13.114
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca॥
Yudhisthira said.
ahiṃsā vaidikaṃ karma dhyānam indriya-saṃyamaḥ। tapo 'tha guru-śuśrūṣā kiṃ śreyaḥ puruṣaṃ prati॥13-114-1॥
Non-injury, Vedic actions, meditation, control of the senses, austerity, and service to the teacher—all these: what is the highest good for a person? (13-114-1)
bṛhaspatiruvāca॥
Bṛhaspati said.
sarvāṇyetāni dharmasya pṛthagdvārāṇi sarvaśaḥ। śṛṇu saṅkīrtyamānāni ṣaḍeva bharatarṣabha॥13-114-2॥
O best of the Bharatas, hear these six distinct gateways of dharma, all of them, as they are being recited. (13-114-2)
hanta niḥśreyasaṃ jantorahaṃ vakṣyāmyanuttamam। ahiṃsāpāśrayaṃ dharmaṃ yaḥ sādhayati vai naraḥ ॥13-114-3॥
Indeed, I shall declare the supreme highest good for a being: the man who truly follows the path of duty based on non-violence. (13-114-3)
trīndoṣān sarvabhūteṣu nidhāya puruṣaḥ sadā। kāmakrodhau ca saṁyamya tataḥ siddhim avāpnute ॥13-114-4॥
The person who always puts aside the three faults in all beings and restrains desire and anger thereby attains success. (13-114-4)
ahiṁsakāni bhūtāni daṇḍena vinihanti yaḥ। ātmanaḥ sukham anvicchann sa pretya sukhī bhavet ॥13-114-5॥
Whoever kills harmless creatures with punishment, seeking happiness for himself, after death he attains happiness. (13-114-5)
ātmopamaś ca bhūteṣu yo vai bhavati puruṣaḥ। nyastadaṇḍo jitakrodhaḥ sa pretya sukhamedhate॥13-114-6॥
A person who sees all beings as himself, who does not harm and has conquered anger, after death attains happiness. (13-114-6)
sarvabhūtātmabhūtasya sarvabhūtāni paśyataḥ। devāpi mārge muhyanti apadasya padaiṣiṇaḥ ॥13-114-7॥
Even the gods are bewildered on the path of one who has become the Self of all beings and sees all beings as himself; seekers of a path become confused before one who is pathless. (13-114-7)
na tatparasya saṁdadyāt pratikūlaṁ yad ātmanaḥ। eṣa saṅkṣepato dharmaḥ kāmāt anyaḥ pravartate ॥13-114-8॥
One should not do to another what is displeasing to oneself. This, in summary, is duty; anything else comes from desire. (13-114-8)
pratyākhyāne ca dāne ca sukha-duḥkhe priyā-priye। ātmaupamyena puruṣaḥ samādhim adhigacchati॥13-114-9॥
A person attains equanimity by comparing others to oneself—whether in rejection, in giving, in happiness or sorrow, or in situations that are pleasing or unpleasing. (13-114-9)
yathā paraḥ prakramate'pareṣu; tathāparaḥ prakramate parasmin. eṣaiva te'stūpamā jīvaloke; yathā dharmo naipuṇenopadiṣṭaḥ ॥13-114-10॥
Just as one person acts towards others, so too another acts towards him; let this be your example in the world of the living, just as virtue is instructed by skill. (13-114-10)
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
ity uktvā taṃ suragurur dharmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram। divam ācakrame dhīmān paśyatām eva nas tadā ॥13-114-11॥
Having thus spoken to him, the wise preceptor of the gods ascended to heaven, as we all watched, at that time. (13-114-11)
