Chapter 255

jājaliruvāca |
yathā pravartito dharmastulāṃ dhārayatā tvayā |
svargadvāraṃ ca vṛttiṃ ca bhūtānāmavarotsyate || 1 ||
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kṛṣyā hyannaṃ prabhavati tatastvamapi jīvasi |
paśubhiścauṣadhībhiśca martyā jīvanti vāṇija || 2 ||
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yato yajñaḥ prabhavati nāstikyamapi jalpasi |
na hi vartedayaṃ loko vārtāmutsṛjya kevalam || 3 ||
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tulādhāra uvāca |
vakṣyāmi jājale vṛttiṃ nāsmi brāhmaṇa nāstikaḥ |
na ca yajñaṃ vinindāmi yajñavittu sudurlabhaḥ || 4 ||
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namo brāhmaṇayajñāya ye ca yajñavido janāḥ |
svayajñaṃ brāhmaṇā hitvā kṣātraṃ yajñamihāsthitāḥ || 5 ||
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lubdhairvittaparairbrahmannāstikaiḥ saṃpravartitam |
vedavādānavijñāya satyābhāsamivānṛtam || 6 ||
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idaṃ deyamidaṃ deyamiti nāntaṃ cikīrṣati |
ataḥ stainyaṃ prabhavati vikarmāṇi ca jājale |
tadeva sukṛtaṃ havyaṃ yena tuṣyanti devatāḥ || 7 ||
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namaskāreṇa haviṣā svādhyāyairauṣadhaistathā |
pūjā syāddevatānāṃ hi yathā śāstranidarśanam || 8 ||
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iṣṭāpūrtādasādhūnāṃ viṣamā jāyate prajā |
lubdhebhyo jāyate lubdhaḥ samebhyo jāyate samaḥ || 9 ||
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yajamāno yathātmānamṛtvijaśca tathā prajāḥ |
yajñātprajā prabhavati nabhaso'mbha ivāmalam || 10 ||
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agnau prāstāhutirbrahmannādityamupatiṣṭhati |
ādityājjāyate vṛṣṭirvṛṣṭerannaṃ tataḥ prajāḥ || 11 ||
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tasmātsvanuṣṭhitātpūrve sarvānkāmāṃśca lebhire |
akṛṣṭapacyā pṛthivī āśīrbhirvīrudho'bhavan |
na te yajñeṣvātmasu vā phalaṃ paśyanti kiṃcana || 12 ||
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śaṅkamānāḥ phalaṃ yajñe ye yajerankathaṃcana |
jāyante'sādhavo dhūrtā lubdhā vittaprayojanāḥ || 13 ||
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sa sma pāpakṛtāṃ lokāngacchedaśubhakarmaṇā |
pramāṇamapramāṇena yaḥ kuryādaśubhaṃ naraḥ |
pāpātmā so'kṛtaprajñaḥ sadaiveha dvijottama || 14 ||
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kartavyamiti kartavyaṃ vetti yo brāhmaṇobhayam |
brahmaiva vartate loke naiti kartavyatāṃ punaḥ || 15 ||
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viguṇaṃ ca punaḥ karma jyāya ityanuśuśruma |
sarvabhūtopaghātaśca phalabhāve ca saṃyamaḥ || 16 ||
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satyayajñā damayajñā alubdhāścātmatṛptayaḥ |
utpannatyāginaḥ sarve janā āsannamatsarāḥ || 17 ||
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kṣetrakṣetrajñatattvajñāḥ svayajñapariniṣṭhitāḥ |
brāhmaṃ vedamadhīyantastoṣayantyamarānapi || 18 ||
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akhilaṃ daivataṃ sarvaṃ brahma brāhmaṇasaṃśritam |
tṛpyanti tṛpyato devāstṛptāstṛptasya jājale || 19 ||
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yathā sarvarasaistṛpto nābhinandati kiṃcana |
tathā prajñānatṛptasya nityaṃ tṛptiḥ sukhodayā || 20 ||
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dharmārāmā dharmasukhāḥ kṛtsnavyavasitāstathā |
asti nastattvato bhūya iti prajñāgaveṣiṇaḥ || 21 ||
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jñānavijñāninaḥ kecitparaṃ pāraṃ titīrṣavaḥ |
atīva tatsadā puṇyaṃ puṇyābhijanasaṃhitam || 22 ||
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yatra gatvā na śocanti na cyavanti vyathanti ca |
te tu tadbrahmaṇaḥ sthānaṃ prāpnuvantīha sāttvikāḥ || 23 ||
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naiva te svargamicchanti na yajanti yaśodhanaiḥ |
satāṃ vartmānuvartante yathābalamahiṃsayā || 24 ||
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vanaspatīnoṣadhīśca phalamūlaṃ ca te viduḥ |
na caitānṛtvijo lubdhā yājayanti dhanārthinaḥ || 25 ||
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svameva cārthaṃ kurvāṇā yajñaṃ cakruḥ punardvijāḥ |
pariniṣṭhitakarmāṇaḥ prajānugrahakāmyayā || 26 ||
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prāpayeyuḥ prajāḥ svargaṃ svadharmacaraṇena vai |
iti me vartate buddhiḥ samā sarvatra jājale || 27 ||
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prayuñjate yāni yajñe sadā prājñā dvijarṣabha |
tena te devayānena pathā yānti mahāmune || 28 ||
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āvṛttistatra caikasya nāstyāvṛttirmanīṣiṇām |
ubhau tau devayānena gacchato jājale pathā || 29 ||
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svayaṃ caiṣāmanaḍuho yujyanti ca vahanti ca |
svayamusrāśca duhyante manaḥsaṃkalpasiddhibhiḥ || 30 ||
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svayaṃ yūpānupādāya yajante svāptadakṣiṇaiḥ |
yastathābhāvitātmā syātsa gāmālabdhumarhati || 31 ||
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oṣadhībhistathā brahmanyajeraṃste natādṛśāḥ |
buddhityāgaṃ puraskṛtya tādṛśaṃ prabravīmi te || 32 ||
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nirāśiṣamanārambhaṃ nirnamaskāramastutim |
akṣīṇaṃ kṣīṇakarmāṇaṃ taṃ devā brāhmaṇaṃ viduḥ || 33 ||
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nāśrāvayanna ca yajanna dadadbrāhmaṇeṣu ca |
grāmyāṃ vṛttiṃ lipsamānaḥ kāṃ gatiṃ yāti jājale |
idaṃ tu daivataṃ kṛtvā yathā yajñamavāpnuyāt || 34 ||
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jājaliruvāca |
na vai munīnāṃ śṛṇumaḥ sma tattvaṃ pṛcchāmi tvā vāṇija kaṣṭametat |
pūrve pūrve cāsya nāvekṣamāṇā nātaḥ paraṃ tamṛṣayaḥ sthāpayanti || 35 ||
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asminnevātmatīrthe na paśavaḥ prāpnuyuḥ sukham |
atha svakarmaṇā kena vāṇija prāpnuyātsukham |
śaṃsa me tanmahāprājña bhṛśaṃ vai śraddadhāmi te || 36 ||
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tulādhāra uvāca |
uta yajñā utāyajñā makhaṃ nārhanti te kvacit |
ājyena payasā dadhnā pūrṇāhutyā viśeṣataḥ |
vālaiḥ śṛṅgeṇa pādena saṃbhavatyeva gaurmakham || 37 ||
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patnīṃ cānena vidhinā prakaroti niyojayan |
puroḍāśo hi sarveṣāṃ paśūnāṃ medhya ucyate || 38 ||
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sarvā nadyaḥ sarasvatyaḥ sarve puṇyāḥ śiloccayāḥ |
jājale tīrthamātmaiva mā sma deśātithirbhava || 39 ||
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etānīdṛśakāndharmānācaranniha jājale |
kāraṇairdharmamanvicchanna lokānāpnute śubhān || 40 ||
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bhīṣma uvāca |
etānīdṛśakāndharmāṃstulādhāraḥ praśaṃsati |
upapattyā hi saṃpannānnityaṃ sadbhirniṣevitān || 41 ||
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