Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.219
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3.219.1
एवं शप्तोऽहमृषिणा तदा द्विजबरोत्तम ।
अहं प्रासादयमृषिं गिरा वाक्यविशारदम् ॥ ३.२१९.१ ॥
Thus cursed by the sage, O best of the twice-born, I then sought to appease that sage, skilled in speech, with words.
3.219.2
अजानता मयाऽकार्यमिदमद्य कृतं मुने ।
क्षन्तुमर्हसि तत्सर्वं प्रसीद भगवन्निति ॥ ३.२१९.२ ॥
Not knowing, I have today done this wrong, O sage. You should forgive all of it. Be gracious, O revered one.
3.219.3
नान्यथा भविता शाप एवमेतदसंशयम् ।
आनृशंस्यात्त्वंहकिंचित्कर्ताऽनुग्रहमद्य ते ॥ ३.२१९.३ ॥
This curse will not be otherwise; it will certainly be just so. But out of compassion I will today grant you some favour.
3.219.4
शूद्रयोन्यां वर्तमानो धर्मज्ञो हि भविष्यसि ।
मातापित्रोश् शुश्रूषां करिष्यसि न संशयः ॥ ३.२१९.४ ॥
Dwelling in a śūdra womb, you will indeed become one who knows dharma. You will perform service to your mother and father; there is no doubt.
3.219.5
तयोः शुश्रूषया सिद्धिं महतीं समवाप्स्यसि ।
जातिस्मरश् भविता स्वर्गं चैव गमिष्यसि ॥ ३.२१९.५ ॥
Through service to those two you will attain great perfection. You will become one who remembers past births, and you will indeed go to heaven.
3.219.6
भूत्वाच धार्मिको व्याधः पित्रोः शुश्रूषणे रतः ।
शापक्षये तु निर्वृत्ते भविताऽसि पुनर्द्विजः ॥ ३.२१९.६ ॥
Becoming a righteous hunter, devoted to serving your parents, when the curse is spent you will once again be twice-born.
3.219.7
एवं शप्तः पुरा तेन ऋषिणाऽस्म्युग्रतेजसा ।
प्रसादश्च कृतस्तेन ममैव द्विपदांवर ॥ ३.२१९.७ ॥
Thus was I formerly cursed by that sage of fierce splendor, and by him too was grace granted to me, best of the two-footed.
3.219.8
शरं चोद्धृतवानस्मि तस्य वै द्विजसत्तम ।
आश्रमं च मया नीतो न च प्राणैर्व्ययुज्यत ॥ ३.२१९.८ ॥
And I pulled out his arrow, best of the twice-born, and took him to the hermitage, and his life did not depart.
3.219.9
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथा मम पुराऽभवत् ।
अभितश्चापि गन्तव्यो मया स्वर्गो द्विजोत्तम ॥ ३.२१९.९ ॥
All of this has been told to you, as it happened to me formerly; and, best of the twice-born, I must go about and attain heaven.
3.219.10
एवमेतानि पुरुषा दुःखानि च सुखानि च ।
आप्नुवन्ति महाबुद्धे नोत्कण्ठां कर्तुमर्हसि ॥ ३.२१९.१० ॥
Thus do men obtain both sorrows and pleasures; O greatly wise one, you ought not to grow despondent.
3.219.11
दुष्करं हि कृतंकर्म जानता जातिमात्मनः ।
लोकवृत्तान्ततत्त्वज्ञ नित्यं धर्मपरायण ॥ ३.२१९.११ ॥
Having known your own birth, O knower of the truth of worldly affairs, ever intent on dharma, you have indeed done a difficult deed.
3.219.12
कर्मदोषाच्च वै विद्वन्नात्मजातिकृतेन वै ।
कंचित्कालं मृष्यतां वै ततोसि भविता द्विजः ॥ ३.२१९.१२ ॥
O learned one, bear with patience for some time that which comes from the fault of action and from your own birth; then you will become a twice-born.
3.219.13
सांप्रतं च मतो मेऽसि ब्राह्मणो नात्र संशयः ॥ ३.२१९.१३ ॥
Now I consider you a brahmin; there is no doubt of this.
3.219.14
ब्राह्मणः पतनीयेषु वर्तमानो विकर्मसु ।
दाम्भिक्वो दुष्कृतप्रायः शूद्रेण सदृशो भवेत् ॥ ३.२१९.१४ ॥
A brahmin who is engaged in actions that lead to downfall, in forbidden deeds, who is hypocritical and mostly does wrong, becomes like a śūdra.
3.219.15
यस्तु शूद्रो दमे सत्ये धर्मे च सततोत्थितः ।
तं ब्राह्मणमहं मन्ये वृत्तेन हि भवेद्द्विजः ॥ ३.२१९.१५ ॥
But a śūdra who is always steadfast in self-restraint, truth and dharma — I consider him a brahmin, for by conduct one becomes twice-born.
3.219.16
कर्मदोषेण विषमां गतिमाप्तोसि दारुणाम् ।
क्षीणदोषमहं मन्ये चाभितस्त्वां नरोत्तम ॥ ३.२१९.१६ ॥
Through the fault of your action you have obtained a dreadful and unequal destiny; but I consider you one whose faults are spent, best of men.
3.219.17
कर्तुमर्हसि नोत्कण्ठां त्वद्विधा ह्यविषादिनः ।
लोकवृत्तान्ततत्वज्ञा नित्यं धर्मपरायणाः ॥ ३.२१९.१७ ॥
You should not be restless; those like you, free from despondency, knowing the truth of the course of the world, always devoted to dharma, do not do so.
3.219.18
प्रज्ञया मानसं दुःखं हन्याच्छारीरमौषधैः ।
एतद्विज्ञानसामर्थ्यं न बालै समतामियात् ॥ ३.२१९.१८ ॥
One should destroy mental sorrow by wisdom, and bodily sorrow by medicines; this is the power of knowledge, which children cannot equal.
3.219.19
अनिष्टसंप्रयोगाच्च विप्रयोगात्प्रयिस्य च ।
मनुष्या मानसैर्दुःखैर्युज्यन्ते चाल्पबुद्धयः ॥ ३.२१९.१९ ॥
Through contact with the unwelcome, through separation from the dear, and through dread of future loss, people of little understanding are afflicted by mental sorrows.
3.219.20
गुणैर्भूतानि युज्यन्ते वियुज्यन्ते तथैव च ।
सर्वाणि नैतदेकस्य शोकस्थानं हि विद्यते ॥ ३.२१९.२० ॥
Beings are joined and separated by the qualities of nature; all of this is not the place of grief for any one person.
3.219.21
अनिष्टनान्वितं पश्यंस्तथा क्षिप्रं विरज्यते ।
ततश्च प्रतिकुर्वन्ति यदि पश्यन्त्युपक्रमम् ॥ ३.२१९.२१ ॥
Seeing things joined with the unwelcome, one quickly grows dispassionate; then, if they see a means, they set about countering it.
3.219.22
शोचतो न भवेत्किंचित्केवलं परितप्यते ।
परित्यजन्ति ये दुःखं सुखं वाऽप्युभयं नराः ॥ ३.२१९.२२ ॥
By grieving nothing is gained; one is merely tormented. Those men who abandon sorrow, or joy, or indeed both—
3.219.23
त एव सुखमेधन्ते ज्ञानतृप्ता मनीषिणः ।
असंतोषपरा मूढाः संतोषं यानति पण्डिताः ॥ ३.२१९.२३ ॥
They alone flourish in happiness: the wise, satisfied by knowledge. The deluded, bent on discontent, and the learned, who attain contentment—
3.219.24
असंतोषस्य नास्त्यन्तस्तुष्टिस्तु परमं सुखम् ।
न शोचन्ति गताध्वानः पश्यन्तः परमां गतिं ॥ ३.२१९.२४ ॥
Discontent has no end; but contentment is the highest happiness. Those who have completed the road, seeing the supreme goal, do not grieve.
3.219.25
न विषादे मनः कार्यं विषादो विषमुत्तमम् ।
मारयत्यकृतप्रज्ञं बालं क्रुद्ध इवोरगः ॥ ३.२१९.२५ ॥
Let the mind not be given over to despondency, for despondency is the supreme poison. It kills the immature, unwise fool, as an angered serpent does.
3.219.26
यंविषादोऽभिभवति विषमे समुपस्थिते ।
तेजसा तस् हीनस्य पुरुषार्थो न विद्यते ॥ ३.२१९.२६ ॥
He whom despondency overcomes when adversity arises, and who is deprived of vigor, has no human effort left to him.
3.219.27
अवश्यं क्रियमाणस् कर्मणो दृश्यते फलम् ।
न हि निर्वेदमागम्य किंचित्प्राप्नोति शोभनम् ॥ ३.२१९.२७ ॥
The fruit of action that is being performed is surely seen. Indeed, one who falls into despair obtains nothing auspicious.
3.219.28
अथाप्युपायं पश्येत दुःखस् परिमोक्षणे ।
अशोचन्नारभेतैव युक्तश्चाव्यसनी भवेत् ॥ ३.२१९.२८ ॥
Yet one should look for a means of release from suffering. Without grieving, let one begin the work; being steady, let one become free from calamity.
3.219.29
भूतेष्वभावं संचिन्त्य ये तु बुद्धेः परं गताः ।
न शोचन्ति कृतप्रज्ञाः पश्यन्तः परमां गतिम् ॥ ३.२१९.२९ ॥
Those who, having reflected on the impermanence of beings, have gone beyond the reach of the intellect, do not grieve; with mature wisdom, they see the supreme goal.
3.219.30
न शोचामि रमे विद्वन्कालाकाङ्क्षी स्थितोस्म्यहम् ।
एतैर्निदर्शनैर्ब्रह्मन्नावसीदामि सत्तम ॥ ३.२१९.३० ॥
O learned one, I do not grieve; I stand awaiting the time. By these examples, O brahmin, O best of the good, I do not sink into despair.
3.219.31
कृतप्रज्ञोसि मेधावी बुद्धिश्च विपुला तव ।
पापान्निवृत्तोसि सदा ज्ञानवृद्धोसि धर्मवित् ॥ ३.२१९.३१ ॥
You are wise and intelligent, and your understanding is vast. You have always turned away from sin; you are advanced in knowledge and a knower of dharma.
3.219.32
आपृच्छे त्वां स्वस्ति तेऽस्तु धर्मस्त्वां परिरक्षतु ।
अप्रमादस्तु कर्तव्यो धर्मे धर्मभृतांवर ॥ ३.२१९.३२ ॥
I take my leave of you. May it go well for you, and may dharma protect you. Heedfulness must be practised in dharma, O best of those who uphold dharma.
3.219.33
बाढमित्येव तं व्याधः कृताञ्जलिरुवाच ह ।
प्रदक्षिणमथो कृत्वा प्रस्थितो द्विजसत्तमः ॥ ३.२१९.३३ ॥
Saying 'very well', the hunter, with folded hands, spoke to him. Then, having circumambulated him, the best of the twice-born set out.
3.219.34
स तु गत्वाद्विजः सर्वां शुश्रूषां कृतवांस्तदा ।
मातापितृभ्यामन्धाभ्यां यथान्यायं सुसंशितः ॥ ३.२१९.३४ ॥
Having gone there, the twice-born performed every service to his blind mother and father, rightly and with firm resolve.
3.219.35
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं निखिलेन युधिष्ठिर ।
पृष्टवानसि यं तात धर्मं धर्मभृतांवर ॥ ३.२१९.३५ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, all of this has been told to you in full, the dharma that you asked about, O dear one, best of those who uphold dharma.
3.219.36
पतिव्रताया माहात्म्यं ब्राह्मणस्य च सत्तम ।
मातापित्रोश्च शुश्रूषा धर्मव्याधेन कीर्तिता ॥ ३.२१९.३६ ॥
O best one, the greatness of the devoted wife, the greatness of the brahmin, and the service of mother and father were proclaimed by Dharmavyādha.
3.219.37
अत्यद्भुतमिदं ब्रह्मन्धर्माख्यानमनुत्तमम् ।
सर्वधर्मविदांश्रेष्ठ कथितं मुनिसत्तम ॥ ३.२१९.३७ ॥
O brahmin, this wondrous and unsurpassed narrative of dharma has been told. O best of all knowers of dharma, O best of sages.
3.219.38
सुखश्राव्यतया विद्वन्मुहूर्त इव मे गतः ।
न हि तृप्तोस्मि भगवञ्शृण्वानो धर्ममुत्तमम् ॥ ३.२१९.३८ ॥
O learned one, because it is so pleasant to hear, this time has passed for me as if it were a moment. O blessed one, I am not yet satisfied while hearing this supreme dharma.