सदक्षिणम् ॥ १३.२३६.७ ॥
Having fasted himself and being endowed with good conduct and purity, he should give a heap of sesame seeds, circumambulating it, together with a fee.
13.236.8
एकस्यापि बहूनां वा दातव्यं भूतिमिच्छता ।
तस्य दानफलं देवि अग्निष्टोमेन संयुतम् ॥ १३.२३६.८ ॥
One who desires prosperity should give to one or to many; O goddess, the fruit of that gift is joined to the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
13.236.9
केवलं वा तिलैरेव भूमौ कृत्वा गवाकृतिम् ।
सवस्त्रकं सरत्नं च पुंसा गोदानकाङ्क्षिणा।
तदर्हाय प्रदातव्यं तस्य गोदानतः फलम् ॥ १३.२३६.९ ॥
Or, making the form of a cow on the ground with sesame alone, together with cloth and jewels, a man desiring the gift of a cow should give it to one worthy of it; its fruit is the fruit of the cow-gift.
13.236.10
शरावांस्तिलसम्पूर्णान्सहिरण्यान्सचम्पकान् ।
नृपोऽददद्ब्राह्मणाय सु पुण्यफलभाग्भवेत् ॥ १३.२३६.१० ॥
A king who gives bowls filled with sesame, together with gold and champaka flowers, to a brahmin becomes a sharer in the fruit of merit.
13.236.11
एवं तिलमयं देयं नरेण हितमिच्छता ।
नानादानफलं भूयः शृणु देवि समाहिता ॥ १३.२३६.११ ॥
Thus a man desiring welfare should give gifts made of sesame; O goddess, now listen again, attentively, to the fruit of the various gifts.
13.236.12
बलमायुष्यमारोग्यमन्नदानाल्लभेन्नरः ।
पानीयदस्तु सौभाग्यं रसज्ञानं लभेन्नरः ॥ १३.२३६.१२ ॥
By the gift of food a man obtains strength, long life and health; and a man who gives water obtains good fortune and knowledge of flavours.
13.236.13
वस्त्रदानाद्वपुःशोभामलङ्कारं लभेन्नरः ।
दीपदो बुद्धिवैशद्यं द्युतिशोभां लभेन्नरः ॥ १३.२३६.१३ ॥
By giving cloth a man obtains beauty of body and adornment; the giver of a lamp obtains clarity of intellect and the splendour of radiance.
13.236.14
राजपीडाविमोक्षं तु छत्रदो लभते फलम् ।
दासीदासप्रदानात्तु भवेत्कर्मान्तभाङ्नरः।
दासीदासं च विविधं लभेत्प्रेत्य गुणान्वितम् ॥ १३.२३६.१४ ॥
The giver of an umbrella obtains the fruit of release from the king's affliction; by giving male and female servants a man attains the completion of his work, and after death obtains various male and female servants endowed with good qualities.
13.236.15
यानानि वाहनं चैव तदर्हाय ददन्नरः ।
पादरोगपरिक्लेशान्मुक्तः श्वसनवाहवान्।
विचित्र रमणीयं च लभते यानवाहनम् ॥ १३.२३६.१५ ॥
A man who gives carriages and mounts to one who deserves them, freed from the afflictions of foot-disease, obtains wondrous and delightful carriages and vehicles with steeds swift as the wind.
13.236.16
प्रतिश्रयप्रदानं च तदर्हाय तदिच्छते ।
वर्षाकाले तु रात्रौ वा लभेत्पक्षबलं शुभम् ॥ १३.२३६.१६ ॥
The gift of shelter to one who deserves it, and to whoever desires it; in the rainy season or at night one obtains auspicious strength of wing.
13.236.17
सेतुकूपतटाकानां कर्ता तु लभते नरः ।
दीर्घायुष्यं च सौभाग्यं तता प्रेत्य गतिं शुभां ॥ १३.२३६.१७ ॥
The one who builds bridges, wells and reservoirs obtains long life and good fortune, and after death obtains an auspicious destiny.
13.236.18
वृक्षसंरोपको यस्तु छायापुष्पफलप्रदः ।
प्रेत्यभावे लभेत्पुण्यमभिगम्यो भवेन्नरः ॥ १३.२३६.१८ ॥
He who plants trees, giving shade, flowers and fruit, obtains merit after death and becomes approachable and honoured among men.
13.236.19
यस्तु सङ्क्रमकृल्लोके नदीषु जलहारिणाम् ।
लभेत्पुण्यफलं प्रेत्य व्यसनेभ्यो विमोक्षणम् ॥ १३.२३६.१९ ॥
He who in the world makes a crossing in rivers for those who carry water obtains the fruit of merit after death and release from calamities.
13.236.20
मार्गकृत्सततं मर्त्यो भवेत्सन्तानवान्नरः ।
कायदोषविमुक्तस्तु तीर्थकृत्सततं भवेत् ॥ १३.२३६.२० ॥
A mortal who constantly builds a road becomes one with offspring; and one who makes a sacred ford becomes freed from bodily faults and constantly pure.
13.236.21
औषधानां प्रदानात्तु सततं कृपयाऽन्वितः ।
भवेद्व्याधिविहीनश्च दीर्घायुश्च विशेषतः ॥ १३.२३६.२१ ॥
By giving medicines, one who is constantly endowed with compassion becomes free from disease and, above all, long-lived.
13.236.22
अनाथान्पोषयेद्यस्तु कृपणान्धकपङ्गुकान् ।
स च पुण्यफलं प्रेत्य लभते कृच्छ्रमोक्षणम् ॥ १३.२३६.२२ ॥
He who supports the helpless, the wretched, the blind and the lame obtains the fruit of merit after death and release from distress.
13.236.23
वेदगोष्ठाः शुभाः शाला भिक्षूणां च प्रतिश्रयम् ।
यः कुर्याल्लभते नित्यं नरः प्रेत्य फलं शुभम् ॥ १३.२३६.२३ ॥
He who builds auspicious halls for Vedic recitation and shelters for mendicants constantly obtains an auspicious fruit after death.
13.236.24
प्रासादवासं विविधं यक्षशोभां लभेत्पुनः ।
विविधं विविधाकारं भक्ष्यभोज्यगुणान्वितम् ॥ १३.२३६.२४ ॥
He again obtains dwelling in manifold mansions and the splendor of yakṣas, of many kinds and many forms, endowed with the qualities of food and drink.
13.236.25
रम्यं तं दैवगोवाटं यः कुर्याल्लभते नरः ।
प्रेत्य भावे शुभां जातिं व्याधिमोक्षं तथैव च ॥ १३.२३६.२५ ॥
The man who builds that delightful divine cow-pen obtains, after death, an auspicious birth and release from disease.
13.236.26
एवं नानाविधं द्रव्यं दानकर्ता लभेत्फलम् ॥ १३.२३६.२६ ॥
Thus the giver of gifts of many kinds of goods obtains the fruit of them.
13.236.27
कृतं दत्तं यथा यावत्तस्य तल्लभते फलम् ।
एतन्मे देवदेवेश तत्र कौतूहलं महत् ॥ १३.२३६.२७ ॥
How does he obtain the fruit of what he has done and given, as much as and in whatever manner? O lord of gods, this I greatly wish to know.
13.236.28
प्रेत्यिभावे शृणु फलं दत्तस्य च कृतस्य च ।
दानं षङ्गुणयुक्तं तु तदर्हाय यथाविधिः।
यथाविभवतो दानं दातव्यमिति मानवैः ॥ १३.२३६.२८ ॥
Hear the fruit, after death, of what is given and what is done. A gift endowed with six qualities should be given by men to a worthy recipient, according to rule, in accordance with their means.
13.236.29
बुद्धिमायुष्यमारोग्यं बलं भाग्यं तथाऽऽगमम् ।
रूपेण सप्तधा भूत्वा मानुष्यं फलति ध्रुवम् ॥ १३.२३६.२९ ॥
Intelligence, long life, health, strength, fortune, and the arrival of wealth — in these seven forms, human birth surely bears its fruit.
13.236.30
इदं दत्तमिदं देयमित्येवं फलकाङ्क्षया ।
यद्दत्तं तत्तदेव स्यान्न तु किञ्चन लभ्यते ॥ १३.२३६.३० ॥
What is given with the desire for fruit, thinking 'This has been given, this should be given,' remains only that which was given; nothing whatever is thereby obtained.
13.236.31
ध्रुवं देव्यत्तमे दानं मध्यमे त्वधमं फलम् ॥ १३.२३६.३१ ॥
Surely, O goddess, a supreme gift brings a supreme fruit, but a middling gift brings the lowest fruit.