एवं क्षमा समाख्याता शौचमेवं वदाम्यहम् । सबाह्याभ्यंतरे यो वै शुद्धो रागविवर्जितः
Thus has forgiveness been described; now I speak of purity: he who is pure within and without, free from passion—
स्नानाचमनकैरेव व्यवहारेण वर्तते । शौचमेवं समाख्यातमहिंसां तु वदाम्यहम्
Who conducts himself with bathing, sipping water, and proper dealings—thus has purity been described; now I shall speak of non-violence.
तृणमपि विना कार्यञ्छेत्तव्यं न विजानता । अहिंसानिरतो भूयाद्यथात्मनि तथापरे
One who does not understand should not act, even concerning a blade of grass; one should be devoted to nonviolence, toward others as toward oneself.
शांतिमेव प्रक्ष्यामि शांत्या सुखं समश्नुते । शांतिरेव प्रकर्तव्या क्लेशान्नैव परित्यजेत्
I shall speak only of peace; by peace, happiness is truly attained. Peace alone must be practiced; one should not abandon it, even in distress.
भूतवैरं विसृज्यैव मन एवं प्रकारयेत् । एवं शांतिः समाख्याता अस्तेयं तु वदाम्यहम्
Having abandoned enmity toward living beings, one should compose the mind in this way. Thus, peace has been described; now I shall speak of non-stealing.
परस्वं नैव हर्तव्यं परजाया तथैव च । मनोभिर्वचनैः कायैर्मन एवं प्रकारयेत्
One must not take the property of others, nor another's spouse; by mind, speech, and body, one should establish this resolve.
दममेव प्रवक्ष्यामि तवाग्रे द्विजसत्तम । दमनादिंद्रियाणां वै मनसोपि विकारिणः
Now I shall explain self-restraint before you, O best of twice-born; self-restraint is the control of the senses, and also of the restless mind.
औद्धत्यं नाशयेत्तेषां स चैतन्यो वशी तदा । शुश्रूषां तु प्रवक्ष्यामि धर्मशास्त्रेषु यादृशी
One should remove arrogance from them; then consciousness becomes mastered. Now I shall explain service, as it is taught in the scriptures of dharma.
पूर्वाचार्यैर्यथा प्रोक्ता तामेवं प्रवदाम्यहम् । वाचा देहेन मनसा गुरुकार्यं प्रसाधयेत्
As it was taught by the teachers of old, so I declare it now: by speech, body, and mind, one should accomplish the teacher’s work.
जायतेऽनुग्रहो यत्र शुश्रूषा सा निगद्यते । सांगो धर्मः समाख्यातस्तवाग्रे द्विजसत्तम
Where favor arises, that is called service; thus, the complete dharma has been described before you, O best of twice-born.
अन्यच्च ते प्रवक्ष्यामि श्रोतुमिच्छसि यत्पते । ईदृशे चापि धर्मे तु वर्तते यो नरः सदा
And now I shall tell you further, O lord, what you wish to hear; whoever always abides in such dharma—
संसारे तस्य संभूतिः पुनरेव न जायते । स्वर्गं गच्छति धर्मेण सत्यंसत्यं वदाम्यहम्
For him, rebirth in this world does not occur again; by dharma he attains heaven—this is the truth, the truth I declare.
एवं ज्ञात्वा महाप्राज्ञ धर्ममेव व्रजस्व हि । सर्वं हि प्राप्यते कांत यदसाध्यं महीतले
Knowing thus, O great wise one, you should indeed pursue dharma; for, O beloved, everything is attained thereby, even what is unattainable on earth.
धर्मप्रसादतस्तस्मात्कुरु वाक्यं ममैव हि । भार्यायास्तुवचः श्रुत्वा सोमशर्मा सुबुद्धिमान्
Therefore, by the grace of dharma, follow my words; hearing his wife’s speech, Somaśarman, wise in understanding—
पुनः प्रोवाच तां भार्यां सुमनां धर्मवादिनीम्
Once again addressed his virtuous wife, Sumanā, who spoke of dharma.
सोमशर्मोवाच- एवंविधं महापुण्यं धर्मव्याख्यानमुत्तमम् । कथं जानासि भद्रे त्वं कस्माच्चैव त्वया श्रुतम्
Somaśarman said: Such is this most virtuous and supreme exposition of dharma; how do you know this, O good lady, and from whom did you hear it?
सुमनोवाच-। भार्गवाणां कुले जातः पिता मम महामते । च्यवनो नाम विख्यातः सर्वज्ञानविशारदः
Sumanā said: In the lineage of the Bhārgavas was born my father, O most wise one; his name is Cyavana, renowned and skilled in all knowledge.
तस्याहं प्रिय कन्या वै प्राणादपि च वल्लभा । यत्रयत्र व्रजत्येष तीर्थारामेषु सुव्रत
I am his dear daughter, more beloved than life itself; wherever he goes, O virtuous one, to holy places and groves—
सभासु च मुनीनां तु देवतायतनेषु च । तेन सार्द्धं व्रजाम्येका क्रीडमाना सदैव हि
And in the assemblies of sages, and in temples of the gods, I always go with him alone, ever playing.
कौशिकान्वयसंभूतो वेदशर्मा महामतिः । पितुर्मम सखा दैवादटमानः समागतः
Born in the lineage of Kauśika, Vedaśarman, of great wisdom, by fate, came as a friend of my father while wandering.
दुःखेन महताविष्टश्चिंतयानो मुहुर्मुहुः । समागतं महात्मानं तमुवाच पिता मम
Overwhelmed by great sorrow, reflecting again and again, my father spoke to that noble soul who had arrived.
भवंतं दुःखसंतप्तमिति जानामि सुव्रत । कस्माद्दुःखी भवाञ्जातस्तस्मात्त्वं कारणं वद
O virtuous one, I know you are afflicted by suffering; tell me, for what reason have you become sorrowful?
एतद्वाक्यं ततः श्रुत्वा च्यवनस्य महात्मनः । तमुवाच महात्मानं पितरं मम सुव्रतः
Hearing these words from the great Cyavana, the virtuous one spoke to my noble father.
वेदशर्मा महाप्राज्ञ सर्वदुःखस्य कारणम् । मम भार्या महासाध्वी पातिव्रत्यपरायणा
Vedaśarma, wise and learned, said: The cause of all my sorrow is that my wife, a great and devoted woman, steadfast in fidelity—
अपुत्रा सा हि संजाता मम वंशो न विद्यते । एतत्ते कारणं प्रोक्तं प्रश्नितोस्मि यतस्त्वया
—has become childless, and my lineage does not continue; this is the reason, as you have asked me.
एतस्मिन्नंतरे प्राप्तः कश्चित्सिद्धः समागतः । मम पित्रा तथा तेन ह्युत्थाय वेदशर्मणा
At that moment, a certain accomplished sage arrived, and my father, together with him, rose to greet Vedaśarma.
द्वाभ्यामपि च सिद्धोसौ पूजितो भक्तिपूर्वकैः । उपहारैस्स भोज्यान्नैर्वचनैर्मधुराक्षरैः
Both of them worshipped that sage with deep devotion, offering gifts, fine foods, and words sweetly spoken.
द्वाभ्यामन्तर्गतं पृष्टं पूर्वोक्तं च यथा त्वया । उभौ तौ प्राह धर्मात्मा ससखं पितरं मम
Asked by both, as you had previously inquired, that righteous sage spoke to my father and his companion.
धर्मस्य कारणं सर्वं मयोक्तं ते तथा किल । धर्मेण प्राप्यते पुत्रो धनं धान्यं तथा स्त्रियः
I have told you the entire cause of dharma, just as it is; by dharma one attains a son, wealth, grain, and wives.
ततस्तेन कृतं धर्मं संपूर्णं वेदशर्मणा । तस्माद्धर्मात्सुसंजातं महत्सौख्यं सपुत्रकम्
Then, Vedaśarma performed complete dharma, and from that dharma arose great happiness, together with a son.