 | Book 3 Chapter 200
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| 1 | mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
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| 1 | dharmavyādhas tu nipuṇaṃ punar eva yudhiṣṭhira
viprarṣabham uvācedaṃ sarvadharmabhṛtāṃ varaḥ
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| 2 | śrutipramāṇo dharmo hi vṛddhānām iti bhāṣitam
sūkṣmā gatir hi dharmasya bahuśākhā hy anantikā
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| 3 | prāṇātyaye vivāhe ca vaktavyam anṛtaṃ bhavet
anṛtaṃ ca bhavet satyaṃ satyaṃ caivānṛtaṃ bhavet
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| 4 | yad bhūtahitam atyantaṃ tat satyam iti dhāraṇā
viparyayakṛto 'dharmaḥ paśya dharmasya sūkṣmatām
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| 5 | yat karoty aśubhaṃ karma śubhaṃ vā dvijasattama
avaśyaṃ tat samāpnoti puruṣo nātra saṃśayaḥ
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| 6 | viṣamāṃ ca daśāṃ prāpya devān garhati vai bhṛśam
ātmanaḥ karmadoṣāṇi na vijānāty apaṇḍitaḥ
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| 7 | mūḍho naikṛtikaś cāpi capalaś ca dvijottama
sukhaduḥkhaviparyāso yadā samupapadyate
nainaṃ prajñā sunītaṃ vā trāyate naiva pauruṣam
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| 8 | yo yam icched yathā kāmaṃ taṃ taṃ kāmaṃ samaśnuyāt
yadi syād aparādhīnaṃ puruṣasya kriyāphalam
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| 9 | saṃyatāś cāpi dakṣāś ca matimantaś ca mānavāḥ
dṛśyante niṣphalāḥ santaḥ prahīṇāḥ sarvakarmabhiḥ
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| 10 | bhūtānām aparaḥ kaś cid dhiṃsāyāṃ satatotthitaḥ
vañcanāyāṃ ca lokasya sa sukheneha jīvati
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| 11 | aceṣṭamānam āsīnaṃ śrīḥ kaṃ cid upatiṣṭhati
kaś cit karmāṇi kurvan hi na prāpyam adhigacchati
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| 12 | devān iṣṭvā tapas taptvā kṛpaṇaiḥ putragṛddhibhiḥ
daśamāsadhṛtā garbhe jāyante kulapāṃsanāḥ
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| 13 | apare dhanadhānyaiś ca bhogaiś ca pitṛsaṃcitaiḥ
vipulair abhijāyante labdhās tair eva maṅgalaiḥ
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| 14 | karmajā hi manuṣyāṇāṃ rogā nāsty atra saṃśayaḥ
ādhibhiś caiva bādhyante vyādhaiḥ kṣudramṛgā iva
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| 15 | te cāpi kuśalair vaidyair nipuṇaiḥ saṃbhṛtauṣadhaiḥ
vyādhayo vinivāryante mṛgā vyādhair iva dvija
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| 16 | yeṣām asti ca bhoktavyaṃ grahaṇīdoṣapīḍitāḥ
na śaknuvanti te bhoktuṃ paśya dharmabhṛtāṃ vara
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| 17 | apare bāhubalinaḥ kliśyante bahavo janāḥ
duḥkhena cādhigacchanti bhojanaṃ dvijasattama
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| 18 | iti lokam anākrandaṃ mohaśokapariplutam
srotasāsakṛd ākṣiptaṃ hriyamāṇaṃ balīyasā
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| 19 | na mriyeyur na jīryeyuḥ sarve syuḥ sārvakāmikāḥ
nāpriyaṃ pratipaśyeyur vaśitvaṃ yadi vai bhavet
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| 20 | upary upari lokasya sarvo gantuṃ samīhate
yatate ca yathāśakti na ca tad vartate tathā
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| 21 | bahavaḥ saṃpradṛśyante tulyanakṣatramaṅgalāḥ
mahac ca phalavaiṣamyaṃ dṛśyate karmasaṃdhiṣu
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| 22 | na kaś cid īśate brahman svayaṃgrāhasya sattama
karmaṇāṃ prākṛtānāṃ vai iha siddhiḥ pradṛśyate
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| 23 | yathā śrutir iyaṃ brahmañ jīvaḥ kila sanātanaḥ
śarīram adhruvaṃ loke sarveṣāṃ prāṇinām iha
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| 24 | vadhyamāne śarīre tu dehanāśo bhavaty uta
jīvaḥ saṃkramate 'nyatra karmabandhanibandhanaḥ
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| 25 | brāhmaṇa uvāca
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| 25 | kathaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha jīvo bhavati śāśvataḥ
etad icchāmy ahaṃ jñātuṃ tattvena vadatāṃ vara
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| 26 | vyādha uvāca
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| 26 | na jīvanāśo 'sti hi dehabhede; mithyaitad āhur mriyateti mūḍhāḥ
jīvas tu dehāntaritaḥ prayāti; daśārdhataivāsya śarīrabhedaḥ
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| 27 | anyo hi nāśnāti kṛtaṃ hi karma; sa eva kartā sukhaduḥkhabhāgī
yat tena kiṃ cid dhi kṛtaṃ hi karma; tad aśnute nāsti kṛtasya nāśaḥ
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| 28 | apuṇyaśīlāś ca bhavanti puṇyā; narottamāḥ pāpakṛto bhavanti
naro 'nuyātas tv iha karmabhiḥ svais; tataḥ samutpadyati bhāvitas taiḥ
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| 29 | brāhmaṇa uvāca
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| 29 | kathaṃ saṃbhavate yonau kathaṃ vā puṇyapāpayoḥ
jātīḥ puṇyā hy apuṇyāś ca kathaṃ gacchati sattama
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| 30 | vyādha uvāca
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| 30 | garbhādhānasamāyuktaṃ karmedaṃ saṃpradṛśyate
samāsena tu te kṣipraṃ pravakṣyāmi dvijottama
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| 31 | yathā saṃbhṛtasaṃbhāraḥ punar eva prajāyate
śubhakṛc chubhayonīṣu pāpakṛt pāpayoniṣu
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| 32 | śubhaiḥ prayogair devatvaṃ vyāmiśrair mānuṣo bhavet
mohanīyair viyonīṣu tv adhogāmī ca kilbiṣaiḥ
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| 33 | jātimṛtyujarāduḥkhaiḥ satataṃ samabhidrutaḥ
saṃsāre pacyamānaś ca doṣair ātmakṛtair naraḥ
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| 34 | tiryagyonisahasrāṇi gatvā narakam eva ca
jīvāḥ saṃparivartante karmabandhanibandhanāḥ
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| 35 | jantus tu karmabhis tais taiḥ svakṛtaiḥ pretya duḥkhitaḥ
tadduḥkhapratighātārtham apuṇyāṃ yonim aśnute
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| 36 | tataḥ karma samādatte punar anyan navaṃ bahu
pacyate tu punas tena bhuktvāpathyam ivāturaḥ
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| 37 | ajasram eva duḥkhārto 'duḥkhitaḥ sukhasaṃjñitaḥ
tato 'nivṛttabandhatvāt karmaṇām udayād api
parikrāmati saṃsāre cakravad bahuvedanaḥ
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| 38 | sa cen nivṛttabandhas tu viśuddhaś cāpi karmabhiḥ
prāpnoti sukṛtāṃl lokān yatra gatvā na śocati
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| 39 | pāpaṃ kurvan pāpavṛttaḥ pāpasyāntaṃ na gacchati
tasmāt puṇyaṃ yatet kartuṃ varjayeta ca pātakam
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| 40 | anasūyuḥ kṛtajñaś ca kalyāṇāny eva sevate
sukhāni dharmam arthaṃ ca svargaṃ ca labhate naraḥ
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| 41 | saṃskṛtasya hi dāntasya niyatasya yatātmanaḥ
prājñasyānantarā vṛttir iha loke paratra ca
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| 42 | satāṃ dharmeṇa varteta kriyāṃ śiṣṭavad ācaret
asaṃkleśena lokasya vṛttiṃ lipseta vai dvija
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| 43 | santi hy āgatavijñānāḥ śiṣṭāḥ śāstravicakṣaṇāḥ
svadharmeṇa kriyā loke karmaṇaḥ so 'py asaṃkaraḥ
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| 44 | prājño dharmeṇa ramate dharmaṃ caivopajīvati
tasya dharmād avāpteṣu dhaneṣu dvijasattama
tasyaiva siñcate mūlaṃ guṇān paśyati yatra vai
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| 45 | dharmātmā bhavati hy evaṃ cittaṃ cāsya prasīdati
sa maitrajanasaṃtuṣṭa iha pretya ca nandati
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| 46 | śabdaṃ sparśaṃ tathā rūpaṃ gandhān iṣṭāṃś ca sattama
prabhutvaṃ labhate cāpi dharmasyaitat phalaṃ viduḥ
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| 47 | dharmasya ca phalaṃ labdhvā na tṛpyati mahādvija
atṛpyamāṇo nirvedam ādatte jñānacakṣuṣā
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| 48 | prajñācakṣur nara iha doṣaṃ naivānurudhyate
virajyati yathākāmaṃ na ca dharmaṃ vimuñcati
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| 49 | sarvatyāge ca yatate dṛṣṭvā lokaṃ kṣayātmakam
tato mokṣe prayatate nānupāyād upāyataḥ
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| 50 | evaṃ nirvedam ādatte pāpaṃ karma jahāti ca
dhārmikaś cāpi bhavati mokṣaṃ ca labhate param
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| 51 | tapo niḥśreyasaṃ jantos tasya mūlaṃ śamo damaḥ
tena sarvān avāpnoti kāmān yān manasecchati
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| 52 | indriyāṇāṃ nirodhena satyena ca damena ca
brahmaṇaḥ padam āpnoti yat paraṃ dvijasattama
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| 53 | brāhmaṇa uvāca
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| 53 | indriyāṇi tu yāny āhuḥ kāni tāni yatavrata
nigrahaś ca kathaṃ kāryo nigrahasya ca kiṃ phalam
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| 54 | kathaṃ ca phalam āpnoti teṣāṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ vara
etad icchāmi tattvena dharmaṃ jñātuṃ sudhārmika
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