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उशनोवाच॥
uśanovāca॥
[उशनः (uśanaḥ) - Uśanas (proper noun, name of a sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Uśanas said;)
Uśanas said.
नमस्तस्मै भगवते देवाय प्रभविष्णवे। यस्य पृथ्वीतलं तात साकाशं बाहुगोचरम् ॥१२-२७१-१॥
namas tasmai bhagavate devāya prabhaviṣṇave। yasya pṛthvī-talaṃ tāta sākāśaṃ bāhu-gocaram ॥12-271-1॥
[नमः (namaḥ) - salutation; तस्मै (tasmai) - to him; भगवते (bhagavate) - to the divine; देवाय (devāya) - to the god; प्रभविष्णवे (prabhaviṣṇave) - to the all-powerful; यस्य (yasya) - whose; पृथ्वी (pṛthvī) - earth; तलम् (talam) - surface; तात (tāta) - O dear one; साकाशम् (sākāśam) - in the presence; बाहु (bāhu) - arm; गोचरम् (gocaram) - within the range;]
(Salutation to him, to the divine, to the god, to the all-powerful; whose earth's surface, O dear one, is within the range of his arms, in his presence.)
Salutations to that divine, the god, the all-powerful, whose reach encompasses the surface of the earth, O dear one, all within the span of his arms.
मूर्धा यस्य त्वनन्तं च स्थानं दानवसत्तम। तस्याहं ते प्रवक्ष्यामि विष्णोर्माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् ॥१२-२७१-२॥
mūrdhā yasya tvanantaṃ ca sthānaṃ dānavasattama| tasyāhaṃ te pravakṣyāmi viṣṇormāhātmyamuttamam ॥12-271-2॥
[मूर्धा (mūrdhā) - head; यस्य (yasya) - whose; त्व (tva) - your; अनन्तं (anantam) - endless; च (ca) - and; स्थानं (sthānam) - place; दानवसत्तम (dānavasattama) - O best of Dānavas; तस्य (tasya) - of him; अहम् (aham) - I; ते (te) - to you; प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - shall declare; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu; माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme;]
(Head whose your endless and place O best of Dānavas; of him I to you shall declare of Viṣṇu greatness supreme.)
O best of Dānavas, whose head and place are endless, I shall declare to you the supreme greatness of Viṣṇu.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; (name of the speaker); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
तयोः संवदतोरेवमाजगाम महामुनिः। सनत्कुमारो धर्मात्मा संशयच्छेदनाय वै ॥१२-२७१-३॥
tayoḥ saṁvadatorevamājagāma mahāmuniḥ। sanatkumāro dharmātmā saṁśayacchedanāya vai ॥12-271-3॥
[तयोः (tayoḥ) - of those two; संवदतोः (saṁvadatoḥ) - while conversing; एवम् (evam) - thus; आजगाम (ājagāma) - arrived; महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - the great sage; सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ) - Sanatkumāra; धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled; संशयच्छेदनाय (saṁśayacchedanāya) - for the removal of doubt; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Of those two, while conversing thus, the great sage Sanatkumāra, righteous-souled, indeed arrived for the removal of doubt.)
As those two were conversing in this manner, the great sage Sanatkumāra, who was righteous-souled, arrived there to resolve their doubts.
स पूजितोऽसुरेन्द्रेण मुनिनोशनसा तथा। निषसादासने राजन्महार्हे मुनिपुङ्गवः ॥१२-२७१-४॥
sa pūjito'surendreṇa muninośanasā tathā। niṣasādāsane rājanmahārhe munipuṅgavaḥ ॥12-271-4॥
[स (sa) - he; पूजितः (pūjitaḥ) - honored; असुरेन्द्रेण (asureṇdreṇa) - by the lord of the asuras; मुनिना (muninā) - by the sage; उशनसा (uśanasā) - by Uśanas; तथा (tathā) - also; निषसाद (niṣasāda) - sat down; आसने (āsane) - on the seat; राजन् (rājan) - O king; महार्हे (mahārhe) - very precious; मुनिपुङ्गवः (munipuṅgavaḥ) - the foremost among sages;]
(He, honored by the lord of the asuras, by the sage Uśanas also, sat down on the very precious seat, O king, the foremost among sages.)
O king, the foremost among sages, having been honored by the lord of the asuras and by the sage Uśanas, also sat down on the very precious seat.
तमासीनं महाप्राज्ञमुशना वाक्यमब्रवीत्। ब्रूह्यस्मै दानवेन्द्राय विष्णोर्माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् ॥१२-२७१-५॥
tamāsīnaṃ mahāprājñamuśanā vākyamabravīt। brūhyasmai dānavendrāya viṣṇormāhātmyamuttamam ॥12-271-5॥
[तम् (tam) - him; आसीनम् (āsīnam) - seated; महाप्राज्ञम् (mahāprājñam) - greatly wise; उशना (uśanā) - Uśanā (Śukra); वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words; अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - speak; अस्मै (asmai) - to him; दानवेन्द्राय (dānavendrāya) - to the lord of the Dānavas; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu; माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme;]
(Uśanā, greatly wise, spoke words to him who was seated: "Speak to this lord of the Dānavas the supreme greatness of Viṣṇu.")
Uśanā, the greatly wise, addressed him as he sat there: "Tell this lord of the Dānavas about the supreme greatness of Viṣṇu."
सनत्कुमारस्तु ततः श्रुत्वा प्राह वचोऽर्थवत्। विष्णोर्माहात्म्यसंयुक्तं दानवेन्द्राय धीमते ॥१२-२७१-६॥
sanatkumāras tu tataḥ śrutvā prāha vaco'rthavat। viṣṇormāhātmyasaṃyuktaṃ dānavendrāya dhīmate ॥12-271-6॥
[सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ) - Sanatkumāra; (name of a sage); तु (tu) - but; indeed; ततः (tataḥ) - then; from that; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; प्राह (prāha) - spoke; वचः (vacaḥ) - word; speech; अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful; with sense; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu; माहात्म्य (māhātmya) - greatness; संयुक्तं (saṃyuktaṃ) - joined; endowed; दानवेन्द्राय (dānavendrāya) - to the lord of the Dānavas; धीमते (dhīmate) - wise; intelligent;]
(But Sanatkumāra, then having heard, spoke a word with meaning, joined with the greatness of Viṣṇu, to the wise lord of the Dānavas.)
Sanatkumāra, having listened, then spoke meaningful words about the greatness of Viṣṇu to the wise king of the Dānavas.
शृणु सर्वमिदं दैत्य विष्णोर्माहात्म्यमुत्तमम्। विष्णौ जगत्स्थितं सर्वमिति विद्धि परन्तप ॥१२-२७१-७॥
śṛṇu sarvam idaṃ daitya viṣṇor māhātmyam uttamam। viṣṇau jagat sthitaṃ sarvam iti viddhi parantapa॥12-271-7॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; इदं (idaṃ) - this; दैत्य (daitya) - O Daitya; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu; माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness; उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme; विष्णौ (viṣṇau) - in Viṣṇu; जगत् (jagat) - the world; स्थितम् (sthitam) - abides; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; इति (iti) - thus; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; परन्तप (parantapa) - O scorcher of foes;]
(Hear all this, O Daitya, the supreme greatness of Viṣṇu. In Viṣṇu, the whole world abides; thus know, O scorcher of foes.)
O Daitya, listen to the supreme greatness of Viṣṇu. Know, O scorcher of foes, that the entire world abides in Viṣṇu.
सृजत्येष महाबाहो भूतग्रामं चराचरम्। एष चाक्षिपते काले काले विसृजते पुनः ॥ अस्मिन्गच्छन्ति विलयमस्माच्च प्रभवन्त्युत ॥१२-२७१-८॥
sṛjaty eṣa mahābāho bhūtagrāmaṃ carācaram। eṣa cākṣipate kāle kāle visṛjate punaḥ ॥ asmin gacchanti vilayam asmāc ca prabhavanty uta ॥12-271-8॥
[सृजति (sṛjati) - creates; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one); महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed (one); भूतग्रामम् (bhūtagrāmam) - the multitude of beings; चराचरम् (carācaram) - moving and unmoving; एषः (eṣaḥ) - this (one); च (ca) - and; आक्षिपते (ākṣipate) - withdraws; काले काले (kāle kāle) - from time to time; विसृजते (visṛjate) - sends forth; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; अस्मिन् (asmin) - into this (one); गच्छन्ति (gacchanti) - go; विलयम् (vilayam) - to dissolution; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this (one); च (ca) - and; प्रभवन्ति (prabhavanti) - arise; उत (uta) - indeed;]
(This (one), O mighty-armed, creates the multitude of beings, moving and unmoving. This (one) also withdraws (them) from time to time, and again sends (them) forth. Into this (one) (they) go to dissolution, and from this (one) (they) indeed arise.)
O mighty-armed one, this being creates the multitude of living and non-living entities. He also withdraws them periodically and again sends them forth. Into him they dissolve, and from him they indeed arise.
नैष दानवता शक्यस्तपसा नैव चेज्यया। सम्प्राप्तुमिन्द्रियाणां तु संयमेनैव शक्यते ॥१२-२७१-९॥
naiṣa dānavatā śakyastapasā naiva cejyayā। samprāptumindriyāṇāṃ tu saṃyamenai va śakyate॥12-271-9॥
[नैष (naiṣa) - not this; दानवता (dānavatā) - by gift; शक्यः (śakyaḥ) - possible; तपसा (tapasā) - by austerity; नैव (naiva) - not indeed; च (ca) - and; इज्यया (ijyayā) - by sacrifice; सम्प्राप्तुम् (samprāptum) - to be attained; इन्द्रियाणां (indriyāṇāṃ) - of the senses; तु (tu) - but; संयमेनैव (saṃyamenai va) - only by restraint; शक्यते (śakyate) - is possible;]
(Not this by gift is possible, by austerity not indeed and by sacrifice; to be attained of the senses but only by restraint is possible.)
This cannot be attained by giving gifts, nor by austerity, nor by sacrifice; it can be attained only by restraint of the senses.
बाह्ये चाभ्यन्तरे चैव कर्मणा मनसि स्थितः। निर्मलीकुरुते बुद्ध्या सोऽमुत्रानन्त्यमश्नुते ॥१२-२७१-१०॥
bāhye cābhyantare caiva karmaṇā manasi sthitaḥ। nirmalīkurute buddhyā so'mutrānantyamaśnute ॥12-271-10॥
[बाह्ये (bāhye) - in the external; च (ca) - and; अभ्यन्तरे (abhyantare) - in the internal; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; मनसि (manasi) - in the mind; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; निर्मलीकुरुते (nirmalīkurute) - purifies; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect; सः (saḥ) - he; अमित्र (amutra) - there (in the hereafter); अनन्त्यम् (anantyam) - the endless (eternal); अश्नुते (aśnute) - attains;]
(Situated in both the external and internal by action in the mind, he purifies (himself) by intellect; he attains the endless (eternal) there (in the hereafter).)
He who, established in both the external and internal through action in the mind, purifies himself by intellect, attains the eternal in the hereafter.
यथा हिरण्यकर्ता वै रूप्यमग्नौ विशोधयेत्। बहुशोऽतिप्रयत्नेन महतात्मकृतेन ह ॥१२-२७१-११॥
yathā hiraṇyakartā vai rūpyamagnau viśodhayet। bahuśo'tiprayatnena mahatātmakṛtena ha ॥12-271-11॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; हिरण्यकर्ता (hiraṇyakartā) - goldsmith; वै (vai) - indeed; रूप्यम् (rūpyam) - silver; अग्नौ (agnau) - in fire; विशोधयेत् (viśodhayet) - purifies; बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times; अतिप्रयत्नेन (atiprayatnena) - with great effort; महतात्मकृतेन (mahatātmakṛtena) - by a great act; ह (ha) - indeed;]
(Just as a goldsmith indeed purifies silver in fire, many times, with great effort, by a great act, indeed.)
Just as a goldsmith purifies silver in fire, again and again, with great effort and by a great act, so too...
तद्वज्जातिशतैर्जीवः शुध्यतेऽल्पेन कर्मणा। यत्नेन महता चैवाप्येकजातौ विशुध्यते ॥१२-२७१-१२॥
tadvajjātiśatairjīvaḥ śudhyate'lpena karmaṇā। yatnena mahatā caivāpyekajātau viśudhyate ॥12-271-12॥
[तद्वत् (tadvat) - in that manner; जातिशतैः (jātiśataiḥ) - by hundreds of births; जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the living being; शुध्यते (śudhyate) - is purified; अल्पेन (alpena) - by little; कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort; महता (mahatā) - by great; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अपि (api) - even; एकजातौ (ekajātau) - in one birth; विशुध्यते (viśudhyate) - is completely purified;]
(In that manner, by hundreds of births, the living being is purified by little action; by great effort indeed even in one birth, is completely purified.)
Just as, over hundreds of births, a living being is gradually purified by small actions, so too, with great effort, one can become completely purified even in a single birth.
लीलयाल्पं यथा गात्रात्प्रमृज्यादात्मनो रजः। बहु यत्नेन महता दोषनिर्हरणं तथा ॥१२-२७१-१३॥
līlayālpaṃ yathā gātrāt pramṛjyād ātmano rajaḥ। bahu yatnena mahatā doṣa-nirharaṇaṃ tathā ॥12-271-13॥
[लीलया (līlayā) - with ease; अल्पं (alpaṃ) - a little; यथा (yathā) - just as; गात्रात् (gātrāt) - from the body; प्रमृज्यात् (pramṛjyāt) - should wipe off; आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of oneself; रजः (rajaḥ) - dust; बहु (bahu) - much; यत्नेन (yatnena) - with effort; महता (mahatā) - great; दोष-निर्हरणं (doṣa-nirharaṇaṃ) - removal of faults; तथा (tathā) - in the same way;]
(With ease, just as one should wipe off a little dust from one's body, in the same way, the removal of faults (requires) much great effort.)
Just as one can easily wipe a little dust from the body, so too, the removal of great faults requires much effort.
यथा चाल्पेन माल्येन वासितं तिलसर्षपम्। न मुञ्चति स्वकं गन्धं तद्वत्सूक्ष्मस्य दर्शनम् ॥१२-२७१-१४॥
yathā cālpena mālyena vāsitaṃ tilasarṣapam। na muñcati svakaṃ gandhaṃ tadvatsūkṣmasya darśanam ॥12-271-14॥
[यथा (yathā) - just as; च (ca) - and; अल्पेन (alpena) - by little; माल्येन (mālyena) - by a garland; वासितं (vāsitaṃ) - perfumed; तिलसर्षपम् (tilasarṣapam) - sesame or mustard seed; न (na) - not; मुञ्चति (muñcati) - releases; स्वकं (svakaṃ) - its own; गन्धं (gandhaṃ) - fragrance; तद्वत् (tadvat) - so also; सूक्ष्मस्य (sūkṣmasya) - of the subtle; दर्शनम् (darśanam) - perception;]
(Just as a sesame or mustard seed, even when perfumed with a little garland, does not release its own fragrance, so also is the perception of the subtle.)
Just as a sesame or mustard seed, even when perfumed with a small garland, does not give up its own scent, so too is the perception of the subtle.
तदेव बहुभिर्माल्यैर्वास्यमानं पुनः पुनः। विमुञ्चति स्वकं गन्धं माल्यगन्धेऽवतिष्ठति ॥१२-२७१-१५॥
tadeva bahubhir mālyair vāsyamānaṃ punaḥ punaḥ। vimuñcati svakaṃ gandhaṃ mālyagandhe'vatiṣṭhati ॥12-271-15॥
[तत् (tat) - that; एव (eva) - indeed; बहुभिः (bahubhiḥ) - by many; माल्यैः (mālyaiḥ) - with garlands; वास्यमानं (vāsyamānaṃ) - being perfumed; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; विमुञ्चति (vimuñcati) - releases; स्वकम् (svakam) - its own; गन्धम् (gandham) - fragrance; माल्यगन्धे (mālyagandhe) - in the scent of garlands; अवतिष्ठति (avatiṣṭhati) - remains;]
(That indeed, being perfumed by many garlands again and again, releases its own fragrance; in the scent of garlands it remains.)
That (object), though repeatedly perfumed by many garlands, continually emits its own fragrance and persists with the scent of the garlands.
एवं जातिशतैर्युक्तो गुणैरेव प्रसङ्गिषु। बुद्ध्या निवर्तते दोषो यत्नेनाभ्यासजेन वै ॥१२-२७१-१६॥
evaṃ jātiśatairyukto guṇaireva prasaṅgiṣu| buddhyā nivartate doṣo yatnenābhyāsajena vai ॥12-271-16॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; जाति-शतैः (jāti-śataiḥ) - by hundreds of births; युक्तः (yuktaḥ) - endowed; गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - with qualities; एव (eva) - indeed; प्रसङ्गिषु (prasaṅgiṣu) - in attachments; बुद्ध्या (buddhyā) - by intellect; निवर्तते (nivartate) - is turned away; दोषः (doṣaḥ) - fault; यत्नेन (yatnena) - by effort; अभ्यासजेन (abhyāsajena) - arising from practice; वै (vai) - indeed;]
(Thus, endowed with hundreds of births, with qualities indeed in attachments, by intellect the fault is turned away by effort arising from practice indeed.)
Thus, even when one is endowed with hundreds of births and qualities in attachments, the fault is removed by intellect and by effort born of practice.
कर्मणा स्वेन रक्तानि विरक्तानि च दानव। यथा कर्मविशेषांश्च प्राप्नुवन्ति तथा शृणु ॥१२-२७१-१७॥
karmaṇā svena raktāni viraktāni ca dānava। yathā karmaviśeṣāṃśca prāpnuvanti tathā śṛṇu ॥12-271-17॥
[कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by action; by deed; स्वेन (svena) - by one's own; by his own; रक्तानि (raktāni) - attached; fond; विरक्तानि (viraktāni) - dispassionate; detached; च (ca) - and; दानव (dānava) - O Dānava; O demon; यथा (yathā) - as; just as; कर्मविशेषान् (karmaviśeṣān) - particular actions; special deeds; च (ca) - and; प्राप्नुवन्ति (prāpnuvanti) - they obtain; they attain; तथा (tathā) - so; in that way; शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; listen;]
(By action, by one's own, attached, detached, and, O Dānava, as, particular actions, and, they obtain, so, hear.)
O Dānava, beings become attached or detached by their own actions. Just as they attain particular results according to their actions, so listen.
यथा च सम्प्रवर्तन्ते यस्मिंस्तिष्ठन्ति वा विभो। तत्तेऽनुपूर्व्या व्याख्यास्ये तदिहैकमनाः शृणु ॥१२-२७१-१८॥
yathā ca sampravartante yasmiṃstiṣṭhanti vā vibho। tatte'nupūrvyā vyākhyāsyē tadihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu ॥12-271-18॥
[यथा (yathā) - as; in what manner; च (ca) - and; सम्प्रवर्तन्ते (sampravartante) - proceed; are set in motion; यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which; wherein; तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - stand; remain; वा (vā) - or; विभो (vibho) - O mighty one; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - to you; अनुपूर्व्या (anupūrvyā) - in sequence; in order; व्याख्यास्ये (vyākhyāsyē) - I shall explain; तत् (tat) - that; इह (iha) - here; एकमनाः (ekamanāḥ) - with one mind; attentively; शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen; १२-२७१-१८ (12-271-18) - 12-271-18;]
(As and proceed in which stand or O mighty one, that to you in sequence I shall explain, that here with one mind listen.)
O mighty one, I shall explain to you in sequence how things proceed and in which they stand; therefore, listen here with one-pointed mind.
अनादिनिधनः श्रीमान्हरिर्नारायणः प्रभुः। स वै सृजति भूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च ॥१२-२७१-१९॥
anādinidhanaḥ śrīmān harir nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ। sa vai sṛjati bhūtāni sthāvarāṇi carāṇi ca ॥12-271-19॥
[अनादिनिधनः (anādinidhanaḥ) - without beginning or end; श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - possessed of fortune; हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Vishnu); नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Nārāyaṇa; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord; सः (saḥ) - he; वै (vai) - indeed; सृजति (sṛjati) - creates; भूतानि (bhūtāni) - beings; स्थावराणि (sthāvarāṇi) - immovable (beings); चराणि (carāṇi) - movable (beings); च (ca) - and;]
(The Lord Nārāyaṇa, Hari, possessed of fortune, without beginning or end, he indeed creates beings, both immovable and movable.)
The illustrious Lord Nārāyaṇa, Hari, who is without beginning or end, is the one who indeed creates all beings, both immovable and movable.
एष सर्वेषु भूतेषु क्षरश्चाक्षर एव च। एकादशविकारात्मा जगत्पिबति रश्मिभिः ॥१२-२७१-२०॥
eṣa sarveṣu bhūteṣu kṣaraś cākṣara eva ca। ekādaśa-vikārātmā jagat pibati raśmibhiḥ ॥12-271-20॥
[एष (eṣa) - this; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all; भूतेषु (bhūteṣu) - in beings; क्षरः (kṣaraḥ) - perishable; च (ca) - and; अक्षरः (akṣaraḥ) - imperishable; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; एकादशविकारात्मा (ekādaśa-vikārātmā) - having the nature of eleven modifications; जगत् (jagat) - the world; पिबति (pibati) - drinks; रश्मिभिः (raśmibhiḥ) - with rays;]
(This, in all beings, is both perishable and imperishable indeed; having the nature of eleven modifications, the world drinks with rays.)
This principle, present in all beings, is both perishable and imperishable; possessing the nature of eleven modifications, it pervades the world through its rays.
पादौ तस्य महीं विद्धि मूर्धानं दिवमेव च। बाहवस्तु दिशो दैत्य श्रोत्रमाकाशमेव च ॥१२-२७१-२१॥
pādau tasya mahīṃ viddhi mūrdhānaṃ divam eva ca। bāhavas tu diśo daitya śrotram ākāśam eva ca ॥12-271-21॥
[पादौ (pādau) - feet; (dual) तस्य (tasya) - of him; (genitive singular) महीं (mahīṃ) - earth; (accusative singular) विद्धि (viddhi) - know; (imperative singular) मूर्धानं (mūrdhānam) - head; (accusative singular) दिवम् (divam) - heaven; (accusative singular) एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; बाहवः (bāhavaḥ) - arms; (plural) तु (tu) - but; दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions; (plural) दैत्य (daitya) - O Daitya; (vocative singular) श्रोत्रम् (śrotram) - ears; (accusative singular) आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky; (accusative singular) एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and;]
(Know his feet as the earth, his head as heaven indeed and; but his arms, O Daitya, as the directions; his ears as the sky indeed and.)
O Daitya, know his feet to be the earth, his head to be heaven, his arms as the directions, and his ears as the sky.
तस्य तेजोमयः सूर्यो मनश्चन्द्रमसि स्थितम्। बुद्धिर्ज्ञानगता नित्यं रसस्त्वप्सु प्रवर्तते ॥१२-२७१-२२॥
tasya tejomayaḥ sūryo manaścandramasi sthitam। buddhirjñānagatā nityaṃ rasastvapsu pravartate ॥12-271-22॥
[तस्य (tasya) - of him; तेजोमयः (tejomayaḥ) - full of light; सूर्यः (sūryaḥ) - the sun; मनः (manaḥ) - mind; चन्द्रमसि (candramasi) - in the moon; स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated; बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect; ज्ञानगता (jñānagatā) - gone to knowledge; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; रसः (rasaḥ) - essence; तु (tu) - but; अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters; प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - moves;]
(Of him, the sun is full of light; the mind is situated in the moon; the intellect always goes to knowledge; but the essence moves in the waters.)
His sun is full of light, his mind is established in the moon, his intellect is always engaged in knowledge, and his essence flows in the waters.
भ्रुवोरनन्तरास्तस्य ग्रहा दानवसत्तम। नक्षत्रचक्रं नेत्राभ्यां पादयोर्भूश्च दानव ॥१२-२७१-२३॥
bhruvoranantarāstasya grahā dānavasattama। nakṣatracakraṃ netrābhyāṃ pādayorbhūśca dānava ॥12-271-23॥
[भ्रुवोः (bhruvoḥ) - of the eyebrows; अनन्तराः (anantarāḥ) - immediately following; तस्य (tasya) - his; ग्रहाः (grahāḥ) - planets; दानवसत्तम (dānavasattama) - O best of Dānavas; नक्षत्रचक्रम् (nakṣatracakram) - circle of constellations; नेत्राभ्याम् (netrābhyām) - by the two eyes; पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - of the two feet; भूः (bhūḥ) - earth; च (ca) - and; दानव (dānava) - O Dānava;]
(O best of Dānavas, the planets are immediately following his eyebrows; the circle of constellations by the two eyes; the earth by the two feet, and, O Dānava.)
O best of Dānavas, the planets are just beyond his eyebrows; the circle of constellations is represented by his two eyes; the earth by his two feet, O Dānava.
रजस्तमश्च सत्त्वं च विद्धि नारायणात्मकम्। सोऽऽश्रमाणां मुखं तात कर्मणस्तत्फलं विदुः ॥१२-२७१-२४॥
rajastamaś ca sattvaṃ ca viddhi nārāyaṇātmakam। so'śramāṇāṃ mukhaṃ tāta karmaṇas tatphalaṃ viduḥ ॥12-271-24॥
[रजस् (rajas) - passion; तमः (tamaḥ) - darkness; च (ca) - and; सत्त्वं (sattvaṃ) - goodness; च (ca) - and; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; नारायणात्मकम् (nārāyaṇātmakam) - of the nature of Nārāyaṇa; सः (saḥ) - he; आश्रमाणां (āśramāṇām) - of the āśramas; मुखं (mukham) - chief; तात (tāta) - O dear one; कर्मणः (karmaṇaḥ) - of action; तत् (tat) - that; फलम् (phalam) - fruit; विदुः (viduḥ) - they know;]
(Passion, darkness, and goodness—know (these) to be of the nature of Nārāyaṇa. He, O dear one, (is) the chief of the āśramas; they know that as the fruit of action.)
Know that passion, darkness, and goodness are of the nature of Nārāyaṇa. He is regarded as the chief among the āśramas, O dear one, and they know that as the fruit of action.
अकर्मणः फलं चैव स एव परमव्ययः। छन्दांसि तस्य रोमाणि अक्षरं च सरस्वती ॥१२-२७१-२५॥
akarmaṇaḥ phalaṃ caiva sa eva paramavyayaḥ। chandāṃsi tasya romāṇi akṣaraṃ ca sarasvatī ॥12-271-25॥
[अकर्मणः (akarmaṇaḥ) - of the non-action; फलं (phalaṃ) - fruit; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सः (saḥ) - he; एव (eva) - indeed; परमव्ययः (paramavyayaḥ) - the supreme imperishable; छन्दांसि (chandāṃsi) - the Vedic metres; तस्य (tasya) - his; रोमाणि (romāṇi) - hairs; अक्षरम् (akṣaram) - the syllable; च (ca) - and; सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvati (goddess of speech);]
(Of the non-action, the fruit indeed, he indeed is the supreme imperishable; the Vedic metres are his hairs, the syllable and Sarasvati.)
He who is without action is himself the supreme imperishable; the Vedic metres are his hairs, the syllable and Sarasvati are also his.
बह्वाश्रयो बहुमुखो धर्मो हृदि समाश्रितः। स ब्रह्मपरमो धर्मस्तपश्च सदसच्च सः ॥१२-२७१-२६॥
bahvāśrayo bahumukho dharmo hṛdi samāśritaḥ। sa brahmaparamo dharmastapaśca sadasacca saḥ ॥12-271-26॥
[बहु (bahu) - much; many; आश्रयः (āśrayaḥ) - support; foundation; बहु (bahu) - much; many; मुखः (mukhaḥ) - face; aspect; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; righteousness; हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart; समाश्रितः (samāśritaḥ) - well-established; taken refuge; सः (saḥ) - he; that; ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman; the Absolute; परमः (paramaḥ) - supreme; धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma; righteousness; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; penance; च (ca) - and; सत् (sat) - truth; existence; असत् (asat) - non-truth; non-existence; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; that;]
(Much-supported, many-faced dharma, well-established in the heart; that is the supreme Brahman, that dharma is austerity, and both truth and non-truth, that.)
Dharma, which is supported by many, has many aspects, and is firmly established in the heart, is the supreme Brahman; that dharma is also austerity, and it is both truth and non-truth.
श्रुतिशास्त्रग्रहोपेतः षोडशर्त्विक्क्रतुश्च सः। पितामहश्च विष्णुश्च सोऽश्विनौ स पुरंदरः ॥१२-२७१-२७॥
śrutiśāstragrahopetaḥ ṣoḍaśartvikkratuśca saḥ। pitāmahaśca viṣṇuśca so'śvinau sa puraṃdaraḥ ॥12-271-27॥
[श्रुति (śruti) - Veda; शास्त्र (śāstra) - scripture; ग्रह (graha) - acceptance; उपेतः (upetaḥ) - endowed with; षोडश (ṣoḍaśa) - sixteen; ऋत्विक् (ṛtvik) - priest; क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - sacrifice; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - grandfather; च (ca) - and; विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Viṣṇu; च (ca) - and; सः (saḥ) - he; अश्विनौ (aśvinau) - the Aśvins; सः (saḥ) - he; पुरंदरः (puraṃdaraḥ) - Indra;]
(Endowed with the acceptance of Veda and scripture, possessing sixteen priests and sacrifices, he is the grandfather, and Viṣṇu, and he is the Aśvins, he is Indra.)
He, endowed with the knowledge of Veda and scripture, possessing sixteen priests and sacrifices, is the grandfather, Viṣṇu, the Aśvins, and Indra.
मित्रश्च वरुणश्चैव यमोऽथ धनदस्तथा। ते पृथग्दर्शनास्तस्य संविदन्ति तथैकताम् ॥ एकस्य विद्धि देवस्य सर्वं जगदिदं वशे ॥१२-२७१-२८॥
mitraś ca varuṇaś caiva yamo’tha dhanadas tathā। te pṛthagdarśanās tasya saṁvidanti tathaikatām ॥ ekasya viddhi devasya sarvaṁ jagad idaṁ vaśe ॥12-271-28॥
[मित्रः (mitraḥ) - Mitra; (a Vedic deity; friend;) च (ca) - and; वरुणः (varuṇaḥ) - Varuṇa; (a Vedic deity; god of cosmic order;) च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama; (god of death;) अथ (atha) - and then; धनदः (dhanadaḥ) - Dhanada; (Kubera; giver of wealth;) तथा (tathā) - likewise; ते (te) - they; पृथक्-दर्शनाः (pṛthak-darśanāḥ) - of separate views; तस्य (tasya) - of him; संविदन्ति (saṁvidanti) - perceive; तथा (tathā) - thus; एकताम् (ekatām) - unity; एकस्य (ekasya) - of the one; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; देवस्य (devasya) - of the god; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; जगत् (jagat) - the world; इदं (idaṁ) - this; वशे (vaśe) - under control;]
(Mitra and Varuṇa and indeed Yama and then Dhanada likewise— they, of separate views, of him perceive thus unity. Of the one god know all this world is under (his) control.)
Mitra, Varuṇa, Yama, and Dhanada—though appearing as distinct, all perceive unity in him. Know that all this world is under the control of the one god.
नानाभूतस्य दैत्येन्द्र तस्यैकत्वं वदत्ययम्। जन्तुः पश्यति ज्ञानेन ततः सत्त्वं प्रकाशते ॥१२-२७१-२९॥
nānābhūtasya daityendra tasyai katvaṃ vadatyayam। jantuḥ paśyati jñānena tataḥ sattvaṃ prakāśate ॥12-271-29॥
[नानाभूतस्य (nānābhūtasya) - of the one who has become manifold; दैत्येन्द्र (daityendra) - O lord of the Daityas; तस्य (tasya) - his; एकत्वं (ekatvaṃ) - oneness; वदति (vadati) - speaks; अयम् (ayam) - this (one); जन्तुः (jantuḥ) - creature; पश्यति (paśyati) - sees; ज्ञानेन (jñānena) - by knowledge; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सत्त्वं (sattvaṃ) - the essence; प्रकाशते (prakāśate) - shines forth;]
(O lord of the Daityas, of the one who has become manifold, his oneness this (one) speaks. The creature sees by knowledge; then the essence shines forth.)
O lord of the Daityas, this being who has become manifold, his oneness is spoken of. The creature perceives by knowledge; then the true essence becomes manifest.
संहारविक्षेपसहस्रकोटी; स्तिष्ठन्ति जीवाः प्रचरन्ति चान्ये। प्रजाविसर्गस्य च पारिमाण्यं; वापीसहस्राणि बहूनि दैत्य ॥१२-२७१-३०॥
saṃhāravikṣepasahasrakoṭī; stiṣṭhanti jīvāḥ pracaranti cānye। prajāvisargasya ca pārimāṇyaṃ; vāpīsahasrāṇi bahūni daitya ॥12-271-30॥
[संहार (saṃhāra) - dissolution; विक्षेप (vikṣepa) - dispersion; सहस्र (sahasra) - thousand; कोटी (koṭī) - crore; स्तिष्ठन्ति (stiṣṭhanti) - stand; जीवाः (jīvāḥ) - living beings; प्रचरन्ति (pracaranti) - move about; च (ca) - and; अन्ये (anye) - others; प्रजा (prajā) - offspring; विसर्गस्य (visargasya) - of creation; च (ca) - and; पारिमाण्यं (pārimāṇyaṃ) - measure; वापी (vāpī) - pond; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; बहूनि (bahūni) - many; दैत्य (daitya) - O Daitya;]
(Dissolution, dispersion, thousands of crores; stand living beings, others move about. Of the creation of offspring and the measure; many thousands of ponds, O Daitya.)
O Daitya, there are thousands of crores of dissolutions and dispersions; some living beings stand, others move about. Regarding the creation of offspring and their measure, there are also many thousands of ponds.
वाप्यः पुनर्योजनविस्तृतास्ताः; क्रोशं च गम्भीरतयावगाढाः। आयामतः पञ्चशताश्च सर्वाः; प्रत्येकशो योजनतः प्रवृद्धाः ॥१२-२७१-३१॥
vāpyaḥ punaryojanavistṛtāstāḥ; krośaṃ ca gambhīratayāvagāḍhāḥ। āyāmataḥ pañcaśatāśca sarvāḥ; pratyekaśo yojanataḥ pravṛddhāḥ ॥12-271-31॥
[वाप्यः (vāpyaḥ) - reservoirs; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; योजन (yojana) - yojana (a measure of distance); विस्तृताः (vistṛtāḥ) - extended; ताः (tāḥ) - those; क्रोशं (krośam) - a krosha (distance measure); च (ca) - and; गम्भीरतया (gambhīratayā) - by depth; अवगाढाः (avagāḍhāḥ) - deep; आयामतः (āyāmataḥ) - in length; पञ्चशताः (pañcaśatāḥ) - five hundred; च (ca) - and; सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all; प्रत्येकशः (pratyekaśaḥ) - each; योजनतः (yojanataḥ) - by yojana; प्रवृद्धाः (pravṛddhāḥ) - expanded;]
(Reservoirs, again, those extended by yojana; a krosha and deep by depth; in length, all five hundred, and each expanded by yojana.)
The reservoirs, again, were each extended by a yojana; they were a krosha deep, five hundred in length, and all were expanded by a yojana each.
वाप्या जलं क्षिप्यति वालकोट्या; त्वह्ना सकृच्चाप्यथ न द्वितीयम्। तासां क्षये विद्धि कृतं विसर्गं; संहारमेकं च तथा प्रजानाम् ॥१२-२७१-३२॥
vāpyā jalaṃ kṣipyati vālakotyā; tvahnā sakṛc cāpy atha na dvitīyam. tāsāṃ kṣaye viddhi kṛtaṃ visargaṃ; saṃhāram ekaṃ ca tathā prajānām ॥12-271-32॥
[वाप्या (vāpyā) - from the reservoir; जलम् (jalam) - water; क्षिप्यति (kṣipyati) - throws; वालकोट्या (vālakotyā) - with a tuft of hair; त्वह्ना (tvahnā) - by the sun; सकृत् (sakṛt) - once; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; अथ (atha) - then; न (na) - not; द्वितीयम् (dvitīyam) - a second time; तासाम् (tāsām) - of them; क्षये (kṣaye) - at the destruction; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; विसर्गम् (visargam) - emission; संहारम् (saṃhāram) - dissolution; एकम् (ekam) - one; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - likewise; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of beings;]
(From the reservoir, water is thrown with a tuft of hair; by the sun, once and not a second time. At their destruction, know that emission is done; likewise, one dissolution of beings.)
Water from the reservoir is thrown with a tuft of hair; by the sun, it happens only once and not a second time. When these are destroyed, know that emission has occurred; likewise, there is a single dissolution of beings.
षड्जीववर्णाः परमं प्रमाणं; कृष्णो धूम्रो नीलमथास्य मध्यम्। रक्तं पुनः सह्यतरं सुखं तु; हारिद्रवर्णं सुसुखं च शुक्लम् ॥१२-२७१-३३॥
ṣaḍjīvavarṇāḥ paramaṃ pramāṇaṃ; kṛṣṇo dhūmro nīlamathāsya madhyam. raktaṃ punaḥ sahyataraṃ sukhaṃ tu; hāridravarṇaṃ susukhaṃ ca śuklam ॥12-271-33॥
[षट् (ṣaṭ) - six; जीववर्णाः (jīvavarṇāḥ) - living-being colors; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - standard; कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - black; धूम्रः (dhūmraḥ) - smoky; नीलम् (nīlam) - blue; अथ (atha) - then; अस्य (asya) - of these; मध्यम् (madhyam) - middle; रक्तम् (raktam) - red; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; सह्यतरम् (sahyataram) - more endurable; सुखम् (sukham) - pleasant; तु (tu) - but; हारिद्रवर्णम् (hāridravarṇam) - yellow-colored; सुसुखम् (susukham) - very pleasant; च (ca) - and; शुक्लम् (śuklam) - white;]
(Six living-being colors are the supreme standard; black, smoky, and blue are the middle of these. Red again is more endurable and pleasant; yellow color is very pleasant and white.)
There are six colors of living beings considered the highest standard; among these, black, smoky, and blue are of medium quality. Red is again more endurable and pleasant; yellow is very pleasant, and white is the most pleasant.
परं तु शुक्लं विमलं विशोकं; गतक्लमं सिध्यति दानवेन्द्र। गत्वा तु योनिप्रभवानि दैत्य; सहस्रशः सिद्धिमुपैति जीवः ॥१२-२७१-३४॥
paraṃ tu śuklaṃ vimalaṃ viśokaṃ; gataklamaṃ sidhyati dānavendra. gatvā tu yoniprabhavāni daitya; sahasraśaḥ siddhimupaiti jīvaḥ ॥12-271-34॥
[परं (paraṃ) - supreme; तु (tu) - but; शुक्लं (śuklaṃ) - white; विमलं (vimalaṃ) - pure; विशोकं (viśokaṃ) - free from sorrow; गतक्लमं (gataklamaṃ) - free from fatigue; सिध्यति (sidhyati) - attains; दानवेन्द्र (dānavendra) - O lord of the Dānavas; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; तु (tu) - but; योनिप्रभवानि (yoniprabhavāni) - originated from wombs; दैत्य (daitya) - O Daitya; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; सिद्धिम् (siddhim) - perfection; उपैति (upaiti) - attains; जीवः (jīvaḥ) - the living being;]
(But the supreme, white, pure, sorrowless, free from fatigue is attained, O lord of the Dānavas. Having gone to womb-born existences, O Daitya, by thousands the living being attains perfection.)
But, O lord of the Dānavas, the supreme, white, pure, sorrowless, and fatigue-free state is attained. O Daitya, having entered thousands of womb-born existences, the living being attains perfection.
गतिं च यां दर्शनमाह देवो; गत्वा शुभं दर्शनमेव चाह। गतिः पुनर्वर्णकृता प्रजानां; वर्णस्तथा कालकृतोऽसुरेन्द्र ॥१२-२७१-३५॥
gatiṃ ca yāṃ darśanam āha devo; gatvā śubhaṃ darśanam eva ca āha। gatiḥ punaḥ varṇakṛtā prajānāṃ; varṇaḥ tathā kālakṛto'surendra ॥12-271-35॥
[गतिं (gatiṃ) - motion; च (ca) - and; यां (yāṃ) - which; दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight; आह (āha) - said; देवः (devaḥ) - the god; गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone; शुभं (śubham) - auspicious; दर्शनम् (darśanam) - sight; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; आह (āha) - said; गतिः (gatiḥ) - motion; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; वर्णकृता (varṇakṛtā) - made by caste; प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of beings; वर्णः (varṇaḥ) - caste; तथा (tathā) - likewise; कालकृतः (kālakṛtaḥ) - made by time; असुरेन्द्र (asurendra) - O lord of asuras;]
(And the god said the motion which is sight; having gone, indeed he said the auspicious sight also. Motion again is made by caste of beings; caste likewise is made by time, O lord of asuras.)
The god described the motion as sight; after going, he also called the auspicious sight. Motion for beings is determined by caste, and caste, O lord of asuras, is likewise determined by time.
शतं सहस्राणि चतुर्दशेह; परा गतिर्जीवगुणस्य दैत्य। आरोहणं तत्कृतमेव विद्धि; स्थानं तथा निःसरणं च तेषाम् ॥१२-२७१-३६॥
śataṃ sahasrāṇi caturdaśeha; parā gatir jīvaguṇasya daitya. ārohaṇaṃ tat kṛtam eva viddhi; sthānaṃ tathā niḥsaraṇaṃ ca teṣām ॥12-271-36॥
[शतं (śatam) - hundred; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; चतुर्दश (caturdaśa) - fourteen; इह (iha) - here; परा (parā) - supreme; गतिः (gatiḥ) - state; जीवगुणस्य (jīvaguṇasya) - of the quality of the soul; दैत्य (daitya) - O Daitya; आरोहणं (ārohaṇam) - ascent; तत् (tat) - that; कृतम् (kṛtam) - done; एव (eva) - indeed; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; स्थानं (sthānam) - state; तथा (tathā) - likewise; निःसरणं (niḥsaraṇam) - emergence; च (ca) - and; तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them;]
(Hundred thousands fourteen here; supreme state of the quality of the soul, O Daitya. Ascent that done indeed know; state likewise emergence and of them.)
O Daitya, here are fourteen hundred thousand (cycles); know that the supreme state of the quality of the soul is ascent, and likewise, their state and emergence.
कृष्णस्य वर्णस्य गतिर्निकृष्टा; स मज्जते नरके पच्यमानः। स्थानं तथा दुर्गतिभिस्तु तस्य; प्रजाविसर्गान्सुबहून्वदन्ति ॥१२-२७१-३७॥
kṛṣṇasya varṇasya gatir nikṛṣṭā; sa majjate narake pacyamānaḥ. sthānaṃ tathā durgatibhis tu tasya; prajāvisargān subahūn vadanti ॥12-271-37॥
[कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - of black; (from kṛṣṇa - black, dark;) of; belonging to; (genitive singular); वर्णस्य (varṇasya) - of color; (from varṇa - color, caste, class;) of; belonging to; (genitive singular); गतिः (gatiḥ) - state; condition; movement; (from gam - to go;) निकृष्टा (nikṛṣṭā) - inferior; low; (from ni- + kṛṣṭa - pulled down, degraded;) सः (saḥ) - he; that; मज्जते (majjate) - sinks; immerses; (from majj - to sink, immerse;) नरके (narake) - in hell; (from naraka - hell;) पच्यमानः (pacyamānaḥ) - being cooked; tormented; (from pac - to cook, to torment;) स्थानम् (sthānam) - place; position; (from sthā - to stand;) तथा (tathā) - likewise; so; दुर्गतिभिः (durgatibhiḥ) - by bad states; by evil destinies; (from durgati - bad state, misfortune;) तु (tu) - but; however; तस्य (tasya) - of him; his; (genitive singular); प्रजा-विसर्गान् (prajā-visargān) - offspring emissions; generations; (from prajā - offspring, visarga - emission, creation;) सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many; numerous; (from su- + bahu - much, many;) वदन्ति (vadanti) - they say; they speak; (from vad - to speak, say;);]
(Of black color the state is inferior; he sinks in hell being tormented. The place likewise by bad states but of him; very many offspring emissions they say.)
The condition of one of black color is considered inferior; he sinks into hell, being tormented. Likewise, his place is said to be among many evil destinies; they say he has numerous generations of offspring.
शतं सहस्राणि ततश्चरित्वा; प्राप्नोति वर्णं हरितं तु पश्चात्। स चैव तस्मिन्निवसत्यनीशो; युगक्षये तमसा संवृतात्मा ॥१२-२७१-३८॥
śataṃ sahasrāṇi tataś caritvā; prāpnoti varṇaṃ haritaṃ tu paścāt. sa caiva tasminnivasaty anīśo; yugakṣaye tamasā saṃvṛtātmā ॥12-271-38॥
[शतं (śatam) - hundred; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; ततः (tataḥ) - then; चरित्वा (caritvā) - having wandered; प्राप्नोति (prāpnoti) - attains; वर्णं (varṇam) - color; हरितं (haritam) - green; तु (tu) - but; पश्चात् (paścāt) - afterwards; सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that; निवसति (nivasati) - dwells; अनीशः (anīśaḥ) - powerless; युगक्षये (yugakṣaye) - at the end of the age; तमसा (tamasā) - by darkness; संवृतात्मा (saṃvṛtātmā) - with self covered;]
(Having wandered for hundreds and thousands (of years), then he attains the green color afterwards. And he, indeed, dwells in that, powerless, at the end of the age, with self covered by darkness.)
After wandering for hundreds and thousands of years, he then attains a green color. Thereafter, he dwells there, powerless, at the end of the age, his self enveloped in darkness.
स वै यदा सत्त्वगुणेन युक्त; स्तमो व्यपोहन्घटते स्वबुद्ध्या। स लोहितं वर्णमुपैति नीलो; मनुष्यलोके परिवर्तते च ॥१२-२७१-३९॥
sa vai yadā sattvaguṇena yukta; stamo vyapohan ghaṭate svabuddhyā. sa lohitaṃ varṇam upaiti nīlo; manuṣyaloke parivartate ca ॥12-271-39॥
[स (sa) - he; वै (vai) - indeed; यदा (yadā) - when; सत्त्वगुणेन (sattvaguṇena) - by the quality of sattva; युक्त (yukta) - endowed; स्तमो (stamo) - tamas; व्यपोहन् (vyapohan) - removing; घटते (ghaṭate) - acts; स्वबुद्ध्या (svabuddhyā) - by his own intellect; स (sa) - he; लोहितं (lohitaṃ) - red; वर्णम् (varṇam) - color; उपैति (upaiti) - attains; नीलः (nīlaḥ) - the blue one; मनुष्यलोके (manuṣyaloke) - in the world of men; परिवर्तते (parivartate) - transforms; च (ca) - and;]
(He indeed, when endowed with the quality of sattva, removing tamas, acts by his own intellect. He, the blue one, attains red color and transforms in the world of men.)
When he is endowed with the quality of sattva and removes tamas, he acts by his own intellect. The blue one then attains a red color and transforms in the world of men.
स तत्र संहारविसर्गमेव; स्वकर्मजैर्बन्धनैः क्लिश्यमानः। ततः स हारिद्रमुपैति वर्णं; संहारविक्षेपशते व्यतीते ॥१२-२७१-४०॥
sa tatra saṃhāravisargameva; svakarmajairbandhanaiḥ kliśyamānaḥ. tataḥ sa hāridramupaiti varṇaṃ; saṃhāravikṣepaśate vyatīte ॥12-271-40॥
[स (sa) - he; तत्र (tatra) - there; संहारविसर्गम् (saṃhāravisargam) - dissolution-emission; एव (eva) - indeed; स्वकर्मजैः (svakarmajaiḥ) - by his own actions-born; बन्धनैः (bandhanaiḥ) - by bonds; क्लिश्यमानः (kliśyamānaḥ) - being afflicted; ततः (tataḥ) - then; स (sa) - he; हारिद्रम् (hāridram) - yellow; उपैति (upaiti) - attains; वर्णम् (varṇam) - color; संहारविक्षेपशते (saṃhāravikṣepaśate) - hundreds of dissolutions and dispersions; व्यतीते (vyatīte) - having passed;]
(He there indeed (experiences) only dissolution-emission; being afflicted by bonds born of his own actions. Then he attains the yellow color, after hundreds of dissolutions and dispersions have passed.)
There, he undergoes only dissolution and emission, suffering from bonds created by his own actions. After hundreds of cycles of dissolution and dispersion have passed, he attains a yellow color.
हारिद्रवर्णस्तु प्रजाविसर्गा; न्सहस्रशस्तिष्ठति सञ्चरन्वै। अविप्रमुक्तो निरये च दैत्य; ततः सहस्राणि दशापराणि ॥१२-२७१-४१॥
hāridravarṇastu prajāvisargā; nsahasraśastiṣṭhati sañcaranvai। avipramukto niraye ca daitya; tataḥ sahasrāṇi daśāparāṇi ॥12-271-41॥
[हारिद्रवर्णः (hāridravarṇaḥ) - of turmeric color; तु (tu) - but; प्रजा-विसर्गात् (prajā-visargāt) - from the emission of beings; सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - by thousands; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains; सञ्चरन् (sañcaran) - moving; वै (vai) - indeed; अविप्रमुक्तः (avipramuktaḥ) - not released; निरये (niraye) - in hell; च (ca) - and; दैत्यः (daityaḥ) - the demon; ततः (tataḥ) - then; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; दश (daśa) - ten; अपराणि (aparāṇi) - other;]
(Of turmeric color but from the emission of beings, by thousands remains moving indeed. Not released in hell and the demon, then thousands ten other.)
But of turmeric color, from the emission of beings, the demon remains moving by thousands. Not released in hell, then for another ten thousand (years).
गतीः सहस्राणि च पञ्च तस्य; चत्वारि संवर्तकृतानि चैव। विमुक्तमेनं निरयाच्च विद्धि; सर्वेषु चान्येषु च सम्भवेषु ॥१२-२७१-४२॥
gatīḥ sahasrāṇi ca pañca tasya; catvāri saṁvartakṛtāni caiva. vimuktam enaṁ nirayāc ca viddhi; sarveṣu ca anyeṣu ca sambhaveṣu ॥12-271-42॥
[गतीः (gatīḥ) - paths; सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands; च (ca) - and; पञ्च (pañca) - five; तस्य (tasya) - of him; चत्वारि (catvāri) - four; संवर्तकृतानि (saṁvartakṛtāni) - causing dissolution; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; विमुक्तम् (vimuktam) - liberated; एनम् (enam) - this one; निरयात् (nirayāt) - from hell; च (ca) - and; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all; च (ca) - and; अन्येषु (anyeṣu) - other; च (ca) - and; सम्भवेषु (sambhaveṣu) - births;]
(Paths thousands and five of him; four causing dissolution indeed and. Liberated this one from hell and know; in all and other and births.)
Know that he has thousands and five paths; and four that cause dissolution. Know this one as liberated from hell, and in all other births.
स देवलोके विहरत्यभीक्ष्णं; ततश्च्युतो मानुषतामुपैति। संहारविक्षेपशतानि चाष्टौ; मर्त्येषु तिष्ठन्नमृतत्वमेति ॥१२-२७१-४३॥
sa devaloke viharatyabhīkṣṇaṃ; tataś cyuto mānuṣatām upaiti. saṃhāra-vikṣepa-śatāni ca aṣṭau; martyeṣu tiṣṭhan amṛtatvam eti ॥12-271-43॥
[स (sa) - he; देवलोके (devaloke) - in the world of the gods; विहरति (viharati) - dwells; अभीक्ष्णं (abhīkṣṇam) - constantly; ततः (tataḥ) - then; च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen; मानुषताम् (mānuṣatām) - human state; उपैति (upaiti) - attains; संहार (saṃhāra) - destruction; विक्षेप (vikṣepa) - distraction; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; च (ca) - and; अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight; मर्त्येषु (martyeṣu) - among mortals; तिष्ठन् (tiṣṭhan) - remaining; अमृतत्वम् (amṛtatvam) - immortality; एति (eti) - attains;]
(He dwells constantly in the world of the gods; then, having fallen, he attains a human state. Hundreds of destructions and distractions, and eight (types); remaining among mortals, he attains immortality.)
He constantly resides in the world of the gods; then, when he falls, he is born as a human. Amidst hundreds of destructions and distractions, and eight (kinds), while living among mortals, he attains immortality.
सोऽस्मादथ भ्रश्यति कालयोगा; त्कृष्णे तले तिष्ठति सर्वकष्टे। यथा त्वयं सिध्यति जीवलोक; स्तत्तेऽभिधास्याम्यसुरप्रवीर ॥१२-२७१-४४॥
so'smādatha bhraśyati kālayogāt kṛṣṇe tale tiṣṭhati sarvakaṣṭe। yathā tvayaṃ sidhyati jīvalokaḥ tat te'bhidhāsyāmy asurapravīra ॥12-271-44॥
[सः (saḥ) - he; अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this; अथ (atha) - then; भ्रश्यति (bhraśyati) - falls away; कालयोगात् (kālayogāt) - by the conjunction of time; कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - in darkness; तले (tale) - at the base; तिष्ठति (tiṣṭhati) - remains; सर्वकष्टे (sarvakaṣṭe) - in all distress; यथा (yathā) - just as; त्वयम् (tvayam) - by you; सिध्यति (sidhyati) - is accomplished; जीवलोकः (jīvalokaḥ) - the world of living beings; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - to you; अभिधास्यामि (abhidhāsyāmi) - I shall declare; असुरप्रवीर (asurapravīra) - O chief of Asuras;]
(He then falls away from this by the conjunction of time; in darkness, at the base, he remains in all distress. Just as by you the world of living beings is accomplished, that I shall declare to you, O chief of Asuras.)
He falls from this state due to the influence of time; in darkness and at the lowest point, he remains in all suffering. Just as the world of living beings is sustained by you, I will explain that to you, O chief of the Asuras.
दैवानि स व्यूहशतानि सप्त; रक्तो हरिद्रोऽथ तथैव शुक्लः। संश्रित्य सन्धावति शुक्लमेत; मष्टापरानर्च्यतमान्स लोकान् ॥१२-२७१-४५॥
daivāni sa vyūhaśatāni sapta; rakto haridro'tha tathaiva śuklaḥ। saṃśritya sandhāvati śuklameta; maṣṭāparānarcyatamāns lokān ॥12-271-45॥
[दैवानि (daivāni) - divine; स (sa) - he; व्यूहशतानि (vyūhaśatāni) - arrays hundreds; सप्त (sapta) - seven; रक्तः (raktaḥ) - red; हरिद्रः (haridraḥ) - yellow; अथ (atha) - then; तथैव (tathaiva) - likewise; शुक्लः (śuklaḥ) - white; संश्रित्य (saṃśritya) - having resorted to; सन्धावति (sandhāvati) - runs; शुक्लम् (śuklam) - white; एत (eta) - this; मष्ट (maṣṭa) - eight; अपरान् (aparān) - other; अर्च्यतमान् (arcyatamān) - most worshipped; स (sa) - he; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds;]
(Divine he arrays hundreds seven; red yellow then likewise white. Having resorted to white this, he runs; eight other most worshipped worlds he.)
He arranges seven hundreds of divine arrays; red, yellow, and likewise white. Resorting to this white, he runs; he worships eight other most revered worlds.
अष्टौ च षष्टिं च शतानि यानि; मनोविरुद्धानि महाद्युतीनाम्। शुक्लस्य वर्णस्य परा गतिर्या; त्रीण्येव रुद्धानि महानुभाव ॥१२-२७१-४६॥
aṣṭau ca ṣaṣṭiṃ ca śatāni yāni; manoviruddhāni mahādyutīnām। śuklasya varṇasya parā gatiryā; trīṇyeva ruddhāni mahānubhāva ॥12-271-46॥
[अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight; च (ca) - and; षष्टिं (ṣaṣṭim) - sixty; च (ca) - and; शतानि (śatāni) - hundreds; यानि (yāni) - which; मनोविरुद्धानि (manoviruddhāni) - opposed to the mind; महाद्युतीनाम् (mahādyutīnām) - of the greatly radiant ones; शुक्लस्य (śuklasya) - of the pure (white); वर्णस्य (varṇasya) - of the color; परा (parā) - supreme; गतिः (gatiḥ) - state; या (yā) - which; त्रीणि (trīṇi) - three; एव (eva) - only; रुद्धानि (ruddhāni) - restrained; महानुभाव (mahānubhāva) - O greatly illustrious one;]
(Eight and sixty and hundreds which are opposed to the mind of the greatly radiant ones; of the pure color, the supreme state which, only three are restrained, O greatly illustrious one.)
O greatly illustrious one, there are eight, sixty, and hundreds which are opposed to the mind of the greatly radiant; of the pure color, only three are restrained in the supreme state.
संहारविक्षेपमनिष्टमेकं; चत्वारि चान्यानि वसत्यनीशः। षष्ठस्य वर्णस्य परा गतिर्या; सिद्धा विशिष्टस्य गतक्लमस्य ॥१२-२७१-४७॥
saṃhāravikṣepam aniṣṭam ekaṃ; catvāri ca anyāni vasati anīśaḥ। ṣaṣṭhasya varṇasya parā gatir yā; siddhā viśiṣṭasya gataklamasya ॥12-271-47॥
[संहार (saṃhāra) - destruction; विक्षेपम् (vikṣepam) - distraction; अनिष्टम् (aniṣṭam) - undesirable; एकम् (ekam) - one; चत्वारि (catvāri) - four; च (ca) - and; अन्यानि (anyāni) - others; वसति (vasati) - dwelling; अनीशः (anīśaḥ) - powerless; षष्ठस्य (ṣaṣṭhasya) - of the sixth; वर्णस्य (varṇasya) - of the letter; परा (parā) - supreme; गतिः (gatiḥ) - attainment; या (yā) - which; सिद्धा (siddhā) - accomplished; विशिष्टस्य (viśiṣṭasya) - of the distinguished; गतक्लमस्य (gataklamasya) - of the one whose fatigue is gone;]
(Destruction, distraction, and the undesirable are one; and four others dwell powerless. Of the sixth letter, the supreme attainment which is accomplished is of the distinguished one whose fatigue is gone.)
Destruction, distraction, and the undesirable are one; four other states exist but are powerless. The supreme attainment of the sixth letter is accomplished by the distinguished one whose fatigue has departed.
सप्तोत्तरं तेषु वसत्यनीशः; संहारविक्षेपशतं सशेषम्। तस्मादुपावृत्य मनुष्यलोके; ततो महान्मानुषतामुपैति ॥१२-२७१-४८॥
sapto'ttaraṃ teṣu vasaty anīśaḥ; saṃhāra-vikṣepa-śataṃ saśeṣam। tasmād upāvṛtya manuṣya-loke; tato mahān mānuṣatām upaiti ॥12-271-48॥
[सप्तोत्तरम् (sapto'ttaram) - seven plus; (i.e., seven and more;) तेषु (teṣu) - in those; (among them;) वसति (vasati) - dwells; (resides;) अनीशः (anīśaḥ) - powerless; (not a lord;) संहार (saṃhāra) - destruction; (dissolution;) विक्षेप (vikṣepa) - distraction; (dispersion;) शतम् (śatam) - hundred; (a hundred;) सशेषम् (saśeṣam) - with remainder; (with residue;) तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; (from that;) उपावृत्य (upāvṛtya) - having withdrawn; (having turned away;) मनुष्यलोके (manuṣya-loke) - in the world of men; (in the human realm;) ततः (tataḥ) - then; (from that;) महान् (mahān) - great; (the great one;) मानुषताम् (mānuṣatām) - human state; (humanhood;) उपैति (upaiti) - attains; (approaches;]
(Seven plus, in those, dwells powerless; a hundred destructions and distractions with remainder. Therefore, having withdrawn in the world of men; then the great one attains human state.)
He, powerless, dwells among the seven and more; after a hundred destructions and dispersions with remainder. Therefore, having withdrawn in the world of men, then the great one attains the state of humanity.
तस्मादुपावृत्य ततः क्रमेण; सोऽग्रे स्म सन्तिष्ठति भूतसर्गम्। स सप्तकृत्वश्च परैति लोका; न्संहारविक्षेपकृतप्रवासः ॥१२-२७१-४९॥
tasmād upāvṛtya tataḥ krameṇa; so'gre sma santiṣṭhati bhūtasargam। sa saptakṛtvaś ca paraiti lokān; saṃhāravikṣepakṛtapravāsaḥ ॥12-271-49॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that; उपावृत्य (upāvṛtya) - having withdrawn; ततः (tataḥ) - then; क्रमेण (krameṇa) - in order; सः (saḥ) - he; अग्रे (agre) - in front; स्म (sma) - indeed; सन्तिष्ठति (santiṣṭhati) - stands; भूतसर्गम् (bhūtasargam) - creation of beings; सः (saḥ) - he; सप्तकृत्वः (saptakṛtvaḥ) - seven times; च (ca) - and; परैति (paraiti) - goes beyond; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; संहार (saṃhāra) - dissolution; विक्षेप (vikṣepa) - dispersion; कृत (kṛta) - caused; प्रवासः (pravāsaḥ) - exile;]
(From that, having withdrawn, then in order, he indeed stands in front of the creation of beings. He, seven times and, goes beyond the worlds; (being) in exile caused by dissolution and dispersion.)
Therefore, having withdrawn, then in due order, he stands before the creation of beings. He passes through the worlds seven times, being in exile caused by dissolution and dispersion.
सप्तैव संहारमुपप्लवानि; सम्भाव्य सन्तिष्ठति सिद्धलोके। ततोऽव्ययं स्थानमनन्तमेति; देवस्य विष्णोरथ ब्रह्मणश्च ॥ शेषस्य चैवाथ नरस्य चैव; देवस्य विष्णोः परमस्य चैव ॥१२-२७१-५०॥
saptaiva saṃhāramupaplavāni; sambhāvya santiṣṭhati siddhaloke. tato'vyayaṃ sthānam anantam eti; devasya viṣṇor atha brahmaṇaś ca ॥ śeṣasya caivātha narasya caiva; devasya viṣṇoḥ paramasya caiva ॥12-271-50॥
[सप्त (sapta) - seven; एव (eva) - indeed; संहारम् (saṃhāram) - dissolution; उपप्लवानि (upaplavāni) - calamities; सम्भाव्य (sambhāvya) - having considered; सन्तिष्ठति (santiṣṭhati) - remains; सिद्धलोके (siddhaloke) - in the world of the perfected beings; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable; स्थानम् (sthānam) - place; अनन्तम् (anantam) - endless; एति (eti) - attains; देवस्य (devasya) - of the god; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu; अथ (atha) - and; ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā; शेषस्य (śeṣasya) - of Śeṣa; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; अथ (atha) - and; नरस्य (narasya) - of Nara; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; देवस्य (devasya) - of the god; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu; परमस्य (paramasya) - of the supreme; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed;]
(Seven indeed are the dissolutions, the calamities; having considered, he remains in the world of the perfected beings. Then he attains the imperishable, endless place of the god Viṣṇu and of Brahmā; of Śeṣa indeed and of Nara indeed, and of the supreme god Viṣṇu indeed.)
There are seven dissolutions, the calamities; having considered these, one remains in the world of the perfected beings. Then, one attains the imperishable and endless abode of Viṣṇu and Brahmā, as well as of Śeṣa, Nara, and the supreme Viṣṇu.
संहारकाले परिदग्धकाया; ब्रह्माणमायान्ति सदा प्रजा हि। चेष्टात्मनो देवगणाश्च सर्वे; ये ब्रह्मलोकादमराः स्म तेऽपि ॥१२-२७१-५१॥
saṃhārakāle paridagdhakāyā; brahmāṇamāyānti sadā prajā hi. ceṣṭātmano devagaṇāś ca sarve; ye brahmalokādamarāḥ sma te'pi ॥12-271-51॥
[संहारकाले (saṃhārakāle) - at the time of dissolution; परिदग्धकाया (paridagdhakāyā) - whose bodies are completely burnt; ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - to Brahmā; आयान्ति (āyānti) - come; सदा (sadā) - always; प्रजा (prajā) - creatures; हि (hi) - indeed; चेष्टात्मनः (ceṣṭātmanaḥ) - whose essence is activity; देवगणाः (devagaṇāḥ) - the hosts of gods; च (ca) - and; सर्वे (sarve) - all; ये (ye) - who; ब्रह्मलोकात् (brahmalokāt) - from Brahmaloka; अमराः (amarāḥ) - the immortals; स्म (sma) - formerly; ते (te) - they; अपि (api) - also;]
(At the time of dissolution, whose bodies are completely burnt, the creatures always indeed come to Brahmā; the hosts of gods whose essence is activity, all who were formerly the immortals from Brahmaloka, they also (come to Brahmā).)
At the time of cosmic dissolution, all beings whose bodies are consumed, as well as all the gods whose nature is activity, and even those who were once the immortals from Brahmaloka, all of them come to Brahmā.
प्रजाविसर्गं तु सशेषकालं; स्थानानि स्वान्येव सरन्ति जीवाः। निःशेषाणां तत्पदं यान्ति चान्ते; सर्वापदा ये सदृशा मनुष्याः ॥१२-२७१-५२॥
prajāvisargaṃ tu saśeṣakālaṃ; sthānāni svānyeva saranti jīvāḥ। niḥśeṣāṇāṃ tatpadaṃ yānti cānte; sarvāpadā ye sadṛśā manuṣyāḥ ॥12-271-52॥
[प्रजा (prajā) - offspring; विसर्गं (visargaṃ) - creation; तु (tu) - but; सशेष (saśeṣa) - with remainder; कालं (kālaṃ) - time; स्थानानि (sthānāni) - places; स्वानि (svāni) - their own; एव (eva) - indeed; सरन्ति (saranti) - move; जीवाः (jīvāḥ) - living beings; निःशेषाणां (niḥśeṣāṇāṃ) - of those who are without remainder; तत् (tat) - that; पदं (padaṃ) - state; यान्ति (yānti) - go; च (ca) - and; अन्ते (ante) - at the end; सर्वापदा (sarvāpadā) - all beings; ये (ye) - who; सदृशा (sadṛśā) - similar; मनुष्याः (manuṣyāḥ) - humans;]
(Offspring creation but with remainder time; places their own indeed move living beings. Of those who are without remainder, that state go and at the end; all beings who similar humans.)
The creation of beings continues for a certain remaining time; living beings move to their own places. At the end, those who are without remainder attain that state; all beings who are similar to humans do so.
ये तु च्युताः सिद्धलोकात्क्रमेण; तेषां गतिं यान्ति तथानुपूर्व्या। जीवाः परे तद्बलवेषरूपा; विधिं स्वकं यान्ति विपर्ययेण ॥१२-२७१-५३॥
ye tu cyutāḥ siddhalokāt krameṇa; teṣāṃ gatiṃ yānti tathānupūrvyā. jīvāḥ pare tad-balaveṣa-rūpā; vidhiṃ svakaṃ yānti viparyayeṇa ॥12-271-53॥
[ये (ye) - who; तु (tu) - but; च्युताः (cyutāḥ) - fallen; सिद्धलोकात् (siddhalokāt) - from the world of perfected beings; क्रमेण (krameṇa) - in order; तेषां (teṣāṃ) - their; गतिम् (gatim) - path; यान्ति (yānti) - go; तथा (tathā) - thus; अनुपूर्व्या (anupūrvyā) - in succession; जीवाः (jīvāḥ) - living beings; परे (pare) - in the next (world); तत् (tat) - that; बल (bala) - power; वेष (veṣa) - form; रूपाः (rūpāḥ) - having the nature; विधिम् (vidhim) - rule; स्वकम् (svakam) - their own; यान्ति (yānti) - go; विपर्ययेण (viparyayeṇa) - by reversal;]
(Who but fallen from the world of perfected beings in order, their path go thus in succession. Living beings in the next (world), having the nature of that power and form, go to their own rule by reversal.)
But those who have fallen from the world of perfected beings, in due order, follow their path accordingly. The living beings, in the next world, assuming forms according to that power, proceed to their own destined state by reversal.
स यावदेवास्ति सशेषभुक्ते; प्रजाश्च देव्यौ च तथैव शुक्ले। तावत्तदा तेषु विशुद्धभावः; संयम्य पञ्चेन्द्रियरूपमेतत् ॥१२-२७१-५४॥
sa yāvadevāsti saśeṣabhukte; prajāś ca devyau ca tathaiva śukle. tāvat tadā teṣu viśuddhabhāvaḥ; saṃyamya pañcendriyarūpam etat ॥12-271-54॥
[स (sa) - he; यावदेव (yāvadeva) - as long as; अस्ति (asti) - exists; सशेषभुक्ते (saśeṣabhukte) - with remaining enjoyment; प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - offspring; च (ca) - and; देव्यौ (devyau) - two goddesses; च (ca) - and; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; शुक्ले (śukle) - in the bright (fortnight); तावत् (tāvat) - so long; तदा (tadā) - then; तेषु (teṣu) - in them; विशुद्धभावः (viśuddhabhāvaḥ) - pure state; संयम्य (saṃyamya) - having restrained; पञ्चेन्द्रियरूपम् (pañcendriyarūpam) - the form of the five senses; एतत् (etat) - this;]
(He, as long as there is remaining enjoyment, offspring and the two goddesses likewise in the bright (fortnight), so long then in them is a pure state, having restrained this form of the five senses.)
As long as there is remaining enjoyment, offspring, and the two goddesses likewise in the bright fortnight, then in them there is a pure state, having restrained this form of the five senses.
शुद्धां गतिं तां परमां परैति; शुद्धेन नित्यं मनसा विचिन्वन्। ततोऽव्ययं स्थानमुपैति ब्रह्म; दुष्प्रापमभ्येति स शाश्वतं वै ॥ इत्येतदाख्यातमहीनसत्त्व; नारायणस्येह बलं मया ते ॥१२-२७१-५५॥
śuddhāṃ gatiṃ tāṃ paramāṃ paraiti; śuddhena nityaṃ manasā vicinvan। tato'vyayaṃ sthānamupaiti brahma; duṣprāpamabhyeti sa śāśvataṃ vai ॥ ityetadākhyātamahīnasattva; nārāyaṇasyeha balaṃ mayā te ॥12-271-55॥
[शुद्धां (śuddhām) - pure; गतिं (gatiṃ) - state; तां (tām) - that; परमां (paramām) - supreme; परैति (paraiti) - attains; शुद्धेन (śuddhena) - by the pure; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; मनसा (manasā) - with the mind; विचिन्वन् (vicinvan) - inquiring; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable; स्थानम् (sthānam) - abode; उपैति (upaiti) - approaches; ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman; दुष्प्रापम् (duṣprāpam) - difficult to attain; अभ्येति (abhyeti) - reaches; सः (saḥ) - he; शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal; वै (vai) - indeed; इति (iti) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - declared; अहीनसत्त्व (ahīnasattva) - O one of undiminished strength; नारायणस्य (nārāyaṇasya) - of Nārāyaṇa; इह (iha) - here; बलम् (balam) - power; मया (mayā) - by me; ते (te) - to you;]
(He attains that supreme pure state; always inquiring with a pure mind. Then he approaches the imperishable abode, Brahman; he indeed reaches the eternal, difficult-to-attain. Thus this power of Nārāyaṇa here has been declared to you by me, O one of undiminished strength.)
He who always seeks with a pure mind attains that supreme pure state; then he reaches the imperishable abode, Brahman, the eternal and difficult-to-attain. Thus, O one of undiminished strength, I have declared to you here the power of Nārāyaṇa.
वृत्र उवाच॥
vṛtra uvāca॥
[वृत्र (vṛtra) - Vṛtra; (a proper noun, name of the asura); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (from the root 'vac', to speak, 3rd person singular, perfect tense);]
(Vṛtra said;)
Vṛtra said.
एवं गते मे न विषादोऽस्ति कश्चित् सम्यक्च पश्यामि वचस्तवैतत्। श्रुत्वा च ते वाचमदीनसत्त्व विकल्मषोऽस्म्यद्य तथा विपाप्मा ॥१२-२७१-५६॥
evaṃ gate me na viṣādo'sti kaścit samyak ca paśyāmi vacas tava etat। śrutvā ca te vācam adīnasattva vikalmaṣo'smy adya tathā vipāpmā ॥12-271-56॥
[एवं (evaṃ) - thus; गते (gate) - having happened; मे (me) - to me; न (na) - not; विषादः (viṣādaḥ) - despondency; अस्ति (asti) - is; कश्चित् (kaścit) - any; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; च (ca) - and; पश्यामि (paśyāmi) - I see; वचः (vacaḥ) - speech; तव (tava) - your; एतत् (etat) - this; श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard; च (ca) - and; ते (te) - your; वाचम् (vācam) - words; अदीनसत्त्व (adīnasattva) - one of undepressed spirit; विकल्मषः (vikalmaṣaḥ) - free from sin; अस्मि (asmi) - I am; अद्य (adya) - today; तथा (tathā) - thus; विपाप्मा (vipāpmā) - free from evil;]
(Thus having happened, to me there is not any despondency; and I properly see this speech of yours. And having heard your words, O one of undepressed spirit, I am today free from sin, thus free from evil.)
Thus, now I have no despondency at all; I clearly understand your words. Hearing your speech, O one of undepressed spirit, I am today free from sin and evil.
प्रवृत्तमेतद्भगवन्महर्षे; महाद्युतेश्चक्रमनन्तवीर्यम्। विष्णोरनन्तस्य सनातनं त; त्स्थानं सर्गा यत्र सर्वे प्रवृत्ताः ॥१२-२७१-५७॥
pravṛttam etad bhagavan-maharṣe; mahādyuteś cakram anantavīryam। viṣṇor anantasya sanātanaṃ tat; sthānaṃ sargā yatra sarve pravṛttāḥ॥12-271-57॥
[प्रवृत्तम् (pravṛttam) - set in motion; begun; एतत् (etat) - this; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one; महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage; महाद्युतेः (mahādyuteḥ) - of the greatly radiant one; चक्रम् (cakram) - wheel; अनन्तवीर्यम् (anantavīryam) - of infinite power; विष्णोः (viṣṇoḥ) - of Viṣṇu; अनन्तस्य (anantasya) - of the infinite one; सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal; तत् (tat) - that; स्थानम् (sthānam) - place; सर्गाः (sargāḥ) - creations; यत्र (yatra) - where; सर्वे (sarve) - all; प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - have arisen;]
(Set in motion is this, O venerable great sage; the wheel of the greatly radiant one, of infinite power, of Viṣṇu, of the infinite one, the eternal; that place where all creations have arisen.)
O venerable great sage, this has been set in motion; it is the wheel of the greatly radiant Viṣṇu, of infinite power, the eternal one; that is the place where all creations have arisen.
स वै महात्मा पुरुषोत्तमो वै; तस्मिञ्जगत्सर्वमिदं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥१२-२७१-५७॥
sa vai mahātmā puruṣottamo vai; tasmiñ jagat sarvam idaṃ pratiṣṭhitam ॥12-271-57॥
[स (sa) - he; वै (vai) - indeed; महात्मा (mahātmā) - great-souled; पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the supreme person; वै (vai) - indeed; तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in him; जगत् (jagat) - the universe; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; इदं (idaṃ) - this; प्रतिष्ठितम् (pratiṣṭhitam) - is established;]
(He indeed is the great-souled, the supreme person indeed; in him this entire universe is established.)
He is truly the great-souled, the supreme person; in him the entire universe is established.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
एवमुक्त्वा स कौन्तेय वृत्रः प्राणानवासृजत्। योजयित्वा तथात्मानं परं स्थानमवाप्तवान् ॥१२-२७१-५८॥
evam-uktvā sa kaunteya vṛtraḥ prāṇān avāsṛjat। yojayitvā tathā ātmānam paraṃ sthānam avāptavān ॥12-271-58॥
[एवम् (evam) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken; सः (saḥ) - he; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vṛtra; प्राणान् (prāṇān) - life-breaths; अवासृजत् (avāsṛjat) - released; योजयित्वा (yojayitvā) - having united; तथा (tathā) - thus; आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - the self; परम् (param) - supreme; स्थानम् (sthānam) - state; अवाप्तवान् (avāptavān) - attained;]
(Thus having spoken, he, O son of Kunti, Vṛtra, released the life-breaths; having united thus the self, he attained the supreme state.)
Having thus spoken, Vṛtra, O son of Kunti, released his life-breaths; having united his self in this way, he attained the supreme state.
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.
अयं स भगवान्देवः पितामह जनार्दनः। सनत्कुमारो वृत्राय यत्तदाख्यातवान्पुरा ॥१२-२७१-५९॥
ayaṃ sa bhagavān devaḥ pitāmaha janārdanaḥ। sanatkumāro vṛtrāya yat tad ākhyātavān purā ॥12-271-59॥
[अयं (ayaṃ) - this; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the illustrious; देवः (devaḥ) - god; पितामह (pitāmaha) - grandfather; जनार्दनः (janārdanaḥ) - Janārdana; सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ) - Sanatkumāra; वृत्राय (vṛtrāya) - for Vṛtra; यत् (yat) - which; तत् (tat) - that; आख्यातवान् (ākhyātavān) - declared; पुरा (purā) - formerly;]
(This he, the illustrious god, grandfather Janārdana. Sanatkumāra for Vṛtra, that which declared formerly.)
This is the illustrious god, the grandfather Janārdana. Sanatkumāra formerly declared that (teaching) for Vṛtra.
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
मूलस्थायी स भगवान्स्वेनानन्तेन तेजसा। तत्स्थः सृजति तान्भावान्नानारूपान्महातपाः ॥१२-२७१-६०॥
mūlasthāyī sa bhagavān svenānantena tejasā। tatsthaḥ sṛjati tān bhāvān nānā-rūpān mahātapāḥ ॥12-271-60॥
[मूलस्थायी (mūlasthāyī) - root-abiding; residing at the source; स (sa) - he; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; स्वेन (svena) - by his own; अनन्तेन (anantena) - infinite; तेजसा (tejasā) - by brilliance; तत्स्थः (tatsthaḥ) - situated therein; सृजति (sṛjati) - creates; तान् (tān) - those; भावान् (bhāvān) - entities; existences; नानारूपान् (nānārūpān) - of various forms; महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - the great ascetic;]
(Root-abiding, he, the Lord, by his own infinite brilliance, situated therein, creates those entities of various forms, the great ascetic.)
He, the Lord, abiding at the root, by his own infinite brilliance, being established there, the great ascetic creates those entities of various forms.
तुरीयार्धेन तस्येमं विद्धि केशवमच्युतम्। तुरीयार्धेन लोकांस्त्रीन्भावयत्येष बुद्धिमान् ॥१२-२७१-६१॥
turīyārdhena tasyemaṃ viddhi keśavamacyutam। turīyārdhena lokāṃstrīnbhāvayatyeṣa buddhimān ॥12-271-61॥
[तुरीयार्धेन (turīyārdhena) - by the fourth part; तस्य (tasya) - of him; इमम् (imam) - this; विद्धि (viddhi) - know; केशवम् (keśavam) - Keśava; अच्युतम् (acyutam) - Acyuta; तुरीयार्धेन (turīyārdhena) - by the fourth part; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; त्रीन् (trīn) - three; भावयति (bhāvayati) - sustains; एषः (eṣaḥ) - he; बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - wise;]
(By the fourth part, know this Keśava, Acyuta, as him. By the fourth part, this wise one sustains the three worlds.)
Know this Keśava, Acyuta, as the one who, by a fourth part, sustains the three worlds with wisdom.
अर्वाक्स्थितस्तु यः स्थायी कल्पान्ते परिवर्तते। स शेते भगवानप्सु योऽसावतिबलः प्रभुः ॥ तान्विधाता प्रसन्नात्मा लोकांश्चरति शाश्वतान् ॥१२-२७१-६२॥
arvāks thitas tu yaḥ sthāyī kalpānte parivartate। sa śete bhagavān apsu yo'sāv atibalaḥ prabhuḥ॥ tān vidhātā prasannātmā lokāṃś carati śāśvatān॥12-271-62॥
[अर्वाक् (arvāk) - towards this side; स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - situated; तु (tu) - but; यः (yaḥ) - who; स्थायी (sthāyī) - permanent; कल्पान्ते (kalpānte) - at the end of a kalpa; परिवर्तते (parivartate) - changes; सः (saḥ) - he; शेते (śete) - lies; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the Lord; अप्सु (apsu) - in the waters; यः (yaḥ) - who; असौ (asau) - that; अतिबलः (atibalaḥ) - exceedingly strong; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the master; तान् (tān) - them; विधाता (vidhātā) - the creator; प्रसन्नात्मा (prasannātmā) - of clear mind; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; चरति (carati) - moves; शाश्वतान् (śāśvatān) - eternal;]
(But he who is situated on this side, who is permanent, changes at the end of a kalpa. That exceedingly strong Lord, the master, lies in the waters. The creator of clear mind moves among those eternal worlds.)
He who is established here, though permanent, undergoes change at the end of the kalpa. That exceedingly powerful Lord, the master, rests in the waters. The gracious-minded creator moves among those eternal worlds.
सर्वाण्यशून्यानि करोत्यनन्तः; सनत्कुमारः सञ्चरते च लोकान्। स चानिरुद्धः सृजते महात्मा; तत्स्थं जगत्सर्वमिदं विचित्रम् ॥१२-२७१-६३॥
sarvāṇyaśūnyāni karotyanantaḥ; sanatkumāraḥ sañcarate ca lokān। sa cāniruddhaḥ sṛjate mahātmā; tatsthaṃ jagatsarvamidaṃ vicitram ॥12-271-63॥
[सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all; (neuter plural) अशून्यानि (aśūnyāni) - not empty; (neuter plural) करोति (karoti) - makes; (he) अनन्तः (anantaḥ) - the infinite; (he) सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ) - Sanatkumara; (sage's name) सञ्चरते (sañcarate) - moves; (he) च (ca) - and; लोकान् (lokān) - worlds; (accusative plural) सः (saḥ) - he; च (ca) - and; अनिरुद्धः (aniruddhaḥ) - Aniruddha; (name, also 'unobstructed') सृजते (sṛjate) - creates; (he) महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul; तत् (tat) - that; स्थम् (stham) - abiding in; जगत् (jagat) - world; सर्वम् (sarvam) - all; इदम् (idam) - this; विचित्रम् (vicitram) - variegated; (wonderful) १२-२७१-६३ (12-271-63) - verse number;]
(The infinite makes all things not empty; Sanatkumara moves among the worlds. And he, Aniruddha, the great soul, creates; all this variegated world abides in that.)
The infinite makes everything full; Sanatkumara moves through the worlds. That great soul Aniruddha creates, and all this wondrous world abides in him.
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.
वृत्रेण परमार्थज्ञ दृष्टा मन्येऽऽत्मनो गतिः। शुभा तस्मात्स सुखितो न शोचति पितामह ॥१२-२७१-६४॥
vṛtreṇa paramārthajña dṛṣṭā manye''tmano gatiḥ। śubhā tasmāts sukhito na śocati pitāmaha ॥12-271-64॥
[वृत्रेण (vṛtreṇa) - by Vṛtra; परमार्थज्ञ (paramārthajña) - knower of the highest truth; दृष्टा (dṛṣṭā) - seen; मnye (manye) - I think; आत्मनः (ātmano) - of the self; गतिः (gatiḥ) - path; शुभा (śubhā) - auspicious; तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; सुखितः (sukhitaḥ) - happy; न (na) - not; शोचति (śocati) - grieves; पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandsire;]
(By Vṛtra, the knower of the highest truth, the path of the self has been seen, I think. Auspicious, therefore, happy, does not grieve, O grandsire.)
O grandsire, I think that by Vṛtra, who knows the highest truth, the path of the self has been seen. Therefore, being auspicious, he is happy and does not grieve.
शुक्लः शुक्लाभिजातीयः साध्यो नावर्ततेऽनघ। तिर्यग्गतेश्च निर्मुक्तो निरयाच्च पितामह ॥१२-२७१-६५॥
śuklaḥ śuklābhijātiyaḥ sādhyo nāvartate'nagha। tiryaggateśca nirmukto nirayācca pitāmaha ॥12-271-65॥
[शुक्लः (śuklaḥ) - pure; white; शुक्ल-अभिजातीयः (śukla-abhijātiyaḥ) - of pure birth; साध्यः (sādhyaḥ) - attainable; accomplished; न (na) - not; आवर्तते (āvartate) - returns; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one; तिर्यग्गतेः (tiryaggateḥ) - from those gone to lower births; च (ca) - and; निर्मुक्तः (nirmuktaḥ) - liberated; freed; निरयात् (nirayāt) - from hell; च (ca) - and; पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandsire;]
(Pure, of pure birth, attainable, does not return, O sinless one; from those gone to lower births and liberated, and from hell, O grandsire.)
O grandsire, one who is pure, of pure birth, and accomplished does not return, O sinless one; being liberated from lower births and from hell.
हारिद्रवर्णे रक्ते वा वर्तमानस्तु पार्थिव। तिर्यगेवानुपश्येत कर्मभिस्तामसैर्वृतः ॥१२-२७१-६६॥
hāridravaṛṇe rakte vā vartamānastu pārthiva। tiryagevā'nupaśyet karmabhistāmasairvṛtaḥ ॥12-271-66॥
[हारिद्रवर्णे (hāridravaṛṇe) - in yellow color; रक्ते (rakte) - in red; वा (vā) - or; वर्तमानः (vartamānaḥ) - being present; तु (tu) - but; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king; तिर्यक् (tiryak) - sideways; एव (eva) - indeed; अनुपश्येत् (anupaśyet) - should observe; कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by actions; तामसैः (tāmasaiḥ) - by those of darkness; वृतः (vṛtaḥ) - enveloped;]
(In yellow or red color, or being present, but O king, one should observe sideways, enveloped by actions of darkness.)
O king, if one is present in yellow or red color, or otherwise, he should be seen as enveloped by actions of darkness, perceiving things sideways.
वयं तु भृशमापन्ना रक्ताः कष्टमुखेऽसुखे। कां गतिं प्रतिपत्स्यामो नीलां कृष्णाधमामथ ॥१२-२७१-६७॥
vayaṃ tu bhṛśamāpannā raktāḥ kaṣṭamukhe'sukhe। kāṃ gatiṃ pratipatsyāmo nīlāṃ kṛṣṇādhamāmatha ॥12-271-67॥
[वयं (vayaṃ) - we; तु (tu) - but; भृशम् (bhṛśam) - exceedingly; आपन्नाः (āpannāḥ) - afflicted; रक्ताः (raktāḥ) - attached; कष्टमुखे (kaṣṭamukhe) - in a difficult situation; असुखे (asukhe) - in unhappiness; कां (kāṃ) - which; गतिम् (gatiṃ) - state; प्रतिपत्स्यामः (pratipatsyāmaḥ) - shall attain; नीलाम् (nīlām) - dark; कृष्णाधमाम् (kṛṣṇādhamām) - lowest among the dark; अथ (atha) - then;]
(We but exceedingly afflicted attached in a difficult situation in unhappiness which state shall attain dark lowest among the dark then.)
But we, exceedingly afflicted and attached, being in a difficult and unhappy situation, what state shall we attain, then, the dark and lowest among the dark?
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma; (name of the speaker); उवाच (uvāca) - said; (he spoke);]
(Bhīṣma said;)
Bhīṣma said.
शुद्धाभिजनसम्पन्नाः पाण्डवाः संशितव्रताः। विहृत्य देवलोकेषु पुनर्मानुष्यमेष्यथ ॥१२-२७१-६८॥
śuddhābhijanasampannāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ saṃśitavratāḥ। vihṛtya devalokeṣu punarmānuṣyameṣyatha ॥12-271-68॥
[शुद्ध (śuddha) - pure; अभिजन (abhijana) - noble birth; सम्पन्नाः (sampannāḥ) - endowed; पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas; संशित (saṃśita) - firm; व्रताः (vratāḥ) - in vows; विहृत्य (vihṛtya) - having enjoyed; देव (deva) - divine; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds; पुनः (punaḥ) - again; मानुष्यम् (mānuṣyam) - human state; एष्यथ (eṣyatha) - you will attain;]
(Pure, of noble birth, endowed, the Pāṇḍavas, firm in vows, having enjoyed in the divine worlds, again the human state you will attain.)
O Pāṇḍavas, endowed with purity and noble birth, firm in vows, after enjoying in the divine worlds, you will again attain human birth.
प्रजाविसर्गं च सुखेन काले; प्रत्येत्य देवेषु सुखानि भुक्त्वा। सुखेन संयास्यथ सिद्धसङ्ख्यां; मा वो भयं भूद्विमलाः स्थ सर्वे ॥१२-२७१-६९॥
prajāvisargaṃ ca sukhena kāle; pratyetya deveṣu sukhāni bhuktvā. sukhena saṃyāsyatha siddhasaṅkhyāṃ; mā vo bhayaṃ bhūdvimalāḥ stha sarve ॥12-271-69॥
[प्रजा (prajā) - offspring; विसर्गं (visargaṃ) - creation; च (ca) - and; सुखेन (sukhena) - with happiness; काले (kāle) - in due time; प्रत्येत्य (pratyetya) - having attained; देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods; सुखानि (sukhāni) - pleasures; भुक्त्वा (bhuktvā) - having enjoyed; सुखेन (sukhena) - with happiness; संयास्यथ (saṃyāsyatha) - you will depart; सिद्धसङ्ख्यां (siddhasaṅkhyāṃ) - the number of the perfected; मा (mā) - do not; वः (vaḥ) - for you; भयम् (bhayam) - fear; भूत् (bhūt) - let there be; विमलाः (vimalāḥ) - pure ones; स्थ (stha) - you are; सर्वे (sarve) - all;]
(Offspring creation and with happiness in due time; having attained among the gods pleasures having enjoyed. With happiness you will depart to the number of the perfected; do not for you fear let there be, pure ones you are all.)
May you all, pure ones, create offspring with happiness in due time; having attained and enjoyed pleasures among the gods, you will depart happily to the state of the perfected. Let there be no fear for you all.
