Anushasana Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

दृष्टवा तु ज्वलनं देवा: शुकमूचुर्दयान्विता: आवृत्तजिद्दस्य सतो वाक्‍्यं कान्‍्तं भविष्यति

English

creations of Vyasa's brain (because of thy being identical with the Puranas and other sacred histories) both abridged and unabridged. Thou art the sum total of Jivas. Thou art the Season. Thou art the Year. Thou art the Month. Thou art the Fortnight. Thou art those sacred Days that end or conclude these periods. Thou art the Kalas. Thou art the Kashthas. Thou art the Lavas. Thou art the Matras. Thou art the Muhurtas and Days and Nights. Thou art the Kshanas. 5 Thou art the soil upon which the tree of the universe stands. Thou art the seed of all creatures [being of the form of that Unmanifest Chaitanya (consciousness) endued with Maya or illusion whence all creatures spring] . Thou art Mahattatwa. Thou art the sprout of Jiva, (being of the form of Consciousness which springs up after Mahattatwa). Thou art Sat or Effect. Thou art Asat or Cause. Thou art Manifest (being seizable by the senses). Thou art the Father. Thou art the Mother. Thou art the Grandfather. Thou art the door to Heaven (because of thy identity with Penances). Thou art the door of the generation of all creatures (because of thy identity with desire). Thou art the door of

हिन्दी अर्थ

ववृधे स तदा गर्भ: कक्षे कृष्णणतिर्यथा

English

The sages, constant in dharma, having performed offerings, also made water-offerings, of controlled vow, with water from sacred fords.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नेत्रोंसे आँसू बहने लगा

English

Satisfied by offerings given by the four classes, Bharata, the ancestors and gods could not digest the food.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ते न शक्तास्मि भगवंस्तेजसो5स्य विधारणे विह्वला चास्मि भगवंश्लेतो नष्ट च मेडनघ

English

Oppressed by indigestion, those gods with the ancestors went to Soma, tormented by the offerings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्स्रक्ष्येडहमिमं दुःखान्न तु कामात् कथंचन

English

The ancestors, oppressed by indigestion, said to Soma: "We are tormented by the offering food; let something good be ordained here."

हिन्दी अर्थ

गयी है। मैं असह्य दुःखसे ही इसे त्यागने जा रही हूँ। स्वेच्छासे किसी प्रकार नहीं उद्देश्यसे ही है

English

Then Soma replied to them, "Gods, if you wish the good, go to the Self-born's abode; he will ordain the good."

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वय्येव तदहं मन्ये धर्माधर्माी च केवलौ

English

At Soma's word the gods with the ancestors, Bharata, came to the grandfather seated on Meru's peak.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गर्भो मत्तेजसा युक्तो महागुणफलोदय: फलका उदय होनेवाला है। इसे धारण करो, धारण करो

English

[The ancestors said:] "We are greatly oppressed by the offering food, blessed one; show favour to us, god; let our good be ordained."

हिन्दी अर्थ

न हि ते किंचिदप्राप्पमन्यतो धारणादृते

English

Hearing their words, the Self-born said: "Fire here at my side will ordain your good."

हिन्दी अर्थ

मीठी लगती है, उसी प्रकार तेरी बोली भी सबको प्रिय लगेगी”

English

Emancipation (because of thy identity with the absence of Desire which alone can lead to the merging into Brahman). Thou art those acts of righteousness which lead to the felicity of heaven. Thou art Nirvana (or that cessation of individual or separate existence which is Emancipation). Thou art the gladdener (who gives all kinds of joy to every creature). Thou art that region of Truth (to which they that are foremost in righteousness attain). Thou art superior to even that region of Truth which is attainable by the righteous. Thou art he who is the creator of both the deities and the Asuras. Thou art he who is the refuge of both the deities and the Asuras. Thou art the preceptor of both the deities and the Asuras (being as thou art of the form of both Vrihaspati and Sukra). Thou art he who is ever victorious. Thou art he who is ever worshipped by the deities and the Asuras. Thou art he who guides the deities and the Asuras even as the Mahamatra guides the elephant. Thou art the refuge of all the deities and the Asuras. Thou art he who is the chief of both the deities and the Asuras (being as thou art of the form of both India and Virochana). Thou art he who is the leader in battle of both the deities and the Asuras (being as thou art of the form of Karttikeya and Kesi, the leaders of the celestial and the Daitya armies). Thou art he who transcends the senses and shines by himself. Thou art of the form of the celestial Rishis like Narada and others. Thou art the grantor of boons unto the deities and Asuras (in the form of Brahman and Rudra). Thou art he who rules the hearts of the deities and the Asuras. Thou art he into whom the universe enters (when it is dissolved). Thus art the refuge of even him who is the ruler of the hearts of both the deities and the Asuras. Thou art he whose body is made up of all the deities, l Thou art he who has no Being superior to thee of whom to think. Thou art he who is the inner soul of the deities. Thou art he who has sprung from his own self. Thou art of the form of immobile things. Thou art he who covers the three worlds with three steps of his. Thou art possessed of great learning. Thou art stainless. Thou art he who is freed from the quality of Rajas. Thou art he who transcends destruction. Thou art he in whose honour hymns should be sung. Thou art the master of the irresistible elephant represented by Time. Thou art of the form of that lord of Tigers who is worshipped in the country of the Kalingas. 2 Thou art he who is called the lion among the deities (in consequence of the pre-eminence of thy prowess). Thou art he who is the foremost of men. Thou art endued with great wisdom. Thou art he who first takes a share of the offerings in sacrifice. Thou art imperceptible. Thou art the sum-total of all the deities. Thou art he in whom penances predominate. Thou art always in excellent Yoga. Thou art

हिन्दी अर्थ

इत्युक्त्वा त॑ं शमीगर्भे वह्लिमालक्ष्य देवता: ततः प्रभृति चाप्यग्नि: शमीगर्भेषु दृश्यते

English

Hearing this, the ancestors became free of fever; for this reason, king, the first share is given to fire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पावकेनाधिशयता संतप्तास्तस्य तेजसा

English

When the offering is made with Agni first, bull among men, brahma-rakshasas do not assail that offering, and rakshasas turn away when the god Vibhavasu stands there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

किमागमनमित्येवं तानपृच्छत पावक: --“किस उद्देश्यसे यहाँ आपलोगोंका शुभागमन हुआ है?”

English

One should give the first rice-ball to the father, then to the grandfather and then to the great-grandfather; this is remembered as the rule of the funeral rite.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वां नियोक्ष्यामहे कार्ये तद् भवान् कर्तुमरहति

English

At the funeral rite one should say the Savitri, composed, with each rice-ball, and one should say "To Soma" and "To the one with ancestors".

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृते च तस्मिन् भविता तवापि सुमहान् गुण: भवतां तु नियोज्यो5स्मि मा वोत्रास्तु विचारणा

English

A menstruating woman, one with deformed ears, should not attend the offering; those born of other lines are not to be accepted.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्मान् प्रबाधते वीर्याद् वधस्तस्य विधीयताम्

English

Crossing water, one should name the grandfathers; reaching a river, one should do the rice-ball and water-offering for ancestors.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऋषींश्वापि महाभाग परित्रायस्व पावक यद् भयं नोसुरात् तस्मान्नाशयेद्धव्यवाहन

English

First, having made the water-offering for those of one's own line, one should then give a water-offering to the group of friends and relatives.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राप्त होनेवाले हमारे भयका नाश करे

English

For one crossing water in a yoke of dappled cows, ancestors wish; and for one climbing into a boat, water is given on the boat always, composed, by those who know.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्यत्र भवतो वीर्य तस्मात् त्रायस्व नः प्रभो जगामाथ दुराधर्षो गड़ां भागीरथीं प्रति

English

In the second half of the dark fortnight one should make offerings; nourishment, long life, vigour and prosperity come to those who follow the ancestors.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उठती है, उसी प्रकार वह तेजस्वी गर्भ गंगाजीके भीतर बढ़ने लगा संतापमगमत् तीव्र सोढुं सा न शशाक ह

English

The grandfather, Pulastya, Vasishtha, Pulaha, Angiras, Kratu and the great sage Kashyapa: these, best of the Kurus, are remembered as the great lords of yoga.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गंगायामसुर: कश्चिद् भैरवं नादमानदत्

English

And these are the ancestors, king; this is the supreme rule of the funeral rite; the dead are freed from the bond of the rice-ball by that act.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समय किसी असुरने वहाँ आकर सहसा बड़े जोरसे भयानक गर्जना की वित्रस्तोदभ्रान्तनयना गंगा विख्बुतलोचना

English

Thus the origin of the funeral rite, according to tradition, best of men, has been told, as indicated before; now I shall tell of giving.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तुम्हारे लिये कुछ असाध्य नहीं है” मेरुके शिखरपर छोड़ दिया

English

auspicious. Thou art armed with the thunder-bolt. Thou art the source whence the weapons called Prasas have taken their origin. Thou art he

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्कन्नत्वात् स्कन्दतां चापि गुहावासाद् गुहोभवत्

English

[Bhishma said:] Those who eat with vows not told in the Veda while doing their work, and those who eat with vows told in the Veda, have broken vows, Yudhishthira.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निवास करनेसे वह “गुह” कहलाया तत्र जाम्बूनदं श्रेष्ठ देवानामपि भूषणम्

English

[Yudhishthira said:] What common people call austerity, fasting, is that austerity here, or what else would be austerity?

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुवर्ण श्रेष्ठ है और वह देवताओंका भी भूषण है

English

[Bhishma said:] One who does not fast two weeks or two months, whatever the people think austerity; one who harms himself by the rule of the self is neither an ascetic nor a knower of dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत् सुवर्ण स भगवानग्निरीश: प्रजापति: अग्नीषोमात्मकं चैव जातरूपमुदाह्ृतम्

English

And accomplishment in renunciation remains the highest austerity; one should be a constant faster and a celibate.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पितामहस्य यद् वृत्तं ब्रह्मण: परमात्मन:

English

A brahmana should always be a sage and always worship the gods; a householder desiring dharma should always sleep, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऐश्व॒र्यें वारुणे राम रुद्रस्येशस्य वै प्रभो यज्ञांगानि च सर्वाणि वषट्कारकश्न मूर्तिमान्

English

He should always eat nectar and always be pure; always speak of order and always be restrained.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऋग्वेदश्वागमत् तत्र पदक्रमविभूषित:

English

He should always eat the remains and always love guests; he should always be a non-meat-eater and always pure.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ओड्कारकश्चावसन्नेत्रे निग्रहप्रग्रहाौ तथा नेत्रस्वरूप प्रग्रह और निग्रह भी उस स्थानपर स्थित थे

English

[Yudhishthira said:] How can one be a constant faster and a celibate, king, how an eater of remains, and how fond of guests?

हिन्दी अर्थ

नाशकत् त॑ तदा गर्भ संधारयितुमोजसा

English

whom thy devotees attain to in diverse ways. Thou art Guha (the celestial generalissimo). Thou art the supreme limit of felicity. I Thou art identical with thy creation. Thou art he who rescues thy creatures from death (by granting them Emancipation). Thou art the cleanser of all including Brahma himself. Thou art of the form of bulls and other horned animals. Thou art he who is fond of mountain summits. Thou art the planet Saturn. Thou art Kuvera, the chief of the Yakshas. Thou art complete faultlessness. Thou art he who inspires gladness. Thou art all the celestials united together. Thou art the cessation of all things. Thou art all the duties that appertain to all the modes of life. Thou art he who has an eye on his forehead. Thou art he who sports with the universe as his marble ball. Thou art of the form of deer. Thou art endued with the energy that is of the form of knowledge and penance. Thou art the lord of all immobile things (in the form of Himavat and Meru). Thou art he who has subjugated his senses by various regulations and vows. Thou art he whose objects have all been fulfilled. Thou art identical with Emancipation. Thou art different from him whom we worship. Thou hast truth for thy penances. Thou art of a pure heart. Thou art he who presides over all vows and fasts (in consequence of thy being the giver of their fruits). Thou art the highest (being of the form of Turiya). Thou art Brahman. Thou art the highest refuge of the devotees. Thou art he who transcends all bonds (being Emancipate). Thou art freed from the linga body. Thou art endued with every kind of prosperity. Thou art he who enhances the prosperity of thy devotees. Thou art that which is incessantly undergoing changes.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

बलपूर्वक उसे धारण न कर सकीं दर्शयामास चाग्निस्तं तदा गंगां भूगूद्धह

English

"I have thus, 'O Krishna, hymned the praises of the illustrious Deity by reciting his names in the order of their importance. Who is there that can hymn the praises of the lord of the universe, that great Lord of all who deserves our adorations and worship and reverence, whom the very gods with Brahma at their head are unable to praise and whom the Rishis also fail to sing? Aided, however, by my devotion to him, and having received his permission, I have praised that Lord of sacrifices, that Deity of supreme puissance, that foremost of all creatures endued with intelligence. By praising with these names that enhance one's auspiciousness of the great lord of blessedness, a worshipper of devoted soul and pure heart succeeds in attaining to his own self. These names constitute a hymn that furnishes the best means of attaining to Brahman. With the aid of this hymn one is sure to succeed in attaining to Emancipation. Rishis and the deities all praise the highest deity by uttering this hymn. Hymned by persons of restrained soul Mahadeva becomes gratified with those that hymn his praises so. The illustrious deity is always full of compassion towards his devotees. Endued with omnipotence, he it is that gives Emancipation to those that worship him. So also, they among men that are foremost, that are possessed of faith and devotion hear and recite for others

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुवर्णो विमलो दीप्त: पर्वतं चावभासयत्

English

and utter with reverence the praises of that highest and eternal Lord viz. Isana, in all their successive lives and adore him in thought, word, and deed, and adoring him thus at all times, viz. when they are lying or seated or walking or awake or opening the eyelids or shutting them, and thinking of him

हिन्दी अर्थ

गन्धो5स्य स कदम्बानां तुल्यो वै तपतां वर यद् द्रव्यं परसंसृष्टं पृथिव्यां पर्वतेषु च

English

One who always eats after servants and guests have eaten eats only nectar: know this, Yudhishthira.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सूर्यवैश्वानरसम: कान्त्या सोम इवापर:

English

A man who does not eat when brahmanas have not eaten: by that not-eating his heaven is conquered.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पावकश्चापि तेजस्वी कृत्वा कार्य दिवौकसाम् एतै: कर्मगुणैलोंके नामाग्ने: परिगीयते

English

One who eats what remains after gods, ancestors, servants and guests is called an eater of remains.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पृथिवी च तदा देवी ख्याता वसुमतीति वै

English

Their worlds are endless, remembered in Brahma's abode, attended by apsarases and gandharvas, lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पहुँचकर बढ़ने और अद्भुत दिखायी देने लगा पुत्रं वै ताश्न तं बाल॑ पुपुषु: स्तन्यविस्रवै:

English

They enjoy with gods and guests and with ancestors, and rejoice with sons and grandsons; their goal is unsurpassed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूतं भव्यं भविष्यं च दधार भगवान् शिव:

English

repeatedly, become objects of reverence with all their fellowmen and derive great gratification and exceeding joy. When a creature becomes cleansed of all his sins in course of millions of births in diverse orders of being, it is then that devotion springs up in his heart for Mahadeva. It is through good luck alone that undivided devotion to Bhava who is the original cause (of the universe) fully springs up in the heart of one that is conversant with every mode of worshipping that great Deity, l Such stainless and pure devotion to Rudra, that has singleness of purpose and that is simply irresistible in its course, is seldom to be found among even the deities, and never among men. It is through the grace of Rudra that such devotion arises in the hearts of human beings. In consequence of such devotion, men, identifying themselves wholly with Mahadeva, succeed in attaining to the highest success. The illustrious Deity who is always inclined to extend his grace towards them that seek him with humility, and throw themselves with their whole soul upon him rescues them from the world. Except the great Deity who frees creatures from rebirth, all other gods constantly nullify the penances of men, for men have no other source of puissance that is as great as these. 2 It was even thus Tandi of tranquil soul, resembling Indra himself in splendour, praised the illustrious Lord of all existent and non-existent things,— that great Deity clad in animal skins. Indeed, Brahma had sung this hymn in the presence of Sankara. Thou art a Brahmana (being conversant with Brahman and devoted to those that are conversant with Brahman). Thou shalt, therefore, comprehend it well. This is cleansing, and washes away all sins. This confers Yoga and Emancipation and heaven and contentment. He who recites this hymn with undivided devotion to Sankara succeeds in attaining to that high end which is theirs that are devoted to the doctrines of the Sankhya philosophy. That worshipper who recites this hymn daily for one year with singleness of devotion succeeds in obtaining the end that he desires. This hymn is a great mystery. It formerly resided in the breast of Brahma the Creator. Brahma imparted it unto Sakra. Sakra imparted unto Mrityu. Mrityu imparted it unto the Rudras. From the Rudras Tandi got it. Indeed Tandi acquired it in the region of Brahman as the reward of his severe austerities. Tandi communicated it to Sukra, and Sukra of Bhrigu's race communicated it

हिन्दी अर्थ

सह ज्वालाभिरुत्पन्नो भृगुस्तस्माद् भगुः स्मृत: अश्रुतोस्य समुत्पन्नावश्चिनौ रूपसम्मतौ

English

[Bhishma said:] A twice-born who accepts from a good man and likewise from a bad man: with a gifted one there is little fault, but he sinks with a qualityless one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इन्हींकी संतति हैं, इस बातको तुम अच्छी तरह समझ लो

English

On this too they recite this ancient Itihasa, the conversation of Vrishadarbhi and the seven sages, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

--ऐसा सोचकर आपसे अपनी भूलोंके लिये क्षमा चाहते हैं स्थापयिष्यन्ति चात्मानं युगादिनिधने तथा

English

Kashyapa, Atri, Vasishtha, Bharadvaja, Gautama, Vishvamitra, Jamadagni and the virtuous Arundhati,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रहद्मणो हि प्रभूतो5ग्निरग्नेरपि च काउ्चनम् है और अग्निसे सुवर्णकी

English

and their servant Ganda, and Pashusakha the shudra, her husband, were with them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवतास्ते प्रयच्छन्ति समस्ता इति नः श्रुतम्

English

All of them, practising austerity, formerly roamed this earth, learning by concentration the eternal world of Brahma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वलोके राजराज्येन सो5भिषिच्येत भार्गव ददाति काज्चन यो वै दुःस्वप्रं प्रतिहन्ति सः

English

Then there was a great drought, descendant of the Kurus, when this world was hungry and its life hard.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मध्याद्ले ददतो रुक्मं हन्ति पापमनागतम्

English

In some sacrifice long ago, the sacrificed-for Shaibya's son Sibi's son was given as a fee to officiants, his own son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्मवाय्वग्निसोमानां सालोक्यमुपयाति सः: अग्नि और चन्द्रमाके लोकोंमें जाता है

English

At that time he, short-lived, met his fated end, and they, tormented by hunger, surrounded him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वर्तमान और भविष्य--तीनों कालोंको धारण किया था यज्ञं च शोभयामास बहुरूपं पिनाकधृत्

English

to Gautama. Gautama in his turn, O descendant of Madhu, communicated it to Vaivaswata-Manu. Manu communicated it unto Narayana of great intelligence, numbered among the Sadhyas and held exceedingly dear by him. The illustrious Narayana, numbered among the Sadhyas and possessed of glory that knows no diminution, communicated it to Yama. Vaivaswat Yama communicated it to Nachiketa. Nachiketa, O thou of Vrishni's race, communicated to Markandeya. From Markandeya, O Janarddana, I obtained it as the reward of my vows and fasts. To thee, O slayer of foes, I communicate that hymn unheard by others. This hymn leads to heaven. It dispels disease and bestows long life. This is worthy of the highest praise, and is consistent with the Vedas.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वयं ही अपने द्वारा अपने आपको आहुति प्रदान की

English

"Krishna continued, 'That person, O Partha, who recites this hymn with a pure heart observing the vow of Brahmacharyya, and with his senses under control, regularly for one whole year, succeeds in obtaining the fruits of a horse-sacrifice. Danavas and Yakshas and Rakshasas and Pisachas and Yatudhanas and Guhyakas and snakes can do no injury to him.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

कीर्त्यते भगवान् देव: सर्वभूतपति: शिव: दीक्षा दीप्तव्रता देवी दिशश्व॒ सदिगी श्व॒रा:

English

As the king Shaibya Vrishadarbhi wandered, he saw them on the road cooking, wasted.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आजम्मु: सहितास्तत्र तदा भगुकुलोद्वह

English

[Vrishadarbhi said:] "Receiving carries across, and nourishes those who receive. Hear, ascetics, what wealth I have.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वयम्भुवस्तु ता दृष्टवा रेत: समपतद् भुवि देखकर स्वयम्भू ब्रह्माजीका वीर्य स्खलित हो पृथ्वीपर गिर पड़ा

English

A brahmana asking is dear to me; I would give you a thousand she-mules, each with bulls, all swift, white-haired, in breeding.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्रास्यत् पूषा कराभ्यां वै तस्मिन्नेव हुताशने

English

I give you families, hundreds of hundreds of oxen, fine yoke-bearers in every way, earth-carriers, stout, the best ploughers, cows of good vows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसी आगमें फेंक दिया ब्रह्मणो जुद्वतस्तत्र प्रादुर्भावो बभूव ह

English

Excellent villages, rice, barley, juices, jewels and other rare things: what shall I give? Do not make this feeling in me that I am to eat you; what shall I give you for your nourishment?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

आज्यवन्मन्त्रतश्नापि सोडजुहोद् भूगुनन्दन

English

[The sages said:] "King, a king's gift is like honey in taste but like poison; knowing that, why do you tempt us?

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्य तत् तेजसस्तस्माज्जज्ञे लोकेषु तैजसम् स गुणस्तेजसो नित्यस्तस्य चाकाशमेव च

English

Kshatra is like a deity, relying on a brahmana; he is spotless, pleased with austerity, and pleases the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शुक्रे हुते5ग्नौ तस्मिंस्तु प्रादुरासंस्त्रयः प्रभो

English

Even in a day a brahmana's austerity is lost; a king's gift received burns it like a forest fire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऋषय: श्रुतसम्पन्ना वेदप्रामाण्यदर्शनात्

English

Welfare to you with your gift, king; let everything be given to those who ask." Having so said, they went away.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहोरात्रा मुहूर्ताश्न पित्त ज्योतिश्न दारुणम् तन्मैत्रमिति विज्ञेयं धूमाच्च वसव: स्मृता:

English

That meat of the wise ones remained uncooked; leaving it, they all went to the forest wishing food.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उद्दिष्टास्ते तथांगारा ये धिष्ण्येषु दिवि स्थिता:

English

Then urged by the king, his ministers went to the forest, gathered udumbara fruits, and began to give them as a gift.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वकामदमित्याहुस्तद्रहस्यमुवाच ह मम सत्रमिदं दिव्यमहं गृहपतिस्त्विह

English

Servants brought other udumbara fruits with gold inside, and ran to make them accept.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस यज्ञका गृहस्थ यजमान हूँ

English

Knowing them heavy, Atri said they were not to be accepted: "We are not fools of knowledge, nor dull-witted; we know these are gold; we are awake and aware.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति जानीत खगमा मम यज्ञफलं हि तत् ममैव तान्यपत्यानि मम शुक्र हुतं हि तत्

English

What is taken here would have bitter results after death; this is not to be accepted by one wishing happiness here and hereafter."

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृताञ्जलिपुटा: सर्वे शिरोभिरभिवन्द्य च

English

[Vasishtha said:] "A nishka counted by a hundred, measured by a thousand; the more one accepts, the more one gains the sinful goal."

हिन्दी अर्थ

निसर्गाद् ब्रह्मणश्वापि वरुणो यादसाम्पति: ईश्वरोज्लिरसं चाग्नेरपत्यार्थमकल्पयत्

English

[Kashyapa said:] "Whatever rice, barley, gold, animals and women there are on earth, all of it is not enough for one man; therefore the learned should go to peace."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदा स वारुण: ख्यातो भृगुः प्रसव कर्मवित्

English

[Bharadvaja said:] "The horn of a ruru deer grows as it is born; so a man's longing grows; there is no measure to it."

हिन्दी अर्थ

भार्गवांगिरसौ लोके लोकसंतानलक्षणौ सर्व संतानमेतेषामिदमित्युपधारय

English

[Gautama said:] "There is no wealth in the world that could fill the world; a man is like an ocean, never filled."

हिन्दी अर्थ

च्यवनो वज्शीर्षश्न॒ शुचिरौर्वस्तथैव च भार्गवा वारुणा: सर्वे येषां वंशे भवानपि

English

[Vishvamitra said:] "When the desire of one desiring desire is fulfilled, another desire, thirst, pierces him like an arrow."

हिन्दी अर्थ

बृहस्पतिरुतथ्यश्न पयस्य: शान्तिरेव च

English

[Jamadagni said:] "Restraint in accepting bears austerity firmly; a brahmana's austerity flows away if he is greedy."

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतेडष्टौ वहल्लिजा: सर्वे ज्ञाननिष्ठा निरामया: अष्टौ प्रसवजैर्युक्ता गुणैब्रह्म॒विद: शुभा:

English

[Arundhati said:] "The hoarding of goods for dharma, approved by the side, is austerity hoarding here, distinguished from hoarding goods."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्रोचित गुणोंसे सम्पन्न हैं। उन्हें शुभलक्षण एवं ब्रह्मज्ञानी माना गया है

English

[Ganda said:] "Fearing this fierce one, my lords here are afraid; I, like a weak one, fear more than they, hereafter."

हिन्दी अर्थ

भगुश्न विरजाश्वैव काशी चोग्रश्न धर्मवित् भगोश्व भगुशार्दूल वंशजै: सततं जगत्

English

[Pashusakha said:] "That for which there is nothing higher in dharma, brahmanas know as wealth; for the sake of discipline I would serve the very learned as they are."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुत्ररूपसे ग्रहण किया था, इसलिये वे वारुण कहलाये

English

[The sages said:] "Welfare with your gift to him whose subjects these are; you give us fruits joined with deceit."

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वत्प्रसादादिमं लोक॑ तारयिष्यन्ति साम्प्रतम् भवेयुर्वेदविदुष: सर्वे च कृतिनस्तथा

English

[Bhishma said:] Having so said, those sages, firm in vows, leaving those gold-filled fruits, all went elsewhere.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आप्नवन्ति तपश्चैव ब्रह्मचर्य परं तथा

English

[The ministers said:] Suspecting a trick, they left these fruits and went another way; let this be known to you, king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवानां ब्राह्मणानां च त्वं हि कर्ता पितामह ब्राह्मणोंकी सृष्टि करनेवाले आप ही हैं

English

Thus told by those servants, Vrishadarbhi grew angry, and to repay them all he went home.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपत्यानीति सम्प्रेक्ष्य क्षमयाम पितामह

English

Going to the Ahavaniya fire and taking up a severe observance, the king offered one oblation at a time, refined with mantras.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथेत्येवाब्रवीत् प्रीतस्तेडपि जग्मुर्यथागतम्

English

From that fire rose a magical creature, terrifying to the world; Vrishadarbhi named her Yatudhani.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवश्रेष्टस्य लोकादौ वारुणीं बिभ्रतस्तनुम् अग्नेरपत्यमेतद् वै सुवर्णमिति धारणा

English

That creature, like the night of time, stood with joined palms and said to the king Vrishadarbhi, "What shall I do?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

है--ऐसी सबकी मान्यता है

English

[Vrishadarbhi said:] "Go, and hold in mind the names of the seven sages and of Arundhati, and of the husband's slave and slave-woman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जामदग्न्य प्रमाणज्ञो वेदश्रुतिनिदर्शनात् अग्निके अभावमें उसके स्थानपर सुवर्णका उपयोग करता है

English

Knowing their names, destroy all of them; when they are destroyed, go as you wish where you please."

हिन्दी अर्थ

वल्मीकस्य वपायां च कर्णे वाजस्य दक्षिणे

English

She said "So be it" and went, in her own form, to the forest where those great sages roamed.