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Mahābhārata • Parva 13 (Anuśāsanaparva) • Adhyāya 27

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 27

अनुशासनपर्व • अध्यायः 27

Anuśāsanaparva Adhyāya 27 of the classical Mahābhārata with 106 verses.

Total: 106 Verses • Citations: MBh 13.27.1–106 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 1 of 4 (Verses 30 shown)
बृहस्पतिसमं बुद्ध्या क्षमया ब्रह्मणः समम् । पराक्रमे शक्रसममादित्यसमतेजसम् ॥
गाङ्गेयमर्जुनेनाजौ निहतं भूरिवर्चसम् । भ्रातृभिः सहितोऽन्यैश्च पर्युपास्ते युधिष्ठिरः ॥
शयानं वीरशयने कालाकाङ्क्षिणमच्युतम् । आजग्मुर्भरतश्रेष्ठं द्रष्टुकामा महर्षयः ॥
English Translation
The old hero was lying on a bed coveted by heroes, in expectation of that sacred moment when he could take leave of his body. Many great Rishis had come there for seeing that foremost one of Bharata's race.
अत्रिर्वसिष्ठोऽथ भृगुः पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः । अङ्गिरा गौतमोऽगस्त्यः सुमतिः स्वायुरात्मवान् ॥
विश्वामित्रः स्थूलशिराः संवर्तः प्रमतिर्दमः । उशना बृहस्पतिर्व्यासश्च्यवनः काश्यपो ध्रुवः ॥
दुर्वासा जमदग्निश्च मार्कण्डेयोऽथ गालवः । भरद्वाजश्च रैभ्यश्च यवक्रीतस्त्रितस्तथा ॥
स्थूलाक्षः शकलाक्षश्च कण्वो मेधातिथिः कृशः । नारदः पर्वतश्चैव सुधन्वाथैकतो द्वितः ॥
English Translation
There Sthulaksha, Shavalaksha, Kanwa, Medhatithi, Krishi, Narada, Parvata, Sudhanwan, Ekata and Dwita.
नितंभूर्भुवनो धौम्यः शतानन्दोऽकृतव्रणः । जामदग्न्यस्तथा रामः काम्यश्चेत्येवमादयः । समागता महात्मानो भीष्मं द्रष्टुं महर्षयः ॥
English Translation
There also Nitambhu Bhuvana, Dhaumya, Shatananda, Akritavrana, Rama the son of Jamadagni and Kacha.
तेषां महात्मनां पूजामागतानां युधिष्ठिरः । भ्रातृभिः सहितश्चक्रे यथावदनुपूर्वशः ॥
English Translation
All these great Rishis came there for seeing Bhishma lying on his bed of arrows. Yudhishthira with his brothers duly adored those great Rishis who had come there, one after another in proper order. Receiving that were were adoration, those foremost of Rishis sat themselves down and began to converse with one another.
ते पूजिताः सुखासीनाः कथाश्चक्रुर्महर्षयः । भीष्माश्रिताः सुमधुराः सर्वेन्द्रियमनोहराः ॥
भीष्मस्तेषां कथाः श्रुत्वा ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम् । मेने दिविस्थमात्मानं तुष्ट्या परमया युतः ॥
ततस्ते भीष्ममामन्त्र्य पाण्डवांश्च महर्षयः । अन्तर्धानं गताः सर्वे सर्वेषामेव पश्यताम् ॥
तानृषीन्सुमहाभागानन्तर्धानगतानपि । पाण्डवास्तुष्टुवुः सर्वे प्रणेमुश्च मुहुर्मुहुः ॥
प्रसन्नमनसः सर्वे गाङ्गेयं कुरुसत्तमाः । उपतस्थुर्यथोद्यन्तमादित्यं मन्त्रकोविदाः ॥
प्रभावात्तपसस्तेषामृषीणां वीक्ष्य पाण्डवाः । प्रकाशन्तो दिशः सर्वा विस्मयं परमं ययुः ॥
महाभाग्यं परं तेषामृषीणामनुचिन्त्य ते । पाण्डवाः सह भीष्मेण कथाश्चक्रुस्तदाश्रयाः ॥
English Translation
Thinking of the high blessedness and power of those Rishis, the Pandava princes began to discourse on the subject with their grandfather Bhishma.
कथान्ते शिरसा पादौ स्पृष्ट्वा भीष्मस्य पाण्डवः । धर्म्यं धर्मसुतः प्रश्नं पर्यपृच्छद्युधिष्ठिरः ॥
English Translation
Vaishampayana said After that conversation was over, the pious Yudhishthira, the son of Pandu, touched Bhishma's feet with his head and then resumed his questions about morality and virtue.
के देशाः के जनपदा आश्रमाः के च पर्वताः । प्रकृष्टाः पुण्यतः काश्च ज्ञेया नद्यः पितामह ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira said Which countries, which provinces, which hermitages, which mountains, and which rivers, O grandfather, are the foremost in sancity.
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । शिलोञ्छवृत्तेः संवादं सिद्धस्य च युधिष्ठिर ॥
English Translation
Bhishma said Regarding it is cited the old conversation between a Brahmana in the observance of the Shila and the Unccha vows, O Yudhishthira, and a Rishi crowned with ascetic merits.
इमां कश्चित्परिक्रम्य पृथिवीं शैलभूषिताम् । असकृद्द्विपदां श्रेष्ठः श्रेष्ठस्य गृहमेधिनः ॥
English Translation
Once on a time, a foremost person, having travelled over this entire Earth adorned with mountains, arrived at last in the house of a foremost person living like a householder in accordance with the shila vow. The latter welcomed his guest with due rites. Received with such hospitality, the happy Rishi passed the night happily in the house of his host.
शिलवृत्तेर्गृहं प्राप्तः स तेन विधिनार्चितः । कृतकृत्य उपातिष्ठत्सिद्धं तमतिथिं तदा ॥
English Translation
The next morning the Brahmana in the observance of the Shila vow, having finished all his morning acts and rites and purified himself duly, gladly approached his guest crowned with ascetic success.
तौ समेत्य महात्मानौ सुखासीनौ कथाः शुभाः । चक्रतुर्वेदसंबद्धास्तच्छेषकृतलक्षणाः ॥
English Translation
Meeting with each other and seated at their ease, the two began to take on agreeable subjects of the Vedas and the Upanishads.
शिलवृत्तिः कथान्ते तु सिद्धमामन्त्र्य यत्नतः । प्रश्नं पप्रच्छ मेधावी यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥
English Translation
Towards the conclusion of the discourse, the Brahmana in the observance of the Shila vow respectfully addressed the Rishi crowned with success. Gifted with intelligence, he put this very question which you, O Yudhishthira have put to me.
के देशाः के जनपदाः केऽऽश्रमाः के च पर्वताः । प्रकृष्टाः पुण्यतः काश्च ज्ञेया नद्यस्तदुच्यताम् ॥
English Translation
Yudhishthira said Which countries, which provinces, which hermitages, which mountains, and which rivers, O grandfather, are the foremost in sancity.
ते देशास्ते जनपदास्तेऽऽश्रमास्ते च पर्वताः । येषां भागीरथी गङ्गा मध्येनैति सरिद्वरा ॥
English Translation
The Rishi said Those countries, those provinces, those retreats, and those mountains, should be considered as the foremost in sanctity through which or by the side of which that foremost of all rivers viz., Bhagirathi, flows.
तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण यज्ञैस्त्यागेन वा पुनः । गतिं तां न लभेज्जन्तुर्गङ्गां संसेव्य यां लभेत् ॥
English Translation
The end which a creature can attain by penances by Brahmacharyya by sacrifices or by practising Renunciation, one is sure to attain by only living by the side of the Bhagirathi and bathing in its sacred waters.
स्पृष्टानि येषां गाङ्गेयैस्तोयैर्गात्राणि देहिनाम् । न्यस्तानि न पुनस्तेषां त्यागः स्वर्गाद्विधीयते ॥
English Translation
Those creatures whose bodies have been sprinkled with the sacred waters of Bhagirathi or whose bones have been laid in that sacred stream, have not to fall away from heaven at any time.
सर्वाणि येषां गाङ्गेयैस्तोयैः कृत्यानि देहिनाम् । गां त्यक्त्वा मानवा विप्र दिवि तिष्ठन्ति तेऽचलाः ॥
English Translation
Those men, O learned Brahmana, who use the waters of Bhagirathi in all their acts surely go to heaven after death.
पूर्वे वयसि कर्माणि कृत्वा पापानि ये नराः । पश्चाद्गङ्गां निषेवन्ते तेऽपि यान्त्युत्तमां गतिम् ॥
English Translation
Even those men who, having committed various sinful deeds in the first part of their lives, live in after years by the side of Ganga, succeed in attaining to a very superior end.
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