Book 12 Chapter 255 | |
1 | jājalir uvāca |
1 | yathā pravartito dharmas tulāṃ dhārayatā tvayā
svargadvāraṃ ca vṛttiṃ ca bhūtānām avarotsyate |
2 | kṛṣyā hy annaṃ prabhavati tatas tvam api jīvasi
paśubhiś cauṣadhībhiś ca martyā jīvanti vāṇija |
3 | yato yajñaḥ prabhavati nāstikyam api jalpasi
na hi varted ayaṃ loko vārtām utsṛjya kevalam |
4 | tulādhāra uvāca |
4 | vakṣyāmi jājale vṛttiṃ nāsmi brāhmaṇa nāstikaḥ
na ca yajñaṃ vinindāmi yajñavit tu sudurlabhaḥ |
5 | namo brāhmaṇayajñāya ye ca yajñavido janāḥ
svayajñaṃ brāhmaṇā hitvā kṣātraṃ yajñam ihāsthitāḥ |
6 | lubdhair vittaparair brahman nāstikaiḥ saṃpravartitam
vedavādān avijñāya satyābhāsam ivānṛtam |
7 | idaṃ deyam idaṃ deyam iti nāntaṃ cikīrṣati
ataḥ stainyaṃ prabhavati vikarmāṇi ca jājale tad eva sukṛtaṃ havyaṃ yena tuṣyanti devatāḥ |
8 | namaskāreṇa haviṣā svādhyāyair auṣadhais tathā
pūjā syād devatānāṃ hi yathā śāstranidarśanam |
9 | iṣṭāpūrtād asādhūnāṃ viṣamā jāyate prajā
lubdhebhyo jāyate lubdhaḥ samebhyo jāyate samaḥ |
10 | yajamāno yathātmānam ṛtvijaś ca tathā prajāḥ
yajñāt prajā prabhavati nabhaso 'mbha ivāmalam |
11 | agnau prāstāhutir brahmann ādityam upatiṣṭhati
ādityāj jāyate vṛṣṭir vṛṣṭer annaṃ tataḥ prajāḥ |
12 | tasmāt svanuṣṭhitāt pūrve sarvān kāmāṃś ca lebhire
akṛṣṭapacyā pṛthivī āśīrbhir vīrudho 'bhavan na te yajñeṣv ātmasu vā phalaṃ paśyanti kiṃ cana |
13 | śaṅkamānāḥ phalaṃ yajñe ye yajeran kathaṃ cana
jāyante 'sādhavo dhūrtā lubdhā vittaprayojanāḥ |
14 | sa sma pāpakṛtāṃ lokān gacched aśubhakarmaṇā
pramāṇam apramāṇena yaḥ kuryād aśubhaṃ naraḥ pāpātmā so 'kṛtaprajñaḥ sadaiveha dvijottama |
15 | kartavyam iti kartavyaṃ vetti yo brāhmaṇobhayam
brahmaiva vartate loke naiti kartavyatāṃ punaḥ |
16 | viguṇaṃ ca punaḥ karma jyāya ity anuśuśruma
sarvabhūtopaghātaś ca phalabhāve ca saṃyamaḥ |
17 | satyayajñā damayajñā alubdhāś cātmatṛptayaḥ
utpannatyāginaḥ sarve janā āsannamatsarāḥ |
18 | kṣetrakṣetrajñatattvajñāḥ svayajñapariniṣṭhitāḥ
brāhmaṃ vedam adhīyantas toṣayanty amarān api |
19 | akhilaṃ daivataṃ sarvaṃ brahma brāhmaṇasaṃśritam
tṛpyanti tṛpyato devās tṛptās tṛptasya jājale |
20 | yathā sarvarasais tṛpto nābhinandati kiṃ cana
tathā prajñānatṛptasya nityaṃ tṛptiḥ sukhodayā |
21 | dharmārāmā dharmasukhāḥ kṛtsnavyavasitās tathā
asti nas tattvato bhūya iti prajñāgaveṣiṇaḥ |
22 | jñānavijñāninaḥ ke cit paraṃ pāraṃ titīrṣavaḥ
atīva tat sadā puṇyaṃ puṇyābhijanasaṃhitam |
23 | yatra gatvā na śocanti na cyavanti vyathanti ca
te tu tad brahmaṇaḥ sthānaṃ prāpnuvantīha sāttvikāḥ |
24 | naiva te svargam icchanti na yajanti yaśodhanaiḥ
satāṃ vartmānuvartante yathābalam ahiṃsayā |
25 | vanaspatīn oṣadhīś ca phalamūlaṃ ca te viduḥ
na caitān ṛtvijo lubdhā yājayanti dhanārthinaḥ |
26 | svam eva cārthaṃ kurvāṇā yajñaṃ cakruḥ punar dvijāḥ
pariniṣṭhitakarmāṇaḥ prajānugrahakāmyayā |
27 | prāpayeyuḥ prajāḥ svargaṃ svadharmacaraṇena vai
iti me vartate buddhiḥ samā sarvatra jājale |
28 | prayuñjate yāni yajñe sadā prājñā dvijarṣabha
tena te devayānena pathā yānti mahāmune |
29 | āvṛttis tatra caikasya nāsty āvṛttir manīṣiṇām
ubhau tau devayānena gacchato jājale pathā |
30 | svayaṃ caiṣām anaḍuho yujyanti ca vahanti ca
svayam usrāś ca duhyante manaḥsaṃkalpasiddhibhiḥ |
31 | svayaṃ yūpān upādāya yajante svāptadakṣiṇaiḥ
yas tathābhāvitātmā syāt sa gām ālabdhum arhati |
32 | oṣadhībhis tathā brahman yajeraṃs te natādṛśāḥ
buddhityāgaṃ puraskṛtya tādṛśaṃ prabravīmi te |
33 | nirāśiṣam anārambhaṃ nirnamaskāram astutim
akṣīṇaṃ kṣīṇakarmāṇaṃ taṃ devā brāhmaṇaṃ viduḥ |
34 | nāśrāvayan na ca yajan na dadad brāhmaṇeṣu ca
grāmyāṃ vṛttiṃ lipsamānaḥ kāṃ gatiṃ yāti jājale idaṃ tu daivataṃ kṛtvā yathā yajñam avāpnuyāt |
35 | jājalir uvāca |
35 |
na vai munīnāṃ śṛṇumaḥ sma tattvaṃ; pṛcchāmi tvā vāṇija kaṣṭam etat
pūrve pūrve cāsya nāvekṣamāṇā; nātaḥ paraṃ tam ṛṣayaḥ sthāpayanti |
36 | asminn evātmatīrthe na paśavaḥ prāpnuyuḥ sukham
atha svakarmaṇā kena vāṇija prāpnuyāt sukham śaṃsa me tan mahāprājña bhṛśaṃ vai śraddadhāmi te |
37 | tulādhāra uvāca |
37 | uta yajñā utāyajñā makhaṃ nārhanti te kva cit
ājyena payasā dadhnā pūrṇāhutyā viśeṣataḥ vālaiḥ śṛṅgeṇa pādena saṃbhavaty eva gaurmakham |
38 | patnīṃ cānena vidhinā prakaroti niyojayan
puroḍāśo hi sarveṣāṃ paśūnāṃ medhya ucyate |
39 | sarvā nadyaḥ sarasvatyaḥ sarve puṇyāḥ śiloccayāḥ
jājale tīrtham ātmaiva mā sma deśātithir bhava |
40 | etān īdṛśakān dharmān ācarann iha jājale
kāraṇair dharmam anvicchan na lokān āpnute śubhān |
41 | bhīṣma uvāca |
41 | etān īdṛśakān dharmāṃs tulādhāraḥ praśaṃsati
upapattyā hi saṃpannān nityaṃ sadbhir niṣevitān |