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Mahābhārata • Parva 13 (Anuśāsanaparva) • Adhyāya 26

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 26

अनुशासनपर्व • अध्यायः 26

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 26 of the classical Mahābhārata with 67 verses.

Total: 67 Verses • Citations: MBh 13.26.1–67 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 3 of 3 (Verses 7 shown)
कामं क्रोधं च लोभं च यो जित्वा तीर्थमावसेत् । न तेन किंचिन्न प्राप्तं तीर्थाभिगमनाद्भवेत् ॥
English Translation
There is nothing which one cannot get who lives in a tirtha, restraining lust and controlling anger on account of such residence.
यान्यगम्यानि तीर्थानि दुर्गाणि विषमाणि च । मनसा तानि गम्यानि सर्वतीर्थसमासतः ॥
English Translation
For the purpose of going to all the tirthas in the world, one should mentally think of those amongst them which are almost inaccessible or sojourns to which are attended with great difficulties.
इदं मेध्यमिदं धन्यमिदं स्वर्ग्यमिदं सुखम् । इदं रहस्यं देवानामाप्लाव्यानां च पावनम् ॥
English Translation
Sojourns to tirthas yields the merits of Sacrifices. They are competent to purify everybody of sin. Fraught-with great good, they are capable of leading in heaven. The subject is truly a great mystery. The very gods should bathe in tirthas. To them also they are sin-purifying.
इदं दद्याद्द्विजातीनां साधूनामात्मजस्य वा । सुहृदां च जपेत्कर्णे शिष्यस्यानुगतस्य वा ॥
English Translation
This discourse on tirthas should be delivered to Brahmanas, and to such honest or pious persons as are bent upon gaining what is for their own behoof. It should also be recited in the hearing of one's well-wishers and friends and of one's obedient and devoted disciples.
दत्तवान्गौतमस्येदमङ्गिरा वै महातपाः । गुरुभिः समनुज्ञातः काश्यपेन च धीमता ॥
English Translation
Angiras endued with great ascetic merit, had delivered this discourse to Gautama. Angiras himself had got it from the highly intelligent Kashyapa.
महर्षीणामिदं जप्यं पावनानां तथोत्तमम् । जपंश्चाभ्युत्थितः शश्वन्निर्मलः स्वर्गमाप्नुयात् ॥
English Translation
The great Rishis consider this discourse as deserving of constant repetition. It is the foremost of all purifying things. If one recites it regularly every day, he is sure to become purged of every sin and after this life 10 proceed to heaven.
इदं यश्चापि शृणुयाद्रहस्यं त्वङ्गिरोमतम् । उत्तमे च कुले जन्म लभेज्जातिं च संस्मरेत् ॥
English Translation
One who listens to this discourse recited in his hearing this discourse, viz., of Angiras, which is regarded as a mystery is sure to attain in one's next life to birth in a good family and, what is more, one would have the memory of the pristine existence.
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