Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.262
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3.262.1
महर्षेऽकार्यबुद्धिस्त्वं यः स्वर्गसुखमुत्तमम् ।
संप्राप्तं प्रतिपत्तव्यं विमृशस्यबुधो यथा ॥ ३.२६२.१ ॥
O great sage, your mind is set on what should not be done; though the supreme bliss of heaven has been attained and is to be accepted, you deliberate like one without wisdom.
3.262.2
उपरिष्टादयं लोको योऽयं स्वरिति संज्ञितः ।
ऊर्ध्वगः सत्पथः शश्वद्देवयानचरो मुने ॥ ३.२६२.२ ॥
O sage, above is this world called svar; it is the upward-going good path, ever traveled by those who follow the path of the gods.
3.262.3
नातप्ततपसः पुंसो नामहायज्ञयाजिनः ।
नानृता नास्तिकाश्चैव तत्रगच्छन्ति मुद्गल ॥ ३.२६२.३ ॥
O Mudgala, those men who have not performed austerity, nor offered great sacrifices, nor those who are liars or unbelievers, do not go there.
3.262.4
धर्मात्मानो जितात्मानः शान्ता दान्ता विमत्सराः ।
दानधर्मरताः पुंसः शूराश्चाहितलक्षणाः ॥ ३.२६२.४ ॥
Men who are righteous in spirit, self-controlled, peaceful, restrained, free from envy, delighting in the dharma of giving, heroic and marked by benevolence.
3.262.5
तत्रगच्छन्ति धर्माग्र्यं कृत्वा शमदमात्मकम् ।
लोकान्पुण्यकृतां ब्रह्मन्सद्भिराचरितान्नृभिः ॥ ३.२६२.५ ॥
O brahmin, those who practice the supreme dharma of calm and restraint go there; they are the worlds of those who have done meritorious deeds, the worlds of men practiced by the good.
3.262.6
देवाः साध्यास्तथा विश्वे तथैव च महर्षयः ।
यामा धामाश्च मौद्गल्य गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा ॥ ३.२६२.६ ॥
O Maudgalya, the gods, the Sādhyas, the Viśvas, the great sages, the Yāmas, the Dhāmas, and likewise the Gandharvas and Apsarases.
3.262.7
एषां देवनिकायानां पृथक्पृथगनेकशः ।
भास्वन्तः कामसंपन्ना लोकास्तेजोमयाः शुभाः ॥ ३.२६२.७ ॥
For these classes of gods there are many separate worlds, each radiant, filled with all desires, made of splendour, and auspicious.
3.262.8
त्रयस्त्रिंशत्सहस्राणि योजनानि हिरण्मयः ।
मेरुः पर्वतराड्यत्रदेवोद्यानानि मुद्गल ॥ ३.२६२.८ ॥
Meru, the golden king of mountains, thirty-three thousand yojanas in extent, is where the gardens of the gods lie, O Mudgala.
3.262.9
नन्दनान्यतिरम्याणि तत्रोद्यानानि मुद्गल ।
सर्वकामफलैर्वृक्षैः शोभितानि समन्ततः ॥ ३.२६२.९ ॥
There the Nandana gardens are most delightful, O Mudgala, adorned on all sides with trees bearing fruit that grants every desire.
3.262.10
नन्दनादीनि पुण्यानि विहाराः पुण्यकर्मणाम् ।
न क्षुत्पिपासे न ग्लानिर्न शीतोष्णे भयं तथा ॥ ३.२६२.१० ॥
Nandana and the other sacred pleasure-grounds belong to those of meritorious deeds; there is no hunger or thirst, no weariness, and no fear of cold or heat.
3.262.11
बीभत्समशुभं वाऽपि रोगो वा तत्र कश्चन ।
मनोज्ञाः सर्वतो गन्धाः सुखस्पर्शाश्च सर्वशः ॥ ३.२६२.११ ॥
There is no repulsive or inauspicious thing, nor any disease at all; on every side are pleasing fragrances and pleasant touches in every way.
3.262.12
शब्दाः श्रुतिमनोग्राह्याः सर्वतस्तत्रवै मुने ।
न शोको न जरा तत्र नायासपरिदेवने ॥ ३.२६२.१२ ॥
There, on every side, are sounds pleasing to the ear and mind, O sage; there is no sorrow, no old age, no toil, and no lamentation.
3.262.13
ईदृशः स मुने लोकः स्वकर्मफलहेतुकः ।
सुकृतैस्तत्रपुरुषाः संभवन्त्यात्मकर्मभिः ॥ ३.२६२.१३ ॥
O sage, such is that world, caused by the fruits of one's own deeds; there men arise through their own good actions.
3.262.14
तैजसानि शरीराणि भवन्त्य्रोपपद्यताम् ।
कर्मजान्येव मौद्गल्य न मातृपितृजान्युत ॥ ३.२६२.१४ ॥
O Maudgalya, there the bodies become luminous; they are born of karma alone, not of mother and father.
3.262.15
रन संस्वेदो न दौर्गन्ध्यं पुरीषं मूत्रमेव च ।
तेषां न च रजोवस्त्रं बाधते तत्रवै मुने ॥ ३.२६२.१५ ॥
There for them there is no dust, no sweat, no foul smell, no excrement or urine; O sage, there even a soiled garment does not trouble them.
3.262.16
न म्लायन्ति स्रजस्तेषां दिव्यगन्धा मनोरमाः ।
समूह्यन्ते विमानैश्च ब्रह्मन्नेवंविधा हि ते ॥ ३.२६२.१६ ॥
Their garlands do not fade; divine and delightful fragrances are theirs; O brahmin, they are of such a kind, and are carried away by celestial chariots.
3.262.17
ईर्ष्याशोकक्लमापेता मोहमात्सर्यवर्जिताः ।
सुखं संर्गजितस्तत्रवर्तयन्ते महामुने ॥ ३.२६२.१७ ॥
Free from envy, grief and weariness, free from delusion and jealousy, O great sage, they live there happily, victorious in the realm of joy.
3.262.18
तेषां तथाविधानां तु लोकानां मुनिपुङ्गव ।
उपर्युपरि शक्रस् लोका दिव्या गुणान्विताः ॥ ३.२६२.१८ ॥
O best of sages, above and above those worlds of such kind lie the divine worlds of Indra, endowed with excellent qualities.
3.262.19
परतो ब्रह्मणस्तस्य लोकस्तेजोमयः शुभः ।
यत्र यान्त्यृषयो ब्रह्मन्पूताः स्वैः कर्मभिः शुभैः ॥ ३.२६२.१९ ॥
Beyond that lies the radiant, auspicious world of Brahmā, where sages purified by their own good deeds go, O brahmin.
3.262.20
ऋभवो नाम तत्रान्ये देवानामपि देवताः ।
तेषां लोकाः परतरे यान्यजन्तीह देवताः ॥ ३.२६२.२० ॥
There are also others named the Ṛbhus, who are gods even among the gods. Their worlds are higher still, and the gods here worship them.
3.262.21
स्वयंप्रभास्ते भास्वन्तो लोकाः कामदुघाः परे ।
न तेषां स्त्रीकृतस्तापो न भोगैश्वर्यमत्सरः ॥ ३.२६२.२१ ॥
Those are self-luminous, radiant worlds, supreme and wish-fulfilling like the cow of plenty. In them there is no distress caused by women, and no envy over enjoyment or power.
3.262.22
न वर्तयन्त्याहुतिभिस्ते नाप्यमृतभोजनाः ।
तथा दिव्यशरीरास्ते न च विग्रहमूर्तयः ॥ ३.२६२.२२ ॥
They do not sustain themselves by oblations, nor do they feed on nectar. Thus they have divine bodies, and they have no material forms.
3.262.23
नासुखाः सुखकामास्ते देवदेवाः सनातनाः ।
न कल्पपरिवर्तेषु परिवर्तन्ति ते तथा ॥ ३.२६२.२३ ॥
They are free from unhappiness, desiring happiness; they are gods of gods and eternal. In the cycles of the kalpas they do not change in this way.
3.262.24
रजरा मृत्युः कुतस्तेषां हर्षः प्रीतिः सुखं न च ।
न दुःखं न सुखं चापि रागद्वेषौ कुतो मुने ॥ ३.२६२.२४ ॥
For them, where is decay or death? There is no joy, delight or happiness; neither sorrow nor pleasure. And how could there be attachment and aversion, O sage?
3.262.25
देवानामपि मौद्गल्यकाङ्क्षिता सा गतिः परा ।
दुष्प्रापा परमा सिद्धिरगम्या कामगोचरैः ॥ ३.२६२.२५ ॥
O Maudgalya, even for the gods that supreme goal, longed for, is hard to attain; that highest perfection is unreachable for those whose range is desire.
3.262.26
त्रयस्त्रिंशदिमे लोकाः शेषा लोका मनीषिभिः ।
गम्यन्ते नियमैः श्रेष्ठैर्दानैर्वा विधिपूर्वकैः ॥ ३.२६२.२६ ॥
These thirty-three worlds, and the remaining worlds, are reached by the wise through excellent disciplines, or through gifts made according to rule.
3.262.27
सेयं दानकृता व्युष्टिरनुप्राप्ता सुखं त्वया ।
तां रभुङ्क्ष्व सुकृतैर्लब्धां तपसा द्योतितप्रभः ॥ ३.२६२.२७ ॥
This prosperity, born of giving, has reached you as happiness. O you whose radiance is made bright by penance, enjoy that which was obtained by good deeds.
3.262.28
एतत्स्वर्गसुखं विप्र लोका नानाविधास्तथा ।
गुणाः स्वर्गस्य प्रोक्तास्ते दोषानपि निबोध मे ॥ ३.२६२.२८ ॥
O brahmin, this is the happiness of heaven, and there are worlds of many kinds as well; these are the qualities of heaven that have been declared. Now learn from me its faults too.
3.262.29
कृस्य कर्मणस्तत्रभुज्यते यत्फलं दिवि ।
न चान्त्क्रियते कर्म मूलच्छेदेन भुज्यते ॥ ३.२६२.२९ ॥
There, the fruit of the deed done is enjoyed in heaven, yet the deed is not brought to an end; it is enjoyed by cutting off its root.
3.262.30
सोऽत्रदोषो मम मतस्तस्यान्ते पतनं च यत् ।
सुखव्याप्तमनस्कानां पतनं यच्च मुद्गल ॥ ३.२६२.३० ॥
Here, in my view, that is the fault, and at its end comes the fall; and the fall of those whose minds are absorbed in happiness, O Mudgala, is that same thing.
3.262.31
असंतोषः परीतापो दृष्ट्वा दीप्ततराः श्रियः ।
यद्भवत्यवरे स्थाने स्थितानां तत्सुदुष्करम् ॥ ३.२६२.३१ ॥
To see greater splendours and feel discontent and deep anguish, when one stands in a lower place, is exceedingly hard.
3.262.32
संज्ञामोहश्चपततां रजसा च प्रधर्षणम् ।
प्रम्लानेषु च माल्येषु ततः पिपतिषोर्भयम् ॥ ३.२६२.३२ ॥
Confusion of mind and humiliation by dust come upon those who are falling; then fear comes upon the one about to fall, amid faded garlands.
3.262.33
आब्रह्मभवनादेते दोषा मौद्गल्य दारुणाः ।
नाकलोकेसुकृतिनां गुणास्त्वयुतशो नृणाम् ॥ ३.२६२.३३ ॥
O Maudgalya, these faults, from the world of Brahmā downward, are terrible; but in the heavenly world the virtues of the meritorious are many thousandfold among men.
3.262.34
अयं त्वन्यो गुणः श्रेष्ठश्च्युतानां स्वर्गतो मुने ।
शुभानुशययोगेन मनुष्येषूपजायते ॥ ३.२६२.३४ ॥
O sage, this is another excellent virtue of those fallen from heaven: through the union with the remaining residue of good deeds, they are born among men.
3.262.35
तत्रापि स महाभागः कुले महति जायते ।
न चेत्संबुध्यते तत्रगच्छत्यधमतां ततः ॥ ३.२६२.३५ ॥
There too, that greatly fortunate one is born into a great family; if he does not awaken even there, then he goes down to lowliness.
3.262.36
इह यत्क्रियते कर्म तत्परत्रोपभुज्यते ।
कर्मभूमिरियं ब्रह्मन्फलभूमिरसौ मता ॥ ३.२६२.३६ ॥
What is done here is enjoyed there. O brahmin, this is the ground of action, and that is regarded as the ground of fruit.
3.262.37
महान्तस्तु अमी दोपास्त्वया स्वर्गस्य कीर्तिताः ।
निर्दोष एव यस्त्यन्यो लोकं तं प्रवदस्व मे ॥ ३.२६२.३७ ॥
You have described these great faults of heaven. Now tell me of that other world which is faultless.
3.262.38
ब्रह्मणः सदनादूर्ध्वं तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् ।
शुद्धं सनातनं ज्योतिः परं ब्रह्मेति यद्विदुः ॥ ३.२६२.३८ ॥
Above the abode of Brahmā is that supreme station of Viṣṇu, a pure and eternal light, which they call the supreme Brahman.
3.262.39
न तत्रविप्र गच्छन्ति पुरुषा विषयात्मकाः ।
दम्भलोभमहाक्रोधमोहद्रोहैरभिद्रुताः ॥ ३.२६२.३९ ॥
O Brahmin, men whose nature is bound to sense-objects, afflicted by hypocrisy, greed, great anger, delusion and malice, do not go there.
3.262.40
निर्ममा निरहंकारा निर्द्विन्द्वाः संयतेन्द्रियाः ।
ध्यानयोगपराश्चैव तत्रगच्छन्ति मानवाः ॥ ३.२६२.४० ॥
Men free from possessiveness and egoism, beyond the pairs of opposites, with senses controlled and devoted to meditative yoga, go there.
3.262.41
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यतं यन्मां पृच्छसि मुद्गल ।
तवानुकम्पया साधो साधु गच्छाम माचिरम् ॥ ३.२६२.४१ ॥
Mudgala, all that you asked me has been told to you. Good sir, by your kindness, let us go at once without delay.
3.262.42
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु मौद्गल्यो वाक्यं विममृशे धिया ।
विमृश्य च मुनिश्रेष्ठो देवदूतमुवाचह ॥ ३.२६२.४२ ॥
Having heard this, Maudgalya reflected on those words with his intellect, and having reflected, the best of sages spoke to the divine messenger.
3.262.43
देवदूत नमस्तेऽम्तु गच्छ तात यथासुखम् ।
महादोषेण मे कार्यं न स्वर्गेण सुखेन चा ॥ ३.२६२.४३ ॥
Greetings to you, messenger of the gods. Go, dear one, as you wish. I have no need of heaven or pleasure, which carry a great fault.
3.262.44
पतनान्ते महादुःखं परितापः सुदारुणः ।
स्वर्गभाजः पतन्तीह तस्मात्स्वर्गं न कामये ॥ ३.२६२.४४ ॥
At the end of the fall there is great sorrow and terrible anguish. Those who share in heaven fall from here, therefore I do not desire heaven.
3.262.45
यत्रगत्वान शोचन्ति न व्यथन्तिचलन्ति वा ।
तदहं स्थानमत्यन्तं मार्गयिष्यामि केवलम् ॥ ३.२६२.४५ ॥
Where, having gone, people do not grieve, are not troubled, nor waver, that supreme place alone I will seek.
3.262.46
इत्युक्त्वा स मुनिर्वाक्यं देवदूतंविसृज्य तम् ।
शिलोञ्छवृत्तिमुत्सृज्य शममातिष्ठदुत्तमम् ॥ ३.२६२.४६ ॥
Having spoken thus, the sage dismissed the messenger of the gods, gave up his livelihood of gleaning, and took up supreme calm.
3.262.47
तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्भूत्वासमलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः ।
ज्ञानयोगेन शुद्धेन ध्याननित्यो बभूव ह ॥ ३.२६२.४७ ॥
Regarding blame and praise alike, seeing clod, stone and gold as equal, he became constantly absorbed in meditation through the pure yoga of knowledge.
3.262.48
निगृहीतेन्द्रियग्रामः समयोजयदात्मनि ।
युक्तचित्तं यथाऽऽत्मानं युयोज परमेश्वरे ॥ ३.२६२.४८ ॥
Having restrained the host of the senses, he joined himself to the self, and with a mind rightly yoked, he joined the self to the supreme Lord.
3.262.49
ध्यानयोगाद्बलं लब्ध्वा प्राप्य बुद्धिमनुत्तमाम् ।
जगाम शाश्वतीं सिद्धिं परां निर्वाणलक्षणाम् ॥ ३.२६२.४९ ॥
Through the yoga of meditation, having gained strength and the supreme understanding, he attained the eternal, highest perfection, characterized by liberation.
3.262.50
तस्मात्त्वमपिकौन्तेय न शोकं कर्तुमर्हसि ।
राज्यात्स्फीतात्परिभ्रष्टस्तपसा तदवाप्स्यसि ॥ ३.२६२.५० ॥
Therefore, son of Kuntī, you too should not grieve. Though you have fallen from your flourishing kingdom, you will regain it through austerity.
3.262.51
सुखस्यानन्तरं दुःखं दुःखस्यानन्तरं सुखम् ।
पर्यायेणोपसर्पन्ते नरं नेमिमरा इव ॥ ३.२६२.५१ ॥
Happiness is followed by suffering, and suffering by happiness; in turn they approach a man, like the spokes of a wheel approaching its rim.
3.262.52
पितृपैतामहं राज्यंप्राप्स्यस्यमितविक्रम ।
वर्षात्रयोदशादूर्ध्वंव्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः ॥ ३.२६२.५२ ॥
O you of immeasurable valor, you will obtain your ancestral kingdom of father and grandfather. After thirteen years, let your mental fever depart.
3.262.53
स एवमुक्त्वाभगवान्व्यासः पाण्डवनन्दनम् ।
जगाम तपसे धीमान्पुनरेवाश्रमं प्रति ॥ ३.२६२.५३ ॥
Having spoken thus, the blessed and wise Vyāsa took leave of the joy of the Pāṇḍavas and went back again to his hermitage for austerity.