Anushasana Parva

हिन्दी अर्थ

अतिथिर्यस्य भग्नाशो गृहात् प्रतिनिवर्तते निराशा: प्रतिगच्छन्ति अतिथेरप्रतिग्रहात्

English

"Yudhishthira said, 'I desire thee, O grandsire, to tell me what the ordinances are that have been laid down by the acts touching the deities and the (deceased) ancestors on occasions of Sraddhas.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

यथा यज्ञफल मर्त्यो लभते नाज संशय:

English

[Bhishma] Some are appeased by conciliation and another by gift; knowing a man's nature, one should choose one of the two.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एताभिक्षक्षुषा दृष्टं हविरनाश्रन्ति देवता: कीर्तयेद् भारतं चैव तथा स्यादक्षयं हवि:

English

Hear from me, O king, the merits of conciliation, O best of the Bharatas, how even fierce beings may be propitiated by it.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अग्नेस्तु वृषलो नेता हविर्मूढाश्व योषित: अग्नयस्तस्य कुप्यन्ति शूद्रयोनिं स गच्छति

English

On this too they cite an ancient tale, how a twice-born seized by a rakshasa in a forest was freed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रायक्षित्तं तु यत् तत्र ब्रुवतस्तन्निबोध मे

English

A brahmin endowed with wisdom, in a lonely forest, was seized and brought into distress by a rakshasa who meant to eat him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ततः संवत्सरे पूर्णे प्रतिगृह्लन्ति देवता: मर्त्यानां स्वर्गकामानां प्रेत्य स्वर्गसुखावह:

English

Endowed with wisdom and learning, seeing that very terrible being, he used only conciliation on him; he was not bewildered and not shaken.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अष्टाविंशत्यधिकशततमोध्याय:

English

The rakshasa, honouring him with words, put a question to the twice-born: "You will be freed; tell me this: why am I pale and lean?"

हिन्दी अर्थ

निराशा: पितरस्तेषां श्राद्धकाले भवन्ति वै श्राद्ध.काल आनेपर पितर निराश हो जाते हैं

English

After thinking a moment, the brahmin, unflustered, answered the rakshasa's question with these verses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्मस्वं हरते यश्ष समदोषा भवन्ति ते

English

"You are living abroad, in a strange land, surely without your friends, enjoying incomparable pleasures; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृतष्नों, ब्रह्मघातियों और गुरुपत्नीगामियोंके समान पाप लगता है

English

"Bhishma said, 'Having purified oneself (by baths and other purificatory acts) and then going through the well-known auspicious rites, one should carefully do all act relating to the deities in the forenoon, and all acts relating to the Pitris in the afternoon. What is given to men should be given in the midday with affection and regard. That gift which is made

हिन्दी अर्थ

दिवं स्पृशत्यशब्दोस्य त्रस्यन्ति पितरश्न॒ वै पावकश्च महातेजा हव्यं न प्रतिगृह्नति

English

untimely is appropriated by Rakshasas. l Gifts of articles that have been leapt over by any one, o been licked or sucked, that are not given peacefully, that have been seen by women that are impure in consequence of their season having come, do not produce any merit. Such gifts are regarded as the portion belonging to the Rakshasas. Gifts of articles that have been proclaimed before many people or from which a portion has been eaten by a Sudra, or that have been seen or licked by a dog, form portions of Rakshasas. Food which is mixed with hair or in which there are worms, or which has been stained with spittle or saliva or which has been gazed at by a dog or into which tear-drops have fallen or which has been trodden upon should be known as forming the portion of Rakshasa. Food that has been eaten by a person incompetent to utter the syllable Om, or that has been eaten by a person bearing arms, O Bharata, or that has been eaten by a wicked person should be known to form the portion of Rakshasas. 2 The food that is eaten by a person from which a portion has already been eaten by another, or which is eaten without a part thereof having been offered to deities and guests and children, is appropriated by Rakshasas. Such stained food, if offered to the deities and Pitris is never accepted by them but is appropriated by Rakshasas. The food offered by the three regenerate classes in Sraddhas, in which Mantras are either not uttered or uttered incorrectly and in which the ordinances laid down in the scriptures are not complied with, if distributed to guests and other people, is appropriated by Rakshasas. The food that is distributed to guests without having been previously dedicated to the deities or the Pitris with the aid of libation on the sacred fire, which has been stained in consequence of a portion thereof having been eaten by a person that is wicked or of irreligious behaviour, should be known to form the portion of Rakshasas.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

निष्कृतिं च न तस्यापि अनुमन्यन्ति कहिचित्

English

'"I have told thee what the portions are of the Rakshasas. Listen now to me as I lay down the rules for ascertaining who the Brahmana is that is deserving of gift. 3 All Brahmanas that have been outcasted (on account of the commission of heinous sins), as also Brahmanas that are idiots and out of mind, do not deserve to be invited to Sraddhas in which offerings are made to either the deities or the Pitris. That Brahmana who is afflicted with leucoderma, or he that is destitute of virility, or he that has got leprosy,

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्राह्मणश्न महातेजा दीप्पमानस्तथानल: एते दोषा मया प्रोक्तास्त्रिषु यः पादमुत्सूजेत्

English

Though troubled by want of livelihood, you give up means of living; from greatness you suffer, surely; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदा भाद्रपदे मासि भवते बहुले मघा

English

Having pressed yourself down out of nobility, you have favoured someone, good one, who thinks he has defeated you; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कृतं तेन महच्छाद्धं वर्षाणीह त्रयोदश गवां फलं चन्द्रमसो झ्ुतिं च

English

I think you brood over people troubled on wrong paths, their minds covered by desire and anger; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वह चन्द्रमाके समान कान्तिलाभ करता है

English

You are surely honoured by the wise but not joined by the wise; modest and impatient with the wicked; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सहस्रनेत्रस्य च याति लोकम् वसिष्ठप्रमुखा: सर्वे ब्रह्माणं पच्मसम्भवम्

English

Surely some enemy with a friend's face, behaving like a noble man, has deceived you and gone; so you are pale and lean."

हिन्दी अर्थ

द्रव्यहीना: कथं मर्त्या दरिद्रा: साधुवर्तिन:

English

You go on the path of making things known, and are skilled in secrets; yet you are surely not honoured by those who know it; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एतच्छुत्वा वचस्तेषां ब्रह्मा वचनमब्रवीत् सूक्ष्म: श्रेयांश्व॒ मर्दानां भवद्धिः समुदाह्ृत:

English

Your virtues do not shine among the wicked who are obstinate, to whom you speak with all doubt cast off; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तेन नक्षत्रयोगेन आकाशशयनो भवेत् सोमस्य रश्मय: पीत्वा महायज्ञफलं लभेत्

English

Lacking wealth, wisdom and learning, and having only energy, you aspire to something great; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सोमस्योत्तिष्ठमानस्य तज्जलं चाक्षतांश्व॒ तान्

English

I think you are set on austerity and long for the forest, but your kinsmen do not accept it; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अग्निकार्य कृतं तेन हुताश्चास्याग्नयस्त्रय: अपि होकेन पत्रेण लिप्यते ब्रह्म॒हत्यया

English

Surely your excellent word does not shine among men of means, spoken at the wrong time; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्महत्याका पाप लगता है

English

You cannot win over a fool fixed in his old ideas, angry and dear to your heart; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हिंसितश्रन्द्रमास्तेन पितरश्रोद्धिजन्ति च कुप्यन्ते पितरश्चास्य कुले वंशो5स्य हीयते

English

Surely, after attaching you to some desired task, someone asks too much of you; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कुपित हो जाते हैं और उसके कुलमें वंशकी हानि होती है

English

Surely a friend, honouring you for your own virtues, knows "he is for my purpose"; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

योषितश्वैव हन्यते कश्मलोपहते गृहे निराशा: प्रतिगच्छन्ति कश्मलोपहताद् गृहात्

English

Surely you do not wish out of shame to speak the intent within you, from slackness in attaining it; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुवर्चलामूलहस्त: प्रजा तस्य विवर्धते

English

Surely you wish to win over, by your own virtues, men in the world of all minds and tastes; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वर्जयानो दिवा स्वापं न च मांसानि भक्षयेत् नतु क्षीयन्ति ते धर्मा: श्रद्दधानै: प्रयोजिता:

English

Unlearned, timid and of little means, you surely seek fame born of knowledge, valour and giving; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्राद्धकल्पे च हैवे च तैर्थिके पर्वणीषु च

English

Some fruit long desired has not been yours; others have done it and carried it off; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसका हव्य और कव्य अक्षय होता है

English

Surely, seeing no fault of your own in yourself, you are blamed without cause; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अप्रशस्तानि सर्वाणि यश्न वृक्षो गृहेरुह: अच्छा नहीं माना गया है

English

Grief born from the loss of what cannot be recovered from careful friends, lacking the virtues of wealth; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जाता है; इसलिये घरके भीतर पेड़ न लगावे

English

Seeing householders who are good and forest-dwellers who are not, and the liberated who are attached to dwellings; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अवाक्शिरा वा लम्बेत सत्र॑ वा स्फीतमाहरेत् तुल्य॑ यज्ञश्न॒ सत्यं च हृदयस्य च शुद्धता

English

Your word, rightful and spoken in the right time and place, does not take hold; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्मलोकमनुप्राप्त: पर्याप्तं तन्निदर्शनम्

English

You live, a wise man wishing to live, on wealth given by the unskilled; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सप्तविंशत्यधिकशततमोध्याय: सरहस्याश्च ये दोषास्तान् शृणुध्वं समाहिता:

English

Seeing the wicked thrive and the good decline, you surely seek a fit remedy; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

रहस्यसहित जो दोष हैं, उन्हें भी बतलाता हूँ। तुम सब लोग एकाग्रचित्त होकर सुनो

English

Surely you wish to please mutually opposed friends without opposing any of them; so you are pale and lean.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दीपकश्चापि कर्तव्य: पितृणां सतिलोदक: चतुरो वार्षिकान् मासान् यो ददाति तिलोदकम्

English

I think you brood over learned men engaged in wrong deeds, and wise men who have not conquered their senses; so you are pale and lean."

हिन्दी अर्थ

पशुबन्धशतस्येह फल प्राप्रोति पुष्कलम्

English

Thus honoured, the rakshasa honoured the brahmin in return, made him his friend, and, rewarding him with wealth, released him.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देवता: पितरश्रैषां नाभिनन्दन्ति तद्धवि: तथा पितर उसके हविष्यको आदर नहीं देते हैं

English

or he that has got phthisis or he that is labouring under epilepsy (with delusions of the sensorium),

हिन्दी अर्थ

एकोनत्रिंशदधिकशततमो ध्याय:

English

I wish to hear from you, scourge of foes, what is joined with dharma and wealth, and brings happiness in the future, a marvel to the world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रतिजानाति पुण्यात्मा तच्च तत्रोपयुज्यते पानीयं चैव दीपं च दातव्यं सततं तथा

English

This time has come, when kinsmen and relatives are hard to find, and we have no teacher but you, best of the Bharatas.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पच्यन्ते वै यथा मीना: पूयशोणितभोजना:

English

If I, with my brothers, deserve your favour, blameless one, you should answer the question I ask you, O king.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तान्यधृष्याण्यगाराणि पिशिताशै: सुदारुणै: एतद् व: कथितं सर्व यत्र व: संशयो महान्

English

This glorious Narayana, honoured by all kings, serves you with great respect and humility.

हिन्दी अर्थ

धर्मगुह्मानि सर्वाणि गत्वा पृच्छतु तत्र वै प्रेषषामासुरव्यग्रा यत्र ते धरणीधरा:

English

In his presence and before all the kings, you should speak to me for my brothers' pleasure, out of affection.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्थानपर भेजा, जहाँ पृथ्वीको धारण करनेवाले वे दिग्गज मौजूद थे

English

[Vaishampayana] Hearing his words, Bhishma, son of Bhagirathi, moved with affection and agitation, said these words.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कथयचध्वं महाभागा यद् वस्तत्त्वं मनीषितम् तेषां कुलोद्भवा ये च महाभूता भुजड़मा:

English

Come, I shall tell you a most delightful tale: this power of Vishnu, O king, I heard long ago.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यदा नारायण: श्रीमानुज्जहार वसुंधराम्

English

Hear from me too the power of him who bears the bull on his banner, and the doubt of Rudrani, and of the couple.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्रह्मस्वं हि न हर्तव्यमात्मनो हितमिच्छता

English

or he that is blind, should not, O king, be invited, l Those Brahmanas that practise the calling of physicians, those that receive regular pay for worshipping the images of deities established by the rich, or live upon the service of the deities, those that are observant of vows from pride or other false motives, and those that sell Soma, do not deserve to be invited. Those Brahmanas that are, by profession, vocalists, or dancers or players or instrumental musicians, or reciters of sacred books, or warriors and athletes, do not, O king, deserve to be invited. Those Brahmanas who pour libations on the sacred fire for Sudras, or who are preceptors of Sudras, or who as servants of Sudra masters, do not deserve to be invited. That Brahmana who is paid for his services as preceptor, or who attends as pupil upon the lectures of some preceptor because of some allowance that is granted to him, does not deserve to be invited, for both of them are regarded as sellers of Vedic lore. That Brahmana who has been once induced to accept the gift of food in a Sraddha at the very outset, as also he who has married a Sudra wife, even if possessed of every kind of knowledge do not deserve to be invited. 2 Those Brahmanas that are destitute of their domestic fire, and they that attend upon corpses, they that are thieves, and they that have otherwise fallen away do not, O king, deserve to be invited. 3 Those Brahmanas whose antecedents are not known or are vile, and they that are Putrika-putras, do not, O king, deserve to be invited on occasions of Sraddhas. 4 That Brahmana who gives loans of money, or he who subsists upon the interest of the loans given by him, or he who lives by sale of living creatures, does not deserve, O king, to be invited. Persons who have been subjugated by their wives, or they who live by becoming the paramours of unchaste women, or they who abstain from their morning and evening prayers do not deserve, O king, to be invited to Sraddhas.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

चाहिए तथा ब्राह्मणके धनका कभी अपहरण नहीं करना चाहिए श्रद्दधानेन कर्तव्यं गुरूणां वचनं सदा

English

'"Listen now to me as I mention who the Brahmana is that has been ordained for acts done in honour of the deities and the Pitris. Indeed, I shall tell thee what those merits, are in consequence of which one may become a giver or a recipient of gifts in Sraddhas (notwithstanding the faults mentioned above). 5 Those Brahmanas that are observant of the

हिन्दी अर्थ

आज्ञाका पालन करना चाहिए

English

rites and ceremonies laid down in the scriptures, or they that are possessed of merit, or they that are conversant with the Gayatri, or they that are observant of the ordinary duties of Brahmanas, even if they happen to betake themselves to agriculture for a living, are capable, O king, of being invited to Sraddhas. If a Brahmana happens to be wellborn, he deserves to be invited to Sraddhas notwithstanding his profession of arms for fighting the battle of others. 1 That Brahmana, however, O son, who happens to betake himself to trade for a living should be discarded (even if possessed of merit). The Brahmana who pours libations every day on the sacred fire, or who resides in a fixed habitation, who is not a thief and who does the duties of hospitality to guests arrived at his house, deserves, O king, to be invited to Sraddhas. The Brahmana, O chief of Bharata's race, who recites the Savitri morning, noon, and night, or who subsists upon eleemosynary charity, who is observant of the rites and ceremonies laid down in the

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्राह्मणेभ्य: प्रयच्छेत तस्य पुण्यं निबोधत इसका जो पुण्य है, उसे सुनो

English

The son of Devaki, pleased, arranged for them the guest-honour proper to the family, fit for gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रीतश्न॒ भगवान् सोम इष्टान् कामान् प्रयच्छति

English

On green, golden and new seats of kusha, the great sages sat down, pleased.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभीष्ट कामनाएँ प्रदान करते हैं इदं कलियुगं प्राप्प मनुष्याणां सुखावह:

English

Then they told sweet tales full of dharma, of royal sages and of the gods, of those ascetics who dwell there.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनुष्योंके लिये सुखकी प्राप्ति करानेवाला है

English

Then, from the mouth of Krishna, of marvellous deeds, a Narayana fire, a radiance risen from the fuel of vows and austerity, came out.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तिलपात्र प्रयच्छेत ब्राह्मणेभ्य: समाहित: गोप्रदानं च यः कुर्याद् भूमिदानं च शाश्वतम्

English

That fire burned the mountain, with its trees, creepers and shrubs, its flocks of birds and deer, its beasts of prey and reptiles.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तिलपात्र॑ सहैतेन सम॑ मन्यन्ति देवता:

English

With animals of many forms crying out, senseless, the peak of that mountain was churned and bright to see.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दीपे च कृसरे चैव तुष्यन्तेडस्थ पितामहा: एवमेतन्मयोद्दिष्टमृषिदृष्टं पुरातनम्

English

That fire of great flames, having burned everything entire, came to Vishnu and touched his feet like a pupil.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अरुन्धतीं तपोवृद्धामपृच्छन्त समाहिता: यत्ते गुहमतमं भद्ठे तत् प्रभाषितुमरहसि

English

Then Vishnu, scourge of foes, seeing the forest burned, restored it with his gentle glances to its natural state.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रद्दधाने प्रयोक्तव्या यस्य शुद्धं तथा मन:

English

So the mountain again had flowering creepers and trees, resounded with flocks of birds, and had beasts of prey and reptiles.

हिन्दी अर्थ

असम्भाष्या हि चत्वारो नैषां धर्म: प्रकाशयेत् मासि मासि च सत्रेण यो यजेत सदा नर:

English

Seeing that marvellous, inconceivable thing, the company of sages was amazed, their hair bristling and their eyes tearful.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न तद्धर्मफलं तुल्यमतिथिर्यस्य तुष्यति

English

Then Narayana, best of speakers, seeing those sages amazed, asked them humbly, sweetly and kindly:

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रद्दधानेन कर्तव्य: सरहस्यो महाफल: वर्णन सुनो। श्रद्धापूर्वक इसका पालन करना चाहिए

English

"What amazement has come to this company of sages, who have always given up attachment, without possessiveness and learned in the texts?

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रूयन्ते यानि तीर्थानि त्रिषु लोकेषु कानिचित्

English

Blameless ascetics, the sages should tell me all this doubt as it truly is, with settled purpose."

हिन्दी अर्थ

अभिषेक: समस्तेषां गवां शूड्रोदकस्य च भूतैश्नैव सुसंहृष्टे: पूजिता साप्यरुन्धती

English

[The sages] "You release the worlds and you withdraw them again. You are the cold, you the heat, you alone rain down.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वरं ददामि ते धन्ये तपस्ते वर्धतां सदा

English

Of the beings on earth, moving and unmoving, you are father and mother, lord and origin.

हिन्दी अर्थ

किया है। मैं तुम्हें वरदान देता हूँ, तुम्हारी तपस्या सदा बढ़ती रहे श्रूयतां चित्रगुप्तस्य भाषितं मम च प्रियम्

English

Explain to us this marvel, Madhusudana; you alone are fit to tell, auspicious one, the going forth of the fire.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनुष्यको भी इसे श्रवण करना चाहिए

English

Then, scourge of foes, we too, free of fear, will tell what we have heard and seen, Hari."

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनुष्यको जलदान और दीपदान सदा ही करने चाहिए

English

[Vasudeva] "This was that Vaishnava radiance that came from my mouth, the black-pathed one, bright as the end of the yuga, by which this mountain was churned.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पुष्करे कपिला देया ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे नियमका सब तरहसे प्रयत्नपूर्वक पालन करना चाहिए

English

You sages, who have conquered anger and your senses, fell into distress; you, divine ascetics, were pained.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दहामाना विपच्यन्ते न तत्रास्ति पलायनम्

English

From me, pleased with the practice of vows and with the service of ascetics' vows, the fire arose; you should not be pained.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत्र धर्म प्रवक्ष्यामि येन दुर्गाणि संतरेत् लिये मैं धर्मका उपदेश करता हूँ, जिससे मनुष्य दुर्गम नरकसे पार हो सकता है

English

I came to this fair mountain to keep a vow, and came to create by austerity a son equal to myself in valour.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अक्षयं सलिलं तत्र शीतलं हामृतोपमम्

English

Then that which is my self in the body went out as fire, and went to see the boon-giver, the grandfather of all worlds.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दीपदानसे जो अधिकाधिक लाभ होता है, उसको सुनो द्योतते च यथा55दित्य: प्रेतलोकगतो नर:

English

By him I was instructed, O best of sages, 'With half your radiance, a son will be yours, bearing the bull banner.'

हिन्दी अर्थ

शोधयेत् कपिला होका प्रदत्तं गोशतं यथा

English

That fire, having come to my feet, served me like a pupil and returned, calmed, to its natural state.

हिन्दी अर्थ

न तेषां विषम किंचिन्न दु:खं न च कण्टका: छत्रदाने सुखां छायां लभते परलोकग:

English

This is the secret of the wise Padmanabha, told to you by me with love; do not fear, ascetics.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रुतं हि चित्रगुप्तस्य धर्मगुहं महात्मन:

English

You have unobstructed passage everywhere, far-sighted, kindled by the vows of ascetics, adorned with knowledge and wisdom.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दानमेतत् प्रयच्छन्ति न तेषां विद्यते भयम् अश्रद्दधानश्न नर: स्त्रियं यश्चोपजीवति

English

Whatever marvel you have heard or seen, in heaven or on earth, tell it to me."

हिन्दी अर्थ

हैं और पीब तथा रक्त भोजन करते हैं स्‍नातकानां च विप्राणां ये चानये च तपोधना:

English

"I long for the honey of your speech, like nectar, told here by you who dwell in the ascetic forest.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऋषयश्च महाभागा: प्रमथान् वाक्यमत्रुवन्

English

Even if I see something unseen, divine, wondrous to behold, in heaven or on earth, O you of pure sight,

हिन्दी अर्थ

भाग्यशाली महर्षि प्रमथगणोंसे बोले-- उच्छिष्टानशुचीन क्षुद्रान् कथं हिंसथ मानवान्

English

that is my supreme nature, nowhere obstructed, and the power within me does not seem a marvel to me.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनुष्योंकी किस तरह और क्‍यों हिंसा करते हैं?

English

A matter told that is credible, once it has gone into good men's ears, endures long on earth like writing set on stone.

हिन्दी अर्थ

श्रोतुमिच्छाम युष्माकं सर्वमेतन्निशाचरा: मोहान्मांसानि खादेत वृक्षमूले च यः स्वपेत्

English

What has come from the mouths of good men, I shall tell in their company, day after day, a lamp to men's understanding."

हिन्दी अर्थ

तत उच्छिष्टका: सर्वे बहुच्छिद्राक्ष मानवा:

English

Then all the company of sages, humble before Krishna, looked at Janardana with eyes like lotus petals.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एते भक्ष्याश्न वध्याश्न मानुषा नात्र संशय: श्रूयतां च प्रतीघातान् यैर्न शकक्‍नुम हिंसितुम्

English

Some blessed him and others honoured him, praising Madhusudana in words filled with Rik verses.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उपायोंको सुनिये, जिनके कारण हम मनुष्योंकी हिंसा नहीं कर पाते

English

Then all the company of sages appointed Narada, of divine sight, skilled in speech, to speak.

हिन्दी अर्थ

घृताक्षतं च यो दद्यान्मस्तके तत्परायण: यस्य चान्निग्गहे नित्यं दिवारात्रौ च दीप्यते

English

"The marvel and the inconceivable thing, lord, that the company of sages, intent on pilgrimage, experienced on the Himalaya,

हिन्दी अर्थ

आज्यधूमो बिडालश्नच्छाग: कृष्णोडथ पिड्रल:

English

do you, urged by all, tell Hrishikesha entire, as seen, for the good of the host of sages."

हिन्दी अर्थ

उवाच वचन देवान् वासवं च शचीपतिम्

English

Thus addressed by the sages, the blessed sage Narada, the divine seer, told a fair tale of former events.