Uma Samhita

हिन्दी अर्थ

ननन्‍्दनवन बताया गया है

English

Dragged and rolled through rough and coarse rocks, beaten and burnt like straw, the sinners of ruthless conduct, are tortured.

हिन्दी अर्थ

कर्णिकाके केसरके समान स्थित हैं

English

Dragged and rolled through rough and coarse rocks, beaten and burnt like straw, the sinners of ruthless conduct, are tortured.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आदि पर्वत दक्षिणमें केसराचलके रूपमें स्थित हैं

English

The worms eat through their bodies with their sharp mouths and teeth. With their bodies gradually hurled over swarms of worms, heaps of putrid flesh and bones they stay there distressed, dejected and crushed between two mountains

हिन्दी अर्थ

विंध्यश्च पारियात्रशच सप्तात्र कुलपर्वता:॥ ८ एवं पारियात्र-ये सात कुलपर्वत हैं

English

Their bodies are smeared with corrosive substances such as acid etc. Tortures are acute and grievous in all the hells.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रसन्‍न होकर इन नदियोंका जल पीते हैं

English

He who serves the cow thus with faith and reverence deserves to maintain the sacrificial fires. He who forsakes it is drowned in the hell Tamisra. Hence after offering Bali to these at the door, the householder shall medi¬ tate for a short while.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यह सभी लोकोंकी धात्री है

English

Auspicious or inauspicious, one has of necessity to reap the fruit of actions committed by him without thinking. I shall now mention those sacred rites that yield happiness.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रतिष्ठित किया है

English

By giving water for washing the feet one goes along the path full of water. He who gifts oils for massaging the feet goes on horseback along that way.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चाहिए, जिससे नरकमें न जाना पड़े

English

He who gives food to a suppliant brahmin in distress actually makes an excellent deposit facilititing his benefit in the other world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जन्मको व्यर्थ कहा गया है

English

A householder, desirous of prosperity shall worship a brahmin who has approached him at the proper time for his livelihood, or who is travel-weary and comes to his house as a guest.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ही आत्माको ठगा है

English

O Vyasa, a giver of food, of good conduct and free from malice, is honoured. A gift of food never goes in- vain be it to a dog or a person who cooks dogs. If a person eschews anger that surges up he derives happiness here and hereafter. He should not encourage it even if it is natural. One shall try to eschew it somehow.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यह अध्रुव शरीर तो नष्ट होनेवाला ही है

English

He who gives food to a weary, unknown traveller, without feeling distressed for the same will derive prosperity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पर्वत पश्चिम भागमें केसराचलके रूपमें स्थित हैं

English

They are kept with face down and legs up and

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्तरमें केसराचलके रूपमें स्थित हैं

English

Red hot iron clubs are thrust into their mouths. They are helplessly forced to gnaw at it. They arc then beaten with iron threshing rods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पश्चिममें चश्षु और उत्तरमें भद्रा नदी बहती है

English

O Vyasa, thus the sinners of misdeeds are cooked and scorched in hells. I shall now describe their various modes of undergoing the tortures of hell.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आकारमें विराजमान है

English

He who follows false scriptures goes to the hell Dvijihva. He is tortured by the tongue-like ploughshares extending to one and a half kilometres.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनोहर केसर पर्वत भलीभाँति अवस्थित हैं

English

The mouth of the man who had been cruel to his parents and had reproached them is filled with faeces and worms and he is beaten.

हिन्दी अर्थ

क्रीड़ा करते हैं

English

Men who defile the temple of Siva, the park surrounding it and the wells, tanks and lakes therein, in various ways such as playing there, applying oil and unguents over the body, drinking bouts, taking food, indulgence in sexual inter¬ course, game of dice etc. are tortured by being crushed in the sugercane-cruohing machine and other mechanical contrivances. They are scorched in hellish fire till the final day of dissolution.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वर्षोकी स्थिर आयुवाली होती हैं

English

Sinners who indulge in illicit union with other's wives are forced to embrace red-hot iron images of those women with whom they had illicit relation and struck in various ways.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शतशः सन्त क्षुद्राश्न तासु क्रीडेच्छुभो जन: ॥ ४४ उत्तम लोग विहार करते हैं

English

Images of those men are made of red hot iron and the erring women are forced to embrace those images. They cry and shriek.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जम्बूद्वीपवर्षवर्णन नामक सत्रहवाँ अध्याय पूर्ण हुआ

English

Those who listen to the censure of good people are punished thus: ears filled with red hot pins of

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्तरे तु समुद्रस्थ भारती यत्र संसृति:॥ भारतवर्षका वर्णन करूँगा, जहाँ भारती सृष्टि है

English

The hands of those sinners who touch other's wives are filled with red hot fillings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पापोंका नाश करनेवाला जानना चाहिए

English

The faces of men who show wry faces with knit eye-brows to their parents are scratched from end to end with sharp pikes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

विन्ध्योद्धवा महानद्य: सर्वपापहरा: शुभाः॥ १० जो सम्पूर्ण पापोंका हरण करती हैं

English

The organs wherewith men defile or harass women are respectively tortured.

हिन्दी अर्थ

भयका हरण करती हैं

English

If people take food without first offering it to the gods, firegod, preceptors and brahmins, their tongues and mouths are pierced through and filled with hundreds of red- hot nails of iron.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मलयाचलसे निकली हैं

English

If men, out of greed, pluck and sniff at flowers of the temple parks, or wear them on their heads,*®* their heads arc covered with iron spikes and their noses are filled with plenty of acid and other things.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नदियाँ शुक्तिमान् पर्वतसे निकली हैं

English

Red-hot three-pointed iron rods are thrust and pushed through the chest, neck, tongue, tooth-joints, palate, lips, nostrils and all the limb-joints of those persons who slander and censure the noble-preacher of virtue, devotees of the gods, fire-god and preceptor as well as the eternal scriptural texts.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इन नदियों तथा अन्य सरोवरोंका जल पीते हैं

English

The crevices of the body are filled with corrosive acid. Severe tortures are inflicted all over the body.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चारों युग होते हैं, अन्य द्वीपोंमें ये नहीं होते

English

In all hells various tortures of grievous nature are inflicted on hands and feet.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यतिलोग तपस्या करते हैं

English

As a result of the previous tortures their minds and all sense-organs are put to great misery. Those who, despite being rich do not make monetary gifts due to greed, and those who dishonour guests visiting their houses at the proper time, commit sins and fall into dirty hell.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अतिरिक्त अन्य सभी भोगभूमियाँ हैं

English

He who is dark and he who is multi-coloured— these two are the obstacles to the path of Yama. To these two dogs®** I am offering this oblation. Let them take this oblation. Let the pious crows in the direction of Vanina (west), of Vayu (north-west), of Yama (south) and of Nairrti (south-west), accept this oblation of mine". Those who offer this Bali with Siva's mantras, after worshipping Siva with devotion and performing Homa duly* do not face Yama. They go straight to heaven. Hence this oblation shall be offered daily. A square mystic diagram is made and sweet

हिन्दी अर्थ

उत्तम पर्वत हैं

English

The text mentions the two dogs and crows to whom the offer- irigs shall be made in favour of the departed spirit. It inentions the cow that takes the spirits across Vaitaraal.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इस ट्वीपका नाम शाल्मलीद्वीप है

English

One shall feed the hungry guest staying in the same village with auspicious food, in accordance with his ability and with the same dishes as he partakes of himself.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वे सब पवित्र तथा शीतल जलवाली हैं

English

If a guest turns back from a house disappointed he takes away all the merits of the householder and leaves his own sins behind.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यज्ञोंसे सदा भगवान् शिवका यजन करते हैं

English

A man eating delicious food by himself stays in the hdl for a long time fettered in the body and pierced in the tongue with force.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा जरा-रोगसे रहित है

English

Bits of his own flesh, of the size of a small gingelly seed, arc cut off from his body and are given to him for eating. Blood is similarly taken and given for drinking. He is then beaten with whips. Thus he is tor¬ mented with hunger and thirst.

हिन्दी अर्थ

एक-दूसरेसे द्विगुण विस्तारवाले हैं

English

These and similar things constitute the terrible

हिन्दी अर्थ

जल कभी घटता नहीं है

English

The gifts offered to the principal gods, manes, subsidiary gods, and human beings with the utterance of words PTSandrT

हिन्दी अर्थ

जल भी ऊपरको उठता है

English

There may be a person who has done more sin than good or a person who has done more good than evil. Now listen to the result of their actions.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा शुक्लपक्षमें न्‍्यूनाधिक्य होता रहता है

English

On the other hand a man of more good actions is not distressed by a few sufferings due to small sins just as a rich householder is not distressed by hunger when he fasts for a day.

हिन्दी अर्थ

यह सभी प्रकारके प्राणियोंसे रहित है

English

There are great sins in the world which shatter a man into hundreds of pieces like a mountain struck down by thunderbolt.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दस हजार योजन है

English

Those who commit sins go along (he path to Yama with great misery. O holy lord, now narrate the righteous deeds which render pleasure in the path of Yama.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सम्द्वी पवर्णन॑ नामाष्टादशो5 ध्याय:

English

Men who perform auspicious rites here, whose minds are gentle and who are merciful pass through the terrible path of Yama happily.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सप्तद्वीपर्णन नामक अठारहवाँ अध्याय पूर्ण हुआ

English

He who makes gifts of sandals of leather or wood to leading brahmins goes happily to the abode of Yama on a great horse.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पृथ्वी है, उसीको भूलोक कहा जाता है

English

By making gifts of umbrella they go holding an umbrella. By making gifts of palanquin he goes by means of a chariot.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऐसा जानना चाहिए

English

By making giBs of beds tind seats he goes with ample rest. Those who make shady parks or those who plant trees on the wayside go without wearine.ss even in the hottest region.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निवास करते हैं

English

Men making flower gardens go by the aerial chariot Puspaka. Makers of temples feel at home on the way.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तापरहित होकर रहते हैं

English

The founders of hermitages of ascetics and Rest houses for the orphans feel as if they play in the house.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनुष्य निवास करते हैं

English

Worshippers of the gods, fire-god brahmins and their parents go along that path as they please. They are honoured on the way.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ऊपर अन्य कोई लोक हैं अथवा नहीं

English

Those who gift lamps, go brightly illuminating all the ten quarters. By giving dwellings and asylums they go without ailments on the way.

हिन्दी अर्थ

आया हुआ मैं आपसे उनका वर्णन कर रहा हूँ

English

Those who habitually serve their preceptors go without difficulty. They get ample rest on the way. Those who gift musical instruments to brahmins go happily feeling at home on the way.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शिवप्रिया गोमाताएँ निवास करती हैं

English

Givers of cows go along the path flourishing with all their desires. They get those food-stuflfs and drinks which they give away here, on that path also.

हिन्दी अर्थ

लोकवर्णन॑ नामैकोनविंशो5 ध्याय:

English

O Vyasa, Yama never comes near the man who always makes gifts of water for washing the feet, oil for massa¬ ging, lamps, foodstufls and dwellings.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नामक उननीसवाँ अध्याय पूर्ण हुआ

English

By making gifts of gold and gems he crosses all impassable hurdles. By gifting silver and oxen he goes to Yamaloka happily.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जहाँ जाकर शिवभक्त मनुष्य फिर नहीं लौटते हैं

English

By these and similar charitable gifts people go happily to Yama's abode. They attain different pleasures in the heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा पवित्र ब्रतको प्रीतिपूर्वक सुनिये

English

Food gives blood, flesh, fat and semen and out of semen living beings are born. Hence the universe is identical with food.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सब प्रकारसे सर्वदा वन्दनीय हैं

English

Hungry men are not delighted even if they possess these things viz—gold, gems, horses, elephants, women, garlands, sandal paste and the like.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हैं, मेरे इस वचनको सत्य जानिये

English

All persons, the child in the womb, the new born babe, the child, the middle aged man, the old man, the gods, the danavas or Raksasas desire food.

हिन्दी अर्थ

दुर्लभ फल प्राप्त किया है

English

All embodied beings die when scorched by the fire of hunger. That is why it is glorified that there is great merit in the charitable gift of food.

हिन्दी अर्थ

साधन जानना चाहिए

English

If a man performs holy and sacred rites after being nourished with the food gifted by someone, the merit of the sacred rites is shared half and half by the two—namely by the giver of food and the performer of the rites. There is no doubt in this.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मनुष्योंका तप तामस होता है

English

The giver of charitable gift of food obtains here and hereafter whatever means of pleasure there are in the three worlds such as gems, women and vehicles.

हिन्दी अर्थ

माया उसे अज्ञानसे मोहित कर लेती है

English

Even by putting one's family to inconvenience and trouble one should give food to a mendicant brahmin of noble soul, if one wishes for one's prosperity.

हिन्दी अर्थ

होनेपर कौन धेर्य धारण कर सकता है 2

English

Gift of food and drink whether to a 8udra or to a brahmin is equally excellent. One should not ask the spiritual lineage,*®* branch of the Vedas*® or the country of the recipient.

हिन्दी अर्थ

खर्चके लिये इस धनका दान क्यों नहीं करता ?

English

Gift of food and drink whether to a 8udra or to a brahmin is equally excellent. One should not ask the spiritual lineage,*®* branch of the Vedas*® or the country of the recipient.

हिन्दी अर्थ

पगपर लाभ होता है

English

He who gives food when begged by a brahmin, goes to the highest heaven and remains there till the final

हिन्दी अर्थ

करता है, मैं वह सब आपसे कहता हूँ

English

If a man wishes to go to the city of Yama in the aerial chariot, he shall necessarily make these special gifts.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा गर्भमें उसकी स्थितिका वर्णन कीजिये

English

Trees honour and worship the gods through flowers, the Pitfs through fruits, and the guests through shade.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्थित जीव भी जठराग्निसे पकाया जाता है

English

Men who never utter a lie whether for their own sake, or for other's sake, or even for their own son's sake, do go to heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

किस प्रकार शुद्ध हो सकता है 2

English

Those who have never performed penance do not attain Brahmaloka; lord iSiva is not accessible to those who have never performed penance.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शरीर भला शुद्ध किस प्रकार हो सकता है 2

English

After deciding on a particular thing, if a man performs penance he attains it here as well as hereafter.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हाथ किस प्रकार पवित्र रह सकता है ?2

English

The wine-addict, the defiler of other women, the brahmin-slayer, the defiler of teacher's bed overcome all sins through penance and get rid of them.

हिन्दी अर्थ

निर्मल नहीं हो सकती है

English

iSiva, the lord of all, the eternal Vifiu, Brahmfi, fire god, Indra and others are endowed with penance. The eighty-eight thousand sages of sublimated semen rejoice in heaven through penance, along with the gods.

हिन्दी अर्थ

संसार इससे विरक्त नहीं होता है

English

Kingdoms are achieved through penance. Indra,

हिन्दी अर्थ

यमराजसे भय नहीं होता है

English

The garden of a food-giver acquires the fruits of his cherished desire as the brahmins do in the highest heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

मोक्ष-साधन एवं पुण्यसमूहका एकमात्र स्थान हैं

English

O sage, O great sage, listen to the divine regions which are created in the heaven by the gifts of food, for the givor of food.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अन्य कोई उपाय नहीं दिखायी देता है

English

The abodes of those noble souls in the heaven shine in various shapes and arc equipped with every desirable object.

हिन्दी अर्थ

शजिवभकत्या महाप्राज्ञ भुक्तिं मुक्ति च विन्दति॥ ५४ तथा मोक्ष प्राप्त कर लेता है

English

The trees bear the fruits of all desires. The golden lakes in the mansions, the auspicious wells and tanks are all excellent.

हिन्दी अर्थ

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे पश्चम्यामुमासंहितायां मनुविशेषकथनं नाम विंशो5 ध्याय:

English

The auspicious drinks of various varieties are proclaimed. There are huge mountains of food-stuffs, gar¬ ments and ornaments.

हिन्दी अर्थ

॥इस प्रकार श्रीशिवमहापुराणके अन्तर्गत पाँचवीं उमासंहितामें मन॒विशेषकथन नामक बीसवाँ अध्याय पूर्ण हुआ

English

Milk flows in rivers there. There are huge mountains of ghee. The palaces are white in colour. Beds are brilliant like gold.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जाते हैं, यह मुझे बतायें

English

The giver of food goes to these regions. One should be a giver of food if one wishes for one's own good in this or in the other world.

हिन्दी अर्थ

४ भ्रष्ट होकर क्षत्रियत्वका सेवन करता है

English

These regions of the meritorious givers of food are very brilliant. Hence food shall be given as gift by the people.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्थानकी रक्षा करे

English

Even after committing a great sin if a man gives food to the needy he becomes rid of all sins. He goes to heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

है, वह पुन: क्षत्रिय हो जाता है

English

The eight gifts are honoured most in the land of the dead viz food, drink, horse, cow, garments, bed, umbrella and seat.

हिन्दी अर्थ

ब्राह्मणत्वकी रक्षा करनी चाहिए

English

This sacred narrative gives instances of the virtue of gifts of foodstuflTs; whoever reads this or teaches this to others flourishes indeed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

वक्ताओंमें श्रेष् आप उसका वर्णन कीजिये

English

O great sage, if a person listens to this or nar¬ rates this at the performance of Sraddha to brahmins, it results in a never-ending gift of food to the Pitri.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उसका वर्णन मैं आपसे करता हूँ

English

Hence one should make gifts of drinking water¬ sheds lovingly and unrestrictedly. Making of water bases, tanks etc. is the cause of great bliss.

हिन्दी अर्थ

गये यज्ञका फल प्राप्त होता है

English

A well that abounds in water removes half of the sin of the man who causes it to be dug.

हिन्दी अर्थ

देता है, वह वीर स्वर्गसे नहीं लौटता है

English

If cows drink and good men and brahmins make use of the water in a water-base dug by a man, the whole family is redeemed.

हिन्दी अर्थ

स्वर्गसे नहीं लौटता है

English

He who dig a lake attains an endless merit. The wise say that it is the fruit of virtue, wealth and love.

हिन्दी अर्थ

करना बहुत ही कठिन है

English

The gods, human beings, Gandharvas, Pitfs, ser¬ pents, Rakasas and the immobile beings depend upon water bases.

हिन्दी अर्थ

चाहिए और जिसे छोड़ देना चाहिए

English

Brahma says that the benefit of the sacred rite Agnihotra is derived by a man in the lake dug by whom there is plenty of water in the rainy season.

हिन्दी अर्थ

- जृति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे पद्चम्यागुमासंहितायां रणफ़लवर्णन॑ नामैकविंशो5 ध्याय:

English

O sage Vyasa, the merit accruing from the dig¬ ging of water bases, excellent and pleasing to all living beings, has been narrated to you. Now listen to the merits of planting trees.

हिन्दी अर्थ

नामक इक्कीसवाँ अध्याय पूर्ण हुआ

English

If a man plants trees in the forests, he enables his ancestors and the successors of his family, to gain redemption. Hence one should plant trees.

हिन्दी अर्थ

जो मुमुक्षुजनके संसाररूप बन्धनको काटनेवाला है

English

The Kinnaras, the serpents, the Raksasas, the gods, the Gandharvas, the human beings and the sages depend upon trees.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रेरित हुई अग्नि जलको उष्ण करती है

English

While in bloom or when they bear fruits, the trees delight human beings. They are as sons by way of virtue in this world and hereafter.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्राण रससे उन नाड़ियोंको सन्तृप्त करता है

English

These people never fail to attain heaven—viz. the digger of lakes, the planter of trees, the brahmin who performs sacrifices and those who speak truth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सभी अंकुरसन्धियाँ जोड़ बन जाती हैं

English

Penance, sacrifice, merit, the worship of the gods, sages and the Pitys, the Waters, theVidyas—all these things are established in truth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रकट हो जाता है

English

By upholding truth the people can attain the benefits of keeping up the traditions of all the Vedas and taking the ceremonial ablutions in all holy centres.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अंगोंमें जो सन्धियाँ हैं--ये सब उत्पन्न हो जाते हैं

English

When weighed against truth in a balance, a thou¬ sand hdrse-sacrifices and a hundred thousand other sacrifices do not equal it. Truth alone excels.

हिन्दी अर्थ

उदरमें स्थित रहता है

English

The gods, the Pitrs, the human beings, the serpents, the Rakasas and the worlds including the mobile and immobile beings are delighted by Truth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सुख, दुःख, निद्रा एवं स्वप्नको जानने लगता है

English

After performing very difficult penance, it is by depending solely on Truth, by maintaining truthful virtue that the sages have attained Siddhis and reached heaven.

हिन्दी अर्थ

हुआ जीव भी बड़े दु:ःखसे स्थित रहता है

English

The sages have attained heaven travelling in aerial chariots along with the celestial damsels. Truth shall be ever spoken, for there is nothing greater than Truth.

हिन्दी अर्थ

सर्वदा व्याकुल रहता है

English

In the deep, extensive and pure eddy, the holy centre of Truth, one shall mentally take one*s ceremonial ablution. That i$ said to be the highest bliss.

हिन्दी अर्थ

तथा बहुत संकट देनेवाला होता है

English

The Veda's, the sacrifices and the Mantras exist in

हिन्दी अर्थ

प्रहार होनेसे उन पापियोंको दुःख होता है

English

O ascetic, please explain again with special em¬ phasis on the fruit of penance for the brahmins as well as other castes.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अपवित्र शरीररूपी घर कर्मबन्धनसे विनिर्मित है

English

I shall explain the section on penance which is the means of achieving all the objects of desire, very difficult to be performed even by brahmins. Please listen even as I explain.

हिन्दी अर्थ

डति श्रीशिवमहाएरणे पदश्चम्याम॒मासंहितायां देहोत्पत्तिवर्ण॑ नाम द्वार्विशो5 ध्याय:

English

Heaven, fame and love arc achieved through penance. Penance is the means of achievement for all objects.

हिन्दी अर्थ

है, इसलिये इसे अपवित्र कहा गया है

English

One achieves great things through penance. One attains salvation, knowledge, perfect wisdom, good fortune and beauty by penance.

हिन्दी अर्थ

अधिक अपवित्र और क्या हो सकता है ?

English

Man obtains different things through penance; he gets everything, whatever he wishes in his mind through penance.