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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 288

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 288

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 288

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 288 of the classical Mahābhārata with 46 verses.

Total: 46 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.288.1–46 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 2 (Verses 30 shown)
सत्यं क्षमां दमं प्रज्ञां प्रशंसन्ति पितामह । विद्वांसो मनुजा लोके कथमेतन्मतं तव ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira said 0 grandfather, learmed men praise truth, self-control, forgiveness and wisdom. What is your opinion about these virtues?
अत्र ते वर्तयिष्येऽहमितिहासं पुरातनम् । साध्यानामिह संवादं हंसस्य च युधिष्ठिर ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said Regarding it I shall recite to you an old narrative, O Yudhishthira, of the discourse between the Sadhyas and a Swan.
हंसो भूत्वाथ सौवर्णस्त्वजो नित्यः प्रजापतिः । स वै पर्येति लोकांस्त्रीनथ साध्यानुपागमत् ॥
English Translation
Once on a time the uncreate and eternal Lord of all creatures, assuming the form of a golden Swan, passed through the three worlds till in course of his ramblings he came upon the Sadhyas.
शकुने वयं स्म देवा वै साध्यास्त्वामनुयुज्महे । पृच्छामस्त्वां मोक्षधर्मं भवांश्च किल मोक्षवित् ॥
English Translation
The Saddhyas said 0 lord, we are the gods called Sadhyas. We like to question you. Indeed, we would ask you about the religion of liberation. You are well acquainted with it.
श्रुतोऽसि नः पण्डितो धीरवादी; साधुशब्दः पतते ते पतत्रिन् । किं मन्यसे श्रेष्ठतमं द्विज त्वं; कस्मिन्मनस्ते रमते महात्मन् ॥
English Translation
We have heard, O bird, that you are endued with great learning, and eloquent and wise of speech. O bird, what do you think is the highest of all objects? O great one, in what does your mind find pleasure?
तन्नः कार्यं पक्षिवर प्रशाधि; यत्कार्याणां मन्यसे श्रेष्ठमेकम् । यत्कृत्वा वै पुरुषः सर्वबन्धै;र्विमुच्यते विहगेन्द्रेह शीघ्रम् ॥
English Translation
Do you, therefore, O foremost of birds, instruct us as to what that one act is which you consider as the foremost of all acts, and by doing which, O king of birds, one may soon be freed from all fetters.
इदं कार्यममृताशाः शृणोमि; तपो दमः सत्यमात्माभिगुप्तिः । ग्रन्थीन्विमुच्य हृदयस्य सर्वा;न्प्रियाप्रिये स्वं वशमानयीत ॥
English Translation
The Swan said O nectar-drinking ones, I have heard that one should follow these, viz., penances, selfcontrol, truth, and subjugation of the mind. Losing all the knots of the heart, one should also bring under his control both what is pleasant and what is unpleasant.
नारुंतुदः स्यान्न नृशंसवादी; न हीनतः परमभ्याददीत । ययास्य वाचा पर उद्विजेत; न तां वदेद्रुशतीं पापलोक्याम् ॥
English Translation
One should not cut the vitals of others. One should not utter cruel words. One should never receive scriptural lectures from a mean person. one should never utter such words as pain others, as make others miserable, and as lead to hell.
वाक्सायका वदनान्निष्पतन्ति; यैराहतः शोचति रात्र्यहानि । परस्य नामर्मसु ते पतन्ति; तान्पण्डितो नावसृजेत्परेषु ॥
English Translation
Wordy arrows fall from the lips. Pierced therewith one burns always. Those arrows do not cut any other part than the very vitals of the person aimed. Hence he who is a learned man, should never aim them at others.
परश्चेदेनमतिवादबाणै;र्भृशं विध्येच्छम एवेह कार्यः । संरोष्यमाणः प्रतिमृष्यते यः; स आदत्ते सुकृतं वै परस्य ॥
English Translation
If a person deeply cuts a wise man with wordy arrows, the wise man should remain silent. The man who, though sought to be angered, rejoices without giving way to anger, takes away from the provoker all his merits,
क्षेपाभिमानादभिषङ्गव्यलीकं; निगृह्णाति ज्वलितं यश्च मन्युम् । अदुष्टचेता मुदितोऽनसूयुः; स आदत्ते सुकृतं वै परेषाम् ॥
English Translation
That man of virtuous soul, who, full of joy and shom of malice, control his burning ire which, if indulged, would lead him to speak ill of others and verily become his enemy, takes away the merits of others.
आक्रुश्यमानो न वदामि किंचि;त्क्षमाम्यहं ताड्यमानश्च नित्यम् । श्रेष्ठं ह्येतत्क्षममप्याहुरार्याः; सत्यं तथैवार्जवमानृशंस्यम् ॥
English Translation
As for myself, I never answer when another speaks ill of me. If attacked, I always forgive the assault. The righteous hold that forgiveness, truth, sincerity and compassion are the foremost (of all virtues).
वेदस्योपनिषत्सत्यं सत्यस्योपनिषद्दमः । दमस्योपनिषन्मोक्ष एतत्सर्वानुशासनम् ॥
English Translation
Truth is the essence of the Vedas. The essence of Truth is self-control. The essence of self-control is Liberation. This is the teaching of all the scriptures.
वाचो वेगं मनसः क्रोधवेगं; विवित्सावेगमुदरोपस्थवेगम् । एतान्वेगान्यो विषहत्युदीर्णां;स्तं मन्येऽहं ब्राह्मणं वै मुनिं च ॥
English Translation
I know that person as a Brahmana and Muni who governs the rising impulse of speech, the impulse of anger appearing in the mind, the impulse to thirst, and the impulses of the stomach and the organ of pleasure.
अक्रोधनः क्रुध्यतां वै विशिष्ट;स्तथा तितिक्षुरतितिक्षोर्विशिष्टः । अमानुषान्मानुषो वै विशिष्ट;स्तथाज्ञानाज्ज्ञानवान्वै प्रधानः ॥
आक्रुश्यमानो नाक्रोशेन्मन्युरेव तितिक्षतः । आक्रोष्टारं निर्दहति सुकृतं चास्य विन्दति ॥
English Translation
Assailed with harsh words, one should not assail in return. Indeed, one who, under such circumstances, renounces anger, succeeds in burning the assailer and taking away all his merits.
यो नात्युक्तः प्राह रूक्षं प्रियं वा; यो वा हतो न प्रतिहन्ति धैर्यात् । पापं च यो नेच्छति तस्य हन्तु;स्तस्मै देवाः स्पृहयन्ते सदैव ॥
English Translation
That person who when attacked with harsh words, does not utter a harsh word in reply, who when lauded does not say what is pleasant to him who praise, who is gifted with such fortitude as not to strike in return when struck and not to even wish evil to the striker, finds his company always sought after by the gods.
पापीयसः क्षमेतैव श्रेयसः सदृशस्य च । विमानितो हतोऽऽक्रुष्ट एवं सिद्धिं गमिष्यति ॥
English Translation
A sinful man should be forgiven as if he were righteous by one who is insulted, struck, and calumniated. By acting in this way one gains success.
सदाहमार्यान्निभृतोऽप्युपासे; न मे विवित्सा न च मेऽस्ति रोषः । न चाप्यहं लिप्समानः परैमि; न चैव किंचिद्विषमेण यामि ॥
English Translation
Though all my objects have been fulfilled, yet I always wait respectfully on the righteous. I have no thirst. My anger has been suppressed. Seduced by covetousness I do not deviate from the path of virtue. I do not also approach any one with prayers for riches.
नाहं शप्तः प्रतिशपामि किंचि;द्दमं द्वारं ह्यमृतस्येह वेद्मि । गुह्यं ब्रह्म तदिदं वो ब्रवीमि; न मानुषाच्छ्रेष्ठतरं हि किंचित् ॥
English Translation
If cursed I do not curse in return. I know that self-control is the door of immortality. I disclose to you a great mystery. There is no position that is superior to that of humanity.
विमुच्यमानः पापेभ्यो घनेभ्य इव चन्द्रमाः । विरजाः कालमाकाङ्क्षन्धीरो धैर्येण सिध्यति ॥
English Translation
Freed from sin like the Moon from misty clouds, the wise man, shining in resplendence, acquires success by patiently waiting for his time.
यः सर्वेषां भवति ह्यर्चनीय; उत्सेचने स्तम्भ इवाभिजातः । यस्मै वाचं सुप्रशस्तां वदन्ति; स वै देवान्गच्छति संयतात्मा ॥
English Translation
A person of controlled soul, who becomes the object of worship with all by becoming the foremost of the pillars of the universe, and to whom only agreeable words are addressed by all, acquires the companionship of the gods.
न तथा वक्तुमिच्छन्ति कल्याणान्पुरुषे गुणान् । यथैषां वक्तुमिच्छन्ति नैर्गुण्यमनुयुञ्जकाः ॥
English Translation
Revilers never speak of the merits of a person as readily as they speak of his demerits.
यस्य वाङ्मनसी गुप्ते सम्यक्प्रणिहिते सदा । वेदास्तपश्च त्यागश्च स इदं सर्वमाप्नुयात् ॥
English Translation
That person whose speech and mind are properly controlled and always devoted to the Supreme, gets the fruits of the Vedas, Penances, and Renunciation.
आक्रोशनावमानाभ्यामबुधाद्वर्धते बुधः । तस्मान्न वर्धयेदन्यं न चात्मानं विहिंसयेत् ॥
English Translation
The wise man should never revile (in return) those who have no merit, by speaking out their dispraise and by insults. He should not extol others and should never injure themselves.
अमृतस्येव संतृप्येदवमानस्य वै द्विजः । सुखं ह्यवमतः शेते योऽवमन्ता स नश्यति ॥
English Translation
The wise and learned man considers revilement as nectar. Reviled, he sleeps without anxiety. The reviler, on the other hand, meets with destruction.
यत्क्रोधनो यजते यद्ददाति; यद्वा तपस्तप्यति यज्जुहोति । वैवस्वतस्तद्धरतेऽस्य सर्वं; मोघः श्रमो भवति क्रोधनस्य ॥
English Translation
The sacrifices that one celebrates angrily, the gifts one makes in angrily, the penances one practices angrily, and the offerings and libations one makes to the sacred fire angrily, are such that their merits are robbed by Yama. The toil of an angry man becomes entirely frutile.
चत्वारि यस्य द्वाराणि सुगुप्तान्यमरोत्तमाः । उपस्थमुदरं हस्तौ वाक्चतुर्थी स धर्मवित् ॥
English Translation
You foremost of immortals, that person is said to be conversant with virtue whose four doors, viz., the organ of generation, the stoinach, the two arms, and speech, are well governed.
सत्यं दमं ह्यार्जवमानृशंस्यं; धृतिं तितिक्षामभिसेवमानः । स्वाध्यायनित्योऽस्पृहयन्परेषा;मेकान्तशील्यूर्ध्वगतिर्भवेत्सः ॥
English Translation
That person who, always practising truth and self-control and sincerity and mercy and patience and renunciation, becomes devoted to the study of the Vedas, does not covet others possession, and pursues what is good with a singleness of purpose, succeeds in going to heaven.
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