Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.106
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
14.106.1
एवं श्रुत्वा परं पुण्यं कपिलादानमुत्तमम् ।
धर्मपुत्रः प्रहृष्टात्मा केशवं पुनरब्रवीत् ॥ १४.१०६.१ ॥
Having heard thus of the supremely meritorious and excellent gift of a tawny cow, Dharmaputra, his heart gladdened, spoke again to Keśava.
14.106.2
देवदेवश कपिला यदा विप्राय दीयते ।
कथं सर्वेषु चाङ्गेषु तस्यास्तिष्ठन्ति देवताः ॥ १४.१०६.२ ॥
O god of gods, when a tawny cow is given to a Brāhmaṇa, how do the deities abide in all her limbs?
14.106.3
याश्चैताः कपिलाः प्रोक्ता दश चैव त्वया मम ।
तासां कति सुरश्रेष्ठ् कपिलाः पुण्यलक्षणाः ॥ १४.१०६.३ ॥
O best of the gods, of these tawny cows which you have described to me as ten, how many are tawny cows marked with meritorious signs?
14.106.4
कथं वाऽनुगृहीतास्ताः सुरैः पितृगणैरपि ।
केन युक्ताश्च वर्णेन श्रोतुं कौतूहलं मे ॥ १४.१०६.४ ॥
How are they favoured by the gods and by the groups of ancestors, and with what colour are they endowed? I am eager to hear this.
14.106.5
युधिष्ठिरेणैवमुक्तः केशवः सत्यवाक्तदा ।
गुह्यानां परमं गुह्यं वक्तुमेवोपचक्रमे ॥ १४.१०६.५ ॥
Thus addressed by Yudhiṣṭhira, Keśava, truthful in speech, then began to speak the supreme secret among secrets.
14.106.6
शृणु राजन्पवित्रं वै रहस्यं धर्ममुत्तमम् ।
ग्रहणीयं सत्यमिदं न श्राव्यं हेतुवादिभिः ॥ १४.१०६.६ ॥
Listen, O king: this is a sacred secret and the supreme dharma. It is true and is to be grasped; it should not be proclaimed to those who argue by reasoning alone.
14.106.7
यदा वत्सस्य पादौ द्वौ प्रसवे शिरसा सह ।
दृश्येते दानकालं तत्तमाहुर्मुनिसत्तमाः ॥ १४.१०६.७ ॥
When the two feet and the head of a calf are seen together at birth, the best of sages call that the time of giving.
14.106.8
अन्तरिक्षगतो वत्सो यावद्भूमिं न यास्यति ।
गौस्तावत्पृथिवी ज्ञेया तस्माद्देया तु तादृशी ॥ १४.१०६.८ ॥
As long as the calf, suspended in the sky, has not yet reached the ground, the cow should be known as the earth; therefore such a cow is to be given.
14.106.9
यावन्ति धेन्वा रोमाणि सवत्साया युधिष्ठिर ।
यावत्यः सिकताश्चापि गर्भोदकपरिप्लुताः।
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि दाता स्वर्गे महीयते ॥ १४.१०६.९ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, as many hairs as there are on a cow with her calf, and as many grains of sand soaked in the birth-waters, for that many thousand years the giver is honoured in heaven.
14.106.10
सुवर्णाभरणां कृत्वा सव्तसां कपिलां तिलैः ।
प्रच्छाद्य तां तु दद्याद्वै सर्वरत्नैरलङ्कृताम् ॥ १४.१०६.१० ॥
Having adorned a tawny cow with her calf in gold ornaments, covering her with sesame and decking her with all jewels, one should give her.
14.106.11
ससमुद्रा नदी तेन सशैलवनकानना ।
चतुरन्ता भवेद्दत्ता नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ १४.१०६.११ ॥
By that gift the earth, with its oceans, rivers, mountains, forests and groves, bounded by its four ends, is given; there is no need to doubt this.
14.106.12
पृथिवीदानतुल्येन तेन दानेन मानवः ।
संसारसागरात्तीर्णो याति लोकं प्रजापतेः ॥ १४.१०६.१२ ॥
By that gift, equal to the gift of the earth, a man crosses the ocean of worldly existence and goes to the world of Prajāpati.
14.106.13
ब्रह्महा भ्रूणहा गोघ्नो यदि वा गुरुतल्पगः ।
महापातकयुक्तोपि एतद्दानेन शुद्ध्यति ॥ १४.१०६.१३ ॥
Even a slayer of a brahmin, an embryo-slayer, a cow-slayer, or one who lies with his guru's wife, though joined to great sins, is purified by this gift.
14.106.14
इदं पठति यः पुण्यं कपिलादानमुत्तमम् ।
प्रातरुत्थाय मद्भक्त्या तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु ॥ १४.१०६.१४ ॥
Hear the fruit of merit for one who, rising at dawn and devoted to me, recites this supreme and meritorious gift of the tawny cow.
14.106.15
मनसा कर्मणा वाचा मतिपूर्वं युधिष्ठिर ।
पापं रात्रिकृतं हन्यादस्याध्यायस्य पाठकः ॥ १४.१०६.१५ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, the sin committed deliberately by mind, deed, or speech during the night is destroyed by the reciter of this chapter.
14.106.16
इदमावर्तमानस्तु श्राद्धे यस्तर्पयेद्द्विजान् ।
तस्याप्यमृतमश्नन्ति पितरोऽत्यन्तहर्षिताः ॥ १४.१०६.१६ ॥
One who, repeating this, satisfies the twice-born at a śrāddha rite—his ancestors, greatly delighted, also partake of his ambrosia.
14.106.17
यश्चेदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना ।
तस्य रात्रिकृतं सर्वुं पापमाशु प्रणश्यति ॥ १४.१०६.१७ ॥
And whoever hears this with devotion, his inner self fixed on me, quickly sees all the sin committed at night destroyed.
14.106.18
अतः परं विशेषं तु कपिलानां ब्रवीमि ते ।
याश्चैताः कपिलाः प्रोक्ता दश राजन्मया तव।
तासां चतस्रः प्रवराः पुण्याः पापप्रणाशनाः ॥ १४.१०६.१८ ॥
Now I tell you the distinction of the tawny cows. Of the ten tawny cows I have named to you, O king, four are the foremost, meritorious, and destroyers of sin.
14.106.19
सुवर्णकपिला पुण्या तथा रक्ताक्षिपिङ्गला ।
पिङ्गलाक्षी च या गौश्च या स्यात्पिङ्गलपिङ्गला ॥ १४.१०६.१९ ॥
The golden-tawny Kapilā is holy, and likewise the red-eyed Piṅgalā; the cow called Piṅgalākṣī, and whichever cow is of very tawny hue, are holy as well.
14.106.20
एताश्चतस्रः प्रवराः पवित्राः पापनाशनाः ।
नमस्कृता वा दृष्टा वा घ्नन्ति पापं नरस्य तु ॥ १४.१०६.२० ॥
These four are the best, pure, and destroyers of sin; whether honored with salutation or merely seen, they destroy a man's sin.
14.106.21
यस्यैताः कपिलाः सन्ति गृहे पापप्रणाशनाः ।
तत्र श्रीर्विजयः कीर्तिः स्फीता नित्यं युधिष्ठिर ॥ १४.१०६.२१ ॥
In the house of one who keeps these sin-destroying tawny cows, O Yudhiṣṭhira, there is always fortune, victory, and abundant fame.
14.106.22
एतासां प्रीतिमायाति क्षीरेण तु वृषध्वजः ।
दध्ना च त्रिदशाः सर्वे घृतेन तु हुताशनः ॥ १४.१०६.२२ ॥
By these cows' milk, Vṛṣadhvaja (Śiva) is pleased; with curds all the gods are pleased, and with clarified butter the fire-god Agni.
14.106.23
पितरः पितामहाश्चैव तथैव प्रपितामहाः ।
सकृद्देत्तेन तुष्यन्ति वर्षकोटिं युधिष्ठिर ॥ १४.१०६.२३ ॥
Fathers, grandfathers, and likewise great-grandfathers are satisfied for ten million years by a single gift of this kind, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
14.106.24
कपिलाया घृतं क्षीरं दधि पायसमेव वा ।
श्रोत्रियेभ्यः सकृद्दत्वा नरः पापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ १४.१०६.२४ ॥
Having once given ghee, milk, curds, or rice pudding from a tawny cow to learned Brahmins, a man is freed from sins.
14.106.25
उपवासं तु यः कृत्वाऽप्यहोरात्रं जितेन्द्रियः ।
कपिलापञ्चगव्यं तु पीत्वा चान्द्रायणात्परम् ॥ १४.१०६.२५ ॥
He who, self-controlled, fasts for a day and a night, drinks the five products of the Kapilā cow, and then undertakes the cāndrāyaṇa vow…
14.106.26
सौम्ये मुहूर्ते तत्प्रशय शुद्धात्मा शुद्धमानसः ।
क्रोधानृतविनिर्मुक्तो मद्गतेनान्तरात्मना ॥ १४.१०६.२६ ॥
At an auspicious moment, pure in soul and pure in mind, freed from anger and falsehood, with his inner self fixed upon Me, he…
14.106.27
कपिलापञ्चगव्येन सुमन्त्रेण पृथक्पथक् ।
यो मत्प्रतिकृतिं वाऽपि शङ्कराकृतिमेव वा।
स्नापयेद्विषुवे यस्तु सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ॥ १४.१०६.२७ ॥
He who bathes, with the five products of the Kapilā cow and with the sacred formula, separately, an image of Me or a form of Śaṅkara at the equinox, obtains the fruit of the aśvamedha.
14.106.28
स मुक्तपापः शुद्धात्मा यानेनांबरशोभिना ।
मम लोकं व्रजेन्मुक्तो रुद्रलोकमथापि वा ॥ १४.१०६.२८ ॥
Freed from sin and pure in soul, he goes by a vehicle radiant as the sky to My world, or, liberated, to the world of Rudra.
14.106.29
ब्रह्मणा तु पुरा सृष्टा कपिला काञ्चनप्रभा ।
अग्निकुण्डात्परैर्मन्त्रैर्होमधेनुर्महाप्रभा ॥ १४.१०६.२९ ॥
Long ago, Brahmā created the Kapilā cow, golden in radiance; by supreme mantras she was brought forth from the fire-pit as the sacrificial cow, greatly radiant.
14.106.30
सृष्टमात्रां तु तां दृष्ट्वा देवा रुद्रादयो दिवि ।
सिद्धा ब्रह्मर्षयश्चैव वेदाः साङ्गाः सहाध्वरैः ॥ १४.१०६.३० ॥
Seeing her the moment she was created, in heaven the gods led by Rudra, the perfected beings, the brahmin sages, and the Vedas with their limbs, together with the sacrifices…
14.106.31
सागराः सरितश्चैव पर्वताः सबलाहकाः ।
गन्धर्वाप्सरसो यक्षाः पन्नगाश्चाप्युपस्थिताः ॥ १४.१०६.३१ ॥
The oceans, the rivers, the mountains with their clouds, the gandharvas and apsarases, the yakṣas and the serpents also came and stood there.
14.106.32
सर्वे विस्मयमापन्नाः शिखिमध्ये महाप्रभाम् ।
मन्त्रैशअच विविधैस्तां तु तुष्टुवुस्तामनेकशः ॥ १४.१०६.३२ ॥
All, filled with amazement, praised that great radiance standing in the midst of the fire many times over with various hymns.
14.106.33
कृताञ्जलिपुटाः सर्वे नातिशृङ्गीं त्रिलोचनाम् ।
मूर्ध्ना प्रणम्य तां भूमौ सवत्साममृतारणिम् ॥ १४.१०६.३३ ॥
With palms joined, all bowed their heads to the ground before her, the three-eyed one, not greatly horned, with her calf, the kindling-stick of nectar.
14.106.34
ऊचुः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे चतुर्वक्त्रं पितामहम् ।
आज्ञापय महादेव किं ते कुर्मः कथं विभो ॥ १४.१०६.३४ ॥
With palms joined they all spoke to the four-faced grandfather: "Great god, command us. O lord, what shall we do for you, and how?"
14.106.35
एवमुक्तः सुरैः सर्वैर्ब्रह्मा वचनमब्रवीत् ।
भवन्तोप्यनुगृह्णन्तु दोग्ध्रीमेनां पयस्विनीम् ॥ १४.१०६.३५ ॥
When the gods had all spoken thus, Brahmā said these words: "Let you also show favour by milking this milch cow."
14.106.36
होमधेनुरियं ज्ञेया ह्यग्नीन्संतर्पयिष्यति ।
अतोऽग्निस्तर्पितः सर्वान्भवतस्तर्पयिष्यति ॥ १४.१०६.३६ ॥
This cow is to be known as the sacrificial cow; she will satisfy the fires, and the fire, once satisfied, will in turn satisfy all of you.
14.106.37
प्रीताः क्षीरामृतेनास्या जातवीर्यपराक्रमाः ।
जयिष्यथ यथाकामं दानवान्सर्व एव तु ॥ १४.१०६.३७ ॥
Pleased with the nectar of her milk, and having gained vigour and valour, you will all conquer the Dānavas as you wish.
14.106.38
जातवीर्यबलैर्युक्ताः सत्ववन्तो जितेन्द्रियाः ।
असङ्ख्येयबलाः सर्वे पालयिष्यथ वै प्रजाः ॥ १४.१०६.३८ ॥
Endowed with newly arisen vigour and strength, possessed of goodness, having conquered your senses, of countless power, you will all indeed protect the creatures.
14.106.39
पालिताश्च प्रजाः सर्वा भवद्भिरिह धर्मतः ।
पूजयिष्यन्ति वा नित्यं यज्ञैर्विविधदक्षिणैः ॥ १४.१०६.३९ ॥
And all the creatures protected righteously by you here will always honour you with sacrifices bearing various fees.
14.106.40
एवमुक्ताः सुराः सर्वे ब्रह्मणा परमेष्ठिना ।
ततः संहृष्टवदनाः कपिलायै वरं ददुः ॥ १४.१०६.४० ॥
Thus addressed by Brahmā, the supreme lord, all the gods, their faces joyful, then gave a boon to Kapilā.
14.106.41
यस्माल्लोकहितायाद्य ब्रह्मणा त्वं विनिर्मिता ।
तस्मात्पूता पवित्रा च भव पापव्यपोहिनी ॥ १४.१०६.४१ ॥
Since today you were created by Brahmā for the welfare of the world, therefore be purified, pure, and remover of sin.
14.106.42
ये त्वां दृष्ट्वा नमस्यन्ति स्पृष्ट्वा चापि करैर्नराः ।
तेषां वर्षकृतं पापं त्वद्भक्तानां प्रणश्यति ॥ १४.१०६.४२ ॥
For those men who, seeing you, bow down and touch you with their hands, the sin accumulated over a year is destroyed for your devotees.
14.106.43
अकामकृतमज्ञानमदृष्टं यच्च पातकम् ।
त्वां दृष्ट्वा ये नमस्यन्ति नराः सर्वसहेति च।
तेषां तद्विलयं याति तमः सूर्योदये यथा ॥ १४.१०६.४३ ॥
The sins committed by men without intent, through ignorance, or unseen, are dissolved for those who, seeing you and saying 'all-enduring', bow down, just as darkness vanishes at sunrise.
14.106.44
इत्युक्त्वाऽस्यै वरं दत्त्वा प्रययुस्ते यथागतम् ।
लोकनिस्तरणार्थाय सा च लोकांश्चचार ह ॥ १४.१०६.४४ ॥
Having said this and granted her a boon, they departed the way they had come. And she roamed the worlds for the sake of delivering the worlds.
14.106.45
तस्यामेव समुद्भूता ह्येताश्च कपिला नव ।
विचरन्ति महीमेनां लोकानुग्रहकारणात्।
तस्मात्तु कपिला देया परत्र हितमिच्छता ॥ १४.१०६.४५ ॥
From her indeed sprang these nine tawny cows, which roam this earth out of favour to the worlds. Therefore a tawny cow should be given by one who desires welfare in the next world.
14.106.46
यदा च दीयते राजन्कपिला ह्यग्निहोत्रिणे ।
तदा च शृङ्गयोस्तस्या विष्णुरिन्द्रश्च तिष्ठति ॥ १४.१०६.४६ ॥
O king, when a tawny cow is given to a fire-sacrificer, then Viṣṇu and Indra abide on her horns.
14.106.47
चन्द्रवज्रधरौ चापि तिष्ठतः शृङ्गमूलयोः ।
शृङ्गमध्ये तथा ब्रह्मा ललाटे गोवृषध्वजः ॥ १४.१०६.४७ ॥
The bearers of the moon and the thunderbolt stand at the roots of the horns; in the middle of the horns Brahmā, and on the forehead the bull-bannered one.
14.106.48
कर्णयोरश्विनौ देवौ चक्षुषी शशिभास्करौ ।
दन्तेषु मरुतो देवा जिह्वायां वाक्सरलस्वती ॥ १४.१०६.४८ ॥
On the ears the divine Aśvins; on the eyes the moon and the sun; on the teeth the gods, the Maruts; and on the tongue Sarasvatī as speech.
14.106.49
रोमकूपेषु मुनयश्चर्मण्येव प्रजापतिः ।
निश्श्वासेषु स्थिता वेदाः सषडङ्गपदक्रमाः ॥ १४.१०६.४९ ॥
In the pores of the hair stood the sages, and in the skin indeed the lord of creatures; in the breaths stood the Vedas with their six limbs and their word-sequences.
14.106.50
नासापुटे स्थिता गन्धाः पुष्पाणि सुरभीणि च ।
अधरे वसवः सर्वे मुखे चाग्निः प्रतिष्ठितः ॥ १४.१०६.५० ॥
In the nostrils stood the scents and fragrant flowers; on the lower lip were all the Vasus, and in the mouth was firmly placed Agni.
14.106.51
साध्या देवाः स्थिताः कक्षे ग्रीवायां पार्वती स्थिता ।
पृष्ठे च नक्षत्रगणाः ककुद्देशे नभस्स्थलम् ॥ १४.१०६.५१ ॥
The Sādhya gods stood in the armpits, and Pārvatī was established in the neck; on the back were the groups of stars, and in the region of the hump the expanse of the sky.
14.106.52
अपाने सर्वतीर्थानि गोमूत्रे जाह्नवी स्वयम् ।
इष्टतुष्टमया लक्ष्मीर्गोमये वसती तदा ॥ १४.१०६.५२ ॥
In the lower opening were all the sacred fords, and in cow's urine Jāhnavī (the Gaṅgā) herself; and Lakṣmī, made of worship and contentment, then dwelt in cow dung.
14.106.53
नासिकायां सदा देवी ज्येष्ठा वसति भामिनी ।
श्रोणीतटस्थाः पितरो रमा लाङ्गूलमाश्रिता ॥ १४.१०६.५३ ॥
In the nose the goddess Jyeṣṭhā, that radiant one, always dwells; the ancestors stood on the slopes of the hips, and Ramā had taken refuge in the tail.
14.106.54
पार्श्वयोरुभयोः सर्वे विश्वेदेवाः प्रतिष्ठिताः ।
तिष्ठत्युरसि तासां तु प्रीतः शक्तिधरो गुहः ॥ १४.१०६.५४ ॥
On both flanks all the Viśvedevas were established; and upon their chests stands the pleased Guha (Skanda), bearer of the spear.
14.106.55
जानजङ्घोरुदेशेषु पञ्च तिष्ठन्ति वायवः ।
खुरमध्येषु गन्धर्वाः खुराग्रेषु च पन्नगाः ॥ १४.१०६.५५ ॥
In the regions of the knees, shanks and thighs five winds abide; in the middle of the hooves dwell the Gandharvas, and at the tips of the hooves the serpents.
14.106.56
चत्वारः सागराः पूर्णास्तस्या एव पयोधराः ।
रतिर्मेधा क्षमा स्वाहा श्रद्धा शान्तिर्धृतिः स्मृतिः। ॥ १४.१०६.५६ ॥
The four oceans are her full udders; delight, intelligence, patience, the oblation svāhā, faith, peace, steadfastness and recollection are hers.
14.106.57
कीर्तिर्दीप्तिः क्रिया कान्तिस्तुष्टिः पुष्टिस्च सन्ततिः ।
दिशश्च प्रदिशश्चैव सेवन्ते कपिलां सदा ॥ १४.१०६.५७ ॥
Fame, radiance, action, beauty, contentment, nourishment and progeny, together with the directions and the intermediate directions, always serve Kapilā.
14.106.58
देवा पितृगणाश्चापि गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणाः ।
लोका द्वीपार्णवाश्चैव गङ्गाद्याः सरितस्तथा ॥ १४.१०६.५८ ॥
The gods and the hosts of the ancestors, the hosts of Gandharvas and Apsarases, the worlds, the islands and oceans, and likewise the rivers beginning with the Gaṅgā, all attend her.
14.106.59
देवाः पितृगणाश्चापि वेदाः साङ्गाः सहाध्वरैः ।
वेदोक्तैर्विविधैर्मन्त्रैः स्तुवन्ति हृषितास्तथा ॥ १४.१०६.५९ ॥
The gods and the hosts of the ancestors, and the Vedas with their limbs together with the sacrifices, joyfully praise her with the various mantras prescribed in the Vedas.
14.106.60
विद्याधराश्च ये सिद्धा भूतास्तारागणास्तथा ।
पुष्पवृष्टिं च वर्षन्ति प्रनृत्यन्ति च हर्षिताः ॥ १४.१०६.६० ॥
The Vidyādharas and the Siddhas, the spirits and the hosts of stars likewise are there; joyfully they rain down a shower of flowers and dance.
14.106.61
ब्रह्मणोत्पादिता देवी वह्निकुण्डान्महाप्रभा ।
नमस्ते कपिले पुण्ये सर्वदेवैर्नमस्कृते ॥ १४.१०६.६१ ॥
Goddess, great in radiance, brought forth by Brahmā from the fire-pit: homage to you, O sacred Kapilā, honored by all the gods.
14.106.62
कपिलेऽथ महासत्वे सर्वतीर्थमये शुभे ।
दातारं स्वजनोपेतं ब्रह्मलोकं नय स्वयम् ॥ १४.१०६.६२ ॥
O Kapilā, O mighty one, full of all sacred places, O auspicious one, lead the giver, together with his kinsmen, yourself to the world of Brahmā.
14.106.63
अहो रत्नमिदं पुण्यं सर्वदुःखघ्नमुत्तमम् ।
अहो धर्मार्जितं शुद्धमिदमग्र्यं महाधनम्।
इत्याकाशस्थितस्ते तु सर्वदेवा जपन्ति च ॥ १४.१०६.६३ ॥
Ah, this is a sacred jewel, supreme, destroyer of all sorrow. Ah, this is pure, foremost great wealth earned through dharma — thus the gods, standing in the sky, recite.
14.106.64
तस्याः प्रतिग्रहीता च भुङ्क्ते यावद्द्विजोत्तमः ।
तावद्देवगणाः सर्वे कपिलामर्चयन्ति च।
स्वर्णशृङ्गीं रूप्यखुरां गन्धैः पुष्पैः सुपूजिताम् ॥ १४.१०६.६४ ॥
As long as the best of Brahmins, receiving her gift, enjoys her, all the multitudes of gods worship Kapilā — she with golden horns and silver hooves, well honored with fragrances and flowers.
14.106.65
वस्त्राभ्यामहताभ्यां तु यावत्तिष्ठत्यलङ्कृता ।
तावद्यदिच्छेत्कपिला मन्त्रपूता सुसंस्कृता।
भूलोकवासिनः सर्वान्ब्रह्मलोकं नयेत्स्वयम् ॥ १४.१०६.६५ ॥
As long as she stands, adorned with two new unwashed garments, let Kapilā, purified by mantras and well consecrated, do as she wishes — let her herself lead all the dwellers of the earthly world to the world of Brahmā.
14.106.66
भूरश्वः कनकं गावो रूप्यमश्वं तिला यवाः ।
दीयमानानि विप्राय प्रहृष्यन्ति दिनेदिने ॥ १४.१०६.६६ ॥
Land, horse, gold, cows, silver, horse, sesame and barley — as they are given to a brahmin, they rejoice day after day.
14.106.67
अथ त्वश्रोत्रियेभ्यो वै तानि दत्तानि पाण्डव ।
तथा निन्दन्त्यथात्मानमशुभं किंनु नः कृतं ॥ १४.१०६.६७ ॥
But, Pāṇḍava, if those things are given to those not learned in the Veda, they blame themselves thus: 'What inauspicious thing have we done?'
14.106.68
अहो रक्षःपिशाचैश्च लुप्यमानाः समन्ततः ।
यास्यामो निरयं शीघ्रमिति शोचन्ति तानि वै ॥ १४.१०६.६८ ॥
Alas! Plundered on all sides by demons and goblins, we shall soon go to hell — thinking thus, they grieve.
14.106.69
एतान्यपि द्विजेभ्यो वै श्रोत्रियेभ्यो विशेषतः ।
दीयमानानि वर्धन्ते दातारं तारयन्ति च ॥ १४.१०६.६९ ॥
These, too, when given to twice-born men, especially to those learned in the Veda, increase and carry the giver across.
14.106.70
देवदेवेश दैत्यघ्न कालः को हव्यकव्ययोः ।
के तत्रि पूजामर्हन्ति वर्जनीयाश्च के द्विजाः ॥ १४.१०६.७० ॥
O lord of the gods, slayer of the Daityas! What is the time for the offerings to the gods and to the ancestors? Who there deserve honour, and which brahmins are to be avoided?
14.106.71
दैवं पूर्वाह्णिकं ज्ञेयं पैतृकं चापराह्णिकम् ।
कालहीनं च यद्दानं तद्दानं राजसं विदुः ॥ १४.१०६.७१ ॥
The forenoon is to be known as the time for the gods, and the afternoon for the ancestors; a gift given without the proper time, the wise call a rājasic gift.
14.106.72
अवघुष्टं च यद्भुक्तमनृतेन च भारत ।
परामृष्टं शुना वाऽपि तद्भागं राक्षसं विदुः ॥ १४.१०६.७२ ॥
O Bhārata, the portion that is eaten after being loudly proclaimed, or obtained by falsehood, or touched by a dog, that portion they know to belong to the rākṣasas.
14.106.73
यावन्तः पतिता विप्रा जडोन्मत्तादयोपि च ।
दैवे च पित्र्ये ते विप्रा राजन्नार्हन्ति सत्क्रियां ॥ १४.१०६.७३ ॥
O king, however many fallen brahmins there are, and the dull-witted, the mad and such, these brahmins do not deserve honourable treatment at the rites for the gods and the ancestors.
14.106.74
क्लीबः प्लङ्गी च कृष्ठी च राजयक्ष्मान्वितश्च यः ।
अपस्मारी च यश्चापि पित्र्ये नार्हति सत्कृतिम् ॥ १४.१०६.७४ ॥
The impotent, the lame, the leper, the one afflicted with consumption, and the epileptic — none of these deserves honourable treatment at the rite for the ancestors.
14.106.75
चिकित्सका देवलका मिथ्यानियमधारिणः ।
सोमविक्रयिणश्चापि श्राद्धे नार्हन्ति सत्कृतिम् ॥ १४.१०६.७५ ॥
Physicians, devalakas (temple priests), keepers of false vows, and sellers of soma — these too do not deserve honourable treatment at the śrāddha.
14.106.76
एकोद्दिष्टे च ये चान्नं भुञ्जते विधिवद्द्बिजाः ।
चान्द्रायणमकृत्वा ते पुनर्नार्हन्ति सत्कृतिम् ॥ १४.१०६.७६ ॥
Those twice-born who eat food at the single-offering rite according to the rule, not having performed the lunar penance, do not again deserve honourable treatment.
14.106.77
गायका नर्तकाश्चैव प्लवका वादकास्तथा ।
कथका यौधिकाश्चैव श्राद्धे नार्हन्ति सत्कृतिम् ॥ १४.१०६.७७ ॥
Singers, dancers, acrobats, instrumentalists, storytellers and warriors — these too do not deserve honourable treatment at the śrāddha.
14.106.78
अनग्नयश्च ये विप्राः शवनिर्यातकाश्च ये ।
स्तेनाश्चापि विकर्मस्था राजन्नार्हन्ति सत्कृतिम् ॥ १४.१०६.७८ ॥
O king, brahmins who do not keep the sacred fire, carriers of corpses, thieves, and those engaged in forbidden acts do not deserve honour.
14.106.79
अपरिज्ञातपूर्वाश्च गणपुत्राश्च ये द्विजाः ।
पुत्रिकापुत्रकाश्चापि श्राद्धे नार्हन्ति सत्कृतिम् ॥ १४.१०६.७९ ॥
Brahmins of unknown previous lineage, sons of clan-assemblies, and twice-born sons of a daughter's son likewise do not deserve honour at the śrāddha.
14.106.80
रणकर्ता च यो विप्रो यश्च वाणिज्यको द्विजः ।
प्राणिविक्रयवृत्तिश्च श्राद्धे नार्हन्ति सत्कृतिम् ॥ १४.१०६.८० ॥
A brahmin who wages war, a twice-born trader, and one who lives by selling living beings do not deserve honour at the śrāddha.
14.106.81
चीर्णव्रतगुणैर्युक्ता नित्यं स्वाध्यायतत्पराः ।
सावित्रीज्ञाः क्रियावन्तस्ते श्राद्धे सत्कृतिक्षमाः ॥ १४.१०६.८१ ॥
Those endowed with the virtues of completed vows, always devoted to Vedic recitation, knowers of the Sāvitrī, and performers of rites—they are worthy of honour at the śrāddha.
14.106.82
श्राद्धस्य ब्राह्मणः कालः प्राप्तं दघि घृतं तथा ।
दर्भाः सुमनसः क्षेत्रं तत्काले श्राद्धदो भवेत् ॥ १४.१०६.८२ ॥
The brahmin is the time for the śrāddha; when curds, ghee, kuśa grass, flowers and a fitting place are obtained, one should become a giver of the śrāddha at that very time.
14.106.83
चारित्रनिरता राजन्कृशा ये कृशवृत्तयः ।
अर्थिनश्चोपगच्छन्ति तेभ्यो दत्तं महत्फलम् ॥ १४.१०६.८३ ॥
O king, what is given to those devoted to good conduct, lean and living in hardship, who approach as seekers, yields great fruit.
14.106.84
तपस्विनश्च ये विप्रास्तथा भैक्षचराश्च ये ।
अर्थिनः केचिदिच्छन्ति तेषां दत्तं महत्फलम् ॥ १४.१०६.८४ ॥
To ascetic brahmins, to those who live by begging, and to certain seekers who desire a gift, a gift given brings great fruit.
14.106.85
एवं धर्मभूतां श्रेष्ठ ज्ञात्वा सर्वात्मना तदा ।
र्श्रोत्रियाय दरिद्राय प्रयच्छानुपकारिणे ॥ १४.१०६.८५ ॥
Thus, best of the righteous, knowing this with your whole self, give to the learned, poor brahmin who does no favour in return.
14.106.86
दानं यत्ते प्रियं किंचिच्छ्रोत्रियाणां च यत्प्रियम् ।
तत्प्रयच्छस्व धर्मज्ञ यदीच्छसि तदक्षयम् ॥ १४.१०६.८६ ॥
Give whatever gift is dear to you, and whatever is dear to learned brahmins, O knower of dharma, if you desire that which is imperishable.
14.106.87
निरयं ये च गच्छन्ति तच्छृणुष्व युधिष्ठिर ॥ १४.१०६.८७ ॥
Listen to who goes to hell, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
14.106.88
गुर्वर्थं वा भयार्थं वा नोचेदन्यत्र पाण्डव ।
वदन्ति येऽनृतं विप्रास्ते वै निरयगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.८८ ॥
Brahmins who speak falsehood, O son of Pāṇḍu, except for the sake of a teacher or out of fear, or otherwise without cause, indeed go to hell.
14.106.89
परदारापहर्तारः परदारामिमर्शकाः ।
परारप्रयोक्तारस्तें वै निरयगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.८९ ॥
Those who abduct others' wives, who touch others' wives, and who incite others to wrong — they indeed go to hell.
14.106.90
सूचकाः संधिभेत्तारः परद्रव्योपजीविनः ।
अकृतज्ञाश्च मित्राणां ते वै निरयगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.९० ॥
Tale-bearers, breakers of treaties, those who live on others' wealth, and the ungrateful toward friends—they indeed go to hell.
14.106.91
वर्णाश्रमाणां ये बाह्याः पाषण्डाश्चैव पापिनः ।
उपासते च तानेव ते सर्वे नरकालयाः ॥ १४.१०६.९१ ॥
Those heretics and sinners who stand outside the social orders and life stages, and those who revere them—all of them dwell in hell.
14.106.92
वेदविक्रयिणश्चैव वेदानां चैव दूषकाः ।
वेदानां लेखकाश्चैव ते वै निरयगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.९२ ॥
Those who sell the Vedas, those who corrupt the Vedas, and the scribes of the Vedas—they indeed go to hell.
14.106.93
रसविक्रयिणो राजन्विषविक्रयिणश्च ये ।
क्षीरविक्रयिणश्चापि ते वै निरयगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.९३ ॥
O king, sellers of juices, sellers of poison, and sellers of milk—they too indeed go to hell.
14.106.94
चण्डालेभ्यश्च ये क्षीरं प्रयच्छन्ति नराधमाः ।
अर्थार्थमथवा स्नेहात्ते वै निरयगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.९४ ॥
Those lowest of men who give milk to outcastes, whether for the sake of wealth or out of affection—they indeed go to hell.
14.106.95
पशूनां दमकयैव तथा नासानुवेधकाः ।
पुंस्त्वहिंसाकरस्चैव ते वै निरयगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.९५ ॥
Those who bind animals with a tether and pierce their noses, and those who inflict violence that destroys their virility—they indeed go to hell.
14.106.96
अदातारः समर्था ये द्रव्याणां लोभकारणात् ।
दीनानन्धान्न पश्यन्ति ते वै निरयगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.९६ ॥
Those who are able but, out of greed for wealth, give nothing, and do not look upon the poor and the blind — they indeed go to hell.
14.106.97
क्षान्तान्दान्तान्कृशान्प्राज्ञान्दीर्घकालं सहोषितान् ।
त्यजन्ति कृतकृत्या ये ते वा निरयगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.९७ ॥
Those who, having accomplished their aims, abandon the patient, self-controlled, emaciated and wise, who have long dwelt with them — they go to hell.
14.106.98
बालानामपि वृद्धानां श्रान्तानां चापि ये नराः ।
अदत्त्वाऽश्नान्ति मृष्टान्नं ते वै निरयगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.९८ ॥
Those people who eat fine food without giving to children, the elderly, and the weary — they indeed go to hell.
14.106.99
एते पूर्वर्षिभिः प्रोक्ता नरा निरयगामिनः ।
ये स्वर्गं समनुप्राप्तास्ताञ्शृणुष्व युधिष्ठिर ॥ १४.१०६.९९ ॥
These men, going to hell, were declared by the ancient sages. Now, Yudhiṣṭhira, listen concerning those who have attained heaven.
14.106.100
दानेन तपसा चैव सत्येन च दमेन च ।
ये धर्ममनुवर्तन्ते ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.१०० ॥
Those men who follow dharma through giving, austerity, truth and self-restraint — they go to heaven.
14.106.101
शुश्रूषयाऽप्युपाध्यायाच्छ्रुतमादाय पाण्डव ।
ये प्रतिग्रहनिस्स्नेहास्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.१०१ ॥
O Pāṇḍava, those men who, by service, have received learning from their teacher and remain free from attachment to receiving gifts — they go to heaven.
14.106.102
मधुमांसासवेभ्यस्तु निवृत्ता व्रतवत्तु ये ।
परदारनिवृत्ता ये ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.१०२ ॥
Those men who, like keeping a vow, abstain from honey, meat and intoxicating drink, and abstain from another's wife, go to heaven.
14.106.103
मातरं पितरं चैव शुश्रूषन्ति च ये नराः ।
भ्रहातॄणामपि सस्नेहास्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.१०३ ॥
Those men who serve their mother and father, and who also live with affection toward their brothers, go to heaven.
14.106.104
ये तु भोजनकाले तु निर्याताश्चातिथिप्रियाः ।
द्वाररोधं न कुर्वन्ति ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.१०४ ॥
Those who, at mealtime, come out and are fond of guests, and do not block the door, go to heaven.
14.106.105
वैवाहिकं तु कन्यानां दरिद्राणां च ये नराः ।
कारयन्ति च कुर्वन्ति ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.१०५ ॥
Those men who arrange, and also perform, the marriages of poor maidens, go to heaven.
14.106.106
रसानामथ बीजानामोषधीनां तथैव च ।
दातारः श्रद्धयोपेतास्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.१०६ ॥
Those men who, endowed with faith, are givers of juices, seeds and herbs, go to heaven.
14.106.107
क्षेमाक्षेमं च मार्गेषु समानि विषमाणि च ।
अर्थिनां ये च वक्ष्यन्ति ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥ १४.१०६.१०७ ॥
Those who tell seekers which roads are safe and which dangerous, which level and which uneven, go to heaven.
14.106.108
पर्वद्वये चतुर्दश्यामष्टम्यां संध्ययोर्द्वयोः ।
आर्द्रायां जन्मनक्षत्रे विषुवे श्रवणेऽथवा।
ये ग्राम्यधर्मविरतास्ते नराः स्वर्गगाप्तिनः ॥ १४.१०६.१०८ ॥
On the two parva days, on the fourteenth and eighth lunar days, at the two twilights, under the Ārdrā asterism, under one's birth asterism, on the day of the equinox or under the Śravaṇa asterism, those men who abstain from worldly pleasures go to heaven.
14.106.109
हव्यकव्यविधानं च नरकस्वर्गगामिनौ ।
धर्माधर्मौ च कथितौ किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥ १४.१०६.१०९ ॥
The rules of offerings to gods and ancestors, the paths leading to hell and to heaven, and dharma and adharma have been declared. What more do you wish to hear?