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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 315

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 315

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 315

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 315 of the classical Mahābhārata with 58 verses.

Total: 58 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.315.1–58 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 2 (Verses 28 shown)
देवयानचरो विष्णोः पितृयानश्च तामसः । द्वावेतौ प्रेत्य पन्थानौ दिवं चाधश्च गच्छतः ॥
English Translation
The path of the Supreme Soul is called the path of the gods. The path that is made up of the quality of Ignorance is called the path of Pitris. These are the two paths in the world hereafter. By one, people go to heaven. By the other people go to hell.
पृथिव्यामन्तरिक्षे च यत्र संवान्ति वायवः । सप्तैते वायुमार्गा वै तान्निबोधानुपूर्वशः ॥
English Translation
The winds blow, on the Earth's surface and in the sky. There are seven courses in which they blow. Listen to me as I describe them one after another.
तत्र देवगणाः साध्याः समभूवन्महाबलाः । तेषामप्यभवत्पुत्रः समानो नाम दुर्जयः ॥
English Translation
The body has the senses. The senses are ruled over by the Sadhyas and many great beings of great strength. These gave birth to an invincible son named Samana.
उदानस्तस्य पुत्रोऽभूद्व्यानस्तस्याभवत्सुतः । अपानश्च ततो ज्ञेयः प्राणश्चापि ततः परम् ॥
English Translation
From Samana originated a son calle Udana. From Udana originated Vyana. From Vyana arose Apana, and lastly from Apana originated the wind called Prana.
अनपत्योऽभवत्प्राणो दुर्धर्षः शत्रुतापनः । पृथक्कर्माणि तेषां तु प्रवक्ष्यामि यथातथम् ॥
English Translation
That invincible scorcher of all enemies, vis., Prana, became barren. I shall now recite to you the different functions of those winds.
प्राणिनां सर्वतो वायुश्चेष्टा वर्तयते पृथक् । प्राणनाच्चैव भूतानां प्राण इत्यभिधीयते ॥
English Translation
The wind is the root of the various functions of all living creatures, and because living creatures are enabled to live by it, therefore is the wind called Prana (or life).
प्रेरयत्यभ्रसंघातान्धूमजांश्चोष्मजांश्च यः । प्रथमः प्रथमे मार्गे प्रवहो नाम सोऽनिलः ॥
English Translation
That wind which is the first in the above number and which is known by the name of Pravaha (Samana) drives, along the first course, masses of clouds born of smoke and heat. Passing through the sky, and coming into contact with the water in the clouds, that wind shows itself in effulgence among the darts of lightening.
अम्बरे स्नेहमभ्रेभ्यस्तडिद्भ्यश्चोत्तमद्युतिः । आवहो नाम संवाति द्वितीयः श्वसनो नदन् ॥
उदयं ज्योतिषां शश्वत्सोमादीनां करोति यः । अन्तर्देहेषु चोदानं यं वदन्ति महर्षयः ॥
English Translation
The second wind, called Avaha blows with a loud noise. It is this wind that make Soma and the other luminaries rise and appear. Within the body that wind is called Udana by the wise.
यश्चतुर्भ्यः समुद्रेभ्यो वायुर्धारयते जलम् । उद्धृत्याददते चापो जीमूतेभ्योऽम्बरेऽनिलः ॥
English Translation
That wind which drinks up water from the four oceans, and having sucked it up gives it to the clouds in the sky and which, having given it to the clouds, presents them to the gods of rain, is third in the number and known by the name of Udvaha.
योऽद्भिः संयोज्य जीमूतान्पर्जन्याय प्रयच्छति । उद्वहो नाम वर्षिष्ठस्त्रितीयः स सदागतिः ॥
English Translation
That wind which drinks up water from the four oceans, and having sucked it up gives it to the clouds in the sky and which, having given it to the clouds, presents them to the gods of rain, is third in the number and known by the name of Udvaha.
समुह्यमाना बहुधा येन नीलाः पृथग्घनाः । वर्षमोक्षकृतारम्भास्ते भवन्ति घनाघनाः ॥
संहता येन चाविद्धा भवन्ति नदतां नदाः । रक्षणार्थाय संभूता मेघत्वमुपयान्ति च ॥
योऽसौ वहति देवानां विमानानि विहायसा । चतुर्थः संवहो नाम वायुः स गिरिमर्दनः ॥
येन वेगवता रुग्णा रूक्षेणारुजता रसान् । वायुना विहता मेघा न भवन्ति बलाहकाः ॥
दारुणोत्पातसंचारो नभसः स्तनयित्नुमान् । पञ्चमः स महावेगो विवहो नाम मारुतः ॥
English Translation
That wind causes portends of many sorts and creates roaring sounds in the sky. It is known by the name of Vivaha. The fifth wind has great force and speed. It is dry and roots out and breaks down all trees. Existing with it, the clouds are called Valahaka.
यस्मिन्पारिप्लवे दिव्या वहन्त्यापो विहायसा । पुण्यं चाकाशगङ्गायास्तोयं विष्टभ्य तिष्ठति ॥
English Translation
The sixth wind carries all celestial waters in the sky and prevents them from falling down. Keeping the sacred waters of the celestial Ganga, that wind blows preventing them from having a downward course.
दूरात्प्रतिहतो यस्मिन्नेकरश्मिर्दिवाकरः । योनिरंशुसहस्रस्य येन भाति वसुंधरा ॥
English Translation
Obstructed by the wind from a distance, the Sun, which is really the root of a thousand rays, and which lights up the world, appears as a luminous body of but one ray.
यस्मादाप्यायते सोमो निधिर्दिव्योऽमृतस्य च । षष्ठः परिवहो नाम स वायुर्जवतां वरः ॥
English Translation
Through the action of that wind, the Moon, after waning increases again till he shows his full disc. That wind is known, O foremost of ascetics, by the name of Parivaha.
सर्वप्राणभृतां प्राणान्योऽन्तकाले निरस्यति । यस्य वर्त्मानुवर्तेते मृत्युवैवस्वतावुभौ ॥
सम्यगन्वीक्षतां बुद्ध्या शान्तयाध्यात्मनित्यया । ध्यानाभ्यासाभिरामाणां योऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते ॥
यं समासाद्य वेगेन दिशामन्तं प्रपेदिरे । दक्षस्य दश पुत्राणां सहस्राणि प्रजापतेः ॥
येन सृष्टः पराभूतो यात्येव न निवर्तते । परावहो नाम परो वायुः स दुरतिक्रमः ॥
एवमेतेऽदितेः पुत्रा मारुताः परमाद्भुताः । अनारमन्तः संवान्ति सर्वगाः सर्वधारिणः ॥
English Translation
Wonderful are these winds all of whom are the sons of Diti. Capable of going everywhere and upholding all things, they blow all around you without being attached to you at any time.
एतत्तु महदाश्चर्यं यदयं पर्वतोत्तमः । कम्पितः सहसा तेन वायुनाभिप्रवायता ॥
English Translation
This, however, is greatly wonderful, viz., that this foremost of mountains should thus be suddenly shaken by that wind which has begun to below.
विष्णोर्निःश्वासवातोऽयं यदा वेगसमीरितः । सहसोदीर्यते तात जगत्प्रव्यथते तदा ॥
English Translation
This wind is the breath of Vishnu's nostrils. When moved with speed, it begins to blow with great vehemence at which the whole universe becomes agitated.
तस्माद्ब्रह्मविदो ब्रह्म नाधीयन्तेऽतिवायति । वायोर्वायुभयं ह्युक्तं ब्रह्म तत्पीडितं भवेत् ॥
English Translation
Hence, when the wind begins to blow with violence, persons knowing the Vedas do not recite the Vedas, The Vedas are a form of wind. If uttered with vehemence, the external wind becomes agitated.
एतावदुक्त्वा वचनं पराशरसुतः प्रभुः । उक्त्वा पुत्रमधीष्वेति व्योमगङ्गामयात्तदा ॥
English Translation
Having said these words, the powerful son of Parashara ordered his son to go on with his Vedic recitation. He then left that place for plugging into the waters of the celestial Ganga."
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