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Book 4 - Adhyaya 24

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श्लोक 1

[[इति श्रीविष्णुपुराणे चतुर्थे ऽंशे त्रयोविंशो ऽध्यायः ]] यो ऽयं रिपुंजयो नाम बार्हद्रथो ऽन्त्यस् तस्य मुनिको नामामात्यो भविष्यति ।स चैनं स्वामिनं हत्वा स्वपुत्रं प्रद्योतनामानम् अभिषेक्ष्यति ।तस्यापि पालको नाम पुत्रो भविता ।ततश् च विशाखयूपस् तत्पुत्रो जनकस् तस्य च नन्दिवर्धनः ।इत्य् एते ऽष्टत्रिंशदुत्तरम् अब्दशतं पञ्च प्रद्योताः पृथिवीं भोक्ष्यन्ति

[[iti śrīviṣṇupurāṇe caturthe 'ṃśe trayoviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ ]] yo 'yaṃ ripuṃjayo nāma bārhadratho 'ntyas tasya muniko nāmāmātyo bhaviṣyati | sa cainaṃ svāminaṃ hatvā svaputraṃ pradyotanāmānam abhiṣekṣyati | tasyāpi pālako nāma putro bhavitā | tataś ca viśākhayūpas tatputro janakas tasya ca nandivardhanaḥ | ity ete 'ṣṭatriṃśaduttaram abdaśataṃ pañca pradyotāḥ pṛthivīṃ bhokṣyanti

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उनमें अत्यन्त भोगासक्त रहनेके कारण अतिशय खिन रहनेसे वह यक्ष्माके वशीभूत होकर अकालहीमें मर नियुक्त करनेसे माताका वचन टालना उचित न जान पुत्र उत्पन्न किये और उनकी भेजी हुई दासीसे विदुर

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IaraSARA said :— Ripunjaya, the last king of the race of Vrihadratha, shall have minister by the name of Sunika. Slaying his Master he shall place his own son Prodyuta ort the throne. He shall have a son by the name of Pálaka, whose son shall be Visákayupa, whose son shall be Janaka, whose son shall be Nandivardana. These five kings of the family of prodyuta shall govern the earth for^.wndred and thirty eight years.

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श्लोक 2

ततश् च शिशुनागस् तत्पुत्रश् च काकवर्णो भविता ।तत्पुत्रः क्षेमधर्मा तस्यापि क्षत्रौजाः ।तत्पुत्रो विधिसारस् ततश् चाजातशत्रुः ।तस्माच् च दर्भको दर्भकाच् चोदयनः ।तस्माद् अपि नन्दिवर्धनस् ततो महानन्दी ।इत्य् एते शैशुनागा दश भूमिपालास् त्रीणि वर्षशतानि द्विषष्ट्यधिकानि भविष्यन्ति

tataś ca śiśunāgas tatputraś ca kākavarṇo bhavitā | tatputraḥ kṣemadharmā tasyāpi kṣatraujāḥ | tatputro vidhisāras tataś cājātaśatruḥ | tasmāc ca darbhako darbhakāc codayanaḥ | tasmād api nandivardhanas tato mahānandī | ity ete śaiśunāgā daśa bhūmipālās trīṇi varṣaśatāni dviṣaṣṭyadhikāni bhaviṣyanti

हिन्दी अर्थ

आखेट करते समय ऋषिके शापसे सन्तानोत्पादनमें नामक तीन पुत्र तथा माद्रीसे दोनों अश्विनीकुमारोंने नकुल और सहदेव नामक दो पुत्र उत्पन्न किये। इस प्रकार उनके पाँच पुत्र हुए

English

Thereupon Sisunága (shall become the king). His son shall be Kakavarna, whose són shall be Kshemadarman, whose son shall be Kshatraujas whose son shall be Vid- misara, whose son shall be Ajatasatru, whese son shall be Darvaka, whosc son shall he Udayashwa, whose son shall be

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श्लोक 3

महानन्दिसुतः शूद्रागर्भोद्भवो ऽतिलुब्धो महापद्मो नन्दः परशुराम इवापरो ऽखिलक्षत्रान्तकारी भविता

mahānandisutaḥ śūdrāgarbhodbhavo 'tilubdho mahāpadmo nandaḥ paraśurāma ivāparo 'khilakṣatrāntakārī bhavitā

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा सहदेवसे श्रुतकर्माका जन्म हुआ था इनके अतिरिक्त पाण्डबोंके और भी कई पुत्र

English

Nandivardaoa, whose son shall be Mahanandi. These ten kings of the family of SisunSga shall lord over the earth fpr three hundred and sixty-two years.

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श्लोक 4

ततःप्रभृति शूद्रा भूमिपाला भविष्यन्ति ।स चैकच्छत्राम् अनुल्लङ्घितशासनो महापद्मः पृथिवीं भोक्ष्यति

tataḥprabhṛti śūdrā bhūmipālā bhaviṣyanti | sa caikacchatrām anullaṅghitaśāsano mahāpadmaḥ pṛthivīṃ bhokṣyati

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जैसे--युधिष्ठिरसे यौधेयीके देवक नामक पुत्र हुआ, भीमसेनसे हिडिम्बाके घटोत्कच और काशीसे सर्वग नामक पुत्र हुआ, सहदेवसे विजयाके सुहोत्रका जन्म हुआ, नकुलने रेणुमतीसे निरमित्रको उत्पन

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iMahanandi shall beget a son on a Sudra woman by name, Mahapadma Nanda, who shall be very avaricious and shall extirpate all the Kshatryas like Parashurama. From that time Sudra kings shall govern the earth. And this Maha- padma shall enjoy the earth as lord paramount, and his com- mands shall no where be disobeyed. He shall have eight sons— -Sumatya and others. Mahapadma and his eight sons shall reign for a hundred years. Thereupon a Brahman, by name Kantilya shall root out Nanda and his sons.

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श्लोक 5

तस्याप्य् अष्टौ सुताः सुमाल्याद्या भवितारः ।तस्य च महापद्मस्यानु पृथिवीं भोक्ष्यन्ति ।महापद्मस् तत्पुत्राश् च एकं वर्षशतम् अवनीपतयो भविष्यन्ति ।नवैतान् नन्दान् कौटिल्यो ब्राह्मणः समुद्धरिष्यति

tasyāpy aṣṭau sutāḥ sumālyādyā bhavitāraḥ | tasya ca mahāpadmasyānu pṛthivīṃ bhokṣyanti | mahāpadmas tatputrāś ca ekaṃ varṣaśatam avanīpatayo bhaviṣyanti | navaitān nandān kauṭilyo brāhmaṇaḥ samuddhariṣyati

हिन्दी अर्थ

मणिपुर नरेशकी पुत्रीसे अर्जुनने तथा उसके सुभद्रासे अभिमन्युका जन्म हुआ जो कि बाल्यावस्थामें ही बड़ा बल-पराक्रम-

English

After the family of Nanda, Mauryas shall lord over the earth. This Kantilya shall instal the Maurya king Chandra- Gupta on the tlirone. He shall have a son by name Vindu- sara, whose son shall be Asokavardana, whose son shall be Sujasas, whose son shall be Dasaratha, whose son' shall be Sangata, whose - son shall be Sálisuka, whose son shall be Vrihadratha. These Maurya kings shall reign for hundred and seventy-three years. After them the Sungas will enjoy

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श्लोक 6

तेषाम् अभावे मौर्याः पृथिवीं भोक्ष्यन्ति ।कौटिल्य एव चन्द्रगुप्तं राज्ये ऽभिषेक्ष्यति

teṣām abhāve mauryāḥ pṛthivīṃ bhokṣyanti | kauṭilya eva candraguptaṃ rājye 'bhiṣekṣyati

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कारणमानुषरूपधारिणो5नुभावात्पुनर्जीवित-

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Thereupon slaying his own master the Commander-in- Chief Pushpamitra shall establish himself on the throne. His son shall be Agnimitra, whose son shall be Sujestsha whose son shall be Vasumitra, whose son shall be Ardraka, whose son shall be Pulindaka, whose son shall be Ghosavasu, whose son shall be Vajramitra, whose son shall be Vagabata, whose lon shall be Devabhuti. These ten Sunga kings shall reign for orie hundred and twelve years. Thereafter the Kanwa kings shall lord over the earth. Slaying his own master, the Sunga king Devabhuti who shall be addicted to gam- Wing, the minister Vasudeva shall place himself on the throae. His son shall be Vumimitra, whose son shall be Naráyana,, whose son shall be Susarma. These four Kanwa kings sball í* igo for (orty-five years..

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श्लोक 7

तस्यापि पुत्रो बिन्दुसारो भविष्यति ।तस्याप्य् अशोकवर्धनस् ततः सुयशास् ततो दशरथस् ततः संगतस् ततः शालिशूकस् तस्मात् सोमशर्मा तस्माच् छतधन्वा ।तस्याप्य्ऽनु बृहद्रथनामा भविता ।एवं मौर्या दश भूपतयो भविष्यन्ति अब्दशतं सप्तत्रिंशदुत्तरम् ।तेषाम् अन्ते पृथिवीं शुङ्गा भोक्ष्यन्ति

tasyāpi putro bindusāro bhaviṣyati | tasyāpy aśokavardhanas tataḥ suyaśās tato daśarathas tataḥ saṃgatas tataḥ śāliśūkas tasmāt somaśarmā tasmāc chatadhanvā | tasyāpy'nu bṛhadrathanāmā bhavitā | evaṃ mauryā daśa bhūpatayo bhaviṣyanti abdaśataṃ saptatriṃśaduttaram | teṣām ante pṛthivīṃ śuṅgā bhokṣyanti

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्धूमण्डलमखण्डितायतिधमेंण पालयतीति फिर, जिन्होंने अपनी इच्छासे ही माया-मानव-देह धारण

English

A servant by name Sipraka of the race of Andra shall slay Susarma, the Iast Kanwa king and by force place hiro- self on the throne. Thereafter his brother Krishna shall govern the earth. Krishna's son shall be Purnotsanga, whose son shall be Lambodara, whose son shall be Durlaka, whose Bon shall be Meghaswaii, whose son shall be Paruman, whose son shall be Aristhakarman, whose son shall be Hál, whose son shall be Pathalaka, whose son sliall be Prabillasen, whose son shall be the beautiful Sátakarni, whose son shall be Sivaswati, whose son shall be Gomatipatra, whoso son shal] be Patimari, whose son shall be Sivasreesatakarma, whose son shall be Sivashkandha, whose son shall be Yajna? sree, whose son shall be Vijaya, whose son shall be Chandra- sree, whose son shall be Pulomarchi. These thirty illustrious Andhra kings will govern thc earth for four hundred and fifty

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श्लोक 8

पुष्यमित्रः सेनापतिः स्वामिनं हत्वा राज्यं करिष्यति

puṣyamitraḥ senāpatiḥ svāminaṃ hatvā rājyaṃ kariṣyati

हिन्दी अर्थ

भविष्यमें होनेवाले राजाओंका वर्णन

English

Thereafter seven kings of the Avira race, sixteen kings of Gardavila race and sixtecn Saka kings shall respeqtively govern the earth.

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श्लोक 9

अस्यात्मजो ऽग्निमित्रस् तस्मात् सुज्येष्ठस् ततो वसुमित्रस् तस्माद् अप्य् अर्द्रकस् ततः पुलिन्दकस् ततो घोषवसुस् तस्माद् अपि वज्रमित्रस् ततो भागवतः

asyātmajo 'gnimitras tasmāt sujyeṣṭhas tato vasumitras tasmād apy ardrakas tataḥ pulindakas tato ghoṣavasus tasmād api vajramitras tato bhāgavataḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

भविष्यन्ति। २॥ जनमेजयस्यापि शतानीको श्रीपराशरजी बोले--अब मैं भविष्यमें होनेवाले राजाओंका वर्णन करता हूँ

English

Thereupon eight Yavana kings, fourteen Tukhara kings, thirteen Munda kings, and eightecn Manu kings shall rule the earth for thirteen hundred and ninety-nine years. There- after eleven Paura kings shall govern the earth for three- hundred years.

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श्लोक 10

तस्माद् देवभूतिः ।इत्य् एते दश शुङ्गा द्वादशोत्तरं वर्षशतं पृथिवीं भोक्ष्यन्ति ।ततः कण्वान् एषा भूर् यास्यति

tasmād devabhūtiḥ | ity ete daśa śuṅgā dvādaśottaraṃ varṣaśataṃ pṛthivīṃ bhokṣyanti | tataḥ kaṇvān eṣā bhūr yāsyati

हिन्दी अर्थ

परीक्षित् नामक महाराज हैं इनके जनमेजय, श्रुतसेन, उग्रसेन और भीमसेन नामक चार पुत्र होंगे

English

When the Pauras shall spread all over the earth the Yavar nas of .Kailakila shall become kings. And amongst thern one Viridhyasakti shall be the lord paramount. His son shall be Paranjaya, whose son shall be Ramchandra, whose son shall be Dharma, whose son shall be Varanga, whose son shall be Kritamandana, whose son shall be Sashinandi, whose s °n shall be Nandiyasð, whose son shall be Sisaka, whos« son shall be Pravira. Thesé nine kings shall ieig» for bundred and sixty years.

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श्लोक 11

देवभूतिं तु शुङ्गराजानं व्यसनिनं तस्यैवामात्यः कण्वो वसुदेवनामा निपात्य स्वयम् अवनीं भोक्ष्यते ।तस्य पुत्रो भूमित्रस् तस्यापि नारायणः ।नारायणस्यात्मजः सुशर्मा ।एते काण्वायनाश् चत्वारः पञ्चचत्वारिंशद् वर्षाणि भूपतयो भविष्यन्ति ।सुशर्माणं तु काण्वं स्वभृत्यो बलात् शिप्रकनामा हत्वान्ध्रजातीयो वसुधां भोक्ष्यति ।ततश् च कृष्णनामा तद्भ्राता भूपतिर् भावी ।तस्य पुत्रः श्रीशातकर्णिस् तस्यापि पूर्णोत्सङ्गस् तत्पुत्रश् च शातकर्णिस् तस्माच् च लम्बोदरस् तस्माद् दिवीलकस् ततो मेघस्वातिस् ततः पटुमान् ।ततश् चारिष्टकर्मा ततो हालो हालात् पत्तलकस् ततः प्रविल्ल सेनस् ततः सुन्दरः शातकर्णी तस्माच् चकोरः शातकर्णी ततः शिवस्वातिस् ततश् च गोमतीपुत्रस् तत्पुत्रः पुलिमान् ।तस्यापि शातकर्णी ततः शिवश्रीस् ततः शिवस्कन्धः ।तस्माद् यज्ञश्रीस् ततो विजयस् ततश् चन्द्रश्रीस् तस्यापि पुलोमाविः ।एवम् एते त्रिंशच् चत्वार्य् अब्दशतानि षट्पञ्चाशदधिकानि पृथिवीं भोक्ष्यन्त्य् आन्ध्रभृत्याः

devabhūtiṃ tu śuṅgarājānaṃ vyasaninaṃ tasyaivāmātyaḥ kaṇvo vasudevanāmā nipātya svayam avanīṃ bhokṣyate | tasya putro bhūmitras tasyāpi nārāyaṇaḥ | nārāyaṇasyātmajaḥ suśarmā | ete kāṇvāyanāś catvāraḥ pañcacatvāriṃśad varṣāṇi bhūpatayo bhaviṣyanti | suśarmāṇaṃ tu kāṇvaṃ svabhṛtyo balāt śiprakanāmā hatvāndhrajātīyo vasudhāṃ bhokṣyati | tataś ca kṛṣṇanāmā tadbhrātā bhūpatir bhāvī | tasya putraḥ śrīśātakarṇis tasyāpi pūrṇotsaṅgas tatputraś ca śātakarṇis tasmāc ca lambodaras tasmād divīlakas tato meghasvātis tataḥ paṭumān | tataś cāriṣṭakarmā tato hālo hālāt pattalakas tataḥ pravilla senas tataḥ sundaraḥ śātakarṇī tasmāc cakoraḥ śātakarṇī tataḥ śivasvātis tataś ca gomatīputras tatputraḥ pulimān | tasyāpi śātakarṇī tataḥ śivaśrīs tataḥ śivaskandhaḥ | tasmād yajñaśrīs tato vijayas tataś candraśrīs tasyāpi pulomāviḥ | evam ete triṃśac catvāry abdaśatāni ṣaṭpañcāśadadhikāni pṛthivīṃ bhokṣyanty āndhrabhṛtyāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

निपुण होकर परमनिर्वाण-पद प्राप्त करेगा॥ ३-४॥ शतानीकका पुत्र अश्वमेधदत्त होगा अधिसीमकृष्ण तथा अधिसीमकृष्णके निचकनु नामक पुत्र होगा जो कि गंगाजीद्वारा हस्तिनापुरके बहा ले जानेपर कौशाम्बीपुरीमें निवास करेगा॥ ६--८ ॥ वृष्णिमान्का सुषेण, सुषेणका सुनीथ, सुनीथका नृप,

English

Thereaíter thirteen kings of this family, three oí Valheeka, ^ushpamitra, Parupmitra and Padmamitra, tke ni«e ktngs.

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श्लोक 12

सप्ताभीराः दश गर्दभिलाश् च भूभुजो भविष्यन्ति ।ततः षोडश शका भूपतयो भवितारः ।ततश् चाष्टौ यवनाश् चतुर्दश तुषारा मुण्डाश् च त्रयोदश एकादश मौनाः ।एते पृथिवीं त्रयोदशवर्षशतानि नवनवत्यधिकानि भोक्ष्यन्ति

saptābhīrāḥ daśa gardabhilāś ca bhūbhujo bhaviṣyanti | tataḥ ṣoḍaśa śakā bhūpatayo bhavitāraḥ | tataś cāṣṭau yavanāś caturdaśa tuṣārā muṇḍāś ca trayodaśa ekādaśa maunāḥ | ete pṛthivīṃ trayodaśavarṣaśatāni navanavatyadhikāni bhokṣyanti

हिन्दी अर्थ

यह श्लोक प्रसिद्ध है--॥ ९--१७॥

English

of Saptakosala and then again nine kings of the country of Nishdha shall respectively flourish.

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 13

ततश् च पौरा एकादश भूपतयो ऽब्दशतानि त्रीणि महीं भोक्ष्यन्ति ।तेषूत्सन्नेषु कैलकिला यवना भूपतयो भविष्यन्त्य् अमूर्धाभिषिक्ताः ।तेषां विन्ध्यशक्तिः

tataś ca paurā ekādaśa bhūpatayo 'bdaśatāni trīṇi mahīṃ bhokṣyanti | teṣūtsanneṣu kailakilā yavanā bhūpatayo bhaviṣyanty amūrdhābhiṣiktāḥ | teṣāṃ vindhyaśaktiḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

कारणरूप तथा नाना राजर्षियोंसे सभाजित है वह श्रीपराशरजी बोले---अब मैं भविष्यमें होनेवाले इक्ष्वाकुबंशीय. राजाओंका वर्णन करता हूँ

English

One king of the city of Magadha by name Víswasphatika shall create many a new mixed caste. He will root out the Kshatriya or martial race and elevate fishermen, barba- rians and Brahmans and other castes to power. Jhe nine Nagas will reign in Padmavati, Kantipuri. and Mathuri; and the Guptas of Magadha along the Ganges to Prayaga. A king by name Devarakshita will reign in a city on the sea shore over the Kosalas, Pundras and Tamraliptas. The Guhas will occupy Kalinga, Mahihaka and the mountains of Mahendra. The race of Manidhanu will occupy the countries of Nishadas, Naimishikas and Kalatyas. The people called Kanakas will occupy the Amazon country and that called Mushika. People of the degraded three tribes and Abhiras and Sudras will occupy Sauráshtra, Avanti SuraArbuda and Marubhumi. And Sudras, outcasts and barbarians will occupy the banks of the Jadus, Darvika, the Chandrabhaga and Kashmir.

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 14

ततः पुरंजयस् ततो रामचन्द्रस् तस्माद् धर्मो धर्माद् वङ्गरः कृतनन्दनः सुषिनन्दिस् तद्भ्राता नन्दियशाः शिशुकप्रवीरौ चैते वर्षशतं षड् वर्षाणि च भविष्यन्ति ।ततस् तत्पुत्रास् त्रयोदशैते बाह्लिकाश् च त्रयः ।ततः पुष्यमित्रपटुमित्रास् त्रयोदश मेकलाश् च सप्तान्ध्राः ।कोसलायां तु नवैव भूपतयो भविष्यन्ति ।नैषधास् तु तावन्त एव

tataḥ puraṃjayas tato rāmacandras tasmād dharmo dharmād vaṅgaraḥ kṛtanandanaḥ suṣinandis tadbhrātā nandiyaśāḥ śiśukapravīrau caite varṣaśataṃ ṣaḍ varṣāṇi ca bhaviṣyanti | tatas tatputrās trayodaśaite bāhlikāś ca trayaḥ | tataḥ puṣyamitrapaṭumitrās trayodaśa mekalāś ca saptāndhrāḥ | kosalāyāṃ tu navaiva bhūpatayo bhaviṣyanti | naiṣadhās tu tāvanta eva

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रतिव्योमका दिवाकर, दिवाकरका सहदेव, सहदेवका बृहदश्व, बृहदश्वका भानुरथ, सुप्रतकका मरुदेव, मरुदेवका सुनक्षत्र, बृहद्राजजा धर्मी, धर्मीका कृतंजय, कृतंजयका

English

These and all the contemporary kings will be of churlish spirit; violent temper and always addicated to falsehood and wickedness. They will destroy women, children and cows ; they will seize upon the property of their subjects, will be of limited power ; they will rapidly rise and fall ; the duration of their life will be very short ; they will form high expecta- tions and acquire very little piety.

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 15

मागधायां तु विश्वस्फटिकसंज्ञो ऽन्यान् वर्णान् करिष्यति ।कैवर्तपटुपुलिन्दब्राह्मणान् राज्ये स्थापयिष्यति ।उत्साद्याखिलक्षत्रजातिम् ।नव नागाः पद्मावत्यां नाम पुर्यां मथुरायाम् अनुगङ्गाप्रयागं मागधा गुप्ताश् च भोक्ष्यन्ति ।कोशलौड्रपुण्ड्रताम्रलिप्तान् समुद्रतटपुरीं च देवरक्षितो रक्षिष्यति ।कलिङ्गमाहिषकमाहेन्द्रा भौमां गुहां भोक्ष्यन्ति ।नैषधनैमिषिककालतोयान् जनपदान् मणिधानकवंश्या भोक्ष्यन्ति ।त्रैराज्यमूषिकजनपदान् कनकाह्वया भोक्ष्यन्ति ।सौराष्ट्रावन्तिशूद्रान् अर्बुदमरुभूमिविषयांश् च व्रात्या द्विजाभीरशूद्राद्या भोक्ष्यन्ति ।सिन्धुतटदाविकोर्वीचन्द्रभागाकाश्मीरविषयांश् च व्रात्या म्लेच्छादयः शूद्रा भोक्ष्यन्ति ।एते च तुल्यकालाः सर्वे पृथिव्यां भूभृतो भविष्यन्ति ।अल्पप्रसादा बृहत्कोपाः सर्वकालम् अनृताधर्मरुचयः स्त्रीबालगोवधकर्तारः परस्वादानरुचयो ऽल्पसारा उदितास्तमितप्रायाः स्वल्पायुषो महेच्छा ह्य् अल्पधर्माश् च भविष्यन्ति

māgadhāyāṃ tu viśvasphaṭikasaṃjño 'nyān varṇān kariṣyati | kaivartapaṭupulindabrāhmaṇān rājye sthāpayiṣyati | utsādyākhilakṣatrajātim | nava nāgāḥ padmāvatyāṃ nāma puryāṃ mathurāyām anugaṅgāprayāgaṃ māgadhā guptāś ca bhokṣyanti | kośalauḍrapuṇḍratāmraliptān samudrataṭapurīṃ ca devarakṣito rakṣiṣyati | kaliṅgamāhiṣakamāhendrā bhaumāṃ guhāṃ bhokṣyanti | naiṣadhanaimiṣikakālatoyān janapadān maṇidhānakavaṃśyā bhokṣyanti | trairājyamūṣikajanapadān kanakāhvayā bhokṣyanti | saurāṣṭrāvantiśūdrān arbudamarubhūmiviṣayāṃś ca vrātyā dvijābhīraśūdrādyā bhokṣyanti | sindhutaṭadāvikorvīcandrabhāgākāśmīraviṣayāṃś ca vrātyā mlecchādayaḥ śūdrā bhokṣyanti | ete ca tulyakālāḥ sarve pṛthivyāṃ bhūbhṛto bhaviṣyanti | alpaprasādā bṛhatkopāḥ sarvakālam anṛtādharmarucayaḥ strībālagovadhakartāraḥ parasvādānarucayo 'lpasārā uditāstamitaprāyāḥ svalpāyuṣo mahecchā hy alpadharmāś ca bhaviṣyanti

हिन्दी अर्थ

“यह इक्ष्वाकुबृंश राजा सुमित्रतक रहेगा, क्योंकि कलियुगमें राजा सुमित्रके होनेपर फिर यह समाप्त हो जायगा' श्रीपराशरजी बोले--अब मैं मगधदेशीय

English

The people of the countries, thcy will rule over, will im- bibe the same nature. And the barbarians being powerful under royal patronage will destroy the subjects. Wealth andvirtue will decrease day by day until the whole world witl be depraved. Wealth will be the test of pedigree and virtue ; passion will be the only tie of marriage ; falsehood will be the only means of success in litigation ; and women willbe merely the objects of scnsual gratification. Eartn wjlj bc respected for its mineral trcasures sacrificial t' irca(

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 16

तैश् च विमिश्रा जनपदास् तच्छीलवर्तिनो राजाश्रयशुष्मिणो म्लेच्छाचार्याश् च विपर्ययेण वर्तमानाः प्रजाः क्षपयिष्यन्ति ।ततश् चानुदिनम् अल्पाल्पह्रासव्यवच्छेदाद् धर्मार्थयोर् जगतः संक्षयो भविष्यति

taiś ca vimiśrā janapadās tacchīlavartino rājāśrayaśuṣmiṇo mlecchācāryāś ca viparyayeṇa vartamānāḥ prajāḥ kṣapayiṣyanti | tataś cānudinam alpālpahrāsavyavacchedād dharmārthayor jagataḥ saṃkṣayo bhaviṣyati

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस वंशमें महाबलवान् और पराक्रमी जरासन्ध आदि

English

will be the only test of a Brahman ; external marks will constitute the only distinction of orders and wickedness will be the only means of livelihood. Weakness will be the cause of dependance menace will be the cause of learning : gifts only will constitute virtue ; wealth will be the only sign of honesty ; si'mple ablution will be purification ; mutual con- sent will be the marriage ; a man wearing good clothes will be considered honest and water at a distance will be considered a ho!y spring. When the world will be thus sunk in faults, he, who will be the strongest amidst those castes, shall be the king; They will grow avaricious and the subjects, unable to bear the burden of various taxes, will take refuge amongst the valleys of the mountains and will be glad to feed upon wild honey, herbs, roots, fruits, flowers and leaves : their only covering will be the bark of trees and they will be exposed to the cold and wind and sun and rain. No man shall live more than three and twenty years. Thus in the end of the Kali Yuga most of human-kind will be annihilated.

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 17

ततश् चार्थ एवाभिजनहेतुः ।धनम् एवाशेषधर्महेतुः ।अभिरुचिर् एव दाम्पत्यसंबन्धहेतुः ।स्त्रीत्वम् एवोपभोगहेतुः ।अनृतम् एव व्यवहारजयहेतुः ।रत्नताम्रभागितैव पृथिवीहेतुः ।ब्रह्मसूत्रम् एव विप्रत्वहेतुः ।लिङ्गधारणम् एवाश्रमहेतुः ।अन्याय एव वृत्तिहेतुः

tataś cārtha evābhijanahetuḥ | dhanam evāśeṣadharmahetuḥ | abhirucir eva dāmpatyasaṃbandhahetuḥ | strītvam evopabhogahetuḥ | anṛtam eva vyavahārajayahetuḥ | ratnatāmrabhāgitaiva pṛthivīhetuḥ | brahmasūtram eva vipratvahetuḥ | liṅgadhāraṇam evāśramahetuḥ | anyāya eva vṛttihetuḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

अयुतायु, अयुतायुके निरमित्र, निरमित्रके सुनेत्र, नामक एक पुत्र होगा॥४-५॥ शुचिके क््षेम्य, दृढसेन, दृढसेनके सुबल, सुबलके सुनीत, विश्वजितके रिपुंजयका जन्म होगा॥ ६--१२॥ कलियुगी राजाओं और कलिधर्मोका वर्णन तथा राजवंश-वर्णनका उपसंहार

English

Thus when the ceremonies of the Vedas and the institutes of law shall nearly have ceased, and the end of the Kali Yuga will approach, a portion of that divine being, who is the creator of the whole universe, preceptor of the mobile and immobile, who is the beginning and end of all, who is at one with all, who is identical with Brahma and all created beings, shall incarnate himself on earth. He will be born in the family of Víshnuyasas, an eminent Brahman of Sambhala village as Kalki gifted with the eight superhuman faculties. % his irrepressible power he will slay all the Mlechchhas índ thieves and all those who are addicted to sins. His greatness and mighty shall be unobstructed.

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 18

दौर्बल्यम् एवावृत्तिहेतुः ।भयगर्भोच्चारणम् एव पाण्डित्यहेतुः ।आढ्यतैव साधुत्वहेतुः

daurbalyam evāvṛttihetuḥ | bhayagarbhoccāraṇam eva pāṇḍityahetuḥ | āḍhyataiva sādhutvahetuḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रीपराशरजी बोले--बृहद्रथवंशका रिपुंजय नामक जो अन्तिम राजा होगा उसका सुनिक नामक एक मन्त्री होगा। वह अपने स्वामी रिपुंजयको उसका पुत्र बलाक होगा, बलाकका विशाखयूप,

English

He shall again establish virtue on earth and when the Kau Yuga will completely close, the remaining people shalt be awakened and their minds shall be as pure as crystal. The P^ple thus purified shall be the seeds of human beings and shall procreate a progeny who shall follow the laws of Krita-

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 19

स्नानम् एव प्रसाधनहेतुः ।दानम् एव धर्महेतुः ।स्वीकरणम् एव विवाहहेतुः ।सद्वेशधार्य् एव पात्रम् ।दूरायतनोदकम् एव तीर्थम् ।इत्य् एवम् अनेकदोषोत्तरे भूमण्डले सर्ववर्णेष्व् एव यो यो बलवान् स स भूपतिर् भविष्यति ।एवं चातिलुब्धकरभारासहाः शैलानाम् अन्तरद्रोणीः प्रजाः संश्रयिष्यन्ति ।मधुशाकमूलफलपत्त्रपुष्पाद्याहाराश् च भविष्यन्ति ।तरुवल्कलचीरप्रावरणाश् चातिबहुप्रजाः शीतवातातपवर्षसहा भविष्यन्ति ।न च कश्चित् त्रयोविंशतिवर्षाणि जीविष्यति अनवरतं चात्र कलियुगे क्षयम् आयात्य् अखिल एवैष जनः क्षयम् उपैष्यति

snānam eva prasādhanahetuḥ | dānam eva dharmahetuḥ | svīkaraṇam eva vivāhahetuḥ | sadveśadhāry eva pātram | dūrāyatanodakam eva tīrtham | ity evam anekadoṣottare bhūmaṇḍale sarvavarṇeṣv eva yo yo balavān sa sa bhūpatir bhaviṣyati | evaṃ cātilubdhakarabhārāsahāḥ śailānām antaradroṇīḥ prajāḥ saṃśrayiṣyanti | madhuśākamūlaphalapattrapuṣpādyāhārāś ca bhaviṣyanti | taruvalkalacīraprāvaraṇāś cātibahuprajāḥ śītavātātapavarṣasahā bhaviṣyanti | na ca kaścit trayoviṃśativarṣāṇi jīviṣyati anavarataṃ cātra kaliyuge kṣayam āyāty akhila evaiṣa janaḥ kṣayam upaiṣyati

हिन्दी अर्थ

नन्दीका पुत्र शिशुनाभ होगा, शिशुनाभका काकवर्ण, विधिसार, विधिसारका अजातशत्रु, अजातशत्रुका अर्भक, नृपतिगण तीन सौ बासठ वर्ष पृथिवीका शासन नाश करनेवाला होगा। तबसे शूद्रजातीय राजा पुष्यमित्र नामक सेनापति अपने स्वामीको

English

age. A verse is recited regarding this— "When thesun, moon, and the lunar asterism Tishya and the planet Jupitet are in mansion the Krita age shall come back.

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 20

श्रौतस्मार्तधर्मे विप्लवम् अत्यन्तम् उपगते क्षीणप्राये च कलाव् अशेषजगत्स्रष्टुश् चराचरगुरोर् आदिमयस्यान्तमयस्य सर्वमयस्य ब्रह्ममयस्यात्मरूपिणो भगवतो वासुदेवस्यांशः शम्बलग्रामप्रधानब्राह्मणविष्णुयशसो गृहे ऽष्टगुणर्द्धिसमन्वितः कल्किरूपी जगत्य् अत्रावतीर्य सकलम्लेच्छदस्युदुष्टाचरणचेतसाम् अशेषाणाम् अपरिच्छिन्नमाहात्म्यशक्तिः क्षयं करिष्यति ।स्वधर्मेषु चाखिलं जगत् संस्थापयिष्यति ।अनन्तरं चाशेषकलेर् अवसाने निशावसानप्रबुद्धानां तेषाम् एव जनपदानाम् अमलस्फटिकविशुद्धा मतयो भविष्यन्ति

śrautasmārtadharme viplavam atyantam upagate kṣīṇaprāye ca kalāv aśeṣajagatsraṣṭuś carācaraguror ādimayasyāntamayasya sarvamayasya brahmamayasyātmarūpiṇo bhagavato vāsudevasyāṃśaḥ śambalagrāmapradhānabrāhmaṇaviṣṇuyaśaso gṛhe 'ṣṭaguṇarddhisamanvitaḥ kalkirūpī jagaty atrāvatīrya sakalamlecchadasyuduṣṭācaraṇacetasām aśeṣāṇām aparicchinnamāhātmyaśaktiḥ kṣayaṃ kariṣyati | svadharmeṣu cākhilaṃ jagat saṃsthāpayiṣyati | anantaraṃ cāśeṣakaler avasāne niśāvasānaprabuddhānāṃ teṣām eva janapadānām amalasphaṭikaviśuddhā matayo bhaviṣyanti

हिन्दी अर्थ

वसुमित्र, वसुमित्रका उदंक, उदंकका पुलिन्दक,

English

Thus, great sage, I have enumerted all the kings of the solar and lunar dynesties— those who are bast and those who are present and those who shall be. From the birth o( the king Parikshit and up to the installation of king Nanda it is to be known that 1065 years have passed. Wheh the two first stars of the seven Rishis rise in the heavens and some lunar asterism is seen at night at an equal distance then the seven Reshis continue stationary in that conjunc- tion for a hundreds years oi men. At the birth of the king Parikshit they vvere in Magha and the Kali Yuga then began which consists of twelve hundred divine years.

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 21

तेषां च बीजभूतानाम् अशेषमनुष्याणां परिणतानाम् अपि तत्कालकृतानाम् अपत्यप्रसूतिर् भविष्यति ।तानि च तदपत्यानि कृतयुगधर्मानुसारीण्य् एव भविष्यन्तीति

teṣāṃ ca bījabhūtānām aśeṣamanuṣyāṇāṃ pariṇatānām api tatkālakṛtānām apatyaprasūtir bhaviṣyati | tāni ca tadapatyāni kṛtayugadharmānusārīṇy eva bhaviṣyantīti

हिन्दी अर्थ

काण्वो वसुदेवनामा तं निहत्य स्वयमवनीं ततश्च एकादश भूपतयोब्दशतानि त्रीणि

English

When the portion, of Vishnu born in the race of Yadu went back to heaven the Kali Yuga set in. But as long as he touched with his lotus feet the earlh the Kali Yuga could not effect it. As soon as the incarnation of the eternal Vishnu has departed, Judhisthira the son of Ðharma and his brothers renounced the kingdom. Seeing evil omens, on the depar- ture of Krishna the son of Pandua installed Parikshit on the throne. When seven Rishis will be in Parvashadha, then Nanda wili begin to reign and thenceforth the influence of Kali will increase.

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 22

अत्रोच्यते ।यदा चन्द्रश् च सूर्यश् च यदा तिष्यबृहस्पती एकराशौ समेष्यन्ति भविष्यति तदा कृतम्

atrocyate | yadā candraś ca sūryaś ca yadā tiṣyabṛhaspatī ekarāśau sameṣyanti bhaviṣyati tadā kṛtam

हिन्दी अर्थ

भागवत और भागवतका पुत्र देवभूति होगा॥ ३५-३६ ॥ ये शुंगरेश एक सौ बारह वर्ष पृथिवीका भोग

English

Tbe day of Krishnas' departure from the earth will be the first of the Kali Yaga, the duration of which you shall learn from me. It will continue tor 360,800 years of men. After twelve hundred divine years the Krita-age shall come back.

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 23

अतीता वर्तमानाश् च तथैवानागताश् च ये एते वंशेषु भूपालाः कथिता मुनिसत्तम

atītā vartamānāś ca tathaivānāgatāś ca ye ete vaṃśeṣu bhūpālāḥ kathitā munisattama

हिन्दी अर्थ

इसके अनन्तर यह पृथिवी कण्व भूपालोंके अधिकारमें चली जायगी व्यसनशील राजा देवभूतिको कण्ववंशीय वसुदेव नामक

English

Thus, foremest of twice-born ones, thousands of emi- nent Brahmans, Kshatryas, Vasyas, and Sudras bave passed away. It will be tautology and useless to mention the names and numbers of them born in various famUi* 8 - ' therefore refrain from doing so.

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 24

यावत् परीक्षितो जन्म यावन् नन्दाभिषेचनम् एतद् वर्षसहस्रं तु ज्ञेयं पञ्चदशोत्तरम्

yāvat parīkṣito janma yāvan nandābhiṣecanam etad varṣasahasraṃ tu jñeyaṃ pañcadaśottaram

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुशर्मा होगा॥४०-४१॥ ये चार काण्व भूपतिगण पँतालीस वर्ष पृथिवीके अधिपति रहेंगे

English

The king Devapi of the Puru race and Maro'of the Ikswaku race, by virtue of their great aseetic/wm, are residiog

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 25

सप्तर्षीणां तु यौ पूर्वौ दृश्येते उदितौ दिवि तयोस् तु मध्ये नक्षत्रं दृश्यते यत् समं निशि तेन सप्तर्षयो युक्तास् तिष्ठन्त्य् अब्दशतं नृणाम्

saptarṣīṇāṃ tu yau pūrvau dṛśyete uditau divi tayos tu madhye nakṣatraṃ dṛśyate yat samaṃ niśi tena saptarṣayo yuktās tiṣṭhanty abdaśataṃ nṛṇām

हिन्दी अर्थ

कण्ववंशीय सुशर्माको उसका बलिपुच्छक नामवाला आन्ध्रजातीय सेवक मारकर स्वयं पृथिवीका भोग उसके पीछे उसका भाई कृष्ण पृथिवीका

English

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अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 26

ते तु पारीक्षिते काले मघास्व् आसन् द्विजोत्तम तदा प्रवृत्तश् च कलिर् द्वादशाब्दशतात्मकः

te tu pārīkṣite kāle maghāsv āsan dvijottama tadā pravṛttaś ca kalir dvādaśābdaśatātmakaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसका पुत्र शान्तकर्णि होगा। शातकर्णिका लम्बोदर, लम्बोदरका पिलक, पिलकका अरिष्टकर्माका हालाहल, हालाहलका पललक, पललकका

English

in the rillage of Kalapa. When the Krita-age sbatl set ia they wil! come to the city and give origin to the Kshatriya dynasties. In this 'wise the earth is occupied tbrough every series of the first three ages, Krita, Treta and Dwapara by the descendants of Manu. As Devapt and Maru are still living so one of thetn remains in the Kali Yuga. to serve as tbe seed of the renewed generations.

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 27

यदैव भगवद्विष्णोर् अंशो यातो दिवं द्विज वसुदेवकुलोद्भूतस् तदैवात्रागतः कलिः

yadaiva bhagavadviṣṇor aṃśo yāto divaṃ dvija vasudevakulodbhūtas tadaivātrāgataḥ kaliḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनके पीछे आठ यवन, चौदह तुर्क, तेरह हजार नब्बे वर्ष पृथिवीका शासन करेंगे इनमेंसे भी ग्यारह मौन राजा पृथिवीकों तीन सौ

English

I have thus related to you briefly the families of the various kings. To relate them at length would be impossible in a hurtdred Hves.

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 28

यावत् स पादपद्माभ्यां पस्पर्शेमां वसुंधराम् तावत् पृथ्वीपरिष्वङ्गे समर्थो नाभवत् कलिः

yāvat sa pādapadmābhyāṃ pasparśemāṃ vasuṃdharām tāvat pṛthvīpariṣvaṅge samartho nābhavat kaliḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

इनके उच्छिन्न होनेपर कैंकिल नामक यवनजातीय अभिषेकरहित राजा होंगे

English

The kings mentioned above and others, who assuming fraií bodies have ruled over the ever-during world, and bei»g binded by illusions have indulged the feeling— " Tbis earth is mine— -it is my son's— it belongs to my dynasty," have gone away. Those who reigned before them, those who succeeded them, those who will be kings in future, have ceased and shall cease to be. The earth, with her autumnal flowers, as if smiles, beholding the king eager for conquest and fightings. Hear, Maitrya, I shall now recite some verses that were chanted by Earth and which the Muni Asita communícated to Janaka, whose banner was virtue, " How greatly are the princes, although reasonable, mistaken, that they consider themsclves immortal when they themselves are bnt foam upon the wave. Before they have subdued themselves they endeavour to reduce their ministers, their servant, their subjects to subjection; they then attempt to defeat thetr enemies. They say 'We shall by and by subdue the sea-girt earth ?' Their minds being thus always taken up witfc those thoughts, they cannot perceive the near approach of death. The subjugation of the sea-girt earth is not so very difficuit for him who has subdued him ; for the final liberatio© is another fruit of self-control. It is throogh ignoranee tbat the kings wish to possess me whom tbeir predecessors ha*e been conÉraiii«d to leave and whom. their fathers have not kept. Ce^tved by the selfish love of powar fáthers Sght with sona

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 29

गते सनातनस्यांशे विष्णोस् तत्र भुवो दिवम् तत्याज सानुजो राज्यं धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः

gate sanātanasyāṃśe viṣṇos tatra bhuvo divam tatyāja sānujo rājyaṃ dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

समुद्रतटपुरीं चर देवरक्षितो रक्षिता नैषधनैमिषककालकोशकाज्जनपदान्मणि-

English

and brothers with brotliers for occupying me. All the kings who reigned on this earth and who are now dead foolishly thought — 'AH this earth is mine— every thing is mine, it will be in my house for ever for he is dead.' How is it possible that such vain desires should be cherished by his descendants, who have seen their progenitor, on account of the thirst of dominion, compelled to' desert me, whom he called his own and tread the path of dissolution. When I hear a king communicating to another through his ambassador, 'This earth is mine — you give up all your claims for it," I laugh at first but that laughter is soon turned into pity for the infatuated fool." #

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 30

विपरीतानि दृष्ट्वा च निमित्तानि स पाण्डवः याते कृष्णे चकाराथ सो ऽभिषेकं परीक्षितः

viparītāni dṛṣṭvā ca nimittāni sa pāṇḍavaḥ yāte kṛṣṇe cakārātha so 'bhiṣekaṃ parīkṣitaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

एते च तुल्यकालास्सवें पृथिव्यां भूभुजो

English

PARASARA said : — These w^-re the verses, Maitreya, which Earth chanted, hearing which ambition melts away like snow before the sun. I have novv given you a complete account of the descendants of Manu amongst whom manv were endowed with a portion of Vishnu engaged in the preservation of the universe.

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 31

प्रयास्यन्ति यदा चैते पूर्वाषाढां महर्षयः तदा नन्दात् प्रभृत्य् एष कलिर् वृद्धिं गमिष्यति

prayāsyanti yadā caite pūrvāṣāḍhāṃ maharṣayaḥ tadā nandāt prabhṛty eṣa kalir vṛddhiṃ gamiṣyati

हिन्दी अर्थ

ये सब एक सौ छ: वर्ष राज्य करेंगे तेरह इनके वंशके और तीन बाहिक राजा होंगे

English

He, who hears reverentially from the beginning to the end, of the account of this family of Manu, gets his heart puriiied and all this sins are removed. Hearing of the description of the illustrious solar and iunar dynasties, people, with theír faculties perfect, shall live in unequelled affluence, plenty and prosperity. He who has heard of the races of Ikshawku, Jahnu, Mandhata, Sagara, Abiksheta, Raghu, Yayati, and Nahusha, who have all perished and of other wealthy kings gifted with great strength and power, who have been subdued by still more powerful time and are now only tale, will learn wisdom and forbear to call eitlier children, or Wtfe, or house or lands or wealth his own. Those heroic men, who have performed penances for many years with uplifted hands, those who have celebrated many sacrlfices, have been left by time as subjects of narration, That Prithu, even, whose discus dissevered many an etjemy, whp unobstructed travelled all over the regions, haffíí« n

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 32

यस्मिन् कृष्णो दिवं यातस् तस्मिन्न् एव तदाहनि प्रतिपन्नं कलियुगं तस्य संख्यां निबोध मे

yasmin kṛṣṇo divaṃ yātas tasminn eva tadāhani pratipannaṃ kaliyugaṃ tasya saṃkhyāṃ nibodha me

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनके बाद तेरह पुष्पमित्र और पटुमित्र आदि तथा सात

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 33

त्रीणि लक्षाणि वर्षाणां द्विज मानुषसंख्यया षष्टिं चैव सहस्राणि भविष्यत्य् एष वै कलिः

trīṇi lakṣāṇi varṣāṇāṃ dvija mānuṣasaṃkhyayā ṣaṣṭiṃ caiva sahasrāṇi bhaviṣyaty eṣa vai kaliḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्रमश: कोसलदेशमें राज्य करेंगे मगधदेशमें विश्वस्फटिक नामक राजा अन्य वर्णोंको प्रवृत्त करेगा

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 34

शतानि तानि दिव्यानि सप्त पञ्च च संख्यया निःशेषेण ततस् तस्मिन् भविष्यति पुनः कृतम्

śatāni tāni divyāni sapta pañca ca saṃkhyayā niḥśeṣeṇa tatas tasmin bhaviṣyati punaḥ kṛtam

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा गंगाके निकटवर्ती प्रयाग और गयामें मागध और गुप्त राजालोग राज्य भोग करेंगे

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 35

ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश् च द्विजसत्तम युगे युगे महात्मानः समतीताः सहस्रशः

brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāś ca dvijasattama yuge yuge mahātmānaḥ samatītāḥ sahasraśaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

महेन्द्र और भौम आदि देशोंको गुह नरेश भोगेंगे नेषध, नैमिषक और कालकोशक आदि जनपदोंको

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 36

बहुत्वान् नामधेयानां परिसंख्या कुले कुले पुनरुक्तबहुत्वात् तु न मया परिकीर्तिता

bahutvān nāmadheyānāṃ parisaṃkhyā kule kule punaruktabahutvāt tu na mayā parikīrtitā

हिन्दी अर्थ

मुषिक देशोंपर कनक नामक राजाका राज्य होगा

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 37

देवापिः पौरवो राजा मरुश् चेक्ष्वाकुवंशजः महायोगबलोपेतौ कलापग्रामसंश्रयौ

devāpiḥ pauravo rājā maruś cekṣvākuvaṃśajaḥ mahāyogabalopetau kalāpagrāmasaṃśrayau

हिन्दी अर्थ

ये सम्पूर्ण राजालोग पृथिवीमें एक ही समयमें और गौओंकी हत्या करनेवाले, पर-धन-हरणमें रुचि पतनशील, अल्पायु, महती कामनावाले, अल्पपुण्य और

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 38

कृते युग इहागत्य क्षत्रप्रावर्तकौ हि तौ भविष्यतो मनोर् वंशबीजभूतौ व्यवस्थितौ

kṛte yuga ihāgatya kṣatraprāvartakau hi tau bhaviṣyato manor vaṃśabījabhūtau vyavasthitau

हिन्दी अर्थ

ये सम्पूर्ण देशोंको परस्पर मिला देंगे तथा उन राजाओंके आश्रयसे ही बलवान् और

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 39

एतेन क्रमयोगेन मनुपुत्रैर् वसुंधरा कृतत्रेतादिसंज्ञानि युगानि त्रीणि भुज्यते

etena kramayogena manuputrair vasuṃdharā kṛtatretādisaṃjñāni yugāni trīṇi bhujyate

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवं चातिलुब्धकराजासहाश्शैलानामन्तर- मयस्यात्मरूपिणोी भगवतो वासुदेवस्यांश- तब दिन-दिन धर्म और अर्थका थोड़ा-थोड़ा हास तथा क्षय होनेके कारण संसारका क्षय हो जायगा

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 40

कलौ तु बीजभूतास् ते केचित् तिष्ठन्ति भूतले यथैव देवापिमरू साम्प्रतं समवस्थितौ

kalau tu bījabhūtās te kecit tiṣṭhanti bhūtale yathaiva devāpimarū sāmprataṃ samavasthitau

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस समय अर्थ ही कुलीनताका हेतु होगा; बल ही सम्पूर्ण जाति-कुल आदिका विचार न होगा; मिथ्या भाषण ही व्यवहारमें सफलता प्राप्त करनेका हेतु होगा; जलकी सुलभता और सुगमता ही पृथिवीकी स्वीकृतिका हेतु होगा अर्थात्

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 41

एष तूद्देशतो वंशस् तवोक्तो भूभुजां मया निखिलो गदितुं शक्यो नैव जन्मशतैर् अपि

eṣa tūddeśato vaṃśas tavokto bhūbhujāṃ mayā nikhilo gadituṃ śakyo naiva janmaśatair api

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस प्रकार अतिलोलुप राजाओंके कर- भारको सहन न कर सकनेके कारण प्रजा पर्वत-कन्दराओंका आदि खाकर दिन काटेगी॥ ९४-९५॥ वृक्षोंके पत्र और वल्कल ही उनके पहनने तथा ओढ़नेके कपड़े होंगे। अधिक कोई भी तेईस वर्षतक जीवित न रह सकेगा । इस प्रकार कलियुगमें यह सम्पूर्ण जनसमुदाय निरन्तर क्षीण होता रहेगा

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 42

एते चान्ये च भूपाला यैर् अत्र क्षितिमण्डले कृतं ममत्वं मोहान्धैर् नित्ये ऽनित्यकलेवरैः

ete cānye ca bhūpālā yair atra kṣitimaṇḍale kṛtaṃ mamatvaṃ mohāndhair nitye 'nityakalevaraiḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

संसारमें अवतार लेकर असीम शक्ति और माहात्म्यसे

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 43

कथं ममेयम् अचला मत्पुत्रस्य कथं मही मद्वंशस्येति चिन्तार्ता जग्मुर् अन्तम् इमे नृपाः

kathaṃ mameyam acalā matputrasya kathaṃ mahī madvaṃśasyeti cintārtā jagmur antam ime nṛpāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकराशौ समेष्यन्ति तदा भवति वै कृतम्॥ १०२ एते वंशेषु भूपाला: कथिता मुनिसत्तम॥ १०३ यहैव भगवान्विष्णोरंशो यातो दिवं द्विज। बसुदेवकुलोद्धूतस्तहैवात्रागत: कलि:ः ॥ १०८ इसके पश्चात् समस्त कलियुगके समाप्त हो जानेपर रात्रिके अन्तमें जागे हुओंके समान

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 44

तेभ्यः पूर्वतराश् चान्ये तेभ्यस् तेभ्यस् तथापरे भविष्याश् चैव यास्यन्ति तेषाम् अन्ये च ये ऽध्य् अनु

tebhyaḥ pūrvatarāś cānye tebhyas tebhyas tathāpare bhaviṣyāś caiva yāsyanti teṣām anye ca ye 'dhy anu

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन बीजभूत समस्त मनुष्योंसे उनकी अधिक अवस्था होनेपर भी उस समय सन्‍्तान

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 45

विलोक्यात्मजयोद्योगयात्राव्यग्रान् नराधिपान् पुष्पप्रहासैः शरदि हसतीव वसुंधरा

vilokyātmajayodyogayātrāvyagrān narādhipān puṣpaprahāsaiḥ śaradi hasatīva vasuṃdharā

हिन्दी अर्थ

उनकी वे सन्तानें सत्ययुगके ही धर्मोका अनुसरण करनेवाली होंगी इस विषयमें ऐसा कहा जाता है कि--जिस एक राशिपर एक साथ आवेंगे उसी समय सत्ययुगका

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 46

मैत्रेय पृथिवीगीताः श्लोकाश् चात्र निबोध तान् यान् आह धर्मध्वजिने जनकायासितो मुनिः

maitreya pṛthivīgītāḥ ślokāś cātra nibodha tān yān āha dharmadhvajine janakāyāsito muniḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

पचास वर्षका समय जानना चाहिये

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 47

कथम् एष नरेन्द्राणां मोहो बुद्धिमताम् अपि येन फेनसधर्माणो ऽप्य् अतिविश्वस्तचेतसः

katham eṣa narendrāṇāṃ moho buddhimatām api yena phenasadharmāṇo 'py ativiśvastacetasaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिखायी देते हैं, उनके बीचमें रात्रिके समय जो दक्षिणोत्तर कलियुग आरम्भ हुआ था ॥१०५--१०७॥ है द्विज! जिस समय भगवान् विष्णुके अंशावतार भगवान् वासुदेव निजधामको पधारे थे उसी समय पृथिवीपर कलियुगका जबतक भगवान् अपने चरण- कमलोंसे इस पृथिवीका स्पर्श करते रहे, तबतक पृथिवीसे संसर्ग करनेकी कलियुगकी हिम्मत न पड़ी

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 48

पूर्वम् आत्मजयं कृत्वा जेतुम् इच्छन्ति मन्त्रिणः ततो भृत्यांश् च पौरांश् च जिगीषन्ते तथा रिपून्

pūrvam ātmajayaṃ kṛtvā jetum icchanti mantriṇaḥ tato bhṛtyāṃś ca paurāṃś ca jigīṣante tathā ripūn

हिन्दी अर्थ

सनातन पुरुष भगवान् विष्णुके अंशावतार

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 49

क्रमेणानेन जेष्यामो वयं पृथ्वीं ससागराम् इत्य् आसक्तधियो मृत्युं न पश्यन्त्य् अविदूरगम्

krameṇānena jeṣyāmo vayaṃ pṛthvīṃ sasāgarām ity āsaktadhiyo mṛtyuṃ na paśyanty avidūragam

हिन्दी अर्थ

नन्दके समयसे कलियुगका प्रभाव बढ़ेगा देवापि: पौरवो राजा पुरुश्चेश््वाकुवंशज: । कलो ते बीजभूता वै केचित्तिष्ठन्ति वे मुने। यथेव देवापिपुरू साम्प्रतं समधिष्ठितौ॥ १२१ यानाह धर्मध्वजिने जनकायासितो मुनि:॥ १२७

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 50

समुद्रावरणं याति मन्मण्डलम् अथो वशम् कियद् आत्मजयाद् एतन् मुक्तिर् आत्मजये फलम्

samudrāvaraṇaṃ yāti manmaṇḍalam atho vaśam kiyad ātmajayād etan muktir ātmajaye phalam

हिन्दी अर्थ

हे द्विज! मानवी वर्षगणनाके अनुसार कलियुग

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 51

उत्सृज्य पूर्वजा याता यां नादाय गतः पिता तां ममेति विमूढत्वाज् जेतुम् इच्छन्ति पार्थिवाः

utsṛjya pūrvajā yātā yāṃ nādāya gataḥ pitā tāṃ mameti vimūḍhatvāj jetum icchanti pārthivāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

वैश्य और शूद्र महात्मागण हो गये हैं कारण कुलोंमें पुनरुक्ति हो जानेके भयसे मैंने उन सबके नाम नहीं बतलाये हैं

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 52

मत्कृते पितृपुत्राणां भ्रातॄणां चापि विग्रहाः जायन्ते ऽत्यन्तमोहेन ममत्वादृतचेतसाम्

matkṛte pitṛputrāṇāṃ bhrātṝṇāṃ cāpi vigrahāḥ jāyante 'tyantamohena mamatvādṛtacetasām

हिन्दी अर्थ

सत्ययुगका आरम्भ होनेपर होंगे। वे आगामी मनुवंशके बीजरूप हैं

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 53

पृथ्वी ममेयं सकला ममेयं मदन्वयस्यापि च शाश्वतेयम् यो यो मृतो ह्य् अत्र बभूव राजा कुबुद्धिर् आसीद् इति तस्य तस्य

pṛthvī mameyaṃ sakalā mameyaṃ madanvayasyāpi ca śāśvateyam yo yo mṛto hy atra babhūva rājā kubuddhir āsīd iti tasya tasya

हिन्दी अर्थ

उन्हींमेंसे कोई-कोई आगामी मनुसन्तानके बीजरूपसे स्थित रहते हैं जिस प्रकार कि आजकल देवापि और इस प्रकार मैंने तुमसे सम्पूर्ण राजवंशोंका यह सौ वर्षमें भी नहीं किया जा सकता

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destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 54

दृष्ट्वा ममत्वादृतचित्तम् एकं विहाय मां मृत्युपथं व्रजन्तम् तस्यान्वयस्थस्य कथं ममत्वं हृद्य् आस्पदं मत्प्रभवं करोति

dṛṣṭvā mamatvādṛtacittam ekaṃ vihāya māṃ mṛtyupathaṃ vrajantam tasyānvayasthasya kathaṃ mamatvaṃ hṛdy āspadaṃ matprabhavaṃ karoti

हिन्दी अर्थ

शरीरके मोहसे अन्धे हुए ये तथा और भी ऐसे अनेक भूपतिगण हो गये हैं जिन्होंने इस पृथिवीमण्डलको

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destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 55

पृथ्वी ममैषाशु परित्यजैनां वदन्ति ये दूतमुखैः स्वशत्रुम् नराधिपास् तेषु ममातिहासः पुनश् च मूढेषु दयाभ्युपैति

pṛthvī mamaiṣāśu parityajaināṃ vadanti ye dūtamukhaiḥ svaśatrum narādhipās teṣu mamātihāsaḥ punaś ca mūḍheṣu dayābhyupaiti

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकार अचलभावसे मेरी, मेरे पुत्रकी अथवा मेरे वंशकी होगी ?' इसी चिन्तामें व्याकुल हुए इन सभी राजाओंका इसी चिन्तामें डूबे रहकर इन और इसीमें मग्न रहकर आगामी भूपतिगण भी मृत्यु-

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destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 56

इत्य् एते धरणीगीताः श्लोका मैत्रेय यैः श्रुतैः ममत्वं विलयं याति तापन्यस्तं यथा हिमम्

ity ete dharaṇīgītāḥ ślokā maitreya yaiḥ śrutaiḥ mamatvaṃ vilayaṃ yāti tāpanyastaṃ yathā himam

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस प्रकार अपनेको जीतनेके लिये राजाओंको अथक उद्योग करते देखकर वसुन्धरा शरत्कालीन पुष्पोंके रूपमें मानो हँस रही है

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destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 57

इत्य् एष कथितः सम्यङ् मनोर् वंशो मया तव यत्र स्थितिप्रवृत्तस्य विष्णोर् अंशांशका नृपाः

ity eṣa kathitaḥ samyaṅ manor vaṃśo mayā tava yatra sthitipravṛttasya viṣṇor aṃśāṃśakā nṛpāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

हे मैत्रेय/ अब तुम पृथिवीके कहे हुए कुछ राजा जनकको सुनाया था ममत्वं विलय॑ याति तपत्यके यथा हिमम्॥ १३७ पृथिवी कहती है--अहो! बुद्धिमान् होते हुए भी इन राजाओंको यह कैसा मोह हो रहा है जिसके कारण ये बुलबुलेके समान क्षणस्थायी होते हुए भी

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destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 58

शृणोति य इमं भक्त्या मनोर् वंशम् अनुक्रमात् तस्य पापम् अशेषं वै प्रणश्यत्य् अमलात्मनः

śṛṇoti ya imaṃ bhaktyā manor vaṃśam anukramāt tasya pāpam aśeṣaṃ vai praṇaśyaty amalātmanaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोग प्रथम अपनेको जीतते हैं और फिर अपने भुत्य, पुरवासी एवं शत्रुओंको जीतना चाहते हैं

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destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 59

धनधान्यर्द्धिम् अतुलां प्राप्नोत्य् अव्याहतेन्द्रियः श्रुत्वैवम् अखिलं वंशं प्रशस्तं शशिसूर्ययोः इक्ष्वाकुजह्नुमान्धातृसगराविक्षितान् रघून्

dhanadhānyarddhim atulāṃ prāpnoty avyāhatendriyaḥ śrutvaivam akhilaṃ vaṃśaṃ praśastaṃ śaśisūryayoḥ ikṣvākujahnumāndhātṛsagarāvikṣitān raghūn

हिन्दी अर्थ

जीत लेंगे' ऐसी बुद्धिसे मोहित हुए ये लोग अपनी निकटवर्तिनी मृत्युको नहीं देखते घिरा हुआ यह सम्पूर्ण भूमण्डल अपने वशमें हो ही जाय तो भी मनोजयकी अपेक्षा इसका मूल्य ही क्‍या

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destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 60

ययातिनहुषाद्यांश् च ज्ञात्वा निष्ठाम् उपागतान् महाबलान् महावीर्यान् अनन्तधनसंचयान्

yayātinahuṣādyāṃś ca jñātvā niṣṭhām upāgatān mahābalān mahāvīryān anantadhanasaṃcayān

हिन्दी अर्थ

जिसे छोड़कर इनके पूर्वज चले गये तथा जिसे अपने साथ लेकर इनके पिता भी नहीं गये उसी मुझको अत्यन्त मूर्खताके कारण ये राजालोग जीतना चाहते

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destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 61

कृतान् कालेन बलिना कथाशेषान् नराधिपान्

kṛtān kālena balinā kathāśeṣān narādhipān

हिन्दी अर्थ

जिनका चित्त ममतामय है उन पिता-पुत्र और भाइयोंमें अत्यन्त मोहके कारण मेरे ही लिये परस्पर कलह होता है जो-जो राजालोग यहाँ हो चुके हैं उन सभीकी ऐसी कुबुद्धि रही है कि यह सम्पूर्ण पृथिवी मेरी ही है और मेरे पीछे यह सदा मेरी सन्‍्तानकी ही रहेगी

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destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 62

श्रुत्वा न पुत्रदारादौ गृहक्षेत्रादिके तथा द्रव्यादौ वा कृतप्रज्ञो ममत्वं कुरुते नरः

śrutvā na putradārādau gṛhakṣetrādike tathā dravyādau vā kṛtaprajño mamatvaṃ kurute naraḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

ममता करनेवाले एक राजाको, मुझे छोड़कर मृत्युके मुखमें जाते हुए देखकर भी न जाने कैसे उसका उत्तराधिकारी अपने हृदयमें मेरे लिये ममताको स्थान

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destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 63

तप्तं तपो यैः पुरुषप्रवीरैर् उद्बाहुभिर् वर्षगणान् अनेकान् इष्टाश् च यज्ञा बलिनो ऽतिवीर्याः कृतास् तु कालेन कथावशेषाः

taptaṃ tapo yaiḥ puruṣapravīrair udbāhubhir varṣagaṇān anekān iṣṭāś ca yajñā balino 'tivīryāḥ kṛtās tu kālena kathāvaśeṣāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

जो राजालोग दूतोंके द्वारा अपने शत्रुओंसे इस प्रकार कहलाते हैं कि “यह पृथिवी मेरी है, तुमलोग इसे तुरन्त छोड़कर चले जाओ' उनपर मुझे बड़ी हँसी आती है और फिर उन मूढ़ोंपर मुझे श्रीपराशरजी बोले--हे मैत्रेय! पृथिवीके कहे हुए इन श्लोकोंको जो पुरुष सुनेगा उसकी ममता इसी प्रकार लीन हो जायगी जैसे सूर्यके तपते समय बर्फ

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destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 64

पृथुः समस्तान् प्रचचार लोकान् अव्याहतो यो ऽरिविदारिचक्रः स कालवाताभिहतो विनष्टः क्षिप्तं यथा शाल्मलितूलम् अग्नौ

pṛthuḥ samastān pracacāra lokān avyāhato yo 'rividāricakraḥ sa kālavātābhihato vinaṣṭaḥ kṣiptaṃ yathā śālmalitūlam agnau

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस प्रकार मैंने तुमसे भली प्रकार मनुके वंशका वर्णन कर दिया। जिस वंशके राजागण स्थितिकारक भगवान् विष्णुके अंशके अंश थे

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 65

यः कार्तवीर्यो बुभुजे समस्तान् द्वीपान् समाक्रम्य हतारिचक्रः कथाप्रसङ्गेष्व् अभिधीयमानः स एव संकल्पविकल्पहेतुः

yaḥ kārtavīryo bubhuje samastān dvīpān samākramya hatāricakraḥ kathāprasaṅgeṣv abhidhīyamānaḥ sa eva saṃkalpavikalpahetuḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

जो पुरुष इस मनुवंशका क्रमश: श्रवण करता है उस कृतान्कालेन बलिना कथाशेषान्नराधिपान्॥ १४२ रुद्बाहुभिर्वर्षमणाननेकानू..। कृता नु कालेन कथावशेषा:॥ १४४ पृथुस्समस्तान्विचचारलोका-

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 66

दशाननावीक्षितराघवाणाम् ऐश्वर्यम् उद्भासितदिङ्मुखानाम् भस्मापि जातं न कथं क्षणेन भ्रूभङ्गपातेन धिग् अन्तकस्य

daśānanāvīkṣitarāghavāṇām aiśvaryam udbhāsitadiṅmukhānām bhasmāpi jātaṃ na kathaṃ kṣaṇena bhrūbhaṅgapātena dhig antakasya

हिन्दी अर्थ

नहुष और ययाति आदिके चरित्रोंको सुनकर, जिन्हें न करेगा॥ १४१-- १४३ ॥ कठिन तपस्या की थी तथा विविध प्रकारके यज्ञोंका वीर्यशशाली राजाओंकी कालने केवल कथामात्र ही

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 67

कथाशरीरत्वम् अवाप यद् वै मान्धातृनामा भुवि चक्रवर्ती श्रुत्वापि तं को हि करोति साधुर् ममत्वम् आत्मन्य् अपि मन्दचेताः

kathāśarīratvam avāpa yad vai māndhātṛnāmā bhuvi cakravartī śrutvāpi taṃ ko hi karoti sādhur mamatvam ātmany api mandacetāḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

जो पृथु अपने शबत्रुसमूहको आज वही काल-वायुकी प्रेरणासे अग्निमें फेंके हुए सेमरकी रूईके ढेरके समान नष्ट-भ्रष्ट हो गया समस्त द्वीपोंकों वशीभूतकर उन्हें भोगता था वही आज कथा-प्रसंगसे वर्णन करते समय उलटा संकल्प- समय यह सन्देह होता है कि वास्तवमें वह हुआ था

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 68

भगीरथाद्याः सगरः ककुत्स्थो दशाननो राघवलक्ष्मणौ च युधिष्ठिराद्याश् च बभूवुर् एते सत्यं न मिथ्या क्व नु ते न विद्मः

bhagīrathādyāḥ sagaraḥ kakutstho daśānano rāghavalakṣmaṇau ca yudhiṣṭhirādyāś ca babhūvur ete satyaṃ na mithyā kva nu te na vidmaḥ

हिन्दी अर्थ

समस्त दिशाओंको देदीप्यमान करनेवाले रावण, अविक्षित और रामचन्द्र आदिके भी क्‍यों नहीं बच सका?

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 69

ये साम्प्रतं ये च नृपा भविष्याः प्रोक्ता मया विप्रवरोग्रवीर्याः ये ते तथान्ये च तथाभिधेयाः सर्वे भविष्यन्ति यथैव पूर्वे

ye sāmprataṃ ye ca nṛpā bhaviṣyāḥ proktā mayā vipravarogravīryāḥ ye te tathānye ca tathābhidheyāḥ sarve bhaviṣyanti yathaiva pūrve

हिन्दी अर्थ

केवल कथामें ही पता चलता है। ऐसा कौन मन्दबुद्धि होगा जो यह सुनकर अपने शरीरमें भी ममता करेगा? फिर पृथिवी आदिमें ममता करनेकी तो बात ही नहीं है; किन्तु अब वे कहाँ हैं इसका हमें पता

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

अध्याय ८०

श्लोक 70

एतद् विदित्वा न नरेण कार्यं ममत्वम् आत्मन्य् अपि पण्डितेन तिष्ठन्तु तावत् तनयात्मजायाः क्षेत्रादयो ये तु शरीरतो ऽन्ये

etad viditvā na nareṇa kāryaṃ mamatvam ātmany api paṇḍitena tiṣṭhantu tāvat tanayātmajāyāḥ kṣetrādayo ye tu śarīrato 'nye

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतद्विदित्ता न नरेण कार्य क्षेत्रादयो ये च शरीरिणोअन्ये॥ १५१ शरीरमें भी ममता नहीं करनी चाहिये

English

destroyed by the last of time like the light down o( the Simal tree. Even Karlaviryya, who defeated numberless enemies and conquered the seven Zones of the earth, exists now only as the topic of a theme, a subject for affirmation or contradiction. The riches, of the kings Dashanana, Raghava, Abikoluta and others, which dazzled all the quarters, have all been reduced to ashes by the very frown of time. Oh ; fie upon such wealth. The lord paramount of the earth, by the name of Mándháta now exists only in< name. And what pious man, hearing this story, wiH be sr> foolish as to cherish the desire of possession in his soul ? Bhagiratha, Sagara, Kakutstha, Dasanana Ráma, Lakshmana, Yudhisthira and others have been. Is it so? Have they really existed ? Where are they now ? We know not t The kings,. who are now reigning, who shall be kings in future, and those whose names have not been specified, shall all remain only in names like their predecessors. The wise man, cognizant of this, will not cherish attachment even for his own self — what to speak of children, lands and

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स्रोत, संस्करण एवं व्याख्या वर्गीकरण

धर्म ग्रंथ पर मूल शास्त्र, पारंपरिक भाष्य और आधुनिक व्याख्या को पूर्णतः पृथक रखा जाता है ताकि पाठक को किसी भी व्याख्या के शास्त्र होने का भ्रम न हो।

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मूल पाठOriginal text

अपौरुषेय / प्रामाणिक शास्त्र (Primary Canonical Scripture)

मूल संस्कृत, प्राकृत अथवा अवधी श्लोक/मंत्र। यह सर्वोच्च प्रमाण (प्रस्थान) है। इस पाठ में किसी भी आधुनिक व्याख्याकार का हस्तक्षेप नहीं है।

शाब्दिक अनुवादLiteral translation

पदार्थ व अन्वय (Direct Grammatical & Word-for-Word Meaning)

व्याकरणसम्मत प्रत्यक्ष शब्दार्थ (अन्वय)। बिना किसी दार्शनिक संप्रदाय के पूर्वाग्रह के, संस्कृत शब्दों का सटीक भाषांतर।

पारंपरिक भाष्यTraditional commentary

आचार्य परंपरा व टीका (Classical Lineage Commentary)

प्राचीन आचार्य परंपरा (यथा शंकराचार्य, रामानुजाचार्य, मध्वाचार्य, श्रीधर स्वामी) द्वारा विरचित शास्त्रीय भाष्य व टीकाएं।

सरल व्याख्याSimple explanation

भावार्थ व सुबोध प्रबोधन (Accessible Pedagogical Exposition)

आधुनिक जिज्ञासुओं के लिए सरल भाषा में भावार्थ। यह मूल मंत्र नहीं, बल्कि पाठ को सुगम बनाने हेतु संपादकीय व्याख्या है।

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दार्शनिक, मनोवैज्ञानिक व वैज्ञानिक समरूपताओं पर आधुनिक चिंतन। यह मूल शास्त्र का अंग नहीं है और इसे शास्त्रोक्त सिद्धांत के रूप में नहीं देखा जाना चाहिए।

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पांडुलिपि विविधताएं, पाठ-भेद (variant readings), छंद रचना, और ऐतिहासिक व तुलनात्मक भाषावैज्ञानिक शोध। यह शास्त्र का मूल संदेश बदलने हेतु नहीं, बल्कि पाठ की प्रामाणिकता परखने के लिए है।

पहचानकर्ता:Vishnu Purana — Chapter 80
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