Anushasana Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राहाजमीढं भगवान् बृहस्पतिसमद्ुति:

English

troubled or interfered with. By 'Energy' is meant both physical and mental force. It belongs to the Kshatriya as Penances belong to the Brahmana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भविता त्वं मृग: क्रूरो महादुः:खसमन्वित:

English

[Bhishma said:] I shall tell you, king of kings, what I once asked Vyasa when I addressed him; listen to that with one mind.

हिन्दी अर्थ

परं धाता विधाता च सुखदु:खे च सर्वदा

English

"You, the fourth after Vasishtha, tell me the truth, sage: without killing, by what is the killing of a brahmana ordained here?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

करनेवाला आज कोई नहीं है”

English

Thus asked, great king, Parashara's son, skilled in dharma, said what is without doubt unsurpassed:

हिन्दी अर्थ

नेत्रवाले महादेवजीको अपनी तपस्यासे संतुष्ट किया

English

"He who himself calls a lean-living brahmana for alms and afterward says 'There is none', know him a killer of a brahmana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अर्थात् प्रियतर: कृष्ण मत्प्रसादाद् भविष्यसि

English

He who, evil-minded, takes the livelihood of a neutral learned brahmana, Bharata, know him a killer of a brahmana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वर्षायुतसहस्राणां सहस्नं शतमेव च

English

He who creates an obstacle for a herd of cows thirsty for water, lord of the earth, know him a killer of a brahmana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वरं वृणीष्व भद्रें ते यस्ते मनसि वर्तते

English

He who, without understanding, disparages the scripture rightly set going or a treatise made by sages, know him a killer of a brahmana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनसें जैसी रुचि हो, उसके अनुसार कोई वर माँगो”

English

He who does not give his daughter, grown and endowed with beauty, to a suitable groom, know him a killer of a brahmana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गृत्समदने अजमीढवंशी युधिष्ठिरसे कहा--

English

The fool devoted to unrighteousness who falsely gives the twice-born a grief that reaches the vitals, know him a killer of a brahmana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रथन्तरे द्विजश्रेष्ठ न सम्यगिति वर्तते

English

He who takes all the property of a man blind of eye, or lame, or dull, know him a killer of a brahmana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रज्ञया रहितो दुःखी नित्यभीतो वनेचर:

English

He who from delusion sets fire in a hermitage, forest, village or city, know him a killer of a brahmana."

हिन्दी अर्थ

यत्नेनान्येन बलिना वाराणस्यां युधिष्ठिर

English

" Yudhisthira said, 'O grandsire, O thou of great splendour, what do those men become who, through stupefaction of intellect, do not make gifts unto Brahmanas after having promised to make those gifts? O thou that art the foremost of all righteous persons, do tell me what the duties are in this respect. Indeed, what becomes the end of those wicked wights that do not give after having promised to give.'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

आधिभिव्यधिभिश्रैव वर्जितस्त्वं भविष्यसि

English

[Yudhishthira said:] Of the holy sacred fords on earth, bull of the Bharatas, you ought to tell me; I shall listen restrained, lord.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गये और मैंने तुम्हें भर आँख देख लिया”

English

[Bhishma said:] You ought to hear this lineage of sacred fords told by Angiras, greatly radiant one; good fortune to you, you will gain supreme dharma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवमेव महादेवं भक्ता ये मानवा भुवि

English

Going to the great sage, a brahmana in the penance-grove, the hero Gautama of sharp vows asked Angiras:

हिन्दी अर्थ

तावन्त्यब्दसहस््राणि स्वर्गे वसति मानव:

English

"Blessed one, I have a doubt of dharma about sacred fords; I wish to hear it all; tell me, great sage.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निखिलेन महाप्राज्ञ भवानेतद् ब्रवीतु मे

English

What fruit is there, sage, from bathing in those fords, in the world after death? Tell me, greatly wise one, as it is."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथेदानीं मया कार्य यथा वक्ष्यति मां भवान्

English

[Angiras said:] "One who for seven days, fasting and free of mine-ness, plunges into the Vitasta, the river garlanded with waves, in Chandrabhaga, becomes like a sage.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रुद्रस्यायतनं दृष्टवा सिद्धचारणसेवितम्

English

The rivers in the Kashmir region that fall into the great river: a virtuous man gaining those rivers and the Sindhu would attain heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अतस्तदिष्ट॑ देवस्य तथोमाया इति श्रुति:

English

Plunging into Pushkara, Prabhasa, Naimisha, the sea water, the Devika, the Indra road and Svarnabindu, he awakes standing in a celestial car, praised by apsarases.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रयत्नसे संतुष्ट हो मुझे अणिमा आदि आठ सिद्धियाँ प्रदान की थीं

English

"Bhishma said, 'The person that, after having promised, does not give, be it little or much, has the mortification to see his hopes (in every direction) become fruitless like the hopes of a eunuch in respect of progeny. Whatever good acts such a person does between the day of his birth and that of his death, O Bharata, whatever libations he pours on the sacrificial fire, whatever gifts he makes, O chief of Bharata's race, and whatever penances he performs all become fruitless. They that are conversant with the scriptures declare this as their opinion, arriving at it, O chief of the Bharatas, with the aid of a well- ordered understanding. Persons conversant with the scriptures are also of opinion that such a man may be cleansed by giving away a thousand horses with ears of a dark hue. In this connection is cited the old narrative of the discourse between a jackal and an ape. While both were human beings, O scorcher of foes, they were intimate friends. After death one of them became a jackal and the other an ape. Beholding the jackal one day eating an animal carcase in the midst of a crematorium, the ape, remembering his own and his friend's former birth as human beings, addressed him, saying,— Verily, what terrible sin didst thou perpetrate in thy former birth in consequence of which thou art obliged in this birth to feed in a crematorium upon such repulsive fare as the putrid carcase of an animal?— Thus addressed, the jackal replied unto the ape, saying,— Having promised to give unto a Brahmana I did not make him the gift. It is for that sin, O ape, that I have fallen into this wretched order of existence. It is for that reason that, when hungry, I am obliged to eat such food.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

आयुश्चैव सपुत्रस्य संवत्सरशतायुतम्

English

"Bhishma continued, 'The jackal then, O best of men, addressed the ape and said,— What sin didst thou commit for which thou hast become an ape?'

हिन्दी अर्थ

महातपा महातेजा महायोगी महायशा:

English

"The ape said, 'In my former life I used to appropriate the fruits belonging to Brahmanas. Hence have I become an ape. Hence it is clear that one possessed of intelligence and learning should never appropriate what belongs to Brahmanas. Verily, as one should abstain from this, one should avoid also all disputes with Brahmanas. Having promised, one should certainly make the promised gift unto them.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

अप्यसावीप्सित: पुत्रो मम स्याद् वै महेश्वरात्

English

"Bhishma continued, 'I heard this, O king, from my preceptor while he was engaged in discoursing upon the subject of Brahmanas. I heard this from that righteous person when he recited the old and sacred declaration on this topic. I heard this from Krishna also, O king, while he was engaged in discoursing, O

हिन्दी अर्थ

मयि सम्भावना यास्या: फलात्कृष्णो भविष्यति

English

Where the Ganga Bhagirathi goes toward the north, at the place of Maheshvara, the man who is consecrated there fasting for one month himself sees the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वेदानां च स वै वक्ता कुरुवंशकरस्तथा

English

Satisfying at Saptaganga, Triganga and Indramarga, a man gains nectar to enjoy and is not born again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भविष्यति महेन्द्रस्य दयित: स महामुनि:

English

One who, pure and devoted to the Agnihotra, touches the water at Mahashrama, fasting one month, would go to success in a month.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एवमुक्त्या स भगवांस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत

English

Touching the water at Mahahrada on Bhrigutunga, ungreedy, having fasted three nights, he is freed from the killing of a brahmana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अचौरश्लौरशड्कायां शूले भिन्नो हाहं तदा

English

Touching water at Kanyakupa and making water-offering at Balaka, he gains fame among the gods and shines with glory.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मोक्ष प्राप्स्यसि शूलाच्च जीविष्यसि समार्बुदम्

English

Touching water at Deshakala and the lake Sundarika, a man gains from the Ashvins beauty and splendour after death.

हिन्दी अर्थ

त्वं भविष्यस्यनुपमो जन्म वै सफल॑ कुरु

English

Touching the Mahaganga at Krittikangaraka, fasting a fortnight, he gains heaven, pure.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वर्ग चैवाक्षयं विप्र विदधामि तवोर्जितम्

English

Touching water at Vaimanika and at Kinkinikashrama, he is honoured, going at will, in the divine dwelling of the apsarases.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महेश्वरो महाराज कृत्तिवासा महाद्युति:

English

Reaching the Kalikashrama and making water-offering at the Vipasha, a celibate with anger conquered is freed from rebirth in three nights.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विश्वामित्रा भ्यनुज्ञातो हाहं पितरमागत:

English

He who bathes at the hermitage of the Krittikas and satisfies his ancestors, having pleased Mahadeva, would gain heaven, pure.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कौशिकेनाभ्यनुज्ञातं पुत्र वेदविभूषितम्

English

Touching water at Mahapura and fasting three nights, a man would be free of fear from moving and unmoving beings and two-footed ones.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रुत्वा जनन्या वचन निराशो गुरुदर्शने

English

Bathing in the Devadaru forest and making water-offering, his sins shaken off, pure, staying seven nights, he gains the world of the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पिता माता च ते त्वं च पुत्र मृत्युविवर्जिता:

English

Bathing at Kaushanta, Kushastamba, Drona Sharmapada and at Apah Prapatana, he is attended by troops of apsarases.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अनुज्ञातो भगवता गृहं गत्वा युधिष्ठिर

English

Plunging into the waters of Chitrakuta, Janasthana and Mandakini, fasting, he gains royal fortune.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपस्पृश्य गृहीत्वेध्मं कुशांश्ष शरणाकुरून्

English

Going to the hermitage of Shyama and living and bathing there, he would stay three nights times three and live in the city of the gandharvas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रणमन्तं परिष्वज्य मूर्थ्न्युपाप्राय पाण्डव

English

Touching water at Ramanya and at Gandhatarika, fasting a month, he would gain the fruit of invisibility.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतान्यत्यद्भुतान्येव कर्माण्यथ महात्मन:

English

Reaching the door of the Kaushiki, living on air, ungreedy, a man ascends to heaven in twenty-one nights.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपमन्युर्मयि प्राह तपन्निव दिवाकर:

English

One who bathes in the Matanga well succeeds in one night, and plunges into the Andhaka, supportless and eternal.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ईशान न प्रपद्यन्ते तमोराजसवृत्तय:

English

Touching water at Naimisha and at Svargatirtha, master of his senses, making water-offering for a month he would gain the fruit of a human sacrifice.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वथा वर्तमानो5पि यो भक्त: परमेश्वरे

English

Touching water at the Ganga lake and in the Utpala forest, he gains the horse sacrifice, making water-offering there a month.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्मत्वं केशवत्वं वा शक्रत्वं वा सुरैः सह

English

At the ford of the Ganga and Yamuna, on the mountain Kalanjara, touching the water at Shashtihrada, no other gift is more distinguished.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनसापि शिवं तात ये प्रपद्यन्ति मानवा:

English

Ten thousand sacred fords and three ten million others come together at Prayaga in Magha, bull of the Bharatas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भित्त्वा भित्त्वा च कूलानि हुत्वा सर्वमिदं जगत्

English

Bathing at Prayaga in the month of Magha, restrained and of sharp vows, best of the Bharatas, he would attain heaven, pure.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वलक्षणहीनोपि युक्तो वा सर्वपातकैः

English

Touching water at Marudgana in the hermitage of the ancestors, pure, and at the ford of Vaivasvata, a man becomes himself a sacred ford.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कीटपक्षिपतड्जानां तिरक्षामपि केशव

English

So going to Brahmashiras and making water-offering in the Bhagirathi, fasting one month, he would reach the world of Soma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भी कहीं किसीका भय नहीं प्राप्त होता है

English

Bathing at Kapotaka and making water-offering at Ashtavakra, fasting twelve days, a man would gain the fruit of a human sacrifice.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः कृष्णोडब्रवीद् वाक्‍्यं धर्मपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्

English

At Munjaprishtha, Gaya, Nirriti, Devaparvata, and the third, Krauncapadi, he is purified from the killing of a brahmana.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रुद्रा: ससाध्या वरुणो5थगोप:

English

Touching water at Kalashi and often at the Vedi, at Agnipura, bathing, and making water-offering at Vishala, touching the water at Devahrada, he shines as one who has become Brahman.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रक्षा दीक्षा संयमा ये च केचित्

English

Serving Purapavartana, Nanda and Mahananda, one is attended in Nandana, self-controlled and harmless, by apsarases.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लेखा: सुयामास्तुषिता ब्रह्मुकाया:

English

One who, well-composed, goes at the conjunction of Urvashi and the Krittikas, bathing duly in the Lauhitya, would gain the fruit of a lotus.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शर्वाज्जातं विद्धि यत् कीर्तितं मे

English

Touching water at Ramahrada and making water-offering at Vishala, fasting twelve days, he is freed from stain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुरातनीं तस्य देवस्य सृष्टिम्

English

Touching water at Mahahrada with a pure mind, a man fasting one month would gain the goal of Jamadagni.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्प्राप्रुयादश्चमेधे फलं यत्

English

Heating himself on the Vindhya, true to his word and harmless, taking a stand six months, he is purified in one month.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शूद्रो गतिं प्रेत्य तथा सुखं च

English

Touching water in the Narmada and at the water of Surparaka, fasting a fortnight, he is made a king's son.

हिन्दी अर्थ

होता है और शूद्र इहलोकमें सुख तथा परलोकमें सदगति पाता है

English

On the Jambu road, restrained and well-composed for three months, in one day and night he attains success.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वदोषापहं पुण्यं पवित्रं च यशस्विन:

English

Plunging into the waters at Kokamukha and going to the hermitage of Chandalika, eating vegetables and wearing bark, he wins ten maidens.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पाणिग्रहणकाले तु स्त्रीणामेतत् कथं स्मृतम्

English

He would never go to Vaivasvata's house; one who stays at Kanyahrada goes to the world of the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कही जाती है, वह किस प्रकार बतायी गयी है?

English

At Prabhasa, composed for one night at the new moon, mighty-armed, he succeeds, the man who is not born again.

हिन्दी अर्थ

या प्राजापत्य धर्म; अथवा आसुर धर्म है?

English

Touching water at Ujjanaka and at the hermitage of Arshtishena, bathing at the hermitage of Pingaya, he is freed from all sins.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इह यः सहधर्मो वै प्रेत्यायं विहितः क्व नु

English

Touching water at Kulya and muttering the Aghamarshana, fasted three nights, pure, he gains the horse sacrifice.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पूर्वमेकस्तु म्रियते क्व चैकस्तिष्ठते वद

English

Touching water at Pindaraka and staying one night, a man, pure through the night to morning, gains the Agnishtoma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवस्थाओंमें पड़ते हैं, तब वे सहधर्मका निर्वाह किस प्रकार कर सकते हैं?

English

So going to Brahmasara, adorned with Dharmaranya, pure through the night to morning, he gains the lotus.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदानृताः स्त्रियस्तात सहधर्म: कुत:ः स्मृत:

English

Bathing on the Mainaka mountain and worshipping at twilight, having conquered desire for a month, he gains the fruit of the all-sacrifice.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मोयं पूर्विका संज्ञा उपचार: क्रियाविधि:

English

The famous holy Himalaya, Shankara's father-in-law, a mine of all jewels, served by Siddhas and Charanas,

हिन्दी अर्थ

निः:संदेहमिदं सर्व पितामह यथाश्रुति

English

there one may give up the body by rule, by fasting, a twice-born who has crossed the Vedanta, knowing life to be impermanent.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यह सब समझाइये जिससे मेरा संदेह दूर हो जाय

English

Having worshipped the gods there and saluted the sages, then a perfected one goes to heaven, the eternal world of Brahma.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इसकी प्रवृत्ति हुई, ये सारी बातें आप मुझे बताइये

English

One who dwells at a sacred ford having conquered desire, anger and greed has not failed to gain anything by going to a ford.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऋषेरथ वदान्यस्य वत्रे कन्यां महात्मन:

English

The fords that are inaccessible, hard and rough should be gone to by mind, in summary of all fords.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महात्मा वदान्य ऋषिसे उनकी कन्या माँगी

English

This is pure, blessed, leading to heaven, happy; this is the secret of the gods, a purifier of those who bathe.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गुणप्रभावशीलेन चारित्रेण च शोभनाम्

English

One should give this to the twice-born, to good men, to one's son, or mutter it in the ear of a friend or a loyal pupil.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रभाव, शील और चरित्र सभी दृष्टियोंसे वह परम सुन्दर थी

English

The great ascetic Angiras gave this to Gautama, permitted by teachers and by the wise Kashyapa.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वनराजी यथा चित्रा वसन्ते कुसुमाचिता

English

This is the best prayer of great sages that purify; muttering it and rising constantly, he would reach heaven, pure.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसका दर्शन होगा”

English

One who hears this secret, held by Angiras, gains birth in an excellent family and remembers his birth.