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युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper noun, name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak);]
(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)
Yudhiṣṭhira said.
क्लिश्यमानेषु भूतेषु तैस्तैर्भावैस्ततस्ततः। दुर्गाण्यतितरेद्येन तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥१२-१११-१॥
kliśyamāneṣu bhūteṣu taistairbhāvaistatastataḥ। durgāṇyatitaredyena tanme brūhi pitāmaha ॥12-111-1॥
[क्लिश्यमानेषु (kliśyamāneṣu) - being afflicted; in those who are suffering; भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - among beings; तैः तैः (taiḥ taiḥ) - by those various; by those respective; भावैः (bhāvaiḥ) - states; conditions; ततः ततः (tataḥ tataḥ) - from here and there; from various causes; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; obstacles; अतितरेत् (atitaret) - may cross over; may overcome; येन (yena) - by which; by whom; तत् (tat) - that; मे (me) - to me; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; speak; पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandsire;]
(In beings who are afflicted, by those various states from here and there, by which one may cross over difficulties, that tell me, O grandsire.)
O grandsire, tell me that means by which one may overcome the various difficulties that arise among beings afflicted by different conditions.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; (name of a person); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he) spoke;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
आश्रमेषु यथोक्तेषु यथोक्तं ये द्विजातयः। वर्तन्ते संयतात्मानो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-२॥
āśrameṣu yathokteṣu yathoktaṃ ye dvijātayaḥ। vartante saṃyatātmāno durgāṇyatitaraṇti te ॥12-111-2॥
[आश्रमेषु (āśrameṣu) - in the āśramas; (stages of life;) यथोक्तेषु (yathokteṣu) - as stated; in those; (as prescribed;) यथोक्तं (yathoktaṃ) - as stated; (as prescribed;) ये (ye) - who; (those who;) द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - twice-born; (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya;) वर्तन्ते (vartante) - conduct themselves; (live;) संयतात्मानः (saṃyatātmānaḥ) - self-controlled; (with restrained self;) दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; (obstacles;) अतितरन्ति (atitaraṇti) - cross over; (overcome;) ते (te) - they;]
(In the āśramas, as stated, as stated, those who are twice-born, conduct themselves, self-controlled, difficulties, cross over, they.)
Those twice-born who live in the prescribed āśramas as instructed, with self-control, overcome difficulties.
ये दम्भान्न जपन्ति स्म येषां वृत्तिश्च संवृता। विषयांश्च निगृह्णन्ति दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-३॥
ye dambhānna japanti sma yeṣāṃ vṛttiśca saṃvṛtā। viṣayāṃśca nigṛhṇanti durgāṇyatitaraṇti te ॥12-111-3॥
[ये (ye) - who; दम्भात् (dambhāt) - from hypocrisy; न (na) - not; जपन्ति (japanti) - recite; स्म (sma) - indeed; येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose; वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - conduct; च (ca) - and; संवृता (saṃvṛtā) - restrained; विषयान् (viṣayān) - sense-objects; च (ca) - and; निगृह्णन्ति (nigṛhṇanti) - restrain; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Who, not from hypocrisy, recite indeed, whose conduct is restrained, and who restrain sense-objects, they cross over difficulties.)
Those who do not recite out of hypocrisy, whose conduct is restrained, and who restrain sense-objects, they cross over difficulties.
वासयन्त्यतिथीन्नित्यं नित्यं ये चानसूयकाः। नित्यं स्वाध्यायशीलाश्च दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-४॥
vāsayantyatithīnnityaṃ nityaṃ ye cānasūyakāḥ। nityaṃ svādhyāyaśīlāśca durgāṇyatitaranti te ॥12-111-4॥
[वासयन्ति (vāsayanti) - cause to dwell; अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; अनसूयकाः (anasūyakāḥ) - free from envy; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; स्वाध्यायशीलाः (svādhyāyaśīlāḥ) - engaged in self-study; च (ca) - and; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Those who always cause guests to dwell, always are free from envy, always are engaged in self-study, and they cross over difficulties.)
Those who always welcome guests, are ever free from envy, and are always devoted to self-study, they overcome all difficulties.
मातापित्रोश्च ये वृत्तिं वर्तन्ते धर्मकोविदाः। वर्जयन्ति दिवास्वप्नं दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-५॥
mātāpitirośca ye vṛttiṃ vartante dharmakovidāḥ। varjayanti divāsvapnaṃ durgāṇyatitaraṇti te ॥12-111-5॥
[मातापित्रोः (mātāpitroḥ) - of mother and father; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - conduct; वर्तन्ते (vartante) - follow; धर्मकोविदाः (dharmakovidāḥ) - knowers of dharma; वर्जयन्ति (varjayanti) - avoid; दिवास्वप्नम् (divāsvapnam) - day-sleep; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Those who are knowers of dharma, who follow the conduct of mother and father, avoid day-sleep, they cross over difficulties.)
Those who are well-versed in dharma, who follow the conduct of their mother and father and avoid sleeping during the day, overcome all difficulties.
स्वेषु दारेषु वर्तन्ते न्यायवृत्तेष्वृतावृतौ। अग्निहोत्रपराः सन्तो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-६॥
sveṣu dāreṣu vartante nyāyavṛtteṣvṛtāvṛtau। agnihotraparāḥ santo durgāṇyatitaranti te ॥12-111-6॥
[स्वेषु (sveṣu) - in their own; (sva) own, (ṣu) in; दारेषु (dāreṣu) - with wives; (dāra) wife, (ṣu) with; वर्तन्ते (vartante) - conduct themselves; (vṛt) to conduct, (ante) they; न्यायवृत्तेषु (nyāyavṛtteṣu) - in righteous conduct; (nyāya) justice, (vṛtti) conduct, (ṣu) in; ऋतावृतौ (ṛtāvṛtau) - in truth and conduct; (ṛta) truth, (āvṛta) covered, (u) and; अग्निहोत्रपराः (agnihotraparāḥ) - devoted to Agnihotra; (agnihotra) fire-sacrifice, (parāḥ) devoted; सन्तः (santaḥ) - good people; (sat) good, (taḥ) people; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; (dur) difficult, (gāṇi) obstacles; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; (ati) across, (taranti) they cross; ते (te) - they; (te) they;]
(In their own wives they conduct themselves, in righteous conduct and truth and conduct; devoted to Agnihotra, good people cross over difficulties, they.)
Those who conduct themselves with their own wives, in righteousness and truth, devoted to Agnihotra, such good people overcome difficulties.
ये न लोभान्नयन्त्यर्थान्राजानो रजसावृताः। विषयान्परिरक्षन्तो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-७॥
ye na lobhān nayanty arthān rājānaḥ rajasā āvṛtāḥ। viṣayān parirakṣantaḥ durgāṇi atitaranti te ॥12-111-7॥
[ये (ye) - who; न (na) - not; लोभात् (lobhāt) - from greed; नयन्ति (nayanti) - lead; अर्थान् (arthān) - objects; राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings; रजसा (rajasā) - by passion; आवृताः (āvṛtāḥ) - enveloped; विषयान् (viṣayān) - sense-objects; परिरक्षन्तः (parirakṣantaḥ) - protecting; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - fortresses; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Who do not lead objects from greed, kings enveloped by passion, protecting sense-objects, they cross over fortresses.)
Kings who, not driven by greed, protect their domains while enveloped by passion, are able to overcome great difficulties.
आहवेषु च ये शूरास्त्यक्त्वा मरणजं भयम्। धर्मेण जयमिच्छन्तो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-८॥
āhaveṣu ca ye śūrās tyaktvā maraṇajaṃ bhayam | dharmeṇa jayam icchanto durgāṇy atitaranti te ॥12-111-8॥
[आहवेषु (āhaveṣu) - in battles; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; शूराः (śūrāḥ) - heroes; त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned; मरणजम् (maraṇajam) - arising from death; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; धर्मेण (dharmeṇa) - by righteousness; जयम् (jayam) - victory; इच्छन्तः (icchantaḥ) - desiring; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - fortresses; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(In battles and those heroes, having abandoned fear arising from death, desiring victory by righteousness, cross over fortresses, they.)
Those heroes who, in battle, abandon the fear that comes from death and seek victory through righteousness, are the ones who overcome even the greatest obstacles.
ये पापानि न कुर्वन्ति कर्मणा मनसा गिरा। निक्षिप्तदण्डा भूतेषु दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-९॥
ye pāpāni na kurvanti karmaṇā manasā girā। nikṣiptadaṇḍā bhūteṣu durgāṇy-atitaranti te ॥12-111-9॥
[ये (ye) - those who; पापानि (pāpāni) - sins; न (na) - not; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - perform; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; मनसा (manasā) - by mind; गिरा (girā) - by speech; निक्षिप्तदण्डा (nikṣiptadaṇḍā) - who have renounced punishment; भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - towards beings; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Those who do not perform sins by action, mind, or speech, who have renounced punishment towards beings, they cross over difficulties.)
Those who neither commit sins by action, mind, or speech, and who have renounced inflicting punishment on beings, cross over all difficulties.
ये वदन्तीह सत्यानि प्राणत्यागेऽप्युपस्थिते। प्रमाणभूता भूतानां दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-१०॥
ye vadantīha satyāni prāṇatyāge'pyupasthite। pramāṇabhūtā bhūtānāṃ durgāṇyatitaraṇti te ॥12-111-10॥
[ये (ye) - who; वदन्ति (vadanti) - speak; इह (iha) - here; सत्यानि (satyāni) - truths; प्राणत्यागे (prāṇatyāge) - at the giving up of life; अपि (api) - even; उपस्थिते (upasthite) - when present; प्रमाणभूता (pramāṇabhūtā) - having become authority; भूतानां (bhūtānām) - of beings; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Those who speak truths here, even when the giving up of life is present, having become authority for beings, they cross over difficulties.)
Those who speak the truth even at the risk of their lives, and who become an authority for others, overcome all difficulties.
अनध्यायेषु ये विप्राः स्वाध्यायं नैव कुर्वते। तपोनित्याः सुतपसो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-११॥
anadhyāyeṣu ye viprāḥ svādhyāyaṃ naiva kurvate। taponityāḥ sutapaso durgāṇy-atitaranti te ॥12-111-11॥
[अनध्यायेषु (anadhyāyeṣu) - in times when study is prohibited; ये (ye) - those who; विप्राः (viprāḥ) - Brāhmaṇas; स्वाध्यायं (svādhyāyaṃ) - self-study (of the Veda); न (na) - not; एव (eva) - indeed; कुर्वते (kurvate) - perform; तपोनित्याः (taponityāḥ) - always engaged in austerity; सुतपसः (sutapasaḥ) - of great austerity; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(In times when study is prohibited, those Brāhmaṇas who do not at all perform self-study, but are always engaged in austerity, being of great austerity, they cross over difficulties.)
Brāhmaṇas who refrain from self-study during prohibited times, but are always devoted to great austerity, overcome all difficulties.
कर्माण्यकुहकार्थानि येषां वाचश्च सूनृताः। येषामर्थाश्च साध्वर्था दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-१२॥
karmāṇyakuhakārthāni yeṣāṃ vācaśca sūnṛtāḥ। yeṣāmarthāśca sādhvarthā durgāṇyatitaranti te ॥12-111-12॥
[कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - actions; अकुहकार्थानि (akuhakārthāni) - not having deceptive purposes; येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom; वाचः (vācaḥ) - words; च (ca) - and; सूनृताः (sūnṛtāḥ) - truthful; येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom; अर्थाः (arthāḥ) - purposes; च (ca) - and; साध्वर्थाः (sādhvarthāḥ) - righteous purposes; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Actions not having deceptive purposes, of whom words also are truthful, of whom purposes also are righteous purposes, difficulties they cross over.)
Those whose actions are free from deceit, whose words are truthful, and whose purposes are righteous, they overcome difficulties.
ये तपश्च तपस्यन्ति कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः। विद्यावेदव्रतस्नाता दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-१३॥
ye tapaś ca tapasyanti kaumāra-brahmacāriṇaḥ। vidyā-veda-vrata-snātā durgāṇy atitaranti te ॥12-111-13॥
[ये (ye) - those who; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; च (ca) - and; तपस्यन्ति (tapasyanti) - practice austerity; कौमार (kaumāra) - of youth; ब्रह्मचारिणः (brahmacāriṇaḥ) - celibates; विद्या (vidyā) - knowledge; वेद (veda) - Veda; व्रत (vrata) - vow; स्नाता (snātā) - bathed (initiated); दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Those who, practicing austerity and celibacy from youth, having bathed in the vow of knowledge and the Veda, cross over difficulties.)
Those who practice austerity and celibacy from youth, and who are initiated in the vow of knowledge and the Veda, overcome all difficulties.
ये च संशान्तरजसः संशान्ततमसश्च ये। सत्ये स्थिता महात्मानो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-१४॥
ye ca saṃśāntarajasaḥ saṃśāntatamasaśca ye। satye sthitā mahātmāno durgāṇyatitaranti te ॥12-111-14॥
[ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; संशान्त (saṃśānta) - completely calmed; रजसः (rajasaḥ) - of passion; संशान्त (saṃśānta) - completely calmed; तमसः (tamasaḥ) - of darkness; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; सत्ये (satye) - in truth; स्थिताः (sthitāḥ) - established; महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - great souls; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Who and (those) whose passion is completely calmed, whose darkness is completely calmed and who are established in truth, the great souls, they cross over difficulties.)
Those whose passion and darkness are completely calmed, who are established in truth, those great souls cross over all difficulties.
येषां न कश्चित्त्रसति त्रसन्ति न च कस्यचित्। येषामात्मसमो लोको दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-१५॥
yeṣāṃ na kaścit trasati trasanti na ca kasyacit। yeṣām ātmasamo loko durgāṇy atitaranti te ॥12-111-15॥
[येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom; न (na) - not; कश्चित् (kaścit) - any one; त्रसति (trasati) - fears; त्रसन्ति (trasanti) - fear; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of anyone; येषाम् (yeṣām) - of whom; आत्मसमः (ātmasamaḥ) - equal to oneself; लोकः (lokaḥ) - the world; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Of whom no one fears, nor do they fear anyone; of whom the world is equal to oneself, they cross over difficulties.)
Those from whom no one is afraid, and who themselves do not fear anyone; for whom the world is like themselves, they overcome all difficulties.
परश्रिया न तप्यन्ते ये सन्तः पुरुषर्षभाः। ग्राम्यादन्नान्निवृत्ताश्च दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-१६॥
paraśriyā na tapyante ye santaḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ। grāmyādannān nivṛttāś ca durgāṇy atitaranti te ॥12-111-16॥
[परश्रिया (paraśriyā) - another's wife; न (na) - not; तप्यन्ते (tapyante) - are tormented; ये (ye) - who; सन्तः (santaḥ) - good men; पुरुषर्षभाः (puruṣarṣabhāḥ) - best among men; ग्राम्यादन्नात् (grāmyādannāt) - from coarse food; निवृत्ताः (nivṛttāḥ) - withdrawn; च (ca) - and; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Those best among men who are not tormented by another's wife, who are good men, and who have withdrawn from coarse food, they cross over difficulties.)
The best of men, who are not troubled by another's wife, who are virtuous, and who abstain from coarse food, overcome all difficulties.
सर्वान्देवान्नमस्यन्ति सर्वान्धर्मांश्च शृण्वते। ये श्रद्दधाना दान्ताश्च दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-१७॥
sarvāndevānnamasyanti sarvān dharmāṁś ca śṛṇvate. ye śraddadhānā dāntāś ca durgāṇy atitaranti te ॥12-111-17॥
[सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; (accusative plural masculine) देवान् (devān) - gods; (accusative plural masculine) नमस्यन्ति (namasyanti) - they bow; (present, 3rd person plural) सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; (accusative plural masculine) धर्मान् (dharmān) - dharmas; (accusative plural masculine) च (ca) - and; शृण्वते (śṛṇvate) - they listen; (present, 3rd person plural, atmanepada) ये (ye) - those who; श्रद्दधाना (śraddadhānāḥ) - having faith; (nominative plural masculine) दान्ताः (dāntāḥ) - self-restrained; (nominative plural masculine) च (ca) - and; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; (accusative plural neuter) अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - they cross over; (present, 3rd person plural) ते (te) - they; (nominative plural masculine);]
(All gods they bow to, all dharmas and they listen to. Those who have faith and are self-restrained, they cross over difficulties.)
Those who have faith and self-restraint, who bow to all gods and listen to all dharmas, they cross over all difficulties.
ये न मानितमिच्छन्ति मानयन्ति च ये परम्। मान्यमाना न मन्यन्ते दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-१८॥
ye na mānitam icchanti mānayanti ca ye param। mānyamānā na manyante durgāṇi atitaranti te ॥12-111-18॥
[ये (ye) - those who; न (na) - not; मानितम् (mānitam) - honour; इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - desire; मानयन्ति (mānayanti) - honour (others); च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - those who; परम् (param) - others; मान्यमानाः (mānyamānāḥ) - being honoured; न (na) - not; मन्यन्ते (manyante) - consider (themselves); दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Those who do not desire to be honoured, who honour others, and who, being honoured, do not consider themselves (as such), they cross over difficulties.)
Those who do not seek honour for themselves, who honour others, and who, even when honoured, do not become proud, they overcome all difficulties.
ये श्राद्धानि च कुर्वन्ति तिथ्यां तिथ्यां प्रजार्थिनः। सुविशुद्धेन मनसा दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-१९॥
ye śrāddhāni ca kurvanti tithyāṃ tithyāṃ prajārthinaḥ। suviśuddhena manasā durgāṇyatitaraṇti te ॥12-111-19॥
[ये (ye) - those who; श्राद्धानि (śrāddhāni) - śrāddha rites; च (ca) - and; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - perform; तिथ्यां (tithyām) - on the lunar day; तिथ्यां (tithyām) - on the lunar day; प्रजार्थिनः (prajārthinaḥ) - desiring progeny; सुविशुद्धेन (suviśuddhena) - with very pure; मनसा (manasā) - mind; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaraṇti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Those who perform śrāddha rites on the lunar day, on the lunar day, desiring progeny, with a very pure mind, they cross over difficulties.)
Those who, desiring progeny, perform śrāddha rites on the proper lunar days with a very pure mind, overcome all difficulties.
ये क्रोधं नैव कुर्वन्ति क्रुद्धान्संशमयन्ति च। न च कुप्यन्ति भृत्येभ्यो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-२०॥
ye krodhaṃ naiva kurvanti kruddhān saṃśamayanti ca। na ca kupyanti bhṛtyebhyo durgāṇy atitaranti te ॥12-111-20॥
[ये (ye) - those who; क्रोधं (krodham) - anger; नैव (na eva) - not indeed; कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - do (they) make; क्रुद्धान् (kruddhān) - the angry ones; संशमयन्ति (saṃśamayanti) - (they) pacify; च (ca) - and; न (na) - not; च (ca) - and; कुप्यन्ति (kupyanti) - (they) become angry; भृत्येभ्यः (bhṛtyebhyaḥ) - towards servants; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - (they) cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Those who do not at all make anger, who pacify the angry, and who do not become angry towards servants, they cross over difficulties.)
Those who never give rise to anger, who pacify those who are angry, and who do not get angry with their servants, overcome all difficulties.
मधु मांसं च ये नित्यं वर्जयन्तीह मानवाः। जन्मप्रभृति मद्यं च दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-२१॥
madhu māṁsaṁ ca ye nityaṁ varjayantīha mānavāḥ। janmaprabhṛti madyaṁ ca durgāṇyatitaraṇti te ॥12-111-21॥
[मधु (madhu) - honey; मांसं (māṁsaṁ) - meat; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - those who; नित्यं (nityaṁ) - always; वर्जयन्ति (varjayanti) - avoid; इह (iha) - here; मानवाः (mānavāḥ) - humans; जन्मप्रभृति (janmaprabhṛti) - from birth; मद्यं (madyaṁ) - liquor; च (ca) - and; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaraṇti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Honey, meat and those who always avoid here humans; from birth liquor and difficulties cross over they.)
Those humans who always avoid honey, meat, and liquor from birth cross over difficulties.
यात्रार्थं भोजनं येषां सन्तानार्थं च मैथुनम्। वाक्सत्यवचनार्थाय दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-२२॥
yātrārthaṃ bhojanaṃ yeṣāṃ santānārthaṃ ca maithunam। vāksatyavacanārthāya durgāṇyatitaraṇti te ॥12-111-22॥
[यात्रार्थं (yātrārtham) - for the purpose of journey; भोजनं (bhojanam) - food; येषां (yeṣām) - of whom; सन्तानार्थं (santānārtham) - for the purpose of progeny; च (ca) - and; मैथुनम् (maithunam) - sexual union; वाक् (vāk) - speech; सत्यवचनार्थाय (satyavacanārthāya) - for the purpose of truthful speech; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaraṇti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(For whom food is for the purpose of journey, sexual union is for the purpose of progeny, and speech is for the purpose of truthful words, they cross over difficulties.)
Those whose food is for travel, whose sexual union is for progeny, and whose speech is for truthfulness, they overcome all difficulties.
ईश्वरं सर्वभूतानां जगतः प्रभवाप्ययम्। भक्ता नारायणं ये च दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-२३॥
īśvaraṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ jagataḥ prabhavāpyayam। bhaktā nārāyaṇaṃ ye ca durgāṇy-atitaranti te ॥12-111-23॥
[ईश्वरं (īśvaram) - lord; सर्वभूतानां (sarvabhūtānām) - of all beings; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world; प्रभव (prabhava) - origin; अप्ययम् (apyayam) - dissolution; भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) - devotees; नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Nārāyaṇa; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(The lord, the origin and dissolution of all beings of the world; the devotees who worship Nārāyaṇa, they cross over difficulties.)
Nārāyaṇa is the lord, the origin and dissolution of all beings in the world; the devotees who worship Nārāyaṇa cross over all difficulties.
य एष रक्तपद्माक्षः पीतवासा महाभुजः। सुहृद्भ्राता च मित्रं च सम्बन्धी च तवाच्युतः ॥१२-१११-२४॥
ya eṣa raktapadmākṣaḥ pītavāsā mahābhujaḥ। suhṛdbhrātā ca mitraṃ ca sambandhī ca tavācyutaḥ ॥12-111-24॥
[य (ya) - who; एष (eṣa) - this; रक्तपद्माक्षः (raktapadmākṣaḥ) - having red-lotus eyes; पीतवासा (pītavāsā) - wearing yellow garments; महाभुजः (mahābhujaḥ) - mighty-armed; सुहृत् (suhṛt) - friend; भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother; च (ca) - and; मित्रं (mitraṃ) - companion; च (ca) - and; सम्बन्धी (sambandhī) - relative; च (ca) - and; तव (tava) - your; अच्युतः (acyutaḥ) - Acyuta (Krishna);]
(Who this having red-lotus eyes, wearing yellow garments, mighty-armed, friend, brother and companion and relative and your Acyuta (Krishna).)
This one, who has eyes like red lotuses, wears yellow garments, is mighty-armed, is your friend, brother, companion, and relative—Acyuta (Krishna).
य इमान्सकलाँल्लोकांश्चर्मवत्परिवेष्टयेत्। इच्छन्प्रभुरचिन्त्यात्मा गोविन्दः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥१२-१११-२५॥
ya imān sakalān lokān carmavat pariveṣṭayet | icchan prabhuḥ acintya-ātmā govindaḥ puruṣottamaḥ ॥12-111-25॥
[यः (yaḥ) - who; इमान् (imān) - these; सकलान् (sakalān) - all; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; चर्मवत् (carmavat) - like leather; परिवेष्टयेत् (pariveṣṭayet) - would wrap; इच्छन् (icchan) - desiring; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord; अचिन्त्यात्मा (acintya-ātmā) - of inconceivable nature; गोविन्दः (govindaḥ) - Govinda; पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the Supreme Person;]
(Who, desiring, would wrap all these worlds like leather, the Lord, of inconceivable nature, Govinda, the Supreme Person.)
Govinda, the Supreme Person, whose nature is inconceivable, is the Lord who, if He so desires, could wrap all these worlds as easily as one would wrap them in leather.
स्थितः प्रियहिते जिष्णोः स एष पुरुषर्षभ। राजंस्तव च दुर्धर्षो वैकुण्ठः पुरुषोत्तमः ॥१२-१११-२६॥
sthitaḥ priyahite jiṣṇoḥ sa eṣa puruṣarṣabha। rājaṃstava ca durdharṣo vaikuṇṭhaḥ puruṣottamaḥ ॥12-111-26॥
[स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - standing; established; प्रियहिते (priyahite) - in what is dear and beneficial; जिष्णोः (jiṣṇoḥ) - of the victorious one; सः (saḥ) - he; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this; पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - bull among men; राजन् (rājan) - O king; तव (tava) - your; च (ca) - and; दुर्धर्षः (durdharṣaḥ) - unassailable; वैकुण्ठः (vaikuṇṭhaḥ) - Vaikuṇṭha; पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the supreme person;]
(Standing in what is dear and beneficial to the victorious one, he, this bull among men, O king, your unassailable Vaikuṇṭha, the supreme person.)
O king, this Vaikuṇṭha, the supreme person, who is unassailable, stands established in what is dear and beneficial to the victorious one, and is your own.
य एनं संश्रयन्तीह भक्त्या नारायणं हरिम्। ते तरन्तीह दुर्गाणि न मेऽत्रास्ति विचारणा ॥१२-१११-२७॥
ya enaṃ saṃśrayantīha bhaktyā nārāyaṇaṃ harim। te tarantīha durgāṇi na me'trāsti vicāraṇā ॥12-111-27॥
[य (ya) - who; एनम् (enam) - this (him); संश्रयन्ति (saṃśrayanti) - take refuge; इह (iha) - here; भक्त्या (bhaktyā) - with devotion; नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Nārāyaṇa; हरिम् (harim) - Hari; ते (te) - they; तरन्ति (taranti) - cross over; इह (iha) - here; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; न (na) - not; मे (me) - my; अत्र (atra) - here; अस्ति (asti) - is; विचारणा (vicāraṇā) - doubt;]
(Who here take refuge in this (him) Nārāyaṇa Hari with devotion, they here cross over difficulties; not my here is doubt.)
Those who take refuge in Nārāyaṇa Hari here with devotion, they cross over all difficulties here; I have no doubt about this.
दुर्गातितरणं ये च पठन्ति श्रावयन्ति च। पाठयन्ति च विप्रेभ्यो दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१२-१११-२८॥
durgātitaraṇaṃ ye ca paṭhanti śrāvayanti ca। pāṭhayanti ca viprebhyo durgāṇyatitaraṇti te ॥12-111-28॥
[दुर्गातितरणम् (durgātitaraṇam) - crossing over difficulties; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; पठन्ति (paṭhanti) - recite; श्रावयन्ति (śrāvayanti) - cause to be heard; च (ca) - and; पाठयन्ति (pāṭhayanti) - cause to be recited; च (ca) - and; विप्रेभ्यः (viprebhyaḥ) - to the Brāhmaṇas; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaraṇti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Those who recite, cause to be heard, and cause to be recited the crossing over of difficulties to the Brāhmaṇas, they cross over difficulties.)
Those who recite, make others hear, and teach the means of overcoming difficulties to the Brāhmaṇas, themselves overcome difficulties.
इति कृत्यसमुद्देशः कीर्तितस्ते मयानघ। सन्तरेद्येन दुर्गाणि परत्रेह च मानवः ॥१२-१११-२९॥
iti kṛtyasamuddeśaḥ kīrtitaste mayānagha। santaredyena durgāṇi paratreha ca mānavaḥ॥12-111-29॥
[इति (iti) - thus; कृत्य (kṛtya) - what should be done; समुद्देशः (samuddeśaḥ) - enumeration; कीर्तितः (kīrtitaḥ) - has been declared; ते (te) - to you; मया (mayā) - by me; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; सन्तरेत् (santaret) - may cross over; येन (yena) - by which; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; परत्र (paratra) - in the next world; इह (iha) - here; च (ca) - and; मानवः (mānavaḥ) - man;]
(Thus, the enumeration of what should be done has been declared to you by me, O sinless one; by which a man may cross over difficulties here and in the next world.)
Thus, O sinless one, I have declared to you the enumeration of duties, by which a man may overcome difficulties both here and in the next world.
