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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 291

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 291

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 291

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 291 of the classical Mahābhārata with 49 verses.

Total: 49 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.291.1–49 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 19 shown)
सयक्षभूतगन्धर्वे सकिंनरमहोरगे । सचारणपिशाचे वै सदेवर्षिनिशाचरे ॥
सदंशकीटमशके सपूतिकृमिमूषके । शुनि श्वपाके वैणेये सचण्डाले सपुल्कसे ॥
हस्त्यश्वखरशार्दूले सवृक्षे गवि चैव ह । यच्च मूर्तिमयं किंचित्सर्वत्रैतन्निदर्शनम् ॥
जले भुवि तथाकाशे नान्यत्रेति विनिश्चयः । स्थानं देहवतामस्ति इत्येवमनुशुश्रुम ॥
कृत्स्नमेतावतस्तात क्षरते व्यक्तसंज्ञकम् । अहन्यहनि भूतात्मा ततः क्षर इति स्मृतः ॥
English Translation
All these, O sire, included within the class called Manifest, are seen to be destroyed day after day. Hence, all creatures begotten by union of these twenty-four are said to be destructible.
एतदक्षरमित्युक्तं क्षरतीदं यथा जगत् । जगन्मोहात्मकं प्राहुरव्यक्तं व्यक्तसंज्ञकम् ॥
English Translation
This then is the Indestructible. And since the universe, which is made up of Manifest and Unmanifest, is destroyed, therefore, it is said to be Destructible.
महांश्चैवाग्रजो नित्यमेतत्क्षरनिदर्शनम् । कथितं ते महाराज यस्मान्नावर्तते पुनः ॥
English Translation
The Very Being called Mahan who is the first born is always spoken of as an instance of the Destructible. I have now told you, O king, all that you had asked me.
पञ्चविंशतिमो विष्णुर्निस्तत्त्वस्तत्त्वसंज्ञकः । तत्त्वसंश्रयणादेतत्तत्त्वमाहुर्मनीषिणः ॥
English Translation
Above the twenty-four topics already referred to is the twenty-fifth called Vishnu. That Vishnu, on account of the absence of all qualities, is not a topic though as that which permeates all the topics, he has been called so by the wise.
यदमूर्त्यसृजद्व्यक्तं तत्तन्मूर्त्यधितिष्ठति । चतुर्विंशतिमो व्यक्तो ह्यमूर्तः पञ्चविंशकः ॥
English Translation
Since that which is destructible has caused all this that is Manifest, therefore, all this is gifted with form. The twenty-fourth, which is Nature, is said to lord over all this. The twentyfifth, which is Vishnu, is formless and, therefore, cannot be said to lord over the universe.
स एव हृदि सर्वासु मूर्तिष्वातिष्ठतेऽऽत्मवान् । चेतयंश्चेतनो नित्यः सर्वमूर्तिरमूर्तिमान् ॥
English Translation
It is that Unmanifest, which, when endued with body lives in the hearts of all creatures having body. As regards eternal Consciousness, although he is shorn of attributes and without form, yet he assumes all forins.
सर्गप्रलयधर्मिण्या असर्गप्रलयात्मकः । गोचरे वर्तते नित्यं निर्गुणो गुणसंज्ञकः ॥
English Translation
Uniting with Nature which has has the attributes of birth and death, he also assumes the attributes of birth and death. And on account of such union he becomes an object of perception and though in reality shorn of all attributes yet he coines to be invested therewith.
एवमेष महानात्मा सर्गप्रलयकोविदः । विकुर्वाणः प्रकृतिमानभिमन्यत्यबुद्धिमान् ॥
English Translation
It is in this way that the Soul, becoming united with Nature and invested with Ignorance, undergoes changes and becomes conscious of Self.
तमःसत्त्वरजोयुक्तस्तासु तास्विह योनिषु । लीयतेऽप्रतिबुद्धत्वादबुद्धजनसेवनात् ॥
English Translation
Uniting with the qualities of Goodness, Darkness and Ignorance, he becomes at one with various creatures belonging to various orders of Being, on account of his forgetfulness and his waiting upon Ignorance.
सहवासो निवासात्मा नान्योऽहमिति मन्यते । योऽहं सोऽहमिति ह्युक्त्वा गुणाननु निवर्तते ॥
English Translation
On account of his birth and death originating from the fact of living in union with Nature, he thinks himself to be no other than what he apparently is, Knowing himself as this or that, he follows the qualities of Goodness, Darkness and Ignorance.
तमसा तामसान्भावान्विविधान्प्रतिपद्यते । रजसा राजसांश्चैव सात्त्विकान्सत्त्वसंश्रयात् ॥
English Translation
Under the influence of Ignorance, he comes by various kinds of conditions which are affected by Ignorance. Under the influences of Darkness and Goodness he attains likewise to conditions which are affected by Darkness and Goodness.
शुक्ललोहितकृष्णानि रूपाण्येतानि त्रीणि तु । सर्वाण्येतानि रूपाणि जानीहि प्राकृतानि वै ॥
English Translation
There are three colours in all viz., White, Red, and Dark. All those colours belong to Nature.
तामसा निरयं यान्ति राजसा मानुषांस्तथा । सात्त्विका देवलोकाय गच्छन्ति सुखभागिनः ॥
English Translation
Through Ignorance one goes to hell. Through Darkness one attains to the status of humanity. Through Goodness people ascend to the regions of the gods and partake of great happiness.
निष्कैवल्येन पापेन तिर्यग्योनिमवाप्नुयात् । पुण्यपापेन मानुष्यं पुण्येनैकेन देवताः ॥
English Translation
By sticking to sin continuously one sinks into the intermediate order of beings. By acting both virtuously and sinfully one comes by the status of humanity. By acting only righteously, one attains to the status of the gods.
एवमव्यक्तविषयं क्षरमाहुर्मनीषिणः । पञ्चविंशतिमो योऽयं ज्ञानादेव प्रवर्तते ॥
English Translation
In this way the twenty-fifth, viz., (the Indestructible), the wise say, by union with the unmanifest, becomes changed into (destructible). By means of knowledge, however, the Indestructible appears in His true nature.
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