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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 187

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 187

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 187

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 187 of the classical Mahābhārata with 61 verses.

Total: 61 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.187.1–61 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
तत्र यत्प्रीतिसंयुक्तं काये मनसि वा भवेत् । वर्तते सात्त्विको भाव इत्यवेक्षेत तत्तदा ॥
English Translation
Every state of happiness that appears in the body or the mind is due to the quality of Goodness.
अथ यद्दुःखसंयुक्तमतुष्टिकरमात्मनः । प्रवृत्तं रज इत्येव तन्नसंरभ्य चिन्तयेत् ॥
English Translation
A disagreeable state of sorrow to oneself, is due to nothing but the quality of Darkness. One should never think of it in fear.
अथ यन्मोहसंयुक्तमव्यक्तमिव यद्भवेत् । अप्रतर्क्यमविज्ञेयं तमस्तदुपधारयेत् ॥
English Translation
That state, which is full of delusion and error, and for which one knows not what to do, which is unascertainable and unknown, should be regarded as belonging to the quality of Ignorance.
प्रहर्षः प्रीतिरानन्दः सुखं संशान्तचित्तता । कथंचिदभिवर्तन्त इत्येते सात्त्विका गुणाः ॥
English Translation
Joy, satisfaction, delight, happiness, tranquillity of heart, these are the properties of the state of Goodness. Man sometimes acquires a portion of them.
अतुष्टिः परितापश्च शोको लोभस्तथाक्षमा । लिङ्गानि रजसस्तानि दृश्यन्ते हेत्वहेतुभिः ॥
English Translation
Discontent, heart-burning, grief, cupidity, vindictiveness, are all marks of darkness. They are seen with or without sufficient causes for producing them.
अभिमानस्तथा मोहः प्रमादः स्वप्नतन्द्रिता । कथंचिदभिवर्तन्ते विविधास्तामसा गुणाः ॥
English Translation
Disgrace, delusion, error, slcep and stupefaction, that befall one through excess of ill-luck, are various properties of the state of Jgnorance.
दूरगं बहुधागामि प्रार्थनासंशयात्मकम् । मनः सुनियतं यस्य स सुखी प्रेत्य चेह च ॥
English Translation
That person whose mind is far-reaching, capable of going on all directions, not confident about acquiring the objects it desires, and well-controlled, is happy both here and hereafter.
सत्त्वक्षेत्रज्ञयोरेतदन्तरं पश्य सूक्ष्मयोः । सृजते तु गुणानेक एको न सृजते गुणान् ॥
English Translation
Mark the differences between those two subtile things, viz., Intelligence and the Soul. One of these viz., Intelligence (displays of qualities. The other viz., the Soul) does nothing of the kind.
मशकोदुम्बरौ चापि संप्रयुक्तौ यथा सदा । अन्योन्यमन्यौ च यथा संप्रयोगस्तथा तयोः ॥
English Translation
A gnat and a fig may be seen to be united with each other. Though united, each, however, is separate from the other.
पृथग्भूतौ प्रकृत्या तौ संप्रयुक्तौ च सर्वदा । यथा मत्स्यो जलं चैव संप्रयुक्तौ तथैव तौ ॥
English Translation
Likewise, Intelligence and Soul, though different from each other, by their by their respective natures, yet they may always be seen to exist in a state of union. A fish and water exist together. But cach, however, the case with Intelligence and Soul.
न गुणा विदुरात्मानं स गुणान्वेत्ति सर्वशः । परिद्रष्टा गुणानां च संस्रष्टा मन्यते सदा ॥
English Translation
The qualities do not know the Soul, but the Soul knows them all. The Soul is the spectator of the qualities and consider them all as emanating from itself.
इन्द्रियैस्तु प्रदीपार्थं कुरुते बुद्धिसप्तमैः । निर्विचेष्टैरजानद्भिः परमात्मा प्रदीपवत् ॥
English Translation
Acting through the senses, the mind, and the understanding which is the seventh, all of which are inactive and have no self-consciousness, the Soul discovers the objects like a lamp showing all objects around it by shedding its rays through an opening in the covering.
सृजते हि गुणान्सत्त्वं क्षेत्रज्ञः परिपश्यति । संप्रयोगस्तयोरेष सत्त्वक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ध्रुवः ॥
English Translation
The understanding or Intelligence creates all the qualities. The Soul only sees them. Such is certainly the connection between the Intelligence and the Soul.
आश्रयो नास्ति सत्त्वस्य क्षेत्रज्ञस्य च कश्चन । सत्त्वं मनः संसृजति न गुणान्वै कदाचन ॥
English Translation
There is no resort of cither Intelligence or Soul. The understanding creates the mind, but never the qualities.
रश्मींस्तेषां स मनसा यदा सम्यङ्नियच्छति । तदा प्रकाशतेऽस्यात्मा घटे दीपो ज्वलन्निव ॥
English Translation
When the Soul, by means of the mind, sufficiently controls the rays that proved from the senses, it is then that it becomes visible (10 the Understanding) like a lamp burning within a cover.
त्यक्त्वा यः प्राकृतं कर्म नित्यमात्मरतिर्मुनिः । सर्वभूतात्मभूतः स्यात्स गच्छेत्परमां गतिम् ॥
English Translation
That person who renounces all ordinary acts, practises penances, devotes himself to Study the Soul, taking a delight in it, and regards himself as the Soul of all creatures, acquires a supreme end.
यथा वारिचरः पक्षी लिप्यमानो न लिप्यते । एवमेव कृतप्रज्ञो भूतेषु परिवर्तते ॥
English Translation
As an aquatic bird while moving over the waters, is never welted, so does a wise person move among creatures.
एवंस्वभावमेवैतत्स्वबुद्ध्या विहरेन्नरः । अशोचन्नप्रहृष्यंश्च चरेद्विगतमत्सरः ॥
English Translation
One should act in the world, by the help of his intelligence, in this way, without grief, without joy, without distinction of personality, for all, and shorn of malice and envy,
स्वभावसिद्ध्या संसिद्धान्स नित्यं सृजते गुणान् । ऊर्णनाभिर्यथा स्रष्टा विज्ञेयास्तन्तुवद्गुणाः ॥
English Translation
One living in this way creates the qualities (i.e. transcends them), like a spider creating threads. The qualities should indeed, be considered as the threads of the spider.
प्रध्वस्ता न निवर्तन्ते निवृत्तिर्नोपलभ्यते । प्रत्यक्षेण परोक्षं तदनुमानेन सिध्यति ॥
English Translation
Some say that the qualities of such men are not lost. Some say that they are all lost. Those who say that they are not lost rely upon the Shrutis, which do not contain any declaration to the contrary. They, however, who say, that the qualities are all lost rely on the Smritis. One should taking into consideration both these opinions, judge as to which of them is right.
एवमेके व्यवस्यन्ति निवृत्तिरिति चापरे । उभयं संप्रधार्यैतदध्यवस्येद्यथामति ॥
इतीमं हृदयग्रन्थिं बुद्धिभेदमयं दृढम् । विमुच्य सुखमासीत न शोचेच्छिन्नसंशयः ॥
English Translation
One should thus solve the knotty question which is capable of shaking the understanding by doubt, and thereby acquire happiness. When that doubt will be removed, one will no longer : have to grieve.
मलिनाः प्राप्नुयुः शुद्धिं यथा पूर्णां नदीं नराः । अवगाह्य सुविद्वंसो विद्धि ज्ञानमिदं तथा ॥
English Translation
Men of impure hearts may by knowledge acquire success like persons plunging in a full river purifying themselves of all dirts.
महानदीं हि पारज्ञस्तप्यते न तरन्यथा । एवं ये विदुरध्यात्मं कैवल्यं ज्ञानमुत्तमम् ॥
एतां बुद्ध्वा नरः सर्वां भूतानामागतिं गतिम् । अवेक्ष्य च शनैर्बुद्ध्या लभते शं परं ततः ॥
English Translation
Man, by understanding with the help of his intelligence, the manner in which creatures come and leave the world, is sure to attain by and by to steadfast peace.
त्रिवर्गो यस्य विदितः प्राग्ज्योतिः स विमुच्यते । अन्विष्य मनसा युक्तस्तत्त्वदर्शी निरुत्सुकः ॥
English Translation
The Soul cannot be seen unless the senses, which are set on various objects and are difficult of being controlled, be all duly restrained.
न चात्मा शक्यते द्रष्टुमिन्द्रियेषु विभागशः । तत्र तत्र विसृष्टेषु दुर्जयेष्वकृतात्मभिः ॥
English Translation
He who knows this, is really wise. What other mark is there of a wise man? Acquiring this knowledge, intelligent men considered themselves to be crowned with success.
एतद्बुद्ध्वा भवेद्बुद्धः किमन्यद्बुद्धलक्षणम् । विज्ञाय तद्धि मन्यन्ते कृतकृत्या मनीषिणः ॥
English Translation
That which strikes the Ignorant with fear can never create fear in persons of Knowledge. There is no higher and for anybody than Liberation. The sages say that on account of the excess or otherwise of good qualities, differences are seen regarding the degree of Liberation.
न भवति विदुषां ततो भयं; यदविदुषां सुमहद्भयं भवेत् । न हि गतिरधिकास्ति कस्यचि;त्सति हि गुणे प्रवदन्त्यतुल्यताम् ॥
English Translation
A person succeeds, by acting without expecting fruits, (by those acts) in destroying his pristine sinful acts. To a wise man, the acts of a former life and those of this life also, do not yield any disagreeable result. But how can acts, if he continues to be engaged in them, bring about what is agreeable (viz., Liberation.)
यत्करोत्यनभिसंधिपूर्वकं; तच्च निर्णुदति यत्पुरा कृतम् । नाप्रियं तदुभयं कुतः प्रियं; तस्य तज्जनयतीह कुर्वतः ॥
English Translation
People blame a person who is possessed of lust, envy, and other evil passions). Those vices draw the person down in his next life into various sorts of inferior births.
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