pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: तमासाद्य तु मुक्तस्य दृष्टार्थस्य विपश्चितः। त्रिष्वाश्रमेषु को न्वर्थो भवेत् परमभीप्सतः॥
English: When, having acquired cleansed understanding, Liberation becomes his, and on account thereof be becomes possessed of knowledge of all visible things, what desirable object is there to attain by following the three other modes of life? a
Sanskrit: राजसांस्तामसांश्चैव नित्यं दोषान् विवर्जयेत्। सात्त्विकं मार्गमास्थाय पश्येदात्मानमात्मना॥
English: One should always renounce faults produced by the qualities of Rajas and Tamas. Following the path of Sattva, one should see Self by Self.
Sanskrit: सर्वभूतेषु चात्मानं सर्वभूतानि चात्मनि। सम्पश्यन्नोपलिप्येत जले वारिचरो यथा॥
English: Seeing one's Self in all creatures and all creatures in one's self, one should live like acquatic animals living in water without being drenched by it.
Sanskrit: पक्षिवत् प्रवणादूर्ध्वममुत्रानन्त्यमश्नुते। विहाय देहान्निर्मुक्तो निर्द्वन्द्वः प्रशमं गतः॥
English: He who succeeds in getting over all pairs of opposites and resisting their influence, succeeds in renouncing all attachments, and acquires infinite happiness in the next world, going there like a bird soaring into the sky from below.
Sanskrit: अत्र गाथाः पुरा गीताः शृणु राज्ञा ययातिना। धार्यन्ते या द्विजैस्तात मोक्षशास्त्रविशारदैः॥
English: Regarding it, there is a saying sung of old by king Yayati, and remembered, O sire, by all persons conversant with the Scriptures dealing with Liberation.
Sanskrit: ज्योतिरात्मनि नान्यत्र सर्वजन्तुषु तत् समम्। स्वयं च शक्यते द्रष्टुं सुसमाहितचेतसा॥
English: The effulgent ray exists in one's Soul and not any where else. It exists equally in all creatures. One can see it himself if his heart be given to Yoga.
Sanskrit: न बिभेति परो यस्मान्न बिभेति पराच्च यः। यश्च नेच्छति न द्वेष्टि ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा।॥
English: When a person lives in such a way that another is not filled with fear on seeing him, and when a person is not himself filled with fear on seeing others, when a person ceases to cherish desire and malice, he is then said to attain to Brahma.
Sanskrit: यदा भावं न कुरुते सर्वभूतेषु पापकम्। कर्मणा मनसा वाचा ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा॥
English: When a person ceases to cherish a sinful attitude towards all creatures in thought, word, and deed, he is then said to attain to Brahima.
Sanskrit: संयोज्य मनसाऽऽत्मानमीणूंमुत्सृज्य मोहनीम्। त्यक्त्वा कामं च मोहं च तदा ब्रह्मत्वमश्नुते॥
English: By controlling the mind and the soul, by renouncing malice that stupefies the mind, and by throwing off desire and stupefaction, one is said to attain to Brahma.
Sanskrit: यदा श्राव्ये च दृश्ये च सर्वभूतेषु चाप्ययम्। समो भवति निर्द्वन्द्वो ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा॥
English: When a person assumes an equality of attitude about all objects of hearing and vision, as also about all living creatures, and gets over all pairs of opposites, he is then said to attain to Brahma.
Sanskrit: यदा स्तुतिं च निन्दां च समत्वेनैव पश्यति। काञ्चनं चायसं चैव सुखं दुःखं तथैव च।॥ शीतमुष्णं तथैवार्थमनर्थं प्रियमप्रियम्। जीवितं मरणं चैव ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा॥
English: When a person regards impartially praise and dispraise, gold and iron, happiness and misery, heat and cold, good and evil, the agreeable and the disagreeable, life and death, he is then said to attain to Brahma.
Sanskrit: प्रसार्येह यथाङ्गानि कूर्मः संहरते पुनः। तथेन्द्रियाणि मनसा संयन्तव्यानि भिक्षुणा॥
English: One following the duties of the mendicant order should restrain his senses and the mind like a tortoise withdrawing its outstretched limbs.
Sanskrit: तमःपरिगतं वेश्म यथा दीपेन दृश्यते। तथा बुद्धिप्रदीपेन शक्य आत्मा निरीक्षितुम्॥
English: As a house covered with darkness, is capable of being seen with the help of a lighted lamp, similarly can the soul be seen with the help of the lamp of the understanding.
Sanskrit: एतत् सर्वं च पश्यामि त्वयि बुद्धिमतां वर। यच्चान्यदपि वेत्तव्यं तत्त्वतो वेद तद् भवान्॥
English: O foremost of intelligent persons, I see that all this knowledge that I am imparting to you, lives in you. Whatever else should be known by one desirous of learning the Religion of Liberation, is already known to you.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मर्षे विदितश्चासि विषयान्तमुपागतः। गुरोस्तव प्रसादेन तव चैवोपशिक्षया॥
English: O regenerate Rishi, I am convinced that through the mercy of your preceptor and through the instructions you have received, you have already transcended all objects of the senses.
Sanskrit: तस्यैव च प्रसादेन प्रादुर्भूतं महामुने। ज्ञानं दिव्यं ममापीदं तेनासि विदितो मम॥
English: O great ascetic, through the grace of your father, I have acquired omniscience, and hence I have succeeded in knowing you.
Sanskrit: अधिकं तव विज्ञानमधिका च गतिस्तव। अधिकं तव चैश्वर्यं तच्च त्वं नावबुध्यसे॥
English: Your knowledge is much greater than what you think it to be. Your perceptions also that result from intuition, are much greater than what you think them to be. Your power also is much greater than you are conscious of.
Sanskrit: बाल्याद् वा संशयाद् वापि भयाद् वाप्यविमोक्षजात्। उत्पन्ने चापि विज्ञाने नाधिगच्छति तां गतिम्॥
English: Whether in consequence of your tender age, or of the doubts you have not been able to remove, or of the fear that is due to be unattainment of Liberation, you are conscious of that Knowledge due to Intuition, although it has originated in your mind.
Sanskrit: व्यवसायेन शुद्धेन मद्विधैश्छिन्नसंशयः। विमुच्य हृदयग्रन्थीनासादयति तां गतिम्॥
English: After one's doubts have been removed by persons like us, one succeeds in opening the knots of one's heart, and, then, by a righteous endeavour, acquires, and becomes conscious of, that Knowledge. not one
Sanskrit: भवांश्चोत्पन्नविज्ञानः स्थिरबुद्धिरलोलुपः। व्यवसायादृते ब्रह्मनासादयति तत्परम्॥
English: As regards yourself, you are one that has already acquired knowledge. Your intelligence is steady and tranquil. You are free from covetousness. For all that, O Brahmana, one never succeed, without endeavour in attaining to Brahma, which is the highest object of acquisition.
Sanskrit: नास्ति ते सुखदुःखेषु विशेषो नासि लोलुपः। नौत्सुक्यं नृत्यगीतेषु न राग उपजायते॥
English: You see no difference between happiness and misery. You are not covetous. You have no desire for dancing and song. You have no attachments.
Sanskrit: न बन्धुष्वनुबन्धस्ते न भयेष्वस्ति ते भयम्। पश्यामि त्वां महाभाग तुल्यलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनम्॥
English: You have no attachment to friends. You have no fear in things which fill with fear. O blessed one, I see that you consider equally a lump of gold and a clod of Earth.
Sanskrit: अहं त्वामनुपश्यामि ये चाप्यन्ये मनीषिणः। आस्थितं परमं मार्गमक्षयं तमनामयम्॥
English: Myself and other persons endued with wisdom, see you established in the highest and indestructible path of peace.
Sanskrit: यत् फलं ब्राह्मणस्येह मोक्षार्थश्च यदात्मकः। तस्मिन् वै वर्तसे ब्रह्मन् किमन्यत् परिपृच्छसि॥
English: O Brahmana, you discharge the duties of Brahmana and enjoy the fruit which should be his, and which is at one with the essence of the object represented by Liberation. What else have you to enquire of me?
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं कृतात्मा कृतनिश्चयः। आत्मनाऽऽत्मानमास्थाय दृष्ट्वा चात्मानमात्मना।॥
English: Bhishma said Having heard these words of king Janaka, Shuka of purified soul and settled conclusions began to stay in his Soul by his Soul, having of course seen Self by Self.
Sanskrit: कृतकार्यः सुखी शान्तस्तूष्णीं प्रायादुदङ्मुख। शैशिरं गिरिमुद्दिश्य सधर्मा मातरिश्वनः॥ एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु देवर्षि रदस्तथा।
English: His object being fulfilled he became happy and tranquil, and without further questioning Janaka, he proceeded northwards to the mountains of Himavat with the speed of the wind and like the wind.
Sanskrit: हिमवन्तमियाद् द्रष्टुं सिद्धचारणसेवितम्॥ तमप्सरोगणाकीर्णं शान्तस्वननिनादितम्। किन्नराणां सहस्रैश्च भृङ्गराजैस्तथैव च॥ मद्गुभिः खजरीटैच विचित्रैर्जीवजीवकैः॥ चित्रवर्णैर्मयूरैश्च केकाशतविराजितैः।
English: Those mountains were full of various clans of Apsaras and echoed with many soft sounds. Filled with thousands of Kinnaras and Bhringarajas, it was adorned, besides, with many Madgus and Khanjaritas and many Jivajivakas of variegated colour. And there were many peacocks also of gorgeous hues, uttering their shrill but melodious cries.
Sanskrit: राजहंससमूहैश्च कृष्णैः परभृतैस्तथा॥ पक्षिराजो गरुत्मांश्च यं नित्यमधितिष्ठति।
English: Many bevies of swans also, and many flights of gladdened coils, too, adorned the place. The king of birds, viz., Garuda, live on that suimit constantly.
Sanskrit: चत्वारो लोकपालाश्च देवाः सर्षिगणास्तथा॥ तत्र नित्यं समायान्ति लोकस्य हितकाम्यया।
English: The four Regents of the world, the gods, and various classes of Rishis, used always to come there from desire of doing good to the world.
Sanskrit: विष्णुना यत्र पुत्रार्थे तपस्तप्तं महात्मना॥ तत्रैव च कुमारेण बाल्ये क्षिप्ता दिवौकसः।
English: It was there that the great Vishnu had practised the severest penances for the object of getting a son.
Sanskrit: शक्तिय॑स्ता क्षितितले त्रैलोक्यमवमन्य वै॥ तत्रोवाच जगत् स्कन्दः क्षिपन् वाक्यमिदं तदा। योऽन्योऽस्ति मत्तोऽभ्यधिको विप्रा यस्याधिकं प्रियाः।। यो ब्रह्मण्यो द्वितीयोऽस्ति त्रिषु लोकेषु वीर्यवान्। साऽभ्युद्धरत् त्विमां शक्तिमथवा कम्पयत्विति॥ तच्छ्रुत्वा व्यथिता लोकाः क इमामुद्धरेदिति।
English: It was there that the commander-in-chief of the gods named Kumara, in his younger days, disregarding the three worlds with all the inhabitants, threw down his dart, piercing the Earth therewith. Throwing down his dart, Skanda, addressing the universe, said, If there be any person who is superior to me in might, or who holds Brahmanas to be dearer, or who can equal me in devotion to the Brahmanas and the Vedas, or who is endued with energy like me, let him draw up this dart or at least shake it!-Hearing this challenge, the three worlds became stricken with anxiety, and all creatures asked one another, saying-who will raise this dart?
Sanskrit: अथ देवगणं सर्वं सम्भ्रान्तेन्द्रियमानसम्॥ अपश्यद् भगवान् विष्णुः क्षिप्तं सासुरराक्षसम्। किं त्वत्र सुकृतं कार्यं भवेदिति विचिन्तयन्॥ अनामृष्य ततः क्षेपमवैक्षत च पावकिम्।
English: Vishnu saw all the gods and Asuras and Rakshasas to be greatly troubled in mind. He thought of what should be done under the circumstances. Without being able to bear that challenge regarding the hurling of the dart, he directed his eyes towards Skanda, the son of the Fire-god.
Sanskrit: सम्प्रगृह्य विशुद्धात्मा शक्तिं प्रज्वलितां तदा॥ कम्पयामास सव्येन पाणिना पुरुषोत्तमः।
English: The pure Vishnu caught hold of the burning dart with his left hand, and began to shake it.
Sanskrit: शक्त्यां तु कम्प्यमानायां विष्णुना बलिना तदा॥ मेदिनी कम्पिता सर्वा सशैलवनकानना।
English: When the dart was being thus shaken by the highly powerful Vishnu, the whole Earth with her mountains, forests, and seas, shook with the dart.
Sanskrit: शक्तेनापि समुद्धर्तुं कम्पिता साभवत् तदा॥ रक्षिता स्कन्दराजस्य धर्षणा प्रभविष्णुना।
English: Although Vishnu was fully capable to raise the dart, still he contented himself with only shaking it. In this, the powerful lord only kept the honour of Skanda intact.
Sanskrit: तां कम्पयित्वा भगवान् प्रह्लादमिदमब्रवीत्॥ पश्य वीर्यं कुमारस्य नैतदन्यः करिष्यति।
English: Having shaken it himself, the divine Vishnu, addressing Prahlada, said,-see the might of Kumara! None else in the universe can raise this dart.
Sanskrit: सोऽमृष्यमाणस्तद्वाक्यं समुद्धरणनिश्चितः॥ जग्राह तां तदा शक्तिं न चैनां न व्यकम्पयत्।
English: Unable to bear this, Prahlada determined to raise the dart. He caught it, but was unable to shake it at all.
Sanskrit: नादं महान्तं मुक्त्वा स मूछितो गिरिमूर्धनि॥ विह्वल: प्रापतद् भूमौ हिरण्यकशिपोः सुतः।
English: Uttering a loud cry, he dropped down on the hill-top in a swoon. Indeed, the son of Hiranyakashipu dropped down on the Earth.
Sanskrit: तत्रोत्तरां दिशं गत्वा शैलराजस्य पार्श्वतः॥ तपोऽतप्यत दुर्धर्षं तात नित्यं वृषध्वजः।
English: Going towards the northern side of those grand mountains, Mahadeva, having the bull for his emblem, had practised the austerest penances.
Sanskrit: पावकेन परिक्षिप्तं दीप्यता यस्य चाश्रमम्॥ आदित्यपर्वतं नाम दुर्धर्षमकृतात्मभिः।
English: The asylum where Mahadeva had practised those austerities is encompassed on all sides with a burning fire. Unapproachable by person of impure souls, that mountain is known by the name of Aditya.
Sanskrit: न तत्र शक्यते गन्तुं यक्षराक्षसदानवैः॥ दशयोजनविस्तारमग्निज्वालासमावृतम्।
English: There is a fiery girdle all around it, of ten Yojanas in width and it is incapable of being approached by Yakshas and Rakshasas and Danavas.
Sanskrit: भगवान् पावकस्तत्र स्वयं तिष्ठति वीर्यवान्॥ सर्वान् विघ्नान् प्रशमयन् महादेवस्य धीमतः। दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं हि पादेनैकेन तिष्ठतः॥
English: The illustrious God of Fire, endued with mighty energy, lives there in embodied form engaged in removing all obstacles from the side of Mahadeva of great wisdom who remained there for thousand celestial years, standing on one foot.
Sanskrit: देवान् संतापयंस्तत्र महादेवो महाव्रतः। ऐन्द्रीं तु दिशमास्थाय शैलराजस्य धीमतः॥
English: Living on the side of that foremost of mountains, Mahadeva of great vows scorched the gods greatly.
Sanskrit: विविक्ते पर्वततटे पाराशर्यो महातपाः। वेदानध्यापयामास व्यास: शिष्यान् महामतिः॥
English: At the foot of those mountains, in a retired spot, Parashara's son of great ascetic merit, viz., Vyasa, taught the Vedas to his disciples.
Sanskrit: सुमन्तुं च महाभागं वैशम्पायनमेव च। जैमिनि च महाप्राज्ञं पैलं चापि तपस्विनम्॥
English: Those disciples were the highly blessed Sumanta, Vaishampayana, Jaimini of great wisdom, and Paila of great ascetic merit.
Sanskrit: यत्र शिष्यैः परिवृतो व्यास आस्ते महातपाः। तत्राश्रमपदं रम्यं ददर्श पितुरुत्तमम्।
English: Shuka went to that charming asylum where his father, the great ascetic Vyasa, was living surrounded by his disciples.
Sanskrit: आरणेयो विशुद्धात्मा नभसीव दिवाकरः। अथ व्यास: परिक्षिप्तं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम्॥ ददृशे सुतमायान्तं दिवाकरसमप्रभम्।
English: Seated in his asylum, Vyasa saw his son approach like a burning fire of scattered flames, or resembling the Sun himself in effulgence.
Sanskrit: असज्जमा वृक्षेषु शैलेषु विषयेषु च। योगयुक्तं महात्मानं यथा बाणं गुणच्युतम्।॥
English: As Shuka approached, he did not seem to touch the trees or the rocks of the mountain. Perfectly dissociated from all objects of the senses, and engaged in Yoga, the great ascetic came, resembling in speed an arrow shot off a bow.
Sanskrit: सोऽभिगम्य पितुः पादावगृह्णादरणीसुतः। यथोपजोषं तैश्चापि समागच्छन्महामुनिः॥
English: Born on the fire-sticks, Shuka approaching his father, touched his feet. With due formalities he then accosted the disciples of his father.
Sanskrit: ततो निवेदयामास पित्रे सर्वमशेषतः। शुको जनकराजेन संवादं प्रीतमानसः॥
English: With great cheerfulness he then described in full to his father all the particulars of his conversation with king Janaka.
Sanskrit: एवमध्यापयशिष्यान् व्यासः पुत्रं च वीर्यवान्। उवास हिमवत्पृष्ठे पाराशर्यो महामुनिः॥
English: After the arrival of his powerful son, Vyasa, the son of Parashara, continued to live there on the Himavat, engaged in teaching his disciples, and his son.
Sanskrit: ततः कदाचिच्छिष्यास्तं परिवार्यावतस्थिरे। वेदाध्ययनसम्पन्नाः शान्तात्मानो जितेन्द्रियाः॥
English: One day as he was seated his disciples, all well-read in the Vedas, having their senses under control, and gifted with tranquil souls, sat themselves around him.
Sanskrit: वेदेषु निष्ठां सम्प्राप्य साङ्गेष्वपि तपस्विनः। अथोचुस्ते तदा व्यासं शिष्याः प्राञ्जलयो गुरुम्॥
English: All of them had perfectly mastered the Vedas with their branches. All of them were observant of penances. With joined hands they addressed their preceptor in the following words.
Sanskrit: शिष्या ऊचुः महता तेजसा युक्ता यशसा चापि वर्धिताः। एकं त्विदानीमिच्छामो गुरुणानुग्रहं कृतम्॥
English: We have, through your favour, been ended with great energy. Our fame, also has spread. There is one favour that we pray you to grant us.
Sanskrit: इति तेषां वचः श्रुत्वा ब्रह्मर्षिस्तानुवाच हा उच्यतामिति तद् वत्सा यद् वः कार्यं प्रियं मया॥
English: Hearing these words of theirs, the twiceborm Rishi answered them, saying,-You sons, tell me what that boon is which you want me to grant you.
Sanskrit: एतद् वाक्यं गुरोः श्रुत्वा शिष्यास्ते हष्टमानसाः। पुनः प्राञ्जलयो भूत्वा प्रणम्य शिरसा गुरुम्॥ ऊचुस्ते सहिता राजन्निदं वचनमुत्तमम्। यदि प्रीत उपाध्यायो धन्याः स्मो मुनिसत्तम॥
English: Hearing this answer of their preceptor, the disciples became filled with joy. Bending their heads once more low to their preceptor, and joining their hands, all of them simultaneously, said, O king, these excellent words: If our preceptor has been gratified with us, then, O best of sages, we are sure to be successful.
Sanskrit: काङ्क्षामस्तु वयं सर्वे वरं दातुं महर्षिणा। षष्ठः शिष्यो न ते ख्यातिं गच्छेदत्र प्रसीद नः॥
English: We all solicit you, O great Rishi, to grant us a boon. Do you show us favour. Let no sixth disciple succeed in acquiring fame.
Sanskrit: चत्वारस्ते वयं शिष्या गुरुपुत्रश्च पञ्चमः। इह वेदाः प्रतिष्ठेरन्नेषः नः कासितो वरः॥
English: We are four. Our preceptor's son forms the fifth. Let the Vedas shine in only us five! This is the boon that we pray for.
Sanskrit: शिष्याणां वचनं श्रुत्वा व्यासो वेदार्थतत्त्ववित्। पराशरात्मजो धीमान् परलोकार्थचिन्तकः॥ उवाच शिष्यान् धर्मात्मा धन॑ नैःश्रेयसं वचः। ब्राह्मणाय सदा देयं ब्रह्म शुश्रूषवे तथा॥
English: Hearing these words of his disciples, Vyasa, the son of Parashara, endued with great intelligence, well conversant with the meanings of the Vedas, endued with a pious soul, and always engaged in thinking of objects that grant benefits on a person in the next world, said to his disciples these righteous words, fraught with great benefit:-The Vedas should always be given to him, who is a Brahmana, or to him who is desirous of listening to Vedic instructions, by him who eagerly wishes to acquire a residence in the region of Brahman.
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मलोके निवासं यो ध्रुवं समभिकासते। भवन्तो बहुलाः सन्तु वेदो विस्तार्यतामयम्॥
English: Do ye multiply. Let the Vedas spread. The Vedas should never be given to one who has not formally become a disciple. Nor should they be given to one who does not observe good vows. Nor should they be given to one who is of one impure soul.
Sanskrit: नाशिष्ये सम्प्रदातव्यो नाव्रते नाकृतात्मनि। एते शिष्यगुणा: सर्वे विज्ञातव्या यथार्थतः॥
English: These should be known as the proper accomplishments of persons who can be accepted as disciples. No science should be given to one without a proper examination of one's character.
Sanskrit: नापरीक्षितचारित्रे विद्या देया कथंचन। यथा हि कनकं शुद्धं तापच्छेदनिकर्षणैः॥
English: As pure gold is tested by heat, cutting, and rubbing, similarly disciples should be tested by their birth and accomplishments.
Sanskrit: परीक्षेत तथा शिष्यानीक्षेत् कुलगुणादिभिः। न नियोज्याश्च वः शिष्या अनियोगे महाभये॥
English: You should never give disciples tasks to which they should not be set, or tasks which are full of dangers. One's knowledge is always proportionate to his understanding and diligence in study.
Sanskrit: यथामति यथापाठं तथा विद्या फलिष्यति। सर्वस्तरतु दुर्गाणि सर्वो भद्राणि पश्यतु॥ श्रावयेच्चतुरो वर्णान् कृत्वा ब्राह्मणमग्रतः।
English: Let all disciples master all difficulties, and let all of them be crowned with success. You are competent to expound the scriptures to persons of all the castes. Only ye should, while delivering instructions address a Brahmana, first of all.
Sanskrit: वेदस्याध्ययनं हीदं तच्च कार्यं महत् स्मृतम्॥ स्तुत्यर्थमिह देवानां वेदाः सृष्टाः स्वयम्भुवा।
English: These are the rules about the study of the Vedas. This again is considered as a high task. The Vedas were created by the Self-create for the purpose of praising the gods therewith.
Sanskrit: यो निर्वदेत सम्मोहाद् ब्राह्मणं वेदपारगम्॥ सोऽभिध्यानाद् ब्राह्मणस्य पराभूयाद संशयम्।
English: That man who, through stupefaction of intellect, speaks ill of a Brahmana well-read in the Vedas, is certain to meet with humiliation on account of such evil-speaking.
Sanskrit: यश्चाधर्मेण विब्रूयाद् यश्चाधर्मेण पृच्छति॥ तयोरन्यतरः प्रति विद्वेषं चाधिगच्छति।
English: He who, disregarding all rules of virtue, seeks knowledge, and he who, disregarding the rules of virtue, communicates knowledge, both of them fall off and instead of that love which should exist instead of that love which should exist between preceptor and disciple, such questioning and such communication are sure to create distrust and suspicion.
Sanskrit: एतद् वः सर्वमाख्यातं स्वाध्यायस्य विधिं प्रति। उपकुर्याच्च शिष्याणामेतच्च हृदि वो भवेत्॥
English: I have now told you everything about the way in which the Vedas should be studied and taught. You should treat your disciples thus, remembering these instructions.”
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा गुरोर्वाक्यं व्यासशिष्या महौजसः। परिषस्वजिरे तदा॥ अन्योन्यं हृष्टमनसः
English: "Hearing these words of their preceptor, Vyasa's disciples gifted with great energy, became filled with the joy and embraced one another.
Sanskrit: उक्ताः स्मो यद् भगवता तदात्वायतिसंहितम्। तन्नो मनसि संरूढं करिष्यामस्तथा च तत्॥
English: Addressing one another, these said,-We will remember and act according to what has been said by our illustrious preceptor in view of our future well-being.
Sanskrit: अन्योन्यं संविभाष्यैवं सुप्रीतमनसः पुनः। विज्ञापयन्ति स्म गुरुं पुनर्वाक्यविशारदाः॥ शैलादस्मान्महीं गन्तुं कासितं नो महामुने। वेदान नेकथा कर्तुं यदि ते रुचितं प्रभो॥
English: Having said this to one another with gladdened hearts, the disciples of Vyasa, who were consummate masters of words, once more addressed their preceptor and said,-If it pleases you, O powerful one we wish to get down from this mountain to the Earth, O great ascetic, for the object of sub-dividing the Vedas.
Sanskrit: शिष्याणां वचनं श्रुत्वा पराशरसुतः प्रभुः। प्रत्युवाच ततो वाक्यं धर्मार्थसहितं हितम्॥ क्षितिं वा देवलोकं वा गम्यतां यदि रोचते। अप्रमादश्च वः कार्यो ब्रह्म हि प्रचुरच्छलम्॥
English: Hearing these words of his disciples, the powerful son of Parashara, replied them in these wholesome words which were fraught, besides, with virtue and profit.-You may go to the Earth or to the regions of the gods as ye like. You should always be careful, for the Vedas are such that they are always liable to be misunderstood.
Sanskrit: तेऽनुज्ञातास्ततः सर्वे गुरुणा सत्यवादिना। जग्मुः प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा व्यासं मूर्धाभिवाद्य च॥
English: Permitted by their preceptor of truthful speech, the disciples left him after going round him and bowing their heads to him.
Sanskrit: अवतीर्य महीं तेऽथ चातुर्होत्रमकल्पयन्। संयाजयन्तो विप्रांश्च राजन्यांश्च विशस्तथा॥
English: Descending upon the Earth they celebrated the Agnishtoma and other sacrifices; and they began to officiate at the sacrifices of Brahinanas and Kshatriyas and Vaishyas.
Sanskrit: पूज्यमाना द्विजैर्नित्यं मोदमाना गृहे रताः। याजनाध्यापनरताः श्रीमन्तो लोकविश्रुताः॥
English: Happily spending their days in the domestic mode of life, they were treated by the Brahmanas with great reverence. Possessed of great fame and prosperity, they were engaged in teaching and officiating in sacrifices.
Sanskrit: अवतीर्णेषु शिष्येषु व्यासः पुत्रसहायवान्। तूष्णीं ध्यानपरो धीमानेकान्ते समुपाविशत्।१०।।
English: After his disciples had departed, Vyasa remained in his hermitage, with only his son in his company. Passing his days in anxious thoughtfulness, and great Rishi, endued with wisdom, kept silent, sitting in a retired corner of the asylum.
Sanskrit: तं ददर्शाश्रमपदे नारदः सुमहातपाः। अथैनमब्रवीत् काले मधुराक्षरया गिरा॥
English: At that time Narada of great ascetic merit came there for seeing Vyasa, and addressing him, said these words of sweet sound.
Sanskrit: भो भो ब्रह्मर्षिवासिष्ठ ब्रह्मघोषो न वर्तते। एको ध्यानपरस्तूष्णीं किमास्से चिन्तयन्निव।॥
English: Narada said O twice-born Rishi of Vashistha's family, why are Vedic sounds silent now? Why are you sitting silent and alone, engaged in meditation like one engrossed in thought?
Sanskrit: ब्रह्मघोषैविरहितः पर्वतोऽयं न शोभते। रजसा तमसा चैव सोमः सोपप्लवो यथा॥
English: Alas, destitute of Vedic sound, this mountain has lost its beauty, as the Moon shorn of splendour when possessed by Rahu or covered with dust.
Sanskrit: न भ्राजते यथापूर्वं निषादानामिवालयः। देवर्षिगणजुष्टोऽपि वेदध्वनिनिराकृतः॥
English: Though inhabited by the celestial Rishis, yet shorn of Vedic sounds, the mountain no longer appears beautiful now but resembles a village of Nishadas.
Sanskrit: ऋषयश्च हि देवाश्च गन्धर्वाश्च महौजसः। वियुक्ता ब्रह्मघोषेण न भ्राजन्ते यथा पुरा॥
English: The Rishis, the gods, and the Gandharvas, too, no longer shine as before on account of being deprived of Vedic sound.