Book 3 Chapter 204 | |
1 | mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
1 | evaṃ saṃkathite kṛtsne mokṣadharme yudhiṣṭhira
dṛḍhaṃ prītamanā vipro dharmavyādham uvāca ha |
2 | nyāyayuktam idaṃ sarvaṃ bhavatā parikīrtitam
na te 'sty aviditaṃ kiṃ cid dharmeṣv iha hi dṛśyate |
3 | vyādha uvāca |
3 | pratyakṣaṃ mama yo dharmas taṃ paśya dvijasattama
yena siddhir iyaṃ prāptā mayā brāhmaṇapuṃgava |
4 | uttiṣṭha bhagavan kṣipraṃ praviśyābhyantaraṃ gṛham
draṣṭum arhasi dharmajña mātaraṃ pitaraṃ ca me |
5 | mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
5 | ity uktaḥ sa praviśyātha dadarśa paramārcitam
saudhaṃ hṛdyaṃ catuḥśālam atīva ca manoharam |
6 | devatāgṛhasaṃkāśaṃ daivataiś ca supūjitam
śayanāsanasaṃbādhaṃ gandhaiś ca paramair yutam |
7 | tatra śuklāmbaradharau pitarāv asya pūjitau
kṛtāhārau sutuṣṭau tāv upaviṣṭau varāsane dharmavyādhas tu tau dṛṣṭvā pādeṣu śirasāpatat |
8 | vṛddhāv ūcatuḥ |
8 | uttiṣṭhottiṣṭha dharmajña dharmas tvām abhirakṣatu
prītau svas tava śaucena dīrgham āyur avāpnuhi satputreṇa tvayā putra nityakālaṃ supūjitau |
9 | na te 'nyad daivataṃ kiṃ cid daivateṣv api vartate
prayatatvād dvijātīnāṃ damenāsi samanvitaḥ |
10 | pituḥ pitāmahā ye ca tathaiva prapitāmahāḥ
prītās te satataṃ putra damenāvāṃ ca pūjayā |
11 | manasā karmaṇā vācā śuśrūṣā naiva hīyate
na cānyā vitathā buddhir dṛśyate sāṃprataṃ tava |
12 | jāmadagnyena rāmeṇa yathā vṛddhau supūjitau
tathā tvayā kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ tadviśiṣṭaṃ ca putraka |
13 | mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
13 | tatas taṃ brāhmaṇaṃ tābhyāṃ dharmavyādho nyavedayat
tau svāgatena taṃ vipram arcayām āsatus tadā |
14 | pratigṛhya ca tāṃ pūjāṃ dvijaḥ papraccha tāv ubhau
saputrābhyāṃ sabhṛtyābhyāṃ kaccid vāṃ kuśalaṃ gṛhe anāmayaṃ ca vāṃ kaccit sadaiveha śarīrayoḥ |
15 | vṛddhāv ūcatuḥ |
15 | kuśalaṃ no gṛhe vipra bhṛtyavarge ca sarvaśaḥ
kaccit tvam apy avighnena saṃprāpto bhagavann iha |
16 | mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
16 | bāḍham ity eva tau vipraḥ pratyuvāca mudānvitaḥ
dharmavyādhas tu taṃ vipram arthavad vākyam abravīt |
17 | pitā mātā ca bhagavann etau me daivataṃ param
yad daivatebhyaḥ kartavyaṃ tad etābhyāṃ karomy aham |
18 | trayastriṃśad yathā devāḥ sarve śakrapurogamāḥ
saṃpūjyāḥ sarvalokasya tathā vṛddhāv imau mama |
19 | upahārān āharanto devatānāṃ yathā dvijāḥ
kurvate tadvad etābhyāṃ karomy aham atandritaḥ |
20 | etau me paramaṃ brahman pitā mātā ca daivatam
etau puṣpaiḥ phalai ratnais toṣayāmi sadā dvija |
21 | etāv evāgnayo mahyaṃ yān vadanti manīṣiṇaḥ
yajñā vedāś ca catvāraḥ sarvam etau mama dvija |
22 | etadarthaṃ mama prāṇā bhāryā putrāḥ suhṛjjanāḥ
saputradāraḥ śuśrūṣāṃ nityam eva karomy aham |
23 | svayaṃ ca snāpayāmy etau tathā pādau pradhāvaye
āhāraṃ saṃprayacchāmi svayaṃ ca dvijasattama |
24 | anukūlāḥ kathā vacmi vipriyaṃ parivarjayan
adharmeṇāpi saṃyuktaṃ priyam ābhyāṃ karomy aham |
25 | dharmam eva guruṃ jñātvā karomi dvijasattama
atandritaḥ sadā vipra śuśrūṣāṃ vai karomy aham |
26 | pañcaiva guravo brahman puruṣasya bubhūṣataḥ
pitā mātāgnir ātmā ca guruś ca dvijasattama |
27 | eteṣu yas tu varteta samyag eva dvijottama
bhaveyur agnayas tasya paricīrṇās tu nityaśaḥ gārhasthye vartamānasya dharma eṣa sanātanaḥ |