Shanti Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

वाक् च हस्तौ च पादौ च पायुर्मेढ्रंतथैव च

English

Yogis and Sankhyas see, by the marks made in their own scriptures, that Brahman, beyond the beyond, freed from the wished and unwished, stood; the learned call it constant, and pure; therefore be pure.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वेदितव्यं नरश्रेष्ठ सदेवनरदानवे सचारणपिशाचे वै सदेवर्षिनिशाचरे

English

What is given, what one receives, what one gives and approves, and one who gives and receives, best of men, it is the unmanifest that gives this and receives it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

योगशक्ति प्राप्त कर लेता है, यह आप मुझे बतानेकी कृपा करें

English

"Bharadwaja said, 'What course of duties should be performed by whom? What also are the characteristics of duty? How many kinds of duty are there? It behoveth thee to tell me these.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्नेहानां वर्जने युक्तो योगी बलमवाप्लुयात् तेलका परित्याग कर देता है, उसी योगीको योगबलकी प्राप्ति होती है

English

"Bhrigu said, 'Those wise men who are engaged in practising the duties laid down for them succeed in obtaining heaven as their reward. By doing otherwise people become guilty of folly.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकाहारो विशुद्धात्मा योगी बलमवाप्नुयात्

English

"Bharadwaja said, 'It behoveth thee to tell me about the four modes of life that were formerly laid down by Brahman, and the practices ordained for each of them.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

शुद्धचित होकर योगबलकी प्राप्ति कर सकता है अप: पीत्वा पयोमिश्रा योगी बलमवाप्नुयात्

English

"Bhrigu said, 'In days of yore, the divine Brahman, for benefiting the world, and for the protection of righteousness, indicated four modes of life. 3 Amongst them, residence in the abode of the preceptor is mentioned as the first (in order of time). He who is in this mode of life should have his soul cleansed by purity of conduct, by Vedic rites, and by restraints and vows and humility. He should worship the morning and evening twilights, the Sun, his own sacred fire, and the deities. He should cast off procrastination and idleness. He should cleanse his soul by saluting his preceptor, by studying the Vedas, and by listening to his preceptor's instructions. He should perform

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपोष्य सम्यक् शुद्धात्मा योगी बलमवाप्रुयात्

English

his ablutions thrice (viz., in the morning, noon, and evening). He should lead a life of celibacy; attend to his sacred fire; dutifully serve his preceptor; daily go out on a round of mendicancy (for supporting himself); and give ungrudgingly unto his preceptor the whole of what is obtained in alms. Willingly accomplishing everything that the commands of his preceptor may indicate, he should be ready to receive such Vedic instruction as his preceptor may give him as a favour, l On this subject there is a verse: That Brahmana who obtains his Veda by attending with reverence upon his preceptor, succeeds in

हिन्दी अर्थ

भयं शोकं तथा श्वासं पौरुषान् विषयांस्तथा यः कश्रनिद् व्रजति हास्मिन् क्षेमेण भरतर्षभ

English

This was obtained by me from Janaka in the past, and by him from Yajnavalkya, king; the knowledge is excellent, not like sacrifices; one crosses the hard by knowledge, not by sacrifices.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मार्गको कुशलपूर्वक तै कर सकता है

English

Birth and death are hard, king; the knowers of knowledge do not speak of prosperity; by sacrifices, austerities, rules and vows, reaching heaven, they fall to earth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्वभ्रवत् तोयहीनं च दुर्गमें बहुकण्टकम् धारणासु तु योगस्य दुःस्थेयमकृतात्मभि:

English

Therefore attend on the supreme, great, pure, auspicious, spotless, holy liberation, the knowledge-sacrifice of the knower of the field, lord of the earth; attending on this truth you will become a sage.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मरणं जन्म दु:खं च सुखं च स विमुज्चति

English

Then Yajnavalkya, long ago, made the Upanishad of King Janaka: the eternal imperishable, measured, auspicious, immortal, griefless one that is reached."