Shanti Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

नरनारायणो पूर्व तपस्तेपतुरव्ययम्

English

"The Brahmana said, 'Thou wert boasting that thy utterances always solicit battle. Why then dost thou not solicit battle with me?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदक्षरमथाव्यक्तमीशं लोकस्य भावनम् व्यक्तिभावगतस्यास्य एका मूर्तिरियं शुभा

English

Then the elder, the lord, son of Dharma, said to him: "Whom, best of the twice-born, is worshipped in the rites ordained for gods and ancestors?

हिन्दी अर्थ

एष ते कथित: पार्थ नारायणजयो मृथे

English

Tell me that, best of the wise, as in the tradition, you who have told it: what is this action done, and what fruit is wished for it?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऋषिभि: कथितानीह यानि संकीर्तितानि ते ब्रद्मलोक॑ च कौन्तेय गोलोक॑ च सनातनम्

English

[Narada said:] "You said before that the rite for the gods is to be done; the deity and the supreme sacrifice is the eternal Supreme Self.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्मलोकमें रहता हूँ और सनातन गोलोकमें विहार करता हूँ

English

Then, formed by him, I ever worship the imperishable Vaikuntha; and from him came forth Brahma, grandfather of the world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नमस्व देवं प्रयतो विश्वेशं हरमक्षयम् तस्य प्रभाव एवाग्रे यच्छुतं ते धनंजय

English

Pleased, Parameshthi begot my father; I am his first-ordained mind-born son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तुमने जो कुछ सुन रक्‍्खा है, वह सब उन रुद्रदेवका ही प्रभाव है

English

I worship the ancestors, good one, when the Narayana rite is done; thus the blessed one himself, father, mother and grandfather, is worshipped by me always at ancestor sacrifices as lord of the world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्विचत्वारिंशदधिकत्रिशततमो5 ध्याय: यच्छुत्वा मुनय: सर्वे विस्मयं परमं गता:

English

There is also another tradition: the ancestors worshipped their sons as gods; the Veda was lost and again taught by sons; then those sons, giving mantras, attained fatherhood.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समस्त ऋषियोंको बड़ा आश्चर्य हुआ है

English

Surely this was known long ago to you two of purified selves: sons and fathers worshipped each other."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्कालसमये चैव दक्षयज्ञो बभूव ह ततो दधीचिवचनाद् दक्षयज्ञमपाहरत्

English

"The king said, 'It has been said that Brahmanas are armed with the thunder of speech, and that Kshatriyas have might of arms. Hence, learned Brahmana, this wordy warfare has set in between thee

हिन्दी अर्थ

तच्छूलं भस्मसात्कृत्वा दक्षयज्ञं सविस्तरम्

English

"The Brahmana said, 'As regards myself, even that is my resolution today. What shall I give thee according to my might? Tell me, O king of kings, and I shall give thee, having wealth of my own. Do

हिन्दी अर्थ

वेगेन महता पार्थ पतन्नारायणोरसि बभूवुर्मुज्जवर्णास्तु ततो5हं मुछजकेशवान्

English

"The king said, 'If, indeed, thou desirest to give me anything, then give me the fruits thou hast earned by practising recitation for these thousand years.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

जगाम शंकरकरं नारायणसमाहतम्

English

"The Brahmana said, 'Take the highest fruit of the recitations I have gone through. Indeed, take half, without any scruple, of that fruit. Or, O king, if thou wishest, take without any scruple the entire fruits of my recitations.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुंकारसे प्रतिहत होकर वह शंकरजीके हाथमें चला गया तत एन॑ समुद्भूतं कण्ठे जग्राह पाणिना

English

"The king said, 'Blessed be thou, I have no need for the fruits of thy recitations which I solicited. Blessings on thy head. I am about to leave thee. Tell me, however, what those fruits are (of thy

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथ रुद्रविघातार्थमिषीकां नर उद्धरन्

English

"The Brahmana said, 'I have no knowledge of the fruits I have won. I have, however, given thee those fruits that I have acquired by recitation. These, viz., Dharma and Time, and Yama, and Mrityu, are witnesses (of the act of gift).'

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्मिन् युद्धे तु वा्ष्णेय त्रैलोक्यशमने तदा नागृह्नात् पावक: शुभ्र॑ मखेषु सुहुतं हवि:

English

"The king said, 'What will the fruits, that are unknown, of these thy observances, do for me? If thou dost not tell me what the fruits are of thy recitations, let those fruits be thine, for without doubt I do not wish

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवान् रजस्तमश्वैव समाविविशतुस्तदा

English

"The Brahmana said, 'I will not accept any other utterance (from thee). I have given thee the fruits of my recitations. Let, O royal sage, both thy words and mine become true. As regards my recitations, I never cherished any specific desire to accomplish. How then, O tiger among kings, should I have any knowledge of what the fruits are of those recitations? Thou saidst, 'Give!' I said 'I give!' I shall not falsify these words. Keep the truth. Be calm! If thou request to keep my word, O king, great will be thy sin due to falsehood. O chastiser of foes, it does not become thee to utter what is untrue. Similarly, I dare not falsify what I have uttered. I have, before this, unhesitatingly said, 7 give !' If, therefore, thou art firm in truth, accept my gift. Coming here, O king, thou didst solicit of me the fruits of my recitations. Therefore, take what I have given away, if, indeed, thou art firm in truth. He who is addicted to falsehood had neither this world nor the next. Such a person fails to rescue his (deceased) ancestors. How again shall he succeed in doing good to his (unborn) progeny? The rewards of sacrifices and gifts, as also of fasts and religious observances, are not so efficacious in rescuing (a person from evil and hell)

हिन्दी अर्थ

और तमोगुणका आवेश हो गया था आजगामाशु त॑ देशं यत्र युद्धमवर्तत

English

"Three are without bodily form and these bearing a form of rice-ball; let them be the ancestors in the world, made by me, eternal.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उवाच वचन रुद्रं लोकानामस्तु वै शिवम्

English

Father, grandfather and likewise great-grandfather: I alone am to be known here, standing in the three rice-balls.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तपसा महता युक्तौ देवश्रेष्ठी महाव्रती

English

None is greater than I; whom should I myself worship? Who is my father in the world? I alone am grandfather,

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वं चैव क्रोधजस्तात पूर्वसर्गे सनातन: पूर्वसर्गमें उन्हीं भगवानके क्रोधसे उत्पन्न हुए सनातन पुरुष हैं

English

grandfather and father; I alone am the cause here": having said these words, the god of gods, Vrishakapi,

हिन्दी अर्थ

कीजिये, जिससे सम्पूर्ण जगतमें शीघ्र ही शान्ति स्थापित हो”

English

on the boar mountain, Brahmana, having given rice-balls at length and worshipped himself, vanished there itself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रीतिमानभवत्् तत्र रुद्रेण सह संगत: उवाच देवमीशानमीश: स जगतो हरि:

English

For this reason, wise one, the ancestors called rice-balls constantly receive worship, according to Vrishakapi's word.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नावयोरन्तरं किंचिन्मा ते5भूद् बुद्धिरन्यथा

English

Those who worship ancestors, gods, teachers and guests, cows, the best of the twice-born, and the earth their mother, by deed, mind and speech, worship Vishnu alone.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मम पाण्यड्कितश्नापि श्रीकण्ठस्त्वं भविष्यसि सख्यं चैवातुलं कृत्वा रुद्रेण सहितावृषी

English

The blessed one dwelling within, in the bodies of all beings, equal in all beings, the lord of pleasure and pain, great, great-souled, the self of all, is heard of as Narayana."

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैसा फलदायक नहीं है, जैसी कि भगवान् नारायणकी कथा है नारायणाश्रयां पुण्यां सर्वपापप्रमोचनीम्

English

as Truth, O bull among men, in both this and the next world. All the penances that have been undergone by thee and all those that thou wilt undergo in the future for hundreds and thousands of years

हिन्दी अर्थ

निकाले गये अमृतके समान है

English

[Vaishampayana said:] Having lived a thousand years in the hermitage of Nara and Narayana, having heard the account of the blessed one and seen the imperishable Hari, Narada quickly went to the Himalaya, where his own hermitage was.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नवनीतं यथा दध्नो मलयाच्चन्दनं यथा समुद्धृतमिदं ब्रह्मन् कथामृतमिदं तथा

English

Those two sages Nara and Narayana, famed for austerity, practised excellent austerity in that same lovely hermitage.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स ईशो भगवान् देव: सर्वभूतात्मभावन:

English

Today the lifter of the Pandava line, of boundless prowess, has been purified by hearing this story from the beginning.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत्राविशन्ति कल्पान्ते सर्वे ब्रह्मादय: सुरा: न ततोस्ति परं मन्ये पावन दिवि चेह च

English

Neither the next world nor this is his, best of kings, who by deed, mind or speech hates the imperishable Vishnu.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देनेवाला नहीं है, जैसा कि भगवान् नारायणकी कथा प्रदान करती है

English

His ancestors sink in hell for endless years who hates the best of the gods, the god Narayana Hari.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हरेविंश्वेश्वरस्येह सर्वपापप्रणाशनीम् वासुदेवसहायो य: प्राप्तवाउ्जयमुत्तमम्

English

How could the self of anyone be hated? The self, tiger among men, is to be known as Vishnu; so it stands.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ली, वह वहाँ उन्होंने कोई अदभुत कार्य नहीं किया है

English

This teacher of ours, the sage son of Gandhavati, told this greatness of the Supreme Self; from him I heard this and I have told it to you, sinless one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्रैलोक्यनाथो विष्णु: स यथा55सीत् साहुकृत् स वै हिताय श्रेयसे चैव येषामासीज्जनार्दन:

English

Know Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa to be the lord Narayana. Who else, tiger among men, would be the maker of the Mahabharata, and who would tell the various dharmas except the lord?

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुनकर हमारे तन-मन पवित्र हो गये

English

do not possess efficacy greater than that of Truth. Truth is one un deteriorating Brahma. Truth is the one undeteriorating Penance. Truth is the one undeteriorating sacrifice. Truth is the one undeteriorating Veda. Truth is awake in the Vedas. The fruits attached to Truth have been said to be the highest. From Truth arise Righteousness and Self-restraint. Everything rests on Truth. Truth is the Vedas and their branches. Truth is Knowledge. Truth is the Ordinance. Truth is the observance of vows and fasts. Truth is the Primeval Word Om. Truth is the origin of creatures. Truth is their progeny. It is by Truth that the Wind moves. It is by Truth that the Sun gives heat. It is by Truth that Fire burns. It is on Truth that Heaven rests. Truth is Sacrifice, Penance, Vedas, the utterance of Samans, Mantras, and Saraswati. It hath been heard by us that once on a time Truth and all religious observances were placed on a pair of scales. When both were weighed, that scale on which Truth was, seen to be heavier. There is Truth where Righteousness is. Everything increaseth through Truth. Why, O king, dost thou wish to do an act that is stained with falsehood? Be firm in Truth. Do not act falsely, O monarch! Why wouldst thou falsify thy words 'Give (me),' which thou hast uttered? If thou refusest, O monarch, to accept the fruits that I have given thee of my recitations, thou shalt then have to wander over the world, fallen away from Righteousness! That person who does not give after having promised, and he also that does not accept after having solicited, are both stained with falsehood. It behoveth thee, therefore, not to falsify thy own

हिन्दी अर्थ

सब्रद्यकै: सुरै: कृत्स्नैरन्यैश्वेव महर्षिभि: अन्यान्य महर्षियोंके लिये भी दुर्लभ है

English

"The king said, 'To fight and protect (subjects) are the duties of Kshatriyas. It is said that Kshatriyas are givers (of presents). How then shall I take anything from thee (in gift)?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

नूनमेतद्धयनुमतं तस्य देवस्य सूतज

English

"The Brahmana said, 'I never insisted on thee, O king (for accepting anything from me in the first instance). I did not seek thy house. Thyself, coming here, didst solicit me. Why then dost thou not take?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत् प्राद्रवत् पुनर्भूयो नारदो देवसत्तमौ कारण है? यह मुझे बताइये

English

"Dharma said, 'Know ye both that I am Dharma himself. Let there be no dispute between you. Let the Brahmana become endued with the reward attaching to gift, and let the monarch also obtain the merit of

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मिन् यज्ञे वर्तमाने राज्ञ: पारिक्षितस्य वै

English

"Heaven said, 'Know, O great king, that I am Heaven's self in my embodied form, come hither in person. Let this dispute between you cease. You are both equal in respect of the merit or rewards earned.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्वेतद्वीपातन्निवृत्तेन नारदेन सुर्िणा नारद जब श्वेतद्वीपसे लौट आये, तब उसके बाद उन्होंने क्या किया?

English

"The king said, 'I have no use with Heaven. Go, O Heaven, to the place you have come from. If this learned Brahmana desires to repair to thee, let him take the rewards that I have won (by my acts in life).'

हिन्दी अर्थ

बदर्याश्रममागम्य समागम्य च तावृषी

English

"The Brahmana said, 'In my younger days I had, through ignorance, stretched my hand (for acceptance of gifts). At present, however, I recite the Gayatri, observing the duty of abstention, l Why dost thou, O king, tempt me thus, me who have for a long time observed the duty of abstention? I shall myself do

हिन्दी अर्थ

समयतक निवास किया और उन दोनोंसे कौन-सी कथा पूछी? इदं शतसहस्राद्धि भारताख्यानविस्तरात्

English

He is the womb of the world, the abode of nectar, subtle, ancient, unmoving, supreme; held high by Sankhya-yogis, always known by the self-restrained through understanding.

हिन्दी अर्थ

य॑ दृष्टवन्तस्ते साक्षाच्छीवत्साड्कविभूषणम्

English

what my duty is. I do not wish to have any share of the rewards won by thee, O monarch! I am devoted to penances and to study of the

हिन्दी अर्थ

आत्मनिष्ठ हो महान् व्रत लेकर बड़ी भारी तपस्या कर रहे थे श्रीवत्सलक्षणौ पूज्यौ जटामण्डलधारिणौ

English

[Janamejaya said:] In action and in withdrawal, how each is ordained, that we have heard, Brahmana, told by you, sinless one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रियभक्तो हि भगवान् परमात्मा द्विजप्रिय:

English

And that great Hayashiras you described, of Vishnu the enjoyer of offerings to gods and ancestors, in the ocean first covered with water, that too was seen by the blessed Brahma Parameshthi.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः स्वयं दर्शितवान् स्वमात्मानं द्विजोत्तम न तत् सम्प्राप्तुते कश्निदृते ह्यावां द्विजोत्तम

English

What was that form produced before by Hari, the bearer of the worlds, a form unprecedented, best of the wise, by the great ones' power?

हिन्दी अर्थ

आदित्यदग्धसर्वाड्रा अदृश्या: केनचित् क्वचित्

English

Seeing that best of gods, unprecedented, of boundless might, that holy Hayashiras, what did Brahma do, sage?

हिन्दी अर्थ

हैवं कृत्वा यथान्यायं पित्रयं चक्रे ततः परम् क इज्यते द्विजश्रेष्ठ हैवे पित्रये च कल्पिते

English

This doubt of ours, Brahmana, born of knowledge of the Purana, tell us, wise one, made by the Great Person; we have been purified by you, Brahmana, as you tell the holy story.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मर्यादास्थापनार्थ च ततो वचनमुक्तवान्

English

[Vaishampayana said:] I shall tell you all the Purana, equal to the Veda, which the blessed Vyasa sang to the king, Dharma's son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वमप्यमितविक्रान्त: पाण्डवानां कुलोद्वह: नैव तस्यापरो लोको नायं पार्थिवसत्तम

English

Having heard of the form of the god Hayashiras of Hari's wisdom, the king, a doubt having risen, urged him on.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रसंग मेरे गुरु व्यासजीको बताया था

English

[Yudhishthira said:] That form which Brahma showed, the god bearing a horse's head: why did that body, made by the god, come about?

हिन्दी अर्थ

न चाल्पतेजसमृषिं वेझि नारदमव्ययम् देवप्रसादानुगतं व्यक्त तत् तस्य दर्शनम्

English

Vedas, and I have abstained from acceptance.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

बदरीमाश्रमं यत् तु नारद: प्राद्रवत् पुनः

English

"The king said, 'If, O Brahmana, thou art really to give me the excellent reward of thy recitation, then let half that reward be mine, thyself taking at the same time half the reward that I myself have won by my acts. Brahmanas are engaged in the duty of acceptance. Persons born in the royal order are engaged in the duty of giving. If thou art not unaware of the duties (laid down for both the orders), let our fruits be equal (according to the suggestion I have made). Or, if thou dost not wish to be my equal in respect of our rewards, take then the whole of the rewards that I may have won. Do take the merit I have won, if thou wishest to show me grace.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

बदरिकाश्रमको प्रस्थान किया, इसका क्या कारण है? श्वेतद्वीपान्निवृत्तश्न नारद: परमेछिज:

English

"Bhishma continued, 'At this time, two individuals of very ungainly aspect came there. Each had his arm upon the other's shoulder; both were ill-dressed. They said these words, 'Thou owest me nothing. I really owe thee. If we dispute in this way, here is the king who ruleth individuals. I say truly, thou owest me nothing! Thou speakest falsely. I do owe thee a debt. Both of them, waxing very hot in dispute, then addressed the king, saying, 'See, O monarch, that none of us may become stained with sin.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

कियन्तं कालमवसत् प्रश्नान् कान् पृष्टवांश्च॒ ह

English

" Virupa said, 'I woe my companion, Vikrita, O monarch, the merits of the gift of a cow. I am willing to pay off that debt. This Vikrita, however, refuses to take repayment.' l

हिन्दी अर्थ

किमब्रूतां महात्मानौ नरनारायणावृषी नमो भगवते तस्मै व्यासायामिततेजसे

English

"Vikrita said, 'This Virupa, O monarch, oweth me nothing. He speaks a falsehood with the appearance of truth, O king.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृपाप्रसादसे मैं भगवान् नारायणकी यह कथा कह रहा हूँ

English

"The king said, "Tell me, O Virupa, what is that which thou owest thy friend here. It is my resolution to hear thee and then do what is proper.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राप्य श्वेतं महाद्वीपं दृष्टयवा च हरिमव्ययम् यद् गत्वा दूरमध्वानं क्षेमी पुनरिहागत:

English

"Virupa said, 'Hear attentively, O king, all the circumstances in detail, about how I owe my companion, viz., this Vikrita, O ruler of men. This Vikrita had, in bygone days, for the sake of winning merit, O sinless one, given away an auspicious cow, O royal sage, unto a Brahmana devoted to penances as the study of the Vedas. Going unto him, O king, I begged of him the reward of that act. With a pure heart, Vikrita made a gift to me of that reward. I then, for my purification, did some good acts. I also purchased two kapila cows with calves, both of which used to yield large quantities of milk. I then made a present, according to due rites and with proper devotion, of those two cows unto a poor Brahmana living by the Unchha 2 method. Having formerly accepted the gift from my companion, I desire, O lord, even here, to give him return twice the reward! 3 The circumstances being such, O tiger among men, who amongst us two shall be innocent and who guilty (according to your judgment)? Disputing with each other about this, we have both come to thee, O monarch! Whether thou judgest rightly or wrongly, establish both of us in peace. If this my companion does not wish to take

हिन्दी अर्थ

मार्ग तै करके पुनः यहाँ सकुशल कैसे लौट आया?

English

The god, joined with knowledge as helper, Vishvaksena Hari, the lord, made his bed in the waters alone, entered into yogic sleep, thinking of creation of the world, varied and born of many qualities.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निपपात च खात् तूर्ण विशालां बदरीमनु ही आकाशसे नीचे उतर पड़े

English

As he thought of creation, the great quality of the self is remembered; from it ego was born, Brahma the auspicious four-faced, Hiranyagarbha, the blessed, grandfather of all worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तपश्चरन्तौ सुमहदात्मनिष्ठौ महाव्रतौ

English

In the lotus, born of Aniruddha, then lotus-eyed, radiant, seated on the thousand-petalled lotus, the eternal one.

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यूढोरस्कौ दीर्घभुजी तथा मुष्कचतुष्किणौ

English

He saw the world made of water, of wonderful appearance; the lord Parameshthi, standing in sattva, then created hosts of beings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वास्यौ पृथुललाटौ च सुभ्रू सुहनुनासिकौ सदोगतास्तत्र ये वै सर्वभूतनमस्कृता:

English

And before, on a lotus leaf bright as the sun's rays, two drops of water made by Narayana, excellent in quality, existed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति संचिन्त्य मनसा कृत्वा चाभिप्रदक्षिणम्

English

The blessed one, beginningless and endless, unfallen, saw them. One drop there was honey-coloured, of lovely radiance.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्तौ तपसां वासौ यशसां तेजसामपि पश्चान्नारदमव्यग्रौ पाद्यार््याभ्याम थार्चत:

English

That tamasic one became Madhu then, by Narayana's command; the other, hard drop, Kaitabha, was rajasic.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेषु तत्रोपविष्टेषु स देशोडभिव्यराजत

English

Those two best ones, joined with tamas and rajas, strong, mace in hand, ran following the lotus stalk.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपीदानीं स भगवान् परमात्मा सनातन: कारणरूप सनातन परमात्मा भगवान्का दर्शन कर लिया?

English

They saw Brahma of boundless radiance seated on the lotus, creating first the four Vedas of lovely form.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अद्यापि चैनं पश्यामि युवां पश्चन् सनातनौ

English

Then those two best of asuras, seeing the Vedas embodied, suddenly seized the Vedas as Brahma watched.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तैर्लक्षणैरुपेतौ हि व्यक्तरूपधरौ युवाम् सदृशस्टत्रिषु लोकेषु ऋते धर्मात्मजौ युवाम्

English

Then those two best of danavas, taking the eternal Vedas, quickly entered the nether world in the ocean first covered with water.

हिन्दी अर्थ

और श्रीमें उन्हीं परमेश्वरके समान हो

English

When the Vedas were taken, Brahma fell into confusion; then, deprived of the Vedas, he spoke to the lord:

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रादुर्भावाश्ष कथिता भविष्या इह ये यथा प्रतिबुद्धा श्व ते सर्वे भक्ताश्न पुरुषोत्तमम्

English

"The Vedas are my supreme eye, the Vedas my supreme strength, the Vedas my supreme abode, the Vedas my highest Brahman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हेतुश्नाज्ञा विधानं च तत्त्वं चैव महायशा: भगवान् ही हेतु, आज्ञा, विधि और तत्त्वरूप हैं

English

All my Vedas have been taken by force by two danavas; the worlds, deprived of the Vedas, have become dark to me. Without the Vedas what shall I do, set to create the worlds?

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेज इत्यभिविख्यातं स्वयंभासावभासितम्

English

Ah, great sorrow born of the loss of the Veda has come upon me; it torments my heart, kindling fierce grief.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतया शुभया बुद्धया नैछिकं व्रतमास्थित: कल्याणमयी बुद्धिके द्वारा वे नैप्ठिक व्रतका आश्रय लेकर स्थित हैं

English

Who would raise me, sunk in the ocean of grief, from here today, bring back the lost Vedas? To whom shall I be dear?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

न वायुर्वाति देवेशे तपश्चरति दुश्वरम्

English

While Brahma spoke thus, best of kings, a thought arose in him, best of the wise, to praise Hari; then the lord with joined palms sang the supreme prayer.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रीहरिके समीप यह लौकिक वायु भी नहीं चलती है यद् ब्रह्मा ऋषयश्चैव स्वयं पशुपतिश्न यत्

English

"Homage to you, heart of Brahman; homage to you, my elder; best of the world's support, treasury of Sankhya and yoga, lord,

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृत्स्नं तु तस्य देवस्य चरणावुपतिष्ठति

English

maker of the manifest and unmanifest, inconceivable, standing on the path of welfare, enjoyer of the universe, inner self of all beings, unborn,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ता: सर्वा: शिरसा देव: प्रतिगृह्नाति वै स्‍्वयम् क्रियाएँ समर्पित की जाती हैं, उन सबको वे भगवान् स्वयं शिरोधार्य करते हैं

English

I am born of your grace, self-born abode of the world; from you came my first mind-born birth, honoured by the twice-born.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विद्यते त्रिषु लोकेषु ततो5स्यैकान्तिकं गत:

English

My second old birth was from the eye; by your grace my third great birth was from speech.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आसिपष्ये तत्परो भूत्वा युवाभ्यां सह नित्यश: नहितं दृष्टवान् कश्चित् पद्मययोनिरपि स्वयम्

English

My fourth birth, lord, was from the ear from you; and my fifth birth, from the nose, is said to be from you.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नारहैतद्धि नौ सत्यं वचनं समुदाह्मतम्

English

My sixth birth, from the egg, was made by you, and this seventh birth is lotus-born, of boundless radiance.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दूसरा कोई नहीं पहुँच सकता

English

In every creation I am your son, free of the three qualities, famed, lotus-eyed one, made of the chief qualities.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भी कान्ति है, जहाँ भगवान् विराज रहे हैं क्षमा क्षमावतां श्रेष्ठ यया भूमिस्तु युज्यते

English

You are the lord, self-existent, Supreme Person; I was made by you, the eye of the Veda, going in light.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्षमाकी उत्पत्ति हुई है, जिससे पृथ्वीका संयोग होता है

English

Those Vedas of mine are taken; I am blind of eye; wake! Give me eyes; I am dear to you and you are dear to me."

हिन्दी अर्थ

आपो हि तेन युज्यन्ते द्रवरत्वं प्राप्तुवन्ति च जलके साथ संयोग है और जिसके कारण जल द्रवीभूत होता है

English

Thus praised, the blessed Person facing every side gave up sleep and, bent on the Veda's work, by lordly power took a second body.

हिन्दी अर्थ

येन संयुज्यते सूर्यस्ततो लोके विराजते

English

Becoming one with a fine-nosed body, moon-bright, the lord made a white horse's head, the abode of the Vedas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

येन सम युज्यते वायुस्ततो लोकान् विवात्यसौ उससे संयुक्त होनेके कारण ही वे सम्पूर्ण लोकोंमें प्रवाहित होते हैं

English

Its head became heaven with the stars and planets; its long hair became bright as the sun's rays.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आकाशं युज्यते येन ततस्तिष्ठत्यसंवृतम्

English

Its ear-cavities were the nether worlds, its forehead the earth-bearer; Ganga and Sarasvati, the holy great river, were its brows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चन्द्रमा येन संयुक्त: प्रकाशगुणधारण: मनसे संयुक्त होकर ही चन्द्रमा प्रकाश-गुणको धारण करता है

English

The eyes were the moon and sun, the nose twilight; Om was the refinement, and the lightning-tongue was made.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विद्यासहायो यत्रास्ते भगवान् हव्यकव्यभुक्

English

The teeth, O king, were the ancestors, called Soma-drinkers; the world of cows and the world of Brahma were the lips of the great soul; its neck, O king, was Kalaratri, of the best qualities.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विराजमान हैं, वह वेदसंज्ञक स्थान सद्भूतोत्पादक कहलाता है तेषां वै क्षेममध्वानं गच्छतां द्विजसत्तम

English

Having made this Hayashiras covered with many forms, the lord of the universe vanished and entered the nether world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मादपि च निर्मुक्ता अनिरुद्धतनौ स्थिता: प्रद्युम्नाच्चापि निर्मुक्ता जीव॑ संकर्षणं तत:

English

Entered again into the nether world and established in supreme yoga, taking the voice of the phonetic rule, he uttered the sound Om.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जीवस्वरूप संकर्षणमें प्रविष्ट होते हैं

English

Resonant with echo, all-pervading and smooth, it became immersed in the earth, risen with the qualities of all beings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्त्रैगुण्यहीनास्ते परमात्मानमञज्जसा सर्वावासं वासुदेवं क्षेत्रज्ञं विद्धि तत्त्वतः

English

Then those two asuras, having bound the Vedas by agreement and cast them in the nether world, ran swiftly from where the sound was.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकान्तभावोपगता वासुदेव॑ विशन्ति ते

English

In the meantime, O king, the god bearing Hayashiras, Hari, took all the Vedas gone to the nether world and gave them back to Brahma, and then returned to his own nature.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रम्यां विशालामाश्रित्य तप उग्र॑ समास्थितौ भविष्यन्ति त्रिलोकस्थास्तेषां स्वतीत्यथो द्विज

English

Having placed Hayashiras in the ocean covered with water, he became the abode of the Vedas, Ashvashiras.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हैं, उनका सदा ही परम मंगल हो--यही हमारी इस तपस्याका उद्देश्य है

English

Then the danavas Madhu and Kaitabha, seeing nothing, came back there swiftly; and the place where the Vedas had been cast, as they looked, was empty.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आस्थिताभ्यां सर्वकृच्छूं व्रतं सम्यगनुत्तमम् समागतो भगवता संजल्पं कृतवांस्तथा

English

Then, best of the strong, taking the greatest speed, they rose again quickly from the abode of the nether waters and saw that same primal Person, the lord,

हिन्दी अर्थ

नारद: प्राउ्जलिर्भूत्वा नारायणपरायण:

English

white, pure as the moon, established in the body of Aniruddha, of boundless prowess again, entered into yogic sleep,

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिव्यं वर्षसहसत्रं हि नरनारायणाश्रमे तमेवाभ्यर्चयन् देव॑ं नरनारायणो च तौ

English

on a couch of the serpent's coils made by himself, laid above the water and surrounded by garlands of flame,

हिन्दी अर्थ

चतुश्नत्वारिंशदधिकत्रिशततमो5 ध्याय:

English

endowed with spotless sattva, of lovely radiance. Seeing him, the two lords of danavas gave a great laugh.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हैवतं च परो यज्ञ: परमात्मा सनातन:

English

They, entered by rajas and tamas, said: "This white Person lies asleep.

हिन्दी अर्थ

है; क्योंकि देवकर्म उत्तम यज्ञ है और यज्ञ सनातन परमात्माका स्वरूप है तस्माच्च प्रसृत:ः पूर्व ब्रह्मा लोकपितामह:

English

Surely by him the Vedas were taken from the nether world. Whose is he? Who is this? And why does the blessed one sleep?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहं संकल्पजस्तस्य पुत्र: प्रथमकल्पित:

English

Having spoken these words, they woke Hari; understanding them as wanting battle, the Supreme Person awoke.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवं स एव भगवान् पिता माता पितामह: (देवताओं) नें पुत्रों (अग्निष्वात्त- आदि) का पूजन किया

English

Looking at those two lords of asuras, he then set his mind on battle. Then battle took place between them and Narayana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्ते मन्त्रदा: पुत्रा: पितृत्वमुपपेदिरे

English

Both Madhu and Kaitabha, their bodies entered by rajas and tamas, were slain by Madhusudana, as a service to Brahma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इसीसे वे मन्त्रदाता पुत्र पितृभावको प्राप्त हुए पुत्राश्न पितरश्वैव परस्परमपूजयन्

English

Then, by their quick killing and the recovery of the Vedas, the Supreme Person removed Brahma's grief.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शुद्धात्मा पुरुषोंको निश्चय ही पहलेसे ही ज्ञात रही होगी

English

Then Brahma, surrounded and honoured with the Vedas, his enemies slain, created all worlds, moving and unmoving.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गोविन्द उज्जहाराशु वाराहं रूपमास्थित: शीघ्रतापूर्वक इसका उद्धार किया था

English

Having given the grandfather the foremost understanding for creating the worlds, the god vanished there, back to where Hari had come from.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जलकर्दमलिप्ताड़ो लोककार्यार्थमुद्यत:

English

Having slain those two danavas and made the Hayashiras body, Hari again took that same body for the dharma of action.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ही लोकहितका कार्य करनेके लिये उद्यत हुए दंष्टाविलग्नांस्त्रीनू पिण्डान् विधाय सहसा प्रभु:

English

Thus the greatly fortunate Hari became Ashvashiras; this ancient lordly boon-giving form has been told.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यस्य चिन्तयतः सद्यः पितृकार्यविधीन् परान् अश्रिता धरणीं पिण्डास्तस्मात् पितर एव ते

English

The brahmana who always hears or bears this, his study will never go to loss.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भवन्तु पितरो लोके मया सृष्टा: सनातना:

English

Having worshipped by fierce austerity the god who bears the head of Hara, the order was gained by Panchala, Rama pointing the way.

हिन्दी अर्थ

को वा मम पिता लोके अहमेव पितामह: इत्येतदुक्त्वा वचनं देवदेवो वृषाकपि:

English

This account of Hayashiras, O king, has been told to you, the Purana equal to the Veda, which you asked me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आत्मानं पूजयित्वैव तत्रैवादर्शनं गत:

English

Whatever body the god wishes to take at any time in the course of his work, he takes it, transforming himself by himself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लभन्ते सततं पूजां वृषाकपिवचो यथा गाश्चैव द्विजमुख्यांश्ष पृथिवीं मातरं यथा

English

This glorious one is the treasury of the Veda, treasury of austerity; he is yoga and Sankhya and supreme Brahman, Hari the pervader.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्तर्गत: स भगवान् सर्वसत्त्वशरीरग:

English

The Vedas have Narayana as their end, sacrifices are of Narayana's nature, austerity has Narayana as highest, Narayana is the supreme goal.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महान् महात्मा सर्वात्मा नारायण इति श्रुति: पज्चचत्वारिंशदधिकत्रिशततमो5 ध्याय:

English

Narayana is the highest truth; the true order is of Narayana's nature; the highest dharma is Narayana, hard to find for return.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रति नारदजीकी भक्ति बहुत बढ़ गयी। वे उनके अनन्य भक्त हो गये

English

The dharma marked by action is of Narayana's nature; smell, the best quality of earth, is remembered as of Narayana's nature.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रुत्वा भगवदाख्यानं दृष्टवा च हरिमव्ययम् तावपि ख्याततपसौ नरनारायणावृषी

English

And the quality of waters, O king, taste, is of Narayana's nature; form, the quality of luminaries, is remembered as of Narayana's nature.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुए उत्तम तपस्यामें संलग्न हो गये

English

Touch, the quality of wind, is remembered as of Narayana's nature; sound, born of space, is also of Narayana's nature.

हिन्दी अर्थ

है, उसका न इस लोकमें ठिकाना है और न परलोकमें

English

Then mind too is an element, marked by the qualities of the unmanifest; Time is supremely Narayana, and what is the course of the luminaries.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मज्जन्ति पितरस्तस्य नरके शाश्वती: समा: कथं नाम भवेद् द्वेष्प आत्मा लोकस्य कस्यचित्

English

Fame, Shri, Lakshmi and the goddesses have Narayana as their highest; Sankhya has Narayana as highest; yoga is of Narayana's nature.

हिन्दी अर्थ

य एष गुरुरस्माकमृषिर्गन्धवतीसुत:

English

For those whose cause is the Person, and those whose cause is Pradhana, nature, action, or fate,

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्माच्छुतं मया चेदं कथितं च तवानघ एष धर्मो जगन्नाथात् साक्षान्नारायणान्नूप

English

called the five causes, Hari is the end everywhere, for those who seek the truth by reasons facing every way.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नारायणसे ही प्राप्त किया था

English

The one truth is the yogi Hari Narayana, the lord, of the worlds with Brahma and of the great-souled sages,

हिन्दी अर्थ

कथितो हरिगीतासु समासविधिकल्पित: भला, भगवानके सिवा दूसरा कौन महाभारतका कर्ता हो सकता है?

English

of the Sankhyas, yogis, ascetics and knowers of the self; Keshava knows their wish, but they do not know his.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मान् नानाविधांश्वैव को ब्रूयात् तमृते प्रभुम्

English

Whoever in all worlds perform rites for gods and ancestors, give gifts, and practise great austerity,

हिन्दी अर्थ

संकल्पिताश्वमेधस्त्वं श्रुतधर्मश्न॒ तत्त्वतः राजाओंमें श्रेष्ठ जनमेजयने अपने यज्ञको पूर्ण करनेका सारा कार्य आरम्भ किया

English

Vishnu is the refuge of all, standing in lordly rule, the dwelling made for all beings, and is called Vasudeva.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पृष्टेन शौनकाद्येह नैमिषारण्यवासिषु

English

This is the eternal supreme great sage, of great glory, with qualities and called without qualities, and quickly joins with qualities, as Time joins with the seasons in their season.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यहाँ यह नारायणका माहात्म्य-सम्बन्धी उपाख्यान तुम्हें सुनाया है ऋषीणां पाण्डवानां च शृण्वतो: कृष्णभीष्मयो:

English

The great souls do not find his course, nor does anyone here see his non-course; the great sages, self-controlled, of the nature of knowledge, always see the Person who exceeds the qualities.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हितचिन्तक श्रीहरि तुम्हारे आश्रय हों 5भयदो मखभागहरोडस्तु शरणं स ते

English

from me in return a gift equal to what he gave me, thou shalt have to judge patiently and set us both on the right track.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

ईश्वरो हि जगत्स्रष्टा प्रभुनोतियणो विराट्

English

[Janamejaya said:] Those in the world who have burnt their fuel, free of merit and sin: for them you have indicated the goal that has come down by tradition.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सृजन्तं प्रथम वेदां श्वतुरश्चारुविग्रहान् रसां विविशतुस्तुर्णमुदक्पूर्वे महोदधौ

English

In the fourth state they go to the Supreme Person; but the single-minded go to the highest state.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ते मे वेदा हताश्चक्षुरन्धो जातो5स्मि जागृहि

English

Surely this single-minded dharma is best and dear to Narayana, since they go to the imperishable Hari without going the three paths.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त॑ दृष्टवा दानवेन्द्री तो महाहासममुख्चताम् अयं स पुरुष: श्वेत: शेते निद्रामुपागत:

English

The brahmins who rightly stand in the Vedas with the Upanishads, who recite by rule, and those who follow the dharma of ascetics,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ज्योतिषां च परं रूप॑ स्मृतं नारायणात्मकम्

English

I know the goal of single-minded men to be better than theirs. By what god or sage was this dharma told?

हिन्दी अर्थ

पठन्ति विधिमास्थाय ये चापि यतिधर्मिण: उन्हींको प्राप्त होती है, जो भगवानके अनन्य भक्त होते हैं

English

What is the conduct of the single-minded, and when was it produced, lord? Cut this doubt of mine; my curiosity is great.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुपर्णाच्चाप्यधिगतो धर्म एब सनातन:

English

[Vaishampayana said:] When the armies stood ready in the battle of the Kurus and Pandavas, and Arjuna was dispirited, it was sung by the blessed one himself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रजासर्गकरो ब्रह्मा तमुवाच जगत्पति:

English

The coming and the going were told to you by me before; this dharma is deep, hard to know for the unpractised.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गतिमात्मगां सुकृतिनामृषीणाम्

English

"The king said, 'Why do you not accept payment that is sought to be made of the debt that is owing to thee? Do not delay, but accept payment of what thou knowest is thy due.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

बुद्धया यतात्मभिरिदं सनातनम् षट्चत्वारिंशदधिकत्रिशततमो5ध्याय:

English

"Vikrita said, 'This one says that he owes me. I say unto him that what I gave I gave away. He doth not, therefore, owe me anything. Let him go whithersoever he wishes.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

जन्म धर्मगृहे चैव नरनारायणात्मकम्

English

"The king said, 'He is ready to give thee. Thou., however, art unwilling to take. This does not seem proper to me. I think that thou deservest punishment for this. There is little doubt in this.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

था, इस बातको भी जान लिया प्रवृत्ती च निवृत्ती च यो यथा परिकल्पित:

English

"Vikrita said, 'I made a gift to him, O royal sage! How can I take it back? If I am guilty in this, do thou pronounce the punishment, O puissant one.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

हव्यकव्यभुजो विष्णुरुदक्पूर्वे महोदधौ

English

" Virupa said, 'If thou refusest to take when I am ready to give, this king will certainly punish thee, for he is an upholder of justice.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

तच्च दृष्टं भगवता ब्रह्मणा परमेछ्ठिना रूप॑ प्रभावं महतामपूर्व धीमतां वर

English

"Vikrita said, 'Solicited by him I gave him what was my own. How shall I now retake that? Thou mayst go away. Thou hast my leave.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

करके ब्रह्माजीने क्या किया?

English

"The Brahmana said, 'Thou hast heard, O king, the words of these two. Do thou take without scruple that which I have pledged myself to give thee.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

कथयस्वोत्तममते महापुरुषनिर्मितम् कथयिष्यामि ते सर्व पुराणं वेदसम्मितम्

English

"The king said, 'This matter is, indeed, as deep (in importance) as an unfathomable pit. How will the pertinacity of this Reciter end? If I do not accept what has been given by this Brahmana, how shall I avoid being stained with a great sin?' The royal sage then said unto the two disputants, 'Go ye both, having won your respective objects. I should see that kingly duties, vested in me, may not become futile. It is settled that kings should observe the duties laid down for them. To my misfortune, however, the course of duties prescribed for Brahmanas has possessed my wretched self.' l

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्र॒ुत्वाश्चशिरसो मूर्ति देवस्प हरिमेधस:

English

"The Brahmana said, 'Accept, O king! I owe thee. Thou didst solicit it, and I also have become pledged (to give thee). If, however, thou refuse to take, O monarch, I shall without doubt curse thee.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत्तद् दर्शितवान् ब्रह्मा देवं हयशिरोधरम् यत् किंचिदिह लोके वै देहसत्त्वं विशाम्पते

English

"The king said, 'Fie on kingly duties, the settled conclusion about the operation of which is even such. I should, however, take what thou givest, for only this reason, viz., rendering the two courses of duty exactly equal. 2 This is my hand, that was never before (stretched forth for acceptance of gifts),

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूतप्रलयमत्यन्तं शृणुष्व नृपसत्तम ज्योतिर्भूते जले चापि लीने ज्योतिषि चानिले

English

This vow, recited in the reading of the Rig Veda, is hard to practise; this eternal dharma was also gained from Suparna.

हिन्दी अर्थ

व्यक्ते मनसि संलीने व्यक्ते चाव्यक्ततां गते

English

It was made known by Vayu, best of the two-footed, the life of the world; it was gained from Vayu by sages who eat the remnants.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तम एवाभवत् सर्व न प्राज्ायत किंचन तद्विश्चभावसंज्ञान्तं पौरुषी तनुमाश्रितम्

English

From them the great ocean gained this excellent dharma; then he vanished again, absorbed in Narayana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकट करता है और विराट् शरीरका आश्रय लेकर रहता है

English

Listen to the recounting, tiger among men, of when there was again a creation, born of the ear, of the great Brahma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तदव्यक्तमिति ज्ञेयं त्रिगुणं नृपसत्तम त्रिगुणमय अव्यक्त जानना चाहिए

English

Wishing to create the world, the god Hari Narayana himself thought of the Person, the maker of the world's creation.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अप्स्वेव शयनं चक्रे निद्रायोगमुपागतः

English

Then, as he thought, from his ears a Person issued, Brahma the maker of creation, and the lord of the world spoke to him:

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्य चिन्तयत: सृष्टि महानात्मगुण: स्मृत: हिरण्यगर्भो भगवान् सर्वलोकपितामह:

English

"Create all creatures, son, from the mouth and from the feet; I shall ordain your good, strength and splendour, of good vows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकस्तत्रा भवद् बिन्दुर्मध्वाभो रुचिरप्रभ:

English

And take from me the dharma named Satvata; by that establish the whole Krita age by rule."

हिन्दी अर्थ

कठिनस्त्वपरो बिन्दु: कैटभो राजसस्तु सः बलवन्तौ गदाहस्तौ पद्मनालानुसारिणौ

English

Then Brahma bowed to the god of Hari's wisdom and received the best dharma with its secret and compendium, together with the Aranyaka, issued from Narayana's mouth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपने हाथोंमें गदा लिये कमलनालका अनुसरण करते हुए आगे बढ़ने लगे

English

Having taught the dharma to Brahma of boundless splendour, the Krita-age dharma called action without desire, he went beyond darkness to where the unmanifest stands.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततो वचनमीशानं प्राह वेहैर्विनाकृत:

English

Then the boon-giving god, Brahma, grandfather of the world, created all worlds, moving and unmoving.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वेदा मे परमं धाम वेदा मे ब्रह्म चोत्तरम् अन्धकारा हि मे लोका जाता वेहैर्विनाकृता:

English

Then the lovely Krita age began, at the beginning; and the Satvata dharma stood pervading the worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लिये सम्पूर्ण लोक अन्धकारमय हो गये हैं

English

By that primal dharma Brahma, the creator of the worlds, worshipped the lord of gods Hari Narayana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहो बत महद् दुःखं वेदनाशनजं मम को हि शोकार्णवे मग्नं मामितो5द्य समुद्धरेत्

English

For the establishment of dharma, he then taught it to Manu Svarochisha, wishing the good of the worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इत्येवं भाषमाणस्य ब्रह्मणो नृपसत्तम

English

Then Svarochisha's son Shankhapada, king, was himself taught unperturbed by the all-pervading lord of the world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अहं प्रसादजस्तुभ्यं लोकधाम स्वयम्भुव: चाक्षुषं वै द्वितीयं मे जन्म चासीत् पुरातनम्

English

Then Shankhapada taught his own son, Sudharman, guardian of the quarter, Bharata; then he vanished again, and the Treta age came.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वत्त: श्रवणजं चापि चतुर्थ जन्म मे विभो

English

In Brahma's nose-born birth long ago, the god Hari Narayana, the lotus-eyed lord, himself brought up this dharma, best of kings, as Brahma watched.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अण्डजं चापि मे जन्म त्वत्त: षछ्॑ विनिर्मितम् आपके द्वारा ब्रह्माण्डसे उत्पन्न किया गया। वह मेरा छठा जन्म था

English

The blessed Sanatkumara then studied it, king; and from Sanatkumara the Prajapati Virana studied this dharma at the start of the Krita age, tiger of the Kurus.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्गे सर्गे हाहं पुत्रस्तव त्रिगुणवर्जित

English

And Virana, having studied it, gave it to Manu Raucya; Raucya to his pure son of good vows and good wisdom.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रत्येक कल्पमें आपका पुत्र होकर प्रकट होता हूँ त्वमीश्वरः स्वभावश्च स्वयम्भू: पुरुषोत्तम

English

Then he gave it to the righteous guardian of the quarter named Kukshi; then it vanished again, issued from Narayana's mouth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवं स्तुत: स भगवान् पुरुष: सर्वतोमुख: ऐश्वर्येण प्रयोगेण द्वितीयां तनुमास्थित:

English

In the egg-born birth, again, this dharma arose again from Narayana's mouth for Brahma, whose womb is Hari.

हिन्दी अर्थ

केशाश्वास्याभवन् दीर्घा रवेरंशुसमप्रभा:

English

Taken by Brahma, O king, and duly applied, it was taught to the sages named Barhishads, king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गड़ा सरस्वती श्रोण्यौ भ्रुवावास्तां महोदधी ३० कारस्त्वथ संस्कारो विद्युज्जि्ना च निर्मिता

English

From the Barhishads it passed to the twice-born Jyeshtha, master of the end of the Sama Veda, famous by name, Hari fixed on the Jyeshtha Sama vow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतद्धयशिर: कृत्वा नानामूर्तिभिरावृतम्

English

From Jyeshtha it passed to King Avikampana, and then, O king, this dharma of the lord Hari vanished.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रसां पुनः प्रविष्ट क्ष योगं परममास्थित: ओर फैल गयी, जो समस्त प्राणियोंके लिये गुणकारक थी

English

In this seventh birth of Brahma, the lotus-born, O king, this dharma was told there by Narayana himself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततस्तावसुरौ कृत्वा वेदान्ू समयबन्धनान्

English

To the pure grandfather, at the start of the age, the bearer of the world, and the grandfather long ago gave this dharma to Daksha.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतस्मिन्नन्तरे राजन् देवो हयशिरोधर: प्रादाच्च ब्रह्मणे भूयस्ततः स्वां प्रकृतिं गत:

English

Then Daksha gave it to the eldest of his daughter's sons, best of kings, to Aditya Savitri's eldest, and Vivasvan took it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुनराजम्मतुस्तत्र वेगितौ पश्यतां च तो

English

At the start of the Treta age Vivasvan again gave it to Manu, and Manu gave it to his son Ikshvaku for the good of the world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ददृशाते च पुरुषं तमेवादिकरं प्रभुम् भूयो5प्यमितविक्रान्तं निद्रायोगमुपागतम्

English

Told by Ikshvaku, it stays pervading the worlds, and at the end of the age, O king, it will go again to Narayana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शयने नागभोगाढ्ये ज्वालामालासमावृते

English

The dharma of those with vows, which I told you before, best of kings, was ordained in the Hari Gita in a concise rule.

हिन्दी अर्थ

युद्धार्थिनौ हि विज्ञाय विबुद्धः पुरुषोत्तम:

English

This dharma with its secret and compendium was received by Narada directly from the lord of the world Narayana, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अथ युद्धे समभवत् तयोनारायणस्य वै शोकापनयनं चक्रे ब्रह्मण: पुरुषोत्तम:

English

Thus this great dharma, primal and eternal, O king, hard to know and hard to practise, is always borne by the Satvatas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निर्ममे स तदा लोकान् कृत्स्नान् स्थावरजड्रमान्

English

By this knowledge of dharma, with well-applied action joined with non-violence and dharma, Hari the lord is pleased.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्रैवान्तर्दधे देवों यत एवागतो हरि: पुनः प्रवृत्तिधर्मार्थ तामेव विदधे तनुम्

English

The division is sometimes of one arrangement, sometimes called twofold, and counted threefold, and seen fourfold.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन्होंने पुनः प्रवृत्तिधर्मका प्रचार करनेके लिये ही उस शरीरको प्रकट किया था

English

Hari alone is the knower of the field, free of mine-ness and parts, and the soul in all beings, beyond the qualities of the five elements.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पौराणमेतत् प्रख्यातं रूपं वरदमैश्वरम् रूप पुरातन एवं पुराण-प्रसिद्ध है

English

And mind is known, O king, as the mover of the five senses; he is the treasure of the world, the wise, the maker of creation.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न तस्याध्ययनं नाशमुपगच्छेत् कदाचन

English

He is the non-doer and the doer, the effect and the cause; as he wishes, king, so the imperishable Person plays.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुराणं वेदसमितं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि तपो नारायणपरं नारायणपरा गति:

English

This single-minded dharma has been told to you, best of kings, by me through my teacher's grace, hard to know for the unpractised; single-minded men are rare, O king, and many.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परम फल भगवान् नारायण ही हैं तथा नारायणकी प्राप्ति ही सर्वोत्तम गति है

English

If the world were filled with the single-minded, non-violent, knowers of the self, delighting in the good of all beings, then the Krita age would come, free of wishes and action.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नारायणपरो धर्म: पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभ: नारायणात्मको गन्धो भूमौ श्रेष्ठतम: स्मृत:

English

Thus the blessed Vyasa, my teacher, O lord of men, best of the twice-born, knower of dharma, told it to the king of dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नारायणात्मकश्चैव शब्द आकाशसम्भव: नारायणके ही अश्रित हैं

English

In the presence of the sages, O king, as Krishna and Bhishma listened, and Narada of great austerity had earlier told it to him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नारायणपरं सांख्यं योगो नारायणात्मक:

English

The supreme god, Brahman, white, moon-bright, unfallen, where the single-minded go, with Narayana as their supreme refuge.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वभावश्चैव कर्माणि हैवं येषां च कारणम् तत्त्वं जिज्ञासमानानां हेतुभि: सर्वतोमुखै:

English

[Janamejaya said:] If this dharma of many kinds is practised by the awakened, why do other brahmins, standing in various vows, not practise it?

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनीषितं विजानाति केशवो न तु तस्य ते

English

[Vaishampayana said:] Three natures, O king, are made in the bonds of bodies: sattvic, rajasic and tamasic, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दानानि च प्रयच्छन्ति तप्यन्ते च तपो महत् सर्वभूतकृतावासो वासुदेवेति चोच्यते

English

In the bonds of bodies, lifter of the Kuru line, the best person is the sattvic, tiger among men, who is resolved on liberation.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पश्यन्ति नित्यं पुरुष गुणाधिकम्

English

Here too he knows the Person present in Brahman; liberation is supremely Narayana, so the sattvic is remembered.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सप्तचत्वारिंशद्धिकत्रिशततमो ध्याय: तेषां त्वयाभिनिर्दिष्टा पारम्पर्यागता गति:

English

He attains what he wishes, contemplating the Supreme Person, with single-minded devotion constantly, intent on Narayana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकान्तिनस्तु पुरुषा गच्छन्ति परमं पदम्

English

For whatever wise ascetics long for liberation, whose thirst is cut, Hari carries their winning and keeping.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राप्त कर लेते हैं अगत्वा गतयस्तिस््रो यद् गच्छत्यव्ययं हरिम्

English

The person whom, as he is born, Madhusudana sees is to be known as sattvic and is certain of liberation.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चौथी गतिमें पहुँचकर अविनाशी श्रीहरिको प्राप्त कर लेते हैं

English

Dharma practised single-mindedly is equal to Sankhya and yoga; in liberation of Narayana's nature, they go to the highest goal.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतन्मे संशयं छिन्धि परं कौतूहलं हि मे

English

A man seen by Narayana becomes awakened; thus, by the will of the self, O king, the awakened is not born.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भगवानने उन्हें गीतामें इस धर्मका उपदेश दिया गहनो ह्ोष धर्मों वै दुर्विज्ञेयोडकृतात्मभि:

English

Rajasic and tamasic natures are remembered as mixed; the person of that nature, lord of men, when being born, joined with marks of action, Hari himself does not regard.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अजितात्मा पुरुषोंके लिये दुर्गम है

English

Brahma, grandfather of the world, sees him as he is born, a man overwhelmed by rajas and tamas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धार्यते स्वयमीशेन राजन् नारायणेन च है। स्वयं जगदीश्वर भगवान् नारायण ही इस धर्मको धारण करते हैं

English

Gods and sages standing in sattva, best of kings, by choice, lacking subtle sattva, are then remembered as modified.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऋषिमध्ये महाभाग: शृण्वतो: कृष्णभीष्मयो:

English

[Janamejaya said:] How would the modified person go to the Supreme Person?

हिन्दी अर्थ

था। उस समय श्रीकृष्ण और भीष्म भी इस विषयको सुन रहे थे यथा तत् कथित तत्र नारदेन तथा शृणु

English

[Vaishampayana said:] Joined with very subtle sattva, joined with the three letters, the person, inactive, goes to the twenty-fifth Person.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्मण: पृथिवीपाल तदा नारायण: स्वयम्

English

Thus Sankhya and yoga, the Veda and Aranyaka are one; these are mutual limbs, and the Pancharatra is told. This is the dharma of the single-minded, of Narayana's highest nature.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैखानसे भ्य: सोमस्तु तत: सोडच्तर्दथे पुन: अन्तर्दधे ततो भूयस्तस्य देवस्थ मायया

English

As floods of water issued from the ocean enter it again, O king, so these great floods of knowledge enter Narayana again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्रैष धर्म: सम्भूत: स्वयं नारायणान्नूप

English

This Satvata dharma has been told to you, kinsman of the Yadavas; practise it duly if you can, Bharata.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साक्षात् नारायणसे ही यह धर्म प्रकट हुआ तपसा वै सुतप्तेन दमेन नियमेन च

English

Thus the greatly fortunate Narada told my teacher the imperishable single-minded goal of the white ascetics.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वायो: सकाशात् प्राप्तश्ष ऋषिभिर्विघसाशिभि: अन्तर्दधे ततो भूयो नारायणसमाहित:

English

Vyasa told it with affection to the wise son of Dharma; this same is what has been told to you by me, issued from my teacher.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्मण: पुरुषव्यात्र तत्र कीर्तयत: शूणु

English

Thus this dharma is hard to practise, best of kings; as you, so others, bewildered, do not follow it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चिन्तयामास पुरुष॑ जगत्सर्गकरं प्रभुम् चिन्तन किया, जो संसारकी सृष्टि करनेमें पूर्णतः समर्थ हो

English

Krishna alone is the cherisher and the bewilderer of the worlds, O lord of men, the destroyer, and the cause.