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Chapter 13.128

Verse 1 View Details
तिलोत्तमा नाम पुरा ब्रह्मणा योषिदुत्तमा । तिलं तिलं समुद्धृत्य रत्नानां निर्मिता शुभा ॥
The Blessed and Holy One said Formerly a blessed and foremost of women, was created by Brahman, called Tilottama, by collecting beauty from every beautiful object in the universe.
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तिलोत्तमा | नाम | पुरा | ब्रह्मणा | योषिद् | उत्तमा
तिलं | तिलं | समुद्धृत्य | रत्नानां | निर्मिता | शुभा
Verse 2 View Details
साभ्यगच्छत मां देवि रूपेणाप्रतिमा भुवि । प्रदक्षिणं लोभयन्ती मां शुभे रुचिरानना ॥
One day, that lady of beautiful face, peerless in the universe for beauty of form, came to me, O goddess, for circumambulating me but, in sooth, moved by the desire of tempting me.
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तद् + अभिगम् | मां | देवि | रूप + अप्रतिम | भुवि
प्रदक्षिणं | लोभयन्ती | मां | शुभे | रुचिर + आनन
Verse 3 View Details
यतो यतः सा सुदती मामुपाधावदन्तिके । ततस्ततो मुखं चारु मम देवि विनिर्गतम् ॥
In whatever direction that lady of beautiful teeth turned, a new face to mine instantly appeared. All these faces of mine became handsome to look at.
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यतो | यतः | सा | सुदती | माम् | उपाधावद् | अन्तिके
ततस् | मुखं | चारु | मम | देवि | विनिर्गतम्
Verse 4 View Details
तां दिदृक्षुरहं योगाच्चतुर्मूर्तित्वमागतः । चतुर्मुखश्च संवृत्तो दर्शयन्योगमात्मनः ॥
Thus, on account of the desire of seeing her, I became fourfaced, through Yogapower. Thus I showed my high Yogapower in becoming fourfaced.
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तां | दिदृक्षुर् | अहं | योग + चतुर् + मूर्ति + त्व | आगतः
चतुर्मुख + च | संवृत्तो | दर्शयन् | योगम् | आत्मनः
Verse 5 View Details
पूर्वेण वदनेनाहमिन्द्रत्वमनुशास्मि ह । उत्तरेण त्वया सार्धं रमाम्यहमनिन्दिते ॥
With that face of mine which is turned towards the east, I exercise the sovereignty of the universe. With that face of mine which is turned towards the north, I sport with you, O you of faultless features.
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पूर्वेण | वदन + मद् | इन्द्र + त्व | अनुशास्मि | ह
उत्तरेण | त्वया | सार्धं | रम् + मद् | अनिन्दिते
Verse 6 View Details
पश्चिमं मे मुखं सौम्यं सर्वप्राणिसुखावहम् । दक्षिणं भीमसंकाशं रौद्रं संहरति प्रजाः ॥
That face of mine which is turned towards the west is handsome and auspicious. With it I ordain the happiness of all creatures. That face cf mine which is turned towards the south is dreadful. With it I destroy all creatures.
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पश्चिमं | मे | मुखं | सौम्यं | सर्व + प्राणिन् + सुख + आवह
दक्षिणं | भीम + संकाश | रौद्रं | संहरति | प्रजाः
Verse 7 View Details
जटिलो ब्रह्मचारी च लोकानां हितकाम्यया । देवकार्यार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं पिनाकं मे करे स्थितम् ॥
I live as a Brahmacharin with matted locks on iny head, for doing good in all creatures. The bow Pinaka is always in my hand for accomplishing the work of the celestials.
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जटिलो | ब्रह्मचारी | च | किमर्थम् | असि | नित्यदा
देव + कार्य + अर्थ + सिद्धि | पिनाकं | मे | करे | स्थितम्
Verse 8 View Details
इन्द्रेण च पुरा वज्रं क्षिप्तं श्रीकाङ्क्षिणा मम । दग्ध्वा कण्ठं तु तद्यातं तेन श्रीकण्ठता मम ॥
Formerly, Indra, desirous of acquiring my prosperity, had hurled his thunderbolt at me. With that weapon my throat was scorched. Therefore I have become bluethroated.
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इन्द्रेण | च | पुरा | वज्रं | क्षिप्तं | श्री + काङ्क्षिन् | मम
दग्ध्वा | कण्ठं | तु | तद् | यातं | तेन | श्रीकण्ठ + ता | मम
Verse 9 View Details
वाहनेषु प्रभूतेषु श्रीमत्स्वन्येषु सत्सु ते । कथं गोवृषभो देव वाहनत्वमुपागतः ॥
Uma said When, O foremost of all creatures, there are so many excellent beautiful cars, why have you selected a bull for your vehicle?
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वाहनेषु | प्रभूतेषु | श्रीमत् + अन्य | सत्सु | ते
कथं | गो + वृषभ | देव | वाहन + त्व | उपागतः
Verse 10 View Details
सुरभीं ससृजे ब्रह्मामृतधेनुं पयोमुचम् । सा सृष्टा बहुधा जाता क्षरमाणा पयोऽमृतम् ॥
Maheshvara said Formerly, the Grandfather Brahman created the celestial cow Surabhi giving profuse milk After her creation there sprang from her a large number of king all of which gave sufficient quantities of milk sweet as nectar.
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सुरभीं | ससृजे | ब्रह्मन् + अमृत + धेनु | पयस् + मुच्
सा | सृष्टा | बहुधा | जाता | क्षरमाणा | पयो | ऽमृतम्
Verse 11 View Details
तस्या वत्समुखोत्सृष्टः फेनो मद्गात्रमागतः । ततो दग्धा मया गावो नानावर्णत्वमागताः ॥
Once on a time a quantity of froth fell from the mouth of one of her calves on my body. I was enraged at this and my anger scorched all the kine which there upon became diversified in colour.
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तस्या | वत्स + मुख + उत्सृज् | फेनो | मद् + गात्र | आगतः
ततो | दग्धा | मया | गावो | नाना + वर्ण + त्व | आगताः
Verse 12 View Details
ततोऽहं लोकगुरुणा शमं नीतोऽर्थवेदिना । वृषं चेमं ध्वजार्थं मे ददौ वाहनमेव च ॥
I was then pacified by the Lord of all the worlds, viz., Brahman, conversant this bull both as a car for bearing me and as device on my banner.
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ततो | ऽहं | लोकगुरुणा | शमं | नीतो | अर्थ + वेदिन्
वृषं | च + इदम् | ध्वज + अर्थ | मे | ददौ | वाहनम् | एव | च
Verse 13 View Details
निवासा बहुरूपास्ते विश्वरूपगुणान्विताः । तांश्च संत्यज्य भगवञ्श्मशाने रमसे कथम् ॥
Uma said You have many houses, in the celestial region, of various forms and possessed of every comfort and luxury. Why, O Holy One, do you live in the crematorium, abandoning all those delightful palaces.
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निवासा | बहु + रूप + त्वद् | विश्व + रूप + गुण + अन्वित
तद् + च | संत्यज्य | भगवन्त् + श्मशान | रमसे | कथम्
Verse 14 View Details
केशास्थिकलिले भीमे कपालघटसंकुले । गृध्रगोमायुकलिले चिताग्निशतसंकुले ॥
The crematorium is full of the hair and bones (of the dead), abounds with vultures and jackals, and is covered with hundreds of funeral pyres.
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केश + अस्थि + कलिल | भीमे | कपाल + घट + संकुल
गृध्र + गोमायु + कलिल | चिता + अग्नि + शत + संकुल
Verse 15 View Details
अशुचौ मांसकलिले वसाशोणितकर्दमे । विनिकीर्णामिषचये शिवानादविनादिते ॥
Full of carrion and muddy with fat and blood, with entrails and bones scattered all over it, and always echoing with the howls of jackals, it is certainly an impure place.
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अशुचौ | मांस + कलिल | वसा + शोणित + कर्दम
विनिकृ + आमिष + चय | शिवा + नाद + विनादय्
Verse 16 View Details
मेध्यान्वेषी महीं कृत्स्नां विचरामि निशास्वहम् । न च मेध्यतरं किंचिच्छ्मशानादिह विद्यते ॥
Maheshvara said I always travel over the whole Earth in search after a sacred spot. I do not, however, see any spot that is more sacred than the crematorium.
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मेध्य + अन्वेषिन् | महीं | कृत्स्नां | विचरामि | निशा + मद्
न | च | मेध्यतरं | कश्चित् + श्मशान | इह | विद्यते
Verse 17 View Details
तेन मे सर्ववासानां श्मशाने रमते मनः । न्यग्रोधशाखासंछन्ने निर्भुक्तस्रग्विभूषिते ॥
Therefore, of all houses, the crematorium appears to me to be the best, shaded as it generally is by branches of the banian and adorned with torn garlands of flowers.
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तेन | मे | सर्व + वास | श्मशाने | रमते | मनः
न्यग्रोध + शाखा + संछद् | निर्भुज् + स्रज् + विभूषय्
Verse 18 View Details
तत्र चैव रमन्ते मे भूतसंघाः शुभानने । न च भूतगणैर्देवि विनाहं वस्तुमुत्सहे ॥
O you of sweet smiles, the multitudes of goblins that are my companions love to live in such spots. I do not like, O goddess, to live anywhere, without those goblins by my side.
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तत्र | च + एव | रमन्ते | मे | भूत + संघ | शुभ + आनन
न | च | भूत + गण | देवि | विना + मद् | वस्तुम् | उत्सहे
Verse 19 View Details
एष वासो हि मे मेध्यः स्वर्गीयश्च मतो हि मे । पुण्यः परमकश्चैव मेध्यकामैरुपास्यते ॥
Therefore, the crematorium is a sacred house to me. Indeed, O auspicious lady, it appears to me to be very Heaven. Highly sacred and endued with great merit, the crematorium is much praised by persons desirous of having holy abodes.
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एष | वासो | हि | मे | मेध्यः | स्वर्गीय + च | मतो | हि | मे
पुण्यः | परमक + च + एव | मेध्य + काम | उपास्यते
Verse 20 View Details
भगवन्सर्वभूतेश सर्वधर्मभृतां वर । पिनाकपाणे वरद संशयो मे महानयम् ॥
Uma said O Holy One, O lord of all creatures, O foremost of all observers of duties and religious rites, I have a great doubt, O holder of Pinaka, O giver of boons.
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भगवन् | सर्व + भूत + ईश | सर्व + धर्म + भृत् | वर
पिनाकपाणे | वर + द | संशयो | मे | महान् | अयम्
Verse 21 View Details
अयं मुनिगणः सर्वस्तपस्तप इति प्रभो । तपोन्वेषकरो लोके भ्रमते विविधाकृतिः ॥
These ascetics, O powerful lords, have practised various kinds of austerities. In the world are seen ascetics wandering everywhere under various forms and clad in various kinds of dress.
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अयं | मुनि + गण | सर्व + तपस् + तप् | इति | प्रभो
तपस् + अन्वेष + कर | लोके | भ्रमते | विविध + आकृति
Verse 22 View Details
अस्य चैवर्षिसंघस्य मम च प्रियकाम्यया । एतं ममेह संदेहं वक्तुमर्हस्यरिंदम ॥
For benefiting this large number of Rishis, as also myself, do you kindly remove, O chaister of all enemies, this doubt of mine.
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अस्य | च + एव + ऋषि + संघ | मम | च | प्रिय + काम्या
एतं | मद् + इह | संदेहं | वक्तुम् | अर्ह् + अरिंदम
Verse 23 View Details
धर्मः किंलक्षणः प्रोक्तः कथं वाचरितुं नरैः । शक्यो धर्ममविन्दद्भिर्धर्मज्ञ वद मे प्रभो ॥
What are the characteristics of Religion or Duty? How, indeed, do men unacquainted with the details of Religion or Duty succeed in observing them. O powerful lord, O you who are conversant with Religion, do you tell me this.
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धर्मः | किंलक्षणः | प्रोक्तः | कथं | वा + आचर् | नरैः
शक्यो | धर्मम् | अ + विद् | धर्म + ज्ञ | वद | मे | प्रभो
Verse 24 View Details
ततो मुनिगणः सर्वस्तां देवीं प्रत्यपूजयत् । वाग्भिरृग्भूषितार्थाभिः स्तवैश्चार्थविदां वर ॥
Narada said When the daughter of Himavat, put this question, the assemblage of Rishis there present, adored the goddess with words adorned with Richs and with hymns fraught with deep meaning.
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ततो | मुनि + गण | सर्वे | नारदं | देवदर्शनम्
वाग्भिर् | ऋच् + भूषय् + अर्थ | स्तुवन्तो | मधुसूदनम्
Verse 25 View Details
अहिंसा सत्यवचनं सर्वभूतानुकम्पनम् । शमो दानं यथाशक्ति गार्हस्थ्यो धर्म उत्तमः ॥
Maheshvara said Abstention from injury, truthfulness of speech, mercy towards all beings, tranquillity of soul, and the making of gifts to the best of one's power, form the foremost duties of the householder.
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अहिंसा | सत्य + वचन | सर्व + भूत + अनुकम्पन
शमो | दानं | यथाशक्ति | गार्हस्थ्यो | धर्म | उत्तमः
Verse 26 View Details
परदारेष्वसंकल्पो न्यासस्त्रीपरिरक्षणम् । अदत्तादानविरमो मधुमांसस्य वर्जनम् ॥
Abstention from sexual union with the wife of other men, protection of the riches and the woman committed to his care, reluctance to appropriate what is not given to one, and avoidance of honey and meat, these are the five chief duties. Indeed, Religion or Duty had many branches all of which yield happy results. These are the duties which those embodied creatures who consider duty as superior, should observe and practise. These are the sources of merit.
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पर + दार + अ + संकल्प | न्यास + स्त्री + परिरक्षण
सदा | तपस्वी | भवति | मधु + मांस | वर्जनात्
Verse 27 View Details
एष पञ्चविधो धर्मो बहुशाखः सुखोदयः । देहिभिर्धर्मपरमैः कर्तव्यो धर्मसंचयः ॥
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एष | पञ्चविधो | धर्मो | बहु + शाखा | सुख + उदय
देहिभिर् | धर्म + परम | कर्तव्यो | धर्म + संचय
Verse 28 View Details
भगवन्संशयं पृष्टस्तं मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि । चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य यो धर्मः स्वे स्वे वर्णे गुणावहः ॥
Uma said O Holy One, I wish to ask you another question about with I entertain great doubts. You should answer it and remove my doubts. What are the meritorious duties of the four castes.
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संशयो | मे | महत् + जन् + तद् | मे | व्याख्यातुम् | अर्हसि
चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य | यो | धर्मः | स्वे | स्वे | वर्णे | गुण + आवह
Verse 29 View Details
ब्राह्मणे कीदृशो धर्मः क्षत्रिये कीदृशो भवेत् । वैश्ये किंलक्षणो धर्मः शूद्रे किंलक्षणो भवेत् ॥
What are the duties of the Brahmana? What of the Kshatriya? What are the duties of the Vaishya? And what are the duties of the Shudra.
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ब्राह्मणे | कीदृशो | धर्मः | क्षत्रिये | कीदृशो | भवेत्
वैश्ये | किंलक्षणो | धर्मः | शूद्रे | किंलक्षणो | भवेत्
Verse 30 View Details
न्यायतस्ते महाभागे संशयः समुदीरितः । भूमिदेवा महाभागाः सदा लोके द्विजातयः ॥
Maheshvara said O highly blessed lady, the question you have put, is a very proper one. Those persons who belong to the twice bom order, are considered as highly blessed, and are, indeed, gods on earth.
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न्याय + त्वद् | महाभागे | संशयः | समुदीरितः
भूमि + देव | महाभागाः | सदा | लोके | द्विजातयः
Verse 31 View Details
उपवासः सदा धर्मो ब्राह्मणस्य न संशयः । स हि धर्मार्थमुत्पन्नो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥
Forsooth, the observance of fasts, is always the duty of the Brahmana. When the Brahmana succeeds in properly observing all his duties, he becomes at one with Brahma.
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उपवासः | सदा | धर्मो | ब्राह्मणस्य | न | संशयः
स | हि | धर्म + अर्थ | उत्पन्नो | ब्रह्मन् + भूय | कल्पते
Verse 32 View Details
तस्य धर्मक्रिया देवि व्रतचर्या च न्यायतः । तथोपनयनं चैव द्विजायैवोपपद्यते ॥
The proper observance of the duties of Brahmacharya, O goddess, are his ritual. The observar ce of vows and the investiture with the sacred thread form his other duties. It is by these that he becomes truly twice born.
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तस्य | धर्म + क्रिया | देवि | व्रत + चर्या | च | न्यायतः
तथा + उपनयन | च + एव | द्विज + एव + उपपद्
Verse 33 View Details
गुरुदैवतपूजार्थं स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनात्मकः । देहिभिर्धर्मपरमैश्चर्तव्यो धर्मसंभवः ॥
He becomes a Brahinana for adoring his preceptors and other elders as also the celestials. Indeed, that religion which has for its soul the study of the Vedas, is the source of all virtue. Even that is the religion which those embodied creatures who are given to virtue and duty, should observe and practise.
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गुरु + दैवत + पूजा + अर्थ | स्वाध्याय + अभ्यसन + आत्मक
देहिभिर् | धर्म + परम | कर्तव्यो | धर्म + संचय
Verse 34 View Details
भगवन्संशयो मेऽत्र तं मे व्याख्यातुमर्हसि । चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य धर्मं हि नैपुण्येन प्रकीर्तय ॥
Uma said O Holy One, my doubts have not been removed. You should explain in detail what the duties are of the four respective castes of men.
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यत्र | वै | परमं | शौचं | तद् + मद् | व्याख्यातुम् | अर्हसि
चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य | धर्मं | हि | नैपुण्येन | प्रकीर्तय
Verse 35 View Details
रहस्यश्रवणं धर्मो वेदव्रतनिषेवणम् । व्रतचर्यापरो धर्मो गुरुपादप्रसादनम् ॥
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रहस्य + श्रवण | धर्मो | वेद + व्रत + निषेवण
व्रत + चर्या + पर | धर्मो | गुरु + पाद + प्रसादन
Verse 36 View Details
भैक्षचर्यापरो धर्मो धर्मो नित्योपवासिता । नित्यस्वाध्यायिता धर्मो ब्रह्मचर्याश्रमस्तथा ॥
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भैक्ष + चर्या + पर | धर्मो | धर्मो | नित्य + उपवासिन् + ता
नित्य + स्वाध्यायिन् + ता | धर्मो | ब्रह्मचर्य + आश्रम + तथा
Verse 37 View Details
गुरुणा त्वभ्यनुज्ञातः समावर्तेत वै द्विजः । विन्देतानन्तरं भार्यामनुरूपां यथाविधि ॥
After the student life is over, the Brahmana, at the behest of his preceptor, should leave his preceptor's abode for returning to his fathers' house. Upon his return he should duly marry a proper wife.
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गुरुणा | तु + अभ्यनुज्ञा | समावर्तेत | वै | द्विजः
विद् + अनन्तरम् | भार्याम् | अनुरूपां | यथाविधि
Verse 38 View Details
शूद्रान्नवर्जनं धर्मस्तथा सत्पथसेवनम् । धर्मो नित्योपवासित्वं ब्रह्मचर्यं तथैव च ॥
Another duty of the Brahmana consists of avoiding the food prepared by the Shudra. Walking along the path of virtue, always obscrving fasts and the practices of Brahmacharya form his other duties.
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शूद्र + अन्न + वर्जन | धर्म + तथा | सत् + पथ + सेवन
सदा + उपवासिन् | च | भवेद् | ब्रह्मचारी | तथा + एव | च
Verse 39 View Details
आहिताग्निरधीयानो जुह्वानः संयतेन्द्रियः । विघसाशी यताहारो गृहस्थः सत्यवाक्शुचिः ॥
The householder should keep up his domestic fire for daily adoration. He should study the Vedas. He should pour libations in honour of the departed Manes and the celestials. He should keep his senses under proper restraint. He should eat what remains after serving gods and guests and all his dependants. He should be abstemious in food, truthful in words, and pure both in body and mind.
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आहिताग्निर् | अधीयानो | जुह्वानः | संयम् + इन्द्रिय
विघस + आशिन् | यम् + आहार | गृहस्थः | सत्य + वाच् | शुचिः
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अतिथिव्रतता धर्मो धर्मस्त्रेताग्निधारणम् । इष्टीश्च पशुबन्धांश्च विधिपूर्वं समाचरेत् ॥
Attending to guests is another duty of the householder, as also the keeping up of the three sacrificial fires. The householder should also attend to the ordinary sacrifices called Ishti and should also dedicate animals to the deities according to the ordinances.
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अतिथि + व्रत + ता | धर्मो | धर्म + त्रेताग्नि + धारण
इष्टि + च | पशुबन्ध + च | विधि + पूर्वम् | समाचरेत्
Verse 41 View Details
यज्ञश्च परमो धर्मस्तथाहिंसा च देहिषु । अपूर्वभोजनं धर्मो विघसाशित्वमेव च ॥
Indeed, the celebration of sacrifices is his greatest duty as also a complete abstention from injury to all creatures. Never to eat before serving the celestials and guests and dependants is another duty of the householder. The food that remains after serving gods and guests and the dependants is called Vighasa. The householder should eat Vighasa.
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अहिंसा | परमो | धर्म + तथा + अहिंसा | परं | तपः
अ + पूर्व + भोजन | धर्मो | विघस + आशिन् + त्व | एव | च
Verse 42 View Details
भुक्ते परिजने पश्चाद्भोजनं धर्म उच्यते । ब्राह्मणस्य गृहस्थस्य श्रोत्रियस्य विशेषतः ॥
Indeed, to eat after the members of his family including servants and other dependants, is considered as one of the especial duties of the twiceborn householder, who should, besides, be conversant with the Vedas.
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भुक्ते | परिजने | पश्चाद् | भोजनं | धर्म | उच्यते
ब्राह्मणस्य | गृहस्थस्य | श्रोत्रियस्य | विशेषतः
Verse 43 View Details
दंपत्योः समशीलत्वं धर्मश्च गृहमेधिनाम् । गृह्याणां चैव देवानां नित्यं पुष्पबलिक्रिया ॥
The conduct of husband and wife, in the case of the householder, should be equal. He should every day make offerings of flowers and other articles to those celestials who preside over domesticity.
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दंपत्योः | सम + शील + त्व | धर्म + च | गृहमेधिनाम्
गृह्याणां | च + एव | देवानां | नित्यं | पुष्प + बलि + क्रिया
Verse 44 View Details
नित्योपलेपनं धर्मस्तथा नित्योपवासिता । सुसंमृष्टोपलिप्ते च साज्यधूमोद्गमे गृहे ॥
The householder should see that his house is every day properly rubbed with (cowdung and water). He should also observe fasts every day. Wellcleaned and wellrubbed, his house should also be every day fumigated with the smoke of clarified butter poured on his sacred fire in honour of the celestials and the departed Manes.
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भैक्ष + चर्या + पर | धर्मो | धर्मो | नित्य + उपवासिन् + ता
सु + सम्मृज् + उपलिप् | च | स + आज्य + धूम + उद्गम | गृहे
Verse 45 View Details
एष द्विजजने धर्मो गार्हस्थ्यो लोकधारणः । द्विजातीनां सतां नित्यं सदैवैष प्रवर्तते ॥
Even these are the duties of a twice born householder. Those duties really upholds the world. Those duties always and eternally emanate from those pious persons among the Brahmanas who live like householders.
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एष | द्विज + जन | धर्मो | गार्हस्थ्यो | लोक + धारण
द्विजातीनां | सतां | नित्यं | सदा + एव + एतद् | प्रवर्तते
Verse 46 View Details
यस्तु क्षत्रगतो देवि त्वया धर्म उदीरितः । तमहं ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तं मे शृणु समाहिता ॥
Do you listen to me with rapt attention, O goddess, for I shall now tell you what the dutics are of the Kshatriya and about which you have asked me.
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यद् + तु | क्षत्र + गम् | देवि | त्वया | धर्म | उदीरितः
तस्मात् | तद् + त्वद् | प्रवक्ष्यामि | तडागे | ये | गुणाः | स्मृताः
Verse 47 View Details
क्षत्रियस्य स्मृतो धर्मः प्रजापालनमादितः । निर्दिष्टफलभोक्ता हि राजा धर्मेण युज्यते ॥
From the beginning it has been said that the duty of the Kshatriya is to protect all creatures. The king gets a fixed share of the merits acquired by his subjects. By that means the king becomes gifted with righteousness.
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क्षत्रियस्य | स्मृतो | धर्मः | प्रजा + पालन | आदितः
निर्दिश् + फल + भोक्तृ | हि | राजा | धर्मेण | युज्यते
Verse 48 View Details
प्रजाः पालयते यो हि धर्मेण मनुजाधिपः । तस्य धर्मार्जिता लोकाः प्रजापालनसंचिताः ॥
The king who rules and protects his subjects piously, acquires, by virtue of the protection he offers to others, many regions of happiness in the next world.
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प्रजाः | पालयते | यो | हि | धर्मेण | मनुज + अधिप
तस्य | धर्म + अर्जय् | लोकाः | प्रजा + पालन + संचि
Verse 49 View Details
तत्र राज्ञः परो धर्मो दमः स्वाध्याय एव च । अग्निहोत्रपरिस्पन्दो दानाध्ययनमेव च ॥
The other duties of a Kshatriya consist of self-control and Vedic study, the pouring of libations on the sacred fire, the making of gifts, study, the bearing of the sacred thread, sacrifices, the performance of religious rites, the support of servants and dependants, and perseverance in acts that have been undertaken.
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तत्र | राज्ञः | परो | धर्मो | दमः | स्वाध्याय | एव | च
अग्नि + होत्र + परिस्पन्द | दान + अध्ययन | एव | च
Verse 50 View Details
यज्ञोपवीतधारणं यज्ञो धर्मक्रियास्तथा । भृत्यानां भरणं धर्मः कृते कर्मण्यमोघता ॥
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यज्ञोपवीत + धारण | यज्ञो | धर्म + क्रिया + तथा
भृत्यानां | भरणं | धर्मः | कृते | कर्मन् + अमोघ + ता
Verse 51 View Details
सम्यग्दण्डे स्थितिर्धर्मो धर्मो वेदक्रतुक्रियाः । व्यवहारस्थितिर्धर्मः सत्यवाक्यरतिस्तथा ॥
Another duty of his is to give punishments proportionate to the offences committed. It is also his duty to celebrate sacrifices and other religious rites according to the ordinances laid down in the Vedas. Properly judging the disputes of litigants before him, and truthfulness of speech, and interference for helping the distressed, are the other duties by doing which the king acquires great glory both in this world and in the next. He should also sacrifice his life on the field of battle, having shown great prowess on behalf of kine and Brahmanas.
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सम्यग् | दण्डे | स्थितिर् | धर्मो | धर्मो | वेद + क्रतु + क्रिया
व्यवहार + स्थिति | धर्मः | सत्य + वाक्य + रति + तथा
Verse 52 View Details
आर्तहस्तप्रदो राजा प्रेत्य चेह महीयते । गोब्राह्मणार्थे विक्रान्तः संग्रामे निधनं गतः । अश्वमेधजिताँल्लोकान्प्राप्नोति त्रिदिवालये ॥
Such a king acquires in the celestial region। such regions of happiness as are capable of being acquired by the performance of Horsesacrifices.
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आर्त + हस्त + प्रद | राजा | प्रेत्य | च + इह | महीयते
गो + ब्राह्मण + अर्थ | विक्रान्तः | संग्रामे | निधनं | गतः
अश्वमेध + जि + लोक | प्राप्नोति | त्रिदिव + आलय
Verse 53 View Details
वैश्यस्य सततं धर्मः पाशुपाल्यं कृषिस्तथा । अग्निहोत्रपरिस्पन्दो दानाध्ययनमेव च ॥
The duties of the Vaishya always are the keep of cattle and agriculture, the pouring of libations on the sacred fire, the making of gifts, and study.
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वैश्यस्य | सततं | धर्मः | पाशुपाल्यं | कृषि + तथा
अग्नि + होत्र + परिस्पन्द | दान + अध्ययन | एव | च
Verse 54 View Details
वाणिज्यं सत्पथस्थानमातिथ्यं प्रशमो दमः । विप्राणां स्वागतं त्यागो वैश्यधर्मः सनातनः ॥
Trade, walking in the path of virtue, hospitality, peacefulness, self-control, welcoming of Brahmanas, and renouncing things are the other eternal duties of the Vaishya.
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वाणिज्यं | सत् + पथ + स्थान | आतिथ्यं | प्रशमो | दमः
ते | स्म | प्राणस्य | दातृ + तद् | धर्मः | सनातनः
Verse 55 View Details
तिलान्गन्धान्रसांश्चैव न विक्रीणीत वै क्वचित् । वणिक्पथमुपासीनो वैश्यः सत्पथमाश्रितः ॥
The Vaishya, engaged in trade and walking in the path of virtue, should never sell sesame and perfumery and juices or liquid substances. He should perform the duties of hospitality towards all.
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तिलान् | गन्धान् | रस + च + एव | न | विक्रीणीत | वै | क्वचित्
वणिक्पथम् | उपासीनो | वैश्यः | सत् + पथ | आश्रितः
Verse 56 View Details
सर्वातिथ्यं त्रिवर्गस्य यथाशक्ति यथार्हतः । शूद्रधर्मः परो नित्यं शुश्रूषा च द्विजातिषु ॥
He is at liberty to pursue virtue and profit and pleasure according to his means and asmuch as is judicious for him. The service of the three twice born classes forins the high duty of the Shudra.
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सर्व + आतिथ्य | त्रिवर्गस्य | यथाशक्ति | यथार्हतः
शूद्र + धर्म | परो | नित्यं | शुश्रूषा | च | द्विजातिषु
Verse 57 View Details
स शूद्रः संशिततपाः सत्यसंधो जितेन्द्रियः । शुश्रूषन्नतिथिं प्राप्तं तपः संचिनुते महत् ॥
That Shudra who is truthful in speech and who has controlled his senses, is considered as having acquired meritorious penances. Indeed, the Shudra, who having got a guest, performs the duties of hospitality towards him, is considered as acquiring the merit of great penances.
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स | शूद्रः | संशित + तपस् | सत्य + संधा | जि + इन्द्रिय
शुश्रूषन्न् | अतिथिं | प्राप्तं | तपः | संचिनुते | महत्
Verse 58 View Details
त्यक्तहिंसः शुभाचारो देवताद्विजपूजकः । शूद्रो धर्मफलैरिष्टैः संप्रयुज्येत बुद्धिमान् ॥
That intelligent Shudra whose wonduct is virtuous and who adores the deities and Brahmanas, gets desirable rewards of virtue.
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त्यज् + हिंसा | शुभ + आचार | देवता + द्विज + पूजक
शूद्रो | धर्म + फल | इष्टैः | सम्प्रयुज्येत | बुद्धिमान्
Verse 59 View Details
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य शोभने । एकैकस्येह सुभगे किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि ॥
O beautiful lady, I have thus recited to you what are the duties of the four castes. Indeed,O blessed lady, I have told you what are their respective duties. What else do you wish to hear?
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एतत् | ते | सर्वम् | आख्यातं | चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य | शोभने
एकैक + इह | सुभगे | किम् | अन्य + श्रु | इच्छसि

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