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Mahābhārata • Parva 12 (Śāntiparva) • Adhyāya 336

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 336

शान्तिपर्व • अध्यायः 336

Śāntiparva Adhyāya 336 of the classical Mahābhārata with 83 verses.

Total: 83 Verses • Citations: MBh 12.336.1–83 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
अहो ह्येकान्तिनः सर्वान्प्रीणाति भगवान्हरिः । विधिप्रयुक्तां पूजां च गृह्णाति भगवान्स्वयम् ॥
English Translation
Janamejaya said The illustrious Hari becomes favourite to them who are whole-mindedly devoted to him. He accepts also all adoration that is offered to Him according to the ordinance.
ये तु दग्धेन्धना लोके पुण्यपापविवर्जिताः । तेषां त्वयाभिनिर्दिष्टा पारंपर्यागता गतिः ॥
English Translation
Of those persons who have freed themselves from desire, and that are shorn of both merit and demerit, you have spoken of the Knowledge they attain, as handed down from preceptor to preceptor, as the end they acquire.
चतुर्थ्यां चैव ते गत्यां गच्छन्ति पुरुषोत्तमम् । एकान्तिनस्तु पुरुषा गच्छन्ति परमं पदम् ॥
English Translation
Such persons always acquire that end which is the fourth, viz., the essence of the foremost of Purushas or Vasudeva,-through the three others. Those persons, however, who are devoted to Narayana with their whole minds at once acquire the highest end.
नूनमेकान्तधर्मोऽयं श्रेष्ठो नारायणप्रियः । अगत्वा गतयस्तिस्रो यद्गच्छन्त्यव्ययं हरिम् ॥
English Translation
Forsooth, the Religion of Devotion is superior (to that of Knowledge) and is very dear to Narayana. These, without passing through the three successive stages at once attain to the immutable Hari.
सहोपनिषदान्वेदान्ये विप्राः सम्यगास्थिताः । पठन्ति विधिमास्थाय ये चापि यतिधर्मिणः ॥
English Translation
The end that is attained by Brahmanas, who, practising due observances, study the Vedas with the Upanishads according to the rules laid down for such study, and by those who follow the Religion of Yatis, is inferior, I think, to that attained by persons devoted whole-mindedly to Hari, Who first promulgated this Religion of Devotion? Was it some god or some Rishi who declared it.
तेभ्यो विशिष्टां जानामि गतिमेकान्तिनां नृणाम् । केनैष धर्मः कथितो देवेन ऋषिणापि वा ॥
English Translation
The end that is attained by Brahmanas, who, practising due observances, study the Vedas with the Upanishads according to the rules laid down for such study, and by those who follow the Religion of Yatis, is inferior, I think, to that attained by persons devoted whole-mindedly to Hari, Who first promulgated this Religion of Devotion? Was it some god or some Rishi who declared it.
एकान्तिनां च का चर्या कदा चोत्पादिता विभो । एतन्मे संशयं छिन्धि परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥
English Translation
What are the practices of those practices begin? I have doubts on those subjects. Do you dispell them. Great is my curiosity to her you explain the several points.
समुपोढेष्वनीकेषु कुरुपाण्डवयोर्मृधे । अर्जुने विमनस्के च गीता भगवता स्वयम् ॥
आगतिश्च गतिश्चैव पूर्वं ते कथिता मया । गहनो ह्येष धर्मो वै दुर्विज्ञेयोऽकृतात्मभिः ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said, "When the diverse detachments of the Pandava and the Kuru armies were drawn up in battle array and when Arjuna became dispirited, the holy one himself explained the question of what is the end and what is not the end attained by persons of different characters. I have before this recited to you the words of the holy one. It is difficult to understand the religion preached by the holy one on that occasion. Men of impure souls cannot apprehend it at all.
संमितः सामवेदेन पुरैवादियुगे कृतः । धार्यते स्वयमीशेन राजन्नारायणेन ह ॥
English Translation
Having created this religion in days of yore, viz., in the golden age, in perfect accordance with the Samans, it is borne, O king, by the Supreme Lord, viz., Narayana, himself.
एतमर्थं महाराज पृष्टः पार्थेन नारदः । ऋषिमध्ये महाभागः शृण्वतोः कृष्णभीष्मयोः ॥
English Translation
This very subject was ushered by the highly blessed Partha to Narada in the midst of the Rishis and in the presence of Krishna and Bhishma.
गुरुणा च ममाप्येष कथितो नृपसत्तम । यथा तु कथितस्तत्र नारदेन तथा शृणु ॥
English Translation
My preceptor, viz., the Island-born Krishna heard what Narada said. Receiving it from the celestial Rishis, O best of kings, my preceptor gave it to me in exactly the same way in which he had got it from the celestial Rishi. I shall now recount it to you, O king, in the same way as it has been received from Naradas. Listen, therefore, to me.
यदासीन्मानसं जन्म नारायणमुखोद्गतम् । ब्रह्मणः पृथिवीपाल तदा नारायणः स्वयम् । तेन धर्मेण कृतवान्दैवं पित्र्यं च भारत ॥
English Translation
In that cycle when the Creator Brahman, O king, took his birth in the mind of Narayana and came out from the latter's mouth, Narayana himself, performed, O Bharata, his divine and ancestral rites in accordance with this religion. Those Rishis who live upon the froth of water then got it from Narayana.
फेनपा ऋषयश्चैव तं धर्मं प्रतिपेदिरे । वैखानसाः फेनपेभ्यो धर्ममेतं प्रपेदिरे । वैखानसेभ्यः सोमस्तु ततः सोऽन्तर्दधे पुनः ॥
English Translation
From the froth-eating Rishis, this religion was gained by the Rishis, named Vaikhanasas. From the Vaikhanasas Soma got it. Afterwards, it disappeared from the universe.
यदासीच्चाक्षुषं जन्म द्वितीयं ब्रह्मणो नृप । तदा पितामहात्सोमादेतं धर्ममजानत । नारायणात्मकं राजन्रुद्राय प्रददौ च सः ॥
English Translation
After the second birth of Brahman, viz., when he originated from the eyes of Narayana, O king, the Grandfather (that is, Brahman) then received this religion from Soma.
ततो योगस्थितो रुद्रः पुरा कृतयुगे नृप । वालखिल्यानृषीन्सर्वान्धर्ममेतमपाठयत् । अन्तर्दधे ततो भूयस्तस्य देवस्य मायया ॥
English Translation
Having received it thus, Brahman gave this religion, which has Narayana for its soul, to Rudra. In the golden age of that ancient Kalpa, Rudra, devoted to Yoga, 0 king, communicated it to all those Rishis called Valkhilyas. Through the illusion of Narayana, it once more disappeared from the universe.
तृतीयं ब्रह्मणो जन्म यदासीद्वाचिकं महत् । तत्रैष धर्मः संभूतः स्वयं नारायणान्नृप ॥
English Translation
In the third birth of Brahman which was from the speech of Narayana, this religion once more sprang up, O king, from Narayana himself.
सुपर्णो नाम तमृषिः प्राप्तवान्पुरुषोत्तमात् । तपसा वै सुतप्तेन दमेन नियमेन च ॥
English Translation
Then a Rishi named Suparna acquired it from that foremost of Beings.
त्रिः परिक्रान्तवानेतत्सुपर्णो धर्ममुत्तमम् । यस्मात्तस्माद्व्रतं ह्येतत्त्रिसौपर्णमिहोच्यते ॥
English Translation
The Rishi Suparna used to recite this excellent religion, three times during the day. Therefore it passed by the name of Trisauparna in the world.
ऋग्वेदपाठपठितं व्रतमेतद्धि दुश्चरम् । सुपर्णाच्चाप्यधिगतो धर्म एष सनातनः ॥
English Translation
This religion has been referred to in the Rigveda. The duties it enjoins are extremely difficult of observance. From the Rishi Suparna, this eternal religion was acquired, O foremost of men, by the wind god, that sustainer of the lives of all creatures in the universe. The god of wind communicated it to such Rishis as live upon the remnants of sacrificial offerings after feeding guests and others.
वायुना द्विपदां श्रेष्ठ प्रथितो जगदायुषा । वायोः सकाशात्प्राप्तश्च ऋषिभिर्विघसाशिभिः ॥
English Translation
This religion has been referred to in the Rigveda. The duties it enjoins are extremely difficult of observance. From the Rishi Suparna, this eternal religion was acquired, O foremost of men, by the wind god, that sustainer of the lives of all creatures in the universe. The god of wind communicated it to such Rishis as live upon the remnants of sacrificial offerings after feeding guests and others.
तेभ्यो महोदधिश्चैनं प्राप्तवान्धर्ममुत्तमम् । ततः सोऽन्तर्दधे भूयो नारायणसमाहितः ॥
English Translation
From those Rishis this excellent religion was acquired by the great Ocean. It once more disappeared from the universe and became merged into Narayana.
यदा भूयः श्रवणजा सृष्टिरासीन्महात्मनः । ब्रह्मणः पुरुषव्याघ्र तत्र कीर्तयतः शृणु ॥
English Translation
In the next birth of the great Brahman when he originated from the ear of Narayana, listen, O king, to what took place in that aeon.
जगत्स्रष्टुमना देवो हरिर्नारायणः स्वयम् । चिन्तयामास पुरुषं जगत्सर्गकरं प्रभुः ॥
English Translation
The illustrious Narayana, otherwise called Hari, when he was bent upon Creation, thought of a Being who would be powerful enough to create the universe.
अथ चिन्तयतस्तस्य कर्णाभ्यां पुरुषः सृतः । प्रजासर्गकरो ब्रह्मा तमुवाच जगत्पतिः ॥
English Translation
While thinking of this, a Being originated from his ears capable to create the universe. The Lord of all called him by the name of Brahman..
सृज प्रजाः पुत्र सर्वा मुखतः पादतस्तथा । श्रेयस्तव विधास्यामि बलं तेजश्च सुव्रत ॥
English Translation
Addressing Brahman, the Supreme Narayana said,—Do you, O son, create all kinds of creatures from your mouth and feet. O you of excellent vows, I shall do what will be good for you, for I shall impart to you both energy and strength sufficient to make you competent for this work.
धर्मं च मत्तो गृह्णीष्व सात्वतं नाम नामतः । तेन सर्वं कृतयुगं स्थापयस्व यथाविधि ॥
English Translation
Do you receive also from me this excellent religion known by the name of Satvata. Helped by that religion do you create the golden age and ordain it duly.
ततो ब्रह्मा नमश्चक्रे देवाय हरिमेधसे । धर्मं चाग्र्यं स जग्राह सरहस्यं ससंग्रहम् । आरण्यकेन सहितं नारायणमुखोद्गतम् ॥
उपदिश्य ततो धर्मं ब्रह्मणेऽमिततेजसे । तं कार्तयुगधर्माणं निराशीःकर्मसंज्ञितम् । जगाम तमसः पारं यत्राव्यक्तं व्यवस्थितम् ॥
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