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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 192

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 192

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 192

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 192 of the classical Mahābhārata with 128 verses.

Total: 128 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.192.1–128 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 4 of 5 (Verses 30 shown)
शृणुष्वावहितो राजन्यथैतद्धारयाम्यहम् । विकृतस्यास्य राजर्षे निखिलेन नरर्षभ ॥
English Translation
Virupa said Hear attentively, 0 king, all the circumstances fully about how I owe my companion, viz., this Vikrita, O king.
अनेन धर्मप्राप्त्यर्थं शुभा दत्ता पुरानघ । धेनुर्विप्राय राजर्षे तपःस्वाध्यायशीलिने ॥
English Translation
This Vikrita had, in days gone by, for the sake of acquiring merit, O sinless onc, given away an auspicious cow, O royal sage, to a Brahmana given to penances and the study of the Vedas.
तस्याश्चायं मया राजन्फलमभ्येत्य याचितः । विकृतेन च मे दत्तं विशूद्धेनान्तरात्मना ॥
English Translation
Going to him, O king, I begged of him the reward of that act. With a pure heart, Vikrita made a gift to me of that reward.
ततो मे सुकृतं कर्म कृतमात्मविशुद्धये । गावौ हि कपिले क्रीत्वा वत्सले बहुदोहने ॥
English Translation
I then, for my purification, did some good acts. I also bought two Kapila cows with calves, both of which used to give large quantities of milk.
ते चोञ्छवृत्तये राजन्मया समपवर्जिते । यथाविधि यथाश्रद्धं तदस्याहं पुनः प्रभो ॥
इहाद्य वै गृहीत्वा तत्प्रयच्छे द्विगुणं फलम् । एकस्याः पुरुषव्याघ्र कः शुद्धः कोऽत्र दोषवान् ॥
English Translation
I then presented according to due rites and with proper devotion, those two cows to a poor Brahmana living by picking solitary grains. Having formerly accepted the gift from my companion, I wish, O lord, even here, to give him in return twice the reward. The circumstances being such, O foremost of men, who amongst us two shall be innocent and who guilty?
एवं विवदमानौ स्वस्त्वामिहाभ्यागतौ नृप । कुरु धर्ममधर्मं वा विनये नौ समाधय ॥
English Translation
Disputing with each other about this, we have both come to you, O King, Whether you judge rightly or wrongly, settle our dispute and put us in peace.
यदि नेच्छति मे दानं यथा दत्तमनेन वै । भवानत्र स्थिरो भूत्वा मार्गे स्थापयतु प्रभुः ॥
English Translation
If this my companion does not wish to take from me in return a gift equal to what he gave me, you shall have to judge patiently and put us both on the right road.
दीयमानं न गृह्णासि ऋणं कस्मात्त्वमद्य वै । यथैव तेऽभ्यनुज्ञातं तथा गृह्णीष्व माचिरम् ॥
English Translation
The king said, Why do you not accept payment that is sought lo be made for the debt that he owes to you? Do not delay, but accept payment of what you know, to be your due!
दीयतामित्यनेनोक्तं ददानीति तथा मया । नायं मे धारयत्यत्र गम्यतां यत्र वाञ्छति ॥
English Translation
Vikrita said-This one says that he owes me. tell him that what I gave I give away. He does not, therefore, owe me anything, Let him go wherever he likes.
ददतोऽस्य न गृह्णासि विषमं प्रतिभाति मे । दण्ड्यो हि त्वं मम मतो नास्त्यत्र खलु संशयः ॥
English Translation
He is ready to give.you. You are, however, reluctant to take. It does not appear proper to me! I think you should be punished for this. There is little doubt in this.
मयास्य दत्तं राजर्षे गृह्णीयां तत्कथं पुनः । काममत्रापराधो मे दण्ड्यमाज्ञापय प्रभो ॥
English Translation
I made a gift to him, O royal sage! How can I take it back? If I am guilty in this, do you declare the punishment, O powerful one.
दीयमानं यदि मया नेषिष्यसि कथंचन । नियंस्यति त्वा नृपतिरयं धर्मानुशासकः ॥
English Translation
Virupa said If you refuge to take when I am ready to give, this king will, forsooth, punish you, for he is an upholder of justice. Vikrita said,
स्वं मया याचितेनेह दत्तं कथमिहाद्य तत् । गृह्णीयां गच्छतु भवानभ्यनुज्ञां ददानि ते ॥
English Translation
Vikrita said Begged by him I gave him what was my own. How shall I now take it back. You may go away. I permit you.
श्रुतमेतत्त्वया राजन्ननयोः कथितं द्वयोः । प्रतिज्ञातं मया यत्ते तद्गृहाणाविचारितम् ॥
English Translation
The Brahmana said You have heard, O king, the words of these two. Do you take unhesitatingly what I have promised to give you.
प्रस्तुतं सुमहत्कार्यमावयोर्गह्वरं यथा । जापकस्य दृढीकारः कथमेतद्भविष्यति ॥
English Translation
This subject is, indeed, as deep as an unfathomable pit. How will the tenaciousness of this Reciter end.
यदि तावन्न गृह्णामि ब्राह्मणेनापवर्जितम् । कथं न लिप्येयमहं दोषेण महताद्य वै ॥
English Translation
If I do not take what has been given by this Brahmana, how shall I avoid being polluted with a great sin?
तौ चोवाच स राजर्षिः कृतकार्यौ गमिष्यथः । नेदानीं मामिहासाद्य राजधर्मो भवेन्मृषा ॥
English Translation
The royal sage then said to the two disputants,-having acquired your respective objects, go you both. I should see that kingly duties, which are in me, may not become useless.
स्वधर्मः परिपाल्यश्च राज्ञामेष विनिश्चयः । विप्रधर्मश्च सुगुरुर्मामनात्मानमाविशत् ॥
English Translation
It is settled that kings should follow the duties sanctioned for them. To my misfortune, however, the course of duties laid down for Brahmanas has affected my wretched self.
गृहाण धारयेऽहं ते याचितं ते श्रुतं मया । न चेद्ग्रहीष्यसे राजञ्शपिष्ये त्वां न संशयः ॥
English Translation
The Brahmana said Accept, O king! I owe you, You begged it of me, and I also have promised! If, however, you refuse to take, O king, I shall forsooth curse you.
धिग्राजधर्मं यस्यायं कार्यस्येह विनिश्चयः । इत्यर्थं मे ग्रहीतव्यं कथं तुल्यं भवेदिति ॥
English Translation
Fie on royal duties, the fixed action of which is even such! I should, however, take what you give only for making the two sorts of duty exactly equal.
एष पाणिरपूर्वं भो निक्षेपार्थं प्रसारितः । यन्मे धारयसे विप्र तदिदानीं प्रदीयताम् ॥
English Translation
This my hand, that was never before expanded, is not stretched forth. Give me what you owe me.
संहितां जपता यावान्मया कश्चिद्गुणः कृतः । तत्सर्वं प्रतिगृह्णीष्व यदि किंचिदिहास्ति मे ॥
English Translation
If I have acquired any fruits by reciting the Gayatri, accept them all.
जलमेतन्निपतितं मम पाणौ द्विजोत्तम । सममस्तु सहैवास्तु प्रतिगृह्णातु वै भवान् ॥
English Translation
The king said-These drops of water, see, O foremost of Brahmanas, have fallen upon my hand. I also wish to give you. Accept my gift. Let us both stand equal.
कामक्रोधौ विद्धि नौ त्वमावाभ्यां कारितो भवान् । समेति च यदुक्तं ते समा लोकास्तवास्य च ॥
English Translation
Virupa said Know, O king, that we two are Desire and Anger. We have induced you to act thus! You have made a gift in return to the Brahmana. Let there be equality between you and this twiceborn one regarding blessed regions in the next world.
नायं धारयते किंचिज्जिज्ञासा त्वत्कृते कृता । कालो धर्मस्तथा मृत्युः कामक्रोधौ तथा युवाम् ॥
English Translation
This Vikrita really does not owe me anything. We appealed to you for your own sake. Time, Dharma, Mrityu, and we two, have cxamined everything about you, here in your very presence, by creating this quarrel between you and that Brahmana. go now, as you like, to those regions of happiness which you have acquired by means of your deeds.
सर्वमन्योन्यनिकषे निघृष्टं पश्यतस्तव । गच्छ लोकाञ्जितान्स्वेन कर्मणा यत्र वाञ्छसि ॥
जापकानां फलावाप्तिर्मया ते संप्रकीर्तिता । गतिः स्थानं च लोकाश्च जापकेन यथा जिताः ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said I have now told you how Reciters win the fruits (of their recitation) and what, indeed, is their object, what the place, and what the region of surya.
प्रयाति संहिताध्यायी ब्रह्माणं परमेष्ठिनम् । अथ वाग्निं समायाति सूर्यमाविशतेऽपि वा ॥
English Translation
A Reciter of Gayatri goes to the supreme god Brahiman, or to Agni or enters the regions, that a Reciter may acquire.
स तैजसेन भावेन यदि तत्राश्नुते रतिम् । गुणांस्तेषां समादत्ते रागेण प्रतिमोहितः ॥
English Translation
If he plays there in his new form, then stupefied by such attachment, he is affected by the attributes of those particular regions.
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