Book 12 Chapter 194 | |
1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
1 | kiṃ phalaṃ jñānayogasya vedānāṃ niyamasya ca
bhūtātmā vā kathaṃ jñeyas tan me brūhi pitāmaha |
2 | bhīṣma uvāca |
2 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
manoḥ prajāpater vādaṃ maharṣeś ca bṛhaspateḥ |
3 | prajāpatiṃ śreṣṭhatamaṃ pṛthivyāṃ; devarṣisaṃghapravaro maharṣiḥ
bṛhaspatiḥ praśnam imaṃ purāṇaṃ; papraccha śiṣyo 'tha guruṃ praṇamya |
4 | yatkāraṇaṃ mantravidhiḥ pravṛtto; jñāne phalaṃ yat pravadanti viprāḥ
yan mantraśabdair akṛtaprakāśaṃ; tad ucyatāṃ me bhagavan yathāvat |
5 | yad arthaśāstrāgamamantravidbhir; yajñair anekair varagopradānaiḥ
phalaṃ mahadbhir yad upāsyate ca; tat kiṃ kathaṃ vā bhavitā kva vā tat |
6 | mahī mahījāḥ pavano 'ntarikṣaṃ; jalaukasaś caiva jalaṃ divaṃ ca
divaukasaś caiva yataḥ prasūtās; tad ucyatāṃ me bhagavan purāṇam |
7 | jñānaṃ yataḥ prārthayate naro vai; tatas tadarthā bhavati pravṛttiḥ
na cāpy ahaṃ veda paraṃ purāṇaṃ; mithyāpravṛttiṃ ca kathaṃ nu kuryām |
8 | ṛk sāmasaṃghāṃś ca yajūṃṣi cāhaṃ; chandāṃsi nakṣatragatiṃ niruktam
adhītya ca vyākaraṇaṃ sakalpaṃ; śikṣāṃ ca bhūtaprakṛtiṃ na vedmi |
9 | sa me bhavāñ śaṃsatu sarvam etaj; jñāne phalaṃ karmaṇi vā yad asti
yathā ca dehāc cyavate śarīrī; punaḥ śarīraṃ ca yathābhyupaiti |
10 | manur uvāca |
10 | yad yat priyaṃ yasya sukhaṃ tad āhus; tad eva duḥkhaṃ pravadanty aniṣṭam
iṣṭaṃ ca me syād itarac ca na syād; etatkṛte karmavidhiḥ pravṛttaḥ iṣṭaṃ tv aniṣṭaṃ ca na māṃ bhajetety; etatkṛte jñānavidhiḥ pravṛttaḥ |
11 | kāmātmakāś chandasi karmayogā; ebhir vimuktaḥ param aśnuvīta
nānāvidhe karmapathe sukhārthī; naraḥ pravṛtto na paraṃ prayāti paraṃ hi tat karmapathād apetaṃ; nirāśiṣaṃ brahmaparaṃ hy avaśyam |
12 | prajāḥ sṛṣṭā manasā karmaṇā ca; dvāv apy etau satpathau lokajuṣṭau
dṛṣṭvā karma śāśvataṃ cāntavac ca; manastyāgaḥ kāraṇaṃ nānyad asti |
13 | svenātmanā cakṣur iva praṇetā; niśātyaye tamasā saṃvṛtātmā
jñānaṃ tu vijñānaguṇena yuktaṃ; karmāśubhaṃ paśyati varjanīyam |
14 | sarpān kuśāgrāṇi tathodapānaṃ; jñātvā manuṣyāḥ parivarjayanti
ajñānatas tatra patanti mūḍhā; jñāne phalaṃ paśya yathā viśiṣṭam |
15 | kṛtsnas tu mantro vidhivat prayukto; yajñā yathoktās tv atha dakṣiṇāś ca
annapradānaṃ manasaḥ samādhiḥ; pañcātmakaṃ karmaphalaṃ vadanti |
16 | guṇātmakaṃ karma vadanti vedās; tasmān mantrā mantramūlaṃ hi karma
vidhir vidheyaṃ manasopapattiḥ; phalasya bhoktā tu yathā śarīrī |
17 |
śabdāś ca rūpāṇi rasāś ca puṇyāḥ; sparśāś ca gandhāś ca śubhās tathaiva
naro nasaṃsthānagataḥ prabhuḥ syād; etat phalaṃ sidhyati karmaloke |
18 | yad yac charīreṇa karoti karma; śarīrayuktaḥ samupāśnute tat
śarīram evāyatanaṃ sukhasya; duḥkhasya cāpy āyatanaṃ śarīram |
19 | vācā tu yat karma karoti kiṃ cid; vācaiva sarvaṃ samupāśnute tat
manas tu yat karma karoti kiṃ cin; manaḥstha evāyam upāśnute tat |
20 | yathāguṇaṃ karmagaṇaṃ phalārthī; karoty ayaṃ karmaphale niviṣṭaḥ
tathā tathāyaṃ guṇasaṃprayuktaḥ; śubhāśubhaṃ karmaphalaṃ bhunakti |
21 | matsyo yathā srota ivābhipātī; tathā kṛtaṃ pūrvam upaiti karma
śubhe tv asau tuṣyati duṣkṛte tu; na tuṣyate vai paramaḥ śarīrī |
22 | yato jagat sarvam idaṃ prasūtaṃ; jñātvātmavanto vyatiyānti yat tat
yan mantraśabdair akṛtaprakāśaṃ; tad ucyamānaṃ śṛṇu me paraṃ yat |
23 | rasair viyuktaṃ vividhaiś ca gandhair; aśabdam asparśam arūpavac ca
agrāhyam avyaktam avarṇam ekaṃ; pañcaprakāraṃ sasṛje prajānām |
24 | na strī pumān vāpi napuṃsakaṃ ca; na san na cāsat sad asac ca tan na
paśyanti yad brahmavido manuṣyās; tad akṣaraṃ na kṣaratīti viddhi |