Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 15.36
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15.36.1
एतच्छ्रुत्वा नृपो विद्वान्हृष्टोऽभूज्जनमेजयः ।
पितामहानां सर्वेषां गमनागमनं तदा ॥ १५.३६.१ ॥
Having heard this, the learned king Janamejaya was delighted, and then he heard of the going and coming of all the grandfathers.
15.36.2
अब्रवीच्च मुदा युक्तः पुनरागमनं प्रति ।
कथं न त्यक्तदेहानां पुनस्तद्रूपदर्शनम् ॥ १५.३६.२ ॥
Filled with joy, he asked again about their return: how is it that those who have given up their bodies are not seen again in that same form?
15.36.3
इत्युक्तः स द्विजश्रेष्ठो व्यासशिष्यः प्रतापवान् ।
प्रोवाच वदतांश्रेष्ठस्तं नृपं जनमेजयम् ॥ १५.३६.३ ॥
Thus addressed, that best of the twice-born, the mighty disciple of Vyāsa, the foremost of speakers, spoke to King Janamejaya.
15.36.4
अविप्रणाशः सर्वेषां कर्मणामिति निश्चयः ।
कर्मजानि शरीराणि शरीराकृतयस्तथा ॥ १५.३६.४ ॥
It is certain that the results of all actions are not destroyed; bodies born of actions, and their bodily forms likewise.
15.36.5
महाभूतानि नित्यानि भूताधिपतिसंश्रयात् ।
तेषां च नित्यसंवासो न विनाशो वियुज्यताम् ॥ १५.३६.५ ॥
The great elements are eternal, because they rest upon the lord of beings; their eternal union is not destruction, and they are not destroyed even when separated.
15.36.6
अनाशया कृतं कर्म तस्य चेष्टः फलागमः ।
आत्मा चैभिः समायुक्तः सुखदुःखमुपाश्नुते ॥ १५.३६.६ ॥
An action done without desire brings its intended fruit; and the self, joined with these, experiences pleasure and pain.
15.36.7
अविनाश्यस्तथा नित्यं क्षेत्रज्ञ इति निश्चयः ।
भूतानामात्मभावो यो ध्रुवोसौ संविजानताम् ॥ १५.३६.७ ॥
The knower of the field is indestructible and eternal; this is the certainty. For those who truly know, the self-nature of beings is that which is steadfast.
15.36.8
यावन्न क्षीयते कर्म तावत्तस्य स्वरूपता ।
क्षीणकर्मा नरो लोके रूपान्यत्वमुपाश्नुते ॥ १५.३६.८ ॥
As long as karma is not exhausted, its own form persists. A man whose karma is spent attains a different form in the world.
15.36.9
नानाभूतास्तथैकत्वं शरीरं प्राप्य संहताः ।
भवन्ति ते तथा नित्याः पृथग्भावं विजानताम् ॥ १५.३६.९ ॥
The various elements, having obtained a body, come together into unity. They too are eternal in the same way; for those who know separate existence, this is so.
15.36.10
अश्वमेधश्रुतिश्चेयमश्वसंज्ञपनं प्रति ।
लोकान्तरगता नित्यं प्राणा नित्या हि वाजिनः ॥ १५.३६.१० ॥
This is the Vedic teaching on the horse sacrifice, concerning the slaying of the horse. The life-breaths of horses, having gone to other worlds, are eternal indeed.
15.36.11
अहं हितं वदाम्येतत्प्रियं चेत्तव पार्थिव ।
देवयाना हि पन्थानः श्रुतास्ते यज्ञसंस्तरे ॥ १५.३६.११ ॥
O king, if it pleases you, I speak this beneficial word. In the arrangement of the sacrifice you have heard of the paths of the gods.
15.36.12
सुकृतो यत्र यज्ञस्ते तत्र देवा हितास्तव ।
यदा समन्विता देवाः पशूनां गमनेश्वराः ॥ १५.३६.१२ ॥
Where your sacrifice is well performed, there the gods are favorable to you. When the gods are joined together, they are the lords of the passage of animals.
15.36.13
गमिमन्तश्च तेनेष्ट्वा नान्ये नित्या भवन्त्युत ।
नित्येऽस्मिन्पञ्चके वर्गे नित्ये चात्मनि पूरुषः ॥ १५.३६.१३ ॥
Those who go by means of that sacrifice become eternal; others do not. In this eternal fivefold group and in the eternal self, the person (abides).
15.36.14
अस्य नाशं समायोगं यः पश्यति वृथामतिः ।
वियोगे शोचतेऽत्यर्थं स बाल इति मे मतिः ॥ १५.३६.१४ ॥
He who sees its destruction and its union is one of vain understanding. In separation he grieves exceedingly; such a one is a child, in my view.
15.36.15
वियोगे दोषदर्शी यः संयोगं स विसर्जयेत् ।
असङ्गे सङ्गमो नास्ति दुःखं भावि वियोगजम ॥ १५.३६.१५ ॥
He who sees the fault in separation should give up union. In non-attachment there is no union; the sorrow born of separation will not come to be.
15.36.16
परापरज्ञस्त्वपरो नाभिमानादुदीक्षितः ।
अपरज्ञः परां बुद्धिं स्पृष्ट्वा मोहाद्विमुच्यते ॥ १५.३६.१६ ॥
He who knows the higher and the lower is not regarded by pride; the one who does not know, having touched the supreme understanding, is freed from delusion.
15.36.17
अदर्शनादापतितः पुनश्चादर्शनं गतः ।
नाहं तं वेद्मि नासौ मां न च मेऽस्ति विरागता ॥ १५.३६.१७ ॥
Having come from non-appearance, he returned again to non-appearance. I do not know him, nor does he know me, and there is no dispassion in me.
15.36.18
येनयेन शरीरेणि करोत्ययमनीश्वरः ।
तेनतेन शरीरेण तदवश्यमुपाश्नुते।
मानसं मनसाऽऽप्नोति शरीरं च शरीरवान् ॥ १५.३६.१८ ॥
With whatever body this powerless one acts, with that same body he surely enjoys its fruit. He obtains the mental fruit by mind, and the embodied one obtains the bodily fruit.