13.032
पूज्यपुरुषवर्णनम्
pūjyapuruṣavarṇanam
[पूज्य (pūjya) - worthy of worship; deserving reverence; पुरुष (puruṣa) - man; person; being; वर्णनम् (varṇanam) - description; narration;]
(pūjya - worthy of worship; puruṣa - man; varṇanam - description;)
Description of the venerable man.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
[युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira; (proper name); उवाच (uvāca) - said; spoke;]
(Yudhiṣṭhira said;)
Yudhiṣṭhira said.
के पूज्याः के नमस्कार्या मानवैर्भरतर्षभ। विस्तरेण तदाचक्ष्व न हि तृप्यामि कथ्यताम् ॥१३-३२-१॥
ke pūjyāḥ ke namaskāryā mānavair bharatarṣabha। vistareṇa tad ācakṣva na hi tṛpyāmi kathyatām ॥13-32-1॥
[के (ke) - who; (plural); पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - worthy of worship; के (ke) - who; (plural); नमस्कार्याः (namaskāryāḥ) - worthy of salutation; मानवैः (mānavaiḥ) - by humans; भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - bull among the Bharatas; विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail; तत् (tat) - that; आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell; न (na) - not; हि (hi) - indeed; तृप्यामि (tṛpyāmi) - I am satisfied; कथ्यताम् (kathyatām) - let it be told;]
(Who are worthy of worship, who are worthy of salutation by humans, O bull among the Bharatas? In detail, that tell; not indeed I am satisfied; let it be told. (13-32-1))
O bull among the Bharatas, who among humans are worthy of worship and who are worthy of salutation? Please tell that in detail, for I am not yet satisfied; let it be told. (13-32-1)
भीष्म उवाच॥
bhīṣma uvāca॥
[भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma; उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Bhishma said;)
Bhishma said.
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। नारदस्य च संवादं वासुदेवस्य चोभयोः ॥१३-३२-२॥
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam। nāradasya ca saṃvādaṃ vāsudevasya cobhayoḥ ॥13-32-2॥
[अत्र (atra) - here; अपि (api) - also; उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite; इमम् (imam) - this; इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - history; पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient; नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada; च (ca) - and; संवादम् (saṃvādam) - dialogue; वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva; च (ca) - and; उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both;]
(Here also they cite this ancient history; the dialogue of Nārada and of Vāsudeva, of both.)
Here too, they recount this ancient story: the conversation between Nārada and Vāsudeva, involving both. (13-32-2)
नारदं प्राञ्जलिं दृष्ट्वा पूजयानं द्विजर्षभान्। केशवः परिपप्रच्छ भगवन्कान्नमस्यसि ॥१३-३२-३॥
nāradaṃ prāñjaliṃ dṛṣṭvā pūjayānaṃ dvijarṣabhān। keśavaḥ paripapraccha bhagavan kān namasyasi ॥13-32-3॥
[नारदं (nāradaṃ) - Nārada (sage Nārada, accusative); प्राञ्जलिं (prāñjaliṃ) - with joined palms; दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen; पूजयानं (pūjayānam) - worshipping; द्विजर्षभान् (dvijarṣabhān) - the best among twice-born (brāhmaṇas); केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava (Kṛṣṇa); परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - asked; भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable one; कान् (kān) - whom (accusative plural); नमस्यसि (namasyasi) - do you bow to;]
(Having seen Nārada with joined palms, worshipping the best among twice-born, Keśava asked, "O venerable one, whom do you bow to?" (13-32-3))
Seeing Nārada with joined palms, worshipping the foremost of the twice-born, Keśava asked, "O revered one, whom are you bowing to?" (13-32-3)
बहुमानः परः केषु भवतो यान्नमस्यसि। शक्यं चेच्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि ब्रूह्येतद्धर्मवित्तम ॥१३-३२-४॥
bahumānaḥ paraḥ keṣu bhavato yānnamasyasi। śakyaṃ cecchrotumicchāmi brūhyetaddharmavittama ॥13-32-4॥
[बहुमानः (bahumānaḥ) - great respect; परः (paraḥ) - supreme; केषु (keṣu) - in whom; भवतः (bhavataḥ) - by you; यान् (yān) - whom; नमस्यसि (namasyasi) - you bow; शक्यं (śakyaṃ) - possible; चेत् (cet) - if; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish; ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell; एतत् (etat) - this; धर्मवित्तम (dharmavittama) - O best knower of dharma;]
(Great respect supreme in whom by you whom you bow; possible if to hear I wish; tell this O best knower of dharma;)
In whom do you have the greatest respect, to whom do you bow? If it is possible to hear, I wish to know this; please tell me, O best knower of dharma. (13-32-4)
नारद उवाच॥
nārada uvāca॥
[नारद (nārada) - Nārada (name of the sage); उवाच (uvāca) - said;]
(Nārada said;)
Nārada said.
शृणु गोविन्द यानेतान्पूजयाम्यरिमर्दन। त्वत्तोऽन्यः कः पुमाँल्लोके श्रोतुमेतदिहार्हति ॥१३-३२-५॥
śṛṇu govinda yānetān pūjayāmy arimardana। tvatto'nyaḥ kaḥ pumāṁl loke śrotum etad ihārhati ॥13-32-5॥
[शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear; गोविन्द (govinda) - Govinda; यान् (yān) - which; एतान् (etān) - these; पूजयामि (pūjayāmi) - I worship; अरिमर्दन (arimardana) - O destroyer of enemies; त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you; अन्यः (anyaḥ) - other; कः (kaḥ) - who; पुमान् (pumān) - man; लोके (loke) - in the world; श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear; एतत् (etat) - this; इह (iha) - here; अर्हति (arhati) - is worthy;]
(Hear, Govinda, which these I worship, O destroyer of enemies. From you, other who man in the world to hear this here is worthy. (13-32-5))
Hear, Govinda, these which I worship, O destroyer of enemies. Who else in this world besides you is worthy to hear this here? (13-32-5)
वरुणं वायुमादित्यं पर्जन्यं जातवेदसम्। स्थाणुं स्कन्दं तथा लक्ष्मीं विष्णुं ब्रह्माणमेव च ॥१३-३२-६॥
varuṇam vāyum ādityaṃ parjanyaṃ jātavedasam। sthāṇuṃ skandaṃ tathā lakṣmīṃ viṣṇuṃ brahmāṇam eva ca ॥13-32-6॥
[वरुणं (varuṇam) - Varuṇa; (the Vedic deity of water); वायुम् (vāyum) - Vāyu; (the wind god); आदित्यं (ādityaṃ) - Āditya; (the Sun god); पर्जन्यं (parjanyaṃ) - Parjanya; (the rain god); जातवेदसम् (jātavedasam) - Jātavedas; (Agni, the fire god); स्थाणुं (sthāṇuṃ) - Sthāṇu; (an epithet of Śiva); स्कन्दं (skandaṃ) - Skanda; (Kārttikeya, the war god); तथा (tathā) - also; likewise; लक्ष्मीं (lakṣmīṃ) - Lakṣmī; (the goddess of fortune); विष्णुं (viṣṇuṃ) - Viṣṇu; (the preserver deity); ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā; (the creator god); एव (eva) - indeed; only; च (ca) - and;]
(Varuṇa, Vāyu, Āditya, Parjanya, Jātavedas, Sthāṇu, Skanda, also Lakṣmī, Viṣṇu, Brahmā indeed and. (13-32-6))
Varuṇa, Vāyu, Āditya, Parjanya, Jātavedas, Sthāṇu, Skanda, as well as Lakṣmī, Viṣṇu, and Brahmā indeed. (13-32-6)
वाचस्पतिं चन्द्रमसमपः पृथ्वीं सरस्वतीम्। सततं ये नमस्यन्ति तान्नमस्याम्यहं विभो ॥१३-३२-७॥
vācaspatim candramasam apaḥ pṛthvīṃ sarasvatīm। satataṃ ye namasyanti tān namasyāmy ahaṃ vibho ॥13-32-7॥
[वाचस्पतिं (vācaspatim) - lord of speech; चन्द्रमसम् (candramasam) - moon; अपः (apaḥ) - waters; पृथ्वीं (pṛthvīṃ) - earth; सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvatī; सततं (satataṃ) - always; ये (ye) - who; नमस्यन्ति (namasyanti) - bow (to); तान् (tān) - those; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow (to); अहं (ahaṃ) - I; विभो (vibho) - O Lord;]
(lord of speech; moon; waters; earth; Sarasvatī; always; who; bow (to); those; I bow (to); I; O Lord;)
O Lord, I bow to those who always bow to the lord of speech, the moon, the waters, the earth, and Sarasvatī. (13-32-7)
तपोधनान्वेदविदो नित्यं वेदपरायणान्। महार्हान्वृष्णिशार्दूल सदा सम्पूजयाम्यहम् ॥१३-३२-८॥
tapodhanān vedavido nityaṃ vedaparāyaṇān। mahārhān vṛṣṇiśārdūla sadā sampūjayāmy aham ॥13-32-8॥
[तपोधनान् (tapodhanān) - those whose wealth is austerity; वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Veda; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; वेदपरायणान् (vedaparāyaṇān) - those devoted to the Veda; महार्हान् (mahārhān) - most worthy; वृष्णिशार्दूल (vṛṣṇiśārdūla) - O tiger among the Vrishni; सदा (sadā) - always; सम्पूजयामि (sampūjayāmi) - I worship; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Those whose wealth is austerity, knowers of the Veda, always those devoted to the Veda, most worthy, O tiger among the Vrishni, always I worship I.)
O tiger among the Vrishni, I always worship those most worthy ones whose wealth is austerity, who are knowers of the Veda, and who are always devoted to the Veda. (13-32-8)
अभुक्त्वा देवकार्याणि कुर्वते येऽविकत्थनाः। सन्तुष्टाश्च क्षमायुक्तास्तान्नमस्याम्यहं विभो ॥१३-३२-९॥
abhuktvā devakāryāṇi kurvate ye'vikatthanāḥ। santuṣṭāś ca kṣamāyuktās tān namasyāmy ahaṃ vibho ॥13-32-9॥
[अभुक्त्वा (abhuktvā) - without having enjoyed; not eating; देवकार्याणि (devakāryāṇi) - divine duties; acts for the gods; कुर्वते (kurvate) - they perform; do; ये (ye) - who; those who; अविकत्थनाः (avikatthanāḥ) - not boasting; without pride; सन्तुष्टाः (santuṣṭāḥ) - content; satisfied; च (ca) - and; क्षमायुक्ताः (kṣamāyuktāḥ) - endowed with forgiveness; possessing patience; तान् (tān) - them; those; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow; I salute; अहम् (aham) - I; विभो (vibho) - O Lord; master;]
(Without having enjoyed, those who perform divine duties, who are not boasting, content and endowed with forgiveness, them I bow, I, O Lord. (13-32-9))
O Lord, I bow to those who, without seeking enjoyment, perform divine duties without boasting, who are content and endowed with forgiveness. (13-32-9)
सम्यग्ददति ये चेष्टान्क्षान्ता दान्ता जितेन्द्रियाः। सस्यं धनं क्षितिं गाश्च तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥१३-३२-१०॥
samyagdadati ye ceṣṭānkṣāntā dāntā jitendriyāḥ। sasyaṃ dhanaṃ kṣitiṃ gāśca tānnamasyāmi yādava ॥13-32-10॥
[सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; ददति (dadati) - give; ये (ye) - who; चेष्टान् (ceṣṭān) - efforts; क्षान्ताः (kṣāntāḥ) - forbearing; दान्ताः (dāntāḥ) - self-restrained; जितेन्द्रियाः (jitendriyāḥ) - having conquered the senses; सस्यं (sasyaṃ) - grain; धनं (dhanaṃ) - wealth; क्षितिं (kṣitiṃ) - earth; गाः (gāḥ) - cows; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow; यादव (yādava) - O Yadava;]
(Properly give who efforts forbearing self-restrained having conquered the senses grain wealth earth cows and them I bow O Yadava.)
O Yadava, I bow to those who properly give their efforts, are forbearing, self-restrained, have conquered their senses, and who give grain, wealth, land, and cows. (13-32-10)
ये ते तपसि वर्तन्ते वने मूलफलाशनाः। असञ्चयाः क्रियावन्तस्तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥१३-३२-११॥
ye te tapasi vartante vane mūlaphalāśanāḥ। asañcayāḥ kriyāvantastānnamasyāmi yādava ॥13-32-11॥
[ये (ye) - who; (plural); ते (te) - those; तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity; (penance); वर्तन्ते (vartante) - abide; (dwell; exist;) वने (vane) - in the forest; मूलफलाशनाः (mūlaphalāśanāḥ) - root-and-fruit-eaters; असञ्चयाः (asañcayāḥ) - without accumulation; क्रियावन्तः (kriyāvantaḥ) - engaged in actions; (performers of rites;) तान् (tān) - them; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow; (I salute;) यादव (yādava) - O Yadava;]
(Who those in austerity abide in the forest, root-and-fruit-eaters, without accumulation, engaged in actions, them I bow, O Yadava. (13-32-11))
O Yadava, I bow to those who dwell in austerity in the forest, eating roots and fruits, without accumulation, and engaged in actions. (13-32-11)
ये भृत्यभरणे सक्ताः सततं चातिथिप्रियाः। भुञ्जन्ते देवशेषाणि तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥१३-३२-१२॥
ye bhṛtyabharaṇe saktāḥ satataṃ cātithipriyāḥ। bhuñjante devaśeṣāṇi tānnamasyāmi yādava ॥13-32-12॥
[ये (ye) - who; (those who;) भृत्यभरणे (bhṛtyabharaṇe) - in the maintenance of servants; सक्ताः (saktāḥ) - attached; (engaged;) सततं (satatam) - always; च (ca) - and; अतिथिप्रियाः (atithipriyāḥ) - fond of guests; भुञ्जन्ते (bhuñjante) - they eat; देवशेषाणि (devaśeṣāṇi) - remnants of offerings to the gods; तान् (tān) - them; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow; यादव (yādava) - O Yādava;]
(Who in the maintenance of servants attached, always and fond of guests, eat remnants of offerings to the gods, them I bow, O Yādava.)
O Yādava, I bow to those who are always engaged in maintaining their servants, fond of guests, and who partake of the remnants of offerings to the gods. (13-32-12)
ये वेदं प्राप्य दुर्धर्षा वाग्मिनो ब्रह्मवादिनः। याजनाध्यापने युक्ता नित्यं तान्पूजयाम्यहम् ॥१३-३२-१३॥
ye vedaṃ prāpya durdharṣā vāgmino brahmavādinaḥ। yājanādhyāpane yuktā nityaṃ tānpūjayāmyaham ॥13-32-13॥
[ये (ye) - who; वेदं (vedaṃ) - Veda; प्राप्य (prāpya) - having attained; दुर्धर्षा (durdharṣā) - unassailable; वाग्मिनः (vāgminaḥ) - eloquent; ब्रह्मवादिनः (brahmavādinaḥ) - speakers of Brahman; याजनाध्यापने (yājanādhyāpane) - in sacrifice and teaching; युक्ता (yuktā) - engaged; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; तान् (tān) - them; पूजयामि (pūjayāmi) - I worship; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Who, having attained the Veda, unassailable, eloquent, speakers of Brahman, engaged in sacrifice and teaching, always, them I worship I.)
I always worship those who, having attained the Veda, are unassailable, eloquent, speakers of Brahman, and are engaged in sacrifice and teaching. (13-32-13)
प्रसन्नहृदयाश्चैव सर्वसत्त्वेषु नित्यशः। आ पृष्ठतापात्स्वाध्याये युक्तास्तान्पूजयाम्यहम् ॥१३-३२-१४॥
prasannahṛdayāścaiva sarvasattveṣu nityaśaḥ। ā pṛṣṭhatāpātsvādhyāye yuktāstānpūjayāmyaham ॥13-32-14॥
[प्रसन्न (prasanna) - clear; हृदयाः (hṛdayāḥ) - hearts; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; सर्व (sarva) - all; सत्त्वेषु (sattveṣu) - among beings; नित्यशः (nityaśaḥ) - always; आ (ā) - up to; पृष्ठतापात् (pṛṣṭhatāpāt) - from the burning of the back; स्वाध्याये (svādhyāye) - in self-study; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged; तान् (tān) - them; पूजयामि (pūjayāmi) - I honor; अहम् (aham) - I;]
(Clear-hearted and indeed, among all beings, always; up to (even) those engaged in self-study from the burning of the back, them I honor, I.)
I honor all those whose hearts are clear, who are always among all beings, even those engaged in self-study despite the burning of the back. (13-32-14)
गुरुप्रसादे स्वाध्याये यतन्ते ये स्थिरव्रताः। शुश्रूषवोऽनसूयन्तस्तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥१३-३२-१५॥
guruprasāde svādhyāye yatante ye sthiravratāḥ। śuśrūṣavo'nasūyantas tān namasyāmi yādava ॥13-32-15॥
[गुरुप्रसादे (guruprasāde) - in the grace of the teacher; स्वाध्याये (svādhyāye) - in self-study; यतन्ते (yatante) - they strive; ये (ye) - who; स्थिरव्रताः (sthiravratāḥ) - firm in their vows; शुश्रूषवः (śuśrūṣavaḥ) - eager to serve; अनसूयन्तः (anasūyantaḥ) - not finding fault; तान् (tān) - those; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow; यादव (yādava) - O Yadava;]
(In the grace of the teacher, in self-study, those who strive, who are firm in their vows, eager to serve, not finding fault, those I bow, O Yadava. (13-32-15))
O Yadava, I bow to those who, by the grace of the teacher, strive in self-study, are firm in their vows, eager to serve, and free from fault-finding. (13-32-15)
सुव्रता मुनयो ये च ब्रह्मण्याः सत्यसङ्गराः। वोढारो हव्यकव्यानां तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥१३-३२-१६॥
suvratā munayo ye ca brahmaṇyāḥ satyasaṅgarāḥ। voḍhāro havyakavyānāṃ tānnamasyāmi yādava ॥13-32-16॥
[सुव्रता (suvratā) - of good vows; मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; ब्रह्मण्याः (brahmaṇyāḥ) - devoted to Brahman; सत्यसङ्गराः (satyasaṅgarāḥ) - steadfast in truth; वोढारः (voḍhāraḥ) - bearers; हव्यकव्यानाम् (havyakavyānām) - of oblations and ancestral offerings; तान् (tān) - them; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow; यादव (yādava) - O Yadava;]
(Of good vows, sages, who and devoted to Brahman, steadfast in truth, bearers of oblations and ancestral offerings, them I bow, O Yadava.)
O Yadava, I bow to those sages of good vows, who are devoted to Brahman, steadfast in truth, and bearers of oblations and ancestral offerings. (13-32-16)
भैक्ष्यचर्यासु निरताः कृशा गुरुकुलाश्रयाः। निःसुखा निर्धना ये च तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥१३-३२-१७॥
bhaikṣyacaryāsu niratāḥ kṛśā gurukulāśrayāḥ। niḥsukhā nirdhanā ye ca tānnamasyāmi yādava ॥13-32-17॥
[भैक्ष्यचर्यासु (bhaikṣyacaryāsu) - in mendicant practices; निरताः (niratāḥ) - engaged; कृशाः (kṛśāḥ) - emaciated; गुरुकुलाश्रयाः (gurukulāśrayāḥ) - residing in the teacher's household; निःसुखाः (niḥsukhāḥ) - without happiness; निर्धनाः (nirdhanāḥ) - without wealth; ये (ye) - those who; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow; यादव (yādava) - O Yadava;]
(In mendicant practices engaged, emaciated, residing in the teacher's household, without happiness, without wealth, those who and them I bow, O Yadava.)
O Yadava, I bow to those who are engaged in mendicant practices, emaciated, residing in the teacher's household, without happiness and without wealth. (13-32-17)
निर्ममा निष्प्रतिद्वंद्वा निर्ह्रीका निष्प्रयोजनाः। अहिंसानिरता ये च ये च सत्यव्रता नराः ॥ दान्ताः शमपराश्चैव तान्नमस्यामि केशव ॥१३-३२-१८॥
nirmamā niṣpratidvandvā nirhrīkā niṣprayojanāḥ। ahiṁsā-niratā ye ca ye ca satyavratā narāḥ ॥ dāntāḥ śamaparāś caiva tān namasyāmi keśava ॥13-32-18॥
[निर्ममा (nirmamā) - without sense of ownership; निष्प्रतिद्वंद्वा (niṣpratidvandvā) - without opposition; निर्ह्रीका (nirhrīkā) - without shame; निष्प्रयोजनाः (niṣprayojanāḥ) - without motive; अहिंसानिरता (ahiṁsā-niratā) - devoted to non-violence; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; सत्यव्रता (satyavratā) - truthful in vow; नराः (narāḥ) - men; दान्ताः (dāntāḥ) - self-restrained; शमपराः (śamaparāḥ) - intent on tranquility; चैव (caiva) - and also; तान् (tān) - them; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow; केशव (keśava) - O Keśava;]
(Without sense of ownership, without opposition, without shame, without motive, devoted to non-violence, who and who are truthful in vow, men, self-restrained, intent on tranquility and also, them I bow, O Keśava. (13-32-18))
O Keśava, I bow to those men who are without sense of ownership, without opposition, without shame, without motive, devoted to non-violence, truthful in vow, self-restrained, and intent on tranquility. (13-32-18)
देवतातिथिपूजायां प्रसक्ता गृहमेधिनः। कपोतवृत्तयो नित्यं तान्नमस्यामि यादव ॥१३-३२-१९॥
devatātithipūjāyāṃ prasaktā gṛhamedhinaḥ। kapotavṛttayo nityaṃ tānnamasyāmi yādava ॥13-32-19॥
[देवता (devatā) - divinity; अतिथि (atithi) - guest; पूजायाम् (pūjāyām) - in worship; प्रसक्ता (prasaktā) - devoted; गृहमेधिनः (gṛhamedhinaḥ) - householders; कपोतवृत्तयः (kapotavṛttayaḥ) - having the conduct of doves; नित्यम् (nityam) - always; तान् (tān) - them; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow; यादव (yādava) - O Yadava;]
(Divinity, guest, in worship, devoted, householders, having the conduct of doves, always, them, I bow, O Yadava.)
O Yadava, I always bow to those householders who are devoted to the worship of divinities and guests, and who conduct themselves like doves. (13-32-19)
येषां त्रिवर्गः कृत्येषु वर्तते नोपहीयते। शिष्टाचारप्रवृत्ताश्च तान्नमस्याम्यहं सदा ॥१३-३२-२०॥
yeṣāṃ trivargaḥ kṛtyeṣu vartate nopahīyate। śiṣṭācārapravṛttāś ca tān namasyāmy ahaṃ sadā ॥13-32-20॥
[येषां (yeṣām) - of whom; त्रिवर्गः (trivargaḥ) - the three aims (dharma, artha, kāma); कृत्येषु (kṛtyeṣu) - in actions; वर्तते (vartate) - exists; न (na) - not; उपहीयते (upahīyate) - is diminished; शिष्टाचारप्रवृत्ताः (śiṣṭācārapravṛttāḥ) - engaged in the conduct of the virtuous; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow; अहम् (aham) - I; सदा (sadā) - always;]
(Of whom the three aims (dharma, artha, kāma) in actions exists, is not diminished; engaged in the conduct of the virtuous and them I bow, I always.)
I always bow to those in whom the three aims of life (dharma, artha, kāma) are present in their actions and are never diminished, and who are engaged in the conduct of the virtuous. (13-32-20)
ब्राह्मणास्त्रिषु लोकेषु ये त्रिवर्गमनुष्ठिताः। अलोलुपाः पुण्यशीलास्तान्नमस्यामि केशव ॥१३-३२-२१॥
brāhmaṇās triṣu lokeṣu ye trivargam anuṣṭhitāḥ। alolupāḥ puṇyaśīlās tān namasyāmi keśava ॥13-32-21॥
[ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brāhmaṇas; त्रिषु (triṣu) - in three; लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - worlds; ये (ye) - who; त्रिवर्गम् (trivargam) - three aims (dharma, artha, kāma); अनुष्ठिताः (anuṣṭhitāḥ) - practiced; अलोलुपाः (alolupāḥ) - not greedy; पुण्यशीलाः (puṇyaśīlāḥ) - of virtuous character; तान् (tān) - those; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow; केशव (keśava) - Keśava;]
(Brāhmaṇas in three worlds who have practiced the three aims, not greedy, of virtuous character, those I bow, Keśava.)
O Keśava, I bow to those Brāhmaṇas in the three worlds who have practiced the three aims of life, are not greedy, and possess virtuous character. (13-32-21)
अब्भक्षा वायुभक्षाश्च सुधाभक्षाश्च ये सदा। व्रतैश्च विविधैर्युक्तास्तान्नमस्यामि माधव ॥१३-३२-२२॥
abbhakṣā vāyubhakṣāś ca sudhābhakṣāś ca ye sadā। vrataiś ca vividhair yuktās tān namasyāmi mādhava ॥13-32-22॥
[अब्भक्षा (abbhakṣāḥ) - those who eat water; वायुभक्षाः (vāyubhakṣāḥ) - those who eat air; च (ca) - and; सुधाभक्षाः (sudhābhakṣāḥ) - those who eat nectar; च (ca) - and; ये (ye) - who; सदा (sadā) - always; व्रतैः (vrataiḥ) - by vows; च (ca) - and; विविधैः (vividhaiḥ) - various; युक्ताः (yuktāḥ) - engaged; तान् (tān) - them; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow; माधव (mādhava) - O Mādhava;]
(Those who eat water, those who eat air, and those who eat nectar, who always are engaged by various vows, them I bow, O Mādhava. (13-32-22))
O Mādhava, I bow to those who subsist on water, air, or nectar, and who are always engaged in various vows. (13-32-22)
अयोनीनग्नियोनींश्च ब्रह्मयोनींस्तथैव च। सर्वभूतात्मयोनींश्च तान्नमस्याम्यहं द्विजान् ॥१३-३२-२३॥
ayonīnagniyonīṁś ca brahmayonīṁs tathaiva ca। sarvabhūtātmayonīṁś ca tān namasyāmy ahaṁ dvijān ॥13-32-23॥
[अयोनीन् (ayonīn) - not-born-from-a-womb; अग्नियोनीन् (agniyonīn) - born-from-fire; च (ca) - and; ब्रह्मयोनीन् (brahmayonīn) - born-from-Brahman; तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; च (ca) - and; सर्वभूतात्मयोनीन् (sarvabhūtātmayonīn) - born-from-the-soul-of-all-beings; च (ca) - and; तान् (tān) - them; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow; अहम् (aham) - I; द्विजान् (dvijān) - twice-borns;]
(Not-born-from-a-womb, born-from-fire, and born-from-Brahman, in the same way, and born-from-the-soul-of-all-beings, and them I bow, I, twice-borns.)
I bow to those twice-borns who are not born from a womb, who are born from fire, who are born from Brahman, and who are born from the soul of all beings. (13-32-23)
नित्यमेतान्नमस्यामि कृष्ण लोककरानृषीन्। लोकज्येष्ठाञ्ज्ञाननिष्ठांस्तमोघ्नाँल्लोकभास्करान् ॥१३-३२-२४॥
nityametānnamasyāmi kṛṣṇa lokakarānṛṣīn। lokajyeṣṭhāñjñānaniṣṭhāṃstamoghnāṃllokabhāskarān ॥13-32-24॥
[नित्य (nitya) - always; एतान् (etān) - these; नमस्यामि (namasyāmi) - I bow; कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Kṛṣṇa; लोककरान् (lokakarān) - world-makers; ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages; लोकज्येष्ठान् (lokajyeṣṭhān) - elders of the world; ज्ञाननिष्ठान् (jñānaniṣṭhān) - established in knowledge; तमोघ्नान् (tamoghnān) - destroyers of darkness; लोकभास्करान् (lokabhāskarān) - suns of the world;]
(Always these I bow, Kṛṣṇa, world-makers sages, elders of the world, established in knowledge, destroyers of darkness, suns of the world.)
O Kṛṣṇa, I always bow to these sages who are the creators of worlds, the elders of the world, established in knowledge, destroyers of darkness, and the suns of the world. (13-32-24)
तस्मात्त्वमपि वार्ष्णेय द्विजान्पूजय नित्यदा। पूजिताः पूजनार्हा हि सुखं दास्यन्ति तेऽनघ ॥१३-३२-२५॥
tasmāttvamapi vārṣṇeya dvijānpūjaya nityadā। pūjitāḥ pūjanārhā hi sukhaṃ dāsyanti te'nagha ॥13-32-25॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O descendant of Vṛṣṇi; द्विजान् (dvijān) - the twice-born; पूजय (pūjaya) - honor; नित्यदा (nityadā) - always; पूजिताः (pūjitāḥ) - being honored; पूजनार्हाः (pūjanārhāḥ) - worthy of honor; हि (hi) - indeed; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; दास्यन्ति (dāsyanti) - will give; ते (te) - to you; अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one;]
(Therefore you also, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, always honor the twice-born. Being honored, those worthy of honor indeed will give happiness to you, O sinless one.)
Therefore, O descendant of Vṛṣṇi, you too should always honor the twice-born. When honored, those worthy of honor will surely grant you happiness, O sinless one. (13-32-25)
अस्मिँल्लोके सदा ह्येते परत्र च सुखप्रदाः। त एते मान्यमाना वै प्रदास्यन्ति सुखं तव ॥१३-३२-२६॥
asmiñloke sadā hyete paratra ca sukhapradāḥ। ta ete mānyamānā vai pradāsyanti sukhaṃ tava ॥13-32-26॥
[अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this; लोके (loke) - world; सदा (sadā) - always; हि (hi) - indeed; एते (ete) - these; परत्र (paratra) - in the next (world); च (ca) - and; सुखप्रदाः (sukhapradāḥ) - givers of happiness; ते (te) - they; एते (ete) - these; मान्यमानाः (mānyamānāḥ) - being honored; वै (vai) - indeed; प्रदास्यन्ति (pradāsyanti) - will give; सुखम् (sukham) - happiness; तव (tava) - to you;]
(In this world always indeed these in the next (world) and givers of happiness; they these being honored indeed will give happiness to you.)
These, when honored, always grant happiness in this world and in the next; they will indeed bestow happiness upon you. (13-32-26)
ये सर्वातिथयो नित्यं गोषु च ब्राह्मणेषु च। नित्यं सत्ये च निरता दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१३-३२-२७॥
ye sarvātithayo nityaṃ goṣu ca brāhmaṇeṣu ca। nityaṃ satye ca niratā durgāṇyatitaraṇti te ॥13-32-27॥
[ये (ye) - who; सर्वातिथयः (sarvātithayaḥ) - all guests; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; गोषु (goṣu) - in cows; च (ca) - and; ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - in Brāhmaṇas; च (ca) - and; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; सत्ये (satye) - in truth; च (ca) - and; निरताः (niratāḥ) - engaged; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaraṇti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Who all guests always in cows and in Brāhmaṇas and always in truth and engaged, difficulties cross over they.)
Those who always honor all guests, are devoted to cows and Brāhmaṇas, and are always engaged in truth, they cross over difficulties. (13-32-27)
नित्यं शमपरा ये च तथा ये चानसूयकाः। नित्यं स्वाध्यायिनो ये च दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१३-३२-२८॥
nityaṃ śamaparā ye ca tathā ye cānasūyakāḥ। nityaṃ svādhyāyino ye ca durgāṇy atitaranti te ॥13-32-28॥
[नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; शमपरा (śamaparāḥ) - intent on tranquility; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; तथा (tathā) - likewise; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; अनसूयकाः (anasūyakāḥ) - free from envy; नित्यं (nityaṃ) - always; स्वाध्यायिनः (svādhyāyinaḥ) - engaged in self-study; ये (ye) - who; च (ca) - and; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Always intent on tranquility, who and likewise who and free from envy; always engaged in self-study, who and difficulties cross over, they. (13-32-28))
Those who are always intent on tranquility, who are likewise free from envy, who are always engaged in self-study—such people cross over all difficulties. (13-32-28)
सर्वान्देवान्नमस्यन्ति ये चैकं देवमाश्रिताः। श्रद्दधानाश्च दान्ताश्च दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१३-३२-२९॥
sarvāndevānnamasyanti ye caikaṃ devamāśritāḥ। śraddadhānāś ca dāntāś ca durgāṇy atitaranti te ॥13-32-29॥
[सर्वान् (sarvān) - all; (accusative plural); देवान् (devān) - gods; (accusative plural); नमस्यन्ति (namasyanti) - bow to; (they salute); ये (ye) - who; (plural); च (ca) - and; एकं (ekaṃ) - one; (accusative singular); देवम् (devam) - god; (accusative singular); आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - who have taken refuge; (plural); श्रद्दधानाः (śraddadhānāḥ) - faithful; (having faith); च (ca) - and; दान्ताः (dāntāḥ) - self-controlled; (restrained); च (ca) - and; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; (hardships); अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; (they overcome); ते (te) - they;]
(All gods bow to those who, having taken refuge in the one god, are faithful and self-controlled; they cross over difficulties.)
All the gods bow to those who have taken refuge in the one God; those who are faithful and self-controlled cross over all difficulties. (13-32-29)
तथैव विप्रप्रवरान्नमस्कृत्य यतव्रतान्। भवन्ति ये दानरता दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१३-३२-३०॥
tathaiva viprapravarān namaskṛtya yatavratān। bhavanti ye dānaratā durgāṇy atitaranti te ॥13-32-30॥
[तथैव (tathaiva) - in the same way; विप्रप्रवरान् (viprapravarān) - the best among Brāhmaṇas; नमस्कृत्य (namaskṛtya) - having bowed; यतव्रतान् (yatavratān) - those of restrained vows; भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become; ये (ye) - who; दानरता (dānaratā) - delighted in giving; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(In the same way, having bowed to the best among Brāhmaṇas, those of restrained vows, those who are delighted in giving, they cross over difficulties.)
Likewise, by bowing to the foremost Brāhmaṇas who are steadfast in their vows, those who delight in giving overcome all difficulties. (13-32-30)
अग्नीनाधाय विधिवत्प्रयता धारयन्ति ये। प्राप्ताः सोमाहुतिं चैव दुर्गाण्यतितरन्ति ते ॥१३-३२-३१॥
agnīn ādhāya vidhivat prayatā dhārayanti ye। prāptāḥ somāhutiṃ caiva durgāṇy atitaranti te ॥13-32-31॥
[अग्नीन् (agnīn) - fires (sacrificial); आधाय (ādhāya) - having established; विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule; प्रयताः (prayatāḥ) - purified; धारयन्ति (dhārayanti) - maintain; ये (ye) - who; प्राप्ताः (prāptāḥ) - having obtained; सोमाहुतिम् (somāhutiṃ) - offering of Soma; च (ca) - and; एव (eva) - indeed; दुर्गाणि (durgāṇi) - difficulties; अतितरन्ति (atitaranti) - cross over; ते (te) - they;]
(Who, having established the fires according to rule, purified, maintain (them); having obtained the offering of Soma and indeed, they cross over difficulties.)
Those who, having properly established the sacrificial fires and being purified, maintain them, and who have obtained the Soma offering, they indeed cross over all difficulties. (13-32-31)
मातापित्रोर्गुरुषु च सम्यग्वर्तन्ति ये सदा। यथा त्वं वृष्णिशार्दूलेत्युक्त्वैवं विरराम सः ॥१३-३२-३२॥
mātāpitrorguruṣu ca samyagvartanti ye sadā। yathā tvaṃ vṛṣṇiśārdūletyuktvaivaṃ virarāma saḥ ॥13-32-32॥
[मातापित्रोः (mātāpitror) - of mother and father; गुरुषु (guruṣu) - in teachers; च (ca) - and; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; वर्तन्ति (vartanti) - behave; ये (ye) - who; सदा (sadā) - always; यथा (yathā) - as; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; वृष्णिशार्दूल (vṛṣṇiśārdūla) - O tiger among the Vṛṣṇis; इति (iti) - thus; उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said; एवम् (evam) - thus; विरराम (virarāma) - ceased; सः (saḥ) - he;]
(Of mother and father, in teachers and, properly behave who always; as you, O tiger among the Vṛṣṇis, thus having said thus, ceased he.)
Those who always behave properly towards their mother, father, and teachers, just as you do, O tiger among the Vṛṣṇis—having said this, he became silent. (13-32-32)
तस्मात्त्वमपि कौन्तेय पितृदेवद्विजातिथीन्। सम्यक्पूजय येन त्वं गतिमिष्टामवाप्स्यसि ॥१३-३२-३३॥
tasmāttvamapi kaunteya pitṛdevadvijātithīn। samyakpūjaya yena tvaṃ gatimiṣṭāmavāpsyasi ॥13-32-33॥
[तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore; from that; त्वम् (tvam) - you; अपि (api) - also; कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kunti; पितृ (pitṛ) - father; ancestor; देव (deva) - deity; द्विज (dvija) - twice-born; Brahmin; अतिथीन् (atithīn) - guests; सम्यक् (samyak) - properly; rightly; पूजय (pūjaya) - worship; honor; येन (yena) - by which; त्वं (tvaṃ) - you; गतिम् (gatim) - goal; path; इष्टाम् (iṣṭām) - desired; अवाप्स्यसि (avāpsyasi) - you will attain;]
(Therefore you also, O son of Kunti, the fathers, deities, twice-born, guests, properly worship; by which you the desired goal will attain.)
Therefore, O son of Kunti, you too should properly honor fathers, deities, Brahmins, and guests; by doing so, you will attain your desired goal. (13-32-33)
