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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 254

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 254

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 254

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 254 of the classical Mahābhārata with 53 verses.

Total: 53 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.254.1–53 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 23 shown)
यस्मान्नोद्विजते भूतं जातु किंचित्कथंचन । सोऽभयं सर्वभूतेभ्यः संप्राप्नोति महामुने ॥
English Translation
He, whom no creature fears, is himself, O ascetic, never frightened by any creature.
यस्मादुद्विजते लोकः सर्पाद्वेश्मगतादिव । न स धर्ममवाप्नोति इह लोके परत्र च ॥
English Translation
He whom every body fears like a snake lying in ones bed-room, never acquires any merit in this world or in the next.
सर्वभूतात्मभूतस्य सम्यग्भूतानि पश्यतः । देवापि मार्गे मुह्यन्ति अपदस्य पदैषिणः ॥
English Translation
The very celestials, in their search after it, become bewildered in the track of that person who rises above all states, the person, viz., who himself is the soul of all creatures and who considers all creatures as identical with his own self.
दानं भूताभयस्याहुः सर्वदानेभ्य उत्तमम् । ब्रवीमि ते सत्यमिदं श्रद्दधस्व च जाजले ॥
English Translation
Of all gifts, the promise of harmlessness to all creatures in the greatest. I tell you truly, believe me, O Jajali.
स एव सुभगो भूत्वा पुनर्भवति दुर्भगः । व्यापत्तिं कर्मणां दृष्ट्वा जुगुप्सन्ति जनाः सदा ॥
English Translation
One who performs acts at first acquires prosperity, but then he once more meets with adversity. Seeing the destruction of the merits of) acts, the wise do not speak highly of them.
अकारणो हि नेहास्ति धर्मः सूक्ष्मोऽपि जाजले । भूतभव्यार्थमेवेह धर्मप्रवचनं कृतम् ॥
English Translation
There is no duty, O Jajali, that is not done by some motive (of happiness). Duty, however, is very subtile. Duties have been ordained in the Vedas for both Brahma and heaven.
सूक्ष्मत्वान्न स विज्ञातुं शक्यते बहुनिह्नवः । उपलभ्यान्तरा चान्यानाचारानवबुध्यते ॥
English Translation
The subject of duties is full of secrets and mysteries. It is so subtile that one cannot understand it fully. Amongst various conflicting ordinances, some succeed in understanding duty by observing the acts of the good.
ये च छिन्दन्ति वृषणान्ये च भिन्दन्ति नस्तकान् । वहन्ति महतो भारान्बध्नन्ति दमयन्ति च ॥
हत्वा सत्त्वानि खादन्ति तान्कथं न विगर्हसे । मानुषा मानुषानेव दासभोगेन भुञ्जते ॥
वधबन्धविरोधेन कारयन्ति दिवानिशम् । आत्मना चापि जानासि यद्दुःखं वधताडने ॥
पञ्चेन्द्रियेषु भूतेषु सर्वं वसति दैवतम् । आदित्यश्चन्द्रमा वायुर्ब्रह्मा प्राणः क्रतुर्यमः ॥
English Translation
All the gods live in every creature who have the five senses. The Sun, the Moon, the God of Wind, Brahman, Vital Airs, Kratu and Yama, (these live in living creatures).
तानि जीवानि विक्रीय का मृतेषु विचारणा । का तैले का घृते ब्रह्मन्मधुन्यप्स्वौषधेषु वा ॥
अदंशमशके देशे सुखं संवर्धितान्पशून् । तांश्च मातुः प्रियाञ्जानन्नाक्रम्य बहुधा नराः । बहुदंशकुशान्देशान्नयन्ति बहुकर्दमान् ॥
English Translation
There are many animals which grow up in ease and comfort in places free from gnats and biting insects. Knowing that their mothers love them dearly, men, persecute them in various ways, and lead them into mire full of biting insects. Many beasts of burden are oppressed with heavy loads. Others, again, are made to languish for the treatment not sanctioned by the scriptures.
वाहसंपीडिता धुर्याः सीदन्त्यविधिनापरे । न मन्ये भ्रूणहत्यापि विशिष्टा तेन कर्मणा ॥
कृषिं साध्विति मन्यन्ते सा च वृत्तिः सुदारुणा । भूमिं भूमिशयांश्चैव हन्ति काष्ठमयोमुखम् । तथैवानडुहो युक्तान्समवेक्षस्व जाजले ॥
English Translation
The iron plough wounds the soil and many creatures which live there. Look, O Jajali, at those bullocks yoked to the plough.
अघ्न्या इति गवां नाम क एनान्हन्तुमर्हति । महच्चकाराकुशलं पृषध्रो गालभन्निव ॥
English Translation
Kine called in the Shrutis the Undestructible. That man commits a great iniquity who kills a bull or a cow.
ऋषयो यतयो ह्येतन्नहुषे प्रत्यवेदयन् । गां मातरं चाप्यवधीर्वृषभं च प्रजापतिम् । अकार्यं नहुषाकार्षीर्लप्स्यामस्त्वत्कृते भयम् ॥
English Translation
In ancient times, many Rishis with controlled addressed Nahusha, saying,-You have, O king, killed a cow which is regarded in the scriptures like one's mother! You have also killed a bull, which is declared to be like the Creator himself.
शतं चैकं च रोगाणां सर्वभूतेष्वपातयन् । ऋषयस्ते महाभागाः प्रजास्वेव हि जाजले । भ्रूणहं नहुषं त्वाहुर्न ते होष्यामहे हविः ॥
इत्युक्त्वा ते महात्मानः सर्वे तत्त्वार्थदर्शिनः । ऋषयो यतयः शान्तास्तरसा प्रत्यवेदयन् ॥
English Translation
Thus, O Jajali, did those highly blessed Rishis cast that sin of all living creatures and addressing Nuhusha who had committed foeticide, said,-We shall not be able to pour libations in your sacrifice! Thus said those great Rishis and Yatis conversant with truth, having learnt by their ascetic power that king Nahusha had not committed the sin intentionally.
ईदृशानशिवान्घोरानाचारानिह जाजले । केवलाचरितत्वात्तु निपुणान्नावबुध्यसे ॥
English Translation
These, O Jajali, are some of the wicked and dreadful practices of this world. You do them because they are practised by all men from days of your, and not because they are approved of your purified understanding.
कारणाद्धर्ममन्विच्छेन्न लोकचरितं चरेत् । यो हन्याद्यश्च मां स्तौति तत्रापि शृणु जाजले ॥
English Translation
One should perform his duty guided by reasons, instead of blindly following the conduct of the world. Listen now, O Jajali, how I treat him who injures and him who praises me.
समौ तावपि मे स्यातां न हि मे स्तः प्रियाप्रिये । एतदीदृशकं धर्मं प्रशंसन्ति मनीषिणः ॥
English Translation
I regard both of them equally. I have none whom I like and none whom I dislike. The wise speak highly of such a course of conduct as consistent with duty or religion.
उपपत्त्या हि संपन्नो यतिभिश्चैव सेव्यते । सततं धर्मशीलैश्च नैपुण्येनोपलक्षितः ॥
English Translation
The Yatis also follow this course of conduct, which is consistent with reasons. The righteous always observe it with eyes having purified vision.
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