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Mahābhārata • Parva 14 (Aśvamedhikaparva) • Adhyāya 19

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 19

अश्वमेधिकपर्व • अध्यायः 19

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 19 of the classical Mahābhārata with 61 verses.

Total: 61 Verses • Citations: MBh 14.19.1–61 • 250 Lexicon Terms • Page 2 of 3 (Verses 30 shown)
निर्वेदस्तु न गन्तव्यो युञ्जानेन कथंचन । योगमेकान्तशीलस्तु यथा युञ्जीत तच्छृणु ॥
दृष्टपूर्वां दिशं चिन्त्य यस्मिन्संनिवसेत्पुरे । पुरस्याभ्यन्तरे तस्य मनश्चार्यं न बाह्यतः ॥
पुरस्याभ्यन्तरे तिष्ठन्यस्मिन्नावसथे वसेत् । तस्मिन्नावसथे धार्यं सबाह्याभ्यन्तरं मनः ॥
प्रचिन्त्यावसथं कृत्स्नं यस्मिन्कायेऽवतिष्ठते । तस्मिन्काये मनश्चार्यं न कथंचन बाह्यतः ॥
संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं निर्घोषे निर्जने वने । कायमभ्यन्तरं कृत्स्नमेकाग्रः परिचिन्तयेत् ॥
दन्तांस्तालु च जिह्वां च गलं ग्रीवां तथैव च । हृदयं चिन्तयेच्चापि तथा हृदयबन्धनम् ॥
इत्युक्तः स मया शिष्यो मेधावी मधुसूदन । पप्रच्छ पुनरेवेमं मोक्षधर्मं सुदुर्वचम् ॥
English Translation
Thus addressed by me, that intelligent disciple, O destroyer of Madhu, once more asked me about this religion of Liberation that is so difficult to explain.
भुक्तं भुक्तं कथमिदमन्नं कोष्ठे विपच्यते । कथं रसत्वं व्रजति शोणितं जायते कथम् । तथा मांसं च मेदश्च स्नाय्वस्थीनि च पोषति ॥
English Translation
How does this food that is eaten from time to time become digested in the stomach? How does it become changed into juice? How, again, into blood.
कथमेतानि सर्वाणि शरीराणि शरीरिणाम् । वर्धन्ते वर्धमानस्य वर्धते च कथं बलम् । निरोजसां निष्क्रमणं मलानां च पृथक्पृथक् ॥
English Translation
How does the strength grow of the growing man? How takes place the escape of all such elements as are not nutritive, and of all impurities separately?
कुतो वायं प्रश्वसिति उच्छ्वसित्यपि वा पुनः । कं च देशमधिष्ठाय तिष्ठत्यात्मायमात्मनि ॥
English Translation
How does this one inhale and again, exhale? Staying upon what particular part does the Soul live in the body?
जीवः कायं वहति चेच्चेष्टयानः कलेवरम् । किंवर्णं कीदृशं चैव निवेशयति वै मनः । याथातथ्येन भगवन्वक्तुमर्हसि मेऽनघ ॥
English Translation
How does the Individual Soul, exerting himself, bear the body? Of what colour and of what kind is the body n which he lives again?
इति संपरिपृष्टोऽहं तेन विप्रेण माधव । प्रत्यब्रुवं महाबाहो यथाश्रुतमरिंदम ॥
यथा स्वकोष्ठे प्रक्षिप्य कोष्ठं भाण्डमना भवेत् । तथा स्वकाये प्रक्षिप्य मनो द्वारैरनिश्चलैः । आत्मानं तत्र मार्गेत प्रमादं परिवर्जयेत् ॥
English Translation
I replied to him. O you of mighty arms, as I myself had heard, O chastiser of all enemies! As onc, placi.:g some precious object in his store-room, should keep his mind on it, so placing the mind within one's own body, one should then, controlling all the senses, seek after the Soul, avoiding all carclessness.
एवं सततमुद्युक्तः प्रीतात्मा नचिरादिव । आसादयति तद्ब्रह्म यद्दृष्ट्वा स्यात्प्रधानवित् ॥
English Translation
One should, becoming always assiduous in this way and pleased with his own self, within a very short time, attain to that Brahman by seeing which one would become conversant with Pradhana.
न त्वसौ चक्षुषा ग्राह्यो न च सर्वैरपीन्द्रियैः । मनसैव प्रदीपेन महानात्मनि दृश्यते ॥
English Translation
He is not capable of being apprehended by the eye; nor even by all the senses. It is only with the lamp of the mind that the great Soul can be seell.
सर्वतःपाणिपादं तं सर्वतोक्षिशिरोमुखम् । जीवो निष्क्रान्तमात्मानं शरीरात्संप्रपश्यति ॥
स तदुत्सृज्य देहं स्वं धारयन्ब्रह्म केवलम् । आत्मानमालोकयति मनसा प्रहसन्निव ॥
इदं सर्वरहस्यं ते मयोक्तं द्विजसत्तम । आपृच्छे साधयिष्यामि गच्छ शिष्य यथासुखम् ॥
English Translation
O foremost of twice both oncs, all this mystery has now been declared by me. I ask your permission, for I shall leave this place. Do you (also) go wherever you like.
इत्युक्तः स तदा कृष्ण मया शिष्यो महातपाः । अगच्छत यथाकामं ब्राह्मणश्छिन्नसंशयः ॥
English Translation
Thus, addressed by me, O Krishna, on that occasion that disciple of mine, gifted with austere penances, that Brahmana of rigid vows, went away according to this pleasure.
इत्युक्त्वा स तदा वाक्यं मां पार्थ द्विजपुंगवः । मोक्षधर्माश्रितः सम्यक्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥
English Translation
Vasudeva said O'son of Pritha having said these words to me, on that occasion, about the Religion of Emancipation, that best of Brahmanas disappeared then and there.
कच्चिदेतत्त्वया पार्थ श्रुतमेकाग्रचेतसा । तदापि हि रथस्थस्त्वं श्रुतवानेतदेव हि ॥
English Translation
Have you heard this discourse, O son of Pritha, with mind directed solely to wards it? This you did hear on that occasion while you were on your car.
नैतत्पार्थ सुविज्ञेयं व्यामिश्रेणेति मे मतिः । नरेणाकृतसंज्ञेन विदग्धेनाकृतात्मना ॥
English Translation
I think, O son of Pritha, that this is difficult of being comprehended by one whose understanding is confused, or who has acquired no wisdom by study, or who eats food not suited to his body' or whose Soul is not purified.
सुरहस्यमिदं प्रोक्तं देवानां भरतर्षभ । कच्चिन्नेदं श्रुतं पार्थ मर्त्येनान्येन केनचित् ॥
English Translation
O chief of Bharata's race, this is a great mystery among the celestials that has been declared. At no time or place; O son of Pritha, has this teen heard by man in this world.
न ह्येतच्छ्रोतुमर्होऽन्यो मनुष्यस्त्वामृतेऽनघ । नैतदद्य सुविज्ञेयं व्यामिश्रेणान्तरात्मना ॥
English Translation
O sinless one, save yourself no other man is worthy of hearing it. It is not, at this time, capable of being easily understood by one whose inner soul is confused.
क्रियावद्भिर्हि कौन्तेय देवलोकः समावृतः । न चैतदिष्टं देवानां मर्त्यै रूपनिवर्तनम् ॥
English Translation
The world of the celestials is filled, O son of Kunti, with those who follow the religion of actions. The cessation of the body is not liked by the celestials.
परा हि सा गतिः पार्थ यत्तद्ब्रह्म सनातनम् । यत्रामृतत्वं प्राप्नोति त्यक्त्वा दुःखं सदा सुखी ॥
English Translation
That goal, O son of Pritha, is the highest which is forined by eternal Brahman where (Onc, renouncing the body, attains to immortality and becomes always happy.
एवं हि धर्ममास्थाय येऽपि स्युः पापयोनयः । स्त्रियो वैश्यास्तथा शूद्रास्तेऽपि यान्ति परां गतिम् ॥
English Translation
By following this religion, even they who are of sinful birth, such as women and Vaishyas and Shudras, come by the highest goal.
किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पार्थ क्षत्रिया वा बहुश्रुताः । स्वधर्मरतयो नित्यं ब्रह्मलोकपरायणाः ॥
English Translation
What need be said then, O son of Pritha, of Brahmanas and Kshatriyas endued with great learning, always devoted to the duties of their own orders, and who are intent on the region of Brahma?
हेतुमच्चैतदुद्दिष्टमुपायाश्चास्य साधने । सिद्धेः फलं च मोक्षश्च दुःखस्य च विनिर्णयः । अतः परं सुखं त्वन्यत्किं नु स्याद्भरतर्षभ ॥
English Translation
This has been laid down with the reasons; and also the means for its acquisition; and as complete attainment and fruit, viz., Liberation and the ascertainment of the truth about pain.
श्रुतवाञ्श्रद्दधानश्च पराक्रान्तश्च पाण्डव । यः परित्यजते मर्त्यो लोकतन्त्रमसारवत् । एतैरुपायैः स क्षिप्रं परां गतिमवाप्नुयात् ॥
English Translation
O chief of Bharata's race, there is nothing else which yields happiness greater than is That mortal, O son of Pandu, who gifted with intelligence, and faith, and prowess, renounces unsubstantial what is considered substantial by the world, succeeds within a short time in obtaining the Supreme by these as as jeans.
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