Book 3 Chapter 206 | |
1 | vyādha uvāca |
1 | evaṃ śapto 'ham ṛṣiṇā tadā dvijavarottama
abhiprasādayam ṛṣiṃ girā vākyaviśāradam |
2 | ajānatā mayākāryam idam adya kṛtaṃ mune
kṣantum arhasi tat sarvaṃ prasīda bhagavann iti |
3 | ṛṣir uvāca |
3 | nānyathā bhavitā śāpa evam etad asaṃśayam
ānṛśaṃsyād ahaṃ kiṃ cit kartānugraham adya te |
4 | śūdrayonau vartamāno dharmajño bhavitā hy asi
mātāpitroś ca śuśrūṣāṃ kariṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ |
5 | tayā śuśrūṣayā siddhiṃ mahatīṃ samavāpsyasi
jātismaraś ca bhavitā svargaṃ caiva gamiṣyasi śāpakṣayānte nirvṛtte bhavitāsi punar dvijaḥ |
6 | vyādha uvāca |
6 | evaṃ śaptaḥ purā tena ṛṣiṇāsmy ugratejasā
prasādaś ca kṛtas tena mamaivaṃ dvipadāṃ vara |
7 | śaraṃ coddhṛtavān asmi tasya vai dvijasattama
āśramaṃ ca mayā nīto na ca prāṇair vyayujyata |
8 | etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ yathā mama purābhavat
abhitaś cāpi gantavyaṃ mayā svargaṃ dvijottama |
9 | brāhmaṇa uvāca |
9 | evam etāni puruṣā duḥkhāni ca sukhāni ca
prāpnuvanti mahābuddhe notkaṇṭhāṃ kartum arhasi duṣkaraṃ hi kṛtaṃ tāta jānatā jātim ātmanaḥ |
10 | karmadoṣaś ca vai vidvann ātmajātikṛtena vai
kaṃ cit kālaṃ mṛṣyatāṃ vai tato 'si bhavitā dvijaḥ sāṃprataṃ ca mato me 'si brāhmaṇo nātra saṃśayaḥ |
11 | brāhmaṇaḥ patanīyeṣu vartamāno vikarmasu
dāmbhiko duṣkṛtaprāyaḥ śūdreṇa sadṛśo bhavet |
12 | yas tu śūdro dame satye dharme ca satatotthitaḥ
taṃ brāhmaṇam ahaṃ manye vṛttena hi bhaved dvijaḥ |
13 | karmadoṣeṇa viṣamāṃ gatim āpnoti dāruṇām
kṣīṇadoṣam ahaṃ manye cābhitas tvāṃ narottama |
14 | kartum arhasi notkaṇṭhāṃ tvadvidhā hy aviṣādinaḥ
lokavṛttāntavṛttajñā nityaṃ dharmaparāyaṇāḥ |
15 | vyādha uvāca |
15 | prajñayā mānasaṃ duḥkhaṃ hanyāc chārīram auṣadhaiḥ
etad vijñānasāmarthyaṃ na bālaiḥ samatāṃ vrajet |
16 | aniṣṭasaṃprayogāc ca viprayogāt priyasya ca
mānuṣā mānasair duḥkhair yujyante alpabuddhayaḥ |
17 | guṇair bhūtāni yujyante viyujyante tathaiva ca
sarvāṇi naitad ekasya śokasthānaṃ hi vidyate |
18 | aniṣṭenānvitaṃ paśyaṃs tathā kṣipraṃ virajyate
tataś ca pratikurvanti yadi paśyanty upakramam śocato na bhavet kiṃ cit kevalaṃ paritapyate |
19 | parityajanti ye duḥkhaṃ sukhaṃ vāpy ubhayaṃ narāḥ
ta eva sukham edhante jñānatṛptā manīṣiṇaḥ |
20 | asaṃtoṣaparā mūḍhāḥ saṃtoṣaṃ yānti paṇḍitāḥ
asaṃtoṣasya nāsty antas tuṣṭis tu paramaṃ sukham na śocanti gatādhvānaḥ paśyantaḥ paramāṃ gatim |
21 | na viṣāde manaḥ kāryaṃ viṣādo viṣam uttamam
mārayaty akṛtaprajñaṃ bālaṃ kruddha ivoragaḥ |
22 | yaṃ viṣādo 'bhibhavati viṣame samupasthite
tejasā tasya hīnasya puruṣārtho na vidyate |
23 | avaśyaṃ kriyamāṇasya karmaṇo dṛśyate phalam
na hi nirvedam āgamya kiṃ cit prāpnoti śobhanam |
24 | athāpy upāyaṃ paśyeta duḥkhasya parimokṣaṇe
aśocann ārabhetaiva yuktaś cāvyasanī bhavet |
25 | bhūteṣv abhāvaṃ saṃcintya ye tu buddheḥ paraṃ gatāḥ
na śocanti kṛtaprajñāḥ paśyantaḥ paramāṃ gatim |
26 | na śocāmi ca vai vidvan kālākāṅkṣī sthito 'smy aham
etair nidarśanair brahman nāvasīdāmi sattama |
27 | brāhmaṇa uvāca |
27 | kṛtaprajño 'si medhāvī buddhiś ca vipulā tava
nāhaṃ bhavantaṃ śocāmi jñānatṛpto 'si dharmavit |
28 | āpṛcche tvāṃ svasti te 'stu dharmas tvā parirakṣatu
apramādas tu kartavyo dharme dharmabhṛtāṃ vara |
29 | mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
29 | bāḍham ity eva taṃ vyādhaḥ kṛtāñjalir uvāca ha
pradakṣiṇam atho kṛtvā prasthito dvijasattamaḥ |
30 | sa tu gatvā dvijaḥ sarvāṃ śuśrūṣāṃ kṛtavāṃs tadā
mātāpitṛbhyāṃ vṛddhābhyāṃ yathānyāyaṃ susaṃśitaḥ |
31 | etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ nikhilena yudhiṣṭhira
pṛṣṭavān asi yaṃ tāta dharmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ vara |
32 | pativratāyā māhātmyaṃ brāhmaṇasya ca sattama
mātāpitroś ca śuśrūṣā vyādhe dharmaś ca kīrtitaḥ |
33 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
33 | atyadbhutam idaṃ brahman dharmākhyānam anuttamam
sarvadharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha kathitaṃ dvijasattama |
34 | sukhaśravyatayā vidvan muhūrtam iva me gatam
na hi tṛpto 'smi bhagavañ śṛṇvāno dharmam uttamam |