Bhūmi-khaṇḍa · Chapter 66
Sourceययातिरुवाच- पापात्पतति कायोयं धर्माच्च शृणु मातले । विशेषं न च पश्यामि पुण्यस्यापि महीतले १। पुनः प्रजायते कायो यथा हि पतनं पुरा । कथमुत्पद्यते देहस्तन्मे विस्तरतो वद २। मातलिरुवाच- अथ नारकिणां पुंसामधर्मादेव केवलात् । क्षणमात्रेण भूतेभ्यः शरीरमुपजायते ३। तद्वद्धर्मेण चैकेन देवानामौपपादिकम् । सद्यः प्रजायते दिव्यं शरीरं भूतसारतः ४। कर्मणा व्यतिमिश्रेण यच्छरीरं महात्मनाम् । तद्रूपपरिणामेन विज्ञेयं हि चतुर्विधम् ५। उद्भिज्जाः स्थावरा ज्ञेयास्तृणगुल्मादि रूपिणः । कृमिकीटपतंगाद्याः स्वेदजानामदेहिनः ६। अंडजाः पक्षिणः सर्वे सर्पा नक्राश्च भूपते । जरायुजाश्च विज्ञेया मानुषाश्च चतुष्पदाः ७। तत्र सिक्ता जलैर्भूमिर्रक्ते उष्मविपाचिता । वायुना धम्यमाना च क्षेत्रे बीजं प्रपद्यते ८। यथा उप्तानि बीजानि संसिक्तान्यंभसा पुनः । उपगम्य मृदुत्वं च मूलभावं व्रजंति च ९। तन्मूलादंकुरोत्पत्तिरंकुरात्पर्णसंभवः । पर्णान्नालं ततः कांडं कांडाच्च प्रभवः पुनः १०। प्रभवाच्च भवेत्क्षीरं क्षीरात्तंदुलसंभवः । तंदुलाच्च ततः पक्वा भवंत्योषधयस्तथा ११। यवाद्याः शालिपर्यंताः श्रेष्ठाः सप्तदश स्मृताः । ओषध्यः फलसाराढ्याः शेषा क्षुद्रा प्रःकीर्तिताः १२। एता लूना मर्दिताश्च मुनिभिः पूर्वसंस्कृताः । शूर्पोलूखलपात्राद्यैः स्थालिकोदकवह्निभिः १३। षड्विधा हि स्वभेदेन परिणामं व्रजंति ताः । अन्योन्यरससंयोगादनेकस्वादतां गताः १४। भक्ष्यं भोज्यं पेयलेह्यं चोष्यं खाद्यं च भूपते । तासां भेदाः षडंगाश्च मधुराद्याश्च षड्गुणाः १५। तदन्नं पिंडकवलैर्ग्रासैर्भुक्तं च देहिभिः । अन्नमूलाशये सर्वप्राणान्स्थापयति क्रमात् १६। अपक्वं भुक्तमाहारं स वायुः कुरुते द्विधा । संप्रविश्यान्नमध्ये च पक्वं कृत्वा पृथग्गुणम् १७। अग्नेरूर्ध्वं जलं स्थाप्य तदन्नं च जलोपरि । जलस्याधः स्वयं प्राणः स्थित्वाग्निं धमते शनैः १८। वायुना धम्यमानोग्निरत्युष्णं कुरुते जलम् । तदन्नमुष्णयोगेन समंतात्पच्यते पुनः १९। द्विधा भवति तत्पक्वं पृथक्किट्टं पृथग्रसः । मलैर्द्वादशभिः किट्टं भिन्नं देहाद्बहिर्व्रजेत् २०। कर्णाक्षि नासिका जिह्वा दंतोष्ठ प्रजनं गुदा । मलान्स्रवेदथ स्वेदो विण्मूत्रं द्वादश स्मृताः २१। हृत्पद्मे प्रतिबद्धाश्च सर्वनाड्यः समंततः । तासां मुखेषु तं सूक्ष्मं प्राणः स्थापयते रसम् २२। रसेन तेन ता नाडीः प्राणः पूरयते पुनः । संतर्पयंति ता नाड्यः पूर्णा देहं समंततः २३। ततः स नाडीमध्यस्थः शारीरेणोष्मणा रसः । पच्यते पच्यमानश्च भवेत्पाकद्वयं पुनः २४। त्वङ्मांसास्थि मज्जा मेदो रुधिरं च प्रजायते । रक्ताल्लोमानि मांसं च केशाः स्नायुश्च मांसतः २५। स्नायोर्मज्जा तथास्थीनि वसा मज्जास्थिसंभवा । मज्जाकारेण वैकल्यं शुक्रं च प्रसवात्मकम् २६। इति द्वादश शान्तस्य परिणामाः प्रकीर्तिताः । शुक्रं तस्य परीणामः शुक्राद्देहस्य संभवः २७। ऋतुकाले यदा शुक्रं निर्दोषं योनिसंस्थितम् । तदा तद्वायुसंसृष्टं स्त्रीरक्तेनैकतां व्रजेत् २८। विसर्गकाले शुक्रस्य जीवः कारणसंयुतः । नित्यं प्रविशते योनिं कर्मभिः स्वैर्नियंत्रितः २९। शुक्रस्य सह रक्तस्य एकाहात्कललं भवेत् । पंचरात्रेण कलले बुद्बुदत्वं ततो भवेत् ३०। मांसत्वं मासमात्रेण पंचधा जायते पुनः । ग्रीवा शिरश्च स्कंधश्च पृष्ठवंशस्तथोदरम् ३१। पाणीपादौ तथा पार्श्वौ कटिर्गात्रं तथैव च । मासद्वयेन पर्वाणि क्रमशः संभवंति च ३२। त्रिभिर्मासैः प्रजायंते शतशोंकुरसंधयः । मासैश्चतुर्भिर्जायंते अंगुल्यादि यथाक्रमम् ३३। मुखं नासा च कर्णौ च मासैर्जायंति पंचभिः । दंतपंक्तिस्तथा जिह्वा जायते तु नखाः पुनः ३४। कर्णयोश्च भवेच्छिद्रं षण्मासाभ्यंतरे पुनः । पायुर्मेढ्रमुपस्थं च शिश्नश्चाप्युपजायते ३५। संधयो ये च गात्रेषु मासैर्जायंति सप्तभिः । अंगप्रत्यंगसंपूर्णं शिरः केशसमन्वितम् ३६। विभक्तावयवस्पष्टं पुनर्मासाष्टमे भवेत् । पंचात्मक समायुक्तः परिपक्वः स तिष्ठति ३७। मातुराहारवीर्येण षड्विधेन रसेन च । नाभिसूत्रनिबद्धेन वर्द्धते स दिनेदिने ३८। ततः स्मृतिं लभेज्जीवः संपूर्णोस्मिञ्छरीरके । सुखं दुःखं विजानाति निद्रां स्वप्नं पुराकृतम् ३९। मृतश्चाहं पुनर्जातो जातश्चाहं पुनर्मृतः । नानायोनिसहस्राणि मया दृष्टान्यनेकधा ४०। अधुना जातमात्रोहं प्राप्तसंस्कार एव च । ततः श्रेयः करिष्यामि येन गर्भे न संभवः ४१। गर्भस्थश्चिंतयत्येवमहं गर्भाद्विनिःसृतः । अध्येष्यामि परं ज्ञानं संसारविनिवर्तकम् ४२। अवश्यं गर्भदुःखेन महता परिपीडितः । जीवः कर्मवशादास्ते मोक्षोपायं विचिंतयेत् ४३। यथा गिरिवराक्रांतः कश्चिद्दुःखेन तिष्ठति । तथा जरायुणा देही दुःखं तिष्ठति दुःखितः ४४। पतितः सागरे यद्वद्दुःखमास्ते समाकुलः । गर्भोदकेन सिक्तांगस्तथास्ते व्याकुलात्मकः ४५। लोहकुंभे यथा न्यस्तः पच्यते कश्चिदग्निना । गर्भकुंभे तथाक्षिप्तः पच्यते जठराग्निना ४६। सूचीभिरग्निवर्णाभिर्भिन्नगात्रो निरंतरम् । यद्दुःखं जायते तस्य तद्गर्भेष्टगुणं भवेत् ४७। गर्भवासात्परं वासं कष्टं नैवास्ति कुत्रचित् । देहिनां दुःखमतुलं सुघोरमपि संकटम् ४८। इत्येतद्गर्भदुःखं हि प्राणिनां परिकीर्तितम् । चरस्थिराणां सर्वेषामात्मगर्भानुरूपतः ४९। गर्भात्कोटिगुणापीडा योनियंत्रनिपीडनात् । संमूर्च्छितस्य जायेत जायमानस्य देहिनः ५०। इक्षुवत्पीड्यमानस्य पापमुद्गरपेषणात् । गर्भान्निष्क्रममाणस्य प्रबलैः सूतिवायुभिः ५१। जायते सुमहद्दुःखं परित्राणं न विंदति । यंत्रेण पीड्यमानाः स्युर्निःसाराश्च यथेक्षवः ५२। तथा शरीरं योनिस्थं पात्यते यंत्रपीडनात् । अस्थिमद्वर्तुलाकारं स्नायुबंधनवेष्टितम् ५३। रक्तमांसवसालिप्तं विण्मूत्रद्रव्यभाजनम् । केशलोमनखच्छन्नं रोगायतनमुत्तमम् ५४। वदनैकमहाद्वारं गवाक्षाष्टकभूषितम् । ओष्ठद्वयकपाटं तु दंतजिह्वागलान्वितम् ५५। नाडीस्वेदप्रवाहं च कफपित्तपरिप्लुतम् । जराशोकसमाविष्टं कालवक्त्रानलेस्थितम् ५६। कामक्रोधसमाक्रांतं श्वसनैश्चोपमर्दितम् । भोगतृष्णातुरं गूढं रागद्वेष वशानुगम् ५७। सवर्णितांगप्रत्यंगं जरायु परिवेष्टितम् । संकटेनाविविक्तेन योनिमार्गेण निर्गतम् ५८। विण्मूत्ररक्तसिक्तांगं षट्कौशिकसमुद्भवम् । अस्थिपंजरसंघातं ज्ञेयमस्मिन्कलेवरे ५९। शतत्रयं शताधिकं पंचपेशी शतानि च । सार्धाभिस्तिसृभिश्छन्नं समंताद्रोमकोटिभिः ६०। शरीरं स्थूलसूक्ष्माभिर्दृश्यादृश्याभिरंततः । एताभिर्मांसनाडीभिः कोटिभिस्तत्समन्वितम् ६१। प्रस्वेदमशुचिं ताभिरंतरस्थं च तेन हि । द्वात्रिंशद्दशनाः प्रोक्ता विंशतिश्च नखाः स्मृताः ६२। पित्तस्य कुडवं ज्ञेयं कफस्यार्धाढकं तथा । वसायाश्च पलाः पंच तदर्धं फलकस्य च ६३। पंचार्बुद पला ज्ञेयाः पलानि दश मेदसः । पलत्रयं महारक्तं मज्जा रक्ताच्चतुर्गुणा ६४। शुक्रार्धकुडवं ज्ञेयं तदर्धं देहिनां बलम् । मांसस्य चैकं पिंडेन पलसाहस्रमुच्यते ६५। रक्तं पलशतं ज्ञेयं विण्मूत्रं चाप्रमाणतः । इति देहगृहे राजन्वासः स्यान्नित्यमात्मनः ६६। अशुद्धं च विशुद्धस्य कर्मबंधविनिर्मितम् । शुक्रशोणितसंयोगाद्देहः संजायते क्वचित् ६७। नित्यं विण्मूत्रसंयुक्तस्तेनायमशुचिः स्मृतः । यथा वै विष्ठया पूर्णः शुचिः सांतर्बहिर्घटः ६८। शौचेन शोध्यमानोपि देहोयमशुचिर्भवेत् । यं प्राप्यातिपवित्राणि पंचगव्य हवींषि च ६९। अशुचित्वं प्रयांत्याशु देहोयमशुचिस्ततः । हृद्यान्यप्यन्नपानानि यं प्राप्य सुरभीणि च ७०। अशुचित्वं प्रयांत्याशु कोऽन्य स्यादशुचिस्ततः । हे जनाः किं न पश्यध्वं यन्निर्याति दिनेदिने ७१। देहानुगो मलः पूतिस्तदाधारः कथं शुचिः । देहः संशोध्यमानोपि पंचगव्यकुशांबुभिः ७२। घृष्यमाण इवांगारो निर्मलत्वं न गच्छति । स्रोतांसि यस्य सततं प्रवहंति गिरेरिव ७३। कफमूत्राद्यमशुचिः स देहः शुध्यते कथम् । सर्वाशुचिनिधानस्य शरीरस्य न विद्यते ७४। शुचिरेकप्रदेशोपि शुचिर्न स्यादृतेऽपि वा । दिवा वा यदि वा रात्रौ मृत्तोयैः शोध्यते करः ७५। तथापि शुचिभाङ्नस्यान्न विरज्यंति ते नराः । कायोयमग्र्यधूपाद्यैर्यत्नेनापि सुसंस्कृतः ७६। न जहाति स्वभावं हि श्वपुच्छमिव नामितम् । तथा जात्यैव कृष्णोर्णा न शुक्ला जातु जायते ७७। संशोध्यमानापि तथा भवेन्मूर्तिर्न निर्मला । जिघ्रन्नपि स्वदुर्गंधं पश्यन्नपि मलं स्वकम् ७८। न विरज्यति लोकोऽयं पीडयन्नपि नासिकाम् । अहो मोहस्य माहात्म्यं येन व्यामोहितं जगत् ७९। जिघ्रन्पश्यन्स्वकान्दोषान्कायस्य न विरज्यते । स्वदेहस्य विगंधेन विरज्येत न यो नरः ८०। विरागकारणं तस्य किमन्यदुपदिश्यते । सर्वमेव जगत्पूतं देहमेवाशुचिः परम् ८१। यन्मलावयवस्पर्शाच्छुचिरप्यशुचिर्भवेत् । गंधलेपापनोदाय शौचं देहस्य कीर्तितम् ८२। द्वयस्यापगमात्पश्चाद्भावशुद्ध्या विशुद्ध्यति । गंगातोयेन सर्वेण मृद्भारैर्गात्रलेपनैः ८३। मर्त्यो दुर्गंधदेहोसौ भावदुष्टो न शुध्यति । तीर्थस्नानैस्तपोभिश्च दुष्टात्मा न च शुध्यति ८४। स्वमूर्तिः क्षालिता तीर्थे न शुद्धिमधिगच्छति । अंतर्भावप्रदुष्टस्य विशतोपि हुताशनम् ८५। न स्वर्गो नापवर्गश्च देहनिर्दहनं परम् । भावशुद्धिः परं शौचं प्रमाणं सर्वकर्मसु ८६। अन्यथा लिंग्यते कांता भावेन दुहितान्यथा । मनसा भिद्यते वृत्तिरभिन्नेष्वपि वस्तुषु ८७। अन्यथैव सती पुत्रं चिंतयेदन्यथा पतिम् । यथायथा स्वभावस्य महाभाग उदाहृतम् ८८। परिष्वक्तोपि यद्भार्यां भावहीनां न कारयेत् । नाद्याद्विविधमन्नाद्यं रस्यानि सुरभीणि च ८९। अभावेन नरस्तस्माद्भावः सर्वत्र कारणम् । चित्तं शोधय यत्नेन किमन्यैर्बाह्यशोधनैः ९०। भावतः शुचिशुद्धात्मा स्वर्गं मोक्षं च विंदति । ज्ञानामलांभसा पुंसः सवैराग्यमृदापुनः ९१। अविद्या रागविण्मूत्र लेपो नश्येद्विशोधनैः । एवमेतच्छरीरं हि निसर्गादशुचिं विदुः ९२। विद्यादसार निःसारं कदलीसारसन्निभम् । ज्ञात्वैवं दोषवद्देहं यः प्राज्ञः शिथिली भवेत् ९३। सोतिक्रामति संसारं दृढग्राहोवतिष्ठति । एवमेतन्महाकष्टं जन्मदुःखं प्रकीर्तितम् ९४। पुंसामज्ञानदोषेण नानाकर्मवशेन च । गर्भस्थस्य मतिर्यासीत्सा जातस्य प्रणश्यति ९५। सुमूर्च्छितस्य दुःखेन योनियंत्रनिपीडनात् । बाह्येन वायुना चास्य मोहसंगेन देहिनाम् ९६। स्पृष्टमात्रस्य घोरेण ज्वरः समुपजायते । तेन ज्वरेण महता महामोहः प्रजायते ९७। संमूढस्य स्मृतिभ्रंशः शीघ्रं संजायते पुनः । स्मृतिभ्रंशात्ततस्तस्य पूर्वकर्मवशेन च ९८। रतिः संजायते तस्य जंतोस्तत्रैव जन्मनि । रक्तो मूढश्च लोकोयमकार्ये संप्रवर्त्तते ९९। न चात्मानं विजानाति न परं न च दैवतम् । न शृणोति परं श्रेयः सचक्षुरपि नेक्षते १००। समे पथि शनैर्गच्छन्स्खलतीव पदेपदे । सत्यां बुद्धौ न जानाति बोध्यमानो बुधैरपि १०१। संसारे क्लिश्यते तेन नरो लोभवशानुगः । गर्भस्मृतेरभावे च शास्त्रमुक्तं शिवेन च १०२। तद्दुःखकथनार्थाय स्वर्गमोक्षप्रसाधकम् । येन तस्मिञ्छिवे ज्ञाते धर्मकामार्थसाधने १०३। न कुर्वंत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्तदत्र महदद्भुतम् । अव्यक्तेंद्रियबुद्धित्वाद्बाल्येदुःखं महत्पुनः १०४। इच्छन्नपि न शक्नोति वक्तुं कर्तुं न सत्कृती । दंतजन्ममहद्दुःखं लौल्येन वायुना तथा १०५। बालरोगैश्च विविधैः पीडाबालग्रहैरपि । तृड्बुभुक्षा परीतांगः क्वचित्तिष्ठति गच्छति १०६। विण्मूत्रभक्षणाद्यं च मोहाद्बालः समाचरेत् । कौमारः कर्णवेधेन मातापित्रोश्च ताडनैः १०७। अक्षराध्ययनाद्यैश्च दुःखं गुर्वादिशासनात् । प्रमत्तेंद्रियवृत्तेश्च कामरागप्रपीडिनः १०८। रोगार्दितस्य सततं कुतः सौख्यं हि यौवने । ईर्ष्यासु महद्दुःखं मोहाद्दुःखं प्रजायते १०९। तत्रस्यात्कुपितस्यैव रागो दुःखाय केवलम् । रात्रौ न विंदते निद्रा कामाग्नि परिखेदितः ११०। दिवा वापि कुतः सौख्यमर्थोपार्जनचिंतया । स्त्रीष्वायासितदेहस्य ये पुंसः शुक्रबिंदवः १११। न ते सुखाय मंतव्याः स्वेदजा इव बिंदवः । कृमिभिस्ताड्यमानस्य कुष्ठिनः पामरस्य च ११२। कंडूयनाग्नितापेन यत्सुखं स्त्रीषु तद्विदुः । यादृशं मन्यते सौख्यमर्थोपार्जनचिंतया ११३। तादृशं स्त्रीषु मंतव्यमधिकं नैव विद्यते । मर्त्यस्य वेदना सैव यां विना चित्तनिर्वृतिः ११४। ततोन्योन्यं पुरा प्राप्तमंते सैवान्यथा भवेत् । तदेवं जरया ग्रस्तमामया व्यपिनप्रियम् ११५। अपूर्ववत्समात्मानं जरया परिपीडितम् । यः पश्यन्न विरज्येत कोन्यस्तस्मादचेतनः ११६। जराभिभूतोपि जंतुः पत्नीपुत्रादिबांधवैः । अशक्तत्वाद्दुराचारैर्भृत्यैश्च परिभूयते ११७। न धर्ममर्थं कामं च मोक्षं च जरयायुतः । शक्तः साधयितुं तस्माद्युवा धर्मं समाचरेत् ११८। वातपित्तकफादीनां वैषम्यं व्याधिरुच्यते । वातादीनां समूहेन देहोयं परिकीर्तितः ११९। तस्माद्व्याधिमयं ज्ञेयं शरीरमिदमात्मनः । वाताद्यव्यतिरिक्तत्वाद्व्याधीनां पंजरस्य च १२०। रोगैर्नानाविधैर्याति देही दुःखान्यनेकधा । तानि च स्वात्मवेद्यानि किमन्यत्कथयाम्यहम् १२१। एकोत्तरं मृत्युशतमस्मिन्देहे प्रतिष्ठितम् । तत्रैकः कालसंयुक्तः शेषाश्चागंतवः स्मृताः १२२। ये त्विहागंतवः प्रोक्तास्ते प्रशाम्यंति भेषजैः । जपहोमप्रदानैश्च कालमृत्युर्न शाम्यति १२३। यदि वापमृत्युर्न स्याद्विषास्वादादशंकितः । न चात्ति पुरुषस्तस्मादपमृत्योर्बिभेति सः १२४। विविधा व्याधयस्तत्र सर्पाद्याः प्राणिनस्तथा । विषाणि चाभिचाराश्च मृत्योर्द्वाराणि देहिनाम् १२५। पीडितं सर्वरोगाद्यैरपि धन्वंतरिः स्वयम् । स्वस्थीकर्तुं न शक्नोति कालप्राप्तं न चान्यथा १२६। नौषधं न तपो दानं न माता न च बांधवाः । शक्नुवंति परित्रातुं नरं कालेन पीडितम् १२७। रसायन तपो जाप्ययोगसिद्धैर्महात्मभिः । अवांतरितशांतिः स्यात्कालमृत्युमवाप्नुयात् १२८। जायते योनिकीटेषु मृतः कर्मवशात्पुनः । देहभेदेन यः पश्येद्वियोगं कर्मसंक्षयात् १२९। मरणं तद्विनिर्दिष्टं न नाशः परमार्थतः । महातमः प्रविष्टस्य छिद्यमानेषु मर्मसु १३०। यद्दुःखं मरणे जंतोर्न तस्येहोपमा क्वचित् । हा तात मातः कांतेति क्रंदत्येवं सुदुःखितः १३१। मंडूक इव सर्पेण ग्रस्यते मृत्युना जगत् । बांधवैः स परित्यक्तः प्रियैश्च परिवारितः १३२। निःश्वसन्दीर्घमुष्णं च मुखेन परिशुष्यता । खट्वायां परिवृत्तो हि मुह्यते च मुहुर्मुहुः १३३। संमूढः क्षिपतेत्यर्थं हस्तपादावितस्ततः । खट्वातो वांछते भूमिं भूमेः खट्वां पुनर्महीम् १३४। विवशस्त्यक्तलज्जश्च मूत्रविष्ठानुलेपितः । याचमानश्च सलिलं शुष्ककंठोष्ठतालुकः १३५। चिंतयानः स्ववित्तानि कस्यैतानि मृते मयि । यमदूतैर्नीयमानः कालपाशेन कर्षितः १३६। म्रियते पश्यतामेवं गलो घुरुघुरायते । जीवस्तृणजलौकेव देहाद्देहं विशेत्क्रमात् १३७। प्राप्नोत्युत्तरमंगं च देहं त्यजति पूर्वकम् । मरणात्प्रार्थनाद्दुःखमधिकं हि विवेकिनाम् १३८। क्षणिकं मरणे दुःखमनंतं प्रार्थनाकृतम् । जगतां पतिरर्थित्वाद्विष्णुर्वामनतां गतः १३९। अधिकः कोपरस्तस्माद्यो न यास्यति लाघवम् । ज्ञातं मयेदमधुना मृत्योर्भवति यद्गुरुः १४०। न परं प्रार्थयेद्भूयस्तृष्णालाघवकारणम् । आदौ दुःखं तथा मध्ये दुःखमंते च दारुणम् १४१। निसर्गात्सर्वभूतानामिति दुःख परंपरा । वर्तमानान्यतीतानि दुःखान्येतानि यानि तु १४२। न नरः शोचयेज्जन्म न विरज्यति तेन वै । अत्याहारान्महद्दुःखमल्पाहारात्तदंतरम् १४३। त्रुटते भोजने कंठो भोजने च कुतः सुखम् । क्षुधा हि सर्वरोगाणां व्याधिः श्रेष्ठतमः स्मृतः १४४। सच्छांतौषधलेपेन क्षणमात्रं प्रशाम्यति । क्षुद्व्याधि वेदना तीव्रा निःशेषबलकृंतनी १४५। तयाभिभूतो म्रियते यथान्यैर्व्याधिभिर्नरः । तद्रसेपि हि किं सौख्यं जिह्वाग्रपरिवर्तिनि १४६। तत्क्षणादर्धकालेन कंठं प्राप्य निवर्तते । इति क्षुद्व्याधितप्तानामन्नमोषधवत्स्मृतम् १४७। न तत्सुखाय मंतव्यं परमार्थेन पंडितैः । मृतोपमश्च यः शेते सर्वकार्यविवर्जितः १४८। तत्रापि च कुतः सौख्यं तमसा चोदितात्मनः । प्रबोधेपि कुतः सौख्यं कार्येषूपहतात्मनः १४९। कृषिवाणिज्यसेवाद्य गोरक्षादि परश्रमैः । प्रातर्मूत्रपुरीषाभ्यां मध्याह्ने क्षुत्पिपासया १५०। तृप्ताः काम्येन बाध्यंते निद्रया निशि जंतवः । अर्थस्योपार्जने दुःखं दुःखमर्जितरक्षणे १५१। नाशे दुःखं व्यये दुःखमर्थस्यैव कुतः सुखम् । चौरेभ्यः सलिलेभ्योग्नेः स्वजनात्पार्थिवादपि १५२। भयमर्थवतां नित्यं मृत्योर्देहभृतामिव । खे यथा पक्षिभिर्मांसं भक्ष्यते श्वापदैर्भुवि १५३। जले च भक्ष्यते मत्स्यैस्तथा सर्वत्र वित्तवान् । विमोहयंति संपत्सु वारयंति विपत्सु च १५४। खेदयंत्यर्जने काले कदार्थाः स्युः सुखावहाः । प्रागर्थपतिरुद्विग्नः पश्चात्सर्वार्थनिःस्पृहः १५५। तयोरर्थपतिर्दुःखी सुखी मन्येर्विरक्तधीः । वसंतग्रीष्मतापेन दारुणं वर्षपर्वसु १५६। वातातपेन वृष्ट्या च कालेप्येवं कुतः सुखम् । विवाहविस्तरे दुःखं तद्गर्भोद्वहने पुनः १५७। सूतिवैषम्यदुःखैश्च दुखं विष्ठादिकर्मभिः । दन्ताक्षिरोगे पुत्रस्य हा कष्टं किं करोम्यहम् १५८। गावो नष्टाः कृषिर्भग्ना भार्या च प्रपलायिता । अमी प्राघूर्णिकाः प्राप्ता भयं मे शंसिनो गृहान् १५९। बालापत्या च मे भार्या कः करिष्यति रंधनम् । विवाहकाले कन्यायाः कीदृशश्च वरो भवेत् १६०। एतच्चिंताभिभूतानां कुतः सौख्यं कुटुंबिनाम् १६१। कुटुंबचिंताकुलितस्य पुंसः श्रुतं च शीलं च गुणाश्च सर्वे । अपक्वकुंभे निहिता इवापः प्रयांति देहेन समं विनाशनम् १६२। राज्येपि हि कुतः सौख्यं संधिविग्रहचिंतया । पुत्रादपि भयं यत्र तत्र सौख्यं हि कीदृशम् १६३। स्वजातीयाद्भयं प्रायः सर्वेषामेव देहिनाम् । एकद्रव्याभिलाषित्वाच्छुनामिव परस्परम् १६४। न प्रविश्य वनं कश्चिन्नृपः ख्यातोस्ति भूतले । निखिलं यस्तिरस्कृत्य सुखं तिष्ठति निर्भयः १६५। युद्धे बाहुसहस्रं हि पातयामास भूतले । श्रीमतः कार्तवीर्यस्य ऋषिपुत्रः प्रतापवान् १६६। ऋषिपुत्रस्य रामस्य रामो दशरथात्मजः । जघान वीर्यमतुलमूर्ध्वगं सुमहात्मनः १६७। जरासंधेन रामस्य तेजसा नाशितं यशः । जरासंधस्य भीमेन तस्यापि पवनात्मजः १६८। हनुमानपि सूर्येण विक्षिप्तः पतितः क्षितौ । निवातकवचान्सर्वदानवान्बलदर्पितान् १६९। हतवानर्जुनः श्रीमान्गोपालैः स विनिर्जितः । सूर्यः प्रतापयुक्तोऽपि मेघैः संछाद्यते क्वचित् १७०। क्षिप्यते वायुना मेघो वायोर्वीर्यं नगैर्जितम् । दह्यंते वह्निना शैलाः स वह्निः शाम्यते जलैः १७१। तज्जलं शोष्यते सूर्यैस्ते सूर्याः सह वारिणा । त्रैलोक्येन समस्ताश्च नश्यंति ब्रह्मणो दिने १७२। ब्रह्मापि त्रिदशैः सार्धमुपसंह्रियते पुनः । परार्धद्वयकालांते शिवेन परमात्मना १७३। एवं नैवास्ति संसारे यच्च सर्वोत्तमं बलम् । विहायैकं जगन्नाथं परमात्मानमव्ययम् १७४। ज्ञात्वा सातिशयं सर्वमतिमानं विवर्जयेत् । एवंभूते जगत्यस्मिन्कः सुरः पंडितोपि वा १७५। न ह्यस्ति सर्ववित्कश्चिन्न वा मूर्खोपि सर्वतः । यावद्यस्तु विजानाति तावत्तत्र स पंडितः १७६। समाधाने तु सर्वत्र प्रभावः सदृशः स्मृतः । वित्तस्यातिशयत्वेन प्रभावः कस्यचित्क्वचित् १७७। दानवैर्निर्जिता देवास्ते दैवैर्निजिताः पुनः । इत्यन्योन्यं श्रितो लोको भाग्यैर्जयपराजयैः १७८। एवं वस्त्रयुगं राज्ञां प्रस्थमात्रांबुभोजनम् । यानं शय्यासनं चैव शेषं दुःखाय केवलम् १७९। सप्तमे चापि भवने खट्वामात्र परिग्रहः । उदकुंभसहस्रेभ्यः क्लेशायास प्रविस्तरः १८०। प्रत्यूषे तूर्यनिर्घोषः समं पुरनिवासिभिः । राज्येभिमानमात्रं हि ममेदं वाद्यते गृहे १८१। सर्वमाभरणं भारः सर्वमालेपनं मलम् । सर्वं प्रलपितं गीतं नृत्यमुन्मत्तचेष्टितम् १८२। इत्येवं राज्यसंभोगैः कुतः सौख्यं विचारतः । नृपाणां विग्रहे चिंता वान्योन्यविजिगीषया १८३। प्रायेण श्रीमदालेपान्नहुषाद्या महानृपाः । स्वर्गं प्राप्ता निपतिताः कः श्रिया विंदते सुखम् १८४। स्वर्गेपि च कुतः सौख्यं दृष्ट्वा दीप्तां परश्रियम् । उपर्युपरि देवानामन्योन्यातिशयस्थिताम् १८५। नरैः पुण्यफलं स्वर्गे मूलच्छेदेन भुज्यते । न चान्यत्क्रियते कर्म सोऽत्र दोषः सुदारुणः १८६। छिन्नमूलतरुर्यद्वद्दिवसैः पतति क्षितौ । पुण्यस्य संक्षयात्तद्वन्निपतंति दिवौकसः १८७। सुखाभिलाषनिष्ठानां सुखभोगादि संप्लवैः । अकस्मात्पतितं दुःखं कष्टं स्वर्गेदिवौकसाम् १८८। इति स्वर्गेऽपि देवानां नास्ति सौख्यं विचारतः । क्षयश्च विषयासिद्धौ स्वर्गे भोगाय कर्मणाम् १८९। तत्र दुःखं महत्कष्टं नरकाग्निषु देहिनाम् । घोरैश्च विविधैर्भावैर्वाङ्मनः काय संभवैः १९०। कुठारच्छेदनं तीव्रं वल्कलानां च तक्षणम् । पर्णशाखाफलानां च पातश्चंडेन वायुना १९१। उन्मूलनान्नदीभिश्च गजैरन्यैश्च देहिभिः । दावाग्निहिमशोषैश्च दुःखं स्थावरजातिषु १९२। तद्वद्भुजंगसर्पाणां क्रोधे दुःखं च दारुणम् । दुष्टानां घातनं लोके पाशेन च निबंधनम् १९३। अकस्माज्जन्ममरणं कीटानां च मुहुर्मुहुः । सरीसृपनिकायानामेवं दुःखान्यनेकधा १९४। पशूनामात्मशमनं दंडताडनमेव च । नासावेधेन संत्रासः प्रतोदेन सुताडनम् १९५। वेत्रकाष्ठादिनिगडैरंकुशेनांगबंधनम् । भावेन मनसा क्लेशैर्भिक्षा युवादिपीडनम् १९६। आत्मयूथवियोगैश्च बलान्नयनबंधने । पशूनां संति कायानामेवं दुःखान्यनेकशः १९७। वर्षाशीतातपाद्दुःखं सुकष्टं ग्रहपक्षिणाम् । क्लेशमानाति कायानामेवं दुःखान्यनेकधा १९८। गर्भवासे महद्दुःखं जन्मदुःखं तथा नृणाम् । सुबाल्यदुःखं चाज्ञानं कौमारे गुरुशासनम् १९९। यौवने कामरागाभ्यां दुःखं चैवेर्ष्यया पुनः । कृषिवाणिज्यसेवाद्यैर्गोरक्षादिक कर्मभिः २००। वृद्धभावे च जरया व्याधिभिश्च प्रपीडनात् । मरणे च महद्दुःखं प्रार्थनायां ततोधिकम् २०१। राजाग्निजलदाघातचौरशत्रु भयं महत् । अर्थस्यार्जनरक्षायां भयं नाशे व्यये पुनः २०२। कार्पण्यं मत्सरो दम्भो धनाधिक्ये भयं महत् । अकार्ये संप्रवृत्तिश्च दुःखानि धनिनां सदा २०३। भृत्यवृत्तिः कुसीदं च दासत्वं परतंत्रता । इष्टानिष्टाभियोगश्च संयोगाश्च सहस्रशः २०४। दुर्भिक्षं दुर्भगत्वं च मूर्खत्वं च दरिद्रता । अधरोत्तरभागश्च नारकं राजविक्रमम् २०५। अन्योन्याभिभवं दुःखमन्यांन्यतो भयं महत् । अन्योन्याच्च प्रकोपश्च राज्ञो दुःखं महीभृताम् २०६। अनित्यतात्र भावानां कृतकाम्यस्य देहिनः । अन्योन्य मर्मभेदाच्च अन्योन्य करपीडनात् २०७। लुब्धाश्च पापभेदेन अन्योन्यस्य च भक्षणम् । इत्येवमादिभिर्दुःखैर्यस्माद्भीतं चराचरम् २०८। निरयादि मनुष्यांतं तस्मात्सर्वं त्यजेद्बुधः । स्कंधात्स्कंधेन यन्भारं विश्रामं मन्यते यथा २०९। तद्वत्सर्वमिदं लोके दुःखं दुःखेन शाम्यति । अन्योन्यातिशयोपेताः सर्वदा भोगसंप्लवाः २१०। धर्मक्षयाच्च देवानां दिवि दुःखमवस्थितम् । नानायोनिसहस्रेषु संभवः पुण्यसंक्षयात् २११। रोगाश्च विविधाकारा देवलोकेऽपि संस्मृताः । यज्ञस्य हि शिरश्छिन्नमश्विभ्यां संधितं पुनः २१२। तेन दोषेण यज्ञस्य शिरोरोगः सदैव हि । मार्तंडभानोः कुष्ठं च वरुणस्य जलोदरम् २१३। पूष्णोदशनवैकल्यं भुजस्तंभः शचीपतेः । सुमहान्क्षयरोगश्च सोमस्य परिकीर्तितः २१४। ज्वरश्च सुमहानासीद्दक्षस्यापि प्रजापतेः । कल्पेकल्पे च देवानां महतामपि संक्षयः २१५। परार्धद्वयकालांते ब्रह्मणश्चाप्यनित्यता । दक्षस्य दुहितां पौत्रीं ब्रह्मा कामितवान्पुनः २१६। क्रोधेन च जयां देवीं योगज्ञां शप्तवान्प्रभुः । कामक्रोधौ स्थितौ यत्र तत्र दोषास्तदात्मकाः २१७। दुःखानि च समस्तानि संस्थितानि न संशयः । विशीर्णजन्ममरणं सर्वाशित्वं हविर्भुजः २१८। स्त्रीवधः कामसक्तिश्च सारथ्यं पांडवे बले । रुद्रेण त्रिपुरं दग्धं दक्षयज्ञो विनाशितः २१९। स्कंदस्य जन्म वै शुक्रात्क्रीडादीनां सहस्रशः । एवं त्रयोपि रागाद्यैर्दोषैर्देवाः समन्विताः २२०। एभ्यः परः प्रभुः शांतः परिपूर्णः स मुक्तिदः । एवमेतज्जगत्सर्वमन्योन्यातिशये स्थितम् २२१। दुःखैराकुलितं ज्ञात्वा निर्वेदं परमं व्रजेत् । निर्वेदाच्च विरागः स्याद्विरागाज्ज्ञानसंभवः २२२। ज्ञानेन तत्परं ज्ञानं शिवं मुक्तिमवाप्नुयात् । समस्तदुःखनिर्मुक्त स्वस्थात्मा स सुखी तदा २२३। सर्वज्ञः परिपूर्णश्च मुक्त इत्यभिधीयते । मातलिरुवाच- एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यत्त्वया परिपृच्छितम् २२४। धर्माधर्मविवेको हि सर्वज्ञानसमुद्भवः । इंद्रलोके प्रगंतव्यं देवराजस्य शासनात् २२५। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने पितृमातृतीर्थमाहात्म्ये षट्षष्टितमोऽध्यायः ६६ ।
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malānsravedatha svedo viṇmūtraṃ dvādaśa smṛtāḥ 21| hṛtpadme pratibaddhāśca sarvanāḍyaḥ samaṃtataḥ | tāsāṃ mukheṣu taṃ sūkṣmaṃ prāṇaḥ sthāpayate rasam 22| rasena tena tā nāḍīḥ prāṇaḥ pūrayate punaḥ | saṃtarpayaṃti tā nāḍyaḥ pūrṇā dehaṃ samaṃtataḥ 23| tataḥ sa nāḍīmadhyasthaḥ śārīreṇoṣmaṇā rasaḥ | pacyate pacyamānaśca bhavetpākadvayaṃ punaḥ 24| tvaṅmāṃsāsthi majjā medo rudhiraṃ ca prajāyate | raktāllomāni māṃsaṃ ca keśāḥ snāyuśca māṃsataḥ 25| snāyormajjā tathāsthīni vasā majjāsthisaṃbhavā | majjākāreṇa vaikalyaṃ śukraṃ ca prasavātmakam 26| iti dvādaśa śāntasya pariṇāmāḥ prakīrtitāḥ | śukraṃ tasya parīṇāmaḥ śukrāddehasya saṃbhavaḥ 27| ṛtukāle yadā śukraṃ nirdoṣaṃ yonisaṃsthitam | tadā tadvāyusaṃsṛṣṭaṃ strīraktenaikatāṃ vrajet 28| visargakāle śukrasya jīvaḥ kāraṇasaṃyutaḥ | nityaṃ praviśate yoniṃ karmabhiḥ svairniyaṃtritaḥ 29| śukrasya saha raktasya ekāhātkalalaṃ bhavet | paṃcarātreṇa kalale budbudatvaṃ tato bhavet 30| māṃsatvaṃ māsamātreṇa paṃcadhā jāyate punaḥ | grīvā śiraśca skaṃdhaśca pṛṣṭhavaṃśastathodaram 31| pāṇīpādau tathā pārśvau kaṭirgātraṃ tathaiva ca | māsadvayena parvāṇi kramaśaḥ saṃbhavaṃti ca 32| tribhirmāsaiḥ prajāyaṃte śataśoṃkurasaṃdhayaḥ | māsaiścaturbhirjāyaṃte aṃgulyādi yathākramam 33| mukhaṃ nāsā ca karṇau ca māsairjāyaṃti paṃcabhiḥ | daṃtapaṃktistathā jihvā jāyate tu nakhāḥ punaḥ 34| karṇayośca bhavecchidraṃ ṣaṇmāsābhyaṃtare punaḥ | pāyurmeḍhramupasthaṃ ca śiśnaścāpyupajāyate 35| saṃdhayo ye ca gātreṣu māsairjāyaṃti saptabhiḥ | aṃgapratyaṃgasaṃpūrṇaṃ śiraḥ keśasamanvitam 36| vibhaktāvayavaspaṣṭaṃ punarmāsāṣṭame bhavet | paṃcātmaka samāyuktaḥ paripakvaḥ sa tiṣṭhati 37| māturāhāravīryeṇa ṣaḍvidhena rasena ca | nābhisūtranibaddhena varddhate sa dinedine 38| tataḥ smṛtiṃ labhejjīvaḥ saṃpūrṇosmiñcharīrake | sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ vijānāti nidrāṃ svapnaṃ purākṛtam 39| mṛtaścāhaṃ punarjāto jātaścāhaṃ punarmṛtaḥ | nānāyonisahasrāṇi mayā dṛṣṭānyanekadhā 40| adhunā jātamātrohaṃ prāptasaṃskāra eva ca | tataḥ śreyaḥ kariṣyāmi yena garbhe na saṃbhavaḥ 41| garbhasthaściṃtayatyevamahaṃ garbhādviniḥsṛtaḥ | adhyeṣyāmi paraṃ jñānaṃ saṃsāravinivartakam 42| avaśyaṃ garbhaduḥkhena mahatā paripīḍitaḥ | jīvaḥ karmavaśādāste mokṣopāyaṃ viciṃtayet 43| yathā girivarākrāṃtaḥ kaścidduḥkhena tiṣṭhati | tathā jarāyuṇā dehī duḥkhaṃ tiṣṭhati duḥkhitaḥ 44| patitaḥ sāgare yadvadduḥkhamāste samākulaḥ | garbhodakena siktāṃgastathāste vyākulātmakaḥ 45| lohakuṃbhe yathā nyastaḥ pacyate kaścidagninā | garbhakuṃbhe tathākṣiptaḥ pacyate jaṭharāgninā 46| sūcībhiragnivarṇābhirbhinnagātro niraṃtaram | yadduḥkhaṃ jāyate tasya tadgarbheṣṭaguṇaṃ bhavet 47| garbhavāsātparaṃ vāsaṃ kaṣṭaṃ naivāsti kutracit | dehināṃ duḥkhamatulaṃ sughoramapi saṃkaṭam 48| ityetadgarbhaduḥkhaṃ hi prāṇināṃ parikīrtitam | carasthirāṇāṃ sarveṣāmātmagarbhānurūpataḥ 49| garbhātkoṭiguṇāpīḍā yoniyaṃtranipīḍanāt | saṃmūrcchitasya jāyeta jāyamānasya dehinaḥ 50| ikṣuvatpīḍyamānasya pāpamudgarapeṣaṇāt | garbhānniṣkramamāṇasya prabalaiḥ sūtivāyubhiḥ 51| jāyate sumahadduḥkhaṃ paritrāṇaṃ na viṃdati | yaṃtreṇa pīḍyamānāḥ syurniḥsārāśca yathekṣavaḥ 52| tathā śarīraṃ yonisthaṃ pātyate yaṃtrapīḍanāt | asthimadvartulākāraṃ snāyubaṃdhanaveṣṭitam 53| raktamāṃsavasāliptaṃ viṇmūtradravyabhājanam | keśalomanakhacchannaṃ rogāyatanamuttamam 54| vadanaikamahādvāraṃ gavākṣāṣṭakabhūṣitam | oṣṭhadvayakapāṭaṃ tu daṃtajihvāgalānvitam 55| nāḍīsvedapravāhaṃ ca kaphapittapariplutam | jarāśokasamāviṣṭaṃ kālavaktrānalesthitam 56| kāmakrodhasamākrāṃtaṃ śvasanaiścopamarditam | bhogatṛṣṇāturaṃ gūḍhaṃ rāgadveṣa vaśānugam 57| savarṇitāṃgapratyaṃgaṃ jarāyu pariveṣṭitam | saṃkaṭenāviviktena yonimārgeṇa nirgatam 58| viṇmūtraraktasiktāṃgaṃ ṣaṭkauśikasamudbhavam | asthipaṃjarasaṃghātaṃ jñeyamasminkalevare 59| śatatrayaṃ śatādhikaṃ paṃcapeśī śatāni ca | sārdhābhistisṛbhiśchannaṃ samaṃtādromakoṭibhiḥ 60| śarīraṃ sthūlasūkṣmābhirdṛśyādṛśyābhiraṃtataḥ | etābhirmāṃsanāḍībhiḥ koṭibhistatsamanvitam 61| prasvedamaśuciṃ tābhiraṃtarasthaṃ ca tena hi | dvātriṃśaddaśanāḥ proktā viṃśatiśca nakhāḥ smṛtāḥ 62| pittasya kuḍavaṃ jñeyaṃ kaphasyārdhāḍhakaṃ tathā | vasāyāśca palāḥ paṃca tadardhaṃ phalakasya ca 63| paṃcārbuda palā jñeyāḥ palāni daśa medasaḥ | palatrayaṃ mahāraktaṃ majjā raktāccaturguṇā 64| śukrārdhakuḍavaṃ jñeyaṃ tadardhaṃ dehināṃ balam | māṃsasya caikaṃ piṃḍena palasāhasramucyate 65| raktaṃ palaśataṃ jñeyaṃ viṇmūtraṃ cāpramāṇataḥ | iti dehagṛhe rājanvāsaḥ syānnityamātmanaḥ 66| aśuddhaṃ ca viśuddhasya karmabaṃdhavinirmitam | śukraśoṇitasaṃyogāddehaḥ saṃjāyate kvacit 67| nityaṃ viṇmūtrasaṃyuktastenāyamaśuciḥ smṛtaḥ | yathā vai viṣṭhayā pūrṇaḥ śuciḥ sāṃtarbahirghaṭaḥ 68| śaucena śodhyamānopi dehoyamaśucirbhavet | yaṃ prāpyātipavitrāṇi paṃcagavya havīṃṣi ca 69| aśucitvaṃ prayāṃtyāśu dehoyamaśucistataḥ | hṛdyānyapyannapānāni yaṃ prāpya surabhīṇi ca 70| aśucitvaṃ prayāṃtyāśu ko'nya syādaśucistataḥ | he janāḥ kiṃ na paśyadhvaṃ yanniryāti dinedine 71| dehānugo malaḥ pūtistadādhāraḥ kathaṃ śuciḥ | dehaḥ saṃśodhyamānopi paṃcagavyakuśāṃbubhiḥ 72| ghṛṣyamāṇa ivāṃgāro nirmalatvaṃ na gacchati | srotāṃsi yasya satataṃ pravahaṃti gireriva 73| kaphamūtrādyamaśuciḥ sa dehaḥ śudhyate katham | sarvāśucinidhānasya śarīrasya na vidyate 74| śucirekapradeśopi śucirna syādṛte'pi vā | divā vā yadi vā rātrau mṛttoyaiḥ śodhyate karaḥ 75| tathāpi śucibhāṅnasyānna virajyaṃti te narāḥ | kāyoyamagryadhūpādyairyatnenāpi susaṃskṛtaḥ 76| na jahāti svabhāvaṃ hi śvapucchamiva nāmitam | tathā jātyaiva kṛṣṇorṇā na śuklā jātu jāyate 77| saṃśodhyamānāpi tathā bhavenmūrtirna nirmalā | jighrannapi svadurgaṃdhaṃ paśyannapi malaṃ svakam 78| na virajyati loko'yaṃ pīḍayannapi nāsikām | aho mohasya māhātmyaṃ yena vyāmohitaṃ jagat 79| jighranpaśyansvakāndoṣānkāyasya na virajyate | svadehasya vigaṃdhena virajyeta na yo naraḥ 80| virāgakāraṇaṃ tasya kimanyadupadiśyate | sarvameva jagatpūtaṃ dehamevāśuciḥ param 81| yanmalāvayavasparśācchucirapyaśucirbhavet | gaṃdhalepāpanodāya śaucaṃ dehasya kīrtitam 82| dvayasyāpagamātpaścādbhāvaśuddhyā viśuddhyati | gaṃgātoyena sarveṇa mṛdbhārairgātralepanaiḥ 83| martyo durgaṃdhadehosau bhāvaduṣṭo na śudhyati | tīrthasnānaistapobhiśca duṣṭātmā na ca śudhyati 84| svamūrtiḥ kṣālitā tīrthe na śuddhimadhigacchati | aṃtarbhāvapraduṣṭasya viśatopi hutāśanam 85| na svargo nāpavargaśca dehanirdahanaṃ param | bhāvaśuddhiḥ paraṃ śaucaṃ pramāṇaṃ sarvakarmasu 86| anyathā liṃgyate kāṃtā bhāvena duhitānyathā | manasā bhidyate vṛttirabhinneṣvapi vastuṣu 87| anyathaiva satī putraṃ ciṃtayedanyathā patim | yathāyathā svabhāvasya mahābhāga udāhṛtam 88| pariṣvaktopi yadbhāryāṃ bhāvahīnāṃ na kārayet | nādyādvividhamannādyaṃ rasyāni surabhīṇi ca 89| abhāvena narastasmādbhāvaḥ sarvatra kāraṇam | cittaṃ śodhaya yatnena kimanyairbāhyaśodhanaiḥ 90| bhāvataḥ śuciśuddhātmā svargaṃ mokṣaṃ ca viṃdati | jñānāmalāṃbhasā puṃsaḥ savairāgyamṛdāpunaḥ 91| avidyā rāgaviṇmūtra lepo naśyedviśodhanaiḥ | evametaccharīraṃ hi nisargādaśuciṃ viduḥ 92| vidyādasāra niḥsāraṃ kadalīsārasannibham | jñātvaivaṃ doṣavaddehaṃ yaḥ prājñaḥ śithilī bhavet 93| sotikrāmati saṃsāraṃ dṛḍhagrāhovatiṣṭhati | evametanmahākaṣṭaṃ janmaduḥkhaṃ prakīrtitam 94| puṃsāmajñānadoṣeṇa nānākarmavaśena ca | garbhasthasya matiryāsītsā jātasya praṇaśyati 95| sumūrcchitasya duḥkhena yoniyaṃtranipīḍanāt | bāhyena vāyunā cāsya mohasaṃgena dehinām 96| spṛṣṭamātrasya ghoreṇa jvaraḥ samupajāyate | tena jvareṇa mahatā mahāmohaḥ prajāyate 97| saṃmūḍhasya smṛtibhraṃśaḥ śīghraṃ saṃjāyate punaḥ | smṛtibhraṃśāttatastasya pūrvakarmavaśena ca 98| ratiḥ saṃjāyate tasya jaṃtostatraiva janmani | rakto mūḍhaśca lokoyamakārye saṃpravarttate 99| na cātmānaṃ vijānāti na paraṃ na ca daivatam | na śṛṇoti paraṃ śreyaḥ sacakṣurapi nekṣate 100| same pathi śanairgacchanskhalatīva padepade | satyāṃ buddhau na jānāti bodhyamāno budhairapi 101| saṃsāre kliśyate tena naro lobhavaśānugaḥ | garbhasmṛterabhāve ca śāstramuktaṃ śivena ca 102| tadduḥkhakathanārthāya svargamokṣaprasādhakam | yena tasmiñchive jñāte dharmakāmārthasādhane 103| na kurvaṃtyātmanaḥ śreyastadatra mahadadbhutam | avyakteṃdriyabuddhitvādbālyeduḥkhaṃ mahatpunaḥ 104| icchannapi na śaknoti vaktuṃ kartuṃ na satkṛtī | daṃtajanmamahadduḥkhaṃ laulyena vāyunā tathā 105| bālarogaiśca vividhaiḥ pīḍābālagrahairapi | tṛḍbubhukṣā parītāṃgaḥ kvacittiṣṭhati gacchati 106| viṇmūtrabhakṣaṇādyaṃ ca mohādbālaḥ samācaret | kaumāraḥ karṇavedhena mātāpitrośca tāḍanaiḥ 107| akṣarādhyayanādyaiśca duḥkhaṃ gurvādiśāsanāt | pramatteṃdriyavṛtteśca kāmarāgaprapīḍinaḥ 108| rogārditasya satataṃ kutaḥ saukhyaṃ hi yauvane | īrṣyāsu mahadduḥkhaṃ mohādduḥkhaṃ prajāyate 109| tatrasyātkupitasyaiva rāgo duḥkhāya kevalam | rātrau na viṃdate nidrā kāmāgni parikheditaḥ 110| divā vāpi kutaḥ saukhyamarthopārjanaciṃtayā | strīṣvāyāsitadehasya ye puṃsaḥ śukrabiṃdavaḥ 111| na te sukhāya maṃtavyāḥ svedajā iva biṃdavaḥ | kṛmibhistāḍyamānasya kuṣṭhinaḥ pāmarasya ca 112| kaṃḍūyanāgnitāpena yatsukhaṃ strīṣu tadviduḥ | yādṛśaṃ manyate saukhyamarthopārjanaciṃtayā 113| tādṛśaṃ strīṣu maṃtavyamadhikaṃ naiva vidyate | martyasya vedanā saiva yāṃ vinā cittanirvṛtiḥ 114| tatonyonyaṃ purā prāptamaṃte saivānyathā bhavet | tadevaṃ jarayā grastamāmayā vyapinapriyam 115| apūrvavatsamātmānaṃ jarayā paripīḍitam | yaḥ paśyanna virajyeta konyastasmādacetanaḥ 116| jarābhibhūtopi jaṃtuḥ patnīputrādibāṃdhavaiḥ | aśaktatvāddurācārairbhṛtyaiśca paribhūyate 117| na dharmamarthaṃ kāmaṃ ca mokṣaṃ ca jarayāyutaḥ | śaktaḥ sādhayituṃ tasmādyuvā dharmaṃ samācaret 118| vātapittakaphādīnāṃ vaiṣamyaṃ vyādhirucyate | vātādīnāṃ samūhena dehoyaṃ parikīrtitaḥ 119| tasmādvyādhimayaṃ jñeyaṃ śarīramidamātmanaḥ | vātādyavyatiriktatvādvyādhīnāṃ paṃjarasya ca 120| rogairnānāvidhairyāti dehī duḥkhānyanekadhā | tāni ca svātmavedyāni kimanyatkathayāmyaham 121| ekottaraṃ mṛtyuśatamasmindehe pratiṣṭhitam | tatraikaḥ kālasaṃyuktaḥ śeṣāścāgaṃtavaḥ smṛtāḥ 122| ye tvihāgaṃtavaḥ proktāste praśāmyaṃti bheṣajaiḥ | japahomapradānaiśca kālamṛtyurna śāmyati 123| yadi vāpamṛtyurna syādviṣāsvādādaśaṃkitaḥ | na cātti puruṣastasmādapamṛtyorbibheti saḥ 124| vividhā vyādhayastatra sarpādyāḥ prāṇinastathā | viṣāṇi cābhicārāśca mṛtyordvārāṇi dehinām 125| pīḍitaṃ sarvarogādyairapi dhanvaṃtariḥ svayam | svasthīkartuṃ na śaknoti kālaprāptaṃ na cānyathā 126| nauṣadhaṃ na tapo dānaṃ na mātā na ca bāṃdhavāḥ | śaknuvaṃti paritrātuṃ naraṃ kālena pīḍitam 127| rasāyana tapo jāpyayogasiddhairmahātmabhiḥ | avāṃtaritaśāṃtiḥ syātkālamṛtyumavāpnuyāt 128| jāyate yonikīṭeṣu mṛtaḥ karmavaśātpunaḥ | dehabhedena yaḥ paśyedviyogaṃ karmasaṃkṣayāt 129| maraṇaṃ tadvinirdiṣṭaṃ na nāśaḥ paramārthataḥ | mahātamaḥ praviṣṭasya chidyamāneṣu marmasu 130| yadduḥkhaṃ maraṇe jaṃtorna tasyehopamā kvacit | hā tāta mātaḥ kāṃteti kraṃdatyevaṃ suduḥkhitaḥ 131| maṃḍūka iva sarpeṇa grasyate mṛtyunā jagat | bāṃdhavaiḥ sa parityaktaḥ priyaiśca parivāritaḥ 132| niḥśvasandīrghamuṣṇaṃ ca mukhena pariśuṣyatā | khaṭvāyāṃ parivṛtto hi muhyate ca muhurmuhuḥ 133| saṃmūḍhaḥ kṣipatetyarthaṃ hastapādāvitastataḥ | khaṭvāto vāṃchate bhūmiṃ bhūmeḥ khaṭvāṃ punarmahīm 134| vivaśastyaktalajjaśca mūtraviṣṭhānulepitaḥ | yācamānaśca salilaṃ śuṣkakaṃṭhoṣṭhatālukaḥ 135| ciṃtayānaḥ svavittāni kasyaitāni mṛte mayi | yamadūtairnīyamānaḥ kālapāśena karṣitaḥ 136| mriyate paśyatāmevaṃ galo ghurughurāyate | jīvastṛṇajalaukeva dehāddehaṃ viśetkramāt 137| prāpnotyuttaramaṃgaṃ ca dehaṃ tyajati pūrvakam | maraṇātprārthanādduḥkhamadhikaṃ hi vivekinām 138| kṣaṇikaṃ maraṇe duḥkhamanaṃtaṃ prārthanākṛtam | jagatāṃ patirarthitvādviṣṇurvāmanatāṃ gataḥ 139| adhikaḥ koparastasmādyo na yāsyati lāghavam | jñātaṃ mayedamadhunā mṛtyorbhavati yadguruḥ 140| na paraṃ prārthayedbhūyastṛṣṇālāghavakāraṇam | ādau duḥkhaṃ tathā madhye duḥkhamaṃte ca dāruṇam 141| nisargātsarvabhūtānāmiti duḥkha paraṃparā | vartamānānyatītāni duḥkhānyetāni yāni tu 142| na naraḥ śocayejjanma na virajyati tena vai | atyāhārānmahadduḥkhamalpāhārāttadaṃtaram 143| truṭate bhojane kaṃṭho bhojane ca kutaḥ sukham | kṣudhā hi sarvarogāṇāṃ vyādhiḥ śreṣṭhatamaḥ smṛtaḥ 144| sacchāṃtauṣadhalepena kṣaṇamātraṃ praśāmyati | kṣudvyādhi vedanā tīvrā niḥśeṣabalakṛṃtanī 145| tayābhibhūto mriyate yathānyairvyādhibhirnaraḥ | tadrasepi hi kiṃ saukhyaṃ jihvāgraparivartini 146| tatkṣaṇādardhakālena kaṃṭhaṃ prāpya nivartate | iti kṣudvyādhitaptānāmannamoṣadhavatsmṛtam 147| na tatsukhāya maṃtavyaṃ paramārthena paṃḍitaiḥ | mṛtopamaśca yaḥ śete sarvakāryavivarjitaḥ 148| tatrāpi ca kutaḥ saukhyaṃ tamasā coditātmanaḥ | prabodhepi kutaḥ saukhyaṃ kāryeṣūpahatātmanaḥ 149| kṛṣivāṇijyasevādya gorakṣādi paraśramaiḥ | prātarmūtrapurīṣābhyāṃ madhyāhne kṣutpipāsayā 150| tṛptāḥ kāmyena bādhyaṃte nidrayā niśi jaṃtavaḥ | arthasyopārjane duḥkhaṃ duḥkhamarjitarakṣaṇe 151| nāśe duḥkhaṃ vyaye duḥkhamarthasyaiva kutaḥ sukham | caurebhyaḥ salilebhyogneḥ svajanātpārthivādapi 152| bhayamarthavatāṃ nityaṃ mṛtyordehabhṛtāmiva | khe yathā pakṣibhirmāṃsaṃ bhakṣyate śvāpadairbhuvi 153| jale ca bhakṣyate matsyaistathā sarvatra vittavān | vimohayaṃti saṃpatsu vārayaṃti vipatsu ca 154| khedayaṃtyarjane kāle kadārthāḥ syuḥ sukhāvahāḥ | prāgarthapatirudvignaḥ paścātsarvārthaniḥspṛhaḥ 155| tayorarthapatirduḥkhī sukhī manyerviraktadhīḥ | vasaṃtagrīṣmatāpena dāruṇaṃ varṣaparvasu 156| vātātapena vṛṣṭyā ca kālepyevaṃ kutaḥ sukham | vivāhavistare duḥkhaṃ tadgarbhodvahane punaḥ 157| sūtivaiṣamyaduḥkhaiśca dukhaṃ viṣṭhādikarmabhiḥ | dantākṣiroge putrasya hā kaṣṭaṃ kiṃ karomyaham 158| gāvo naṣṭāḥ kṛṣirbhagnā bhāryā ca prapalāyitā | amī prāghūrṇikāḥ prāptā bhayaṃ me śaṃsino gṛhān 159| bālāpatyā ca me bhāryā kaḥ kariṣyati raṃdhanam | vivāhakāle kanyāyāḥ kīdṛśaśca varo bhavet 160| etacciṃtābhibhūtānāṃ kutaḥ saukhyaṃ kuṭuṃbinām 161| kuṭuṃbaciṃtākulitasya puṃsaḥ śrutaṃ ca śīlaṃ ca guṇāśca sarve | apakvakuṃbhe nihitā ivāpaḥ prayāṃti dehena samaṃ vināśanam 162| rājyepi hi kutaḥ saukhyaṃ saṃdhivigrahaciṃtayā | putrādapi bhayaṃ yatra tatra saukhyaṃ hi kīdṛśam 163| svajātīyādbhayaṃ prāyaḥ sarveṣāmeva dehinām | ekadravyābhilāṣitvācchunāmiva parasparam 164| na praviśya vanaṃ kaścinnṛpaḥ khyātosti bhūtale | nikhilaṃ yastiraskṛtya sukhaṃ tiṣṭhati nirbhayaḥ 165| yuddhe bāhusahasraṃ hi pātayāmāsa bhūtale | śrīmataḥ kārtavīryasya ṛṣiputraḥ pratāpavān 166| ṛṣiputrasya rāmasya rāmo daśarathātmajaḥ | jaghāna vīryamatulamūrdhvagaṃ sumahātmanaḥ 167| jarāsaṃdhena rāmasya tejasā nāśitaṃ yaśaḥ | jarāsaṃdhasya bhīmena tasyāpi pavanātmajaḥ 168| hanumānapi sūryeṇa vikṣiptaḥ patitaḥ kṣitau | nivātakavacānsarvadānavānbaladarpitān 169| hatavānarjunaḥ śrīmāngopālaiḥ sa vinirjitaḥ | sūryaḥ pratāpayukto'pi meghaiḥ saṃchādyate kvacit 170| kṣipyate vāyunā megho vāyorvīryaṃ nagairjitam | dahyaṃte vahninā śailāḥ sa vahniḥ śāmyate jalaiḥ 171| tajjalaṃ śoṣyate sūryaiste sūryāḥ saha vāriṇā | trailokyena samastāśca naśyaṃti brahmaṇo dine 172| brahmāpi tridaśaiḥ sārdhamupasaṃhriyate punaḥ | parārdhadvayakālāṃte śivena paramātmanā 173| evaṃ naivāsti saṃsāre yacca sarvottamaṃ balam | vihāyaikaṃ jagannāthaṃ paramātmānamavyayam 174| jñātvā sātiśayaṃ sarvamatimānaṃ vivarjayet | evaṃbhūte jagatyasminkaḥ suraḥ paṃḍitopi vā 175| na hyasti sarvavitkaścinna vā mūrkhopi sarvataḥ | yāvadyastu vijānāti tāvattatra sa paṃḍitaḥ 176| samādhāne tu sarvatra prabhāvaḥ sadṛśaḥ smṛtaḥ | vittasyātiśayatvena prabhāvaḥ kasyacitkvacit 177| dānavairnirjitā devāste daivairnijitāḥ punaḥ | ityanyonyaṃ śrito loko bhāgyairjayaparājayaiḥ 178| evaṃ vastrayugaṃ rājñāṃ prasthamātrāṃbubhojanam | yānaṃ śayyāsanaṃ caiva śeṣaṃ duḥkhāya kevalam 179| saptame cāpi bhavane khaṭvāmātra parigrahaḥ | udakuṃbhasahasrebhyaḥ kleśāyāsa pravistaraḥ 180| pratyūṣe tūryanirghoṣaḥ samaṃ puranivāsibhiḥ | rājyebhimānamātraṃ hi mamedaṃ vādyate gṛhe 181| sarvamābharaṇaṃ bhāraḥ sarvamālepanaṃ malam | sarvaṃ pralapitaṃ gītaṃ nṛtyamunmattaceṣṭitam 182| ityevaṃ rājyasaṃbhogaiḥ kutaḥ saukhyaṃ vicārataḥ | nṛpāṇāṃ vigrahe ciṃtā vānyonyavijigīṣayā 183| prāyeṇa śrīmadālepānnahuṣādyā mahānṛpāḥ | svargaṃ prāptā nipatitāḥ kaḥ śriyā viṃdate sukham 184| svargepi ca kutaḥ saukhyaṃ dṛṣṭvā dīptāṃ paraśriyam | uparyupari devānāmanyonyātiśayasthitām 185| naraiḥ puṇyaphalaṃ svarge mūlacchedena bhujyate | na cānyatkriyate karma so'tra doṣaḥ sudāruṇaḥ 186| chinnamūlataruryadvaddivasaiḥ patati kṣitau | puṇyasya saṃkṣayāttadvannipataṃti divaukasaḥ 187| sukhābhilāṣaniṣṭhānāṃ sukhabhogādi saṃplavaiḥ | akasmātpatitaṃ duḥkhaṃ kaṣṭaṃ svargedivaukasām 188| iti svarge'pi devānāṃ nāsti saukhyaṃ vicārataḥ | kṣayaśca viṣayāsiddhau svarge bhogāya karmaṇām 189| tatra duḥkhaṃ mahatkaṣṭaṃ narakāgniṣu dehinām | ghoraiśca vividhairbhāvairvāṅmanaḥ kāya saṃbhavaiḥ 190| kuṭhāracchedanaṃ tīvraṃ valkalānāṃ ca takṣaṇam | parṇaśākhāphalānāṃ ca pātaścaṃḍena vāyunā 191| unmūlanānnadībhiśca gajairanyaiśca dehibhiḥ | dāvāgnihimaśoṣaiśca duḥkhaṃ sthāvarajātiṣu 192| tadvadbhujaṃgasarpāṇāṃ krodhe duḥkhaṃ ca dāruṇam | duṣṭānāṃ ghātanaṃ loke pāśena ca nibaṃdhanam 193| akasmājjanmamaraṇaṃ kīṭānāṃ ca muhurmuhuḥ | sarīsṛpanikāyānāmevaṃ duḥkhānyanekadhā 194| paśūnāmātmaśamanaṃ daṃḍatāḍanameva ca | nāsāvedhena saṃtrāsaḥ pratodena sutāḍanam 195| vetrakāṣṭhādinigaḍairaṃkuśenāṃgabaṃdhanam | bhāvena manasā kleśairbhikṣā yuvādipīḍanam 196| ātmayūthaviyogaiśca balānnayanabaṃdhane | paśūnāṃ saṃti kāyānāmevaṃ duḥkhānyanekaśaḥ 197| varṣāśītātapādduḥkhaṃ sukaṣṭaṃ grahapakṣiṇām | kleśamānāti kāyānāmevaṃ duḥkhānyanekadhā 198| garbhavāse mahadduḥkhaṃ janmaduḥkhaṃ tathā nṛṇām | subālyaduḥkhaṃ cājñānaṃ kaumāre guruśāsanam 199| yauvane kāmarāgābhyāṃ duḥkhaṃ caiverṣyayā punaḥ | kṛṣivāṇijyasevādyairgorakṣādika karmabhiḥ 200| vṛddhabhāve ca jarayā vyādhibhiśca prapīḍanāt | maraṇe ca mahadduḥkhaṃ prārthanāyāṃ tatodhikam 201| rājāgnijaladāghātacauraśatru bhayaṃ mahat | arthasyārjanarakṣāyāṃ bhayaṃ nāśe vyaye punaḥ 202| kārpaṇyaṃ matsaro dambho dhanādhikye bhayaṃ mahat | akārye saṃpravṛttiśca duḥkhāni dhanināṃ sadā 203| bhṛtyavṛttiḥ kusīdaṃ ca dāsatvaṃ parataṃtratā | iṣṭāniṣṭābhiyogaśca saṃyogāśca sahasraśaḥ 204| durbhikṣaṃ durbhagatvaṃ ca mūrkhatvaṃ ca daridratā | adharottarabhāgaśca nārakaṃ rājavikramam 205| anyonyābhibhavaṃ duḥkhamanyāṃnyato bhayaṃ mahat | anyonyācca prakopaśca rājño duḥkhaṃ mahībhṛtām 206| anityatātra bhāvānāṃ kṛtakāmyasya dehinaḥ | anyonya marmabhedācca anyonya karapīḍanāt 207| lubdhāśca pāpabhedena anyonyasya ca bhakṣaṇam | ityevamādibhirduḥkhairyasmādbhītaṃ carācaram 208| nirayādi manuṣyāṃtaṃ tasmātsarvaṃ tyajedbudhaḥ | skaṃdhātskaṃdhena yanbhāraṃ viśrāmaṃ manyate yathā 209| tadvatsarvamidaṃ loke duḥkhaṃ duḥkhena śāmyati | anyonyātiśayopetāḥ sarvadā bhogasaṃplavāḥ 210| dharmakṣayācca devānāṃ divi duḥkhamavasthitam | nānāyonisahasreṣu saṃbhavaḥ puṇyasaṃkṣayāt 211| rogāśca vividhākārā devaloke'pi saṃsmṛtāḥ | yajñasya hi śiraśchinnamaśvibhyāṃ saṃdhitaṃ punaḥ 212| tena doṣeṇa yajñasya śirorogaḥ sadaiva hi | mārtaṃḍabhānoḥ kuṣṭhaṃ ca varuṇasya jalodaram 213| pūṣṇodaśanavaikalyaṃ bhujastaṃbhaḥ śacīpateḥ | sumahānkṣayarogaśca somasya parikīrtitaḥ 214| jvaraśca sumahānāsīddakṣasyāpi prajāpateḥ | kalpekalpe ca devānāṃ mahatāmapi saṃkṣayaḥ 215| parārdhadvayakālāṃte brahmaṇaścāpyanityatā | dakṣasya duhitāṃ pautrīṃ brahmā kāmitavānpunaḥ 216| krodhena ca jayāṃ devīṃ yogajñāṃ śaptavānprabhuḥ | kāmakrodhau sthitau yatra tatra doṣāstadātmakāḥ 217| duḥkhāni ca samastāni saṃsthitāni na saṃśayaḥ | viśīrṇajanmamaraṇaṃ sarvāśitvaṃ havirbhujaḥ 218| strīvadhaḥ kāmasaktiśca sārathyaṃ pāṃḍave bale | rudreṇa tripuraṃ dagdhaṃ dakṣayajño vināśitaḥ 219| skaṃdasya janma vai śukrātkrīḍādīnāṃ sahasraśaḥ | evaṃ trayopi rāgādyairdoṣairdevāḥ samanvitāḥ 220| ebhyaḥ paraḥ prabhuḥ śāṃtaḥ paripūrṇaḥ sa muktidaḥ | evametajjagatsarvamanyonyātiśaye sthitam 221| duḥkhairākulitaṃ jñātvā nirvedaṃ paramaṃ vrajet | nirvedācca virāgaḥ syādvirāgājjñānasaṃbhavaḥ 222| jñānena tatparaṃ jñānaṃ śivaṃ muktimavāpnuyāt | samastaduḥkhanirmukta svasthātmā sa sukhī tadā 223| sarvajñaḥ paripūrṇaśca mukta ityabhidhīyate | mātaliruvāca- etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yattvayā paripṛcchitam 224| dharmādharmaviveko hi sarvajñānasamudbhavaḥ | iṃdraloke pragaṃtavyaṃ devarājasya śāsanāt 225| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne pitṛmātṛtīrthamāhātmye ṣaṭṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ 66 |
English translation
Yayāti said :
1-2. O Mātali , listen, (we see that) the body falls due to sin and also due to religious merit. On the earth I do not see what difference religious merit makes. The body is produced again (just) as it fell before. Tell me in detail how the body is produced.
Mātali said :
3-16. In the case of the hellish beings, just in a moment, the (hellish) body is produced from the (five) elements due to impious acts only. In the same way, due to religious merit, a divine body (in the manner of that) of the gods is instantly produced from the essences of the elements. That body of the magnanimous ones, (which is produced) due to the mixture of the (fruits) of deeds should be known to be of four kinds according to the transformation of deeds. The immobile ones in the form of grass and bushes should be known as the ones born by sprouting up. Worms, insects and moths should be known to be born from the sweat of living beings. O king, all birds, serpents and crocodiles are oviparous. Human beings and quadrupeds should be known to be viviparous. When the earth is ‘cooked’ by heat, it is moistured by water and is scattered by wind (into loose particles). Then the seed approaches the soil in such a way that the seeds that are sown and are watered, become soft and attain the state of roots. From the root there is the rise of a shoot. From a shoot a leaf springs up. From a leaf a hollow stock comes up; from that a stem comes up; and from that the prabhava (power). From it would be (produced) Kṣīra (the sap), and from the sap there is the rise of tandula (the gram?), from the gram come up the ripened oṣadhayaḥ (herbs). They are said to be seventeen—the best ones—beginning with barley and ending with rice. The herbs are rich with the wealth of fruits. The remaining ones are said to be trifling. These were first cleansed and cut and crushed by the sages with winnowing baskets, mortars and (other) vessels. With water in a pan and fire, they, which have six varieties, undergo alteration, have many tastes due to the combinations of their respective tastes. O king, they have six varieties like that which is consumed, eaten, drunk, licked, sucked and bitten (and eaten). They have six tastes like the sweet (taste) etc. That food which is eaten by living beings through (i.e. in the form of) balls and mouthfuls, settles all the vital airs in the stomach one by one.
17-18. That (vital) air divides into two the food that is consumed (but) not digested. Having got into the food and having separated the digested food into (i.e. having created in it) various properties, having put water above fire and that food above the water, that (vital air) Prāṇa itself remains below the water and slowly blows the fire.
19-21. The fire being blown by the wind makes the water very hot. That food again, due to the contact of heat, is digested wholly. That (food) which is digested, becomes divided into two—the secretion is separated, and the liquid is separated. The useless divided into twelve (kinds of) impurity would go (i.e. goes) out of the body. (The outlets are:) ears, eyes, nose, tongue, teeth, lips, organ of generation, anus. (These) would pour out impurities (like) perspiration, faeces, urine. They are said to be twelve.
22-38. In the lotus of the heart, all around, the arteries are confined. (The vital air) Prāṇa places that subtle liquid into their openings; and then that prāṇa fills those arteries with that liquid. Those arteries wholly furnish that liquid to the body. Then that liquid remaining in the arteries is digested by the heat of the body. It is digested in two ways. Skin, flesh, bones, marrow, fat, blood are produced. Fine, soft, short hair and flesh are produced from blood; hair and sinews are produced from flesh. From the sinews are produced marrow and bones. Marrow of the flesh is due to bones. The healthy semen, of the nature of procreation is due to the strength of the marrow. These twelve are said to be the transformations of (i.e. brought about by) the satisfied one. Semen is its transformation, and the body is born from semen. When at the time favourable for conception defectless semen remains in the womb (of a woman), it, sent forth by that vital air, becomes one (i.e. united) with the blood of the woman. At the time of the emission of the semen, the soul, united with the organs of sense, and always being controlled by his own acts, enters the womb. The semen with the blood (of the woman) would be (turned into) a foetus in a day. Then within five nights bubbles would be formed in the foetus. It takes the form of flesh in the five forms; neck, head, shoulder (s), spine and belly; so also hands and feet, the two sides, waist, and (the other parts of) the body; the limbs are produced one by one within two months. After three months, hundreds of sharp joints are produced (i.e. formed). Fingers etc. are produced (i.e. are formed) one by one in four months. After five months mouth, nose and ears are produced (i.e. formed). Within six months, the row of teeth, so also tongue and nails are formed, so also cavities in the ears are formed. So also are formed anus, penis, organ of generation and the male organ of generation. The joints which (are present) in the limbs, are formed within seven months. In the eighth month the head with the entire body with limbs and with each limb clearly separated is formed. He is complete and endowed with the five. Due to the power of the food of (i.e. eaten by) the mother and by the tastes of six kinds, fixed in the umbilical cord, it (i.e. the foetus) grows day by day.
39-48. Then the soul would have recollection in this entire body (i.e. when the entire body is formed). He is conscious of (former) happiness and unhappiness and sleep and dream seen before: ‘I, who was dead, am born again, I, who was born, died. I saw (i.e. was born in) many existences in many ways. Now I am just born, and have received (i.e. undergone) sacraments. I shall hereafter perform righteous deeds, by which I shall not be born (i.e. conceived) in a womb.’ While remaining in the womb, he just thinks: ‘After I come out from the womb (i.e. after I am born) I shall study (i.e. obtain) highest knowledge that would cause the cessation of the worldly existence.’ The soul, certainly very much troubled by the great affliction in the womb, lives (there) and would think (i.e. thinks) of the means to salvation. As one who has gone over an excellent (i.e. high) mountain, stays there unhappily, in the same way, the soul, afflicted by the outer skin of the embryo, remains (in the womb) with the body wet with the fluid in the womb. As someone, being put into an iron-vessel is baked by fire, in the same way (the soul) put into the vessel of womb is baked by the digestive fire in the stomach. Its parts are continuously pierced by needles resembling the colour of fire. The pain he suffers (due to these), would be (i.e. is) eightfold in the womb. There is no other abode anywhere else like the one in the womb. The souls have immense suffering and a very fierce danger.
49-66a. Thus is narrated the suffering in the womb of (i.e. experienced by) all beings—mobile and immobile—according to the wombs (in which they are confined). The bewildered soul that is being born has (to suffer) a crore-fold more pain due to being pressed by the thong of the womb than he has experienced in the womb. Very great affliction takes place in the case of (i.e. is experienced by) (the soul) coming out of the womb, and being squeezed like a sugar-cane due to being pounded by destructive hammers, and by means of the air (passing out at the time) of delivery. He does not get any protection. As the sugar-canes being pressed by the machine become sapless, in the same way the body remaining in the womb is caused to fall (out of it) by the pressure of the thong. It has limbs; it is of a round shape; it is tied by the bonds of sinews. It is smeared with blood, flesh and marrow, and is the receptacle of substances like excrement and urine; it is covered with hair, down and nails; and it is the principal abode of diseases. It has one gate (in the form) of the mouth and is adorned with eight windows. [1] It has the (two) doors of the two lips, and is possessed of teeth, tongue and throat. It has the arteries and the stream of perspiration, and is overwhelmed with phlegm and bile . It is approached by old age and grief. It remains in the fire in the mouth of Death. It is overcome with lust and anger, and is pressed by winds; it is effected by desire for enjoyments; it is hidden, it is under the sway of attachment and hatred. Every limb, big and small, has a complexion; it is covered by the outer skin of the embryo; it comes out through the lonely and narrow passage of the womb. It is moistened with excretion, urine and blood; it is due to the six (kinds of) marrow. It should be known that there is collection of the bones in the skeleton numbering three hundred and a hundred more (i.e. four hundred). There are five hundred muscles. It is all around covered with small soft hair numbering three crores and half. The body is full of crores of these gross and subtle, visible and invisible, fleshy tubular organs from within. There is perspiration, and due to those it is eternally impure. The teeth were said to be thirty-two in number, and the nails are said to be twenty. It should be known that (the quantity of) bile (in the body) is one kuḍava ; in the same way the quantity of phlegm is half an āḍhaka . (The quantity of) marrow is five palas ; and the buttocks are half of it. The lump of flesh is five palas; fat is ten palas; thick blood is three palas; the quantity of marrow is four times that of the blood. Semen is half a kuḍava; and the power of men is half of it. It is said that one thousand palas of flesh (exist in) a corporeal frame. It should be known that the quantity of blood is a hundred palas, and there is no (definite) measure (of the quantity) of faeces and urine.
66b-83a. Thus, O king, there always is the residence of the soul (in the body). The impure body is (the residence) of the soul, which is produced by the bondage of (his) deeds. The body is produced due to the combination of the semen (of the male) and the blood (of the female). It is always united with faeces and urine; therefore it is said to be impure, like an externally pure pot full of faeces from within. This body would be (i.e. is) impure even though it is cleansed by voiding of excrement. This body is impure because the very pure five products of the cow [2] and offering quickly become impure after reaching it. Agreeable and fragrant food and drinks quickly become impure on reaching it (i.e. on being consumed). Which other object is more impure than it (i.e. the body)? O men, do you not see that everyday the foul-smelling excrement, the companion of (i.e. living in) the body, goes out of it? Then how can its support be pure? Like a charcoal being rubbed, the body, though cleansed with the five products of the cow or with water containing darbhas , never becomes pure. How can that body, from which the streams of phlegm and urine flow everyday, as streams (of water) from a mountain, be cleansed? There is not a single part which is pure in the body, the receptacle of all impurity, except (the soul). Even though the hand is cleansed with clay and water, by day or at night, it can never be pure. (And yet) the men are not free from attachment. Though this body is carefully decorated with excellent incenses etc., yet, like the dog’s tail that is bent, it does not give up its nature. Wool that is naturally black can never become white; similarly the body, though cleansed, does not become pure. This world, smelling its own bad odour, and seeing its excrement, does not get detached, though (by doing this) he (i.e. a man) troubles his nose. Oh! see the greatness of attachment, which has deluded the world? Smelling, seeing his own foul things, man has not lost interest in the body. What other cause for detachment can be pointed out to a man, who does not become detached by the odour of his body? The entire world is pure, but the body is highly impure, by the touch of the dirty parts of which even a pure (object) would become impure. The cleansing of the body is said to be (i.e. recommended) for removing the application of sandal paste. When both (the sandal and the dirt) are removed, (a man) becomes pure by the purification of his thoughts.
83b-93a. This mortal, foul-smelling body, impure in thoughts, does not become pure with all the water of the Ganges and with besmearing the body with a large quantity of clay. The wicked heart is not purified by baths at holy places and austerities. The body of a man, whose mind is impure, does not become pure even though washed at a holy place or even after entering fire. There is neither heaven for him, nor hell (also). (The) best thing is burning the body. Purification of mind is the greatest purification, and is the main thing in all acts. A beloved (wife) is embraced with one thought, a daughter with another. The attitude varies even in the case of things that are not separate. A chaste woman would think about her son in one way, and about her husband in another way. In this way, O magnanimous one, the (variety) of nature is explained, since even though embraced by his wife, he should not make her void of thoughts. A man would not eat various kinds of food, so also fragrant tasty things, without interest. Therefore thought (or interest) is the cause everywhere (i.e. in all one’s dealings). With effort purify your mind; what is the use of other external purifications? The soul, pure due to pure thoughts, obtains (i.e. goes to) heaven and salvation. The smearing with the excrement and urine of ignorance and attachment would perish (i.e. be removed) by means of purifiers (like) the spotless water of knowledge and the clay of detachment. Thus they know this body to be impure by its (very) nature. One should know it to be worthless and useless, like the essence of a plantain-tree.
93b-102a. He, who, knowing the body to be full of blemishes like this, becomes relaxed, crosses the worldly existence, and remains with (i.e. has) a firm conviction. Thus the affliction due to birth is said to be very painful. That sense which the human being has, due to the fault of ignorance, and due to various kinds of deeds, perishes when he is born. Feverish heat is produced in the case of human beings, when a human being is afflicted by being painfully pressed by the thong of the womb, and by the fearful external air due to his contact with delusion. Due to that feverish heat great delusion is caused. Then in the case of the deluded one, loss of memory takes place quickly. In the case of that being, attachment is produced during that existence only, due to the loss of his memory and due to his former deeds. The world (i.e. people) being attached and deluded, proceeds (proceed) to do what ought not to be done. They do not know themselves, nor do they know the highest deity. They do not listen to the (advice relating to) highest good, nor, though having eyes, do they see, like a person, tumbling at every step, even though walking slowly along an even path. Though they have intelligence, and though they are advised by the wise, they do not realise (the truth). Due to that a man going after (i.e. led by) greed is afflicted in the worldly existence.
102b-128. In the absence of a text (about the description of the soul’s existence in) the womb, Śiva has propounded a sacred text to tell the affliction of (the soul’s existence in) it (and) leading to salvation. It is a great wonder that even when a man has known that (text propounded by) Śiva, he does not accomplish what is good for himself. Since the sense-organs and intellect are not (properly) developed, there is great affliction even in childhood. The blessed (child), though desiring to speak or to act, is not able to do so. Cutting of teeth is very painful, and there is affliction also due to unsteadiness, wind, various child-diseases and planets harming children. With his body surrounded (i.e. overcome) by thirst and hunger, (the child) sometimes stays (at one place and sometimes) moves. A child would indulge in eating excretion, urine etc, due to ignorance. The child suffers pain due to his ears being pierced, due to being beaten by the mother and the father, due to learning the letters (i.e. the alphabet) and due to punishment (given by) teachers and others. How can there be happiness in youth, (to a young man) the functions of whose organs of sense are deluded, who is troubled with the disease of lust and who is always afflicted with diseases? Due to jealousy there is great affliction. Affliction is caused by delusion. The attachment in an angry (young man) leads to unhappiness only. Troubled with the fire of passion he does not get sleep at night. How can there be happiness even by day due to the anxiety to get money? The drops of semen of a man with his body prostrated (over the bodies) of women, do not lead to happiness like drops due to (i.e. of) perspiration. They know that the pleasure obtained from (union with) women is the same as (obtained by one) being struck (i.e. bitten) by insects, or as of a helpless lepor due to the trouble caused by the fire of scratching. It should be known that the pleasure in (i.e. obtained from) women is like that which one feels due to anxiety about getting money; it is not at all different. The same is the pang of a mortal; without that joy is had by one’s mind. Then it goes from one to another to whom it had gone before. Ultimately it is the same; it does not change. Who else is more insensible than one who, seeing his dear one that is thus affected by old age, or that is sick, or his own extraordinary child troubled by old age, is not detached? A being, though overcome with old age, is treated with contempt due to his weakness by his wicked servants. An old man is not able to achieve (the four goals viz.) righteousness, worldly prosperity, sensual enjoyments and salvation. Therefore while young one should practise piety. Inequality (i.e. disturbance) in wind, bile and phlegm etc. is called a disease. This body is (so) called due to the congregation of wind etc. Therefore one should know that this body of the soul is full of diseases. In addition to (diseases caused by) wind etc. the human being meets with many kinds of afflictions due to the diseases of the body. They can be known by oneself. What else should I tell? In this body remain one hundred one (kinds of) death. Among them one is united with Kala (i.e. god of death). Others are adventitious. Those that are said to be adventitious, are alleviated by means of medicines, muttering of sacred hymns, sacrifices and gifts; but death brought about by Kala cannot be stopped. Untimely death might not occur by eating poison, (yet) a man would not eat it without fear, for he is afraid of an untimely death. For human beings there are various gates (leading) to death like many diseases; so also animals like serpents; poisons and employment of magical spells for malevolent purposes. Even the physician of gods [3] himself cannot cure a man who is afflicted by all diseases and whose death is imminent. This cannot be otherwise. No medicine, no penance, no charity, not the mother, no relatives can protect a man who is afflicted with Kāla (i.e. death). With (the help of) the magnanimous souls, who are equipped with medicines supposed to prolong life and prevent old age, and with penance and muttering of sacred hymns, he would only have intermediate (temporary) peace; he would (certainly) meet with death.
129-15la. He, who dies, is born in the species of insects due to his acts; he sees (i.e. meets with) death as a result of (i.e. which is a) change of the body. That is said to be death. It is not a real (i.e. total) destruction. In this world there is no analogy for the grief which a being has in death when he has entered great darkness (i.e. hell) and when his vitals are being cut off. Being extremely afflicted, he/she cries ‘O father, O mother, O husband’. The world is swallowed by death as a frog is by a serpent. He is abandoned by kinsmen and is surrounded by his dear ones. Rolling on a bedstead and heaving deep and hot sighs, he, with his mouth parched, again and again faints. Being in a swoon, he throws his hands and feet here and there. From (i.e. when he is on) the bedstead he desires (to go to) the ground, and from (i.e. when he is on) the ground he again desires (to go to) the bedstead. He is helpless, is ashamed, is smeared with excretion and urine; he asks for water; his throat, lips and palate are dry; thinking about his wealth (as) ‘to whom will it belong when I die?’, being taken by the messengers of Yama and being dragged by the noose of (the god of) death, he dies, when (the relatives etc.) are watching. His throat makes a sound. Like a caterpillar the soul would enter (i.e. goes to) one after another body. He obtains the next body; he abandons the previous one. For the discriminating people, death is more painful than supplication. The grief in (i.e. due to) death is momentary, while in (i.e. due to) supplication it is unending. Viṣṇu , the lord of the worlds, became a dwarf through supplication. Who is greater than he who does not become mean (through supplication)? I have now understood this as to when one becomes superior to death. One should not repeatedly solicit another (man). Thirst (i.e. desire) is the cause of meanness. There is grief in the beginning, there is also grief in the middle; at the end there is terrible grief, due to nature (i.e. this is natural). Thus there is a series of griefs for beings. A man should not lament over these griefs for beings, which are present and which have gone by. Due to (even) that (i.e. these griefs) (a man) is not detached from existence. There is a great grief due to excessive eating; then there is grief due to eating less. While eating the throat breaks; (so) wherefrom is there pleasure from eating? Hunger is said to be the greatest disease of all the diseases. It is temporarily alleviated due to the application of soothing medicines. The pang of the disease of hunger is acute, and it cuts off the entire strength (of a man). Overpowered by that a man dies as he would die of other diseases. What delight is there in its relish that lingers on the tip of the tongue? In a moment—in half of that time—it reaches the throat and returns. Thus for those who are tormented by the disease of hunger food is said to be (working). like a medicine. Wise men should not look upon it as actually leading to pleasure. In the case of him also, who, without (doing) any work, lies like a dead body, and whose mind is impelled by ignorance, wherefrom can there be pleasure? Wherefrom can there be happiness in the case of him whose mind is affected in (i.e. while performing) deeds, though he has knowledge? Beings though content, are troubled due to optional (deeds) by exertion in agriculture, trade, service, animal husbandry etc. and by (passing) urine and excretion in the morning, and by hunger and thirst in the noon, and by sleep at night.
151b-163. There is grief in earning money; there is grief in preserving what is earned. There is grief when wealth perishes; there is grief in spending it. Wherefrom (i.e. how) can there be happiness from wealth? As there is fear from death in the case of (i.e. to} men, similarly there is always fear to the wealthy persons from thieves, water, fire, their kinsmen, and even from the king. A wealthy person is everywhere eaten up (i.e. robbed) as flesh is eaten by birds in the sky, by wild beasts on the earth, and by fish in water. Wealth deludes a man in prosperity, keeps him away (from joy) in calamity, is painful when it is earned. (Then) when does it bring happiness? First (consider) a wealthy person; he is (always) sad; then (consider) one who is free from desire for all objects. Between the two, I think the wealthy person is unhappy, and the one, whose mind is detached, is happy. Due to heat there is suffering in the spring and summer seasons; in the rainy season there is suffering due to (stormy) wind, heat and showers. Thus wherefrom (can one get) happiness? There is suffering in the (so-called) glory of marriage; again there is suffering in pregnancy. There is suffering due to the difficulty in delivery, and also due to the acts like those of excretion etc. (In the same way) there is suffering due to the son suffering from diseases of teeth and eyes. (Then one says:) ‘Alas! What shall I do (now)? My cows have perished; my husband has broken down; my wife has run away. These guests, indicating fear, have come to my house. My wife has a young child. Who will do the cooking? What kind of bridegroom will be (obtained) by my daughter at the time of her marriage?’ How can there be happiness to householders who are overcome by this anxiety? The knowledge, (good) character, all virtues of a man distressed by the anxiety of the family, perish along with his body, like water put in an unbaked jar. Wherefrom can there be pleasure in (i.e. from) a kingdom due to (i.e. as there is) anxiety of peace and war? There is fear even from the son (to a king); (then) what kind of happiness is there?
164-173. Generally all beings have fear from (members of) their own species, as dogs have fear from one another, as all of them desire to have the same object. There is no king on the earth, who, having abandoned everything, has entered a forest and remained there happy and fearless. The brave son (viz. Paraśurāma ) of the sage (viz. Jamadagni ) knocked down on the ground the thousand arms of the famous Kārtavīrya in a battle. Rāma , the son of Daśaratha , destroyed the matchless, rising valour of the very magnanimous son of the sage (viz. Jamadagni). The glory of Rāma (i.e. Balarāma ) was destroyed, with his splendour, by Jarāsandha. The glory of Jarāsandha was destroyed by Bhīma , and his glory too by ( Hanumān ) the son of Wind. Hanumān too, being tossed by the Sun, fell on the ground. The glorious Arjuna killed all the demons—the Nivātakavacas —who were proud of their strength. He (too) was vanquished by the cowherds. At times even the sun, full of glowing heat is screened by clouds. A cloud is tossed by wind, and the power of wind is vanquished by the mountains. The mountains are burnt by fire, and that fire is extinguished by water. That water is dried up by the suns; (and) all those suns, along with water and the three worlds, perish on (i.e. at the end of) Brahmā ’s day. Brahmā too, at the end of the period of two Parārdhas , is withdrawn along with the gods, by Śiva, the highest lord.
174-198a. Thus, in this worldly existence, there is no best power, excepting the highest soul, the immutable lord of the world. Realising that everything has a superior (object), one should avoid great pride. When the world is like this, who is a god, or who is even a learned man? There is no one (in the world) who is omniscient, or who is a total fool? A man is learned there (i.e. in a particular field) to that extent to which he knows it. By deep thinking, (it is found that) the power (of men} everywhere is similar. Someone has power in some field due to excess of wealth. Gods were vanquished by demons, and they were again (i.e. in their turn) vanquished by gods. Thus the beings in the world are dependent on one another through good fortune, success and defeat. Thus (even) for kings a pair of garments and water and food of the measure of a prastha , a vehicle, a bed and a seat (are enough). All the rest just leads to misery. He can even have a bedstead on the seventh floor; (but) there is the painful glory (of being consecrated by the water) from a thousand pitchers of water. In the early morning there is the sound of the musical instruments along with (that of) the citizens. There is just that pride in (i.e. due to) a kingdom, viz. ‘This (musical instrument) is being beaten in my house.’ All ornaments are (but) a burden; all anointing is dirt (only); all songs are (just) a prattle; dancing is (nothing but) the movement of a mad person. This (is the fruit) due to the enjoyments (obtained from) a kingdom. On reflection (one would see): ‘wherefrom (i.e. how) is happiness (obtained?)’. Kings have anxiety about war (with one another) or due to the desire of conquering one another. Mostly great kings like Nahuṣa have fallen after reaching heaven due to the pride of wealth. Who gets happiness from wealth? Even in heaven, how can there be happiness when gods have observed the bright glory of other (gods) which remains more prominently in one than in another? When the foundation (of all ill acts) is cut off, men enjoy the fruit of their merit in heaven. Here the very terrible blemish is that no other act is performed. As a tree, with its roots cut off, falls on the ground after (a few) days, similarly the residents of heaven fall down due to the exhaustion of their religious merit. All of a sudden calamity befalls those who strongly desire happiness through the boats of enjoyment of pleasures etc. There is misery for the gods in heaven. Thus on reflection (it is seen) that even in heaven gods do not have happiness. When the objects of senses are not obtained, there is the exhaustion of the acts that lead to enjoyment in heaven. In the fires of hell there is a great affliction to the beings, due to various terrible objects produced from speech, mind and body. There is a severe cutting with axes; and the chopping off of the bark-garments. There is the fall of leaves, branches and fruits (caused) by terrible wind. There is suffering among the immobile species due to being uprooted by rivers, elephants and by other beings, and also by wild fire, snow and dryness. There is a terrible pain in (i.e. due to) the anger of snakes and serpents. In the world the wicked are killed, and are bound down with fetters. Repeatedly there are sudden birth and death in the case of insects and also (in the case of those) belonging to the class of reptiles. Thus there are many kinds of miseries. The beasts end themselves and are beaten with sticks. They are troubled due to their noses being pierced and are beaten with a whip. They are fettered with canes, wood, goad etc. Service causes affliction to the mind; the young etc. are troubled. Due to separation from their herds, and their eyes being tied (i.e. covered), beasts have thus many kinds of afflictions. Sharks and birds have a great affliction due to rain, cold and heat.
198b-210. Thus there are many kinds of afflictions for bodies. For men there is a great affiiction while living in the womb, and also great affiiction of (i.e. during) birth. Ignorance is a great affiiction of childhood; in adolescence there is (the affliction of) the punishment by a teacher. There is affliction in youth due to lust and attachment, and due to jealousy; and also due to agriculture, trade, service etc., and acts like protection of the cattle. In old age (there is affliction) due to aging and diseases. There is great affiiction in (i.e. at the time of) death; still greater (is the affiiction) in solicitation. There is a great fear from the king, fire, strokes. by clouds (like lightning), thieves and enemies. There is again a great fear in earning and preserving money and its destruction and spending. Miserliness, jealousy, and arrogance are greatly fearful results of the excess of wealth (i.e. when there is excessive wealth). There is a tendency for doing misdeeds. These are always the afflictions of the wealthy. (There are afflictions like) servitude, usury, slavery, dependence on others, connection with the desirable and undesirable, and many kinds of unions. (There are calamities like) famine, misfortune, folly, poverty, enjoying lower or higher (position), (going) to hell, and being overpowered by the king. There is affliction due to mutual subjugation. There is a great fear from one another; there is a great wrath towards one another; and a king has (to suffer) affliction from (other) kings. Here (i.e. in this world) the objects are transient, (so also) of a human being whose desires are satisfied. (There is affliction) due to the cutting of the vitals of one another, and due to the squeezing of the hands of one another. The greedy ones due to sin (indulge in) consuming one another. Since the mobile and the immobile (beings) beginning with (denizens of) hell and ending with human beings, are afraid of such and other afflictions, therefore a wise man should abandon everything. As when a burden is shifted from one shoulder to another it is regarded as rest, similarly in world one grief is alleviated by another. The boats of enjoyment always excel one another.
211-225. Misery has settled with gods in the heaven due to the exhaustion of their religious merit. Due to the exhaustion of religious merit there is birth (i.e. a soul is born) in many species. Even in the world of gods there are said to be diseases of various forms. The head of Sacrifice was cut off; and it was rejoined by the Aśvins . Due to that defect the Sacrifice always has (i.e. suffers from) the disease of the head. The Sun has (i.e. suffers from) leprosy and Varuṇa has (i.e. suffers from) dropsy. Pūṣan has defect in his teeth, and Indra has (i.e. suffers from) stiffness of arms. Soma is known to have been suffering from a very severe disease of consumption. Even Dakṣa , the lord of created beings, suffers from acute fever. In every Kalpa even great gods perish. Even Brahmā becomes unstable after a period of two parārdhas. Brahmā again longed for his granddaughter, the daughter of Dakṣa. The lord angrily cursed goddess Jayā , who knew deep, abstract meditation. The defects of the nature of (i.e. due to) lust and anger remain there, where the two remain. (Thus) all miseries are stable. There is no doubt about it. The fire consumes everything shattered by birth and death. ( Kṛṣṇa or Viṣṇu) murdered a woman, was lustful, and acted as a charioteer in the Pāṇḍava army. Rudra burnt the three cities (of Maya ), and destroyed Dakṣa’s sacrifice. The birth of Skanda is from the semen from (i.e. discharged during) sports in thousand ways. Thus all the three gods possess the faults like attachment. The lord superior to these is tranquil, perfect and giver of salvation. Thus the entire world lives on the excellence of one (over) another. One should go to (i.e. have) disgust, knowing that (the world) is full of miseries. From disgust there would arise detachment, and knowledge springs from detachment. Through knowledge one would get that highest propitious knowledge (and) salvation. He then is happy with his mind at ease (since he is) freed from all miseries. He who is omniscient, and perfect is called (a) free (soul).
Mātali said :
I have told you all that you had asked about. The discrimination between merit and demerit is due to omniscience. You should go to Indra’s heaven at his bidding.
[1]: [1] : Gavākṣāṣṭaka—The eight apertures of the human body are: the two ears, the two eyes, the two nostrils, organ of excretion and organ of generation (the ninth is the mouth).
[2]: [2] : Pañcagavya—The five products of the cow taken collectively: milk, curds, clarified butter or ghee, urine and cow-dung.
[3]: [3] : Dhanvantari—Name of the physician of the gods said to have been produced at the churning of the ocean with a cup of nectar in his hand.
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