pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: यो ह्यस्य पार्थिवो भाग-पृथिवीं स गमिष्यति। यदस्य वारिज किंचिदपस्तत् सम्प्रवेक्ष्यति॥
English: That part of this animal which is of earth will go to earth. That part of this one which is of water, will enter into water.
Sanskrit: सूर्ये चक्षुर्दिशः श्रोत्रं प्राणोऽस्य दिवमेव च। आगमे वर्तमानस्य न मे दोषाऽस्ति कश्चन॥
English: His eye will enter the sun; his ear will enter the various points of the horizon; his vital airs will enter the sky. I who follow the scriptures commit no sin.
Sanskrit: यतिरुवाच प्राणैर्वियोगे च्छागस्य यदि श्रेयः प्रपश्यसि। छागार्थे वर्तते यज्ञो भवतः किं प्रयोजनम्॥
English: The Yati said-If you see such good to the goat in this dissociation with (his) vital airs, then this sacrifice is for the goat. What need have you for it?
Sanskrit: अत्र त्वा मन्यतां भ्राता पिता माता सखेति च। मन्त्रयस्वैनमुन्नीय परवन्तं विशेषतः॥
English: Let the brother, father, mother, and friend give you their approval in this. Taking him (to them) do you consult them. This goat is cspccially dependent.
Sanskrit: एवमेवानुमन्येरस्तान् भवान् द्रष्टुमर्हति। तेषामनुमतं श्रुत्वा शक्या कर्तुं विचारणा॥
English: You should see them who can givc their consent in this. After hcaring their consent, the matter will become a worthy topic for consideration.
Sanskrit: प्राणा अप्यस्य छागस्य प्रापितास्ते स्वयोनिपु। शरीरं केवल शिष्टं निश्चेष्टमिति मे मतिः॥
English: The vital airs of this goat have been made to return to their respective sources. Only the inanimate body remains behind. This is what I think.
Sanskrit: इन्धनस्य तु तुल्येन शरीरेण विचेतसा। हिंसानिर्वेष्टुकामानामिन्धनं पशुसंज्ञितम्॥
English: Of those who wish to enjoy pleasure by means of the inanimate body (of an animal) which can be compared with fuel, the fuel (of sacrifice) is after all the animal himself.
Sanskrit: अहिंसा सर्वधर्माणामिति वृद्धानुशासनम्। यदहिस्रं भवेत् कर्म तत् कार्यमिति विद्महे॥
English: Abstention from cruelty is the foremost of all duties. This is the teaching of the elders. We know that no crucl action should be donc.
Sanskrit: अहिंसेति प्रतिज्ञेयं यदि वक्ष्याम्यतः परम्। शक्यं बहुविधं कर्तुं भवता कार्यदूषणम्॥
English: This is the proposition, viz., No destruction (of living creatures-If I say anything further, then various kinds of faulty actions are capable of being done by you.
Sanskrit: अहिंसा सर्वभूतानां नित्यमस्मासु रोचते। प्रत्यक्षतः साधयामो न परोक्षमुपास्महे॥
English: Always abstaining from cruelty to all creatures is what is lauded. We establish this from what is directly perceptible. We do not rely on what is beyond direct perception.
Sanskrit: अध्वर्युरुवाच भूमेर्गन्धगुणान् भुंक्षे पिबस्यापोमयान् रसान्। ज्योतिषां पश्यसे रूपं स्पृशस्यनिलजान् गुणान्॥ शृणोष्याकाशजाशब्दान् मनसा मन्यसे मतिम्। सर्वाण्येतानि भूतानि प्राणा इति च मन्यसे॥
English: The Adhvaryu said You enjoy the properties of smell which belong to the earth. You drink the tastes which belong to water. You see colours which belong to luminous bodies. You touch the properties which originate from wind, you hear the sounds which originate from ether. You think thoughts with the mind. All these entities, you hold, have life.
Sanskrit: प्राणादाने निवृत्तोऽसि हिंसायां वर्तते भवान्। नास्ति चेष्टा विना हिंसां किं वा त्वं मन्यसे द्विज।।२१
English: You do not then abstain from taking life. Really, you are engaged in slaughter. There can be no movement without destruction. Or, what do you think. O twice-born one.
Sanskrit: यतिरुवाच अक्षरं च क्षरं चैव द्वैधीभावोऽयमात्मनः। अक्षरं तत्र सद्भावः स्वभावः क्षर उच्यते॥
English: The Indestructible and the Destructible form the twofold manifestation of the soul. Of these the Indestructible is existent. The Destructible is said to be exceedingly nonexistent.
Sanskrit: प्राणो जिह्वा मनः सत्त्वं सद्भावो रजसा सह। भावैरेतैर्विमुक्तस्य निर्द्वन्द्वस्य निराशिषः॥ समस्य सर्वभूतेषु निर्ममस्य जितात्मनः। समन्तात् परिमुक्तस्य न भयं विद्यते क्वचित्॥
English: The vital air, the tongue, the mind, the quality of goodness, along with the quality of passion, are all existent. Of him who is freed from these existent objects, who is above all pairs of opposites, who does not cherish any expectation, who is alike to all creatures, who is freed from the idea of mineness, who has governed his self, and who is released from all his surroundings, no fear cxists from any source.
Sanskrit: अध्वर्युरुवाच सद्भिरेवेह संवासः कार्यो मतिमतां वर। भवतो हि मतं श्रुत्वा प्रतिभाति मतिर्मम॥
English: The Adhvaryu said O foremost of intelligent men, one should live with the good. Hearing your opinion my understanding shines with light.
Sanskrit: भगवन् भगवद्गुद्ध्या प्रतिपन्नो ब्रवीम्यहम्। व्रतं मन्त्रकृतं कर्तु पराधोऽस्ति मे द्विज॥
English: O illustrious one, I come to you, believing you to be a god; and I say I have no fault, O twice-born one, by performing these rites with the help of Mantras.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण उवाच उपपत्त्या यतिस्तूष्णीं वर्तमानस्ततः परम्। अध्वर्युरपि निर्मोहः प्रचचार महामखे।॥
English: The Brahmana said With this conclusion, the Yati remained silent after this. The Adhvaryu also went on with the great sacrifice, freed from delusion.
Sanskrit: एवमेतादृशं मोक्षं सुसूक्ष्मं ब्राह्मणा विदुः। विदित्वा चानुतिष्ठन्ति क्षेत्रज्ञेनार्थदर्शिना॥
English: The Brahmanas understand Liberation, which is exceedingly subtle, to be of this kind; and having understood it, they live accordingly, directed by the Kshetrajna, that seer of all topics.
Sanskrit: पितर ऊचुः अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। श्रुत्वा च तत् तथा कार्यं भवता द्विजसत्तम॥
English: Regarding it is cited this old, history. Having heard it, you should act according to it, O foremost of all twice-born persons.
Sanskrit: अलर्को नाम राजर्षिरभवत् सुमहातपाः। धर्मज्ञः सत्यवादी च महात्मा सुदृढव्रतः॥ ससागरान्तां धनुषा विनिर्जित्य महीमिमाम्। कृत्वा सुदुष्करं कर्म मनः सूक्ष्मे समादधे॥
English: There was a royal sage, named of Alarka gifted with the austerest of penances. He knew all duties, was truthful in speech, of high soul, and exceedingly firm in his vows. Having with his bow. conquered the whole earth extending to the seas, and thereby performed a highly difficult fear, he set his mind on that which is subtle.
Sanskrit: स्थितस्य वृक्षमूलेषु तस्य चिन्ता बभूव ह। उत्सृज्य सुमहत्कर्म सूक्ष्म प्रति महामते॥४॥
English: While sitting at the root of a tree, his thoughts, O you of great intelligence, abandoning all those great deeds, turned towards that which is subtle!
Sanskrit: अलर्क उवाच मनसो मे बलं जातं मनो जित्वा ध्रुवो जयः। अन्यत्र बाणान् धास्यामि शत्रुभिः परिवारितः॥
English: Alarka said My mind has become strong. Having conquered the mind, One's conquest becomes permanent. Though surrounded by enemies, I shall (henceforth) discharge my arrows at other objects.
Sanskrit: यदिदं चापलात् कर्म सर्वान् मोश्चिकीर्षति। मन:प्रति सुतीक्ष्णाग्रानहं मोक्ष्यामि सायकान्॥
English: Since on account of its unsteadiness, it sets all mortals to perform acts, I shall shoot very sharp-pointed arrows at the mind!
Sanskrit: मन उवाच नेमे बाणास्तरिष्यन्ति मामलर्क कथंचन। तवैव मर्म भेत्स्यन्ति भिन्नमर्मा मरिष्यसि॥
English: The mind said These arrows, O Alarka, will never cut me through. They will pierce only your own vital parts. Your vital parts being picrced, you shall die.
Sanskrit: अन्यान् बाणान् समीक्षस्व यैस्त्वं मां सूदयिष्यसि। तच्छुत्वाप्यविचिन्त्याथ ततो वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Do you look out for other arrows with which 10 kill me! Hearing these words and reflecting upon them, he said as follows.
Sanskrit: अलर्क उवाच आघ्राय सुबहून् गन्धां स्तानेव प्रतिगृध्यति। तस्माद् घ्राणं प्रति शरान् प्रतिमोक्ष्याम्यहं शितान्॥
English: Alarka said Smelling many perfumes, (the nose) desires after them only. Hence I shall throw my whcited arrows at the nose.
Sanskrit: घ्राण उवाच नेमे बाणास्तरिष्यन्ति मामलर्क कथंचन। तवैव मर्म भेत्स्यन्ति भिन्नमर्मा मरिष्यसि॥
English: The nose said-These arrows will never pass through me, O Alarka! They will pierce only your own vital parts, and your vital parts being pierced, you shall dic.
Sanskrit: अन्यान् बाणान् समीक्षस्व यैस्त्वं मां सूदयिष्यसि। तच्छुत्वा स विचिन्त्याथ ततो वचनमब्रवीत्॥
English: Do you look for other arrows with which to destroy me! Hearing these words and thinking upon them, he said as follows.
Sanskrit: अलर्क उवाच इयं स्वादून् रसान् भुक्त्वा तानेव प्रतिगृध्यति। तस्माज्जिह्वां प्रति शरान् प्रतिमोक्ष्याम्यहं शितान्॥
English: Alarka said This one enjoying savoury tastes, hankers after them only. hence I shall discharge whetted arrows at the tongue.
Sanskrit: जिह्वोवाच नेमे बाणास्तरिष्यन्ति मामलर्क कथंचन। तवैव मर्म भेत्स्यन्ति भिन्नमर्मा मरिष्यसि॥
English: The tongue said These arrows, O Alarka, will not cut through me. They will only pierce your own vital parts and your vital parts being pierced, you shall dic.
Sanskrit: अलर्क उवाच स्पृष्ट्वा त्वग्विविधान् स्पर्शी स्तानेव प्रतिगृध्यति। तस्मात् त्वचं पाटयिप्ये विविधैः कङ्कपत्रिभिः॥
English: Alarka said The skin, touching various objects of touch, hankers after them only. Hence, I shall tear off the skin with various arrows equipt with the feathers of the Kanka.
Sanskrit: त्वगुवाच नेमे बाणास्तरिष्यन्ति मामलर्क कथंचन। तवैव मर्म भेत्स्यन्ति भिन्नमर्मा मरिष्यसि॥
English: The skin said These arrows will not, O Alarka, pass through me. They will pierce your own vital parts only, and your vital parts being pierced, you shall die.
Sanskrit: अलर्क उवाच श्रुत्वा तु विविधाञ्शब्दांस्तानेव प्रतिगृध्यति। तस्माच्छ्रोत्रं प्रति शरान् प्रतिमुञ्चाम्यहं शितान्॥
English: Alarka said Hearing various sounds, (the ear) hankers after them only. Hence, I shall discharge wheticd shafts at the ear.
Sanskrit: श्रोत्रमुवाच नेमे बाणास्तरिष्यन्ति मामलर्क कथंचन। तवैव मर्म भेत्स्यन्ति ततो हास्यसि जीवितम्॥
English: The car said These arrows will not, O Alarka pass though ine. They will pierce your own vital parts only, and your vital parts being pierced, you shall die.
Sanskrit: अलर्क उवाच दृष्ट्वा रूपाणि बहुशस्तान्येव प्रतिगृध्यति। तस्माच्चक्षुर्हनिष्यामि निशितैः सायकैरहम्॥
English: Alarka said Secing many colours, the eye longs for them only. Hence, I shall destroy the eye with sharp-pointed arrows.
Sanskrit: चक्षुरुवाच नेमे बाणास्तरिष्यन्ति मामलर्क कथंचन। तवैव मर्म भेत्स्यन्ति भिन्नमर्मा मरिष्यसि॥
English: Thc eye said, These arrows will not, O Alarka, pass through me at all. They will pierce your own vital parts lonely, and your vital parts being cut, you shall die.
Sanskrit: अलर्क उवाच इयं निष्ठा बहुविधा प्रज्ञया त्वध्यवस्यति। तस्माद् बुद्धिं प्रति शरान् प्रतिमोक्ष्याम्यहं शितान्।।२४
English: Alarka said This forins many determinations with the help of ratiocination. Hence, I shall discharge whetted arrows at the understanding.
Sanskrit: बुद्धिरुवाच नेमे बाणास्तरिष्यन्ति मामलर्क कथंचन। तवैव मर्म भेत्स्यन्ति भिन्नमर्मा मरिष्यसि॥
English: These arrows will not, O Alarka, pass through me at all. They will pierce your vital parts only, and your vital parts being pierced, you shall die. Do you then look for other arrows with which to kill ine.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण उवाच अन्यान् बाणान् समीक्षस्व यैस्त्वं मां सूदयिष्यसि।। ततोऽलर्कस्तपो घोरं तत्रैवास्थाय दुष्करम्। नाध्यगच्छत् परं शक्त्या बाणमेतेषु सप्तसु॥
English: The Brahmana said Then Alarka, engaging himself, even there, on penances difficult to perforin and greatly austere, failed to obtain, by the high power (of his penances) arrows for casting at these seven.
Sanskrit: सुसमाहितचेतास्तु स ततोऽचिन्तयत् प्रभुः। स विचिन्त्य चिरं कालमलर्को द्विजसत्तम॥ नाध्यगच्छत् परं श्रेयो योगान्मतिमतां वरः। स एकाग्रं मनः कृत्वा निश्चलो योगमास्थितः॥
English: Gifted with power, he then, with mind well concentrated, began to reflect. Then, O best of twice-born ones, Alarka, that foremost of intelligent men, having thought for a long time, could not obtain anything better than Yoga. Setting his mind on one object he remained perfectly still, engaged in Yoga.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रियाणि जघानाशु बाणेनैकेन वीर्यवान्। योगेनात्मानमाविश्य सिद्धिं परमिकां गतः॥
English: Gifted with energy, he speedily killed all the senses with one arrow, having entered by Yoga into his soul and thereby acquired the highest success.
Sanskrit: विस्मितश्चापि राजर्षिरिमां गाथां जगाद ह। अहो कष्टं यदस्माभिः सर्वं बाह्यमनुष्ठितम्॥
English: Stricken with wonder, that royal sage then sang this verse : Alas it is a pity that we should have performed all acts that are external.
Sanskrit: भोगतृष्णासमायुक्तः पूर्वं राज्यमुपासितम्। इति पश्चान्मया ज्ञातं योगान्नास्ति परं सुखम्॥
English: Alas, that we should have, gifted with the thirst for enjoyment, courted sovereignty before now! I have learnt this afterwards! There is no happiness that is higher than Yoga.
Sanskrit: इति त्वमनुजानीहि राम मा क्षत्रियान् जहि। तपो घोरमुपातिष्ठ ततः श्रेयोऽभिपत्स्यसे॥
English: Do you know this, O Rama! Cease, to kill the Kshatriyas! Do you practise the austerest of penances! You will then attain to what is good.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः स तपो घोरं जामदग्न्यः पितामहैः। आस्थितः सुमहाभागो ययौ सिद्धिं च दुर्गमाम्॥
English: Thus addressed by his grandfathers, Jamadagni's son performed the austcrest penances, and having practised then, that highly blessed one acquired that success which is difficult to recall.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। ब्राह्मणस्य च संवादं जनकस्य च भाविनि॥
English: The Brahmana said Regarding it is cited the old discourse between a Brahmana and (king) Janaka.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणं जनको राजा सन्नं कस्मिंश्चिदागसि। विषये मे न वस्तव्यमिति शिष्ट्यर्थमब्रवीत्॥
English: King Janaka (on a certain occasion), desirous of punishing him said to a Brahmana who had become guilty of some offence, You shall not live within my dominions.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तः प्रत्युवाचाथ ब्राह्मणो राजसत्तमम्। यावांस्तव वशे स्थितः॥
English: Thus addressed, the Brahmana replied to that best of kings, saying. Tell me, O king, what the limits are of the territories subject to you.
Sanskrit: आचक्ष्व विषयं राजन् सोऽन्यस्य विषये राज्ञो वस्तुमिच्छाम्यहं विभो। वचस्ते कर्तुमिच्छामि यथाशास्त्रं महीपते॥
English: I wish, O lord, to live within the dominions of another king. Indeed, I wish to obey your command, O king, according to the scriptures.
Sanskrit: इत्युक्तस्तु तदा राजा ब्राह्मणेन यशस्विना। मुहुरुष्णं विनिःश्वस्य न किंचित् प्रत्यभाषत॥
English: Thus addressed by that celebrated Brahmana, the king, hearing repeated and hou sighs, said not a word in reply.
Sanskrit: तमासीनं ध्यायमानं राजानममितौजसम्। कश्मलं सहसागच्छद् भानुमन्तमिव ग्रहः॥
English: Like the planet (Rahu) possessing the Sun, a cloudedness of understanding suddenly overwhelmed that king of incomparable energy as he sat plunged in thought.
Sanskrit: समाश्वास्य ततो राजा विगते कश्मले तदा। ततो मुहूर्तादिव तं ब्राह्मणं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥
English: When that cloudedness of understanding departed and the king became comforted, he spoke after a short time these words to that Brahmana.
Sanskrit: जनक उवाच पितृपैतामहे राज्ये वश्य जनपदे सति। विषयं नाधिगच्छामि विचिन्वन् पृथिवीमहम्॥
English: Although a (large) inhabited dominion is subject 10 me within this ancestral kingdom of mine, yield fail to find my dominion, searching through the whole Earth.
Sanskrit: नाधिगच्छं यदा पृथ्व्यां मिथिला मार्गिता मया। नाध्यगच्छं यदा तस्यां स्वप्रजा मार्गिता मया॥
English: When I could not find it on the Earth. I then Searched Mithila (for it). When I could not find it in Mithila, 1 then searched for it among my own children.
Sanskrit: नाध्यगच्छं तदा तस्यां तदा मे कश्मलोऽभवत्। ततो मे कश्मलस्यान्ते मतिः पुनरुपस्थिता॥
English: When I could not find it even there, a cloudedness of understanding came over me. After that cloudedness of understanding departed, intelligence came back to me.
Sanskrit: तदा न विषयं मन्ये सर्वो वा विषयो मम। आत्मायि चायं न मम सर्वा वा पृथिवी मम॥
English: Then I though that I have no dominion, or that everything is my dominion. This body is not mine, or the whole Earth is minc.
Sanskrit: यथा मम तथान्येषामिति मन्ये द्विजोत्तम। उष्यतां यावदुत्साहो भुज्यतां यावदुष्यते॥
English: At the same time, O best of twice bon persons, I think that that is as much mine as it is of others. Do you, therefore, live (here) as long as your choice leads you, and do you enjoy as long as you please.
Sanskrit: व्राह्मण उवाच पितृपैतामहे राज्ये वश्ये जनपदे सति। ब्रूहि कां मतिमास्थाय ममत्वं वर्जितं त्वया॥
English: When there is a large inhabited tract in your ancestral kingdom, tell me, depending upon what understanding, has the idea of mineness been got rid of by you.
Sanskrit: कां वै बुद्धिं समाश्रित्य सर्वो वै विषयस्तव। नावैषि विषयं येन सर्वो वा विषयस्तव॥
English: What also is that understanding depending upon which you have come to the conclusion that everything forms your dominion? What. indeed, is the notion through which you have no dominion, or everything is your dominion?
Sanskrit: जनक उवाच अन्तवन्त इहावस्था विदिताः सर्वकर्मसु। नाध्यगच्छमहं तस्मान्ममेदमिति यद् भवेत्॥
English: Janaka said All conditions here, in all affairs, I understand, are liable to come to an end. Hence, I could not find that which should be called mine.
Sanskrit: कस्येदमिति कस्य स्वमिति बेदवचस्तथा। नाध्यगच्छमहं बुद्ध्या ममेदपिति यद् भवेत्॥
English: (Considering) whose is this, I thought of the Vedic text about anybody's property. I could not therefore, find, through my understanding, what should be (called) mine.
Sanskrit: एतां बुद्धिं समाश्रित्य ममत्वं वर्जितं मया। शृणु बुद्धिं च यां ज्ञात्वा सर्वत्र विषयो मम॥
English: Depending upon this notion. I got rid of the idea of mineness. Hear now what that notion is depending upon which I arrived at the conclusion that I have dominion everywhere.
Sanskrit: नाहमात्मार्थमिच्छामि गन्धान् ध्राणगतानपि। तस्मान्मे निर्जिता भूमिर्वशे तिष्ठन्ति नित्यदा॥
English: I do not wish for my own self those smells which are even in my nose. Therefore, the earth, subjugated by me, is always under me.
Sanskrit: नाहमात्मार्थमिच्छामि रसानास्येऽपि वर्ततः। आपो मे निर्जितास्तस्माद् वशे तिष्ठन्ति नित्यदा।।१९
English: I do not wish for my own self those tastes which exist in contact with even my tongue. Therefore, water, subjugated by me, is always under me.
Sanskrit: नाहमात्मार्थमिच्छामि रूपं ज्योतिश्च चक्षुषः। तस्मान्मे निर्जितं ज्योतिर्वशे तिष्ठन्ति नित्यदा॥
English: I do not wish for my own self the colour or light which belongs to my eye. Therefore, light subjugated by me, is always under me.
Sanskrit: नाहमात्मार्थमिच्छामि स्पर्शास्त्वचि गताश्च ये। तस्मान्मे निर्जितो वायुर्वशे तिष्ठन्ति नित्यदा॥
English: I do not wish for my own self those scrisations of touch which are in contact with even my skin. Therefore, the wind, subjugated by me, is always under me.
Sanskrit: नाहमात्मार्थमिच्छामि शब्दाश्रोत्रगतानपि। तस्मान्मे निर्जिताः शब्दे वशे तिष्ठन्ति नित्यदा॥
English: I do not wish for own self those sounds, which are in contact with even my car. Therefore, sounds, subjugated by me, are always under me.
Sanskrit: नाहमात्मार्थमिच्छामि मनो नित्यं मनोऽन्तरे। मनो मे निर्जितं तस्माद् वशे तिष्ठन्ति नित्यदा॥
English: I do not wish for my own self the mind that is always in my mind. Therefore the mind, subjugated by me, is under me.
Sanskrit: देवेभ्यश्च पितृभ्यश्च भूतेभ्योऽतिथिभिः सह। इत्यर्थे सर्व एवेति समारम्भा भवन्ति वै॥
English: All these acts of mine are for the sake of the celestials, the departed manes, the Bhuttas, together with guests.
Sanskrit: ततः प्रहस्य जनकं ब्राह्मणः पुनरब्रवीत्। तवज्जिज्ञासार्थमोह विद्धि मां धर्ममागतम्॥
English: The Brahmana then, smiling, once more said to Janaka, Know that I am Dharma, who come here today for examining you.
Sanskrit: त्वमस्य ब्रह्मलाभस्य दुर्वारस्यानिवर्तिनः। सत्त्वनेमिनिरुद्धस्य चक्रस्यैकः प्रवर्तकः॥
English: You are indeed the one person for setting this wheel in motion, this wheel that has the quality of Goodness for its circumference, Brahma for its nave, and the understanding for its spokes, and which never turns back!
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण उवाच नाहं तथा भीरु चरामि लोके यथा त्वं मां तर्जयसे स्वबुद्ध्या। विप्रोऽस्मि मुक्तोऽस्मि वनेचरोऽस्मि गृहस्थधर्मा व्रतवांस्तथास्मि॥
English: The Brahmana said I do not, O timid one, move in this world in the manner which you, according to your own understanding, censure. I am a Brahmana endued with Vedic knowledge. I am liberated. I am a hermit, I follow the duties of a houscholder. I observe vows.
Sanskrit: नाहमस्मि यथा मां त्वं पश्यसे च शुभाशुभे। मया व्याप्तमिदं सर्वं यत् किंचिज्जगतीगतम्॥
English: I am not what you see me in good and bad deeds. I pervaded everything that exists in this universe.
Sanskrit: ये केचिज्जन्तवो लोके जङ्गमाः स्थावराश्च ह। तेषां मामन्तकं विद्धि दारूणामिव पावकम्॥
English: I am the destroyer of all crcatures that exist in the world, mobile or immobile, as fire destroys all kinds of wood.
Sanskrit: राज्यं पृथिव्यां सर्वस्यामथवापि त्रिविष्टपे। तथा बुद्धिरियं वेत्ति बुद्धिरेव धनं मम॥
English: Sovereignty over the whole Earth or over the Heaven can be compared with this knowledge of my oneness with the universe). This knowledge is my wcalth.
Sanskrit: एकः पन्था ब्राह्मणानां येन गच्छन्ति तद्विदः। गृहेषु वनवासेषु गुरुवासेषु भिक्षुषु॥
English: This is the one path for Brahmanas by which they who understand it proceed domesticity, or abodes in the forest, or residence with preceptors, among mendicants.
Sanskrit: लिङ्गैर्बहुभिरव्यौरेका बुद्धिरुपास्यते। नानालिङ्गाश्रमस्थानां येषां बुद्धिः शमात्मिका॥ ते भावमेकमायान्ति सरितः सागरं यथा।
English: With numerous unconfused symbols, only one knowledge is adored. Those who, whatever the symbols and modes of life which they follow, have acquired an understanding having tranquillity for its essence, attain to that one entity as numerous rivers all mecting the Ocean.
Sanskrit: बुद्ध्यायं गम्यते मार्गः शरीरेण न गम्यते। आद्यन्तवन्ति कर्माणि शरीरं कर्मबन्धनम्॥
English: This path can be trodden with the help of the understanding and not of the body. Actions have both beginning and end, and the body has actions for its fetters.
Sanskrit: तस्मात् ते सुभगे नास्ति परलोककृतं भयम्। तद्भावभावनिरता ममैवात्मानमेष्यसि॥
English: Hence, O blessed lady, you need have no fear about the world to come. With your heart intent upon the real object, it is my soul into which you will come!
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण्युवाच नेदमल्पात्मना शक्यं वेदितुं नाकृतात्मना। बहु चाल्पं च संक्षिप्तं विप्लुतं च मतं मम॥
English: The Brahmana's wife said This cannot be understood by a weakminded person as also by one whose soul has not been purified. My intelligence is very little, and contracted, and confused.
Sanskrit: उपायं तं मम ब्रूहि येनैषा लभ्यते मतिः। तन्मन्ये कारणं त्वत्तो यत एषा प्रवर्तते।॥
English: Tell me the means by which the knowledge may be acquired. I wish to learn from you the source from which this knowledge comes.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण उवाच अरणी ब्राह्मणी विद्धि गुरुरस्योत्तरारणिः। तप:श्रुतेऽभिमन्थीतो ज्ञानाग्निर्जायते ततः॥
English: Know that intelligence about Brahma is the lower Arani; the preceptor is the upper Arani; penances and conversance with the scriptures are what make attrition. From this is originated the fire of knowledge.
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण्युवाच यदिदं ब्राह्मणो लिङ्गं क्षेत्रज्ञ इति संज्ञितम्। ग्रहीतुं येन यच्छक्यं लक्षणं तस्य तत् क्व नु।॥
English: The Brahmana's wife said About this symbol of Brahma, which is designated, Kshetrajna, where, indeed, is a description of it by which it is capable of being seized?
Sanskrit: ब्राह्मण उवाच अलिङ्गो निर्गुणश्चैव कारणं नास्य लक्ष्यते। उपायमेव वक्ष्यामि येन गृह्येत वा न वा॥
English: The Brahmana said He is without symbols, and without qualities. Nothing exists that may be you the considered as his cause. I shall, however, tell means by which he can be apprehended or not.
Sanskrit: सम्यगुपायो दृष्टश्च भ्रमरैरिव लक्ष्यते। कर्मबुद्धिरवुद्धित्वाज्ज्ञानलिङ्गैरिवाश्रितम्॥
English: A good means may be found; which is perceived as by bees. That means consists of and understanding purified by action. Those whose understanding have not been so purified consider that entity, through their own ignorance, as invested with the properties of knowledge and others.
Sanskrit: इदं कार्यमिदं नेति न मोक्षेषूपदिश्यते। पश्यतः शृण्वतो बुद्धिरात्मनो येषु जायते॥
English: It is not laid down that this should be done, or that this should not be donc, in the rules for acquiring Liberation, those that is, in which a knowledge of the soul originates only in him who sees and hears.
Sanskrit: यावन्त इह शक्येरं स्तावन्तॊऽशान् प्रकल्पयेत्। अव्यक्तान् व्यक्तरूपानं शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः॥
English: One should understand as many parts, unmanifest and manifest, by hundreds and thousands, as one is capable of comprehending here.