Book 12 Chapter 121 | |
1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
1 | ayaṃ pitāmahenokto rājadharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
īśvaraś ca mahādaṇḍo daṇḍe sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam |
2 | devatānām ṛṣīṇāṃ ca pitṝṇāṃ ca mahātmanām
yakṣarakṣaḥpiśācānāṃ martyānāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ |
3 | sarveṣāṃ prāṇināṃ loke tiryakṣv api nivāsinām
sarvavyāpī mahātejā daṇḍaḥ śreyān iti prabho |
4 | ity etad uktaṃ bhavatā sarvaṃ daṇḍyaṃ carācaram
dṛśyate lokam āsaktaṃ sasurāsuramānuṣam |
5 | etad icchāmy ahaṃ jñātuṃ tattvena bharatarṣabha
ko daṇḍaḥ kīdṛśo daṇḍaḥ kiṃrūpaḥ kiṃparāyaṇaḥ |
6 | kimātmakaḥ kathaṃbhūtaḥ katimūrtiḥ kathaṃprabhuḥ
jāgarti sa kathaṃ daṇḍaḥ prajāsv avahitātmakaḥ |
7 | kaś ca pūrvāparam idaṃ jāgarti paripālayan
kaś ca vijñāyate pūrvaṃ ko 'paro daṇḍasaṃjñitaḥ kiṃsaṃsthaś ca bhaved daṇḍaḥ kā cāsya gatir iṣyate |
8 | bhīṣma uvāca |
8 | śṛṇu kauravya yo daṇḍo vyavahāryo yathā ca saḥ
yasmin hi sarvam āyattaṃ sa daṇḍa iha kevalaḥ |
9 | dharmasyākhyā mahārāja vyavahāra itīṣyate
tasya lopaḥ kathaṃ na syāl lokeṣv avahitātmanaḥ ity arthaṃ vyavahārasya vyavahāratvam iṣyate |
10 | api caitat purā rājan manunā proktam āditaḥ
supraṇītena daṇḍena priyāpriyasamātmanā prajā rakṣati yaḥ samyag dharma eva sa kevalaḥ |
11 | athoktam etad vacanaṃ prāg eva manunā purā
janma coktaṃ vasiṣṭhena brahmaṇo vacanaṃ mahat |
12 | prāg idaṃ vacanaṃ proktam ataḥ prāgvacanaṃ viduḥ
vyavahārasya cākhyānād vyavahāra ihocyate |
13 | daṇḍāt trivargaḥ satataṃ supraṇītāt pravartate
daivaṃ hi paramo daṇḍo rūpato 'gnir ivocchikhaḥ |
14 | nīlotpaladalaśyāmaś caturdaṃṣṭraś caturbhujaḥ
aṣṭapān naikanayanaḥ śaṅkukarṇordhvaromavān |
15 | jaṭī dvijihvas tāmrāsyo mṛgarājatanucchadaḥ
etad rūpaṃ bibharty ugraṃ daṇḍo nityaṃ durāvaraḥ |
16 | asir gadā dhanuḥ śaktis triśūlaṃ mudgaraḥ śaraḥ
musalaṃ paraśuś cakraṃ prāso daṇḍarṣṭitomarāḥ |
17 | sarvapraharaṇīyāni santi yānīha kāni cit
daṇḍa eva hi sarvātmā loke carati mūrtimān |
18 | bhindaṃś chindan rujan kṛntan dārayan pāṭayaṃs tathā
ghātayann abhidhāvaṃś ca daṇḍa eva caraty uta |
19 | asir viśasano dharmas tīkṣṇavartmā durāsadaḥ
śrīgarbho vijayaḥ śāstā vyavahāraḥ prajāgaraḥ |
20 | śāstraṃ brāhmaṇamantraś ca śāstā prāgvacanaṃ gataḥ
dharmapālo 'kṣaro devaḥ satyago nityago grahaḥ |
21 | asaṅgo rudratanayo manujyeṣṭhaḥ śivaṃkaraḥ
nāmāny etāni daṇḍasya kīrtitāni yudhiṣṭhira |
22 | daṇḍo hi bhagavān viṣṇur yajño nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ
śaśvad rūpaṃ mahad bibhran mahāpuruṣa ucyate |
23 | yathoktā brahmakanyeti lakṣmīr nītiḥ sarasvatī
daṇḍanītir jagaddhātrī daṇḍo hi bahuvigrahaḥ |
24 | arthānarthau sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ dharmādharmau balābale
daurbhāgyaṃ bhāgadheyaṃ ca puṇyāpuṇye guṇāguṇau |
25 | kāmākāmāv ṛtur māsaḥ śarvarī divasaḥ kṣaṇaḥ
aprasādaḥ prasādaś ca harṣaḥ krodhaḥ śamo damaḥ |
26 | daivaṃ puruṣakāraś ca mokṣāmokṣau bhayābhaye
hiṃsāhiṃse tapo yajñaḥ saṃyamo 'tha viṣāviṣam |
27 | antaś cādiś ca madhyaṃ ca kṛtyānāṃ ca prapañcanam
madaḥ pramādo darpaś ca dambho dhairyaṃ nayānayau |
28 | aśaktiḥ śaktir ity eva mānastambhau vyayāvyayau
vinayaś ca visargaś ca kālākālau ca bhārata |
29 | anṛtaṃ jñājñatā satyaṃ śraddhāśraddhe tathaiva ca
klībatā vyavasāyaś ca lābhālābhau jayājayau |
30 | tīkṣṇatā mṛdutā mṛtyur āgamānāgamau tathā
virāddhiś caiva rāddhiś ca kāryākārye balābale |
31 | asūyā cānasūyā ca dharmādharmau tathaiva ca
apatrapānapatrape hrīś ca saṃpad vipac ca ha |
32 | tejaḥ karmaṇi pāṇḍityaṃ vākśaktis tattvabuddhitā
evaṃ daṇḍasya kauravya loke 'smin bahurūpatā |
33 | na syād yadīha daṇḍo vai pramatheyuḥ parasparam
bhayād daṇḍasya cānyonyaṃ ghnanti naiva yudhiṣṭhira |
34 | daṇḍena rakṣyamāṇā hi rājann aharahaḥ prajāḥ
rājānaṃ vardhayantīha tasmād daṇḍaḥ parāyaṇam |
35 | vyavasthāpayati kṣipram imaṃ lokaṃ nareśvara
satye vyavasthito dharmo brāhmaṇeṣv avatiṣṭhate |
36 | dharmayuktā dvijāḥ śreṣṭhā vedayuktā bhavanti ca
babhūva yajño vedebhyo yajñaḥ prīṇāti devatāḥ |
37 | prītāś ca devatā nityam indre paridadaty uta
annaṃ dadāti śakraś cāpy anugṛhṇann imāḥ prajāḥ |
38 | prāṇāś ca sarvabhūtānāṃ nityam anne pratiṣṭhitāḥ
tasmāt prajāḥ pratiṣṭhante daṇḍo jāgarti tāsu ca |
39 | evaṃprayojanaś caiva daṇḍaḥ kṣatriyatāṃ gataḥ
rakṣan prajāḥ prajāgarti nityaṃ suvihito 'kṣaraḥ |
40 | īśvaraḥ puruṣaḥ prāṇaḥ sattvaṃ vittaṃ prajāpatiḥ
bhūtātmā jīva ity eva nāmabhiḥ procyate 'ṣṭabhiḥ |
41 | adadad daṇḍa evāsmai dhruvam aiśvaryam eva ca
bale nayaś ca saṃyuktaḥ sadā pañcavidhātmakaḥ |
42 | kulabāhudhanāmātyāḥ prajñā coktā balāni ca
āhāryaṃ cāṣṭakair dravyair balam anyad yudhiṣṭhira |
43 | hastino 'śvā rathāḥ pattir nāvo viṣṭis tathaiva ca
daiśikāś cārakāś caiva tad aṣṭāṅgaṃ balaṃ smṛtam |
44 | aṣṭāṅgasya tu yuktasya hastino hastiyāyinaḥ
aśvārohāḥ padātāś ca mantriṇo rasadāś ca ye |
45 | bhikṣukāḥ prāḍvivākāś ca mauhūrtā daivacintakāḥ
kośo mitrāṇi dhānyaṃ ca sarvopakaraṇāni ca |
46 | saptaprakṛti cāṣṭāṅgaṃ śarīram iha yad viduḥ
rājyasya daṇḍa evāṅgaṃ daṇḍaḥ prabhava eva ca |
47 | īśvareṇa prayatnena dhāraṇe kṣatriyasya hi
daṇḍo dattaḥ samānātmā daṇḍo hīdaṃ sanātanam rājñāṃ pūjyatamo nānyo yathādharmapradarśanaḥ |
48 | brahmaṇā lokarakṣārthaṃ svadharmasthāpanāya ca
bhartṛpratyaya utpanno vyavahāras tathāparaḥ tasmād yaḥ sahito dṛṣṭo bhartṛpratyayalakṣaṇaḥ |
49 | vyavahāras tu vedātmā vedapratyaya ucyate
maulaś ca naraśārdūla śāstroktaś ca tathāparaḥ |
50 | ukto yaś cāpi daṇḍo 'sau bhartṛpratyayalakṣaṇaḥ
jñeyo na sa narendrastho daṇḍapratyaya eva ca |
51 | daṇḍapratyayadṛṣṭo 'pi vyavahārātmakaḥ smṛtaḥ
vyavahāraḥ smṛto yaś ca sa vedaviṣayātmakaḥ |
52 | yaś ca vedaprasūtātmā sa dharmo guṇadarśakaḥ
dharmapratyaya utpanno yathādharmaḥ kṛtātmabhiḥ |
53 | vyavahāraḥ prajāgoptā brahmadiṣṭo yudhiṣṭhira
trīn dhārayati lokān vai satyātmā bhūtivardhanaḥ |
54 | yaś ca daṇḍaḥ sa dṛṣṭo no vyavahāraḥ sanātanaḥ
vyavahāraś ca yo dṛṣṭaḥ sa dharma iti naḥ śrutaḥ yaś ca vedaḥ sa vai dharmo yaś ca dharmaḥ sa satpathaḥ |
55 | brahmā prajāpatiḥ pūrvaṃ babhūvātha pitāmahaḥ
lokānāṃ sa hi sarveṣāṃ sasurāsurarakṣasām samanuṣyoragavatāṃ kartā caiva sa bhūtakṛt |
56 | tato no vyavahāro 'yaṃ bhartṛpratyayalakṣaṇaḥ
tasmād idam avocāma vyavahāranidarśanam |
57 | mātā pitā ca bhrātā ca bhāryā cātha purohitaḥ
nādaṇḍyo vidyate rājñāṃ yaḥ svadharme na tiṣṭhati |