Adhyaya 37

हिन्दी अर्थ

शंकर प्रसन्न हो गये और शुक्राचार्यको वर प्रदान करते हुए बोले- एतद् व्रतं त्वयैकेन चीर्ण नान्येन केनचित्। तस्माद् वै तपसा बुद्धया श्रुतेन च बलेन च

English

Indra. — " King! 1 ask you to please tell me, liow you practised aus- terities after renouncing your kingdom and repairing to the forest as an anchorite."— 1.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेजसा च सुरान् सर्वास्त्वमेकोऽभिभविष्यसि। यच्चाभिलषितं ब्रह्मन् विद्यते भृगुनन्दन प्रपत्स्यसे तु तत् सर्व नानुवाच्यं तु कस्यचित्। सर्वाभिभावी तेन त्वं भविष्यसि द्विजोत्तम एताँल्लब्ध्वा वरान् काव्य: सम्प्रृष्टतनूरुहः।

English

YayAti. — " I do not consider the austerities of the Devas, men, Qandharvas and Maharsis as equal to my own. *' — 2. India. — ** King! you do not know the glory of Iiigh souls and you decry other beings who are as good, nr, better, than you; consequent- ly, you are not fit to reside in those regions, because by this sin, you have lost your virtue and the privilege of living here. You must fall to-day, 0 King." — 3.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नमोऽस्तु शितिकण्ठाय कनिष्ठाय सुवर्चसे। लेलिहानाय काव्याय वत्सरायान्धसःपते कपर्दिने करालाय हर्यक्ष्णे वरदाय च। संस्तुताय सुतीर्थाय देवदेवाय रंहसे

English

Yayati, — India! If I have lost my virtue and the privilege of living here by running down the glory of the Devas, llisis, Gandliarvas, and men, I wish to fall from this Heaven, among good people. — 4.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उष्णीषिणे सुवक्त्राय बहुरूपाय वेधसे। वसुरेताय रूद्राय तपसे चित्रवाससे हृस्वाय मुक्तकेशाय सेनान्ये रोहिताय च। कवये राजवृक्षाय तक्षकक्रीडनाय च सहस्त्रशिरसे चैव सहस्त्राक्षाय मौीढुषे। वराय भव्यरूपाय श्वेताय पुरुषाय च

English

Indra,— " You will fall now among goo«l people, where yon will regain your lost position. From this experience, yon should no more despise those who uie your equal or beiter than you.''—'r). Saunaka.— After tliat, Vayati was thrown from the heaven. Abtaka, residing in tlie central region and knower of the highest virtue, seeing him fall, said

हिन्दी अर्थ

महादेवजीने कहा- भृगुनन्दन! अबतक एकमात्र तुमने ही इस व्रतका अनुष्ठान किया है, किसी अन्यके द्वारा इस व्रतका पालन नहीं हो सका है; इसलिये तुम अकेले ही अपने तप, बुद्धि, शास्त्रज्ञान, बल और तेजसे समस्त देवताओंको पराजित कर दोगे। ब्रह्मन्! तुम्हारी जो कुछ भी अभिलाषा है, वह सारी-की-सारी तुम्हें प्राप्त हो जायगी, किंतु तुम यह

English

Abtaka. 0, young soul, beautiful like Indra, sliininglike fire, and brilliant like the t»un among the planets! Who are you? 0, being, shining like the fire and the sun and laMing from the path of the sun, on seeing yon going down, we are confused and are in doubt wbetlier the time has not come for all of us to fall. We have come to make enquiries about you, but we are bewildered by your power. You do not seem to lieed us and make enquiries about us; consequeiitly, we make ourselves bold to ask you the reason of your fall fjxmi tlie heavtuis. ij Soul, beautiful like Indra, cast away your fears, grief and delusion. Nobody can view you with disrespect when you are standing face to face with high souls. The good ones are empowered to support the fallen. Here are the good, the lord of the moveable and the immoveable creations, and you are now in this holy company. P'ire is lord in imparling lioat, the Earth is lord with regard to those things wliich fecundate, the Sun is lord of all objects that shine; so a guest is lord to all good nien."— 6-13.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्पूर्ण शत्रुओंके दमनकर्ता हो जाओगे।' भृगुनन्दन शुक्राचार्यको इतना वरदान देनेके पश्चात् शंकरजीने पुनः उन्हें प्रजेशत्व (प्रजापति), धनेशत्व ( धनाध्यक्ष) और अवध्यत्वका भी वर प्रदान किया। इन वरदानोंको पाकर शुक्राचार्यका शरीर हर्षसे पुलकित हो उठा। उसी हर्षावेगके कारण उनके हृदयमें भगवान् शंकरके प्रति एक दिव्य स्तोत्र प्रादुर्भूत हो गया। तब वे उसी तिर्यक्-अवस्थामें पडे-पडे नीललोहित शंकरजीकी स्तुति करने लगे शुक्राचार्यने कहा-- प्रभो! आप शितिकण्ठ जगतको रक्षाके लिये हालाहल विषका पान करके उसके नील चिहूको कण्ठमें धारण करनेवाले (अथवा कर्पूर- गौरकण्ठवाले), कनिष्ठ ब्रह्माके पुत्रॉंमें सबसे छोटे रुद्र

English

Here ends the thirty-seventh chapter, describing the fall of Yaydti and his meeting with Abtaka. OBAPTBR XXXVHL

हिन्दी अर्थ

या अदितिके छोटे पुत्ररूप, सुवर्चा अध्ययन एवं तप आदिसे उत्पन्न हुए सुन्दर तेजवाले, लेलिहान--प्रलय- कालमें त्रिलोकोके संहारार्थ बारंबार जीभ लपलपानेवाले, काव्य-कवि या पण्डितके लक्षणोंसे सम्पन्न, बत्सर-- संवत्सररूप, अन्धस्पति-सोमलताके अथवा सभी अन्नोंके स्वामी, कपर्दी -जटाजूटधारी, कराल-- भीषण

English

CFTAPTER XXXVIII.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संस्तुत पूर्णरूपसे प्रशंसित, सुतीर्थ--महान् गुरुस्वरूप अथवा उत्तम तीर्थस्वरूप, देवदेब--देवताओंके अधीश्वर, रंहस-वेगशाली, उष्णीषी--सिरपर पगड़ी धारण करनेवाले, सुवक्त्र—सुन्दर मुखवाले, बहुरूप--एकादश रुद्रोंमेंसे एक, वेधा-विधानकर्ता, बसुरेता-अग्निरूप, रूद्र समस्त प्राणियोंके प्राणस्वरूप, तपः--तपः-स्वरूप, मुक्तकेश--खुली हुई जटाओंवाले, सेनानी-सेनापति, रोहित-मृगरूपधारी, कवि--अतीन्द्रिय विषयोंके ज्ञाता,

English

YayAti- — "I am King Yiivati, sou of Nahua an<I father of Pnru. Iiulra lias hurled me down from the world of.Sur.'is and Siddh&s for des- pising all creatuies; and, now devoid of virtue, 1 am falling. I do not Biilute you, for I am your senior in age, becanse among the twice-boin, one who is greater in learning, or, ascetici.sm or senior in age, is a respected. " — 1-2. A%taka.--" King! You say you are senior in age which is also a degree of superiority; but among the twice-born, one, who is greater in wisdom and asceticism, is alone reckoned superior, and not one who is merely senior in age."— 3.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तक्षकके साथ क्रीडा करनेवाले, सहस्त्रशिरा-हजारों मस्तकोंवाले, सहस्त्राक्ष--सहस्र नेत्रधारी, मीढुष--सेक्ता अथवा स्तुतिको वृद्धि करनेवाले, वर--वरण करनेयोग्य, यहाँ प्रायः २५० नामोंद्वारा भगवान् शंकरकी दिव्य स्तुति है। ये नाम प्रसिद्ध 'वाजसनेयि-संहिता' (यजुर्वेद १६) आदिपर आधृत हैं। ये नाम विभिन्न शिवसहस्रनामॉमें भी आते हैं। यह स्तोत्र वायु और ब्रह्माण्डपुराणोंमें भी प्राप्त है।

English

YaySti.— " They say, it is a sin to act against the rules of courtesy, and the doer of sneh a thing goes to the region of sinners; consequently, the good never follow the example of the wicked, when the latter speak against the rules of courtesy. I had vast riches which I had earned by ray exertions, — considering this, who devotes himself to the good of the self, that man is truly wise. A wise man should take everything in the world to be subordinate to Fate, but taking the dominance of bis fate into consideration, he should not give way to despair under adverse circum- stances. One should always look upon prosperity and adversity to be subordinate to the Supreme Being, and should never consider them to be within his own power. Taking, therefore, fate to be predominant, one should not be influenced by grief or happiness. Ataka, thus taking fate fo be all powerful, I am never overcome with delusion in fear, and never keep my mind loaded with grief. 1 believe that I shall go wherever my fate may take me. Apdaj«. Svedaja, Jarilyuja, Udbhija, snakes, reptiles, fish, stones, grass, wood, &c., assume their forms through fate. A?taka! Regarding prosperity and adversity to be frail, I do not worry myself about them. In other words, what was I? what I have become? what 1 shall do? — I never bother myself withthoughts like these." — 4-11.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गिरिशाय नमोऽर्काय बलिने आज्यपाय च। सुतृ्ताय सुवस्त्राय धन्विने भार्गवाय च महादेवाय शर्वाय विश्वरूपशिवाय च। हिरण्याय वरिष्ठाय ज्येष्ठाय मध्यमाय च वास्तोष्पते पिनाकाय मुक्तये केवलाय च। मृगव्याधाय दक्षाय स्थाणवे भीषणाय च

English

aunaka.— Then that Astaka, on hearing those words of his maternal grandfather— Yayilti — asked him again — 12. Astaka. — " King! Tell me all about the chief regions where you have been to, because you lecture on Dhnrma like a learned man. " — 13.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कपालिने च वीराय मृत्यवे त्र्यम्बकाय च बभ्रवे च पिशङ्काय पिङ्गलायारुणाय च। पिनाकिने चेषुमते चित्राय रोहिताय च

English

YayAti. — " First, T became a king of an extensive Empire; afterwards, through my virtue, I lived in the region of Mahat, for a thousand years; and from that place 1 passed to higher spheres where I lived for another ten centuries in the enclianting realm of Indra, which is four hundred

हिन्दी अर्थ

आरण्याय गृहस्थाय यतये ब्रह्मचारिणे १३९ रोधसे चेकितानाय ब्रह्मिष्ठाय महर्षये। चतुष्पदाय मेध्याय रक्षिणे शीघ्रगाय च पुरुष- आत्मनिष्ठ, गिरिश-कैलासपर्वतपर शयनकर्ता, अर्क--सबकी उत्पत्तिके हेतुभूत सूर्य, बली-बलसम्पन्न,

English

THE MAT8YA PDRANAM, koda in extent and has a Ibonsand gateways; whence I went to still higher regions. Then 1 passed one thousand years in the divine and ageless realm of Prajapali, which is inaccessible [oven to the Oevasnnd Lokapalas.] Afterwards, according to the will of the (lod of Qods a-nl conqueiinfir several spheres, 1 lived there, according to niy choice, vc'ieniled by the handsome and illustrious Devas equal in gloiy and lustre to the gods; after which, 1 went and spent ton thousand years in the pleasure garden called Nandana the Kaina-rflpi, where 1 enjoyed the bloom of the flowers along with the captivating faces of the Gandharvas and the nyinplis. Thus I enjoyed there for a considerable length of time, until a ferocious atten- dant of the God, came ainl said loudly, ' Throw him down, throw him down.* At that very instant, I fell from the lieaven, but as I fell from Nandana, I heard the voice of the Devas who said, ' This pious king Yayati is falling with tlie loss of his virtue,* at which I requested them to show their clemency by lelting me fall amongst the good on a sacred soil; and in this way, 1 liave come to this land of sacrifices of yours, guided tliereto by rlie smell of incense and of the offerings made to the fire.*'— 14-22.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परशुरामस्वरूप, निषङ्गी-तूणीरधारी, तार--विश्वके रक्षक, स्वक्ष--सुशोभन नेत्रोंसे युक्त, क्षपण भिक्षुकस्वरूप, ताम्र अरुण अधरोंवाले, भीम--एकादश रुद्रोंमें एक रुद्र, संहारक होनेके कारण भयंकर, उग्र एकादश रुद्रोंमें एक रुद्र, निष्ठर तथा शिव कल्याणस्वरूपको नमस्कार है

English

Here ends the thirty-eighth cbipter descriyiitg the dialogue between Yoyati and Astaltn,