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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 308

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 308

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 308

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 308 of the classical Mahābhārata with 192 verses.

Total: 192 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.308.1–192 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 7 (Verses 30 shown)
ज्ञानेन कुरुते यत्नं यत्नेन प्राप्यते महत् । महद्द्वंद्वप्रमोक्षाय सा सिद्धिर्या वयोतिगा ॥
English Translation
From Knowledge originates the endeavour after Yoga, and through that exertion one acquires knowledge of Self. Through means knowledge of Self one gets over joy and grief. That enables one to transcend death and acquire great success.
सेयं परमिका बुद्धिः प्राप्ता निर्द्वंद्वता मया । इहैव गतमोहेन चरता मुक्तसङ्गिना ॥
English Translation
That high intelligence has been acquired by me, and accordingly I have not over all pairs of opposites. Even in this life I have been freed from stupefaction and have got over all attachments.
यथा क्षेत्रं मृदूभूतमद्भिराप्लावितं तथा । जनयत्यङ्कुरं कर्म नृणां तद्वत्पुनर्भवम् ॥
English Translation
As a soil, saturated with water and softened thereby, causes the seed to sprout forth, similarly, the acts of men cause rebirth.
यथा चोत्तापितं बीजं कपाले यत्र तत्र वा । प्राप्याप्यङ्कुरहेतुत्वमबीजत्वान्न जायते ॥
English Translation
As a seed, fried on a pan or otherwise, becomes unfit to sprout forth although the power for sprouting lies there, similarly my understanding having been freed from the productive principle formed by desire, by the instructions of the holy Panchashikha of the mendicant order, it no longer gives its fruit in the form of attachment to the objects of the senses.
तद्वद्भगवता तेन शिखाप्रोक्तेन भिक्षुणा । ज्ञानं कृतमबीजं मे विषयेषु न जायते ॥
English Translation
As a seed, fried on a pan or otherwise, becomes unfit to sprout forth although the power for sprouting lies there, similarly my understanding having been freed from the productive principle formed by desire, by the instructions of the holy Panchashikha of the mendicant order, it no longer gives its fruit in the form of attachment to the objects of the senses.
नाभिषज्जति कस्मिंश्चिन्नानर्थे न परिग्रहे । नाभिरज्यति चैतेषु व्यर्थत्वाद्रागदोषयोः ॥
English Translation
I never experience love for my wife or hate for my enemies. Indeed, I keep aloof from both, making the fruitlessness of attachment and anger.
यश्च मे दक्षिणं बाहुं चन्दनेन समुक्षयेत् । सव्यं वास्या च यस्तक्षेत्समावेतावुभौ मम ॥
English Translation
I regard both person impartially, viz., him who smears my right hand with sandal-paste and him who wounds my left.
सुखी सोऽहमवाप्तार्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः । मुक्तसङ्गः स्थितो राज्ये विशिष्टोऽन्यैस्त्रिदण्डिभिः ॥
English Translation
Having attained my object, I am happy, and consider in the same light a clod of earth, a piece of stone, and a lump of gold. I am shorn of all attachments, though am engaged in ruling a kingdom. On account of all this I am better known over all bearers of triple sticks.
मोक्षे हि त्रिविधा निष्ठा दृष्टा पूर्वैर्महर्षिभिः । ज्ञानं लोकोत्तरं यच्च सर्वत्यागश्च कर्मणाम् ॥
English Translation
Some foremost of men who are conversant with the Liberation say that Liberation has a triple path. Some consider Knowledge having all things of the world for its object as the means of Liberation. Some hold that the total renunciation of acts is the means thereof.
ज्ञाननिष्ठां वदन्त्येके मोक्षशास्त्रविदो जनाः । कर्मनिष्ठां तथैवान्ये यतयः सूक्ष्मदर्शिनः ॥
English Translation
Another class of persons conversant with the scriptures Liberation say that Knowledge is the only means. Others, viz., Yatis, gifted with subtile vision; hold that acts form the means.
प्रहायोभयमप्येतज्ज्ञानं कर्म च केवलम् । तृतीयेयं समाख्याता निष्ठा तेन महात्मना ॥
English Translation
The great Panchashikha, discarding both the opinion about knowledge and acts, considered the third as the only means or path of Liberation.
यमे च नियमे चैव द्वेषे कामे परिग्रहे । माने दम्भे तथा स्नेहे सदृशास्ते कुटुम्बिभिः ॥
English Translation
If house-holders be endued with selfrestraint, and control over the senses, they become the equals of Sannyasins. If, on the other hand, Sannyasins be endued with desire and aversion and wives and honour and pride and affection, they become like householders.
त्रिदण्डादिषु यद्यस्ति मोक्षो ज्ञानेन केनचित् । छत्रादिषु कथं न स्यात्तुल्यहेतौ परिग्रहे ॥
English Translation
If one can acquire Liberation by means of knowledge, then may Liberation exist in triple sticks. Why then may Liberation not exist in the umbrella and the sceptre as well, especially when the reason in taking up the triple stick and the scepture is the same.
येन येन हि यस्यार्थः कारणेनेह कस्यचित् । तत्तदालम्बते द्रव्यं सर्वः स्वे स्वे परिग्रहे ॥
English Translation
One becomes attached to all those things and acts which are necessary for him for the sake of his own self for particular reasons.
दोषदर्शी तु गार्हस्थ्ये यो व्रजत्याश्रमान्तरम् । उत्सृजन्परिगृह्णंश्च सोऽपि सङ्गान्न मुच्यते ॥
English Translation
If a person, seeing the faults of the domestic mode of life, renounce it for adopting another mode, he cannot, for such rejection and adoption, he considered as one who is at once freed from all attachments.
आधिपत्ये तथा तुल्ये निग्रहानुग्रहात्मनि । राजर्षिभिक्षुकाचार्या मुच्यन्ते केन हेतुना ॥
English Translation
Sovereignty is fraught with the rewarding and the punishing of others. The life of a mendicant is equally fraught with the same. When, therefore, mendicants are like kings in this respect, why would mendicants only acquire Liberation, and not kings?
अथ सत्याधिपत्येऽपि ज्ञानेनैवेह केवलम् । मुच्यन्ते किं न मुच्यन्ते पदे परमके स्थिताः ॥
English Translation
Not withstanding the possession of sovereignty, therefore, one becomes purged of all sins by means of knowledge alone, living in Supreme Brahma.
काषायधारणं मौण्ड्यं त्रिविष्टब्धः कमण्डलुः । लिङ्गान्यत्यर्थमेतानि न मोक्षायेति मे मतिः ॥
English Translation
The putting on of brown cloths shaving of the head, bearing of the triple stick, and the water-pitcher, these are the external signs of one's mode of life. These are useless in helping one to acquire Liberation.
यदि सत्यपि लिङ्गेऽस्मिञ्ज्ञानमेवात्र कारणम् । निर्मोक्षायेह दुःखस्य लिङ्गमात्रं निरर्थकम् ॥
English Translation
When, despite the adoption of these emblems of a particular mode of life, Knowledge along becomes the cause of one's Liberation from sorrow, it would appear that the adoption of mere emblems is absolutely useless.
अथ वा दुःखशैथिल्यं वीक्ष्य लिङ्गे कृता मतिः । किं तदेवार्थसामान्यं छत्रादिषु न लक्ष्यते ॥
English Translation
Or, if, seeing the mitigation of sorrow in it, you have adopted these emblems of Sanyasa, why then should not the mitigation of sorrow be seen in the umbrella and the sceptre which I use.
आकिंचन्ये न मोक्षोऽस्ति कैंचन्ये नास्ति बन्धनम् । कैंचन्ये चेतरे चैव जन्तुर्ज्ञानेन मुच्यते ॥
English Translation
Liberation does not exist in poverty; nor is bondage to be seen in riches. One acquires Liberation through Knowledge only, whether one is poor or rich.
तस्माद्धर्मार्थकामेषु तथा राज्यपरिग्रहे । बन्धनायतनेष्वेषु विद्ध्यबन्धे पदे स्थितम् ॥
English Translation
For these reasons, know that I am living in a state of freedom, though outwardly engaged in the enjoyment of religion, wealth, and pleasure, in the form of kingdom and wives, which form a field of bondage.
राज्यैश्वर्यमयः पाशः स्नेहायतनबन्धनः । मोक्षाश्मनिशितेनेह छिन्नस्त्यागासिना मया ॥
English Translation
I have cut off the fetters formed by kingdom and riches, and the bondage of attachments, which the sword of Renunciation whetted on the the stone of the of the scriptures describing Liberation.
सोऽहमेवंगतो मुक्तो जातास्थस्त्वयि भिक्षुकि । अयथार्थो हि ते वर्णो वक्ष्यामि शृणु तन्मम ॥
English Translation
As regard myself then, I tell you that I have become freed in this way. O mendicant lady, I entertain an affection for you. But that should not prevent me from telling you that your conduct does not tally with the practices of the mode of life, which you have adopted.
सौकुमार्यं तथा रूपं वपुरग्र्यं तथा वयः । तवैतानि समस्तानि नियमश्चेति संशयः ॥
English Translation
Under formation of the body is highly delicate. You have beauty. You have an exceedingly shapely form. You are young. You have all these, and you have also subjugation of the senses. I doubt it verily. ine as
यच्चाप्यननुरूपं ते लिङ्गस्यास्य विचेष्टितम् । मुक्तोऽयं स्यान्न वेत्यस्माद्धर्षितो मत्परिग्रहः ॥
English Translation
You have stopped up my body for ascertaining as to whether I am really liberated or not. This åct of yours does not tally with that mode of life whose emblems you carry.
न च कामसमायुक्ते मुक्तेऽप्यस्ति त्रिदण्डकम् । न रक्ष्यते त्वया चेदं न मुक्तस्यास्ति गोपना ॥
English Translation
The triple stick is unfit for a Yogin who has desire. As regards yourself, you do not adhere to your stick. As regards those who are freed, they should protect themselves from fall.
मत्पक्षसंश्रयाच्चायं शृणु यस्ते व्यतिक्रमः । आश्रयन्त्याः स्वभावेन मम पूर्वपरिग्रहम् ॥
English Translation
Listen now to to what your transgression has been on account of your contact with me and your having entered into my gross body with the help of your understanding.
प्रवेशस्ते कृतः केन मम राष्ट्रे पुरे तथा । कस्य वा संनिसर्गात्त्वं प्रविष्टा हृदयं मम ॥
English Translation
Why have you entered into my kingdom or my palace? At whose sign have you entered heart.
वर्णप्रवरमुख्यासि ब्राह्मणी क्षत्रियो ह्यहम् । नावयोरेकयोगोऽस्ति मा कृथा वर्णसंकरम् ॥
English Translation
You belong to the foremost of all the orders, being, as you are, a Brahmana woman. As regards myself whoever, I am a Kshatriya. There is no union for us two. Do not help to cause an intermixture of races.
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