न हि मांसं तृणात्काष्ठादुपलादपि जायते
For meat does not arise from grass, wood, or stone.
एतदेव हि दृष्टांतं मांसस्य परिवर्जने
This itself is the example for the avoidance of meat.
आत्मौपम्येन भूतानि तस्मात्सर्वाणि पंडितैः
Therefore, the wise regard all beings as similar to themselves.
हंता चैवानुमंता च विशस्ता क्रयविक्रयी
The killer, the one who consents, the butcher, the buyer and seller—
धनेन क्रयकृद्धंति भक्षणेन च खादकः
The one who purchases with money kills, and the eater by consumption.
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा यो हिनस्ति न किंचन
Whoever harms nothing by deed, mind, or speech—
शाकमूलफलाहारो ब्रह्मचर्यपरायणः
Who subsists on vegetables, roots, and fruits, devoted to celibacy—
एको वर्षशतं साग्रं तपस्तपति दुस्तरम्
He alone performs difficult austerity for a hundred years and more.
यंयं कामयते कामं दुष्प्रापमपि मानवः ६.२९.
Whatever desire a person wishes for, even that which is hard to attain—
कामगेन विमानेन दिव्यस्त्रीशतसेवितः
By a desire-created chariot, served by hundreds of divine women—
एवमुक्त्वा महात्मा स पश्यतो मम सूतज
Having spoken thus, that great soul, as I watched, O son of the charioteer—
गन्धर्वैर्गीयमानस्तु स्तूयमानश्च किन्नरैः
He was sung by Gandharvas and praised by Kinnaras.
तस्मिन्गते तदा स्वर्गं दुःखं मे समुपस्थितम्
When he departed, then sorrow came upon me in heaven.
ततोऽहं कृतवांस्तत्र विप्रलापाननेकशः
Then I uttered many lamentations there.
अहो मया नृशंसेन बहवः प्राणिनो हताः
Alas, through my cruelty, many living beings have been slain.
सोऽहं हिंसां परित्यज्य चरिष्यामि महत्तपः
Therefore, abandoning violence, I shall undertake great austerity.
यत्किंचित्त्रिषु लोकेषु प्रार्थयंति नराः सुखम्
Whatever happiness people desire in the three worlds,
अधुनैकोऽहमेकाहमेकैकस्मिन्वनस्पतौ
Now I am alone, just myself, at each and every tree.
पांसुना समवच्छन्नः शून्यागारप्रतिश्रयः ६.२९.
Covered with dust, I take shelter in deserted dwellings.
एवं विलप्य यत्नेन मया सूतकुलोद्वह
Lamenting thus, with effort, I, O best of the Sutas,
षडक्षरस्य मंत्रस्य अयुतं प्रजपाम्यहम्
Recite ten thousand times the six-syllabled mantra.
तत्प्रभावेन मे स्थैर्यं संजातं यौवनोद्भवम्
By its power, steadfastness arose in me, along with youthful vigor.
सिद्धेश्वरं प्रयास्यामि द्वापरांते ह्यवस्थिते
At the end of Dvapara, I shall go to the lord of Siddhas.
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं मया सूतज मोक्षदम्
All this, O son of Suta, granting liberation, has been told to you by me.
यश्चैतच्छृणुयान्नित्यं सम्यक्छ्रद्धासमन्वितः
Whoever hears this daily, with proper faith,
तस्मात्त्वं हि महाभाग मन्त्रमेनं सदा जप
Therefore, O highly fortunate one, always recite this mantra.
सूत उवाच एतच्छ्रुतं मया पूर्वं सकाशात्तस्य सद्गुरोः
Suta said: This I heard before from that true guru.
धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यं शत्रुपक्षक्षयावहम्
It brings fortune, fame, long life, and destroys the enemy's side.
एतत्सर्वं समाचक्ष्व विस्तरात्सूतनन्दन
Tell me all this in detail, O son of Suta.
अनपत्यतया तस्य कालश्चक्राम भूरिशः
Because he had no offspring, time passed greatly for him.