Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.33
हिन्दी · தமிழ் · తెలుగు · ಕನ್ನಡ · മലയാളം · বাংলা · मराठी · ગુજરાતી · ਪੰਜਾਬੀ · ଓଡ଼ିଆ · اردو · English · Español · Français · Deutsch · Português · Русский · 中文 · 日本語 · العربية · Bahasa Indonesia · ไทย
13.33.1
प्रायश्चित्तं कृतघ्नानां प्रतिब्रूहि पितामह ।
मातॄः पितॄन्गुरुंश्चैव येऽवमन्यन्ति मोहिताः ॥ १३.३३.१ ॥
Grandsire, declare the atonement for the ungrateful, who in delusion scorn mothers, fathers and teachers.
13.33.2
ये चाप्यन्ते परे तात कृतघ्ना निरपत्रपाः ।
तेषां गतिं महाबाहो श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्वतः ॥ १३.३३.२ ॥
Dear one, mighty-armed, I wish to hear truly the destiny of those ungrateful and shameless who perish in the next world.
13.33.3
कृतघ्नानां गतिस्तात नरके शाश्वतीः समाः ।
मातापितृगुरूणां च ये न तिष्ठन्ति शासने।
क्रिमिकीटपिपीलेषु जायन्ते स्थावरेषु च ॥ १३.३३.३ ॥
Dear one, the destiny of the ungrateful is in hell for endless years; those who do not abide by the command of mothers, fathers and teachers are born among worms, insects, ants and immobile beings.
13.33.4
दुर्लभो हि पुनस्तेषां मानुष्ये पुनरुद्भवः ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ॥ १३.३३.४ ॥
For them, rebirth in human birth is indeed rare. On this matter they also recount this ancient tale.
13.33.5
वत्सनाभो महाप्राज्ञो महर्षिः संशितव्रतः ।
वल्मीकभूतो ब्रह्मर्षिस्तप्यते सुमहत्तपः ॥ १३.३३.५ ॥
Vatsanābha, of great wisdom, a great sage keen in his vows, having become an anthill, a brahmin-sage performs a very great austerity.
13.33.6
तस्मिंश्च तप्यति तपो वासवो भरतर्षभ ।
ववर्ष समुहद्वर्षं सविद्युत्स्तनयित्नुमान् ॥ १३.३३.६ ॥
Bull of the Bharatas, while he performed that austerity, Indra poured down a great rain together with lightning and thunder.
13.33.7
तत्र सप्ताहवर्षं तु मुमुचे पाकशासनः ।
निमीलिताक्षस्तद्वर्षं प्रत्यगृह्यत वै द्विजः ॥ १३.३३.७ ॥
There Indra, the punisher of Paka, poured rain for seven days, and the twice-born sage, eyes closed, received that rain.
13.33.8
तस्मिन्पतति वर्षे तु शीतवातसमन्विते ।
विशीर्णध्वस्तशिखरो वल्मीकोऽशनिताडितः ॥ १३.३३.८ ॥
As that rain fell with cold wind, the anthill, struck by lightning, had its crest broken and shattered.
13.33.9
ताड्यमाने ततस्तस्मिन्वत्सनाभे महात्मनि ।
कारुण्यात्तस्य धर्मः स्वमानृशंस्यमथाकरोत् ॥ १३.३३.९ ॥
While that great-souled one was being struck, Dharma, out of compassion, made manifest his own gentleness.
13.33.10
चिन्तयानस्य ब्रह्मर्षि तपन्तमतिधार्मिकम् ।
अनुरूपा मतिः क्षिप्रमुपजाता स्वभावजा ॥ १३.३३.१० ॥
In the mind of that most righteous brahmarṣi, who was pondering and practicing austerity, a fitting thought quickly arose, born of his own nature.
13.33.11
स्वं रूपं माहिषं कृत्वा मनोहरम् ।
रक्षार्थं वत्सनामस्य चतुष्पादुपरिस्थितः ॥ १३.३३.११ ॥
Taking up his own charming buffalo form, the four-footed one stood above Vatsanābha to protect him.
13.33.12
यदा त्वपगतं वर्षं वृष्टिवातसमन्वितम् ।
ततो महिषरुपेण धर्मो धर्मभृतांवर।
शनैर्वल्मीकमुत्सृज्य प्राद्रवद्भरतर्षभ ॥ १३.३३.१२ ॥
When the rain and wind had passed away, then Dharma, best of the upholders of dharma, in the form of a buffalo, slowly left the anthill and ran off, O bull of the Bharatas.
13.33.13
स्थितेऽस्मिन्वृष्टिसम्पाते वीक्षते स्म महातपाः ।
दिशश्च विपुलास्तत्र गिरीणां शिखराणि च ॥ १३.३३.१३ ॥
When the downpour had ceased, the great ascetic looked about at the vast directions and the peaks of the mountains there.
13.33.14
दृष्ट्वा च पृथिवीं सर्वां सलिलेन परिप्लुताम् ।
जलाशयान्स तान्दृष्ट्वा विप्रः प्रमुदितोऽभवत् ॥ १३.३३.१४ ॥
Seeing the whole earth flooded with water, and seeing those reservoirs, the brahmin was delighted.
13.33.15
अचिन्तयद्विस्मितश्चि विप्रः प्रमुदितोऽभवत् ।
अचिन्तयद्विस्तितश्च वर्षात्केनाभिरक्षितः।
ततोऽपश्यत्स महिषमवस्थितमदूरतः ॥ १३.३३.१५ ॥
Astonished, the brahmin wondered who had protected him from the rain. Then he saw a buffalo standing not far off.
13.33.16
तिर्यग्योनावपि कथं दृश्यते धर्मवत्सलः ॥ १३.३३.१६ ॥
How is one who loves dharma seen even in an animal birth!
13.33.17
अतो नु भद्रमहिषः शिलापट्टमवस्थितः ।
पीवरश्चैव बल्यश्च बहुमांसो भवेदयम् ॥ १३.३३.१७ ॥
Therefore this fine buffalo stands upon a stone slab; it must be plump, fit for sacrifice, and rich in flesh.
13.33.18
तस्य बुद्धिरियं जाता धर्मसंसक्तजा मुनेः ।
कृतघ्ना नरकं यान्ति ये च विश्वस्तघातिनः ॥ १३.३३.१८ ॥
This thought arose in the mind of that sage, born of attachment to dharma: the ungrateful and those who betray the trusting go to hell.
13.33.19
निष्कृतिं नैव पश्यामि कृतघ्नानां कथञ्चन ।
क्रते प्राणिपरित्यागाद्धर्मज्ञानां वचो यथा ॥ १३.३३.१९ ॥
I see no expiation at all for the ungrateful, except by the giving up of life, as the words of those who know dharma say.
13.33.20
अकृत्वा भरणं पित्रोरदत्त्वा गुरुदक्षिणाम् ।
कृतघ्नतां च सम्प्राप्य मरणान्ता च निष्कृतिः ॥ १३.३३.२० ॥
Having not supported one's parents, not given the teacher's fee, and having incurred ingratitude, the expiation ends only in death.
13.33.21
आकाङ्क्षायामुपेक्षायां चोपपातकमुत्तमम् ।
तस्मात्प्राणान्परित्यक्ष्ये प्रायश्चित्तार्थमित्युत ॥ १३.३३.२१ ॥
A supreme minor offence arising from desire and from neglect; therefore I shall give up my life for the sake of expiation, thus indeed (he said).
13.33.22
स मेरुशिखरं गत्वा निस्यङ्केनान्तरात्मना ।
प्रायश्चित्तं कर्तुकामः शरीरं त्यक्तुमुद्यतः।
निगृहीतश्च धर्मात्मा हस्ते धर्मेण धर्मवित् ॥ १३.३३.२२ ॥
He went to the peak of Meru, with a pure inner self, desiring to perform expiation, and resolved to abandon his body; and the righteous-souled knower of dharma seized his hand by dharma and held him back.
13.33.23
वत्सनाभ महाप्राज्ञ बहुवर्षशतायुष ।
परितुष्टोस्मि त्यागेन निस्सङ्गेन तथाऽऽत्मनः ॥ १३.३३.२३ ॥
O Vatsanābha, great-wise one, long-lived for hundreds of years! I am well pleased with your unattached renunciation, and likewise with the renunciation of your self.
13.33.24
एवं धर्मभृतः सर्वे विमृशन्ति कृताकृतम् ।
न कश्चिद्वत्सनाभस्य यस्य नोपहतं मनः ॥ १३.३३.२४ ॥
Thus all upholders of dharma deliberate on what is done and undone; there is no one like Vatsanābha, whose mind has not been injured.
13.33.25
यश्चानवद्यश्चरति शक्तो धर्मं च सर्वशः ।
निवर्तस्व महाप्राज्ञ् पूतात्मा ह्यसि शाश्वतः ॥ १३.३३.२५ ॥
He who conducts himself blamelessly and is able to uphold dharma in every way — turn back, O greatly wise one; you are pure-souled and eternal.