Krishna Teaches the Fates of the Four Orders

Verse 1 (14.97.1)

एवमात्मोद्भवं सर्वं जगदुद्दिश्य केशवः । धर्मान्धर्मात्मजस्याथ पुण्यानकथयत्प्रभुः ॥

evamātmodbhavaṃ sarvaṃ jagaduddiśya keśavaḥ | dharmāndharmātmajasyātha puṇyānakathayatprabhuḥ

Having spoken thus of the whole world as arising from himself, Keshava, the Lord, went on to tell the son of Dharma of the meritorious duties of dharma.

Note on the text: Corrected यगदुद्दिश्य → जगदुद्दिश्य (misprint in Wikisource; य for ज; critical-edition Appendix jagad uddiśya). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 148–149 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0148–0149). Verse 1 is narration by Vaishampayana.

Verse 2 (14.97.2)

शृणु पाण्डव तत्वेन पवित्रं पापनाशनम् । कथ्यमानं मया पुण्यं धर्मशास्त्रफलं महत् ॥

śṛṇu pāṇḍava tatvena pavitraṃ pāpanāśanam | kathyamānaṃ mayā puṇyaṃ dharmaśāstraphalaṃ mahat

Listen, son of Pandu, to this sacred teaching that I now tell in truth. It destroys sin, and as the teaching of dharma it bears great fruit.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 150–151 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0150–0151). Speaker given as Krishna: the page prints these verses under the Vaishampayana heading of verse 1, but Krishna speaks them directly (the Appendix prints "bhagavān uvāca" beside line 149).

Verse 3 (14.97.3)

यः शृणोति शुचिर्भूत्वा एकचित्तस्तपोयुतः । स्वर्ग्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं धर्मं ज्ञेयं युधिष्ठिर ॥

yaḥ śṛṇoti śucirbhūtvā ekacittastapoyutaḥ | svargyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ dharmaṃ jñeyaṃ yudhiṣṭhira

Whoever hears it, pure, with a single mind and rich in austerity, will find that this dharma brings heaven, fame and long life, Yudhishthira.

Note on the text: Corrected यशस्यामायुष्यं → यशस्यमायुष्यं (misprint in Wikisource; stray long ā; the neuter accusative yaśasyam joins āyuṣyam). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 152–153 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0152–0153). Speaker corrected to Krishna (carried-over Vaishampayana heading).

Verse 4 (14.97.4)

श्रद्दधानस्य तस्येह यत्पापं पूर्वसंचितम् । विनश्यत्याशु तत्सर्वं मद्भक्तस्य विशेषतः ॥

śraddadhānasya tasyeha yatpāpaṃ pūrvasaṃcitam | vinaśyatyāśu tatsarvaṃ madbhaktasya viśeṣataḥ

For one who listens with faith, whatever sin he stored up in the past is quickly and wholly destroyed, and above all for one devoted to me.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 154–155 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0154–0155). Speaker corrected to Krishna (carried-over Vaishampayana heading). The Appendix prints a "vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca" label beside line 155, one line early.

Verse 5 (14.97.5)

एवं श्रुत्वा वचः पुण्यं सत्यं केशवभाषितम् । प्रहृष्टमनसो भूत्वा चिन्तयन्तोऽद्भुतं परम् ॥

evaṃ śrutvā vacaḥ puṇyaṃ satyaṃ keśavabhāṣitam | prahṛṣṭamanaso bhūtvā cintayanto'dbhutaṃ param

Having heard these meritorious and true words spoken by Keshava, they became glad at heart and were filled with great wonder.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 156–157 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0156–0157).

Verse 6 (14.97.6)

देवब्रह्मर्षयः सर्वे गन्धर्वाप्सरसस्तथा । भूता यक्षग्रहाश्चैव गुह्यका भुजगास्तथा ॥

devabrahmarṣayaḥ sarve gandharvāpsarasastathā | bhūtā yakṣagrahāścaiva guhyakā bhujagāstathā

All of them, the gods and the Brahmin sages, the Gandharvas and Apsarases, the spirits, the Yakshas, the Grahas, the Guhyakas and the serpents,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 158–159 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0158–0159).

Verse 7 (14.97.7)

वालखिल्या महात्मानो योगिनस्तत्वदर्शिनः । तथा भागवताश्चापि पञ्चकालमुपासकाः ॥

vālakhilyā mahātmāno yoginastatvadarśinaḥ | tathā bhāgavatāścāpi pañcakālamupāsakāḥ

the great-souled Valakhilyas, the yogis who see the truth, and the Bhagavatas who worship at the five times of day,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 160–161 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0160–0161).

Verse 8 (14.97.8)

कौतूहलसमाविष्टाः प्रहृष्टेन्द्रियमानसाः । श्रोतुकामाः परं धर्मं वैष्णवं धर्मशासनम् । हृदि कर्तुं च तद्वाक्यं प्रणेमुः शिरसा नताः ॥

kautūhalasamāviṣṭāḥ prahṛṣṭendriyamānasāḥ | śrotukāmāḥ paraṃ dharmaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ dharmaśāsanam | hṛdi kartuṃ ca tadvākyaṃ praṇemuḥ śirasā natāḥ

full of curiosity, their senses and minds delighted and eager to hear the supreme Vaishnava dharma, the Lord's teaching, bowed their heads low in order to take his words to heart.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रहृष्टैन्द्रियमानसाः → प्रहृष्टेन्द्रियमानसाः (misprint in Wikisource; a + i gives e, not ai; critical-edition Appendix prahṛṣṭendriyamānasāḥ). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 162–164 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0162–0164). Wikisource differs from the Appendix in line 1 (samāviṣṭāḥ for samāyuktāḥ) and in the end of line 2 (śāsanam for śāsanāt).

Verse 9 (14.97.9)

ततस्तान्वासुदेवेन दृष्टान्दिव्येन चक्षुषा । विमुक्तपापानालोक्य प्रणम्य शिरसा हरिम् । पप्रच्छ केशवं धर्मं धर्मपुत्रः प्रतापवान् ॥

tatastānvāsudevena dṛṣṭāndivyena cakṣuṣā | vimuktapāpānālokya praṇamya śirasā harim | papraccha keśavaṃ dharmaṃ dharmaputraḥ pratāpavān

Then, seeing that they had been looked upon by Vasudeva with his divine eye and freed from sin, the mighty son of Dharma bowed his head to Hari and questioned Keshava about dharma.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 165–167 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0165–0167). Wikisource differs in line 1 (tatastān … dṛṣṭān divyena for tatas te … dṛṣṭāḥ saumyena).

Verse 10 (14.97.10)

कीदृशी ब्राह्मणस्याथ क्षत्रियस्यापि कीदृशी । वैश्यस्य कीदृशी देव गतिः शूद्रस्य कीदृशी ॥

kīdṛśī brāhmaṇasyātha kṣatriyasyāpi kīdṛśī | vaiśyasya kīdṛśī deva gatiḥ śūdrasya kīdṛśī

What is the destiny of a Brahmin, O God, and what of a Kshatriya? What is the destiny of a Vaishya, and what of a Shudra?

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 168–169 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0168–0169).

Verse 11 (14.97.11)

कथं बध्येत पाशेन ब्राह्मणस्तु यमालये । क्षत्रियो वाथ वैश्यो वा शूद्रो वा बध्यते कथम् । एतत्कर्मफलं ब्रूहि लोकनाथ नमोस्तु ते ॥

kathaṃ badhyeta pāśena brāhmaṇastu yamālaye | kṣatriyo vātha vaiśyo vā śūdro vā badhyate katham | etatkarmaphalaṃ brūhi lokanātha namostu te

How is a Brahmin bound with the noose in the abode of Yama? Or how is a Kshatriya, a Vaishya or a Shudra bound? Tell me the fruit of these deeds, O lord of the worlds. Salutations to you.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 170–172 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0170–0172). The Appendix prints a displaced speaker label before line 172, the third line of this verse.

Verse 12 (14.97.12)

पृष्टोऽथ केशवो ह्येवं धर्मपुत्रेण धीमता । उवाच संसारगतिं चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य कर्मजाम् ॥

pṛṣṭo'tha keśavo hyevaṃ dharmaputreṇa dhīmatā | uvāca saṃsāragatiṃ cāturvarṇyasya karmajām

Questioned thus by the wise son of Dharma, Keshava then spoke of the course of rebirth of the four orders, which arises from their deeds.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 173–174 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0173–0174).

Verse 13 (14.97.13)

शृणु वर्णक्रमेणैव धर्मं धर्मभृतां वर । नास्ति किंचिन्नरश्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणस्य तु दुष्कृतम् ॥

śṛṇu varṇakrameṇaiva dharmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ vara | nāsti kiṃcinnaraśreṣṭha brāhmaṇasya tu duṣkṛtam

Listen to dharma, order by order, best of those who uphold dharma. For a Brahmin, O best of men, there is no wrongdoing at all.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 175–176 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0175–0176). Line 2 is word-ordered differently from the Appendix (line 176 reads duṣkṛtaṃ brāhmaṇasya tu).

Verse 14 (14.97.14)

शिखायज्ञोपवीता ये सन्ध्यां ये चाप्युपासते । यैश्च पूर्णाहुतिः प्राप्ता विधिवज्जुह्वते च ये ॥

śikhāyajñopavītā ye sandhyāṃ ye cāpyupāsate | yaiśca pūrṇāhutiḥ prāptā vidhivajjuhvate ca ye

Those who wear the topknot and the sacred thread and worship at the twilights, who have obtained the full oblation and make their offerings according to rule,

Note on the text: Corrected शिखांयज्ञोपवीता → शिखायज्ञोपवीता (misprint in Wikisource; stray anusvara inside the compound). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 177–178 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0177–0178). Line 1 is a different reading from the Appendix (line 177: ye sthitāḥ syuḥ sadādhyātme).

Verse 15 (14.97.15)

वैश्वदेवं च ये चक्रुः पूजयन्त्यतिथींश्च ये । नित्यं स्वाध्यायशीलाश्च जपयज्ञपराश्च ये ॥

vaiśvadevaṃ ca ye cakruḥ pūjayantyatithīṃśca ye | nityaṃ svādhyāyaśīlāśca japayajñaparāśca ye

who perform the Vaishvadeva rite and honour guests, who are always given to Vedic study and devoted to the sacrifice of silent prayer,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 179–180 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0179–0180). Line 1 differs slightly from the Appendix (line 179: ye kuryuḥ for ye cakruḥ).

Verse 16 (14.97.16)

सायंप्रातर्हुताशाश्च शूद्रभोजनवर्जिताः । डंभानृतविमुक्ताश्च स्वदारनिरताश्च ये । पञ्चयज्ञपरा ये च येऽग्निहोत्रमुपासते ॥

sāyaṃprātarhutāśāśca śūdrabhojanavarjitāḥ | ḍaṃbhānṛtavimuktāśca svadāraniratāśca ye | pañcayajñaparā ye ca ye'gnihotramupāsate

who eat the remains of the evening and morning offerings, who avoid the food of Shudras and are free of pretence and falsehood, who are devoted to their own wives, who are given to the five sacrifices and who tend the sacred fire.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 181–183 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0181–0183).

Verse 17 (14.97.17)

दहन्ति दुष्कृतं येषां हूयमानास्त्रयोऽग्नयः । नष्टदुष्कृतकर्माणो ब्रह्मलोकं व्रजन्ति ते ॥

dahanti duṣkṛtaṃ yeṣāṃ hūyamānāstrayo'gnayaḥ | naṣṭaduṣkṛtakarmāṇo brahmalokaṃ vrajanti te

For such men the three fires, as the oblations are poured into them, burn up their wrongdoing; their evil deeds destroyed, they go to the world of Brahma.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 184–185 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0184–0185).

Verse 18 (14.97.18)

ब्रह्मलोके पुनः कामं गन्धर्वैर्ब्रह्मगायकैः । उद्गीयमानाः प्रयतैः पूज्यमानाः स्वयंभुवा । ब्रह्मलोके प्रमोदन्ते यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् ॥

brahmaloke punaḥ kāmaṃ gandharvairbrahmagāyakaiḥ | udgīyamānāḥ prayataiḥ pūjyamānāḥ svayaṃbhuvā | brahmaloke pramodante yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam

There in the world of Brahma, as they wish, sung by the Gandharvas who are Brahma's singers, and honoured by the Self-existent One, they rejoice in the world of Brahma until the dissolution of all beings.

Note on the text: Corrected ब्रह्मिलोके → ब्रह्मलोके (misprint in Wikisource; ब्रह्मि- is not a stem; critical-edition Appendix brahmaloke). Corrected संप्लुवम् → संप्लवम् (misprint in Wikisource; not a valid word; critical-edition Appendix saṃplavam). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 186–188 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0186–0188).

Verse 19 (14.97.19)

क्षत्रियोपि स्थितो राज्ये स्वधर्मपरिपालकः । सम्यक्प्रजाः पालयिता षड्भागनिरतः सदा ॥

kṣatriyopi sthito rājye svadharmaparipālakaḥ | samyakprajāḥ pālayitā ṣaḍbhāganirataḥ sadā

A Kshatriya too, established in his kingdom and keeping to his own duty, who protects his subjects rightly and is always content with his sixth share;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 189–190 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0189–0190).

Verse 20 (14.97.20)

यज्ञदानरतो धीरः स्वदारनिरतः सदा । शास्त्रानुसारी तत्वज्ञः प्रजाकार्यपरायणः ॥

yajñadānarato dhīraḥ svadāranirataḥ sadā | śāstrānusārī tatvajñaḥ prajākāryaparāyaṇaḥ

who delights in sacrifice and giving, is steadfast, ever devoted to his own wives, follows the scriptures, knows the truth and is intent on the welfare of his people;

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 191–192 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0191–0192).

Verse 21 (14.97.21)

विप्रेभ्यः कामदो नित्यं भृत्यानां भरणे रतः । सत्यसन्धः शुचिर्नित्यं लोभडंभविवर्जितः । क्षत्रियोप्युत्तमां याति गतिं देवनिषेविताम् ॥

viprebhyaḥ kāmado nityaṃ bhṛtyānāṃ bharaṇe rataḥ | satyasandhaḥ śucirnityaṃ lobhaḍaṃbhavivarjitaḥ | kṣatriyopyuttamāṃ yāti gatiṃ devaniṣevitām

who always fulfils the wishes of Brahmins, takes pleasure in supporting his dependants, keeps his word, is ever pure and is free of greed and pretence, such a Kshatriya too reaches the highest state, served by the gods.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 193–195 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0193–0195).

Verse 22 (14.97.22)

तत्र दिव्याप्सरोभिस्तु गन्धर्वैश्च विशेषतः । सेव्यमानो महातेजाः क्रीडते शक्रपूजितः ॥

tatra divyāpsarobhistu gandharvaiśca viśeṣataḥ | sevyamāno mahātejāḥ krīḍate śakrapūjitaḥ

There, served by divine Apsarases and above all by Gandharvas, he of great splendour sports, honoured by Shakra.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 196–197 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0196–0197).

Verse 23 (14.97.23)

चतुर्युगानि वै त्रिंशत्क्रीडित्वा तत्र देववत् । इह मानुष्यलोके तु चतुर्वेदी द्विजो भवेत् ॥

caturyugāni vai triṃśatkrīḍitvā tatra devavat | iha mānuṣyaloke tu caturvedī dvijo bhavet

Having sported there like a god for thirty cycles of four ages, he becomes here in the human world a Brahmin learned in the four Vedas.

Note on the text: Corrected चतुर्थगानि → चतुर्युगानि (misprint in Wikisource; चतुर्थगानि is not meaningful here; the same figure is written चतुर्युगानि in verse 27 below and in the critical-edition Appendix). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 198–199 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0198–0199).

Verse 24 (14.97.24)

कृषिगोपालनिरतो धर्मान्वेषणतत्परः । दानधर्मेपि निरतो विप्रशुश्रूषकस्तथा ॥

kṛṣigopālanirato dharmānveṣaṇatatparaḥ | dānadharmepi nirato vipraśuśrūṣakastathā

Intent on farming and cattle-keeping and on the pursuit of dharma, devoted also to charity and to serving Brahmins,

Note on the text: Corrected धर्मानवेषण → धर्मान्वेषण (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct, virama dropped; critical-edition Appendix dharmānveṣaṇa). Wikisource prints the two lines as separate rows, both labelled 14-97-24a; joined into one verse (an anuṣṭubh couplet of continuous sense, matching Appendix lines 200–201). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 200–201 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0200–0201).

Verse 25 (14.97.25)

सत्यसन्धः शुचिर्नित्यं लोभडंभविवर्जितः । ऋजुः स्वदारनिरतो हिंसाद्रोहविवर्जितः ॥

satyasandhaḥ śucirnityaṃ lobhaḍaṃbhavivarjitaḥ | ṛjuḥ svadāranirato hiṃsādrohavivarjitaḥ

always truthful and pure, free from greed and pretence, upright, devoted to his own wife and free from violence and malice,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 202–203 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0202–0203).

Verse 26 (14.97.26)

वणिग्धर्मान्नमुञ्चन्वै देवब्राह्मणपूजकः । वैश्यः स्वर्गतिमाप्नोति पूज्यमानोप्सरोगणैः ॥

vaṇigdharmānnamuñcanvai devabrāhmaṇapūjakaḥ | vaiśyaḥ svargatimāpnoti pūjyamānopsarogaṇaiḥ

who does not abandon the duty of a merchant and honours gods and Brahmins, such a Vaishya attains heaven, honoured by hosts of Apsarases.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 204–205 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0204–0205).

Verse 27 (14.97.27)

चतुर्युगानि वै त्रिंशत्क्रीडित्वा दश पञ्च च । इह मानुष्यलोके च राजा भवति वीर्यवान् ॥

caturyugāni vai triṃśatkrīḍitvā daśa pañca ca | iha mānuṣyaloke ca rājā bhavati vīryavān

Having sported there for thirty, ten and five cycles of four ages, he becomes here in the human world a mighty king.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 206–207 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0206–0207).

Verse 28 (14.97.28)

सुवर्णकोट्यः पञ्चाशद्रत्नानां च शतं तथा । हस्त्यश्वरथसंयुक्तो महाभोगांश्च सेवते ॥

suvarṇakoṭyaḥ pañcāśadratnānāṃ ca śataṃ tathā | hastyaśvarathasaṃyukto mahābhogāṃśca sevate

Possessed of fifty crores of gold and a hundred stores of jewels, and furnished with elephants, horses and chariots, he enjoys great pleasures.

Note on the text: Corrected हस्त्यश्वरश्व → हस्त्यश्वरथ (misprint in Wikisource; रश्व is not a word here; critical-edition Appendix hastyaśvaratha-). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 208–209 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0208–0209).

Verse 29 (14.97.29)

त्रयाणामपि वर्णानां शुश्रूषानिरतः सदा । विशेषतस्तु विप्राणां दासवद्यस्तु तिष्ठति ॥

trayāṇāmapi varṇānāṃ śuśrūṣānirataḥ sadā | viśeṣatastu viprāṇāṃ dāsavadyastu tiṣṭhati

He who is always devoted to serving the three orders, and above all stays like a servant to Brahmins,

Note on the text: Corrected तिष्टति → तिष्ठति (misprint in Wikisource; ट for ठ; critical-edition Appendix tiṣṭhati). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 210–211 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0210–0211).

Verse 30 (14.97.30)

अयाचितप्रदाता च सत्यशौचसमन्वितः । गुरुदेवार्चनरतः परदारविवर्जितः ॥

ayācitapradātā ca satyaśaucasamanvitaḥ | gurudevārcanarataḥ paradāravivarjitaḥ

who gives without being asked, is endowed with truth and purity, is devoted to the worship of his teachers and the gods, and avoids other men's wives,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 212–213 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0212–0213).

Verse 31 (14.97.31)

परपीडामकृत्वैव भृत्यवर्गं बिभर्ति यः । शूद्रोपि स्वर्गमाप्नोति जीवानामभयप्रदः ॥

parapīḍāmakṛtvaiva bhṛtyavargaṃ bibharti yaḥ | śūdropi svargamāpnoti jīvānāmabhayapradaḥ

and who supports his dependants without causing pain to others, a Shudra too attains heaven, as one who gives fearlessness to living beings.

Note on the text: Corrected भत्यवर्गं → भृत्यवर्गं (misprint in Wikisource; dropped ṛ; critical-edition Appendix bhṛtyavargam). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 214–215 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0214–0215).

Verse 32 (14.97.32)

स स्वर्गलोके क्रीडित्वा वर्षकोटिं महातपाः । इह मानुषलोके तु वैश्यो धनपतिर्भवेत् ॥

sa svargaloke krīḍitvā varṣakoṭiṃ mahātapāḥ | iha mānuṣaloke tu vaiśyo dhanapatirbhavet

Having sported in the world of heaven for a crore of years, that man of great austerity becomes here in the human world a Vaishya, a lord of wealth.

Note on the text: Corrected स्वर्गकलोके → स्वर्गलोके (misprint in Wikisource; stray क; critical-edition Appendix svargaloke). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 216–217 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0216–0217).

Verse 33 (14.97.33)

एवं धर्मात्परं नास्ति महत्संसारमोक्षणम् । न च धर्मात्परं किंचित्पापकर्मव्यपोहनम् ॥

evaṃ dharmātparaṃ nāsti mahatsaṃsāramokṣaṇam | na ca dharmātparaṃ kiṃcitpāpakarmavyapohanam

Thus there is nothing higher than dharma as the great release from the cycle of rebirth, and nothing higher than dharma for wiping out sinful deeds.

Note on the text: Corrected पर किंचित् → परं किंचित् (misprint in Wikisource; dropped anusvara; critical-edition Appendix paraṃ kiṃ cit). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 218–219 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0218–0219).

Verse 34 (14.97.34)

तस्माद्धर्मः सदा कार्यो मानुष्यं प्राप्य दुर्लभम् । न हि धर्मानुरक्तानां लोके किंचन दुर्लभम् ॥

tasmāddharmaḥ sadā kāryo mānuṣyaṃ prāpya durlabham | na hi dharmānuraktānāṃ loke kiṃcana durlabham

Therefore dharma must always be practised, since a human birth is hard to obtain; for nothing in the world is hard to gain for those devoted to dharma.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 220–221 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0220–0221).

Verse 35 (14.97.35)

स्वयंभुविहितो धर्मो यो यस्येह नरेश्वर । स तेन क्षपयेत्पापं सम्यगाचरितेन च ॥

svayaṃbhuvihito dharmo yo yasyeha nareśvara | sa tena kṣapayetpāpaṃ samyagācaritena ca

The dharma that the Self-existent One has ordained for each person here, O lord of men, by that dharma, rightly practised, he should wear away his sin.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 222–223 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0222–0223).

Verse 36 (14.97.36)

सहजं यद्भवेत्कर्म न तत्त्याज्यं हि केनचित् । स एव तस्य धर्मो हि तेन सिद्धिं स गच्छति ॥

sahajaṃ yadbhavetkarma na tattyājyaṃ hi kenacit | sa eva tasya dharmo hi tena siddhiṃ sa gacchati

The work that is born with a man should not be abandoned by anyone; that is his own dharma, and through it he reaches perfection.

Note on the text: Corrected यद्भदेत्कर्म → यद्भवेत्कर्म (misprint in Wikisource; भ for व; critical-edition Appendix yad bhavet karma). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 224–225 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0224–0225).

Verse 37 (14.97.37)

विगुणोपि स्वधर्मस्तु पापकर्म व्यपोहति । एवमेव तु धर्मोपि क्षीयते पापवर्धनात् ॥

viguṇopi svadharmastu pāpakarma vyapohati | evameva tu dharmopi kṣīyate pāpavardhanāt

Even a duty of one's own that is flawed wipes away sinful acts; in the same way dharma itself is wasted by the growth of sin.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 226–227 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0226–0227). Speaker kept as Krishna per the page; the Appendix prints a "yudhiṣṭhira uvāca" label beside line 227, displaced by one line.

Verse 38 (14.97.38)

भगवन्देवदेवेश श्रोतुं कौतूहलं हि मे । शुभस्याप्यशुभस्यापि क्षयवृद्धी यथाक्रमम् ॥

bhagavandevadeveśa śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me | śubhasyāpyaśubhasyāpi kṣayavṛddhī yathākramam

Blessed Lord, God of gods, I am curious to hear how, in due order, the waning and growth of good and of evil come about.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 228–229 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0228–0229). Speaker Yudhishthira per the page; the Appendix prints its "bhagavān uvāca" label beside line 229, displaced by one line.

Verse 39 (14.97.39)

शृणु पार्थिव तत्सर्वं धर्मसूक्ष्मं सनातनम् । दुर्विज्ञेयतमं नित्यं यत्र मग्ना महाजनाः ॥

śṛṇu pārthiva tatsarvaṃ dharmasūkṣmaṃ sanātanam | durvijñeyatamaṃ nityaṃ yatra magnā mahājanāḥ

Listen, king, to all of it: a subtle and eternal dharma, most hard to understand, in which great men have foundered.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 230–231 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0230–0231).

Verse 40 (14.97.40)

यथैव शीतमुदकमुष्णेन बहुना वृतम् । भवेत्तु तत्क्षणादुष्णं शीतत्वं च विनश्यति ॥

yathaiva śītamudakamuṣṇena bahunā vṛtam | bhavettu tatkṣaṇāduṣṇaṃ śītatvaṃ ca vinaśyati

Just as cold water, surrounded by a great deal of hot water, at once becomes hot and loses its coldness,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 232–233 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0232–0233).

Verse 41 (14.97.41)

यथोष्णं वा भवेदल्पं शीतेन बहुना वृतम् । शीतलं च भवेत्सर्वमुष्णत्वं च विनश्यति ॥

yathoṣṇaṃ vā bhavedalpaṃ śītena bahunā vṛtam | śītalaṃ ca bhavetsarvamuṣṇatvaṃ ca vinaśyati

or as a little hot water, surrounded by a great deal of cold, becomes wholly cold and loses its heat,

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 234–235 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0234–0235).

Verse 42 (14.97.42)

एवं च यद्भवेद्भूरि सुकृतं वाऽपि दुष्कृतम् । तदल्पं क्षपयेच्छीघ्रं नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥

evaṃ ca yadbhavedbhūri sukṛtaṃ vā'pi duṣkṛtam | tadalpaṃ kṣapayecchīghraṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

so whichever is great, merit or sin, quickly wears away the lesser one. There is no need for doubt in this.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 236–237 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0236–0237).

Verse 43 (14.97.43)

समत्वे सति राजेन्द्र तयोः सुकृतपापयोः । गूहितस्य भवेद्वृद्धिः कीर्तितस्य भवेत्क्षयः ॥

samatve sati rājendra tayoḥ sukṛtapāpayoḥ | gūhitasya bhavedvṛddhiḥ kīrtitasya bhavetkṣayaḥ

When the two, merit and sin, are equal, O king of kings, the one that is concealed grows and the one that is proclaimed is diminished.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 238–239 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0238–0239).

Verse 44 (14.97.44)

ख्यापनेनानुतापेन प्रायः पापं विनश्यति । तथा कृतस्तु राजेन्द्र धर्मो नश्यति मानद ॥

khyāpanenānutāpena prāyaḥ pāpaṃ vinaśyati | tathā kṛtastu rājendra dharmo naśyati mānada

Sin is for the most part destroyed by being made known and by repentance; but dharma that is made known in that way, O giver of honour, is destroyed.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 240–241 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0240–0241).

Verse 45 (14.97.45)

तावुभौ गूहितौ सम्यग्वृद्धिं यातो न संशयः । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन न पापं गूहयेद्बुधः ॥

tāvubhau gūhitau samyagvṛddhiṃ yāto na saṃśayaḥ | tasmātsarvaprayatnena na pāpaṃ gūhayedbudhaḥ

Both of them, if well concealed, grow without doubt; therefore a wise man should by every effort never conceal his sin.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 242–243 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0242–0243).

Verse 46 (14.97.46)

तस्मादेतत्प्रयत्नेन कीर्तयेत्क्षयकारणात् । तस्मात्संकीर्तयेत्पापं नित्यं धर्मं च गूहयेत् ॥

tasmādetatprayatnena kīrtayetkṣayakāraṇāt | tasmātsaṃkīrtayetpāpaṃ nityaṃ dharmaṃ ca gūhayet

Therefore he should declare it with effort, for that is the means of its destruction. So let him always proclaim his sin and conceal his dharma.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रयत्नेनि → प्रयत्नेन (misprint in Wikisource; stray ि; critical-edition Appendix prayatnena). Not in the critical edition proper (vulgate Vaishnava-dharma section); found in Appendix I No. 4, lines 244–245 (printed inline as 14,096.015d@004_0244–0245).