अध्याय 154
श्लोक 126
गुरुत्वं ते गुणौघानां स्थावरादतिरिच्यते प्रसन्नता च तोयस्य मनसो ऽप्यधिका च ते
gurutvaṃ te guṇaughānāṃ sthāvarādatiricyate prasannatā ca toyasya manaso 'pyadhikā ca te
हिन्दी अर्थ
इति श्रीमत्स्ये महापुराणे राजधर्मे दण्डप्रणयनं नाम सप्तविंशत्यधिकद्विशततमोऽध्यायः इस प्रकार श्रीमत्स्यमहापुराणके राजधर्म-कीर्तन-प्रसङ्गमें दण्डनीति नामक दो सौ सत्ताईसवाँ अध्याय सम्पूर्ण हुआ अद्भुत शान्तिका वर्णन
English
Tho Munis said: — " 0 Lord iva! WO are highly gratified, ro is India. The Lord of the Devaa is sitting before us. What better fruit can, one, practising a hard Tapasya, expect tlian one's getting Thy favour? This Itimacliaia is blessed whose daughter is practising dovoiit asceticism to get Thee. Tarakasura, tho annihiJator of the Devas, is also blessed for he will leave his body through Tliy son. Brahma and Visnu, who are now' being highly tormented by tho power and inlluonce of Tarakasura, are also blessed on account of Tlicir contemplating on Thee tho Destroyer of ills. Thou art ilescribed to he the Doer of many things under many forms. The stupid persons chant Thy name on!}'' under various words. Thou art the only one who kiiowest all about tho Universe; else Thou wouldst be known as pitiless. Or, it can be said 1''1 k)u knowest nothing of this painful world. For Thou art actionloss. And if Thou dost remain indifferent, seeing all these pains and troubles, then, liow can wo call Thee merciful. Thou dost rest on Thy Vogu Maya; Jicncc, Tlioii art pure and undefiled and Thou dost take no pride in good deeds, powers and bibhu- ties. Wo aro blessed among the corporal beings, otherwise, liow could we have met Thee? Now this is our prayer: — That our desires may be fulfilled by meeting Thee. Nov/ it behovest Tliee to act in such a way that this universe which is now in trouble may come to peace. We aro the messengers of the Deva Indra. Wo, conseouently, bow down to Thco.' -397-403.