Anushasana Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

उदीर्ण वापि शरणं यथा भवति कामद:

English

consequence of thee, Ganga and the others have received the power of cleansing other things and

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा भूमिकृतं दानं सस्ये सस्ये विवर्धते

English

consequence of thee, Ganga and the others have received the power of cleansing other things and

हिन्दी अर्थ

ददन्ति वसुधां स्फीतां ये वेदविदुषि द्विजे

English

[Yudhishthira said:] What fruit is told of vows, and of what kind, greatly radiant one? What is the fruit of restraints, and what of good study?

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजाधिराजो भवति तद्धि दानमनुत्तमम् करनेवाला पुरुष दूसरे जन्ममें राजाधिराज होता है; क्योंकि वह सर्वोत्तम दान है

English

What is the fruit of self-control, and of bearing the Vedas, and what of teaching? I wish to know all.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ये भजन्ति द्विजश्रेष्ठ नोपसर्पन्ति ते यमम्

English

What fruit, grandfather, in the world for one who does not accept gifts? What fruit is seen for him who gives what is heard?

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्राह्मणस्य सुरश्रेष्ठ कृशवृत्ते: कदाचन ब्राह्मणानां द्वते क्षेत्रे हन्यात् त्रिपुरुषं कुलम्

English

What fruit for heroes devoted to their own work? What is told of truth, and what of celibacy?

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्य वास: सहस्राक्ष नाकपृष्ठे महीयते

English

What of serving father and mother, serving the teacher and instructor, of compassion and kindness?

हिन्दी अर्थ

अक्षयॉल्लभते लोकान् भूमिंसत्र हि तस्य तत् लोके महीयते सद्धियों ददाति वसुन्धराम्

English

I wish to know all this, grandfather, exactly and without remainder, knower of dharma; my curiosity is great.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा भूमिकृतं दानं सस्ये सस्ये विवर्धते

English

[Bhishma said:] One who takes up a vow as laid down, unbroken and rightly begun, has eternal worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपतिष्ठ न्ति देवेन्द्र तथा भूमिप्रदं दिवि यो ददाति महीं सम्यग् विधिनेह द्विजातये

English

The fruit of restraints, king, is seen here directly; this fruit of restraints and sacrifices has been gained by you.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नर: प्रतिग्राह्म महीं न याति परमापदम् वह कभी भारी विपत्तिमें नहीं पड़ता है

English

"Upamanyu continued, 'Having given unto Tandi these boons and having received the adorations of both the deities and the Rishis, the great Deity disappeared there and then. When the illustrious deity, O lord of the Yadavas, thus, disappeared with all his followers, the Rishi came to my asylum and said unto me all that had happened to him. Do thou hear, O foremost of men, all those celebrated names (of Mahadeva) that Tandi said unto me for thy spiritual success. The Grandsire had at one time recited ten thousand names that apply to Mahadeva. In the scriptures, a thousand names occur of that illustrious deity. These names are not known to all. O thou that transcendest destruction, in days of yore, the Grandsire Brahma uttered these names for adoring the high-souled Deity. Having acquired them through the grace of the Grandsire, Tandi communicated them to me!'"

हिन्दी अर्थ

फसल पैदा होती है, उतना ही उसके पृथ्वी-दानका फल बढ़ता जाता है या: श्रुत्वा जामदग्न्येन दत्ता भू: काश्यपाय वै

English

sun, moon, etc. that control over the bhutas. Adhiloka— one occupying the lokas; Adhivijnana— one occupying the plane of consciousness; Adhiyajna— one conducting the sacrifices residing in the heart of

हिन्दी अर्थ

अस्मिल्लॉँके परे चैव तद् दत्तं जायते पुन:

English

succeed in identifying their own souls with thee.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भ्राद्धस्य क्रियमाणस्य ब्रह्म॒भूयं स गच्छति ब्रह्मभावको प्राप्त होता है

English

The eight well-known forms of Mahadeva are Water, Fire, Hotri, Sun, Moon, Space, Earth and Wind. In his form of water he is called Bhava; in that of fire, he is called Rudra; in that of Hotri he is called Pasupati; in that of the Sun, he is called Isana, in that of the Moon, he is called Mahadeva; in that of Space, he is called Bhima; in that of Earth, he is called Sarva; and in that of wind, he is called Ugra. Compare the benediction in Kalidasa's Shakuntalam.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रायश्षित्तं महीं दत्त्वा पुनात्युभयतों दश

English

By gifts and various sacrifices, as the self-controlled are joined with forgiveness: a giver gets angry, a self-controlled man does not; therefore self-control is above giving.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपने आगे-पीछेकी दस पीढ़ियोंको पवित्र कर देता है प्रकृति: सर्वभूतानां भूमिर्वैश्वानरी मता

English

One who gives without anger has eternal worlds; anger destroys a gift; therefore self-control is above giving.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथा श्रुत्वा महीं दद्यान्नादद्यात् साधुतश्च॒ ताम्

English

Unseen, great king, are ten thousand places in heaven, of the sages, in all worlds, from which gods go.

हिन्दी अर्थ

राजा हि धर्मकुशल: प्रथमं भूतिलक्षणम् न ते सुखं प्रबुध्यन्ति न सुखं प्रस्वपन्ति च

English

By self-control the great sages, lord of men, go to the great place they desire; therefore self-control is above giving.

हिन्दी अर्थ

योगक्षेमा हि बहवो राष्ट्र नास्थाविशन्ति तत्

English

A teacher gains imperishable fruit through hardship; having duly offered in the fire, he reaches Brahma's world, king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुखं ते प्रतिबुध्यन्ते सुसुखं प्रस्वपन्ति च स दाता स च विक्रान्तो यो ददाति वसुन्धराम्

English

One who, having studied the Vedas, gives them to those who know the law, and praises the work of the teacher, is honoured in heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शूलपाणिश्न भगवान् प्रतिनन्दन्ति भूमिदम् चतुर्विधो हि लोको5यं यो5यं भूमिगुणात्मक:

English

A kshatriya devoted to study, sacrifice and giving, and who protects in battle, is honoured in heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नानया सदृशं भूतं॑ किंचिदस्ति जनाधिप

English

A vaishya devoted to his own work gains much by giving; a shudra devoted to his own work gains heaven by service.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बृहस्पतेश्व॒ संवादमिन्द्रस्य च युधिष्ठिर इतिहासका उदाहरण दिया करते हैं

English

Heroes are said to be of many kinds; hear from me their purposes; the fruit for the lines of heroes and for the hero is told.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मघवा वागििदां श्रेष्ठ पप्रच्छेदं बृहस्पतिम्

English

Men are said to be heroes of sacrifice, heroes of self-control, heroes of truth, heroes of battle and heroes of giving.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बृहस्पतिजीसे इस प्रकार पूछा यदक्षयं महार्घ च तद् ब्रूहि वदतां वर

English

Others are heroes of understanding, others heroes of forgiveness, and men live as heroes of honesty and heroes of peace.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बृहस्पतिर्बहत्तेजा: प्रत्युवाच शतक्रतुम्

English

By those and those restraints many other heroes exist: heroes of Vedic study, heroes devoted to teaching,

हिन्दी अर्थ

महातेजस्वी बृहस्पतिने उन्हें इस प्रकार उत्तर दिया सब वस्तुओंका दान करता है वह समस्त पापोंसे मुक्त हो जाता है

English

heroes of serving the teacher, others of serving the father, heroes of serving the mother, others heroes of begging alms.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विशिष्टमिति मन्यामि यथा प्राहुर्मनीषिण:

English

Many are heroes of Sankhya, others heroes of yoga, heroes of the forest and of household life, heroes of honouring guests; all go to the higher worlds won by the fruit of their own deeds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दानको नहीं मानता हूँ नही बढ़ पाते हैं

English

Bearing all the Vedas, bathing in all sacred fords, and always speaking truth may or may not be equal.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स मुक्त: सर्वकलुषै: स्वर्गलोके महीयते

English

A thousand horse sacrifices and truth were weighed on a scale; truth alone is distinguished above a thousand horse sacrifices.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वभूतानि मन्यन्ते मां ददातीति वासव

English

By truth the sun burns, by truth fire blazes, by truth the wind blows; everything is established in truth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ददाति य:ः सहस्राक्ष स्वर्ग याति स मानव: सरितस्तर्पयन्तीह सुरेन्द्र वसुधाप्रदम्

English

By truth one pleases gods, ancestors and brahmanas; they call truth the highest dharma; therefore one should not transgress truth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

बहानेवाली नदियाँ तृप्त करती हैं

English

Sages are devoted to truth, sages are valiant in truth, sages swear by truth; therefore truth is distinguished; those with truth rejoice in the world of heaven, bull of the Bharatas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न हि भूमिप्रदानेन दानमन्यद् विशिष्यते त॑ जना: कथयन्तीह यावद् भवति गौरियम्

English

Self-control, the gaining of the fruit of truth, has been told by me fully; undoubtedly everyone of trained self is honoured in heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उस भूदानसम्बन्धी गुणोंसे युक्त अक्षय लोक प्राप्त होते हैं

English

Hear, lord of the earth, the qualities of celibacy: one who is a celibate student from birth to death has nothing unattainable, know, lord of men.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूर्देया विधिवच्छक्र पाये सुखमभीप्सुना विधिपूर्वक सुपात्रको भूमिदान दे

English

Many ten millions of sages dwell in Brahma's world, of those always devoted to truth, self-controlled and of upward semen.

हिन्दी अर्थ

समुत्सृजति तत् पापं जीर्णा त्वचमिवोरग:

English

Celibacy practised would burn all sins, king; especially for a brahmana, for a brahmana is called fire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकार त्याग देता है, जैसे सर्प पुरानी केंचुलको सर्वमेतन्नर: शक्र ददाति वसुधां ददत्

English

This is seen directly by you in ascetic brahmanas: Shakra fears a celibate who has been assaulted; that is the fruit of celibacy seen here in the sages.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्नेहान् सर्वरसांश्चैव ददाति वसुधां ददत्

English

Hear also from me the dharma in honouring mother and father: one who serves his father and never envies, nor his mother, without ego, and his teacher and instructor,

हिन्दी अर्थ

काननोपलशैलांश्व ददाति वसुधां ददत् पूर्वदत्तां हरन् भूमिं नरकायोपगच्छति

English

know, king, his fruit to be the highest place in heaven; and the self-possessed serving the teacher does not see hell.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गन्धर्वोंसे पूजित हो सुख और आनन्द भोगता है

English

devotion is sufficient to induce thee to show thyself unto them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भवतः: श्रोतुमिच्छामि तन्मे विस्तरतो वद आपके मुँहसे सुनना चाहता हूँ। आप इस विषयका विस्तारपूर्वक वर्णन कीजिये

English

[Bhishma said:] There is nothing higher than the gift of a cow, lord of the earth; a cow justly obtained and given carries a family across at once.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आर्तायादृष्टपूर्वाय स महद्धर्ममाप्तुयात्

English

One who is rightly produced for the good, who is rightly prepared and properly offered for subjects; therefore hear from me, king, the rule for the gift of cows, as it began in the first age.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वह अपने पापके कारण मोहमें नहीं पड़ता है अन्नदानं हि शूद्रे च ब्राह्मणे च विशिष्यते

English

Formerly, when cows had been brought, Mandhatri, seeing doubt, asked a question, and Brihaspati answered.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भिक्षितो ब्राह्मणेनेह दद्यादन्न॑ प्रयाचित:

English

Having honoured a twice-born and told him the time for tomorrow, one of controlled vow should appoint Rohini for giving.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आदिका परिचय न पूछे; तुरंत ही उसकी सेवामें अन्न उपस्थित कर दे भवन्ति चेह चामुत्र नृपतेर्नात्र संशय:

English

One should make the invocation "O Samanga, Bahula!" and, entering the midst of the cows, recite this verse:

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्पूर्ण मनोवांछित फल देनेवाले होते हैं, इसमें संशय नहीं है

English

"The cow is my mother, the bull my father; heaven my refuge, earth my support." Having so taken refuge and spent the night among the cows, the sage should utter his speech in the gift of cows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अकामो वा सकामो वा दत्त्वा पुण्यमवाप्रुयात् महाभागे कुले प्रेत्य जन्म चाप्रोति भारत

English

One equal in number and in vow to the cows for that one night, by oneness is freed from stain at once.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नित्यं मिष्टान्नदायी तु स्वर्गे वसति सत्कृत:

English

A cow with released bull and calf should be given at sunrise; three things are to be accepted: statements of meaning, blessings and praises.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपतिष्ठ न्ति देवेन्द्र ब्रह्मलोके धराप्रदम् शड्खभद्रासनं छत्र॑ वराश्वा वरवाहनम्

English

ends. Those going by the former reach the Sun; while those that go by the latter reach the Moon.

हिन्दी अर्थ

घोड़े और श्रेष्ठ वाहन उपस्थित होते हैं

English

procedure laid down in the Smritis, and the third is the way or manner constituted by Dhyana or

हिन्दी अर्थ

आज्ञा सदाप्रतिहता जयशब्दा वसूनि च नास्ति सत्यसमो धर्मो नास्ति दानसमो निधि:

English

numbering the five Tanmatras.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वसुरत्नसमाकीर्णा ददावांगिरसे तदा

English

difficulty. In the Anusasana, this characteristic of his is more marked than in the Santi. The Burdwan translators very rarely skip over a verse, but they are very generally in the wrong. Nilakantha explains that Devesah is Brahma. The meaning, therefore, is that Tandi said unto me those secret names which Brahma had applied unto the high-souled one or Mahadeva. The Bengal reading Devesa, in the vocative,

हिन्दी अर्थ

इन्द्रने धन और रत्नोंसे भरी हुई यह पृथ्वी उन्हें दान कर दी न तस्य रक्षसां भागो नासुराणां भवत्युत

English

So the giver of cows should first say half of it, as seen by rule before, and the twice-born receiving, knowing the rule, should answer the remaining half in the gift of cows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अर्पण किये हुए भाग राक्षस और असुर नहीं लेने पाते

English

"I give a cow" should be said, giving water, a garment and wealth; "To be filled with milk" and "of Vishnu" should be urged.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भूमिदानका माहात्म्य अवश्य सुनाये मया भरतशार्दूल कि भूय: श्रोतुमिच्छसि

English

One should declare her name in order of number; the fruit is twenty-six and eight thousands and twenty.

हिन्दी अर्थ

है, अब और क्या सुनना चाहते हो?

English

Thus the giver of cows gains these increased qualities of cows and the rest in order, all of them in the eighth sequence.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गुणवान् ब्राह्मणोंको किन-किन वस्तुओंका दान करे? शंस मे तन्‍्महाबाहो फल पुण्यकृतं महत्

English

A giver of cows is of good character, fearless, a giver of guest-water, not unhappy, a giver of wealth and desire-fulfilled; the one who bears the udder, Bharata, and the learned: the Vaishnava worlds are told.

हिन्दी अर्थ

महाबाहो! अब मुझे दानजनित महान् पुण्यका फल बताइये

English

Having given cows, one should be of the cow vow for three nights and spend one night with them here; one should live three nights on cow products, milk, dung or urine on the desired eighth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदुक्तवानसौ वाक्यं तन्मे निगदत: शृणु

English

The giver of a bull would be of the Vedic vow; the gift of a pair of oxen is the gaining of the Veda; so a sacrificer, reaching the rule of cows, gains the foremost worlds; one not knowing the rule does not.

हिन्दी अर्थ

थी। उस समय उन्होंने मुझसे जो कुछ कहा था, वही तुम्हें बता रहा हूँ, सुनो लोकततन्त्र हि संज्ञाश्न सर्वमन्ने प्रतेष्ठितम्

English

One who gives a wish-granting cow, all earthly desires in one place: let those be rich in streams of offerings to gods and ancestors; and a gift of elder oxen.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुछ प्रतिष्ठित है

English

One should not do favour to a non-pupil, one without vows, one without faith or one of crooked mind; this dharma of all the world is secret; one should not babble this dharma anywhere.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तस्मादन्नं विशेषेण दातुमिच्छन्ति मानवा: अन्नेन धार्यते सर्व विश्व जगदिदं प्रभो

English

There are faithful men in the world; there are mean ones, rakshasas among men, to whom a gift being given is disliked, and the unmeritorious rely on non-belief.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्नाद् भवन्ति वै प्राणा: प्रत्यक्ष नात्र संशय:

English

Hearing this speech of Brihaspati, hear from me, king, of the kings who, having given cows, gained worlds, of meritorious character and good conduct.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दातव्यं भिक्षवे चान्नामात्मनो भूतिमिच्छता बाल-बच्चोंवाले, महामनस्वी ब्राह्मणको और भिक्षा माँगनेवालेको भी अन्नदान करे

English

Ushinara, Vishvagashva, Nriga, Bhagiratha the famed, Yuvanashva's son, Mandhatri, King Muchukunda, Bhuridyumna, the Naishadha and Somaka,

हिन्दी अर्थ

विदधाति निर्धि श्रेष्ठ पारलीकिकमात्मन:

English

Pururavas, Bharata the emperor, in whose line all the Bharatas are, and the hero Rama son of Dasharatha, and others famed and glorious.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अर्चयेद् भूतिमन्विच्छन् गृहस्थो गृहमागतम् गृहस्थको उस आदरणीय अतिथिका आदर करना चाहिए

English

So King Dilipa, of wide deeds, knowing the rule, reached heaven by the gift of cows; Mandhatri was joined with sacrifices, gifts, austerity, kingly dharmas and gifts of cows.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्नदः प्राप्तुते राजन् दिवि चेह च यत्सुखम्

English

Therefore, Partha, you too bear this Brihaspati's speech told by me; give it gladly to the best of the twice-born, cows, holy, having got the Kuru kingdom.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपि श्वपाके शुनि वा न दानं विप्रणश्यति नहीं होता (व्यर्थ नहीं जाता)

English

[Vaishampayana said:] Thus the king of dharma did everything, told by Bhishma, duly in the gift of cows; the king rightly bore the dharma taught by the god of gods to Mandhatri.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मकी प्राप्ति होती है यो नर: प्रीणयत्यन्नैस्तस्य पुण्यफलं महत्

English

Thus, king, constantly in giving cows, drinking barley bits with dung, sleeping on the ground, tufted, self-restrained, he became then like a bull, a bull among kings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्राह्मणाय विशेषेण न स पापेन मुहाते

English

That king became always pure of mind toward them, praising cows; and he never again yoked a cow at the yoke-pole, but went wherever with the best horses.