Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.103
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14.103.1
वासुदेवेन दानेषु कथितेषु यथाक्रमम् ।
अवितृप्तश्च धर्मेषु केशवं पुनरब्रवीत् ॥ १४.१०३.१ ॥
After Vāsudeva had taught the gifts in due order, still unsatisfied with the dharmas, he spoke again to Keśava.
14.103.2
देव धर्मामृतमिदं शृण्वतोपि परंतप ।
न विद्यते सुरश्रेष्ठ मम तृप्तिर्हि माधव ॥ १४.१०३.२ ॥
O god, scorcher of foes, though I listen to this nectar of dharma, O best of gods, O Mādhava, I find no satisfaction.
14.103.3
अनडुत्संप्रदानस्य यत्फलं तु विधीयते ।
तत्फलं कथयस्वेह तव भक्तस्य मेऽच्युत ॥ १४.१०३.३ ॥
Tell me here, O Acyuta, the fruit that is prescribed for the gift of a bull, I, your devotee.
14.103.4
यानिचान्यानिदानानित्वया नोक्तानि कानिचित् ।
तान्याचक्ष्व सुरश्रेष्ठ तेषां चानुक्रमात्फलम् ॥ १४.१०३.४ ॥
And describe, O best of gods, whatever other gifts you have not spoken of, and their fruits in due order.
14.103.5
पवित्रत्वात्सुपुण्यत्वात्पावनत्वात्तथैव च ।
शृणु धर्मामृतं श्रेष्ठं दत्तस्यानडुहः फलम् ॥ १४.१०३.५ ॥
Because of its purity, its great merit, and its power to purify, listen then to the excellent nectar of dharma: the fruit of a bull that has been given.
14.103.6
दशधेनुसमोऽनड्वानेकोपि कुरुपुङ्गव ।
मेदोमांसविपुष्टाङ्गो नीरोगः कोपवर्जितः ॥ १४.१०३.६ ॥
O bull of the Kurus, even a single bull is equal to ten cows, if its body is well nourished with fat and flesh, healthy, and free from anger.
14.103.7
युवा भद्रः सुशीलश्च सर्वदोषविवर्जितः ।
धुरं धारयति क्षिप्रं दत्तो विप्राय पाण्डव ॥ १४.१०३.७ ॥
A young, gentle, well-mannered bull free from all faults readily bears the yoke; O Pāṇḍava, it should be given to a brahmin.
14.103.8
स तेन पुण्यदानेन वर्षकोटिं युधिष्ठिर ।
यथाकामं महादेजा गवां लोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०३.८ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, by that meritorious gift that mighty-splendored one is honored for ten million years, as he wishes, in the world of cows.
14.103.9
यश्च दद्यादनडुहौ द्वौ युक्तौ च धुरंधरौ ।
सुवृत्ताय दरिद्राय श्रोत्रियाय विशेषतः।
तस्य यत्पुण्यमाख्यातं तच्छृणुष्व युधिष्ठिर ॥ १४.१०३.९ ॥
Hear, O Yudhiṣṭhira, the merit declared for one who gives two yoke-bearing oxen to a poor brahmin of good conduct, especially one learned in the Vedas.
14.103.10
सहस्रगोप्रदानेन यत्प्रोक्तं फलमुत्तमम् ।
तत्पुण्यफलमाप्नोति याति लोकान्स मामकान् ॥ १४.१०३.१० ॥
He attains the supreme fruit declared for giving a thousand cows, obtains that fruit of merit, and goes to my worlds.
14.103.11
यावन्ति चैव रोमाणि तयोरनुडुहोर्नृप ।
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि मम लोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०३.११ ॥
O king, as many hairs as those two oxen have, for that many thousands of years he is honored in my world.
14.103.12
दरिद्रायैव दातव्यं न समृद्धाय पाण्डव ।
वर्षाणां हि तटाकेषु फलं नैव पयोधिषु ॥ १४.१०३.१२ ॥
O Pāṇḍava, a gift should be given only to the poor, not to the prosperous; for the fruit of the rains is found in ponds, not in the oceans.
14.103.13
यस्तु दद्यादनडुहं दरिद्राय द्विजातये ।
स तेन पुण्यदानेन पुतात्मा कुरुपुङ्गव ॥ १४.१०३.१३ ॥
He who gives an ox to a poor twice-born man is purified in soul by that meritorious gift, O bull of the Kurus.
14.103.14
विमानं दिव्यमारूढो दिव्यरूपी यथासुखम् ।
मम लोकेषु रमते यावदाभूतसंप्लुवम् ॥ १४.१०३.१४ ॥
Mounted on a divine celestial chariot, of divine form, he delights at will in my worlds until the dissolution of beings.
14.103.15
गृहं दीपप्रभायुक्तं शय्यासनविभूषितम् ।
भाजनोपस्करैर्युक्तं धनधान्यैरलङ्कृतम्।
दासीगोभूमिसंयुक्तमन्यूनं सर्वसाधनैः ॥ १४.१०३.१५ ॥
A house filled with lamplight, adorned with beds and seats, furnished with vessels and utensils, decked with wealth and grain, together with female servants, cattle and land, complete with every necessity.
14.103.16
ब्राह्मणाय दरिद्राय श्रोत्रियाय युधिष्ठिर ।
दद्यात्सदक्षिणं यस्तु तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०३.१६ ॥
Hear the fruit of merit of him who gives, with a fee, to a poor brahmin learned in the Veda, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
14.103.17
देवाः पितृगणाश्चैव ह्यग्नयो ऋषयस्तथा ।
प्रयच्छन्ति प्रहृष्टा वै यानमादित्यसन्निभम् ॥ १४.१०३.१७ ॥
The gods, the hosts of ancestors, the fires and the seers too, joyfully bestow a vehicle resembling the sun.
14.103.18
तेन गच्छेच्छ्रिया युक्तो ब्रह्मलोकमनुत्तमम् ।
स्त्रीसहस्रावृते रम्ये भवने तत्र काञ्चने।
मोदते ब्रह्मलोकस्थो यावदाभूतसप्लवम् ॥ १४.१०३.१८ ॥
Endowed with splendour by that vehicle, let him go to the unsurpassed world of Brahmā; there, in a lovely golden mansion surrounded by a thousand women, dwelling in the world of Brahmā, he rejoices until the dissolution of beings.
14.103.19
शय्यं प्रस्तरणोपेतां यः प्रयच्छति पाण्डव ।
अर्चयित्वा द्विजं भक्त्या वस्त्रमाल्यानुलेपनैः।
भोजयित्वा विचित्रान्नं तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०३.१९ ॥
O son of Pāṇḍu, hear the fruit of merit for one who, having honoured a twice-born brahmin with devotion through garments, garlands and unguents, and having fed him varied food, gives a couch furnished with a spread.
14.103.20
धेनुदानस्य यत्पुण्यं विधिदत्तस्य पाण्डव ।
तत्पुण्यं तमनुप्राप्य पितृलोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०३.२० ॥
O son of Pāṇḍu, having attained the merit of a cow rightly given, he is honoured in the world of the ancestors.
14.103.21
शिल्पमध्ययनं वाऽपि विद्यां मन्त्रौषधानि च ।
यः प्रयच्छति विप्राय तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०३.२१ ॥
Hear the fruit of merit for one who gives to a brahmin a craft, study, knowledge, mantras and medicines.
14.103.22
आहिताग्निसहस्रस्य पूजितस्यैव यत्फलम् ।
तत्पुण्यफलमाप्नोति यस्तु शय्यां प्रयच्चति ॥ १४.१०३.२२ ॥
He who gives a couch obtains the very fruit that belongs to a thousand honoured fire-keepers.
14.103.23
छन्दोभिः संप्रयुक्तेन विमानेन विराजता ।
सप्तर्षिलोकान्व्रजति पूज्यते ब्रह्मवादिभिः ॥ १४.१०३.२३ ॥
Borne by a radiant aerial chariot yoked with the Vedic metres, he goes to the worlds of the seven sages and is honoured by the speakers of Brahman.
14.103.24
चतुर्युगानि वै त्रिंशत्क्रीडित्वा तत्र देववत् ।
इह मानुष्यके लोके विप्रो भवति वेदवित् ॥ १४.१०३.२४ ॥
Having enjoyed sport there like a god for thirty cycles of four yugas, he becomes a brahmin, a knower of the Veda, in this human world.
14.103.25
विश्रामयति यो विप्रं श्रान्तमध्वनि कर्शितम् ।
कविनश्यति तदा पापं तस्य वर्षकृतं नृप ॥ १४.१०३.२५ ॥
He who gives rest to a brahmin weary and worn out on the road — the sin accumulated over the years of his life is then destroyed, O king.
14.103.26
अथ प्रक्षालयेत्पादौ तस्य तोयेन भक्तिमान् ।
दशवर्षकृतं पापं व्यपोहति न संशयः ॥ १४.१०३.२६ ॥
Then one who, with devotion, washes his feet with water removes the sin accumulated over ten years — there is no doubt.
14.103.27
घृतेन वाऽथ तैलेन पादौ तस्य तु पूजयेत् ।
तद्द्वादसमारूढं पापमाशु व्यपोहति ॥ १४.१०३.२७ ॥
Or one should honor his feet with ghee or with oil; he quickly removes the sin accumulated over twelve years.
14.103.28
धेनुकाञ्चनदत्तस्य यत्पुण्यं समुदाहृतम् ।
तत्पुण्यफलमाप्नोति यस्त्वेनं विप्रमर्चयेत् ॥ १४.१०३.२८ ॥
The merit declared for one who gives a cow and gold — that fruit of merit he obtains who honors this brahmin.
14.103.29
स्वागतेन तु यो विप्रं पूजयेदासनेन च ।
प्रत्युत्थानेन वा राजन्स देवानां प्रियो भवेत् ॥ १४.१०३.२९ ॥
He who honors a brahmin with a welcome, with a seat, or by rising to greet him, O king, becomes dear to the gods.
14.103.30
स्वागतेनाग्नयो राजन्नासनेन शतक्रतुः ।
प्रत्युत्थानेन पितरः प्रीति यान्त्यतिथिप्रियाः ॥ १४.१०३.३० ॥
With a welcome the fires, with a seat Indra of the hundred sacrifices, by rising the ancestors — the ancestors who delight in guests, O king, attain delight.
14.103.31
अग्निशक्रपितॄणां च तेषां प्रीत्या नराधिप ।
संवत्सरकृतं पापं तस्य सद्यो विनश्यति ॥ १४.१०३.३१ ॥
O lord of men, by pleasing Agni, Indra and the ancestors, the sin he has committed over a year is at once destroyed.
14.103.32
यः प्रयच्छति विप्राय आसनं माल्यभूषितम् ।
स याति मणिचित्रेण रथेनेन्द्रनिकेतनम् ॥ १४.१०३.३२ ॥
He who gives a seat adorned with garlands to a brahmin goes to the abode of Indra in a chariot decorated with jewels.
14.103.33
पुरन्दरासने तत्र दिव्यनारीविभूषितः ।
षष्टिं वर्षसहस्राणि क्रीडत्यप्सरसां गणैः ॥ १४.१०३.३३ ॥
There, on the seat of Indra, adorned by divine women, he plays for sixty thousand years with troops of apsarases.
14.103.34
वाहनं यः प्रयच्छेत ब्राह्मणाय युधिष्ठिर ।
स याति रत्नचित्रेण वाहनेन सुरालयम् ॥ १४.१०३.३४ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, he who gives a vehicle to a brahmin goes to the abode of the gods in a vehicle decorated with jewels.
14.103.35
स तत्र कामं क्रीडित्वा सेव्यमानोप्सरोगणैः ।
इह राजा भवेद्राजन्नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ १४.१०३.३५ ॥
There, having played as he wishes and served by troops of apsarases, he becomes a king here, O king—there is no doubt about this.
14.103.36
पादपं पल्लवाकीर्णं पुष्पतिं फलितं तथा ।
गन्धमाल्यैरथाभ्यर्च्य वस्त्राभरणभूषितम् ॥ १४.१०३.३६ ॥
Having worshipped a tree strewn with sprouts, flowering and fruiting, with perfumes and garlands, and adorned it with cloth and ornaments…
14.103.37
यः प्रयच्छति विप्राय श्रोत्रियाय सदक्षिणम् ।
भोजयित्वा यथाकामं तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०३.३७ ॥
He who gives to a learned brahmin with a fee, and feeds him as he wishes—listen to the fruit of his merit.
14.103.38
जांबूनदविचित्रेण विमानेन विराजता ।
पुरन्दरपुरं याति जयशब्दरवैर्युतः ॥ १४.१०३.३८ ॥
In an aerial car shining and wondrously adorned with gold, amid the sounds of victory, he goes to the city of Puraṃdara (Indra).
14.103.39
ततः शक्रपुरे रम्ये तस्य कल्पकपादपः ।
ददाति चेप्सितं सर्वं मनसा यद्यदिच्छति ॥ १४.१०३.३९ ॥
Then, in the delightful city of Śakra, his wish-granting tree gives him everything he desires, whatever he wishes in his mind.
14.103.40
यावन्ति तस्य पत्राणि पुष्पाणि च फलानि च ।
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि शक्रलोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०३.४० ॥
For as many thousands of years as there are leaves, flowers and fruits upon it, he is honoured in the world of Śakra.
14.103.41
शक्रलोकावतीर्णश्च मानुष्यं लोकमागतः ।
रथाश्वगजसंपूर्णं पुरं राज्यं च वक्ष्यति ॥ १४.१०३.४१ ॥
Descended from the world of Śakra and come to the human world, he will obtain a city and a kingdom full of chariots, horses and elephants.
14.103.42
स्थापयित्वा तु मद्भक्त्या यो मत्प्रतिकृति नरः ।
आलयं विधिवत्कृत्वा पूजाकर्म च कारयेत्।
स्वयं वा पूजयेद्भक्त्या तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०३.४२ ॥
Listen to the fruit of merit of the man who, out of devotion to me, installs my image, builds a shrine according to rule, and has the worship rites performed, or himself worships with devotion.
14.103.43
अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य यत्पुण्यं समुदाहृतम् ।
तत्फलं समवाप्नोति मत्सालोक्यं प्रपद्यते।
न जाने निर्गमं तस्य मम लोकाद्युधिष्ठिर ॥ १४.१०३.४३ ॥
The merit declared to be that of a thousand horse-sacrifices, that fruit he obtains, and he attains a dwelling in my world. I do not know his departure from my world, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
14.103.44
देवालये विप्रगृहे गोवाटे चत्वरेऽपि वा ।
प्रज्वालयति यो दीपं तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०३.४४ ॥
Hear the fruit of merit of one who kindles a lamp in a temple, in a Brahmin's house, in a cattle-pen, or even at a crossroads.
14.103.45
आरुद्य काञ्चनं यानं द्योतयन्सर्वतो दिशम् ।
गच्छेदादित्यलोकं स सेव्यमानः सुरोत्तमैः॥छ ॥ १४.१०३.४५ ॥
Mounting a golden vehicle, lighting up all the quarters, attended by the best of gods, he goes to the world of the Sun.
14.103.46
तत्र प्रकामं क्रीडित्वा वर्षकोटिं महातपाः ।
इह लोके भवेद्विप्रो वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः ॥ १४.१०३.४६ ॥
There, having played to his heart's content for ten million years, O great ascetic, he is born in this world as a Brahmin who has mastered the Vedas and their limbs.
14.103.47
देवालयेषु वा राजन्ब्राह्मणावसथेषु वा ।
चत्वरे वा चतुष्के वा रात्रौ वा यदि वा दिवा ॥ १४.१०३.४७ ॥
O king, in temples, or in the dwellings of Brahmins, or at a crossroads, or at a square, by night or by day.
14.103.48
नानागन्धर्ववाद्यानि धर्मश्रावणिकानि च ।
यस्तु कारयते भक्त्या मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना ॥ १४.१०३.४८ ॥
He who, with devotion and with his inner self fixed upon me, has performed the varied instruments of the Gandharvas and the hearing of sacred teachings.
14.103.49
तस्य देवा नरश्रेष्ठ पितरश्चापि हर्षिताः ।
सुप्रीताः संप्रयच्चन्ति विमानं कामगं सुखम् ॥ १४.१०३.४९ ॥
O best of men, the gods and the ancestors, delighted and greatly pleased with him, bestow upon him a celestial chariot that goes wherever one wishes, for his happiness.
14.103.50
स च तेन पिमानेन याति देवपुरं नरः ।
तत्र दिव्याप्सरोभिस्तु सेव्यमानः प्रमोदते ॥ १४.१०३.५० ॥
And that man goes to the city of the gods in that chariot, and there, attended by celestial apsarases, he rejoices.
14.103.51
देवलोकावतीर्णस्तु सोस्मिँल्लोके नराधिप ।
वेदवेदाङ्गतत्वज्ञो भोगवान्ब्राह्मणो भवेत् ॥ १४.१०३.५१ ॥
O lord of men, having descended from the world of the gods, he becomes in this world a brahmin, prosperous and knowing the essence of the Vedas and their limbs.
14.103.52
चत्वरे वा सभायां वा विस्तीर्णि वा सभाङ्गणे ।
कृत्वाऽग्निकुण्डं विपुलं स्थण्डिलं वा युधिष्ठिर ॥ १४.१०३.५२ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, having made a large fire-pit or a raised altar at a crossroads, in an assembly hall, or in the wide courtyard of an assembly hall—
14.103.53
तत्राग्निं चतुरो मासाञ्ज्वालयेद्यस्तु भक्तिमाम् ।
समाप्तेषु च मासेषु पौष्यादिषु ततो द्विजान् ॥ १४.१०३.५३ ॥
He who devoutly keeps the fire burning there for four months, and when the months beginning with Pauṣa are completed, then the twice-born—
14.103.54
भोजयेत्पायसं मृष्टं मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना ।
दक्षिणां च यथाशक्ति ब्राह्म्णेभ्यो निवेदयत् ॥ १४.१०३.५४ ॥
With his inner self fixed on me, he should feed them sweet rice pudding, and offer a gift to the brahmins according to his means.
14.103.55
एवमग्निं तु यः कुर्यान्नित्यमेवार्चयेत्तु माम् ।
तस्य पुण्यफलं यद्वै तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर ॥ १४.१०३.५५ ॥
Whoever thus establishes the fire and worships Me constantly — hear, Yudhiṣṭhira, the fruit of merit that is his.
14.103.56
तेनाहं शङ्करश्चैव पितरो ह्यग्नयस्तथा ।
यास्यामः परमां प्रीतिं नात्र कार्याविचारणा ॥ १४.१०३.५६ ॥
By that, I, Śaṅkara, the ancestors and the fires alike shall attain supreme delight; of this there should be no doubt.
14.103.57
षष्टिं वर्षसहस्राणि षष्टिं वर्षशतानि च ।
सोस्मत्प्रीतिकरः श्रीमान्मम लोके महीयते ॥ १४.१०३.५७ ॥
For sixty thousand years and sixty hundred years, that glorious one who gives us delight is honoured in My world.
14.103.58
मम लोकावतीर्णश्च अस्मिँल्लोके महायशाः ।
वेदवेदाङ्गविद्विप्रो जायते राजपूजितः ॥ १४.१०३.५८ ॥
Descended from My world, a brahmin of great fame, knower of the Vedas and their limbs, honoured by kings, is born in this world.
14.103.59
यः करोति नरश्रेष्ठ भरणं ब्राह्मणस्य तु ।
श्रोत्रियस्याभिजातस्य दरिद्रस्य विशेषतः।
तस्य पुण्यफलं यद्वै तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर ॥ १४.१०३.५९ ॥
O best of men, hear, Yudhiṣṭhira, the fruit of merit of one who supports a brahmin — especially a learned, noble-born, and poor brahmin.
14.103.60
गवां कोटिप्रदानेन यत्पुण्यं समुदाहृतम् ।
तत्सर्वफलमाप्नोति वर्षेणैकेन पाण्डव ॥ १४.१०३.६० ॥
The merit declared to come from giving ten million cows, O Pāṇḍava — all that fruit he obtains in a single year.
14.103.61
काञ्चनेन विचित्रेण विमानेनार्कशोभिना ।
स याति मामकं लोकं दिव्यस्त्रीगणसेवितः ॥ १४.१०३.६१ ॥
In a golden, wondrous celestial chariot blazing like the sun, he goes to my world, attended by hosts of heavenly women.
14.103.62
गीयमानो वरस्त्रीभिर्वर्षाणां कोटिविंशतिम् ।
क्रीडित्वा मामके तत्र सर्वदेवैरभिष्टुतः।
मानुष्यमवतीर्णस्तु वेदविद्ब्राह्मणो भवेत् ॥ १४.१०३.६२ ॥
There, sung by excellent women and praised by all the gods, he delights for twenty crores of years in my world. Then, descending into human birth, he becomes a brahmin learned in the Vedas.
14.103.63
करकां कर्णिकां वाऽपि महद्वा जलभाजनम् ।
यः प्रयच्छति विप्राय तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०३.६३ ॥
Hear now the fruit of merit for one who gives to a brahmin a small pitcher, a small vessel, or even a large water-vessel.
14.103.64
ब्रह्मकूर्चे तु यत्पीते फलं प्रोक्तं नरादिप ।
तत्पुण्यफलमाप्नोति जलभाजनदो नरः।
सुतृप्तः सर्वसौगन्धः प्रहृष्टेन्द्रियमानसः ॥ १४.१०३.६४ ॥
O lord of men, the fruit declared for drinking brahma-kūrca is the very fruit of merit that the giver of a water-vessel obtains: he becomes fully satisfied, endowed with every fragrance, with senses and mind gladdened.
14.103.65
हंससारसयुक्तेन विमानेन विराजता ।
स याति वारुणं लोकं दिव्यगन्धर्वसेवितम् ॥ १४.१०३.६५ ॥
In a shining celestial chariot yoked with swans and cranes, he goes to the world of Varuṇa, attended by divine gandharvas.
14.103.66
पानीयं यः प्रयच्छेद्वै जीवानां जीवनं परम् ।
ग्रीष्मे च त्रिषु मासेषु तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०३.६६ ॥
Hear now the fruit of merit for one who gives drinking water, the supreme life of living beings, especially in the three months of summer.
14.103.67
कपिलाकोटिनानस्य यत्पुण्यं तु विधीयते ।
तत्पुण्यफलमाप्नोति पानीयं यः प्रयच्छति ॥ १४.१०३.६७ ॥
The merit prescribed for bathing in ten million Kapilā cows, that fruit of merit he obtains who gives water.
14.103.68
पूर्णचन्द्रप्रकासेन विमानेन विराजता ।
स गच्छेच्चन्द्रभवनं सेव्यमानोप्सरोगणैः ॥ १४.१०३.६८ ॥
In an aerial chariot shining with the light of the full moon, he goes to the abode of the moon, attended by hosts of apsarases.
14.103.69
त्रिंशत्कोटियुगं तत्र दिव्यगन्धर्वसेवितः ।
क्रीडित्वा मानुषे लोके चतुर्वेदी द्विजो भवेत् ॥ १४.१०३.६९ ॥
There, served by divine gandharvas for thirty crore yugas, having enjoyed himself, he becomes a twice-born brahmin who knows the four Vedas in the human world.
14.103.70
शिरोभ्यङ्गप्रदानेन तेजस्वी प्रियदर्शनः ।
सुभगो रूपवाञ्शूरः पण्डितश्च भवेद्द्विजः ॥ १४.१०३.७० ॥
By giving head-anointing oil he becomes a radiant, pleasing-to-behold, fortunate, handsome, brave and learned twice-born brahmin.
14.103.71
वस्त्रदायी तु तेजस्वी सर्वत्र प्रियदर्शनः ।
सुभगो भवति श्रीमान्स्त्रीणां नित्यं मनोरमः ॥ १४.१०३.७१ ॥
The giver of cloth becomes radiant; everywhere he is pleasing to behold, fortunate and glorious, and always charming to women.
14.103.72
उपानहौ च च्छत्रं च यो ददाति नरोत्तमः ।
स याति रथमुख्येन काञ्चनेन विराजता।
शक्रलोकं महातेजाः सेव्यमानोप्सरोगणैः ॥ १४.१०३.७२ ॥
The best of men who gives sandals and an umbrella goes, on a foremost golden chariot shining bright, to the world of Indra; that man of great radiance is attended by hosts of apsarases.
14.103.73
काष्ठपादुकदा यान्ति विमानैर्वृक्षनिर्मितैः ।
धर्मराजपुरं रम्यं सेव्यमानाः सुरोत्तमैः ॥ १४.१०३.७३ ॥
Those who give wooden sandals go in tree-built celestial chariots to the lovely city of the king of dharma, attended by the best of gods.
14.103.74
दन्तकाष्ठप्रादनेन प्रियवाक्यो भवेन्नरः ।
सुगन्धवदनः श्रीमान्मेदासौभाग्यसंयुतः ॥ १४.१०३.७४ ॥
By giving tooth-sticks, a man becomes sweet-spoken, fragrant-faced, prosperous, and endowed with intelligence and good fortune.
14.103.75
क्षीरं दधि घृतं वाऽपि गुडं मधुरसं तथा ।
ये प्रयच्छन्ति विप्रेभ्यः परां भक्तिमुपागताः ॥ १४.१०३.७५ ॥
Those who, with supreme devotion, offer milk, curd, ghee, or jaggery and sweet juice to brahmins—
14.103.76
ते वृषैरश्वयानैश्च श्वेतस्रग्दामभूषिताः ।
उपगीयमाना गन्धर्वैर्यान्तीश्वरपुरं नराः ॥ १४.१०३.७६ ॥
Adorned with white garlands, those men go in vehicles drawn by bulls and horses, sung to by gandharvas, to the city of the lord.
14.103.77
तत्र दिव्याप्सरोभिस्तु सेव्यमाना यथासुखम् ।
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि मोदन्ते देवसन्निभाः ॥ १४.१०३.७७ ॥
There, attended at ease by divine apsarases, they rejoice like gods for sixty thousand years.
14.103.78
ततः कालावतीर्णाश्च जायन्ते त्विह मानवाः ।
प्रभूतधनधान्याश्च भोगवन्तो नरोत्तमाः ॥ १४.१०३.७८ ॥
Then, when their time is spent, they are born again here as men, rich in wealth and grain, enjoying pleasures, the best of men.
14.103.79
वैशाखे मासि वैशाखे दिवसे पाण्डुनन्दन ।
वैवस्वतं समुद्दिश्य परां भक्तिमुपागताः ॥ १४.१०३.७९ ॥
O son of Pāṇḍu, in the month of Vaiśākha, on a Vaiśākha day, those who, directing themselves to Vaivasvata (Yama), take up supreme devotion.
14.103.80
अभ्यर्च्य विधिवद्विप्रांस्तिलान्गुडसमन्वितान् ।
ये प्रयच्छन्ति विप्रेभ्यस्तेषां पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०३.८० ॥
Hear now the fruit of merit of those who, having honoured the brahmins according to rule, give sesame with jaggery to the brahmins.
14.103.81
गोप्रदानेन यत्पुण्यं विधिवत्पाण्डुनन्दन ।
तत्पुण्यं समनुप्राप्तो यमलोके महीयते।
ततश्चापि च्युतः कालादिह राजा भविष्यति ॥ १४.१०३.८१ ॥
O son of Pāṇḍu, having obtained the merit that comes from the gift of a cow made according to rule, he is honoured in the world of Yama; then, fallen from that time, he will become a king here.
14.103.82
तस्मिन्नेव दिने विप्रान्भोजयित्वा सुदक्षिणम् ।
तोयपूर्णानि दिव्यानि भाजनानि दिशन्ति ये ॥ १४.१०३.८२ ॥
Those who, on that very day, having fed the brahmins and given generous fees, give divine vessels filled with water.
14.103.83
ते यान्त्यादित्यवर्णाभैर्विमानैर्वरुणालयम् ।
तत्र दिव्याङ्गनाभिस्तु रमन्ते कामकामिनः ॥ १४.१०३.८३ ॥
They go to the abode of Varuṇa in chariots bright as the sun; there, having their desires fulfilled, they delight with divine celestial women.
14.103.84
ततोऽवतीर्णाः कालेन ते चास्मिन्मानुषे पुनः ।
भोगवन्तो द्विजश्रेष्ठ भविष्यन्ति न संशयः ॥ १४.१०३.८४ ॥
Then, descended again in time into this human world, they will become men of enjoyment, O best of the twice-born; there is no doubt.
14.103.85
अनन्तराशी यश्चापि वर्तते व्रतवत्सदा ।
सत्यवाक्क्रोधरहितः शुचिः स्नानरतः सदा।
स विमानेन दिव्येन याति शक्रपुरं नरः ॥ १४.१०३.८५ ॥
The man who always remains devoted to vows, eating only after the fast, truthful, free from anger, pure, and ever delighting in bathing, goes in a divine aerial chariot to the city of Indra.
14.103.86
तत्र दिव्याप्सरोभिस्तु वर्षकोटिं महातपाः ।
क्रीडित्वा मानुषे लोके जायते वेदविद्द्विजः ॥ १४.१०३.८६ ॥
There, after sporting for ten million years with divine apsarases, that great ascetic is born in the human world as a brahmin learned in the Vedas.
14.103.87
एकभुक्तेन यश्चापि वर्षमेकं तु वर्तते ।
ब्रह्मचारी जितक्रोधः सत्यशौचसमन्वितः।
स विमानेन दिव्येन याति शक्रपुरं नरः ॥ १४.१०३.८७ ॥
The man who for one full year lives eating only once a day, a celibate student who has conquered anger and is endowed with truth and purity, goes in a divine aerial chariot to the city of Indra.
14.103.88
दशकोटिसहस्राणि क्रीडित्वाऽप्सरसां गणैः ।
इह मानुष्यके लोके वेदविद्ब्राह्मणो भवेत् ॥ १४.१०३.८८ ॥
After sporting for ten thousand times ten million years with troops of apsarases, he becomes a brahmin learned in the Vedas in this human world.
14.103.89
चतुर्थकाले यो भुङ्क्ते ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः ।
वर्तते चैकवर्षं तु तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०३.८९ ॥
Hear now the fruit of merit of the celibate student who has conquered his senses, eats at the fourth time, and lives thus for one year.
14.103.90
चित्रबर्हिणयुक्तेन विचित्रध्वजशोभिना ।
याति यानेन दिव्येन स महेन्द्रपुरं नरः ॥ १४.१०३.९० ॥
Yoked to peacocks of many-coloured plumage, and adorned with banners of many hues, that man goes in a divine vehicle to the great city of Indra.
14.103.91
अकृशाभिर्वरस्त्रीभिः सेव्यमानो यथासुखम् ।
ततो द्वादशकोटिं स समाः सम्यक्प्रमोदते ॥ १४.१०३.९१ ॥
Attended with ease by full-bodied, excellent women, he then rejoices fully for twelve crore years.
14.103.92
शक्रलोकावतीर्णस्तु लोके चास्मिन्नराधिप ।
भवेद्वै ब्राह्मणो विद्वान्क्षमावान्वेदपारगः ॥ १४.१०३.९२ ॥
Having descended from the world of Śakra, O lord of men, he becomes in this world a learned, forbearing brahmin who has mastered the Vedas.
14.103.93
षष्ठकाले तु योऽश्नाति वर्षमेकमकल्मषः ।
ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतैर्युक्तः शुचि क्रोधविवर्जितः।
तपोयुक्तस्य तस्याथ शृणुष्व फलमुत्तमम् ॥ १४.१०३.९३ ॥
Hear now the supreme fruit of him who, eating at the sixth time for a year, is sinless, endowed with the vows of celibacy, pure, and free from anger, and who is united with austerity.
14.103.94
अत्यादित्यप्रकाशेन विमानेनार्कसंनिभः ।
स याति मम लोकान्वै दिव्यनारीनिषेवितः ॥ १४.१०३.९४ ॥
In an aerial chariot shining beyond the sun, blazing like the sun, attended by divine women, he goes to my worlds.
14.103.95
तत्र साध्यैर्मरुद्भिस्तु पूज्यमानो यथासुखम् ।
पश्यन्नेव सदा मां तु क्रीडत्यप्सरसां गणैः ॥ १४.१०३.९५ ॥
There, honored with ease by the Sādhyas and the Maruts, always seeing me, he plays with troops of apsarases.
14.103.96
पक्षोपवासं यश्चापि कुरुते मद्गतात्मना ।
समाप्ते तु व्रते तस्मिंस्तर्पयेच्छ्रोत्रियान्द्विजान् ॥ १४.१०३.९६ ॥
He who, with his mind fixed on me, also performs a fortnight's fast should, when that vow is complete, satisfy the learned twice-born brahmins.
14.103.97
सोपि गच्छति दिव्येन विमानेन महातपाः ।
द्योतयनप्रभया व्योम मम लोकं प्रपद्यते।
स तत्र मोदते कामं कामरूपी यथासुखम् ॥ १४.१०३.९७ ॥
That great ascetic also goes in a divine aerial chariot, lighting up the sky with his radiance, and attains my world. There, taking whatever form he desires, he rejoices at ease as he wishes.
14.103.98
त्रिंशत्कोटिसमा राजन्क्रीडित्वा तत्र देववत् ।
इह मानुष्यके लोके पूजनीयो द्विजो भवेत्।
त्रयाणामपि वेदानां साङ्गानां पारगे भवेत् ॥ १४.१०३.९८ ॥
O king, there he plays like a god for thirty crore years. Then, in this human world, he becomes a brahmin worthy of honour and becomes accomplished in the three Vedas together with their limbs.
14.103.99
यश्च मासोपवासं वै कुरुते मद्गतात्मना ।
जितेन्द्रियो जितक्रोधोजितधीः स्नानतत्परः ॥ १४.१०३.९९ ॥
He who, with his mind fixed on me, observes a month-long fast, who has conquered his senses and anger, whose intellect is disciplined, and who is intent on bathing.
14.103.100
समाप्ते नियमे तत्र भोजयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान् ।
दक्षिणां च ततो दद्यात्प्रहृष्टेनान्तरात्मना ॥ १४.१०३.१०० ॥
When the observance is complete, he should feed the best of brahmins there, and then give a gift with a joyful heart.
14.103.101
स गच्छति महातेजा ब्रह्मलोकमनुम् ।
सिंहयुक्तेन यानेन दिव्यस्त्रीगणसेवितः ॥ १४.१०३.१०१ ॥
That radiant one then goes to the world of Brahmā, in a vehicle yoked with lions, attended by groups of divine women.
14.103.102
स तत्र ब्रह्मणो लोके दिव्यर्षिगणसेवितः ।
शतकोटिसमा राजन्यथाकामं प्रमोदते ॥ १४.१०३.१०२ ॥
There, in the world of Brahmā, attended by groups of divine sages, O king, he rejoices as he wishes for a hundred crore years.
14.103.103
ततः कालावतीर्णश्च सोस्मिँल्लोके द्विजो भवेत् ।
षडङ्गविच्चतुर्वेदी त्रिंशज्जन्मान्यरोगवान् ॥ १४.१०३.१०३ ॥
Then, when his time has come, he is born in this world as a twice-born man, knower of the six Vedāṅgas and the four Vedas, free from disease for thirty births.
14.103.104
यस्त्यक्त्वा सर्वकर्माणि शुचिः क्रोधविवर्जितः ।
महाप्रस्तानमेकाग्नो याति मद्गतमानसः ॥ १४.१०३.१०४ ॥
He who, abandoning all actions, pure and free from anger, with a single mind and his heart fixed on me, sets out on the great departure.
14.103.105
स गच्छेदिन्द्रसदनं विमानेन महातपाः ।
महामणिविचित्रेण सौवर्णन विराजता ॥ १४.१०३.१०५ ॥
That great ascetic goes to the abode of Indra, in an aerial chariot variegated with great jewels and shining with gold.
14.103.106
शतकोटिसमास्तत्र सुराधिपतिपूजितः ।
नाकपृष्ठे निवसति दिव्यस्त्रीगणसेवितः ॥ १४.१०३.१०६ ॥
There, for a hundred crore years, honored by the lord of the gods, he dwells on the back of heaven, attended by hosts of celestial women.
14.103.107
शक्रलोकावतीर्णश्च मानुषेषूपजायते ।
राज्ञां राजा महातेजाः सर्वलोकार्चितः प्रभुः ॥ १४.१०३.१०७ ॥
Having descended from the world of Indra, he is born among humans: a king of kings, of great splendor, honored by all the worlds, a lord.
14.103.108
प्रायोपवेशं यश्चापि कुरुते मद्गतात्मना ।
नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवायेत्युक्त्वा मन्त्रं समाहितः।
अन्तःस्वस्थो जितक्रोधस्तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०३.१०८ ॥
Also, he who undertakes the fast unto death with his self fixed on me, uttering the mantra 'Homage to the god who favors brahmins', composed in mind, inwardly steady, having conquered anger — hear the fruit of his merit.
14.103.109
कामगः कामरूपी च बालसूर्यसमप्रभः ।
स विमानेन दिव्येन याति लोकाननामयान् ॥ १४.१०३.१०९ ॥
Going where he wills and taking whatever form he desires, radiant as the rising sun, he goes in a divine aerial chariot to the worlds free from disease.
14.103.110
स्वर्गत्स्वर्गं महातेजा गत्वा चैव यथासुखम् ।
मम लोकेषु रमते यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् ॥ १४.१०३.११० ॥
The greatly radiant one, going from heaven to heaven at ease, rejoices in my worlds until the great dissolution of beings.
14.103.111
अग्निप्रवेशं यश्चापि कुरुते मद्गतात्मना ।
सोपि यानेन दिव्येन मम लोकं प्रपद्यते ॥ १४.१०३.१११ ॥
He who enters the fire with his mind fixed on me also reaches my world by a divine vehicle.
14.103.112
तत्र सर्वगुणोपेतः पश्यन्नेव स मां सदा ।
त्रिंशत्कोटिसमा राजन्मोदते मम संनिधौ।
ततोऽवतीर्णः कालेन वेदविद्ब्राह्मणो भवेत् ॥ १४.१०३.११२ ॥
There, endowed with every excellence and always seeing me, O king, he rejoices in my presence for thirty million years; then, descending in time, he becomes a brahmin learned in the Vedas.
14.103.113
कर्षणं साधयन्यस्तु मां प्रपन्नः शुचिव्रतः ।
नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवायेत्येतन्मन्त्रमुदाहरन् ॥ १४.१०३.११३ ॥
He who, performing the work of ploughing, with pure vows takes refuge in me and utters this mantra: "Homage to the god who is kind to brahmins."
14.103.114
बालसूर्यप्रकाशेन विमानेन विराजता ।
मम लोकं समासाद्य वर्षकोटिं प्रमोदते।
मम लोकावतीर्णश्च सोस्मिँल्लोके नृपो भवेत् ॥ १४.१०३.११४ ॥
Having reached my world by a radiant aerial chariot brilliant as the rising sun, he rejoices for ten million years; then, descending from my world, he becomes a king in this world.
14.103.115
निवेशयति मन्मूर्त्यामात्मानं मद्गतः शुचिः ।
रुद्रदक्षिणमूर्त्यां वा चतुर्दश्यां विशेषतः ॥ १४.१०३.११५ ॥
The pure man whose mind is fixed on me establishes his self in my image, or in Rudra's southern form, especially on the fourteenth day.
14.103.116
सिद्धैर्ब्रह्मर्षिभिश्चैव देवलोकैश्च पूजितः ।
गन्धर्वैर्भूतसङ्घैश्च गीयमानो महातपाः ॥ १४.१०३.११६ ॥
Honored by the perfected beings, the brahmin-sages and the worlds of the gods, sung of by the gandharvas and the hosts of beings, the one of great austerity.
14.103.117
प्रविशेत्स महातेजा मां वा शङ्करमेव वा ।
न स्यात्पुनर्भवो राजन्नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ १४.१०३.११७ ॥
That radiant one, entering me or Śaṅkara, shall have no rebirth, O king; there is no room for doubt here.
14.103.118
गोकृते स्त्रीकृते चैव गुरुविप्रकृतेऽपि वा ।
हन्यन्ते ये तु राजेन्द्र शक्रलोकं व्रजन्ति ते ॥ १४.१०३.११८ ॥
Those who are slain for the sake of cows, for the sake of women, or for the sake of a teacher or brahmin, O lord of kings, go to the world of Indra.
14.103.119
तत्र जांबूनदमये विमाने कामगामिनि ।
मन्वन्तरं प्रमोदन्ते दिव्यनारीनिषेविताः ॥ १४.१०३.११९ ॥
There, in a golden celestial chariot that goes wherever it wills, attended by divine women, they rejoice for a manvantara.