Book 12 Chapter 262 | |
1 | kapila uvāca |
1 | vedāḥ pramāṇaṃ lokānāṃ na vedāḥ pṛṣṭhataḥkṛtāḥ
dve brahmaṇī veditavye śabdabrahma paraṃ ca yat śabdabrahmaṇi niṣṇātaḥ paraṃ brahmādhigacchati |
2 | śarīram etat kurute yad vede kurute tanum
kṛtaśuddhaśarīro hi pātraṃ bhavati brāhmaṇaḥ |
3 | ānantyam anuyuṅkte yaḥ karmaṇā tad bravīmi te
nirāgamam anaitihyaṃ pratyakṣaṃ lokasākṣikam |
4 | dharma ity eva ye yajñān vitanvanti nirāśiṣaḥ
utpannatyāgino 'lubdhāḥ kṛpāsūyāvivarjitāḥ dhanānām eṣa vai panthās tīrtheṣu pratipādanam |
5 | anāśritāḥ pāpakṛtyāḥ kadā cit karmayonitaḥ
manaḥsaṃkalpasaṃsiddhā viśuddhajñānaniścayāḥ |
6 | akrudhyanto 'nasūyanto nirahaṃkāramatsarāḥ
jñānaniṣṭhās triśuklāś ca sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ |
7 | āsan gṛhasthā bhūyiṣṭham avyutkrāntāḥ svakarmasu
rājānaś ca tathā yuktā brāhmaṇāś ca yathāvidhi |
8 | samā hy ārjavasaṃpannāḥ saṃtuṣṭā jñānaniścayāḥ
pratyakṣadharmāḥ śucayaḥ śraddadhānāḥ parāvare |
9 | purastād bhāvitātmāno yathāvac caritavratāḥ
caranti dharmaṃ kṛcchre 'pi durge caivādhisaṃhatāḥ |
10 | saṃhatya dharmaṃ caratāṃ purāsīt sukham eva tat
teṣāṃ nāsīd vidhātavyaṃ prāyaścittaṃ kadā cana |
11 | satyaṃ hi dharmam āsthāya durādharṣatamā matāḥ
na mātrām anurudhyante na dharmacchalam antataḥ |
12 | ya eva prathamaḥ kalpas tam evābhyācaran saha
asyāṃ sthitau sthitānāṃ hi prāyaścittaṃ na vidyate durbalātmana utpannaṃ prāyaścittam iti śrutiḥ |
13 | yata evaṃvidhā viprāḥ purāṇā yajñavāhanāḥ
traividyavṛddhāḥ śucayo vṛttavanto yaśasvinaḥ yajanto 'har ahar yajñair nirāśīrbandhanā budhāḥ |
14 | teṣāṃ yajñāś ca vedāś ca karmāṇi ca yathāgamam
āgamāś ca yathākālaṃ saṃkalpāś ca yathāvratam |
15 | apetakāmakrodhānāṃ prakṛtyā saṃśitātmanām
ṛjūnāṃ śamanityānāṃ sthitānāṃ sveṣu karmasu sarvam ānantyam evāsīd iti naḥ śāśvatī śrutiḥ |
16 | teṣām adīnasattvānāṃ duścarācārakarmaṇām
svakarmabhiḥ saṃvṛtānāṃ tapo ghoratvam āgatam |
17 | taṃ sadācāram āścaryaṃ purāṇaṃ śāśvataṃ dhruvam
aśaknuvadbhiś carituṃ kiṃ cid dharmeṣu sūcitam |
18 | nirāpaddharma ācāras tv apramādo 'parābhavaḥ
sarvavarṇeṣu yat teṣu nāsīt kaś cid vyatikramaḥ |
19 | dharmam ekaṃ catuṣpādam āśritās te nararṣabhāḥ
taṃ santo vidhivat prāpya gacchanti paramāṃ gatim |
20 | gṛhebhya eva niṣkramya vanam anye samāśritāḥ
gṛham evābhisaṃśritya tato 'nye brahmacāriṇaḥ |
21 | dharmam etaṃ catuṣpādam āśramaṃ brāhmaṇā viduḥ
ānantyaṃ brahmaṇaḥ sthānaṃ brāhmaṇā nāma niścayaḥ |
22 | ata evaṃvidhā viprāḥ purāṇā dharmacāriṇaḥ
ta ete divi dṛśyante jyotirbhūtā dvijātayaḥ |
23 | nakṣatrāṇīva dhiṣṇyeṣu bahavas tārakāgaṇāḥ
ānantyam upasaṃprāptāḥ saṃtoṣād iti vaidikam |
24 | yady āgacchanti saṃsāraṃ punar yoniṣu tādṛśāḥ
na lipyante pāpakṛtyaiḥ kadā cit karmayonitaḥ |
25 | evaṃ yukto brāhmaṇaḥ syād anyo brāhmaṇako bhavet
karmaiva puruṣasyāha śubhaṃ vā yadi vāśubham |
26 | evaṃ pakvakaṣāyāṇām ānantyena śrutena ca
sarvam ānantyam evāsīd evaṃ naḥ śāśvatī śrutiḥ |
27 | teṣām apetatṛṣṇānāṃ nirṇiktānāṃ śubhātmanām
caturtha aupaniṣado dharmaḥ sādhāraṇaḥ smṛtaḥ |
28 | sa siddhaiḥ sādhyate nityaṃ brāhmaṇair niyatātmabhiḥ
saṃtoṣamūlas tyāgātmā jñānādhiṣṭhānam ucyate |
29 | apavargagatir nityo yatidharmaḥ sanātanaḥ
sādhāraṇaḥ kevalo vā yathābalam upāsyate |
30 | gacchato gacchataḥ kṣemaṃ durbalo 'trāvasīdati
brahmaṇaḥ padam anvicchan saṃsārān mucyate śuciḥ |
31 | syūmaraśmir uvāca |
31 | ye bhuñjate ye dadate yajante 'dhīyate ca ye
mātrābhir dharmalabdhābhir ye vā tyāgaṃ samāśritāḥ |
32 | eteṣāṃ pretyabhāve tu katamaḥ svargajittamaḥ
etad ācakṣva me brahman yathātathyena pṛcchataḥ |
33 | kapila uvāca |
33 | parigrahāḥ śubhāḥ sarve guṇato 'bhyudayāś ca ye
na tu tyāgasukhaṃ prāptā etat tvam api paśyasi |
34 | syūmaraśmir uvāca |
34 | bhavanto jñānaniṣṭhā vai gṛhasthāḥ karmaniścayāḥ
āśramāṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ niṣṭhāyām aikyam ucyate |
35 | ekatve ca pṛthaktve ca viśeṣo nānya ucyate
tad yathāvad yathānyāyaṃ bhagavān prabravītu me |
36 | kapila uvāca |
36 | śarīrapaktiḥ karmāṇi jñānaṃ tu paramā gatiḥ
pakve kaṣāye vamanai rasajñāne na tiṣṭhati |
37 | ānṛśaṃsyaṃ kṣamā śāntir ahiṃsā satyam ārjavam
adroho nābhimānaś ca hrīs titikṣā śamas tathā |
38 | panthāno brahmaṇas tv ete etaiḥ prāpnoti yat param
tad vidvān anubudhyeta manasā karmaniścayam |
39 | yāṃ viprāḥ sarvataḥ śāntā viśuddhā jñānaniścayāḥ
gatiṃ gacchanti saṃtuṣṭās tām āhuḥ paramāṃ gatim |
40 | vedāṃś ca veditavyaṃ ca viditvā ca yathāsthiti
evaṃ vedavid ity āhur ato 'nyo vātareṭakaḥ |
41 | sarvaṃ vidur vedavido vede sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam
vede hi niṣṭhā sarvasya yad yad asti ca nāsti ca |
42 | eṣaiva niṣṭhā sarvasya yad yad asti ca nāsti ca
etad antaṃ ca madhyaṃ ca sac cāsac ca vijānataḥ |
43 | samastatyāga ity eva śama ity eva niṣṭhitaḥ
saṃtoṣa ity atra śubham apavarge pratiṣṭhitam |
44 | ṛtaṃ satyaṃ viditaṃ veditavyaṃ; sarvasyātmā jaṅgamaṃ sthāvaraṃ ca
sarvaṃ sukhaṃ yac chivam uttamaṃ ca; brahmāvyaktaṃ prabhavaś cāvyayaś ca |
45 | tejaḥ kṣamā śāntir anāmayaṃ śubhaṃ; tathāvidhaṃ vyoma sanātanaṃ dhruvam
etaiḥ śabdair gamyate buddhinetrais; tasmai namo brahmaṇe brāhmaṇāya |