O King Parīkṣit! Scholars of the Purāṇas glorify King Gaya with the following verses.
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- The Forest of the Material Enjoyment
- prabhūta-vīrut-tṛṇa-gulma-gahvare
- kvacid vitoyāḥ sarito 'bhiyāti
- kvacin nigīrṇo 'jagarāhinā jano
- ayyāsana-sthāna-vihāra-hīnaḥ
- mṛdhe śayīran na tu tad vrajanti
- tair vañcito haṁsa-kulaṁ samāviśann
- punaś ca sārthaṁ praviśaty arindama
- hatāṁhaso bhaktir adhokṣaje 'malā
- Explanation of the Forest of Enjoyment
- tatra ca kvacid ātapodaka-nibhān viṣayān upadhāvati pāna-bhojana-vyavāyādi-vyasana-lolupaḥ.
- In that city, full of desire, addicted to drinking eating, and sex life, he chases after sense objects, like a mirage of water.
- ekadāsat-prasaṅgān nikṛta-matir vyudaka-srotaḥ-skhalanavad ubhayato 'pi duḥkhadaṁ pākhaṇḍam abhiyāti.
- yadā tu para-bādhayāndha ātmane nopanamati tadā hi pitṛ-putra-barhiṣmataḥ pitṛ-putrān vā sa khalu bhakṣayati.
- Sometimes he experiences the happiness of a dream out of strong desire, thinking that his dead father or grandfather has appeared.
- atha ca tasmād ubhayathāpi hi karmāsminn ātmanaḥ saṁsārāvapanam udāharanti.
- Unable to counteract the conditions of suffering arising from body, mind, other beings, cold and wind, he becomes depressed by severe anxieties.
- kvacid drumavad aihikārtheṣu gṛheṣu raṁsyan yathā vānaraḥ suta-dāra-vatsalo vyavāya-kṣaṇaḥ.
- evam adhvany avarundhāno mṛtyu-gaja-bhayāt tamasi giri-kandara-prāye.
- evaṁ vitta-vyatiṣaṅga-vivṛddha-vairānubandho 'pi pūrva-vāsanayā mitha udvahaty athāpavahati.
- rṣabhasyeha rājarṣer
- yo dustyajān dāra-sutān
- yajñāya dharma-pataye vidhi-naipuṇāya
- The Dynasty from Ṛṣabha
- tasyemāṁ gāthāṁ pāṇḍaveya purāvida upagāyanti.
- O King Parīkṣit! Scholars of the Purāṇas glorify King Gaya with the following verses.
- yasyādhvare bhagavān adhvarātmā
- virajaś caramodbhavaḥ
- yo vāyaṁ dvīpaḥ kuvalaya-kamala-kośābhyantara-kośo niyuta-yojana-viśālaḥ samavartulo yathā puṣkara-patram.
- yasmin nava varṣāṇi nava-yojana-sahasrāyāmāny aṣṭabhir maryādā-giribhiḥ suvibhaktāni bhavanti.
- Groups of best of the devatās, along with their wives, enjoy within those gardens, while their glories are sung by upadevatās.
- mandarotsaṅga ekādaśa-śata-yojanottuṅga-devacūta-śiraso giri-śikhara-sthūlāni phalāny amṛta-kalpāni patanti.
- yā hy upayuñjānānāṁ mukha-nirvāsito vāyuḥ samantāc chata-yojanam anuvāsayati.
- tato 'neka-sahasra-koṭi-vimānānīka-saṅkula-deva-yānenāvatar-antīndu maṇḍalam āvārya brahma-sadane nipatati.
- anye ca nadā nadyaś ca varṣe varṣe santi bahuśo merv-ādi-giri-duhitaraḥ śataśaḥ.
- Many other rivers, both big and small, daughters Meru and other mountains, flow to the various tracts of land in hundreds of branches.
- To show mercy to his devotees in each of these nine tracts of land, the great Lord known as Nārāyaṇa remains near his devotees in various forms.
- oṁ namo bhagavate mahā-puruṣāya sarva-guṇa-saṅkhyānāyānantāyāvyaktāya nama iti.
- bhagasya kṛtsnasya paraṁ parāyaṇam
- kṣībeva madhv-āsava-tāmra-locanaḥ
- yasyādya āsīd guṇa-vigraho mahān
- Prayers to the Deities of the Varṣas
- vadanti viśvaṁ kavayaḥ sma naśvaraṁ
- rasātalād yo nṛ-turaṅga-vigrahaḥ
- svasty astu viśvasya khalaḥ prasīdatāṁ
- yaḥ prāṇa-vṛttyā parituṣṭa ātmavān
- yat-saṅga-labdhaṁ nija-vīrya-vaibhavaṁ
- harir hi sākṣād bhagavān śarīriṇām
- striyo vratais tvā hṛṣīkeśvaraṁ svato
- hy ārādhya loke patim āśāsate 'nyam
O King Parīkṣit! Scholars of the Purāṇas glorify King Gaya with the following verses.
|| 5.15.9 ||
gayaṁ nṛpaḥ kaḥ pratiyāti karmabhir
yajvābhimānī bahuvid dharma-goptā
samāgata-śrīḥ sadasas-patiḥ satāṁ
sat-sevako 'nyo bhagavat-kalām ṛte
What king can imitate King Gaya by his activities? Who except a portion of the Lord is so expert in sacrifice, respected by all, learned of all scriptures, a protector of dharma, wealthy, the leader of the assembly of devotees, and a servant of the devotees?
Pratiyāti means imitate. Abhimānī means respected in all ways. He was leader of the assembly of devotees. What other person, other than a portion of the Lord, could imitate Gaya.
|| 5.15.10 ||
yam abhyaṣiñcan parayā mudā satīḥ
satyāśiṣo dakṣa-kanyāḥ saridbhiḥ
yasya prajānāṁ duduhe dharāśiṣo
nirāśiṣo guṇa-vatsa-snutodhāḥ
The chaste daughters of Dakṣa, whose blessings must come true, bathed King Gaya, who had no desires, with great satisfaction, using water. The earth, whose udders flowed on seeing the Gaya’s good qualities which were like a calf, gave all desires to the citizens.
Satīḥ stands for satyaḥ. The daughters of Dakṣa were Śraddhā, Maitrī etc. their blessings came true. This means that Śraddhā gave faith, and Maitrī gave friendship. The earth gave all desirables to the citizens of Gaya who had no desires.
|| 5.15.11 ||
chandāṁsy akāmasya ca yasya kāmān
dudūhur ājahrur atho baliṁ nṛpāḥ
pratyañcitā yudhi dharmeṇa viprā
yadāśiṣāṁ ṣaṣṭham aṁśaṁ paretya
The Vedas yielded all desires to King Gaya, who had no desires. All kings, satisfied with his fighting during war, offered tribute to King Gaya. The brāhmaṇas, respected by charity, offered him one sixth of their piety for the next life.
The kings, worshipped (pratyañcitāḥ) by his arrows during battle, offered tribute. The brāhmaṇas, worshipped by charity (dharmena), offered a sixth of the results of their pious acts as blessings for the next world. Smṛti says puṇyaṁ ṣaḍbhāgam ādatte nyāyena paripālayan: the king who rules with justice receives a sixth of the citizens’ pious acts. (Yājñavalkya Smṛti 1.335)
|| 5.15.12 ||
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