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Mahābhārata • Parva 13 (Anuśāsanaparva) • Adhyāya 26

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 26

अनुशासनपर्व • अध्यायः 26

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 26 of the classical Mahābhārata with 67 verses.

Total: 67 Verses • Citations: MBh 13.26.1–67 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
कौशिकीद्वारमासाद्य वायुभक्षस्त्वलोलुपः । एकविंशतिरात्रेण स्वर्गमारोहते नरः ॥
English Translation
Going to the tirtha Kaushiki and living there with a pure heart and abstaining from all food and drink for three days, one acquires the power of living in the happy region of the Gandharvas.
मतङ्गवाप्यां यः स्नायादेकरात्रेण सिध्यति । विगाहति ह्यनालम्बमन्धकं वै सनातनम् ॥
English Translation
He who bathes in the lake Matanga is sure to acquire success in one night. He who bathes in Analamva or the eternal, Andhaka, or in Naimisha, or the tirtha called Svarga, and offers oblations of water to the departed manes, controlling his senses all the while, acquires the merit of a human sacrifice.
नैमिषे स्वर्गतीर्थे च उपस्पृश्य जितेन्द्रियः । फलं पुरुषमेधस्य लभेन्मासं कृतोदकः ॥
English Translation
He who bathes in the lake Matanga is sure to acquire success in one night. He who bathes in Analamva or the eternal, Andhaka, or in Naimisha, or the tirtha called Svarga, and offers oblations of water to the departed manes, controlling his senses all the while, acquires the merit of a human sacrifice.
गङ्गाह्रद उपस्पृश्य तथा चैवोत्पलावने । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति तत्र मासं कृतोदकः ॥
English Translation
Bathing in Gangahrada and the tirtha Utplavana and daily offering oblations of water there for a full month to the departed manes, one acquires the merit of a Horse-sacrifice.
गङ्गायमुनयोस्तीर्थे तथा कालंजरे गिरौ । षष्टिह्रद उपस्पृश्य दानं नान्यद्विशिष्यते ॥
दश तीर्थसहस्राणि तिस्रः कोट्यस्तथापराः । समागच्छन्ति माघ्यां तु प्रयागे भरतर्षभ ॥
English Translation
Bathing in the Shashthi lake one acquires merit much greater than what appertains to the gift of food. Ten thousand tirthas and thirty millions of other tirthas come to Prayaga, O chief of Bharata's race, in the month of Magha. He who bathes in Prayaga, with a controlled mind and observing rigid vows all the while the month of Magha, becomes purged of all his sins, O chief of Bharata's race, and attains to heaven.
माघमासं प्रयागे तु नियतः संशितव्रतः । स्नात्वा तु भरतश्रेष्ठ निर्मलः स्वर्गमाप्नुयात् ॥
मरुद्गण उपस्पृश्य पितॄणामाश्रमे शुचिः । वैवस्वतस्य तीर्थे च तीर्थभूतो भवेन्नरः ॥
English Translation
Bathing in the tirtha that is sacred to the Maruts, as also in that which is situate in the retreat of the departed manes, in and also in that which is known by the name of Vaivasvata, one becomes purged of all one's sins and as pure and sanctified as tirtha.
तथा ब्रह्मशिरो गत्वा भागीरथ्यां कृतोदकः । एकमासं निराहारः सोमलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥
English Translation
Going to Brahmasaras as to the Bhagirathi and bathing there and offering oblations to the departed manes every day for a full month, abstaining from food all the while, one is sure to go to the region of Soma.
कपोतके नरः स्नात्वा अष्टावक्रे कृतोदकः । द्वादशाहं निराहारो नरमेधफलं लभेत् ॥
English Translation
Bathing in Utpataka and then in Ashtavakra and offering oblations of water to the departed manes every day for twlve days successively, abstaining all the while from food, one acquires the merits of a Naramedha sacrifice.
मुञ्जपृष्ठं गयां चैव निरृतिं देवपर्वतम् । तृतीयां क्रौञ्चपादीं च ब्रह्महत्या विशुध्यति ॥
English Translation
Bathing in Ashmaprishtha and Niravinda mountains and Kraunchapadi all three in Gayaone becomes purged of the sin of Brahmanicide. A bath in the first place purifies one of a single Brahmanicidele; bath in the second cleanness one of two similar offences; and a bath in the third cleanses one of three such offences.
कलश्यां वाप्युपस्पृश्य वेद्यां च बहुशोजलाम् । अग्नेः पुरे नरः स्नात्वा विशालायां कृतोदकः । देवह्रद उपस्पृश्य ब्रह्मभूतो विराजते ॥
English Translation
Bathing in Vishala in Karavirapura and offering oblations of water to his departed and performing his ablutions in Devahrada too, one becomes at one with Brahma and shines in glory as such.
पुरापवर्तनं नन्दां महानन्दां च सेव्य वै । नन्दने सेव्यते दान्तस्त्वप्सरोभिरहिंसकः ॥
English Translation
Bathing in Punaravarta Nanda, as also Mahananda, a man of controlled senses and universal mercy goes to the celestial garden of Nandana and served there by the various tribes of Apsaras.
उर्वशीकृत्तिकायोगे गत्वा यः सुसमाहितः । लौहित्ये विधिवत्स्नात्वा पुण्डरीकफलं लभेत् ॥
English Translation
Bathing with concentrated soul in the tirtha of Urvashi which is situated in the river Lohitya, on the day of full moon of the month of Kartika, one acquires the merits of Pundarika sacrifice.
रामह्रद उपस्पृश्य विशालायां कृतोदकः । द्वादशाहं निराहारः कल्मषाद्विप्रमुच्यते ॥
English Translation
Bathing in Ramahrada and offering oblations of water to the departed manes in the river Vipasha (Beas), and fasting for twelve days, one becomes purged of all sins.
महाह्रद उपस्पृश्य शुद्धेन मनसा नरः । एकमासं निराहारो जमदग्निगतिं लभेत् ॥
English Translation
Bathing in the tirtha called Mahahrada with a purified heart and after fasting for one month, one is sure to acquire the status of the sage Jamadagni.
विन्ध्ये संताप्य चात्मानं सत्यसंधस्त्वहिंसकः । षण्मासं पदमास्थाय मासेनैकेन शुध्यति ॥
English Translation
By exposing oneself to heat in the tirtha called Vindhya, a person given to truth and endued with compassion for all creatures should then practise austere penances, actuated by humility. By so doing, he is sure to acquire ascetic success in course of single month.
नर्मदायामुपस्पृश्य तथा सूर्पारकोदके । एकपक्षं निराहारो राजपुत्रो विधीयते ॥
English Translation
Bathing in the Narmada as also the tirtha named Surparaka, fasting for a full fortnight, one is sure to become in one's next birth a prince of royal blood.
जम्बूमार्गे त्रिभिर्मासैः संयतः सुसमाहितः । अहोरात्रेण चैकेन सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति ॥
English Translation
If one proceeds with controlled senses and a concentrated soul to the tirtha known as Jamvumarga, one is sure to acquire success in the course of a single day and night.
कोकामुखे विगाह्यापो गत्वा चण्डालिकाश्रमम् । शाकभक्षश्चीरवासाः कुमारीर्विन्दते दश ॥
English Translation
By going to Chandalikashrama and bathing in the tirtha called Kokamukha, having lived for sometime on potherbs alone and worm rags for raiments one is sure to get ten beautiful maidens as his wives.
वैवस्वतस्य सदनं न स गच्छेत्कदाचन । यस्य कन्याह्रदे वासो देवलोकं स गच्छति ॥
English Translation
One who lives by the side of the tirtha known by the name of Kanvahrada has never to visit the regions of Yama. Such a person is sure to ascend to the regions of happiness belonging to the celestials.
प्रभासे त्वेकरात्रेण अमावास्यां समाहितः । सिध्यतेऽत्र महाबाहो यो नरो जायते पुनः ॥
English Translation
One who bathes with controlled senses on the day of the new moon in the tirtha known by the name of Prabhasa, is sure, you of mighty arins, of acquiring success and immortality simultaneously.
उज्जानक उपस्पृश्य आर्ष्टिषेणस्य चाश्रमे । पिङ्गायाश्चाश्रमे स्नात्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥
English Translation
Bathing in the tirtha known by the name of Ujjanaka which is situate in the retreat of Arshtisena's son, and next in the tirtha which is situate in the retreat of Pinga, one is sure to be purged of all his sins.
कुल्यायां समुपस्पृश्य जप्त्वा चैवाघमर्षणम् । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति त्रिरात्रोपोषितः शुचिः ॥
English Translation
Fasting for three days and bathing in the tirtha known as kulya and reciting the sacred Mantras of Aghamarshana, one acquires the merit of a Horse-sacrifice.
पिण्डारक उपस्पृश्य एकरात्रोषितो नरः । अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति प्रभातां शर्वरीं शुचिः ॥
English Translation
Fasting for one night and bathing in Pindaraka, one becomes purified on the next day and acquires the merit of an agnishtoma sacrifice.
तथा ब्रह्मसरो गत्वा धर्मारण्योपशोभितम् । पुण्डरीकमवाप्नोति प्रभातां शर्वरीं शुचिः ॥
English Translation
One who goes to Brahmasara which is adorned by the woods called Dharmaranya one becomes purged of all one's sins in and acquires the merit of the Pundarika sacrifice.
मैनाके पर्वते स्नात्वा तथा संध्यामुपास्य च । कामं जित्वा च वै मासं सर्वमेधफलं लभेत् ॥
English Translation
Bathing in the waters of the Mainaka mountain and reciting morning and evening prayers there and living at the spot for a month controlling desires, one acquires the merit of all the sacrifices.
विख्यातो हिमवान्पुण्यः शंकरश्वशुरो गिरिः । आकरः सर्वरत्नानां सिद्धचारणसेवितः ॥
English Translation
The celebrated Himayat is sacred. That king of mountains is the father-in-law of Shankara, He is a mine of all jewels and gems and is the resort of the Siddhas and Charanas.
शरीरमुत्सृजेत्तत्र विधिपूर्वमनाशके । अध्रुवं जीवितं ज्ञात्वा यो वै वेदान्तगो द्विजः ॥
English Translation
That twice born person who is as master of the vedas and who, considering this life to be exceedingly unstable, renounces his body on those mountains, abstaining from all food and drink according to the rites laid down in the scriptures, after having worshipped the gods and bent his head in worship of the ascetics is sure to acquire success and proceed to the eternal regions of Brahman.
अभ्यर्च्य देवतास्तत्र नमस्कृत्य मुनींस्तथा । ततः सिद्धो दिवं गच्छेद्ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनम् ॥
English Translation
That twice born person who is as master of the vedas and who, considering this life to be exceedingly unstable, renounces his body on those mountains, abstaining from all food and drink according to the rites laid down in the scriptures, after having worshipped the gods and bent his head in worship of the ascetics is sure to acquire success and proceed to the eternal regions of Brahman.
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