Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.27
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14.27.1
एकः शास्ता न द्वितीयोस्ति शास्ता ।
यो हृच्छयस्तमहमनु ब्रवीमि।
तेनैव युक्तः प्रवणादिवोदकं ।
यथा नियुक्तोस्मि तथा वहामि ॥ १४.२७.१ ॥
There is one teacher, and no second teacher. I speak following him who dwells in the heart. Guided by him, as water flows down a slope, so I go in the direction I have been appointed.
14.27.2
एको गुरुर्नास्ति ततो द्वितीयो ।
यो हृच्छयस्तमहमनु ब्रवीमि।
तेनानुशिष्टा गुरुणा सदैव ।
पुरा हता दानवाः सर्व एव ॥ १४.२७.२ ॥
There is one teacher, and no second teacher. I speak following him who dwells in the heart. Always instructed by that teacher, all the Dānavas were slain in the past.
14.27.3
एको बन्धुर्नास्ति ततो द्वितीयो ।
यो हृच्छयस्तमहमनु ब्रवीमि।
तेनानुशिष्टा बान्धवा बन्धुमन्तः ।
सप्तर्षयः पार्थ दिवि प्रभान्ति ॥ १४.२७.३ ॥
There is one kinsman, and no second kinsman. I speak following him who dwells in the heart. Instructed by him, the seven sages, who have kinsmen, shine in the sky, O Pārtha.
14.27.4
एकः श्रोता नास्ति ततो द्वितीयो ।
यो हृच्छयस्तमहमनु ब्रवीमि।
तस्मिन्गुरौ गुरुवासं निरुष्यट ।
शक्रो गतः सर्वलोकामरत्वम् ॥ १४.२७.४ ॥
There is one listener, and no second listener. I speak following him who dwells in the heart. Having dwelt in that teacher's household as a student, Indra attained immortality in all the worlds.
14.27.5
एको द्वेष्टा नास्ति ततो द्वितीयो ।
यो हृच्छयस्तमहमनु ब्रवीमि।
तेनानुशिष्टा गुरुणा सदैव ।
लोके द्विष्टाः पन्नगाः सर्व एव ॥ १४.२७.५ ॥
There is one hater, and no second hater. I speak following him who dwells in the heart. Always instructed by that teacher, all the serpents became hated in the world.
14.27.6
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
प्रजापतौ पन्नगानां देवर्षीणां च संविदम् ॥ १४.२७.६ ॥
Here too they recount this ancient story: the dialogue of the serpents and the divine sages in the presence of Prajāpati.
14.27.7
देवर्षयश्च नागाश्चाप्यसुराश्च प्रजापतिम् ।
पर्यपृच्छन्नुपासीनं श्रेयोः नः प्रोच्यतामिति ॥ १४.२७.७ ॥
The divine sages, the serpents and the asuras also asked Prajāpati, who was seated nearby: "Tell us what is our highest good."
14.27.8
तेषां प्रोवाच भगवाञ्श्रेयः समनुपृच्छताम् ।
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म ते श्रुत्वा प्राद्रवन्दिशः ॥ १४.२७.८ ॥
To those who asked, the blessed Lord said: "Oṃ — this single syllable is Brahman." Hearing this, they fled in all directions.
14.27.9
तेषां प्रद्रवमाणानामुपदेशं च शृण्वताम् ।
सर्पाणां दंशने भावः प्रवृत्तः पूर्वमे तु ॥ १४.२७.९ ॥
Among those fleeing and those listening to the teaching, the nature of biting arose in the serpents — it had already arisen before.
14.27.10
असुराणां प्रवृत्तस्तु दंभभावः स्वभावजः ।
दानं देवा व्यवसिता दममेव महर्षयः ॥ १४.२७.१० ॥
In the asuras arose the pretension born of their own nature; the gods resolved upon giving, and the great sages resolved upon self-restraint alone.
14.27.11
एकं शास्तारमासाद्य शब्देनैकेन संस्कृताः ।
नानाव्यवसिताः सर्वे सर्पदेवर्षिदानवाः ॥ १४.२७.११ ॥
Having approached one teacher and been trained by a single word, the serpents, the divine sages and the dānavas all became resolved in various ways.
14.27.12
शृणोत्ययं प्रोच्यमानं गृह्णाति च यथातथम् ।
पृच्छतस्तदतो भूयो गुरुरन्यो न विद्यते ॥ १४.२७.१२ ॥
This one hears what is being taught and grasps it exactly as it is; when he asks, there is no other teacher beyond that one.
14.27.13
तस्य चानुमते कर्म ततः पश्चात्प्रवर्तते ।
गुरुर्बन्धुश्च शास्ता च द्वेष्टा च हृदि संश्रिताः ॥ १४.२७.१३ ॥
With his consent, action then arises afterward; teacher, kinsman, instructor, and enemy all dwell in the heart.
14.27.14
पापेन विचरँल्लोके पापचारी भवत्ययम् ।
शुभेन विचरँल्लोके शुभचारी भवत्युत ॥ १४.२७.१४ ॥
Wandering the world through evil, this one becomes one who acts wickedly; wandering the world through good, he becomes one who acts well.
14.27.15
कामचारी तु कामेन य हन्द्रियसुखे रतः ।
ब्रह्मचारी सदैवैष य इन्द्रियजये रतः ॥ १४.२७.१५ ॥
He who, through desire, delights in the pleasures of the senses is one who follows desire; but this one, who always delights in conquest of the senses, is a celibate student.
14.27.16
अपेतव्रतकर्मा तु केवलं ब्रह्मणि स्थितः ।
ब्रह्मभूतश्चरँल्लोके ब्रह्मचारी भवत्ययम् ॥ १४.२७.१६ ॥
He whose observances and rites have fallen away, who rests solely in Brahman, wandering the world as one become Brahman, is this one who is a celibate student.
14.27.17
ब्रह्मैव समिधस्तस्य ब्रह्माग्निर्ब्रह्मसंस्तरः ।
आपो ब्रह्म गुरुर्ब्रह्म स ब्रह्मणि समाहितः ॥ १४.२७.१७ ॥
Brahman alone is his kindling-sticks; the Brahman-fire and Brahman are his bed of kuśa grass. Water is Brahman, the teacher is Brahman; he is absorbed in Brahman.
14.27.18
एतदेवेदृशं सूक्ष्मं ब्रह्मचर्यं विदुर्बुधाः ।
विदित्वा चान्वपद्यन्त क्षेत्रज्ञेनानुदर्शिताः ॥ १४.२७.१८ ॥
Such a subtle brahmacarya the wise know. Having understood it, they attained it, guided by the knower of the field.