Book 14 Chapter 38 | |
1 | brahmovāca |
1 | ataḥ paraṃ pravakṣyāmi tṛtīyaṃ guṇam uttamam
sarvabhūtahitaṃ loke satāṃ dharmam aninditam |
2 | ānandaḥ prītir udrekaḥ prākāśyaṃ sukham eva ca
akārpaṇyam asaṃrambhaḥ saṃtoṣaḥ śraddadhānatā |
3 | kṣamā dhṛtir ahiṃsā ca samatā satyam ārjavam
akrodhaś cānasūyā ca śaucaṃ dākṣyaṃ parākramaḥ |
4 | mudhā jñānaṃ mudhā vṛttaṃ mudhā sevā mudhā śramaḥ
evaṃ yo yuktadharmaḥ syāt so 'mutrānantyam aśnute |
5 | nirmamo nirahaṃkāro nirāśīḥ sarvataḥ samaḥ
akāmahata ity eṣa satāṃ dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ |
6 | viśrambho hrīs titikṣā ca tyāgaḥ śaucam atandritā
ānṛśaṃsyam asaṃmoho dayā bhūteṣv apaiśunam |
7 | harṣas tuṣṭir vismayaś ca vinayaḥ sādhuvṛttatā
śāntikarma viśuddhiś ca śubhā buddhir vimocanam |
8 | upekṣā brahmacaryaṃ ca parityāgaś ca sarvaśaḥ
nirmamatvam anāśīstvam aparikrītadharmatā |
9 | mudhā dānaṃ mudhā yajño mudhādhītaṃ mudhā vratam
mudhā pratigrahaś caiva mudhā dharmo mudhā tapaḥ |
10 | evaṃvṛttās tu ye ke cil loke 'smin sattvasaṃśrayāḥ
brāhmaṇā brahmayonisthās te dhīrāḥ sādhudarśinaḥ |
11 | hitvā sarvāṇi pāpāni niḥśokā hy ajarāmarāḥ
divaṃ prāpya tu te dhīrāḥ kurvate vai tatas tataḥ |
12 | īśitvaṃ ca vaśitvaṃ ca laghutvaṃ manasaś ca te
vikurvate mahātmāno devās tridivagā iva |
13 | ūrdhvasrotasa ity ete devā vaikārikāḥ smṛtāḥ
vikurvate prakṛtyā vai divaṃ prāptās tatas tataḥ yad yad icchanti tat sarvaṃ bhajante vibhajanti ca |
14 | ity etat sāttvikaṃ vṛttaṃ kathitaṃ vo dvijarṣabhāḥ
etad vijñāya vidhival labhate yad yad icchati |
15 | prakīrtitāḥ sattvaguṇā viśeṣato; yathāvad uktaṃ guṇavṛttam eva ca
naras tu yo veda guṇān imān sadā; guṇān sa bhuṅkte na guṇaiḥ sa bhujyate |