Anushasana Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

होता। भला उस दशामें दोषकी प्राप्ति कैसे हो सकती है?

English

people. Among the Adityas thou art Vishnu (Upendra), among the Vasu thou art Pavaka, among birds thou art the son of Vinata (Garuda), and among snakes thou art Ananta (Sesha). Among the Vedas thou art the Samans, among the Yajushes thou art the Sata-Rudriyam, among Yogins thou art Sanatkumara, and among Sankhyas thou art Kapila. Among the Maruts thou art Sakra, among the Pitris thou art Devarat, among all the regions (for the residence of created beings) thou art the region of Brahman, and amongst all the ends that creatures attain to, thou art Moksha or Emancipation. Thou art the Ocean of milk among all oceans, among all rocky eminences thou art Himavat, among all the orders thou art the Brahmana, and among all learned Brahmanas thou art he that has undergone and is observant of the Diksha. Thou art the Sun among all things in the world, thou art the destroyer called Kala. Thou art whatever else possessed of superior energy of eminence that exists in the universe. Thou art possessed of supreme puissance. Even this is what represents my certain conclusion. Salutations to thee, O puissant and illustrious one, O thou that art kind to all thy worshippers. Salutations to thee, O lord of Yogins. I bow to thee, O original cause of the universe. Be thou gratified with me that am thy worshipper, that am very miserable and helpless, O Eternal Lord, do thou become the refuge of this adorer of thine that is very weak and miserable. O Supreme Lord, it behoveth thee to pardon all those transgressions of which I have been guilty, taking compassion upon me on the ground of my being thy devoted worshipper. I was stupefied by thee, O Lord of all the deities, in consequence of the disguise in which thou showest thyself to me. O Maheswara, I did not give thee the Arghya or water to wash thy feet. 2 Having hymned the praises of Isana in this way, I offered him, with great devotion, water to wash his feet and the ingredients of the Arghya, and then, with joined hands, I resigned myself to him, being prepared to do whatever he would bid. Then, O sire, an auspicious shower of flowers fell upon my head, possessed of celestial fragrance and bedewed with cold water. The celestial musicians began to play on their kettle-drums. A delicious breeze, fragrant and agreeable, began to blow and fill me with pleasure. Then Mahadeva accompanied by his spouse, and having the bull for his sign, having been gratified with me, addressed the celestials assembled

हिन्दी अर्थ

अलंकृत्वा वहस्वेति यो दद्यादनुकूलत:

English

[Bhishma said:] They say that to give to one who does not ask is better, Partha, than to one who begs; the steady one deserves it, not the wretch of unsteady self.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आभूषण देकर विवाह करे तो यह धर्मानुकूल ही है

English

A kshatriya's steadiness is in protecting, a brahmana's steadiness is in not seeking; a steady, learned and contented brahmana pleases the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रतिगृह्म भवेद् देयमेष धर्म: सनातन:

English

They say begging is the mark of one without lordship and approaching; begging always troubles beings like a robber.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ये चाहुयें च नाहुयें ये चावश्यं वदन्त्युत

English

A beggar dies, and after him dies the one who gives; giving revives him and oneself, Yudhishthira.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कन्यावर: पुरा दत्तो मरुद्धिरिति न: श्रुतम्

English

Non-cruelty is the highest dharma in what is given to one who begs; invite by every means those who are sinking and do not ask.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तन्मूलं काममूलस्य प्रजनस्येति मे मति:

English

If such best of the twice-born live in your kingdom, you should recognise them with effort like fires covered with ash.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पराजित करके काशिराजकी दो- कन्याओंको हर लाया था

English

Blazing with austerity they could burn even the earth; for they are to be honoured, joined with knowledge, realisation, austerity and yoga.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कन्या गृहीता तत्रैव विसर्ज्या इति मे पिता

English

Offer them worship, scorcher of foes, giving many kinds of gifts and wishes to those who do not ask.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा सिद्धयन्ति ते मन्त्रा नादत्ताया: कथंचन

English

there in these words, filling me with great joy,— Behold, ye deities, the devotion of the high-souled Upamanyu. Verily, steady and great is that devotion, and entirely immutable, for it exists unalterably. — Thus addressed by the great God armed with the Sula, the deities, O Krishna, having bowed down unto him and joined their hands in reverence, said these words,— O illustrious one, O God of the gods, O master of the universe, O Lord of all, let this best of regenerate persons obtain from thee the fruition of all his desires.— Thus addressed by all the deities, with the Grandsire Brahma among them. Sarva, otherwise called Isa and Sankara, said these words as if smiling unto me.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

तमेवाहुर्गरीयांसं यश्चासौ ज्ञातिभि: कृत:

English

"The illustrious Sankara said, 'O dear Upamanyu, I am gratified with thee. Behold me, O foremost of Munis, O learned Rishi, thou art firmly devoted to me and well hast thou been tested by me. I have been very highly pleased with thee in consequence of this thy devotion to Siva. I shall, therefore, give thee today the fruition of whatever desires thou mayst have in thy heart. Thus addressed by Mahadeva of great wisdom, tears of joy came into my eyes and my hair stood on its end (through emotion). Kneeling down unto him and bowing unto him repeatedly, I then, with a voice that was choked with delight, said unto him,— O illustrious god, it seems to me that I was hitherto dead and that it is only today that I have

हिन्दी अर्थ

स हैवीं मानुषी वाचमनृतां पर्युदस्यति

English

Invite the best of the twice-born, Kaunteya, with built charming houses with servants and furniture, and with other desires.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अग्राह्म कर देता है

English

If they accept what is purified by faith, Yudhishthira, the knowers of dharma, seeing the subtle, thinking "It must be done",

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मकामार्थसम्पन्नो वाच्यमत्रानृतं न वा

English

if brahmanas have eaten and gone from houses that raise them up, whose wives wait for them as farmers for rain,

हिन्दी अर्थ

देनेसे इनकार कर देना चाहिए या नहीं?

English

let brahmanas, restrained students, eating the food at the morning pressing, dear one, satisfy your three fires.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अयं नः सर्वधर्माणां धर्मश्निन्त्यतमो मत:

English

Let your midday pressing go on as you give; with cows, gold and garments may Indra be pleased with you.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदेतत् सर्वमाचक्ष्व न हि तृप्पामि कथ्यताम्

English

That is your third pressing, Yudhishthira, the Vaishvadeva, what you give to gods, ancestors and brahmanas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न हि शुल्कपरा: सन्त: कनन्‍्यां ददति कहिचित्

English

Non-violence to all beings, sharing in every way, self-control, renunciation, steadiness and truth: let these be your concluding bath.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कारणवश कन्यादान नहीं करते हैं

English

This is your spread sacrifice, purified by faith, with fee; let it always go on, better than all sacrifices, dear one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अप्यन्याननुपप्रच्छ शड्कमान: पितुर्वच:

English

taken my birth, and that my birth bath today borne fruit, since I am staying now in the presence of Him who is the Master of both the deities and the Asuras ! Who else is more praiseworthy than I, since I am beholding with these eyes of mine, Him of immeasurable prowess whom the very deities are unable to behold without first paying hearty worship? That which they that are possessed of learning and wisdom say is the highest of all topics, which is Eternal, which is distinguished from all else, which is unborn, which is Knowledge, which is indestructible, is identical with thee, O puissant and illustrious one, thee that art the beginning of all the topics, thee that art indestructible and changeless, thee that art conversant with the ordinances which govern all the topics, thee that art the foremost of Purushas, thee that art the highest of the high. Thou art he that hadst created from thy right side the Grandsire Brahma, the Creator of all things. Thou art he that hadst created from thy left side Vishnu for protecting the Creation. Thou art that puissant Lord who didst create Rudra when the end of the Yuga came and when the Creation was once more to be dissolved. That Rudra, who sprang from thee destroyed the Creation with all its mobile and immobile beings, assuming the form of Kala of great energy, of the cloud Samvartaka (charged with water which myriads of oceans are not capacious enough to bear), and of the all consuming fire. Verily, when the period comes for the dissolution of the universe, that Rudra stands, ready to swallow up the universe. Thou art that Mahadeva, who is the original Creator of the universe with all its mobile and immobile entities. Thou art he, who, at the end of the Kalpa, stands, withdrawing all things into thyself. Thou art he that pervadest all things, that art the Soul of all things, thou art

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति ये संवदन्त्यत्र त एतं॑ निश्चयं विदु: सर्वमड्रलमन्त्रं वै मृषावादस्तु पातक:

English

[Yudhishthira said:] I wish to know this truly, Bharata; learned one, tell me, who wish to know, the dharmas of giving.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वश्रेष्ठ लक्षण है

English

What is given inside the altar with faith and non-cruelty, what is the highest good in that, dear one? Tell me, grandfather.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नप्ता विदेहराजस्य जनकस्य महात्मन: इसी प्रसंगमें विदेहराज महात्मा जनकके नाती सुक्रतुने ऐसा कहा है

English

[Bhishma said:] Terrible action constantly belongs to a kshatriya, dear one; his sacrificial work and giving here are purifying.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अत्र प्रश्न: संशयो वा सतामेवमुपालभेत्

English

The good do not accept from sinful kings; for this reason a king should sacrifice with sacrifices of ample fees.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रति: साधारणो धर्म इति चाह स पार्थिव: उनका साधारण धर्म है। यह बात भी राजा सुक्रतुने कही थी

English

But if they accept, a king should give day after day, taking supreme faith; this is the best purifier.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्रवद्धि पितुस्तस्य कन्या भवितुमहति

English

He should satisfy brahmanas with goods, then, restrained in vow, in the sacrifice, friendly, good, knowers of the Veda, rich in conduct, character and austerity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्यामात्मनि तिष्ठन्त्यां कथमन्यो धनं हरेत् है, अतः आत्मस्वरूप पुत्रके रहते हुए दूसरा कोई उसका धन कैसे ले सकता है?

English

What they do with it will be done by you; make sacrifices sweet with food and fees for the good.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्रदौहित्रयोरेव विशेषो नास्ति धर्मत:

English

Think of yourself as one who has offered and given by the act of giving; honour sacrificers, and so you will have a share.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आचार ं तत्त्वतो वेत्तुमिच्छामि च पुन: पुन:

English

the Creator of the Creator of all entities. Incapable of being seen by even any of the deities, thou art he that exists, pervading all entities. If, O lord, thou hast been gratified with me and if thou wouldst grant me boons, let this be the boon, O Lord of all the deities, that my devotion to thee may remain unchanged. O best of the deities, let me, through thy grace, have knowledge of the Present, the Past, and the Future. I shall also, with all my kinsmen and friends, always eat food mixed with milk. And let thy illustrious self be for ever present at our retreat— Thus addressed by me, the illustrious Maheswara endued with supreme energy, that Master of all mobile and immobile, viz., Siva, worshipped of all the universe, then said unto me these words.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

पिता मम महाराज बाह्लीको वाक्यमब्रवीत्

English

"The illustrious Deity said, 'Be thou free from every misery and pain, and be thou above decrepitude and death. Be thou possessed of fame, be thou endued with great energy, and let spiritual knowledge be thine. Thou shalt, through my grace, be always sought for by the Rishis. Be thy behaviour good and righteous, be every desirable attribute thine, be thou possessed of universal knowledge, and be thou of agreeable appearance. Let undecaying youth be thine, and let thy energy be like that of fire. Wherever, again, thou mayst desire the presence of the ocean of milk that is so agreeable to thee, there shall that ocean appear before thee (ready for being utilised by thee and thy friends for purposes of thy food). Do thou, with thy friends, always obtain food prepared with milk, with the celestial nectar besides being mixed with it. 1 After the expiration of a Kalpa thou shalt then obtain my companionship. Thy family and race and kinsmen shall be exhaustless. O foremost of regenerate ones, thy devotion to me shalt be eternal. And. O best of Brahmanas, I shall always accord my presence to thy asylum. Live, O son, whithersoever thou likest, and let no anxiety be thine. Thought of by thee, I shall, O learned Brahmana, grant thee a sight of myself again.— Having said these words, and granted me these boons, the illustrious

हिन्दी अर्थ

लाजान्तरमुपासीत प्राप्तशुल्क इति स्मृति:

English

Prosperous, give to brahmanas, Yudhishthira, cows, bulls, grain, parasols, garments and sandals.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस कथनको धर्मज्ञ पुरुष प्रमाण नहीं मानते हैं

English

Ghee for those who sacrifice, and grain-food, Bharata, and vehicles with horses, houses and beds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ये मन्यन्ते क्रयं शुल्क न ते धर्मविदो नरा: न होव भार्या क्रेतव्या न विक्रय्या कथंचन

English

These are to be given, Bharata, with effective, light means, knowing brahmanas to be wasted by livelihood and free of reproach.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भवेत् तेषां तथा निष्ठा लुब्धानां पापचेतसाम्

English

Provide for them by livelihood, hidden or open; that is better for kshatriyas than the Rajasuya and Ashvamedha.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कन्याया: प्राप्तशुल्काया: शुल्कद: प्रशमं गत: तन्नश्छिन्धि महाप्राज्ञ त्वं हि वै प्राज्ञसम्मत:

English

Thus freed from sins and purified, you will gain heaven, having spent your treasury again, when you rule the kingdom.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तानेवं ब्रुवत: सर्वान् सत्यवान् वाक्‍्यमब्रवीत्

English

Then you will gain Brahman-hood and wealth; guard your own livelihood and that of others, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

होइये।” उन लोगोंके इस प्रकार कहनेपर सत्यवानने कहा-- कुर्वते जीवतोप्येवं मृते नैवास्ति संशय:

English

Protect your servants like sons, and your subjects; let your winning and keeping always be in brahmanas, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संदेह ही नहीं है

English

The subjects together would kill a pitiless king who does not protect, who is a taker, a plunderer and a non-giver, as the kali of the kingdom.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति देयं वदन्त्यत्र त एन॑ निश्चयं विदु:

English

A king who says "I shall protect you" and does not protect is to be killed together, like a dog mad and afflicted.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परिक्रम्य यथान्यायं भार्या विन्देद् द्विजोत्तम: करके शास्त्रविधिके अनुसार ग्रहण करे

English

Whatever sin subjects commit unprotected by the king, the king gets a fourth of that sin, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्र का प्रतिपत्ति: स्यात् तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह

English

Some say all of it, others half, but our view is a fourth, having heard Manu's teaching.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्या करना चाहिए? यह मुझे बताइये न तस्मान्मन्त्रवत्कार्य कश्चित् कुर्वीत किंचन

English

Whatever good subjects do well protected by the king, the king also gets a fourth of that merit, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसका पाणिग्रहण या और कोई कार्य नहीं कर सकता

English

May all subjects live on you while you live, Yudhishthira, as beings on a rain-cloud and birds on a great tree.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत् तस्यान्ये प्रशंसन्ति धर्मज्ञा नेतरे जना: साधूनां पुनराचारो गरीयान् धर्मलक्षण:

English

As rakshasas on Kubera and immortals on Shatakratu, let kinsmen and friends live on you, scorcher of foes.