Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 14.41
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14.41.1
अव्यक्तात्पूर्वमुत्पन्नो महानात्मा महामतिः ।
आदिर्गुणानां सर्वेषां प्रथमः सर्ग उच्यते ॥ १४.४१.१ ॥
Born before the Unmanifest, the great Self of great wisdom, the origin of all the qualities — this is called the first creation.
14.41.2
महानात्मा मतिर्विष्णुर्जिष्णुः शंभुश्च वीर्यवान् ।
बुद्धिः प्रज्ञोपलब्धिश्च तता ख्यातिर्धृतिःस्मृतिः। ॥ १४.४१.२ ॥
The great Self, intellect, Viṣṇu, Jiṣṇu, Śambhu and the mighty one; understanding, the attainment of wisdom, expansion, fame, steadfastness and memory.
14.41.3
पर्यायवाचकैः शब्दैर्महानात्मा विभाव्यते ।
तं जानन्ब्राह्मणो विद्वान्प्रमोहं नाधिगच्छति ॥ १४.४१.३ ॥
The great Self is made known through synonymous words; the learned brahmin who knows Him does not fall into delusion.
14.41.4
सर्वतःपाणिपादं च सर्वतोक्षिशिरोमुखम् ।
सर्वतःश्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वं व्याप्यवतिष्ठति ॥ १४.४१.४ ॥
With hands and feet on every side, eyes, heads and faces on every side, ears on every side — he abides in the world, pervading all.
14.41.5
महाप्रभावः पुरुषः सर्वस्य हृदि निष्ठितः ।
अणिमा लघिमा प्राप्तिरीशानो ज्योतिरव्ययः ॥ १४.४१.५ ॥
The Person of great power abides in the heart of all; he has the powers of minuteness, lightness and attainment, is the lord, and is the imperishable light.
14.41.6
तत्र बुद्धिमतां लोके सद्भावनिरताश्च ये ।
ध्यानिनो नित्ययोगाश्च सत्यसन्धा जितेन्द्रियाः ॥ १४.४१.६ ॥
There, in the world, the wise who delight in true being, the meditators constantly devoted to yoga, the truthful in their vows and the self-controlled — (they attain him).
14.41.7
ज्ञानवन्तश्च ये केचिदलुब्धा जितमन्यवः ।
प्रसन्नमनसो धीरा निर्ममा निरहंक्रियाः ॥ १४.४१.७ ॥
Those who possess knowledge, are free from greed, have conquered anger, are serene-minded, steadfast, free from possessiveness and free from egoism.
14.41.8
विमुक्ताः सर्व एवैते महत्त्वमुपयान्त्युत ।
आत्मनो महतो वेद यः पुण्यां गतिमुत्तमाम् ॥ १४.४१.८ ॥
All these, being liberated, attain greatness; he who knows the great self attains the supreme meritorious path.
14.41.9
अहङ्कारात्प्रसूतानि महाभूतानि पञ्च वै ।
पृथिवी वायुराकाशमापो ज्योतिश्च पञ्चमम् ॥ १४.४१.९ ॥
From egoism were produced the five great elements: earth, air, space, water, and fire as the fifth.
14.41.10
तेषु भूतानि युज्यन्ते महाभूतेषु पञ्चसु ।
ते शब्दस्पर्शरूपेषु रसगन्धक्रियासु च ॥ १४.४१.१० ॥
In those five great elements beings are joined; they are engaged in sound, touch, form, taste, smell and action.
14.41.11
महाभूतविनाशान्ते प्रलये प्रत्युपस्थिते ।
सर्वप्राणभृतां धीरा महदुत्पद्यते भयम् ॥ १४.४१.११ ॥
O steadfast ones, when at the end of the destruction of the great elements dissolution draws near, great fear arises in all living beings.
14.41.12
स धीरः सर्वलोकेषु न मोहमधिगच्छति ।
विष्णुरेवादिसर्गेषु स्वयंभूर्भवति प्रभुः ॥ १४.४१.१२ ॥
That steadfast one is not deluded in any world; in the first creations Viṣṇu himself becomes the self-existent lord.
14.41.13
एवं हि यो वेद गुहाशयं प्रभुं ।
परं पुराणं पुरुषं विश्वरूपम्।
हिरण्मयं बुद्धिमतां परां गतिं ।
स बुद्धिमान्बुद्धिमतीत्य तिष्ठति ॥ १४.४१.१३ ॥
He who thus knows the lord who dwells in the cave, the supreme, ancient Person of all forms, golden, is the highest goal of the wise; that wise man stands beyond the intellect.
14.41.14
य उत्पन्नो महान्पूर्वमहङ्कारः स उच्यते ।
अहमित्येव सम्भूतो द्वितीयः सर्ग उच्यते ॥ १४.४१.१४ ॥
That great principle which arose first is called ego-making; arising as the notion 'I', this is called the second creation.
14.41.15
अहङ्कारश्च भूतादिर्वैकारिक इति स्मृतः ।
तेजसश्चेतना धातुः प्रजासर्गः प्रजापतिः ॥ १४.४१.१५ ॥
Ego is remembered as the origin of the elements and the modification-born; the conscious element of radiance is the creation of beings, and the lord of creatures.
14.41.16
देवानां प्रभवो देवो मनसश्च त्रिलोककृत् ।
अहमित्येव तत्सर्वमभिमानः स उच्यते ॥ १४.४१.१६ ॥
The god who is the source of the gods, the maker of the mind and of the three worlds — in the form 'I' all of that exists; this is called self-conceit.
14.41.17
अध्यात्मज्ञानतृप्तानां मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम् ।
स्वाध्यायक्रतुसिद्धानामेष लोकः सनातनः ॥ १४.४१.१७ ॥
For the sages satisfied with knowledge of the self, whose selves are purified, and for those perfected by study and sacrifice, this world is eternal.
14.41.18
अहङ्कारेणाहरतो गुणानिमा-
न्भूतादिरेवं सृजते स भूतकृत्।
वैकारिकः सर्वमिदं विचेष्टते ।
स्वतेजसा रञ्जयते जगत्तथा ॥ १४.४१.१८ ॥
Through ego, bringing together these qualities, the origin of the elements thus creates; the maker of beings, the modification-born, sets all this in motion, and by his own radiance colours the world.