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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 153

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 153

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 153

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 153 of the classical Mahābhārata with 15 verses.

Total: 15 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.153.1–15 • 250 Lexicon Terms
अनर्थानामधिष्ठानमुक्तो लोभः पितामह । अज्ञानमपि वै तात श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira said You have said, O grandfather, that the root of all evils is covetousness. I wish, O sire, to licar fully of ignorance.
करोति पापं योऽज्ञानान्नात्मनो वेत्ति च क्षमम् । प्रद्वेष्टि साधुवृत्तांश्च स लोकस्यैति वाच्यताम् ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said The person who commits sin out of ignorance, who does not know that his end is near, and who always hates persons of good conduct, soon incurs infamy in the world.
अज्ञानान्निरयं याति तथाज्ञानेन दुर्गतिम् । अज्ञानात्क्लेशमाप्नोति तथापत्सु निमज्जति ॥
English Translation
In consequence of ignorance one goes to hell. Ignorance one suffers miseries and incurs great danger.
अज्ञानस्य प्रवृत्तिं च स्थानं वृद्धिं क्षयोदयौ । मूलं योगं गतिं कालं कारणं हेतुमेव च ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira said I wish, O king, to hear fully the origin, the place, the growth, the decay, the rise, the root, the attribute, the course, the time, the cause, and the result of ignorance. The misery that is felt here is the outcome of ignorance.
श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वेन यथावदिह पार्थिव । अज्ञानप्रभवं हीदं यद्दुःखमुपलभ्यते ॥
रागो द्वेषस्तथा मोहो हर्षः शोकोऽभिमानिता । कामः क्रोधश्च दर्पश्च तन्द्रीरालस्यमेव च ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said Attachment, hate, loss of judgement, joy, sorrow, vanity, lust, anger, pride, procrastination, idleness, desire, aversion, jealousy, envy, and all other sinful habits pass by the common name of ignorance.
इच्छा द्वेषस्तथा तापः परवृद्ध्युपतापिता । अज्ञानमेतन्निर्दिष्टं पापानां चैव याः क्रियाः ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said Attachment, hate, loss of judgement, joy, sorrow, vanity, lust, anger, pride, procrastination, idleness, desire, aversion, jealousy, envy, and all other sinful habits pass by the common name of ignorance.
एतया या प्रवृत्तिश्च वृद्ध्यादीन्यांश्च पृच्छसि । विस्तरेण महाबाहो शृणु तच्च विशां पते ॥
English Translation
Hear fully now, O king, about its nature, growth and other characteristics after which you enquire.
उभावेतौ समफलौ समदोषौ च भारत । अज्ञानं चातिलोभश्चाप्येकं जानीहि पार्थिव ॥
English Translation
These two, viz., ignorance and covetousness, know, O king, are the same. Both produce the same fruits and same faults, O Bharata.
लोभप्रभवमज्ञानं वृद्धं भूयः प्रवर्धते । स्थाने स्थानं क्षये क्षैण्यमुपैति विविधां गतिम् ॥
English Translation
Ignorance originates from covetousness. Ignorance grows along with coveteousness. Ignorance exists simultaneously with covetousness. Ignorance decreases with covetousness. It rises with the rise of covetousness. Manifold again is its course.
मूलं लोभस्य महतः कालात्मगतिरेव च । छिन्नेऽच्छिन्ने तथा लोभे कारणं काल एव हि ॥
तस्याज्ञानात्तु लोभो हि लोभादज्ञानमेव च । सर्वे दोषास्तथा लोभात्तस्माल्लोभं विवर्जयेत् ॥
English Translation
The root of covetousness is loss of judgement. Loss of judgement, again, is its inseparable quality. Eternity is ignorance's course. The time when ignorance occurs is when the objects of covetousness are not gained.
जनको युवनाश्वश्च वृषादर्भिः प्रसेनजित् । लोभक्षयाद्दिवं प्राप्तास्तथैवान्ये जनाधिपाः ॥
English Translation
From ignorance proceeds covetousness, and from the latter proceeds ignorance. Covetousness produces all faults. For these reasons every one should avoid covetousness. Janaka, Yuvanashva, Vrishadarbhi, Prasenajit, and other kings acquired heaven for their having conquered covetousness.
प्रत्यक्षं तु कुरुश्रेष्ठ त्यज लोभमिहात्मना । त्यक्त्वा लोभं सुखं लोके प्रेत्य चानुचरिष्यसि ॥
English Translation
Do you before all persons, avoid covetousness by a strong determination, O Kuru chief. Avoiding covetousness you will acquire happiness both here and in the next world.
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