Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.101
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14.101.1
श्रुत्वा यमपुराध्वानं जीवानां गमनं तथा ।
धर्मपुत्रः प्रहृष्टात्मा केशवं पुनरब्रवीत् ॥ १४.१०१.१ ॥
Having heard of the road to Yama's city and the going of living beings there, the son of Dharma, gladdened in heart, spoke again to Keśava.
14.101.2
देवदेवेश दैत्यघ्न ऋषिसङ्घैरभिष्टुत ।
भगवन्भवहञ्श्रीमन्सहस्रादित्यसन्निभ ॥ १४.१०१.२ ॥
O god of gods, slayer of the Daityas, praised by assemblies of sages, blessed lord, destroyer of worldly existence, glorious one, like a thousand suns!
14.101.3
सर्वसंभव धर्मज्ञ सर्वधरमप्रवर्तक ।
सर्वदानफलं सौम्य कथयस्व ममाच्युत ॥ १४.१०१.३ ॥
O source of all, knower of dharma, promoter of all dharmas, gentle one, infallible Acyuta, tell me the fruit of all gifts.
14.101.4
दानं देयं कथं कृष्ण कीदृशाय द्विजाय वै ।
कीदृशं वा तपः कृत्वा तत्फलं कुत्र भुज्यते ॥ १४.१०१.४ ॥
O Kṛṣṇa, how should a gift be given, and to what kind of brahmin? Or what kind of austerity, having been performed, and where is its fruit enjoyed?
14.101.5
एवमुक्तो हृषीकेशो धर्मपुत्रेण धीमता ।
उवाच धर्मपुत्राय पुण्यान्धर्मान्महोदयान् ॥ १४.१०१.५ ॥
When the wise son of Dharma had thus spoken, Hṛṣīkeśa told the son of Dharma the meritorious dharmas of great fruition.
14.101.6
शृणुष्वावहितो राजन्पूतं पापघ्नमुत्तमम् ।
सर्वदानफलं सौम्य न श्राव्यं पापकर्मणम् ॥ १४.१०१.६ ॥
Listen attentively, O king: this is pure, destroys sin, and is supreme — the fruit of all gifts. O gentle one, it should not be recited to one of sinful deeds.
14.101.7
यच्छ्रुत्वा पुरुषः स्त्री वा नष्टपापः समाहितः ।
तत्क्षणात्पूततां याति पापकर्मरतोपि वा ॥ १४.१०१.७ ॥
Whoever, man or woman, having heard it with sins destroyed and mind composed, at that very moment attains purity, even if delighted in sinful deeds.
14.101.8
एकाहमपि कौन्तेय भूमावुत्पादितं जलम् ।
सप्त तारयते पूर्वान्वितृष्णा यत्र गौर्भवेत् ॥ १४.१०१.८ ॥
Son of Kuntī, water drawn from the ground, even for a single day, where a cow becomes sated, saves seven ancestors.
14.101.9
पानीयं परमं लोके जीवानां जीवनं स्मृतम् ।
पानीयस्य प्रदानेन तृप्तिर्भवति पाण्डव।
पानीयस्य गुणा दिव्याः परलोके गुणावहाः ॥ १४.१०१.९ ॥
In the world, drinking water is held to be supreme, the life of living beings. Son of Pāṇḍu, satisfaction comes through the gift of water. The divine virtues of water bring benefit in the next world.
14.101.10
तत्र पुष्पोदकी नाम नदी परमपावनी ।
कामान्ददाति राजेन्द्र तोयदानां यमालये ॥ १४.१०१.१० ॥
There is a river named Puṣpodakī, supremely purifying. O lord of kings, it grants desires in Yama's abode to those who give water.
14.101.11
शीतलं सलिलं ह्यत्र ह्यक्षय्यममृतोपमम् ।
शीततोयप्रदादॄणां भवेन्नित्यं सुखावहम् ॥ १४.१०१.११ ॥
Here cool water is indeed inexhaustible, like nectar. For those who give cool water, it always brings happiness.
14.101.12
ये चाप्यतोयदातारः पूयस्तेषां विधीयते। ॥ १४.१०१.१२ ॥
And for those who do not give water, a hell full of pus is prescribed.
14.101.13
प्रणश्यत्यंबुपानेन बुभुक्षा च युधिष्ठिर ।
तृपीषस्य न चान्नेन पिपासाऽपि प्रणश्यति।
तस्मात्तोयं सदा देयं तृषितेभ्यो विजानता। ॥ १४.१०१.१३ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, hunger is destroyed by drinking water, and thirst is destroyed even in one satisfied with food. Therefore, one who knows should always give water to the thirsty.
14.101.14
अग्नेर्मूर्तिः क्षितेर्योनिरमृतस्य स संभवः ।
अतोंभः सर्वभूतानां मूलमित्युच्यते बुधैः ॥ १४.१०१.१४ ॥
Water is the form of fire, the source of the earth, and the origin of nectar. Therefore the wise say that water is the root of all beings.
14.101.15
अद्भिः सर्वाणि भूतानि जीवन्ति प्रभवन्ति च ।
तस्मात्सर्वेषु दानेषु तोयदानं विशिष्यते ॥ १४.१०१.१५ ॥
By water all beings live and come into being. Therefore, among all gifts, the gift of water is pre-eminent.
14.101.16
सर्वदानतपोयज्ञैर्यत्प्राप्यं फलमुत्तमम् ।
तत्सर्वं तोयदानेन प्राप्यते नात्र संशयः ॥ १४.१०१.१६ ॥
Whatever supreme fruit is to be obtained through all gifts, austerities and sacrifices, all of it is obtained through the gift of water. There is no doubt here.
14.101.17
ये प्रयच्छन्ति विप्रेभ्यस्त्वन्नदातं सुसंस्कृतम् ।
तैस्तु दत्ताः स्वयं प्राणा भवन्ति भरतर्षभ ॥ १४.१०१.१७ ॥
Those who offer well-prepared food as a gift to brahmins have, in effect, given their very life-breaths, O bull of the Bharatas.
14.101.18
अन्नाद्रक्तं च शुक्लं च अन्ने जीवः प्रतिष्ठितः ।
इन्द्रियाणि च बुद्धिश्च पुष्णन्त्यन्नेन नित्यशः।
अन्नहीनानि सीदन्ति सर्वभूतानि पाण्डव ॥ १४.१०१.१८ ॥
From food come blood and semen, and the living self is established in food. The senses and the intellect are always nourished by food. O son of Pāṇḍu, all beings deprived of food languish.
14.101.19
तेजो बलं च रूपं च सत्वं वीर्यं धृतिर्द्युतिः ।
ज्ञानं मेधा तथाऽऽयुश्च सर्वमन्ने प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ १४.१०१.१९ ॥
Radiance, strength, form, essence, vigor, steadfastness, brilliance, knowledge, intellect, and life span — all of these are established in food.
14.101.20
देवमानवर्तिर्यक्षु सर्वलोकेषु सर्वदा ।
सर्वकालं हि सर्वेषां सर्वमन्ने प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ १४.१०१.२० ॥
Among gods, humans, animals, and yakṣas, in all worlds, always, at all times — everything of all beings is established in food.
14.101.21
अन्नं प्रजापते रूपमन्नं प्रजननं स्मृतम् ।
सर्वभूतमयं चान्नं जीवश्चान्नमयः स्मृतः ॥ १४.१०१.२१ ॥
Food is the form of Prajāpati, and food is declared to be procreation. Food consists of all beings, and the living self is declared to be made of food.
14.101.22
अन्नेनाधिष्ठितः प्राण अपानो व्यान एव च ।
उदानश्च समानश्च धारयन्ति शरीरिणम् ॥ १४.१०१.२२ ॥
The breaths — prāṇa, apāna, vyāna, udāna and samāna — supported by food, alone sustain the embodied being.
14.101.23
शयनोत्थानगमनग्रहणाकर्षणानि च ।
सर्वसत्वकृतं क्रम चान्नादेव प्रवर्तते ॥ १४.१०१.२३ ॥
Lying down, rising, going, grasping, and pulling, and the whole course of action performed by all beings, proceed from food alone.
14.101.24
चतुर्विधानि भूतानि जङ्गमानि स्थिराणि च ।
अन्नाद्भवन्ति राजेन्द्र सृष्टिरेषा प्रजापतेः ॥ १४.१०१.२४ ॥
The four kinds of beings, moving and unmoving, come into being from food, O lord of kings; this is the creation of Prajāpati.
14.101.25
विद्यास्थानानि सर्वाणि सर्वयज्ञाश्च पावनाः ।
अन्नाद्यस्मात्प्रवर्तन्ते तस्मादन्नं परं स्मृतम् ॥ १४.१०१.२५ ॥
All the branches of learning and all purifying sacrifices arise from food; therefore food is declared supreme.
14.101.26
देवा रुद्रादयः सर्वे पितरोऽप्यग्नयस्तथा ।
यस्मादन्नेन तुष्यन्ति तस्मादन्नं विशिष्यते ॥ १४.१०१.२६ ॥
All the gods, beginning with Rudra, the ancestors, and the fires are likewise satisfied by food; therefore food is pre-eminent.
14.101.27
यस्मादन्नात्प्रजाः सर्वाः कल्पेकल्पेऽसृजत्प्रभुः ।
तस्मादन्नात्परं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति ॥ १४.१०१.२७ ॥
Because the Lord created all creatures from food in every cosmic cycle, no gift greater than the gift of food has been or will be.
14.101.28
यस्मादन्नात्प्रवर्तन्ते धर्मार्थौ काम एव च ।
तस्मादन्नात्परं दानं नामुत्रेह च पाण्डव ॥ १४.१०१.२८ ॥
From food arise dharma, wealth and desire; therefore no gift greater than the gift of food exists in this world or the next, O son of Pāṇḍu.
14.101.29
यक्षरक्षोग्रहा नागा भूतान्यन्ते च दानवाः ।
तुष्यन्त्यन्नेन यस्मात्तु तस्मादन्नं परं भवेत् ॥ १४.१०१.२९ ॥
Yakṣas, rākṣasas, planetary spirits, serpents, beings, and finally the dānavas are satisfied by food; therefore food should be supreme.
14.101.30
परान्नमुपभुञ्जनो यत्कर्म कुरुते शुभम् ।
तच्छुभस्यैकभागस्तु कर्तुर्भवति भारत ॥ १४.१०१.३० ॥
Whatever meritorious deed a man performs while eating another's food, only one share of that merit comes to the doer, O Bhārata.
14.101.31
अन्नदस्य त्रयो भागा भन्ति पुरुषर्षभ ।
तस्यादन्नं प्रदातव्यं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो विशेषतः ॥ १४.१०१.३१ ॥
The giver of food receives three shares, O bull among men. Therefore food should be given, especially to brahmins.
14.101.32
ब्राह्मणाय दरिद्राय योऽन्नं संवत्सरं नृप ।
श्रोत्रियाय प्रयच्छेद्वै पाकभेदविवर्जितः ॥ १४.१०१.३२ ॥
O king, whoever for a full year gives food, free from distinctions of preparation, to a poor brahmin who is learned in the Vedas...
14.101.33
डंभानृतविमुक्तस्तु परां भक्तिमुपागतः ।
स्वधर्मेणार्जितफलं तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०१.३३ ॥
But hear the fruit earned by one's own duty, and the fruit of merit, of the man who, freed from pretence and falsehood, has attained supreme devotion.
14.101.34
शतवर्षसहस्राणि कामगः कामरूपधृत् ।
मोदतेऽमरलोकस्थः पूज्यमानोप्सरोगणैः।
ततश्चापि च्युतः कालान्नरलोके द्विजो भवेत् ॥ १४.१०१.३४ ॥
Roaming at will and assuming any form he wishes, he dwells in the world of the immortals for hundreds of thousands of years, rejoicing and honored by troops of apsarases. Then, in time, fallen from there, he is born as a twice-born man in the human world.
14.101.35
अग्नभिक्षां च यो दद्याद्दरिद्राय द्विजातये ।
षण्मासान्वार्षिकं श्राद्दं तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०१.३५ ॥
Whoever gives alms of food to a poor twice-born man receives the merit of performing the annual shraddha for six months. Hear the fruit of that merit.
14.101.36
गोसहस्रप्रदानेन यत्पुण्यं समुदाहृतम् ।
तत्प्रण्यफलमाप्नोति नरो वै नात्र संशयः ॥ १४.१०१.३६ ॥
The merit declared to come from giving a thousand cows, that same fruit of merit a man obtains; there is no doubt of this.
14.101.37
अथ संवत्सरं दद्यादग्रभिक्षामयाचते ।
प्रच्छद्यैव स्वयं नीत्वा तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०१.३७ ॥
Then, one who gives the first alms to a beggar for a year, and carries it away himself covered, — hear the fruit of his merit.
14.101.38
कपिलानां सहस्रैस्तु यद्देयं पुण्यमुच्यते ।
तत्सर्वमखिलं प्राप्य शक्रलोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०१.३८ ॥
Having obtained the whole merit said to come from giving thousands of tawny cows, he is honored in the world of Indra.
14.101.39
स शक्रभवने रम्ये र्षिकोटिशतं नृप ।
यथाकामं महातेजाः क्रीडत्यप्सरसांगणैः ॥ १४.१०१.३९ ॥
There, O king, in the delightful abode of Indra, the one of great splendor plays as he wishes, with hundreds of crores of sages and troops of apsarases.
14.101.40
अन्नं च यस्तु वै दद्याद्द्विजाय नियतव्रतः ।
दशवर्षामि राजेन्द्र तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०१.४० ॥
And he who, firm in vows, gives food to a brahmin for ten years — O lord of kings, hear the fruit of his merit.
14.101.41
कपिला शतसहस्रस्य विधिदत्तस्य यत्फलम् ।
तत्पुण्यफलमासाद्य पुरन्दरपुरं व्रजेत् ॥ १४.१०१.४१ ॥
Having obtained the fruit of a hundred thousand tawny cows given according to rule, he goes to the city of Purandara.
14.101.42
स शक्रभवने रम्ये कामरूपी यथासुखम् ।
शतकोटिसमा राजन्क्रीडतेऽमरपूजितः ॥ १४.१०१.४२ ॥
In the delightful abode of Indra, taking whatever form he wishes, at ease, O king, honored by the immortals, he plays for hundreds of crores of years.
14.101.43
शक्रलोकावतीर्णश्च इह लोके महाद्युतिः ।
चतुर्वेदी द्विजः श्रीमाञ्जायते राजपूजितः ॥ १४.१०१.४३ ॥
And he who, having descended from the world of Indra, is born here as a brahmin of great radiance, a knower of the four Vedas, glorious, is honored by kings.
14.101.44
अध्वश्रान्ताय विप्राय क्षुधितायान्नकाङ्क्षिणे ।
देशकालाभियाताय दीयते पाण्डुनन्दन ॥ १४.१०१.४४ ॥
O son of Pāṇḍu, to a brahmin weary from the road, hungry, desiring food, who has come at the proper place and time, gifts are given.
14.101.45
याचतेऽन्नं न दद्याद्यो विद्यामाने धनागमे ।
स लुब्धो नरकं याति कृमीणां कालसूत्रकम् ॥ १४.१०१.४५ ॥
He who does not give food to one who asks, when wealth has come to him, that greedy man goes to hell, the Kālasūtraka, full of worms.
14.101.46
तत्र नरके घोरे लोभमोहविचेतनः ।
दशरव्षसहस्राणि क्लिश्यते वेदनार्दितः ॥ १४.१०१.४६ ॥
There, in that terrible hell, bewildered by greed and delusion, he suffers for ten thousand years, tormented by pain.
14.101.47
तस्माच्च नरकान्मुक्तः कालेन महता हि सः ।
दरिद्रो मानुषे लोके चण्डालेष्वपि जायते। ॥ १४.१०१.४७ ॥
And after a long time, freed from that hell, he is born in the human world as a poor man, even among outcastes.
14.101.48
यस्तु पांसुलपादश्च दूराध्वश्रमकर्शितः ।
क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमश्रान्त आर्तः खिन्नगतिर्द्विजः ॥ १४.१०१.४८ ॥
But the brahmin whose feet are dusty, worn thin by the weariness of a long road, exhausted by hunger, thirst and toil, distressed, with faltering gait—
14.101.49
पृच्छन्वै ह्यन्नदातारं गृहमभ्येत्य याचयेत् ।
तं पूजयेत्तु यत्नेन सोऽतिथिः स्वर्गसंक्रमः।
तस्मिंस्तुष्टे नरश्रेष्ठ तुष्टाः स्युः सर्वदेवताः ॥ १४.१०१.४९ ॥
One who comes to the house of the giver of food, having asked, and begs, should be honoured with care; that guest is the passage to heaven. O best of men, when he is pleased, all the gods are pleased.
14.101.50
न तथा हविषा होमैर्न पुष्पैर्नानुलेपनैः ।
अग्नयः पार्थ तुष्यन्ति यथा ह्यतिथिपूजनात् ॥ १४.१०१.५० ॥
O Pārtha, the fires are not so pleased by oblations of clarified butter and burnt offerings, nor by flowers or unguents, as they are by the worship of a guest.
14.101.51
कपिलायां तु दत्तायां विधिवज्ज्येष्ठपुष्करे ।
न तत्फलमवाप्नोति यत्फलं विप्रबोजनान्। ॥ १४.१०१.५१ ॥
Even when a brown cow has been given according to rule at Jyeṣṭha-Puṣkara, one does not obtain the fruit that comes from feeding a brahmin.
14.101.52
द्विजपादोदकक्लिन्ना यावत्तिष्ठति मेदिनी ।
तावत्पुष्करपत्रेण पिबन्ति पितरो जलम् ॥ १४.१०१.५२ ॥
As long as the earth remains moistened by the water that has washed brahmins' feet, the ancestors drink water with a lotus leaf.
14.101.53
देवमाल्यापनयनं द्विजोच्छिष्टापमार्जनम् ।
श्रान्तसंवाहनं चैव तथा पादावसेचनम् ॥ १४.१०१.५३ ॥
Removing the garlands of the gods, wiping away the leavings of brahmins, massaging the weary, and likewise washing the feet.
14.101.54
प्रतिश्रयप्रदानं च तथा शय्यासनस्य च ।
एकैकं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ गोप्रदानाद्विशिष्यते ॥ १४.१०१.५४ ॥
Giving shelter, and likewise giving a bed and a seat — O best of the Pāṇḍavas, each one of these is superior to the gift of a cow.
14.101.55
पादोदकं पादघृतं दीपमन्नं प्रतिश्रयम् ।
ये प्रयच्छन्ति विप्रेभ्यो नोपसर्पन्ति ते यमम् ॥ १४.१०१.५५ ॥
Those who give brahmins water for washing the feet, ghee for the feet, a lamp, food and shelter do not approach Yama.
14.101.56
विप्रातिथ्ये कृते राजन्भक्त्या शुश्रूषितेऽपि च ।
देवाः शुश्रूषिताः सर्वे त्रयस्त्रिंशदरिन्दम ॥ १४.१०१.५६ ॥
When hospitality is given to brahmins and they are served with devotion, O king, O subduer of foes, all the thirty-three gods are served.
14.101.57
अभ्यागतो ज्ञातपूर्वो ह्यज्ञातोऽतिथिरुच्यते ।
तयोः पूजां द्विजः कुर्यादिति पौराणिकी श्रुतिः ॥ १४.१०१.५७ ॥
A guest who is already known is called an abhyāgata; one who is unknown is called an atithi. A twice-born man should honour both of them; so says the Purāṇic tradition.
14.101.58
पादाभ्यङ्गन्नपानैस्तु योऽतिर्थिं पूजयेन्नरः ।
पूजितस्तेन राजेन्द्र भवामीह न संशयः ॥ १४.१०१.५८ ॥
The man who honours a guest with anointing of the feet, food and drink, O lord of kings, having been honoured by him I manifest here before him; there is no doubt.
14.101.59
शीघ्रं पापाद्विनिर्मुक्तो मया चानुग्रहीकृतः ।
विमानेनेन्दुकल्पेन मम लोकं स गच्छति ॥ १४.१०१.५९ ॥
He is swiftly freed from sin and made a recipient of my grace; in a celestial car, gleaming like the moon, he goes to my world.
14.101.60
अभ्यागतं श्रान्तमनुव्रजन्ति ।
देवाश्च सर्वे पितरोऽग्नयश्च।
तस्मिन्द्विजे पूजिते पूजिताः स्यु-
र्गते निराशाः पितरो व्रजन्ति ॥ १४.१०१.६० ॥
All the gods, the ancestors and the sacred fires follow in the wake of a weary guest who has come. When that brahmin is honoured, they too are honoured; when he departs, the ancestors go away disappointed.
14.101.61
अतिर्थिर्यस्य भग्नाशो गृहात्प्रतिनिवर्तते ।
पितरस्तस्य नाश्नन्ति दशवर्षणि पञ्च च ॥ १४.१०१.६१ ॥
When a guest turns away hopeless from a man's house, his ancestors do not eat for fifteen years.
14.101.62
वर्जितः पितृभिर्लुब्धः स देवैरग्निभिः सह ।
निरयं रौरवं गत्वा दशवर्षाणि पञ्च च।
ततश्चापि च्युतः कालादिह चोच्छिष्टभुग्भवेत् ॥ १४.१०१.६२ ॥
The greedy man, rejected by the ancestors, the gods and the fires, goes to the hell Raurava and stays there fifteen years; then, when his time is spent, he falls from there and here becomes an eater of leftovers.
14.101.63
वैश्वदेवान्तिके प्राप्तमतिथिं यो न पूजयेत् ।
चण्डालत्वमवाप्नोति सद्य एव न संशयः ॥ १४.१०१.६३ ॥
He who does not honour a guest arrived near the Vaiśvadeva offering immediately attains the state of an outcast; there is no doubt.
14.101.64
निर्वासयति यो विप्रं देशकालगतं गृहात् ।
पतितस्तत्क्षणादेव जायते नात्र संशयः ॥ १४.१०१.६४ ॥
He who drives a brahmin out of his house when he has come at the proper place and time falls at that very moment and is reborn fallen; there is no doubt.
14.101.65
नरके रौरवे घोरे वर्षकोटिं स पच्यते ।
ततश्चापि च्युतः कालादिह लोके नराधमः।
श्वा वै द्वादशजन्मानि जायते क्षुत्पिपासितः ॥ १४.१०१.६५ ॥
He is cooked in the terrible hell Raurava for ten million years; then, when that time is spent, he falls from there and in this world is born as the lowest of men, and for twelve births he is born a dog, tormented by hunger and thirst.
14.101.66
चण्डालोप्यतिथिः प्राप्तो देशकालेऽन्नकाङ्क्षयाः ।
अभ्युद्गम्यो गृहस्थेन पूजनीयश्च सर्वदा ॥ १४.१०१.६६ ॥
Even an outcast who comes as a guest at the proper place and time, desiring food, should be welcomed by the householder rising to meet him, and always honoured.
14.101.67
अनर्चयित्वा योऽश्नाति लोभमोहविचेतनः ।
स चण्डालत्वमापन्नो दश जन्मानि पाण्डव ॥ १४.१०१.६७ ॥
He who eats, without having honored the guest, bewildered by greed and delusion, O Pāṇḍava, falls into the state of an outcaste and remains so for ten births.
14.101.68
निराशमतिथिं कृत्वा भुञ्जनो यः प्रहृष्टवान् ।
न जानाति किलात्मानं विष्ठकूपे निपातितं ॥ १४.१०१.६८ ॥
He who, having disappointed the guest, eats in joy, does not know that he himself has been cast into a well of filth.
14.101.69
मोघं ध्रुवं प्रोर्णयति मोघमस्य तु पच्यते ।
मोघमन्नं सदाऽश्नाति योतिथिं न च पूजयेत् ॥ १४.१०१.६९ ॥
His effort surely comes to nothing; the food he cooks is also in vain. He who always eats food that is in vain and does not honor the guest.
14.101.70
साङ्गोपाङ्गांस्तु यो वेदान्पठतीह दिनेदिने ।
न चातिथिं पूजयति वृथा भवति स द्विजः ॥ १४.१०१.७० ॥
He who here day after day recites the Vedas with their limbs and subsidiary limbs, yet does not honor the guest, that twice-born becomes futile.
14.101.71
पाकयज्ञमहायज्ञैः सोमसंस्थाभिरेव च ।
ये यजन्ति न चार्चन्ति गृहेष्वतिथिमागतम् ॥ १४.१०१.७१ ॥
Those who sacrifice with the domestic offerings, the great sacrifices, and the Soma rites, yet do not honor the guest who has come to their houses.
14.101.72
तेषां यशोभिकामानां दत्तमिष्टं च यद्भवेत् ।
वृथा भवति तत्सर्वमाशया हि तया हतम् ॥ १४.१०१.७२ ॥
Whatever gift and sacrificial offering is made by those who desire fame becomes futile, for it has been struck down by that very desire.
14.101.73
देशं कालं च पात्रं च स्वशक्तिं च निरीक्ष्य च ।
अल्पं समं महद्वापि कुर्यादातिथ्यमात्मवान् ॥ १४.१०१.७३ ॥
Having considered place, time, the worthy recipient, and his own means, the self-controlled man should offer hospitality, whether little, equal, or great.
14.101.74
सुमुखः सुप्रसन्नात्मा धीमानतिथिमागतम् ।
स्वागतेनासनेनाद्भिरन्नाद्येन च पूजयेत् ॥ १४.१०१.७४ ॥
The wise man should honour the arrived guest with a cheerful face and a well-pleased heart, with words of welcome, a seat, water, and food.
14.101.75
हितः प्रियो वा द्वेष्यो वा मूर्खः पण्डित एव वा ।
प्राप्तो यो वैश्वदेवान्ते सोतिथिः स्वर्गसंक्रमः ॥ १४.१०१.७५ ॥
Whether friend or beloved, enemy, fool or scholar, the guest who arrives at the end of the Vaiśvadeva rite is a passage to heaven.
14.101.76
क्षुत्पिपासाश्रमार्ताय देशकालगताय च ।
सत्कृत्यान्नं प्रदातव्यं यज्ञस्य फलमिच्छता ॥ १४.१०१.७६ ॥
To one afflicted by hunger, thirst and weariness, and to one who has come from a distant land or time, one who desires the fruit of sacrifice should give food with honour.
14.101.77
भोजयेदात्मनः श्रेष्ठान्विधइवद्धव्यकव्ययोः ।
अन्नं प्राणो मनुष्यणामन्नदः प्राणदो भवेत्।
तस्मादन्नं विशेषेण दातव्यं भूतिमिच्छता ॥ १४.१०१.७७ ॥
One should feed the best of one's own kin according to rule, in the offerings to gods and to ancestors. Food is the life of men; the giver of food becomes the giver of life. Therefore, one who desires prosperity should give food with special care.
14.101.78
अन्नदः सर्वकामैस्तु सुतृप्तः सुष्ट्वलङ्कृतः ।
पूर्णचन्द्रप्रकाशेन विमानेन विराजते ॥ १४.१०१.७८ ॥
The giver of food, with all desires fulfilled, thoroughly satisfied and finely adorned, shines in a celestial chariot bright as the full moon.
14.101.79
सेव्यमानो वरस्त्रीभिर्मम लोकं स गच्छति ।
क्रीडित्वा तु ततस्तस्मिन्वर्षकोटिं यथाऽमरः ॥ १४.१०१.७९ ॥
Attended by excellent women, he goes to my world, and there he plays for ten million years like a god.
14.101.80
ततस्चापि च्युतः कालादिह लोके महायशाः ।
वेदशास्त्रार्थतत्वज्ञो भोगवान्ब्राह्मणो भवेत् ॥ १४.१०१.८० ॥
Then, when his time is spent, that man of great fame falls from there into this world and becomes a prosperous brahmin who knows the true meaning of the Vedas and scriptures.
14.101.81
यथाश्रद्धं तु यः कुर्यान्मनुष्येषु प्रजायते ।
महाधनपतिः श्रीमान्वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः।
सर्वशास्त्रार्थतत्वज्ञो भोगवान्ब्राह्मणो भवेत् ॥ १४.१०१.८१ ॥
Whoever acts according to his faith is born among men as a lord of great wealth, glorious, master of the Vedas and their limbs, knowing the truth of the meaning of all scriptures, a prosperous brahmin.
14.101.82
सर्वातिथ्यं तु यः कुर्याद्वर्षमेकमकल्मषः ।
धर्मार्जितधनो भूत्वा पाकभेदविवर्जितः ॥ १४.१०१.८२ ॥
He who, sinless for one year, performs complete hospitality, having wealth earned by dharma, free from distinctions of cooked food.
14.101.83
देवानिव स्वयं विप्रानर्चयित्वा पितॄनपि ।
विप्रानग्राशनाशी यस्तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०१.८३ ॥
Listen to the fruit of merit of him who, worshipping brahmins and the ancestors himself as if they were gods, desires to feed the brahmins first.
14.101.84
वर्षेणैकेन यावन्ति पिण्डान्यश्नन्ति ये द्विजाः ।
तावद्वर्षाणि राजेन्द्र मम लोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०१.८४ ॥
As many years as the twice-born eat rice balls in one year, O lord of kings, for that many years he is honored in my world.
14.101.85
ततश्चापि च्युतः कालादिह लोके महायशाः ।
वेदसास्त्रार्थतत्वज्ञो भोगवान्ब्राह्मणो भवेत् ॥ १४.१०१.८५ ॥
Then, fallen from this world at the proper time, the far-famed one, knowing the essence of the Vedas and their sciences, shall be born a prosperous brahmin.
14.101.86
सर्वातिथ्यं तु यः कुर्याद्यथाश्रद्धं नरेश्वर ।
अकालनियमेनापि सत्यवादी जितेन्द्रियः ॥ १४.१०१.८६ ॥
O lord of men, he who offers hospitality to all guests according to his faith, and even without a fixed rule of time is truthful and self-controlled,
14.101.87
सत्यसन्धो चितक्रोधः शाखाधर्मविवर्जितः ।
अधर्मभीरुर्धर्मिष्ठो मायामात्सर्यवर्जितः ॥ १४.१०१.८७ ॥
who keeps his word true, has restrained anger, is free from the observances of his branch of the Veda, fears unrighteousness, is steadfast in dharma, and is free from deceit and envy,
14.101.88
श्रद्दधानः सुचिर्नित्यं पाकबेदविवर्जितः ।
स विमानेन दिव्येन दिव्यरूपी महायशाः ॥ १४.१०१.८८ ॥
He who is full of faith, always pure, and free from the rites of cooking, that far-famed one goes forth in a divine aerial car, assuming a celestial form.
14.101.89
पुरन्दरपुरं याति गीयमानोप्सरोगणैः ।
मन्वन्तरं तु तत्रैव क्रीडित्वा देवपूजितः।
मानुष्यलोकमागम्य भोगवान्ब्राह्मणो भवेत् ॥ १४.१०१.८९ ॥
He goes to the city of Purandara, where bands of apsarases sing his praise; there he sports for one manvantara, honoured by the gods, and having come to the human world he becomes a prosperous brahmin.
14.101.90
दशजन्मानि विप्रत्वमाप्नुयाद्राजपूजितः ।
जातिस्मरश्च भवति यत्रयत्रोपजायते ॥ १४.१०१.९० ॥
He attains brahminhood through ten births, honoured by kings; and wherever he is born, he remembers his former births.