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Mahābhārata • Parva 13 (Anuśāsanaparva) • Adhyāya 1

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 1

अनुशासनपर्व • अध्यायः 1

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 1 of the classical Mahābhārata with 77 verses.

Total: 77 Verses • Citations: MBh 13.1.1–77 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
यद्यन्यवशगेनेदं कृतं ते पन्नगाशुभम् । कारणं वै त्वमप्यत्र तस्मात्त्वमपि किल्बिषी ॥
English Translation
The fowler said If you have committed this evil, urged thereto by another, the sin is your also as you are an instrument in the act.
मृत्पात्रस्य क्रियायां हि दण्डचक्रादयो यथा । कारणत्वे प्रकल्प्यन्ते तथा त्वमपि पन्नग ॥
English Translation
As in the making of an earthen pot the potter's wheel and rod and other things are all considered as causes, so are you, O serpent.
किल्बिषी चापि मे वध्यः किल्बिषी चासि पन्नग । आत्मानं कारणं ह्यत्र त्वमाख्यासि भुजंगम ॥
सर्व एते ह्यस्ववशा दण्डचक्रादयो यथा । तथाहमपि तस्मान्मे नैष हेतुर्मतस्तव ॥
अथ वा मतमेतत्ते तेऽप्यन्योन्यप्रयोजकाः । कार्यकारणसंदेहो भवत्यन्योन्यचोदनात् ॥
English Translation
If you hold otherwise, then these are to be considered as causes working with one another. For thus working with one other, a doubt springs up about their relation as cause and effect.
एवं सति न दोषो मे नास्मि वध्यो न किल्बिषी । किल्बिषं समवाये स्यान्मन्यसे यदि किल्बिषम् ॥
English Translation
Such being the case, it is no fault of mine, nor should I be killed on this account, nor am I guilty of any sin! Or, if you think that there is sin, the sin lies in the aggregate of causes.
कारणं यदि न स्याद्वै न कर्ता स्यास्त्वमप्युत । विनाशे कारणं त्वं च तस्माद्वध्योऽसि मे मतः ॥
English Translation
The fowler said If you are neither the principal cause nor the agent in this matter: you are still the cause of the death. Therefore, I think you should be killed.
असत्यपि कृते कार्ये नेह पन्नग लिप्यते । तस्मान्नात्रैव हेतुः स्याद्वध्यः किं बहु भाषसे ॥
English Translation
If, O serpent, you think that when an evil deed is done the doer is not implicated therein, then there can be no cause in this matter: but having done this, you should surely be killed. What more do you think?
कार्याभावे क्रिया न स्यात्सत्यसत्यपि कारणे । तस्मात्त्वमस्मिन्हेतौ मे वाच्यो हेतुर्विशेषतः ॥
English Translation
The serpent said Whether any prime cause exists or not, no effect is done without an (intermediate) act. Therefore, causation being of no importance in either case, my act as the cause should be considered in full.
यद्यहं कारणत्वेन मतो लुब्धक तत्त्वतः । अन्यः प्रयोगे स्यादत्र किल्बिषी जन्तुनाशने ॥
वध्यस्त्वं मम दुर्बुद्धे बालघाती नृशंसकृत् । भाषसे किं बहु पुनर्वध्यः सन्पन्नगाधम ॥
English Translation
The fowler said You don't deserve life, O foolish one, why do you then exchange so many words, O wretched serpent? You should be killed by me. You have done a heinous crime by killing this infant.
यथा हवींषि जुह्वाना मखे वै लुब्धकर्त्विजः । न फलं प्राप्नुवन्त्यत्र परलोके तथा ह्यहम् ॥
English Translation
The serpent said O fowler, as the priests officiating at a sacrifice do not gain the merit of the act by offering oblations of clarified butter to the fire, so should I be considered in this matter.
तथा ब्रुवति तस्मिंस्तु पन्नगे मृत्युचोदिते । आजगाम ततो मृत्युः पन्नगं चाब्रवीदिदम् ॥
English Translation
Bhishma continued The serpent directed by Death having said this, Death himself appeared there and addressing the serpent said:
कालेनाहं प्रणुदितः पन्नग त्वामचूचुदम् । विनाशहेतुर्नास्य त्वमहं वा प्राणिनः शिशोः ॥
English Translation
Mrityu said Guided by Kala, I, O serpent, sent you on this mission, and neither are you nor am I the cause of this child's death.
यथा वायुर्जलधरान्विकर्षति ततस्ततः । तद्वज्जलदवत्सर्प कालस्याहं वशानुगः ॥
English Translation
As the clouds are driven hither and thither by the wind I, am, O serpent, moved by Kala.
सात्त्विका राजसाश्चैव तामसा ये च केचन । भावाः कालात्मकाः सर्वे प्रवर्तन्ते हि जन्तुषु ॥
English Translation
All influences of Sattwa, or Rajas, or Tamas, originate from Kala as they work in all creatures.
जङ्गमाः स्थावराश्चैव दिवि वा यदि वा भुवि । सर्वे कालात्मकाः सर्प कालात्मकमिदं जगत् ॥
English Translation
All creatures, mobile and immobile, in heaven, or earth, are pervaded by the influence of Kala. The whole universe, O serpent, is permeated by this same influence of Kala.
प्रवृत्तयश्च या लोके तथैव च निवृत्तयः । तासां विकृतयो याश्च सर्वं कालात्मकं स्मृतम् ॥
English Translation
All acts in this world and all abstentions, as also all their changes, are owing to be influenced by Kala.
आदित्यश्चन्द्रमा विष्णुरापो वायुः शतक्रतुः । अग्निः खं पृथिवी मित्र ओषध्यो वसवस्तथा ॥
English Translation
The Sun, Soma, Vishnu, Water, Wind, the god of a hundred sacrifices, Fire, Sky, Earth, Mitra and Parjanaya, Aditi, and the Vasus, Rivers and Oceans, all existent and nonexistent objects, are created and destroyed by Kala.
सरितः सागराश्चैव भावाभावौ च पन्नग । सर्वे कालेन सृज्यन्ते ह्रियन्ते च तथा पुनः ॥
एवं ज्ञात्वा कथं मां त्वं सदोषं सर्प मन्यसे । अथ चैवंगते दोषो मयि त्वमपि दोषवान् ॥
English Translation
Knowing this, why do you, O serpent, consider me blameable? If I am to be blamed for this, you are also blameable.
निर्दोषं दोषवन्तं वा न त्वा मृत्यो ब्रवीम्यहम् । त्वयाहं चोदित इति ब्रवीम्येतावदेव तु ॥
English Translation
The serpent said I do not, O Mrityu, blame you, nor do I set you free from all blame. I only say that I am directed and influenced by you.
यदि काले तु दोषोऽस्ति यदि तत्रापि नेष्यते । दोषो नैव परीक्ष्यो मे न ह्यत्राधिकृता वयम् ॥
English Translation
If Kala is to be blamed, or, it is not for me to find the fault. We have nor right to do so.
निर्मोक्षस्त्वस्य दोषस्य मया कार्यो यथा तथा । मृत्यो विदोषः स्यामेव यथा तन्मे प्रयोजनम् ॥
English Translation
As it is my duty to absolve myself from this blame, so it is my duty to see that Mrityu is not blamed.
सर्पोऽथार्जुनकं प्राह श्रुतं ते मृत्युभाषितम् । नानागसं मां पाशेन संतापयितुमर्हसि ॥
English Translation
Bhishma continued Then the serpent, addressing Arjunaka said, 'You have heard what Mrityu has said. Therefore, it is not proper for you to torment me, who am innocent, by fettering me with this rope
मृत्योः श्रुतं मे वचनं तव चैव भुजंगम । नैव तावद्विदोषत्वं भवति त्वयि पन्नग ॥
English Translation
The fowler said I have heard, you, O serpent, as well as the words of Mrityu, but these, O serpent, do not set you free from all blame.
मृत्युस्त्वं चैव हेतुर्हि जन्तोरस्य विनाशने । उभयं कारणं मन्ये न कारणमकारणम् ॥
English Translation
Mrityu and you are the causes of this child's death. I regard both of you to be the cause and I do not call that to be the cause which is not truly so.
धिङ्मृत्युं च दुरात्मानं क्रूरं दुःखकरं सताम् । त्वां चैवाहं वधिष्यामि पापं पापस्य कारणम् ॥
English Translation
Accursed be the wicked and vengeful Death that causes misery to the good! I shall also kill you who are sinful and engaged in sinful deeds.
विवशौ कालवशगावावां तद्दिष्टकारिणौ । नावां दोषेण गन्तव्यौ यदि सम्यक्प्रपश्यसि ॥
English Translation
Mrityu said We both are not free, but are dependent on Kala, and are ordained to do our appointed work. You will not blame us if you do consider this matter thoroughly.
युवामुभौ कालवशौ यदि वै मृत्युपन्नगौ । हर्षक्रोधौ कथं स्यातामेतदिच्छामि वेदितुम् ॥
English Translation
The fowler said If you both, O serpent and Mrityu, depend on Kala. I am curious to know how pleasure and anger are caused.
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