Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 13.72
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13.72.1
अपूर्वं वा भवेत्पात्रमथवाऽपि चिरोषितम् ।
दूरादभ्यागतं वाऽपि किं पात्रं स्यात्पितामह ॥ १३.७२.१ ॥
Whether a stranger, one who has long stayed, or one who has come from afar — grandfather, who then is the worthy recipient?
13.72.2
क्रिया भवति केषांचिदुपांशुव्रतमुत्तमम् ।
यो नो याचेत यत्किंचित्सर्वं दद्याम इत्यपि ॥ १३.७२.२ ॥
For some, a supreme private vow is this: whoever asks us for anything, we should give him everything.
13.72.3
अपीडयन्भृत्यवर्गमित्येवमनुशुश्रुम ।
पीडयन्भृत्यवर्गं हि आत्मानमपकर्षति ॥ १३.७२.३ ॥
Thus we have heard the saying: 'Do not oppress the group of servants' — for one who oppresses his dependents degrades himself.
13.72.4
अपूर्वं चापि यत्पात्रं यच्चापि स्याच्चिरोषितम् ।
दूरादभ्यागतं चापि तत्पात्रं न विदुर्बुधाः ॥ १३.७२.४ ॥
A recipient who is new, who has long stayed, or who has come from afar — the wise do not regard such a one as a worthy recipient.
13.72.5
अपीडया च भूतानां धर्मस्याहिंसया तथा ।
पात्रं विद्यामतत्त्वेन यस्मै दत्तं न सन्तपेत् ॥ १३.७२.५ ॥
Without oppressing living beings, and through dharma's non-violence — knowing the recipient rightly, one should not cause grief to him to whom a gift is given.
13.72.6
ऋत्विक्पुरोहिताचार्याः शिष्यसम्बन्धिबान्धवाः ।
सर्वे पूज्याश्च मान्याश्च श्रुतवन्तोऽनसूयकाः ॥ १३.७२.६ ॥
Officiating priests, household priests, teachers, disciples, relatives by marriage and kinsmen — all are to be honored and respected, being learned and free from envy.
13.72.7
अतोऽन्यथा वर्तमानाः सर्वे नार्हन्ति सत्क्रियाम् ।
तस्माद्गुणैः परीक्षेत पुरुषान्प्रणिधाय वै ॥ १३.७२.७ ॥
Those who behave otherwise all do not deserve honourable treatment. Therefore one should test men by their qualities, having observed them closely.
13.72.8
अक्रोधः सत्यवचनमहिंसा दम आर्जवम् ।
अद्रोहोऽनभिमानश्च ह्रीस्तितिक्षा दमः शमः ॥ १३.७२.८ ॥
Freedom from anger, truthful speech, non-violence, self-restraint, uprightness, freedom from malice, freedom from pride, modesty, patience, restraint of the senses, and calmness.
13.72.9
यस्मिन्नोतानि दृश्यन्ते न चाकार्याणि भारत ।
स्वभावतो निविष्टानि तत्पात्रं मानमर्हति ॥ १३.७२.९ ॥
O Bhārata, that person, in whom these qualities are seen woven through and in whom no improper deeds are seen, who is established in them by nature, is the worthy vessel who deserves honour.
13.72.10
तथा चिरोषितं चापि सम्प्रत्यागतमेव च ।
अपूर्वं चैव पूर्वं च तत्पात्रं मानमर्हति ॥ १३.७२.१० ॥
Likewise, whether one has long resided here or has only just arrived, whether one is new and unknown or old and familiar, that worthy person deserves honour.
13.72.11
अप्रामाण्यं च वेदानां शास्त्राणां चाभिलङ्घनम् ।
अव्यवस्था च सर्वत्र एतन्नाशनमात्मनः ॥ १३.७२.११ ॥
Disregard for the authority of the Vedas, transgression of the treatises, and disorder everywhere — this is the destruction of oneself.
13.72.12
भवेत्पण्डितमानी यो ब्राह्मणो वेदनिन्दकः ।
आन्वीक्षिकीं तर्कविद्यामनुरक्तो निरर्थिकां ॥ १३.७२.१२ ॥
A brahmin who thinks himself learned, who reviles the Vedas, and who is devoted to fruitless logic and the science of reasoning—
13.72.13
हेतुवादान्बुवन्सत्सु विजेताऽहेतुवादकः ।
आक्रोष्टा चातिवक्ता च ब्राह्मणानां सदैवहि ॥ १३.७२.१३ ॥
He who seeks victory among the good by arguing with reasoned debate, who argues without sound reason, who reviles brahmins and talks too much—such a man is always (to be despised by brahmins).
13.72.14
सर्वाभिशङ्की मूढश्च बालः कटुकवागपि ।
बोद्धव्यस्तादृशस्तात नरं श्वानं हि तं विदुः ॥ १३.७२.१४ ॥
Dear son, one who suspects everything, who is foolish and childish and speaks harsh words—such a man should be recognized; people know him indeed as a dog.
13.72.15
यथा श्वा भषितुं चैव हन्तु चैवावसज्जते ।
एवं सम्भाषणार्थाय सर्वशास्त्रवधाय च।
अल्पश्रुताः कुतर्काश्च दृष्टाः सृष्टाः कुपण्डिताः ॥ १३.७२.१५ ॥
As a dog clings on to bark and to bite, so for the sake of talk and the destruction of all scripture, little-learned bad reasoners and false scholars are seen to arise.
13.72.16
श्रुतिस्मृती चेतिहासपुराणारण्यवेदिनः ।
अनुरुन्ध्याद्बहुज्ञांश्च सारज्ञाश्चैव पण्डिताः ॥ १३.७२.१६ ॥
One should follow those who know the Śruti and Smṛti, the epics, Purāṇas and forest texts, the much-learned, and the wise scholars who know the essence.
13.72.17
लोकयात्रा च द्रष्टव्या धर्मश्चात्महितानि च ।
एवं नरो वर्तमानः शाश्वतीर्वर्धते समाः ॥ १३.७२.१७ ॥
One should also observe the conduct of worldly life, dharma and one's own welfare. A man who conducts himself thus prospers for lasting years.
13.72.18
ऋणमुन्मुच्य देवानामृषीणां च तथैव च ।
पितॄणामथ विप्राणामतिथीनां च पञ्चमम् ॥ १३.७२.१८ ॥
Having freed oneself from the debts owed to the gods, the sages, likewise to the ancestors, then to the brahmins and to guests—the fifth as well (must be discharged).
13.72.19
पर्यायेण विमुक्तो यः सुनिर्णिक्तेन कर्मणा ।
एवं गृहस्थः कर्माणि कुर्वन्धर्मानन हीयते ॥ १३.७२.१९ ॥
He who is released in due turn by a thoroughly purified action — so the householder, performing his duties, does not fall away from dharma.