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Mahābhārata • Parva 14 (Aśvamedhikaparva) • Adhyāya 53

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 53

अश्वमेधिकपर्व • अध्यायः 53

Aśvamedhikaparva Adhyāya 53 of the classical Mahābhārata with 23 verses.

Total: 23 Verses • Citations: MBh 14.53.1–23 • 250 Lexicon Terms
ब्रूहि केशव तत्त्वेन त्वमध्यात्ममनिन्दितम् । श्रुत्वा श्रेयोऽभिधास्यामि शापं वा ते जनार्दन ॥
English Translation
Utanka said Do you, O Keshava, tell ine that faultless spiritual science. Having heard your discourse I shall ordain what is for your good or imprecate a curse to you O Janardana!
तमो रजश्च सत्त्वं च विद्धि भावान्मदाश्रयान् । तथा रुद्रान्वसूंश्चापि विद्धि मत्प्रभवान्द्विज ॥
English Translation
Vasudeva said Know that the three qualities of Ignorance, Darkness and Goodness exist, depending on me as their refuge. So also, O twice-born one, know that the Rudras and the Vasus have originated from me.
मयि सर्वाणि भूतानि सर्वभूतेषु चाप्यहम् । स्थित इत्यभिजानीहि मा तेऽभूदत्र संशयः ॥
English Translation
In me are all creatures, and in all creatures do I exist know this. Let no doubt arise in your mind about this.
तथा दैत्यगणान्सर्वान्यक्षराक्षसपन्नगान् । गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव विद्धि मत्प्रभवान्द्विज ॥
English Translation
So also, O twice-born one, know that all the tribes of the Daityas, all the Yakshas, Gandharvas, Rakshasas, Nagas, Apsaras, have originated from me.
सदसच्चैव यत्प्राहुरव्यक्तं व्यक्तमेव च । अक्षरं च क्षरं चैव सर्वमेतन्मदात्मकम् ॥
English Translation
Whatever has been called existent and nonexistent, whatever is manifest, and notmanifest, whatever is destructible and indestructible, all have me for their soul.
ये चाश्रमेषु वै धर्माश्चतुर्षु विहिता मुने । दैवानि चैव कर्माणि विद्धि सर्वं मदात्मकम् ॥
English Translation
Those fourfold courses of duty which, O ascetic, are known to attach to the (four) modes of life, and all the Vedic duties, have me for their soul.
असच्च सदसच्चैव यद्विश्वं सदसतः परम् । ततः परं नास्ति चैव देवदेवात्सनातनात् ॥
English Translation
Whatever is non-existent, whatever is existent and non-existent, and whatever is above that which is existent and not existent, all these which form the universe-are from me. There is nothing higher (or beyond) me who am the eternal god of gods.
ओंकारप्रभवान्वेदान्विद्धि मां त्वं भृगूद्वह । यूपं सोमं तथैवेह त्रिदशाप्यायनं मखे ॥
होतारमपि हव्यं च विद्धि मां भृगुनन्दन । अध्वर्युः कल्पकश्चापि हविः परमसंस्कृतम् ॥
उद्गाता चापि मां स्तौति गीतघोषैर्महाध्वरे । प्रायश्चित्तेषु मां ब्रह्मञ्शान्तिमङ्गलवाचकाः । स्तुवन्ति विश्वकर्माणं सततं द्विजसत्तमाः ॥
विद्धि मह्यं सुतं धर्ममग्रजं द्विजसत्तम । मानसं दयितं विप्र सर्वभूतदयात्मकम् ॥
English Translation
Know, O best of twice-born persons, that Dharma is my eldest-born offspring, originated from my mind, O learned Brahmana, whose essence is for all creatures.
तत्राहं वर्तमानैश्च निवृत्तैश्चैव मानवैः । बह्वीः संसरमाणो वै योनीर्हि द्विजसत्तम ॥
English Translation
Constantly changing myself, I take birth in various wombs. O best of men, for upholding that son of mine, with the help of men now existing in or departed from the world. Indeed, I do this for protecting Virtue and for establishing it.
धर्मसंरक्षणार्थाय धर्मसंस्थापनाय च । तैस्तैर्वेषैश्च रूपैश्च त्रिषु लोकेषु भार्गव ॥
अहं विष्णुरहं ब्रह्मा शक्रोऽथ प्रभवाप्ययः । भूतग्रामस्य सर्वस्य स्रष्टा संहार एव च ॥
अधर्मे वर्तमानानां सर्वेषामहमप्युत । धर्मस्य सेतुं बध्नामि चलिते चलिते युगे । तास्ता योनीः प्रविश्याहं प्रजानां हितकाम्यया ॥
English Translation
In every cycle I have to repair the causeway of Virtue, entering into various kinds of wombs from desire of doing good to my creatures.
यदा त्वहं देवयोनौ वर्तामि भृगुनन्दन । तदाहं देववत्सर्वमाचरामि न संशयः ॥
English Translation
When, O son of Bhrigu's race, I live in the order of the celestials, I then indeed, act in i every respect as a celestial.
यदा गन्धर्वयोनौ तु वर्तामि भृगुनन्दन । तदा गन्धर्ववच्चेष्टाः सर्वाश्चेष्टामि भार्गव ॥
English Translation
When I live in the order of the Gandharvas, I then, O son of Bhrigu's race, act in every . respect as a Gandharva.
नागयोनौ यदा चैव तदा वर्तामि नागवत् । यक्षराक्षसयोनीश्च यथावद्विचराम्यहम् ॥
English Translation
When I live in the order of the Nagas I then act as a Naga, and when I live in the order of Yakshas or that of Rakshasas, I act after the manner of that order.
मानुष्ये वर्तमाने तु कृपणं याचिता मया । न च ते जातसंमोहा वचो गृह्णन्ति मे हितम् ॥
English Translation
Born now in the order of men I must act a human being. I appealed to them (the Kauravas) most piteously. But stupefied as they were and deprived of their senses, they refused to take my words.
भयं च महदुद्दिश्य त्रासिताः कुरवो मया । क्रुद्धेव भूत्वा च पुनर्यथावदनुदर्शिताः ॥
English Translation
I frightened them, filled with anger referring to some great fear. But once more I showed themselves my usual human forin.
तेऽधर्मेणेह संयुक्ताः परीताः कालधर्मणा । धर्मेण निहता युद्धे गताः स्वर्गं न संशयः ॥
English Translation
Possessed as they were of unrighteousness, and assailed by the virtue of liine, all of them have been righteously killed in battle, and have, forsooth, gone to the celestial region.
लोकेषु पाण्डवाश्चैव गताः ख्यातिं द्विजोत्तम । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥
English Translation
The Pandavas also, O best of Brahmanas have acquired great fame. I have these told you all that you had asked me.
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