pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: आकाशस्य यथा घोषं तं विद्वान् कुरुतेऽऽत्मनि। तदव्यक्तं परं ब्रह्म तच्छाश्वतमनुत्तमम्। एवं सर्वाणि भूतानि ब्रह्मैव प्रतिसंचरः॥
English: Possessed of Knowledge, the Creator then swallows up non-existence itself into his Soui. That is Unmanifest and Supreme Brahma. That is Eternal, and that is the Highest of the High. Thus all existent creatures are withdrawn into Brahma.
Sanskrit: यथावत् कीर्तितं सम्यगेवमेतदसंशयम्। बोध्यं विद्यामयं दृष्ट्वा योगिभिः परमात्मभिः॥
English: Truly has this, which should be conceived (with the aid of the scriptures) and which is a topic of Science, been thus said by Yogins endued with Supreme Souls, after actual experience.
Sanskrit: एवं विस्तारसंक्षेपौ ब्रह्माव्यक्ते पुनः पुनः। युगसाहस्रयोरादावहोरात्रस्तथैव च॥
English: Even thus does Unmanifest Brahma repeatedly practise the processes of Creation and Destruction, and even thus are Brahman's Day and Night each consisting of a thousand Yugas.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच भूतग्रामे नियुक्तं यत् तदेतत् कीर्तितं मया। ब्राह्मणस्य तु यत् कृत्यं तत् ते वक्ष्यामि तच्छृणु॥
English: Vyasa said-I have described to you fully that which you had asked me about the Creation of all beings. Listen to me as I tell you now what the duties are of a Brahmana.
Sanskrit: जातकर्मप्रभृत्यस्य कर्मणां दक्षिणावताम्। क्रिया स्यादासमावृत्तेराचार्ये वेदपारगे॥
English: The rituals of all ceremonies for which sacrificial fees are sanctioned, beginning with birth-rite and ending with Sama-vartana (return from preceptor's house) depend for their performance upon a preceptor well-versed in the Vedas.
Sanskrit: अधीत्य वेदानखिलान् गुरुशुश्रूषणे रतः। गुरूणामनृणो भूत्वा समावर्तेत यज्ञवित्॥
English: Having read all the Vedas and having showed submission towards his preceptor while living with him, and having paid the preceptor's fee, the youth should return home with a perfect knowledge of all sacrifices.
Sanskrit: आचार्येणाभ्यनुज्ञातश्चतुर्णामेकमाश्रमम्। आविमोक्षाच्छरीरस्य सोऽवतिष्ठेद् यथाविधि॥
English: Obtaining the permission of his preceptor, he should follow one of the four modes of life and live in it duly satisfying its duties till he renounces his body.
Sanskrit: प्रजासर्गेण दारैश्च ब्रह्मचर्येण वा पुनः! वने गुरुसकाशे वा यतिधर्मेण वा पुनः॥
English: He should either live like a house-holder with wives and engaged in creating offspring, or live the life of celibacy or in the forest in the company of his preceptor, or follow the duties of a Yati.
Sanskrit: गृहस्थस्त्वेष धर्माणां सर्वेषां मूलमुच्यते। यत्र पक्वकषायो हि दान्तः सर्वत्र सिध्यति॥
English: A house-holder's life is said to be the root of all the other modes of life. A self-controlled house-holder who has mastered all his attachments of worldly objects always becomes successful.
Sanskrit: प्रजावाश्रोत्रियो यज्वा मुक्त एव ऋणैस्त्रिभिः। अथान्यानाश्रमान् पश्चात् पूतो गच्छेत कर्मभिः॥
English: By procreating children, by gaining a knowledge of the Vedas, and by celebrating sacrifices, a Brahmana satisfies the three debts he owes. He should then enter the other inodes of life, having purified himself by his acts.
Sanskrit: यत् पृथिव्यां पुण्यतमं विद्यात् स्थानं तदावसेत्। यतेत तस्मिन् प्रामाण्यं गन्तुं यशसि चोत्तमे॥
English: He should live for good in that place which he may ascertain to be the most sacred spot on earth, and he should try, in all matters leading to fame, for attaining to an eminent position.
Sanskrit: तपसा वा सुमहता विद्यानां पारणेन वा। इज्यया वा प्रदानैर्वा विप्राणां वर्धते यशः॥
English: The fame of Brahmanas increases through austere penances, through mastery of the various branches of knowledge, through sacrifices, and through gifts.
Sanskrit: यावदस्य भवत्यस्मिन् कीर्तिर्लोके यशस्करी! तावत् पुण्यकृता लोकाननन्तान् पुरुषोऽश्नुते॥
English: Truly, a person enjoys endless regions of the righteous as long as his deeds or the memory thereof exists in this world.
Sanskrit: अध्यापयेदधीयीत याजयेत यजेत वा। न वृथा प्रतिगृह्णीयान च दद्यात् कथंचना॥
English: A Brahmana should teach, study, officiate at other people's sacrifices, and offer sacrifices himself. He should not give away uselessly or accept other people's gifts uselessly.
Sanskrit: याज्यतः शिष्यतो वापि कन्याया वा धनं महत्। यदाऽऽगच्छेद् यजेद् दद्यान्नकोऽश्नीयात् कथंचन॥
English: Profuse wealth, that may come from one who is assisted in a sacrifice, from a pupil, or from marriage of a daughter, should be spent in the celebration of a sacrifice, or in making gifts. Wealth coming from any of these sources should never be enjoyed by a Brahmana alone.
Sanskrit: गृहमावसतो ह्यस्य नान्यत तीर्थं प्रतिग्रहात्। देवर्षिपितृगुर्वर्थं वृद्धातुरबुभुक्षताम्॥
English: For a Brahmana living like a house-holder, there is no means save the acceptance of gifts for the sake of the gods, or the Rishis, or the Pitris, or the preceptor, or the aged, or the diseased, or the hungry.
Sanskrit: अन्तर्हिताधितप्तानां यथाशक्ति बुभूषताम्। देवानामतिशक्त्यापि देयमेषा कृतादपि॥
English: One should make gifts from his own siock, including even cooked food, more than he can fairly afford, to those who are persecuted by unseen foes, or those who are trying to the best of their power to acquire Knowledge.
Sanskrit: अर्हतामनुरूपाणां नादेय ह्यस्ति किंचन। उचैःश्रवसमप्यश्चं प्रापणीयं सतां विदुः॥
English: There is nothing that cannot be given to a deserving person. The good and the wise deserve to have even the best of horses, called Uchchaishravas, belonging to Indra himself.
Sanskrit: अनुनीय यथाकामं सत्यसंधो महाव्रतः। स्वैः प्राणैाह्मणप्राणान् परित्राय दिवं गतः॥
English: Of high vows, Satyasanaha, having, with due humility, offered his own life for saving a Brahmana, ascended to heaven.
Sanskrit: रन्तिदेवश्च सांकृत्यो वसिष्ठाय महात्मने। अप: प्रदाय शीतोष्णा नाकपृष्ठे महीयते॥
English: Sankriti's son Rantideva, having given only lukewarm water to the great Vasistha, ascended to heaven and received great honours there.
Sanskrit: आत्रेयश्चेन्द्रदमनो ह्यहते विविधं धनम्। दत्त्वा लोकान् ययौ धीमाननन्तान् स महीपतिः॥
English: Aftri's royal and highly intelligent son Indradamana, having given various kinds of wealth to a deserving person, acquired various regions of felicity in the next world,
Sanskrit: शिबिरौशीनरोऽङ्गानि सुतं च प्रियमौरसम्। ब्राह्मणार्थमुपाहृत्य नाकपृष्ठमितो गतः॥
English: Ushinara's son Shivi, having given away his own limbs and his dear son for the sake of a Brahmana, ascended to heaven from this world.
Sanskrit: प्रतर्दनः काशिपतिः प्रदाय नयने स्वके। ब्राह्मणायातुलां कीर्तिमिह चामुत्र चाश्नुते॥
English: Having given away his very eyes to a Brahmana, Pratarddana, the king of Kasi, enjoyed great fame both here and hereafter.
Sanskrit: दिव्यमष्टशलाकं तु सौवर्णं परमर्द्धिमत्। छत्रं देवावृधो दत्त्वा सराष्ट्रोऽभ्यपतद् दिवम्॥
English: Having given away a very beautiful and costly umbrella, with eight golden ribs, King Devavriddha proceeded to heaven with all the denizens of his kingdom.
Sanskrit: सांकृतिश्च तथाऽऽत्रेय: शिष्येभ्यो ब्रह्म निर्गुणम्। उपदिश्य महातेजा गतो लोकाननुत्तमान्॥
English: Having given instruction to his disciples on the subject of Impersonal Brahma, Sanskriti of Atri's race, endued with great energy, proceeded to the regions of great felicity.
Sanskrit: अम्बरीषो गवां दत्त्वा ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रतापवान्। अर्बुदानि दशैकं च सराष्ट्रोऽभ्यपतद् दिवम्॥
English: Having given to the Brahmanas eleven Arvudas of kine, Amvarisha of great prowess, proceeded to heaven with all the denizens of his kingdom.
Sanskrit: सावित्री कुण्डले दिव्ये शरीरं जनमेजयः। ब्राह्मणार्थं परित्यज्य जग्मतुलॊज्ञकमुत्तमम्॥
English: By giving away her ear-rings, Savitri, and, by giving away his own body, king Janamejaya both proceeded to high regions of felicity.
Sanskrit: सर्वरत्नं वृषादर्भिर्युवनाश्वः प्रियाः स्त्रियः। रम्यमावसथं चैव दत्वा स्वर्लोकमास्थितः॥
English: By giving away various kinds of gems, a fine palace, and inany beautiful women, Yuvanashva the son of Vrishadabha ascended to heaven.
Sanskrit: निमी राष्ट्रं च वैदेहो जामदग्न्यो वसुन्धराम्। ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ चापि गयश्चार्वी सपत्तनाम्॥
English: Nimi, the king the Videhas, gave away his kingdom, Jamadagni's son (Rama) gave away the whole Earth; and Gaya gave away the Earth with all her towns and cities, to the Brahmanas.
Sanskrit: अवर्षति च पर्जन्ये सर्वभूतानि भूतकृत्। वसिष्ठो जीवयामास प्रजापतिरिव प्रजाः॥
English: Once when the clouds ceased to pour, Vashishtha, resembling Brahman himself, kept alive all creatures like Prajapati (by his power and kindness).
Sanskrit: करन्धमस्य पुत्रस्तु कृतात्मा मरुतस्तथा। कन्यामङ्गिरसे दत्त्वा दिवमाशु जगाम ह॥
English: By giving away his daughter to Angiras, Karandha's son Marutta of purified soul, quickly ascended to heaven.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मदत्तश्च पाञ्चाल्यो राजा बुद्धिमतां वरः। निधि शङ्ख द्विजाग्रेभ्यो दत्त्वा लोकानवाप्तवान्॥
English: Brahmadatta, the king of the Panchalas, possessed of great intelligence, by giving away two costly jewels called Nidhi and Shankha to some of the foremost of the Brahmanas, acquired many regions of felicity.
Sanskrit: राजा मित्रसहश्चापि वसिष्ठाय महात्मने। मदयन्तीं प्रियां दत्त्वा तया सह दिवं गतः॥
English: Having given his own dear wife Mayadanti to the great Vasistha, King Mitrasaha ascenued to heaven with that wife of his.
Sanskrit: सहस्रजिच्च राजर्षिः प्राणानिष्टान् महायशाः। ब्राह्मणार्थं परित्यज्य गतो लोकाननुत्तमान्॥
English: The royal and highly illustrious sage Shasrajit, having cast off his own dear life for the sake of a Brahmana, ascended to regions of great happiness.
Sanskrit: सर्वकामैश्च सम्पूर्णं दत्त्वा वेश्म हिरण्मयम्। मुद्गलाय गतः स्वर्गं शतद्युम्नो महीपतिः॥
English: Having given to Mudgala a golden palace furnished with every object of comfort and use, king shatadyumna ascended to heaven.
Sanskrit: नाम्ना च द्युतिमान् नाम शाल्वराजः प्रतापवान्। दत्त्वा राज्यमृचीकाय गतो लोकाननुत्तमान्॥
English: The king of the Shalvas, named Dyatimat, endued with great prowess gave to Richika his entire kingdom and ascended to heaven.
Sanskrit: लोमपादश्च राजर्षिः शान्तां दत्त्वा सुतां प्रभुः। ऋष्य शृङ्गाय विपुलैः सर्वकामैरयुज्यत॥ मदिराश्वश्च राजर्षिर्दत्त्वा कन्यां सुमध्यमाम्। हिरण्यहस्ताय गतो लोकान् देवैरभिष्टुतान्॥
English: By giving away daughter Shanta to Rishyarshringa, the highly powerful royal sage Lomapada obtained the fruition of all his wishes. By giving away his slender waisted daughter of Hiranyahasta, the royal sage Madirashva, ascended to regions esteemed of the very gods.
Sanskrit: दत्त्वा शतसहस्रं तु गवां राजा प्रसेनजित्। सवत्सानां महातेजा गतो लोकाननुत्तमान्॥
English: By giving away a hundred thousand kine with calves, the highly energetic king Prasenajit ascended to excellent regions of happiness.
Sanskrit: एते चान्ये च बहवो दानेन तपसैव च। महात्मानो गताः स्वर्ग शिष्टात्मानो जितेन्द्रियाः॥
English: These and many others, endued with great and well-ordered souls, and having their senses under control, ascended, by means of gifts and penances, to heaven.
Sanskrit: तेषां प्रतिष्ठिता कीर्तिर्यावत् स्थाम्यति मेदिनी। दानयज्ञप्रजासगैरेते हि दिवमाप्नुवन्॥
English: Their fame will last as long as the Earth lierself will exist. All of them have, by gifts and sacrifices and procreation of children proceeded to heaven.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच त्रयीं विद्यामवेक्षेत वेदेषूक्तामथाङ्गतः। ऋक्सामवर्णाक्षरतो यजुषोऽथर्वणस्तथा॥ तिष्ठत्येतेषु भगवान् षट्सु कर्मसु संस्थितः।
English: Vyasa said The three-fold knowledge which occurs in the Vedas and their branches should be required. That knowledge is to be got from the Richs, the Samans, and the sciences called Varna and Akshara. There are besides, the Yajushas and the Atharvans. The Divine Being lives in the six sorts of acts indicated in these.
Sanskrit: वेदवादेषु कुशला ह्यध्यात्मकुशलाश्च ये॥ सत्त्ववन्तो महाभागाः पश्यन्ति प्रभवाप्ययौ।
English: They who are well-read in the injunctions of the Vedas, who have knowledge of the Soul, who are attached to the quality of Goodness, and who are highly blessed, succeed in understanding the origin and the end of all things.
Sanskrit: एवं धर्मेण वर्तेत क्रियां शिष्टवदाचरेत्॥ असंरोधेन भूतानां वृत्तिं लिप्सेत वै द्विजः।
English: A Brahmana should follow the duties laid down in the Vedas. He should do all his works like a good man of controlled soul. He should acquire his livelihood without injuring any creature.
Sanskrit: सद्भय आगतविज्ञान: शिष्टः शास्त्रविचक्षणः॥ स्वधर्मेण क्रिया लोके कुर्वाणः सत्यसंगरः। तिष्ठते तेषु गृहवान् घट्सु कर्मसु स द्विजः॥
English: Having derived knowledge from the good and wise, he should govern his passions and desires. Well-versed in the scriptures, he should follow those duties which have been laid down for him, and do all works in this world guided by the qualities of goodness. Living even like a house-holder, the Brahmana should perform the six acts already spoken of.
Sanskrit: पञ्चभि सततं यज्ञैः श्रद्दधानो यजेत च। धृतिमानप्रमत्तश्च दान्तो धर्मविदात्मवान्॥ वीतहर्षमदक्रोधो ब्राह्मणो नावसीदति।
English: With his heart full of faith, he should adore the deities in the five well-known sacrifices. Possessed of patience, ever vigilant, having self-control, conversant with duties, with a purified soul, divested of joy, pride, and anger, the Brahmana should never sink in langour.
Sanskrit: दानमध्ययनं यज्ञस्तपो हीरार्जवं दमः॥ एतैर्वर्धयते तेजः पाप्मानं चापकर्षति।
English: Gifts, study of the Vedas, sacrifices, penances, modesty, guilelessness and selfcontrol,-these increase one's energy and dissipate one's sins.
Sanskrit: धूतपाप्मा च मेधावी लघ्वाहारो जितेन्द्रियः॥ कामक्रोधौ वशे कृत्वा निनीषेद् ब्रह्मण: पदम्।
English: One gifted with intelligence should be abstemious in diet and should conquer his senses. Indeed, having subdued both lust and anger and having dissipated all his sins, he should try to attain Brahina.
Sanskrit: अग्नींश्च ब्राह्मणांश्चार्चेद् देवताः प्रणमेत च॥ वर्जयेदुशती वाचं हिंसां चाधर्मसंहिताम्।
English: He should adore the Fire and Brahmanas, and bow to the gods. He should avoid all sorts of inauspicious talk, and all acts of unrighteous talk, and all acts of unrighteous injury.
Sanskrit: एषा पूर्वगता वृत्तिाह्मणस्य विधीयते॥ ज्ञानागमेन कर्माणि कुर्वन् कर्मसु सिध्यति।
English: This preliminary course of conduct is first sanctioned for a Brahmana. Subsequently, when knowledge comes, he should begin work, for success lies in works.
Sanskrit: पञ्चेन्द्रियजलां घोरां लोभकूला सुदुस्तराम्॥ मन्युपङ्कामनाधृष्यां नदी तरति बुद्धिमान्।
English: The Brahmana who is gifted with intelligence succeeds in crossing over the river of life that is so difficult to cross and so furious a and terrible, having the five senses for its waters, cupidity for its origin, and anger for its mire.
Sanskrit: कालमभ्युद्यतं पश्येन्नित्यमत्यन्तमोहनम्॥ महता विधिदृष्टेन बलेनाप्रतिघातिना।
English: He should never overlook the fact that Time stands behind him in threatening mien,-Time who is the great stupefier of all things, and who is armed with a very great and irresistible force issuing from the great Creator himself.
Sanskrit: स्वभावस्रोतसा वृत्तमुह्यते सततं जगत्॥
English: Formed by the current of Nature, the universe is being ceaselessly carried along.
Sanskrit: कालोदके महता वर्षावर्तेन संततम्। मासोमिंणर्तुवगेन पक्षोलपतृणेन च॥ निमेषोन्मेषफेनेन अहोरात्रजलेन च। कामग्राहेण घोरेण वेदयज्ञप्लवेन च॥ धर्मद्वीपेन भूतानां चार्थकामजलेन च। ऋतवाङ्मोक्षतीरेण विहिसातरुवाहिना॥ युगह्रदौघमध्येन ब्रह्मप्रायभवेन च। धात्रा सृष्टानि भूतानि कृष्यन्ते यमसादनम्॥
English: The powerful river of Time, overspread with eddies formed by the years, having the months for its waves and the seasons for its current, the fortnights for its floating straw and grass, and the rise and fall of the eyelids for its froth, the days and the nights for its water, and desire and lust for its dreadful crocodiles, the Vedas and sacrifices for its rafts, and the righteousness of creatures for its islands, and Profit and Pleasure for its springs, Truthfulness of Speech and Liberation for its shores, benevolence for the trees floating along it, and the Yugas for the lakes along its course.-the powerful river of Time-which has an origin as inconceivable as that of Brahma itself, is ceaselessly carrying away all beings created by the great Ordainer towards the adobe of Yaina.
Sanskrit: एतत् प्रज्ञामयैर्धीरा निस्तरन्ति मनीषिणः। प्लवैरप्लववन्तो हि किं करिष्यन्त्यचेतसः॥
English: Wise and patient persons always succeed in crossing over this dreadful river by engaging the rafts of knowledge and wisdom. What, however, can insensiate fools, destitute of similar rafts, do?
Sanskrit: उपपन्नं हि यत् प्राज्ञो निस्तरेन्नेतरो जनः। दूरतो गुणदोषौ हि प्राज्ञः सर्वत्र पश्यति॥
English: It is reasonable that only he that is wise should succeed in crossing this river and not the man of little understanding. The former sees from a distance the merits and faults of everything.
Sanskrit: संशयं स तु कामात्मा चलचित्तोऽल्पचेतनः। अप्राज्ञो न तरत्येनं यो ह्यास्ते न स गच्छति॥
English: The man, however, of weak and little understanding, and whose soul is full of desire and cupidity, is always stricken with doubt. Hence, the man shorn of wisdom never succeeds in crossing over that stream. He also who sits inactively, can never cross it over.
Sanskrit: अप्लवो हि महादोषं मुह्यमानो नियच्छति। कामग्राहगृहीतस्य ज्ञानमप्यस्य न प्लवः॥
English: The man shorn of the raft of wisdom in consequence of his having to bear the heavy burden of great faults, sinks down. One that is seized by the crocodile of desire, even if endued with knowledge, can never make knowledge his raft.
Sanskrit: तस्मादुन्मज्जनस्यार्थे प्रयतेत विचक्षणः। एतदुन्मज्जनं तस्य यदयं ब्राह्मणो भवेत्॥
English: For these reasons the wise and intelligent {}}en should try to float over the stream of Time. He indeed, succeeds in keeping himself afloat who knows Brahma.
Sanskrit: अवदातेषु संजातस्त्रिसंदेहस्त्रिकर्मकृत्। तस्मादुन्पज्जने तिष्ठेत् प्रज्ञया निस्तरेद् यथा।॥
English: One born in a noble family, abstaining from the three duties of teaching, officiating at other's sacrifices, and accepting gifts, and doing only the three other acts, viz., studying, Sacrificing, and giving, should, for those reasons, try to float over the river. Such a man is sure to cross it over helped by the raft of wisdom.
Sanskrit: संस्कृतस्य हि दान्तस्य नियतस्य यतात्मनः। प्राज्ञस्यानन्तरा सिद्धिरिहलोके परत्र च॥
English: One who is pure in conduct, who is selfcontrolled and observant of good vows, whose soul is under restraint, and who is endued with wisdom, certainly gains success in this and the other world.
Sanskrit: वर्तेत तेषु गृहवानक्रुद्ध्यननसूयकः। पजभिः सततं यज्ञैर्विघसाशी यजेत च॥
English: The Brahmana living like a house-holder should conquer anger and envy, practise the virtues already named, and adoring the gods in the five sacrifices, eat after having fed the gods, Pitris, and guests.
Sanskrit: सतां धर्मेण वर्तेत क्रियां शिष्टवदाचरेत्। असंरोधेन लोकस्य वृत्तिं लिप्सेदगर्हिताम्॥
English: He should perform those duties which are observed by the good; he should, do all his acts like a self-controlled person and he should without injuring any creature, earn his livelihood by following a course which is not censurable.
Sanskrit: श्रुतिविज्ञानतत्त्वज्ञः शिष्टाचारो विचक्षणः। स्वधर्मेण क्रियावांश्च कर्मणा सोऽप्यसंकरः॥ क्रियावाश्रद्दधानो हि दान्तः प्राज्ञोऽनसूयकः। धर्माधर्मविशेषज्ञः सर्वं तरन्ति दुस्तरम्॥
English: One who is well-read in the truths of the Vedas and the other branches of knowledge, whose conduct is like that of a person of wellgoverned soul, who is gifted with a clear vision, who follows the duties of his order, who does not by his acts make an intermixture of duties, who follows the observances laid down in the scriptures, who is endued with wisdom, who is shorn of envy and malice, and who is well conversant with the differences between righteous and iniquity, succeeds in overcoming all his difficulties.
Sanskrit: धृतिमानप्रमत्तश्च दान्तो धर्मविदात्मवान्। वीतहर्षमदक्रोधो ब्राह्मणो नावसीदति॥
English: That Brahmana who is gifted with fortitude, who is always careful, who is self-controlled who is conversant with righteousness, whose soul is under restraint, and who has gone over joy, pride, and anger, has never to languish in grief,
Sanskrit: एषा पुरातनी वृत्तिर्ब्राह्मणस्य विधीयते। ज्ञानवत्त्वेन कर्माणि कुर्वन् सर्वत्र सिध्यति॥
English: This is the course of conduct laid down in days of yore for a Brahmana. He should try to acquire knowledge, and do all the scriptural acts. By living thus, he is sure to acquire Success.
Sanskrit: अधर्मं धर्मकामो हि करोति ह्यविचक्षणः। धर्मं वाधर्मसंकाशं शोचत्रिव करोति सः॥
English: One who is not gifted with clear vision, does wrong even when one wishes to do right. By even exercising his judgement, such a person, does such acts of virtue as are wrong.
Sanskrit: मधर्मकामश्च करोति धर्मम्। उभे बाल: कर्मणी न प्रजानन् स जायते म्रियते चापि देही॥
English: Desiring to do what is right one does what is wrong. Likewise desiring to do what is wrong, one does what is right. Such a person is a fool. Not knowing the two kinds of acts, one has to go through repeated re-births and deaths.
Sanskrit: व्यास उवाच अथ चेद् रोचयेदेतदुह्येत स्रोतसा यथा। उन्मज्जंश्च निमज्जंश्च ज्ञानवान् प्लववान् भवेत्॥
English: Vyasa said If Liberation is sought for, then knowledge should be acquired. For a person who is carried up and down along the stream of Time or life, Knowledge is the raft by which he can reach the shore.
Sanskrit: प्रज्ञया निश्चिता धीरास्तारयन्त्यबुधान् प्लवैः। नाबुधास्तारयन्त्यन्यानात्मानं वा कथंचन॥
English: Those wise men who have acquired fixed conclusions of the nature of the soul by the help of wisdom, are able of assist the ignorant in crossing the river of time or life with the raft of knowledge. The ignorant, are unable to save either themselves or others.
Sanskrit: छिन्नदोषो मुनिर्योगान् युक्तो युजीत द्वादश। देशकर्मानुरागार्थानुपायापायनिश्चयैः॥ चक्षुराहारसंहारैर्मनसा दर्शनेन च।
English: He who has freed himself from desire and all other faults, and who has freed himself from all attachments, should attend to these twelve requirements of Yoga, viz., place, acts, affection, objects, means, destruction, certainty, eyes, food, suppression, mind and survey.
Sanskrit: यच्छेद् वाङ्मानसी बुद्ध्या इच्छेज्ज्ञानमुत्तमम्॥ ज्ञानेन यच्छेदात्मानं य इच्छेच्छान्तितात्मनः।
English: He who wishes to acquire superior Knowledge, should, by the help of his understanding, restrain both speech and mind. He who wishes to have tranquillity, should, by the help of his knowledge, govern his soul.
Sanskrit: एतेषां चेदनुद्रष्टा पुरुषोऽपि सुदारुणः॥ यदि वा सर्ववेदज्ञो यदि वाप्यनृचो द्विजः। यदि वा धार्मिको यज्वा यदि वा पापकृत्तमः॥ यदि वा पुरुषव्याघ्रो यदि वा क्लेशधारितः। तरत्येवं महादुर्गं जरामरणसागरम्॥
English: Whether he becomes merciful or cruel, whether he becomes conversant with all the Vedas or ignorant of the Richs, whether he becomes pious and observant of sacrifices or the worst of sinners, whether be becomes eminent for power and wealth or sunk into misery, that person who directs his mind towards these, is sure to cross the ocean of life which is so difficult to cross over.
Sanskrit: एवं ह्येतेन योगेन युञ्जानो ह्येवमन्ततः। अपि जिज्ञासमानोऽपि शब्दब्रह्मातिवर्तते॥
English: Without speaking of the results of the attainment of Brahma by Yoga, it may be said that he who engages himself to only enquire after the Soul rises above the necessity of observing the acts laid down in the Vedas.
Sanskrit: धर्मोपस्थो हीवरूथ उपायापायकूबरः। अपानाक्षः प्राणयुगः प्रज्ञायुर्जीवबन्धनः॥ चेतनाबन्धुरचास्याचारग्रहनेमिनान्। दर्शनस्पर्शनवहो घ्राणश्रवणवाहनः॥ प्रज्ञानाभिः सर्वतन्त्रप्रदोतो ज्ञानसारथिः। क्षेत्रज्ञाधिष्ठितो धीरः श्रद्धादमपुरःसरः॥ त्यागसूक्ष्मानुगः क्षेम्यः शौचगो ध्यानगोचरः। जीवयुक्तो रथो दिव्यो ब्रह्मलोके विराजते॥
English: The body with individual soul within it is an excellent car. When sacrifices and religious rights are made its upastha, shame, its varutha, Upaya and Apaya, its Kuvara, the vital air called Apana, its Aksha, the vital air called Prana, its Yuga, knowledge and the span of existence its points for tieng the horses, carefulness, its Vandhura, the assumption of good conduct, its nemi, vision, touch, scent, and hearing, its four horses, wisdom, its nabhi, all the scriptures, its pratoda, certain knowledge of the scriptural sayings, its driver, the soul, its firinly-seated rider, faith, and self-control, its fore-runners, renunciation, its inseparable companion following behind and bent upon doing it good, purity the path along which it goes, meditaion, its goal, then may that car reach Brahma and shine there effulgently.