12.338
जनमेजय उवाच॥
janamejaya uvāca॥
[जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya; (a proper name;) उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Janamejaya said;)
Janamejaya said.
बहवः पुरुषा ब्रह्मन्नुताहो एक एव तु। को ह्यत्र पुरुषः श्रेष्ठः को वा योनिरिहोच्यते ॥१२-३३८-१॥
bahavaḥ puruṣā brahmannutāho eka eva tu। ko hyatra puruṣaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ ko vā yonirihochyate ॥12-338-1॥
[बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - persons; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; उत (uta) - or; आहो (āho) - or else; एक (eka) - one; एव (eva) - indeed; तु (tu) - but; को (ko) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; अत्र (atra) - here; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person; श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best; को (ko) - who; वा (vā) - or; योनिः (yoniḥ) - origin; इह (iha) - here; उच्यते (ucyate) - is said;]
(Many persons, O Brahman, or else is it only one indeed but; who indeed here is the best person, who or origin here is said;)
O Brahman, are there many persons, or is there only one? Who indeed here is the best person, and what is said to be the origin here? (12-338-1)
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
[वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Vaiśampāyana said;)
Vaiśampāyana said.
बहवः पुरुषा लोके साङ्ख्ययोगविचारिणाम्। नैतदिच्छन्ति पुरुषमेकं कुरुकुलोद्वह ॥१२-३३८-२॥
bahavaḥ puruṣā loke sāṅkhyayogavicāriṇām। naitadicchanti puruṣamekaṃ kurukulodvaha ॥12-338-2॥
[बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men; लोके (loke) - in the world; साङ्ख्ययोगविचारिणाम् (sāṅkhyayogavicāriṇām) - of those who reflect on Sāṅkhya and Yoga; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - desire; पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - man; एकम् (ekam) - one; कुरुकुलोद्वह (kurukulodvaha) - O uplifter of the Kuru lineage;]
(Many men in the world of those who reflect on Sāṅkhya and Yoga do not desire this one man, O uplifter of the Kuru lineage.)
O uplifter of the Kuru lineage, many men in the world who reflect on Sāṅkhya and Yoga do not desire this one man. (12-338-2)
बहूनां पुरुषाणां च यथैका योनिरुच्यते। तथा तं पुरुषं विश्वं व्याख्यास्यामि गुणाधिकम् ॥१२-३३८-३॥
bahūnāṃ puruṣāṇāṃ ca yathaikā yonirucyate। tathā taṃ puruṣaṃ viśvaṃ vyākhyāsyāmi guṇādhikam ॥12-338-3॥
[बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many; पुरुषाणाम् (puruṣāṇām) - of men; च (ca) - and; यथा (yathā) - just as; एका (ekā) - one; योनिः (yoniḥ) - source; उच्यते (ucyate) - is said; तथा (tathā) - so; तम् (tam) - that; पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - man; विश्वम् (viśvam) - universe; व्याख्यास्यामि (vyākhyāsyāmi) - I shall explain; गुणाधिकम् (guṇādhikam) - endowed with qualities;]
(Of many men and just as one source is said, so that man, the universe, I shall explain endowed with qualities.)
Just as one source is said to be for many men, so I shall explain that man, the universe, who is endowed with qualities. (12-338-3)
नमस्कृत्वा तु गुरवे व्यासायामिततेजसे। तपोयुक्ताय दान्ताय वन्द्याय परमर्षये ॥१२-३३८-४॥
namaskṛtvā tu gurave vyāsāyāmitatejase। tapoyuktāya dāntāya vandyāya paramarṣaye ॥12-338-4॥
[नमस्कृत्वा (namaskṛtvā) - having bowed; तु (tu) - but; गुरवे (gurave) - to the teacher; व्यासाय (vyāsāya) - to Vyāsa; अमिततेजसे (amitatejase) - of immeasurable brilliance; तपोयुक्ताय (tapoyuktāya) - endowed with austerity; दान्ताय (dāntāya) - self-controlled; वन्द्याय (vandyāya) - worthy of worship; परमर्षये (paramarṣaye) - to the supreme sage;]
(Having bowed but to the teacher, to Vyāsa of immeasurable brilliance, endowed with austerity, self-controlled, worthy of worship, to the supreme sage.)
Having bowed to the teacher, to Vyāsa of immeasurable brilliance, endowed with austerity, self-control, and worthy of worship, to the supreme sage. (12-338-4)
इदं पुरुषसूक्तं हि सर्ववेदेषु पार्थिव। ऋतं सत्यं च विख्यातमृषिसिंहेन चिन्तितम् ॥१२-३३८-५॥
idaṃ puruṣasūktaṃ hi sarvavedeṣu pārthiva। ṛtaṃ satyaṃ ca vikhyātam ṛṣisiṃhena cintitam ॥12-338-5॥
[इदं (idaṃ) - this; पुरुषसूक्तं (puruṣasūktam) - Purusha Sukta; हि (hi) - indeed; सर्ववेदेषु (sarvavedeṣu) - in all Vedas; पार्थिव (pārthiva) - O king; ऋतं (ṛtam) - cosmic order; सत्यं (satyaṃ) - truth; च (ca) - and; विख्यातम् (vikhyātam) - well-known; ऋषिसिंहेन (ṛṣisiṃhena) - by Ṛṣisiṃha; चिन्तितम् (cintitam) - contemplated;]
(This Purusha Sukta indeed in all Vedas, O king, cosmic order, truth and well-known, by Ṛṣisiṃha contemplated.)
O king, this Purusha Sukta, which is well-known for its cosmic order and truth in all the Vedas, was contemplated by Ṛṣisiṃha. (12-338-5)
उत्सर्गेणापवादेन ऋषिभिः कपिलादिभिः। अध्यात्मचिन्तामाश्रित्य शास्त्राण्युक्तानि भारत ॥१२-३३८-६॥
utsargeṇāpavādena ṛṣibhiḥ kapilādibhiḥ। adhyātmacintāmāśritya śāstrāṇyuktāni bhārata ॥12-338-6॥
[उत्सर्गेण (utsargeṇa) - by the general rule; अपवादेन (apavādena) - by the exception; ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages; कपिलादिभिः (kapilādibhiḥ) - by Kapila and others; अध्यात्मचिन्ताम् (adhyātmacintām) - reflection on the self; आश्रित्य (āśritya) - having resorted to; शास्त्राणि (śāstrāṇi) - treatises; उक्तानि (uktāni) - have been stated; भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata;]
(By the general rule, by the exception, by the sages Kapila and others, having resorted to reflection on the self, the treatises have been stated, O Bhārata.)
O Bhārata, the treatises have been stated by the sages such as Kapila, based on reflection on the self, by means of the general rule and its exceptions. (12-338-6)
समासतस्तु यद्व्यासः पुरुषैकत्वमुक्तवान्। तत्तेऽहं सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि प्रसादादमितौजसः ॥१२-३३८-७॥
samāsatastu yadyvyāsaḥ puruṣaikatvamuktavān। tatte'haṃ sampravakṣyāmi prasādādamitaujasaḥ ॥12-338-7॥
[समासतस् (samāsatas) - from the summary; तु (tu) - but; यत् (yat) - which; व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa; पुरुषैकत्वम् (puruṣaikatvam) - oneness of the person (spirit); उक्तवान् (uktavān) - has said; तत् (tat) - that; ते (te) - to you; अहम् (aham) - I; सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि (sampravakṣyāmi) - shall fully explain; प्रसादात् (prasādāt) - by the grace; अमितौजसः (amitaujasaḥ) - of the immeasurably powerful;]
(But from the summary, which Vyāsa has said about the oneness of the person, that I shall fully explain to you by the grace of the immeasurably powerful.)
But now, from the summary which Vyāsa has spoken regarding the oneness of the spirit, I shall explain that to you in full, by the grace of the immeasurably powerful. (12-338-7)
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। ब्रह्मणा सह संवादं त्र्यम्बकस्य विशां पते ॥१२-३३८-८॥
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam। brahmaṇā saha saṃvādaṃ tryambakasya viśāṃ pate ॥12-338-8॥
[अत्रापि (atrāpi) - here also; उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite; इमम् (imam) - this; इतिहासं (itihāsaṃ) - history; पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient; ब्रह्मणा (brahmaṇā) - by Brahmā; सह (saha) - with; संवादं (saṃvādaṃ) - dialogue; त्र्यम्बकस्य (tryambakasya) - of Tryambaka; विशां (viśāṃ) - of men; पते (pate) - O lord;]
(Here also they cite this ancient history; the dialogue of Tryambaka with Brahmā, O lord of men.)
Here too, they recount this ancient story: the conversation between Tryambaka and Brahmā, O lord of men. (12-338-8)
क्षीरोदस्य समुद्रस्य मध्ये हाटकसप्रभः। वैजयन्त इति ख्यातः पर्वतप्रवरो नृप ॥१२-३३८-९॥
kṣīrodasya samudrasya madhye hāṭakasaprabhaḥ। vaijayanta iti khyātaḥ parvatapravaro nṛpa ॥12-338-9॥
[क्षीरोदस्य (kṣīrodasya) - of the Kṣīroda (Milky Ocean); समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - of the ocean; मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle; हाटकसप्रभः (hāṭakasaprabhaḥ) - having the radiance of gold; वैजयन्त (vaijayanta) - Vaijayanta; इति (iti) - thus; ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - known; पर्वतप्रवरः (parvatapravaraḥ) - the foremost among mountains; नृप (nṛpa) - O king;]
(Of the Kṣīroda ocean, in the middle, having the radiance of gold, Vaijayanta thus known, the foremost among mountains, O king.)
O king, in the middle of the Kṣīroda ocean, there is the foremost of mountains, Vaijayanta, which is known for its golden radiance. (12-338-9)
तत्राध्यात्मगतिं देव एकाकी प्रविचिन्तयन्। वैराजसदने नित्यं वैजयन्तं निषेवते ॥१२-३३८-१०॥
tatrādhyātmagatiṃ deva ekākī pravicintayan। vairājasadane nityaṃ vaijayantaṃ niṣevate ॥12-338-10॥
[तत्र (tatra) - there; अध्यात्मगतिं (adhyātmagatim) - the course of the self; देव (deva) - O god; एकाकी (ekākī) - alone; प्रविचिन्तयन् (pravicintayan) - pondering; वैराजसदने (vairājasadane) - in the mansion of Viraja; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; वैजयन्तं (vaijayantaṃ) - Vaijayanta (palace); निषेवते (niṣevate) - resides;]
(There, pondering the course of the self, O god, alone, in the mansion of Viraja, always, Vaijayanta, resides.)
There, O god, alone pondering the path of the self, he always dwells in the Vaijayanta palace in the mansion of Viraja. (12-338-10)
अथ तत्रासतस्तस्य चतुर्वक्त्रस्य धीमतः। ललाटप्रभवः पुत्रः शिव आगाद्यदृच्छया ॥ आकाशेनैव योगीशः पुरा त्रिनयनः प्रभुः ॥१२-३३८-११॥
atha tatrāsatastasya caturvaktrasya dhīmataḥ। lalāṭaprabhavaḥ putraḥ śiva āgādyadṛcchayā ॥ ākāśenaiva yogīśaḥ purā triyananaḥ prabhuḥ ॥12-338-11॥
[अथ (atha) - now; तत्र (tatra) - there; आसत (āsata) - was seated; तस्य (tasya) - of him; चतुर्वक्त्रस्य (caturvaktrasya) - of the four-faced; धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - wise; ललाटप्रभवः (lalāṭaprabhavaḥ) - born from the forehead; पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son; शिवः (śivaḥ) - Śiva; आगात् (āgāt) - came; यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance; आकाशेनैव (ākāśenaiva) - through the sky itself; योगीशः (yogīśaḥ) - lord of yogis; पुरा (purā) - formerly; त्रिनयनः (triyananaḥ) - three-eyed; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - lord;]
(Now, there was seated, of him, of the four-faced, wise; born from the forehead, son, Śiva, came by chance; through the sky itself, lord of yogis, formerly, three-eyed, lord.)
Now, there, as the wise four-faced one was seated, his son Śiva, born from the forehead, came by chance; formerly, the three-eyed lord, the lord of yogis, came through the sky. (12-338-11)
ततः खान्निपपाताशु धरणीधरमूर्धनि। अग्रतश्चाभवत्प्रीतो ववन्दे चापि पादयोः ॥१२-३३८-१२॥
tataḥ khān nipapātāśu dharaṇīdhara-mūrdhani। agrataś ca abhavat prītaḥ vavande ca api pādayoḥ ॥12-338-12॥
[ततः (tataḥ) - then; from that; खात् (khāt) - from the pit; निपपात (nipapāta) - fell down; आशु (āśu) - quickly; धरणीधरमूर्धनि (dharaṇīdhara-mūrdhani) - on the head of the mountain (supporter of earth); अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front; च (ca) - and; अभवत् (abhavat) - became; प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased; ववन्दे (vavande) - bowed; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at the feet;]
(Then, from the pit, (he) quickly fell down on the head of the mountain; in front, and became pleased, (he) bowed and also (at the) feet. (12-338-12))
Then, he quickly fell from the pit onto the head of the mountain; standing in front, he became pleased and bowed at the feet. (12-338-12)
तं पादयोर्निपतितं दृष्ट्वा सव्येन पाणिना। उत्थापयामास तदा प्रभुरेकः प्रजापतिः ॥१२-३३८-१३॥
taṃ pādayor nipatitaṃ dṛṣṭvā savyena pāṇinā। utthāpayāmāsa tadā prabhur ekaḥ prajāpatiḥ ॥12-338-13॥
[तं (taṃ) - him; पादयोः (pādayoḥ) - at the feet; निपतितं (nipatitaṃ) - fallen; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; सव्येन (savyena) - with the left; पाणिना (pāṇinā) - by the hand; उत्थापयामास (utthāpayāmāsa) - caused to rise; तदा (tadā) - then; प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the lord; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - Prajapati;]
(Him at the feet fallen having seen, with the left hand caused to rise then the lord one Prajapati.)
Seeing him fallen at his feet, the one lord Prajapati then raised him up with his left hand. (12-338-13)
उवाच चैनं भगवांश्चिरस्यागतमात्मजम्। स्वागतं ते महाबाहो दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोऽसि मेऽन्तिकम् ॥१२-३३८-१४॥
uvāca cainaṃ bhagavāṃś cirasyāgatam ātmajam। svāgataṃ te mahābāho diṣṭyā prāpto'si me'ntikam ॥12-338-14॥
[उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke; च (ca) - and; एनम् (enam) - him; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable; the blessed one; चिरस्य (cirasya) - after a long time; आगतम् (āgatam) - arrived; come; आत्मजम् (ātmajam) - son; own-born; स्वागतं (svāgatam) - welcome; ते (te) - to you; महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed; दिष्ट्या (diṣṭyā) - by fortune; by destiny; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived; reached; असि (asi) - you are; मे (me) - to me; अन्तिकम् (antikam) - near; close;]
(The venerable one said to him, his son who had arrived after a long time: "Welcome to you, O mighty-armed! By fortune, you have arrived near to me." (12-338-14))
The venerable one spoke to his son, who had come after a long time: "Welcome, O mighty-armed! By good fortune, you have come close to me." (12-338-14)
कच्चित्ते कुशलं पुत्र स्वाध्यायतपसोः सदा। नित्यमुग्रतपास्त्वं हि ततः पृच्छामि ते पुनः ॥१२-३३८-१५॥
kaccitte kuśalaṃ putra svādhyāyatapasoḥ sadā। nityamugratapāstvaṃ hi tataḥ pṛcchāmi te punaḥ ॥12-338-15॥
[कच्चित् (kaccit) - whether; ते (te) - to you; कुशलम् (kuśalam) - well-being; पुत्र (putra) - son; स्वाध्याय (svādhyāya) - self-study; तपसोः (tapasoḥ) - and austerity; सदा (sadā) - always; नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly; उग्रतपाः (ugratapāḥ) - one of severe austerity; त्वम् (tvam) - you; हि (hi) - indeed; ततः (tataḥ) - therefore; पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask; ते (te) - you; पुनः (punaḥ) - again;]
(Whether to you well-being, son, of self-study and austerity always? Constantly one of severe austerity you indeed, therefore I ask you again.)
Son, is your well-being always ensured in your self-study and austerities? Since you are constantly engaged in severe austerities, I therefore ask you again. (12-338-15)
रुद्र उवाच॥
rudra uvāca॥
[रुद्र (rudra) - the howler; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(the howler said;)
Rudra said.
त्वत्प्रसादेन भगवन्स्वाध्यायतपसोर्मम। कुशलं चाव्ययं चैव सर्वस्य जगतस्तथा ॥१२-३३८-१६॥
tvatprasādena bhagavansvādhyāyatapasormama। kuśalaṃ cāvyayaṃ caiva sarvasya jagatastathā ॥12-338-16॥
[त्वत् (tvat) - by you; by thy; प्रसादेन (prasādena) - by grace; by favor; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O Lord; स्वाध्याय (svādhyāya) - self-study; recitation of sacred texts; तपसोः (tapasoḥ) - of austerity; of penance; (dual genitive); मम (mama) - of me; my; कुशलं (kuśalam) - welfare; well-being; च (ca) - and; अव्ययं (avyayam) - imperishable; undecaying; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; certainly; सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of all; of everything; जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world; तथा (tathā) - so; thus;]
(By your grace, O Lord, of my self-study and austerity, welfare and imperishability indeed, of all the world so.)
O Lord, by your grace, may there be welfare and imperishability for my self-study and austerity, and likewise for the entire world. (12-338-16)
चिरदृष्टो हि भगवान्वैराजसदने मया। ततोऽहं पर्वतं प्राप्तस्त्विमं त्वत्पादसेवितम् ॥१२-३३८-१७॥
ciradṛṣṭo hi bhagavānvairājasadane mayā। tato'haṃ parvataṃ prāptastvimam tvatpādasevitam ॥12-338-17॥
[चिरदृष्टः (ciradṛṣṭaḥ) - long-seen; (seen after a long time); हि (hi) - indeed; भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable one; वैराजसदने (vairājasadane) - in the palace of Viraja; मया (mayā) - by me; ततः (tataḥ) - then; अहम् (aham) - I; पर्वतम् (parvatam) - mountain; प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - reached; त्व् (tv) - your; इमम् (imam) - this; त्वत्पादसेवितम् (tvatpādasevitam) - served by your feet;]
(Long-seen indeed the venerable one in the palace of Viraja by me. Then I the mountain reached, this served by your feet. (12-338-17))
Indeed, after a long time I saw the venerable one in the palace of Viraja. Then I reached this mountain, which has been served by your feet. (12-338-17)
कौतूहलं चापि हि मे एकान्तगमनेन ते। नैतत्कारणमल्पं हि भविष्यति पितामह ॥१२-३३८-१८॥
kautūhalaṃ cāpi hi me ekāntagamanena te। naitatkāraṇamalpaṃ hi bhaviṣyati pitāmaha ॥12-338-18॥
[कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; च (ca) - and; अपि (api) - also; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - to me; एकान्तगमनेन (ekāntagamanena) - by your going to seclusion; ते (te) - your; न (na) - not; एतत् (etat) - this; कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason; अल्पम् (alpam) - small; हि (hi) - indeed; भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will be; पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandsire;]
(Curiosity and also indeed to me by your going to seclusion, your, not this reason small indeed will be, O grandsire.)
O grandsire, indeed I am curious; your going into seclusion cannot be for a small reason.
किं नु तत्सदनं श्रेष्ठं क्षुत्पिपासाविवर्जितम्। सुरासुरैरध्युषितमृषिभिश्चामितप्रभैः ॥१२-३३८-१९॥
kiṁ nu tatsadanaṁ śreṣṭhaṁ kṣutpipāsāvivarjitam। surāsurairadhyuṣitamṛṣibhiścāmitaprabhaiḥ ॥12-338-19॥
[किं (kiṁ) - what; नु (nu) - indeed; तत् (tat) - that; सदनं (sadanaṁ) - abode; श्रेष्ठं (śreṣṭham) - best; क्षुत् (kṣut) - hunger; पिपासा (pipāsā) - thirst; विवर्जितम् (vivarjitam) - devoid of; सुरासुरैः (surāsuraiḥ) - by gods and asuras; अध्युषितम् (adhyuṣitam) - inhabited; ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages; च (ca) - and; अमितप्रभैः (amitaprabhaiḥ) - by those of immeasurable radiance;]
(What indeed that abode best hunger thirst devoid of by gods and asuras inhabited by sages and by those of immeasurable radiance.)
What is that best abode, free from hunger and thirst, inhabited by gods, asuras, sages, and those of immeasurable radiance? (12-338-19)
गन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिश्च सततं संनिषेवितम्। उत्सृज्येमं गिरिवरमेकाकी प्राप्तवानसि ॥१२-३३८-२०॥
gandharvair apsarobhiś ca satataṃ saṃniṣevitam। utsṛjyemaṃ girivaram ekākī prāptavān asi ॥12-338-20॥
[गन्धर्वैः (gandharvaiḥ) - by Gandharvas; अप्सरोभिः (apsarobhiḥ) - by Apsarases; च (ca) - and; सततम् (satatam) - always; संनिषेवितम् (saṃniṣevitam) - frequented; उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned; इमम् (imam) - this; गिरिवरम् (girivaram) - excellent mountain; एकाकी (ekākī) - alone; प्राप्तवान् (prāptavān) - you have reached; असि (asi) - are;]
(By Gandharvas, by Apsarases and always frequented; having abandoned this excellent mountain, alone you have reached are (you are arrived). (12-338-20))
This excellent mountain, always frequented by Gandharvas and Apsarases, you have abandoned and come here alone. (12-338-20)
ब्रह्मोवाच॥
brahmovāca॥
[ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; (the creator deity); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Brahmā said;)
Brahmā said.
वैजयन्तो गिरिवरः सततं सेव्यते मया। अत्रैकाग्रेण मनसा पुरुषश्चिन्त्यते विराट् ॥१२-३३८-२१॥
vaijayanto girivaraḥ satataṃ sevyate mayā। atraikāgreṇa manasā puruṣaścintyate virāṭ ॥12-338-21॥
[वैजयन्तः (vaijayantaḥ) - victorious; (plural); गिरिवरः (girivaraḥ) - best mountain; सततम् (satatam) - always; सेव्यते (sevyate) - is served; मया (mayā) - by me; अत्र (atra) - here; एकाग्रेण (ekāgreṇa) - with one-pointed; मनसा (manasā) - with mind; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person; चिन्त्यते (cintyate) - is contemplated; विराट् (virāṭ) - Virāṭ (the cosmic being);]
(The victorious best mountain is always served by me. Here, with one-pointed mind, the person Virāṭ is contemplated.)
I always serve the victorious best mountain. Here, with a one-pointed mind, I contemplate the cosmic being Virāṭ. (12-338-21)
रुद्र उवाच॥
rudra uvāca॥
[रुद्र (rudra) - the howler; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(the howler said;)
Rudra said.
बहवः पुरुषा ब्रह्मंस्त्वया सृष्टाः स्वयम्भुवा। सृज्यन्ते चापरे ब्रह्मन्स चैकः पुरुषो विराट् ॥१२-३३८-२२॥
bahavaḥ puruṣā brahman tvayā sṛṣṭāḥ svayambhuvā। sṛjyante ca apare brahman sa ca ekaḥ puruṣaḥ virāṭ ॥12-338-22॥
[बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - persons; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created; स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by the self-born; सृज्यन्ते (sṛjyante) - are created; च (ca) - and; अपरे (apare) - others; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; स (sa) - he; च (ca) - and; एकः (ekaḥ) - one; पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - person; विराट् (virāṭ) - Virāṭ;]
(Many persons, O Brahman, by you created by the self-born; are created and others, O Brahman; he and one person Virāṭ.)
O Brahman, many persons have been created by you, the self-born; and others are also created, O Brahman. But he is the one person, Virāṭ. (12-338-22)
को ह्यसौ चिन्त्यते ब्रह्मंस्त्वया वै पुरुषोत्तमः। एतन्मे संशयं ब्रूहि महत्कौतूहलं हि मे ॥१२-३३८-२३॥
ko hyasau cintyate brahmaṃstvayā vai puruṣottamaḥ। etanme saṃśayaṃ brūhi mahatkautūhalaṃ hi me ॥12-338-23॥
[को (ko) - who; हि (hi) - indeed; असौ (asau) - that; चिन्त्यते (cintyate) - is thought upon; ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahman; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; वै (vai) - indeed; पुरुषोत्तमः (puruṣottamaḥ) - the supreme person; एतत् (etat) - this; मे (me) - my; संशयम् (saṃśayam) - doubt; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; महत् (mahat) - great; कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity; हि (hi) - indeed; मे (me) - my;]
(Who indeed is that, O Brahman, who is thought upon by you as the supreme person? This my doubt tell (me); great curiosity indeed (is) mine.)
O Brahman, who indeed is that supreme person whom you contemplate? Please tell me this doubt of mine; I have great curiosity. (12-338-23)
ब्रह्मोवाच॥
brahmovāca॥
[ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā; the creator; उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Brahmā said;)
Brahmā said.
बहवः पुरुषाः पुत्र ये त्वया समुदाहृताः। एवमेतदतिक्रान्तं द्रष्टव्यं नैवमित्यपि ॥ आधारं तु प्रवक्ष्यामि एकस्य पुरुषस्य ते ॥१२-३३८-२४॥
bahavaḥ puruṣāḥ putra ye tvayā samudāhṛtāḥ। evam etad atikrāntaṃ draṣṭavyaṃ naivam ity api ॥ ādhāraṃ tu pravakṣyāmi ekasya puruṣasya te ॥12-338-24॥
[बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many; पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men; पुत्र (putra) - son; ये (ye) - who; त्वया (tvayā) - by you; समुदाहृताः (samudāhṛtāḥ) - enumerated; एवम् (evam) - thus; एतत् (etat) - this; अतिक्रान्तं (atikrāntaṃ) - surpassed; द्रष्टव्यम् (draṣṭavyam) - should be seen; न (na) - not; एवम् (evam) - thus; इति (iti) - so; अपि (api) - also; आधारं (ādhāraṃ) - basis; तु (tu) - but; प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I shall explain; एकस्य (ekasya) - of one; पुरुषस्य (puruṣasya) - of man; ते (te) - to you;]
(Many men, son, who by you have been enumerated; thus this surpassed should be seen, not thus so also; basis but I shall explain of one man to you; (12-338-24))
Son, the many men you have enumerated—this should be seen as surpassed, not just so; but I shall explain to you the basis of one man. (12-338-24)
बहूनां पुरुषाणां स यथैका योनिरुच्यते। तथा तं पुरुषं विश्वं परमं सुमहत्तमम् ॥ निर्गुणं निर्गुणा भूत्वा प्रविशन्ति सनातनम् ॥१२-३३८-२५॥
bahūnāṃ puruṣāṇāṃ sa yathaikā yonirucyate। tathā taṃ puruṣaṃ viśvaṃ paramaṃ sumahattamam ॥ nirguṇaṃ nirguṇā bhūtvā praviśanti sanātanam ॥12-338-25॥
[बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many; पुरुषाणाम् (puruṣāṇām) - of men; सः (saḥ) - he; यथा (yathā) - just as; एकाः (ekā) - one; योनिः (yoniḥ) - source; उच्यते (ucyate) - is said; तथा (tathā) - so; तम् (tam) - that; पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - person; विश्वम् (viśvam) - universe; परमम् (paramam) - supreme; सुमहत्तमम् (sumahattamam) - most great; निर्गुणम् (nirguṇam) - without qualities; निर्गुणाः (nirguṇāḥ) - those without qualities; भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become; प्रविशन्ति (praviśanti) - enter; सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal;]
(Of many men, he, just as one source is said, so that person, the universe, the supreme, the most great. The one without qualities, those without qualities having become, enter the eternal.)
Just as one source is said to be for many men, so that person, the universe, the supreme, the greatest, is the same. Those who have become without qualities enter the eternal one who is without qualities. (12-338-25)
