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Mahābhārata • Parva 13 (Anuśāsanaparva) • Adhyāya 1

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 1

अनुशासनपर्व • अध्यायः 1

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 1 of the classical Mahābhārata with 77 verses.

Total: 77 Verses • Citations: MBh 13.1.1–77 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 3 of 3 (Verses 17 shown)
याः काश्चिदिह चेष्टाः स्युः सर्वाः कालप्रचोदिताः । पूर्वमेवैतदुक्तं हि मया लुब्धक कालतः ॥
तस्मादुभौ कालवशावावां तद्दिष्टकारिणौ । नावां दोषेण गन्तव्यौ त्वया लुब्धक कर्हिचित् ॥
English Translation
Mrityu said We both are not free, but are dependent on Kala, and are ordained to do our appointed work. You will not blame us if you do consider this matter thoroughly.
अथोपगम्य कालस्तु तस्मिन्धर्मार्थसंशये । अब्रवीत्पन्नगं मृत्युं लुब्धमर्जुनकं च तम् ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said Then Kala arrived there where ethics were being discussed, and spoke thus to the serpent and Mrityu and the fowler Arjunaka assembled together.
नैवाहं नाप्ययं मृत्युर्नायं लुब्धक पन्नगः । किल्बिषी जन्तुमरणे न वयं हि प्रयोजकाः ॥
English Translation
Kala said Neither Mrityu, nor this serpent, nor I, O fowler, am guilty of the death of any creature. We are merely the immediate causes of the event. O Arjunaka, the Karma of this child was the exciting cause of our action in this matter.
अकरोद्यदयं कर्म तन्नोऽर्जुनक चोदकम् । प्रणाशहेतुर्नान्योऽस्य वध्यतेऽयं स्वकर्मणा ॥
English Translation
There was no other cause by which this child met its death. It was killed by the result of its own Karma.
यदनेन कृतं कर्म तेनायं निधनं गतः । विनाशहेतुः कर्मास्य सर्वे कर्मवशा वयम् ॥
English Translation
It has met 'with death as the result of its pristine Karma. Its Karma has been the root of its destruction. We all are subject to our respective Karma.
कर्मदायादवाँल्लोकः कर्मसंबन्धलक्षणः । कर्माणि चोदयन्तीह यथान्योन्यं तथा वयम् ॥
English Translation
Karma is a help to salvation as sons are and Karma also expresses virtue and vice in man. We impell one another even acts urge one another.
यथा मृत्पिण्डतः कर्ता कुरुते यद्यदिच्छति । एवमात्मकृतं कर्म मानवः प्रतिपद्यते ॥
English Translation
As men make from a lump of clay whatever they wish to make, so do men come by various results out of Karma.
यथा छायातपौ नित्यं सुसंबद्धौ निरन्तरम् । तथा कर्म च कर्ता च संबद्धावात्मकर्मभिः ॥
English Translation
As light and shadow are connected with each other, so are men related to Karma through their own deeds.
एवं नाहं न वै मृत्युर्न सर्पो न तथा भवान् । न चेयं ब्राह्मणी वृद्धा शिशुरेवात्र कारणम् ॥
English Translation
Therefore, neither are you, nor am I, nor Mrityu, nor the serpent, nor this old Brahmana lady, is the cause of this child's death.
तस्मिंस्तथा ब्रुवाणे तु ब्राह्मणी गौतमी नृप । स्वकर्मप्रत्ययाँल्लोकान्मत्वार्जुनकमब्रवीत् ॥
English Translation
He himself is the cause here. Upon Kala, O king, explaining the matter thus, Gautami, convinced in her mind that men suffer according to their actions, spoke thus to Arjunaka.
नैव कालो न भुजगो न मृत्युरिह कारणम् । स्वकर्मभिरयं बालः कालेन निधनं गतः ॥
English Translation
Gautami said Neither Kala, nor Mrityu, nor the serpent, is the cause here. This child has met with death as the result of its own Karma,
मया च तत्कृतं कर्म येनायं मे मृतः सुतः । यातु कालस्तथा मृत्युर्मुञ्चार्जुनक पन्नगम् ॥
English Translation
I too have so acted that my son has died. Let now Kala and Mrityu retire from there, and do you too, O Arjunaka, set this serpent free.
ततो यथागतं जग्मुर्मृत्युः कालोऽथ पन्नगः । अभूद्विरोषोऽर्जुनको विशोका चैव गौतमी ॥
English Translation
Bhishma continued Then Kala and Mrityu and the serpent returned to their respective places, and Gautami became consoled in mind as also the fowler.
एतच्छ्रुत्वा शमं गच्छ मा भूश्चिन्तापरो नृप । स्वकर्मप्रत्ययाँल्लोकांस्त्रीन्विद्धि मनुजर्षभ ॥
English Translation
Having heard all this, O king, do you forego all grief, and acquire peace of mind! Men attain to heaven or hell as the result of their own Karma.
न तु त्वया कृतं पार्थ नापि दुर्योधनेन वै । कालेन तत्कृतं विद्धि विहता येन पार्थिवाः ॥
English Translation
This evil has neither been of your own creation, nor of Duryodhana's! That these king's of Earth have all been killed, is the work of Kala.
इत्येतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा बभूव विगतज्वरः । युधिष्ठिरो महातेजाः पप्रच्छेदं च धर्मवित् ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said Having heard all this, the powerful and pious Yudhishthira became consoled in mind, and again enquired as follows.
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