उद्वेजयति भूतानि यथा चौरास्तथैव सः ५.
He disturbs living beings just as thieves do.
इहोपपत्तिर्मम केन कर्मणा क्व च प्रयातव्यमितो मयेति ५.
What action has brought me here, and where must I go from here?
मासैरष्टभिरह्ना च पूर्वेण वयसायुषा ५.
With eight months and a day, by former age and lifespan.
अर्चिर्धूमश्च मार्गौ द्वावाहुर्वेदांतवादिनः ५.
The path of light and the path of smoke—these two are spoken of by those versed in the Vedas.
यज्ञैरासाद्यते धूमो नैष्कर्म्येणार्चिराप्यते ५.
The path of smoke is attained through sacrifices; the path of light is reached through actionlessness.
यो देवान्मन्यते नैव धर्मांश्च मनुसूचितान् ५.
He who does not regard the gods nor the righteous duties taught by men—
इते ते कीर्तिताः प्रश्राः शक्त्या ब्राह्मणसत्तम ५.
These paths have thus been described to you, O best of Brahmins, according to their power.
इति श्रुत्वा फाल्गुनाहं रोमांचपुलकीकृतः ६.
Hearing this, Phalguna became thrilled, his hair standing on end.
अहो धन्यः पितास्माकं यस्य सृष्टस्य पालकाः ६.
Ah, blessed is our father, whose creation is protected.
मत्तोऽप्यनंतात्परतः परस्मात्समस्तभूताधिपतेर्न किंचित् ६.
Beyond me, beyond the infinite, beyond all, there is nothing apart from the Lord of all beings.
तत्सर्वथाद्या धन्योऽस्मि संप्राप्तं जन्मनः फलम् ६.
Therefore, I am truly blessed, for I have attained the fruit of birth.
ततस्ते सहसोत्थाय शातातपपुरोगमाः ६.
Then they all rose together, led by Shatatapa.
प्रोक्तवन्तश्च मां पार्थ वचः साधुजनो चितम् ६.
And the virtuous people spoke to me, O Partha, words filled with thought.
कुतो वाऽऽगमनं तुभ्यं गन्तव्यं वा क्व सांप्रतम् ६.
From where have you come, and where must you go now?
श्रुत्वा प्रीतिकरं वाक्यं द्विजानामिति पांडव ६.
Hearing the pleasing words of the twice-born, O Pandava—
अहं हि ब्रह्मणो वाक्याद्विप्राणां स्थानकं शुभम् ६.
By the command of Brahma, I have come to the auspicious abode of the Brahmins.
परीक्षन्ब्राह्मणानत्र प्राप्तो यूयं परीक्षिताः ६.
Examining the Brahmins here, I have arrived; you have been examined.
एवमुक्तो विलोक्यैव द्विजाञ्छातातपोऽब्रवीत् ६.
Thus addressed, Shatatapa looked at the Brahmins and spoke.
किं पुनश्चापि तत्रैव मही सागरसंगमः ६.
What then can be said of that very place, where the earth meets the ocean?
पुनरेको महान्दोषो बिभीमो नितरां यतः ६.
Moreover, there is a single great fault there, which we greatly fear.
स्पर्शेषु षोडशं चैकविंशं गृह्णंति नो धनम् ६.
In those places, the sixteenth and twenty-first touch, and they do not take wealth.
वरं बुभुक्षया वासो मा चौरकरगा वयम् अर्जुन उवाच ६.
It is better to dwell in hunger than to fall into the hands of thieves.
किं धनं च हरंत्येते येभ्यो बिभ्यति ब्राह्मणाः नारद उवाच ६.
What wealth do these take, from whom the Brahmins are afraid?
तस्यापहारभीतास्ते मामूचुरिति ब्राह्मणाः ६.
Fearing theft from them, the Brahmins spoke to me thus.
जाग्रतां तु मनुष्याणां चौराः कुर्वंति किं खलाः ६.
What indeed do wicked thieves do to people who are awake?
तेन किं नाम संसाध्यं भूमिस्तं ग्रसते नरम्॥ ६.
What, then, can truly be accomplished by that? The earth swallows that man.
वयं चौरभयाद्भीतास्ते हरंति धनं महत् ६.
We, frightened by the fear of thieves, have had great wealth taken away.
खलाश्चौरा गताः क्वापि ततो नत्वाऽऽगता वयम् ६.
The wicked thieves have gone somewhere, and so, bowing, we have returned.
प्रतिग्रहश्च वै घोरः षष्ठांऽशफलदस्तथा ६.
And indeed, accepting gifts is terrible, yielding only a sixth part as fruit.
मूढबुद्ध्या हि को नाम महीसागरसंगमम् ६.
Who, with a deluded mind, would ever go to the place where the earth meets the ocean?