स्वर्गापवर्गौ मानुष्यात्प्राप्नुवन्ति नरा मुने । यच्चाभिरुचितं स्थानं तद्यान्ति मनुजा द्विज ॥ १,६.
From among humans, O sage, people attain heaven, liberation, or whatever state they desire, O twice-born one.
प्रजास्ता ब्रह्मणा सृष्टाश्चातुर्वर्ण्यव्यवस्थि ताः । सम्यक्छ्रद्धाः समाचारप्रवणा मुनिसत्तम ॥ १,६.
Those beings created by Brahmā, established in the fourfold order, are endowed with proper faith and inclined toward righteous conduct, O best of sages.
यथेच्छावासनिरताः सर्वबाधाविवर्जिताः । शुद्धान्तः करणाः शुद्धाः कर्मानुष्ठा ननिर्मलाः ॥ १,६.
They dwell as they wish, free from all afflictions, with pure minds and pure actions, performing deeds without stain.
शुद्धे च तासां मनसि शुद्धेन्तःसंस्थिते हरौ । सुद्धज्ञानं प्रपश्यन्ति बिल्वाख्यं येन तत्पदम् ॥ १,६.
When their minds are pure, and their inner being is established in the pure Lord, they perceive pure knowledge, by which that supreme state called Bilva is attained.
ततः कालात्म को योऽसौ स चांशः कथितो हरेः । स पातयत्यघं घोरमल्पमल्पाल्पसारवत् ॥ १,६.
Then, that entity called Time, which is said to be a portion of Hari, causes the fall of terrible sin, even if it is small and of little substance.
अधर्मबीजमुद्भुतं तमोलोभसमुद्भवम् । प्रजासु तासु मैत्रेय रागादिकमसाधकम् ॥ १,६.
O Maitreya, in those beings arises the seed of unrighteousness, born of darkness and greed, such as passion and the like, which are unfit.
ततः सा सहजा सिद्धस्तासां नातीव जायते । रसोल्लासादयश्चान्याः सिद्धयोष्टौ भवन्ति याः ॥ १,६.
Then, that innate accomplishment among them does not arise excessively; and the other eight accomplishments, such as delight in taste, come into being.
तासु क्षीणास्वशेषासु वर्धमाने च पातके । द्वन्द्वाभिभवदुःखार्तास्ता भवन्ति ततः प्रजाः ॥ १,६.
When those (accomplishments) are diminished and only a remnant remains, and sin increases, then those beings become afflicted by the suffering that arises from the dominance of dualities.
ततो दुर्गाणि ताश्चक्रुर्धान्वं पार्वतमौदकम् । कृत्रिमं च तथा दुर्गं पुरखर्वटकादिकम् ॥ १,६.
Then, they made fortresses: forest, mountain, and water fortresses, as well as artificial strongholds, cities, and small towns.
गृहीणि च यथान्यायं तेषु चकुः पुरादिषु । शीतातपादिबाधानां प्रशमाय महामते ॥ १,६.
They established houses in those cities and the like, according to proper order, O wise one, for the alleviation of afflictions such as cold and heat.
प्रतीकारमिमं कत्वा शीतादेस्ताः प्रजाः पुनः । वार्तोपायं ततश्चक्रुर्हस्तसिद्धिं च कर्मजाम् ॥ १,६.
Having devised this means of protection against cold and the rest, those beings then created means of livelihood and manual skills arising from work.
व्रीहयश्च यवाश्चैव गोधूमाश्चणवस्तिलाः । प्रियङ्गवो ह्युदा राश्च कोरदूषाः सतीनकाः ॥ १,६.
Rice, barley, wheat, chickpeas, sesame, priyangu, udāra, koradūṣa, and satīnakā are remembered.
माषा मुद्गा मसूराश्च निष्पावाः सकुलात्थकाः । आढक्यश्चणकाश्चैव शणाः सप्तदश स्मृताः ॥ १,६.
Black gram, green gram, lentils, niṣpāva, kulattha, āḍhakya, chickpeas, and hemp—these seventeen are remembered.
इत्येता ओषधीनां तु ग्राम्यानां जातयो मुने । ओषध्यो यज्ञियाश्चैव ग्राम्यारण्याश्चतुर्दश ॥ १,६.
These, O sage, are the types of cultivated plants; and there are fourteen kinds of cultivated and wild plants suitable for sacrifice.
व्रीहयःसयवा माषा गोधूमाश्चाणव स्तिलाः । प्रियङ्गुसप्तमा ह्येते अष्टमास्तु कुलत्थकाः ॥ १,६.
Rice, barley, black gram, wheat, chickpeas, sesame, priyangu are the seventh; the eighth is kulattha.
श्यामाकास्त्वथ नीवारा जर्तिलाः सगवेधुकाः । तथा वेणुयवाः प्रोक्तस्तथा मर्कटका मुने ॥ १,६.
Śyāmāka, nīvāra, jartila with gavedhukā, veṇuyava, and markaṭaka are also mentioned, O sage.
ग्राम्यारण्याः स्मृता ह्येता ओषध्यस्तु चतुर्दश । यज्ञनिष्पत्तये यज्ञस्तथासां हेतुरुत्तमः ॥ १,६.
These fourteen herbs, both domestic and wild, are said to exist for the accomplishment of sacrifice; and sacrifice is their highest purpose.
एताश्च सह यज्ञेन प्रजानां कारणं परम् । परावरविदः प्राज्ञास्ततो यज्ञान्वितन्वेत ॥ १,६.
Together with sacrifice, these are the supreme cause of living beings; therefore, those who know the higher and lower truths should always perform sacrifices.
अहन्यहन्यनुष्ठानं यज्ञानां मुनिसत्तम । उपकारकरं पुंसां क्रियमाणा घशान्तिदम् ॥ १,६.
O best of sages, the daily performance of sacrifices, when undertaken by people, brings benefit and grants relief from suffering.
येषां तु कालसृषोऽसौ पापबन्दुर्महामुने । चेतःसु ववृधे चक्रुस्ते न यज्ञेषु मानसम् ॥ १,६.
But for those whose minds were overtaken by the evil companion born of the age of Kali, O great sage, they did not set their thoughts upon sacrifices.
वेदवादांस्तथा वेदान्यज्ञ कर्मादिकं च यत् । तत्सर्वं निन्दयामासुर्यज्ञव्यासेधकारिणः ॥ १,६.
They began to revile the teachings of the Vedas, the Vedas themselves, and all sacrificial acts—thus acting as destroyers of sacrifice.
प्रवृत्तिमार्गव्युच्छित्तिकारिणो वेदनिन्दकाः । दुरात्मानो दुराचारा बभूवुः कुटिलाशयाः ॥ १,६.
They became wicked in mind and conduct, revilers of the Vedas, and disruptors of the path of righteousness, with crooked intentions.
संसिद्धायां तु वार्तायां प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा प्रजापतिः । सर्यादां स्थापयामास यथास्थानं यथागुणम् ॥ १,६.
When livelihood was established, the Lord of creatures created beings and assigned them to their proper places and stations according to their qualities.
वर्णा नामाश्रमाणां च धर्मधर्मभृतां वर । लोकांश्च सर्ववर्णानां सम्यग्धर्मानुपालिनाम् ॥ १,६.
O best upholder of righteousness, he established the castes and stages of life, and the worlds for all castes who rightly observe their duties.
प्रजापत्यं ब्रह्मणानां स्मृतं स्थानं क्रियावताम् । स्थानमैन्द्रं क्षत्रियाणां संग्रमेष्वनिवर्तताम् ॥ १,६.
The place of Brahmā is said to be for Brahmins engaged in ritual acts; the place of Indra is for Kṣatriyas who do not turn back in battle.
वैश्यानां मारुतं स्थानं स्वधर्ममनुवर्तिनाम् । गान्धर्वं शूद्रजातीनां.परिचर्यानुवर्तिनाम् ॥ १,६.
For Vaiśyas who follow their own duty, the place of the wind-god is assigned; for those born as Śūdras who engage in service, the Gandharva realm.
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि मुनीनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् । स्मृतं तेषां तु यत्स्थानं तदेव गुरुवासिनाम् ॥ १,६.
The place remembered for the eighty-eight thousand sages of pure celibacy is the same as that for those who dwell with their teachers.
सप्तर्षिणां तु यत्स्थानं स्मृतं तद्वै वनौकसाम् । प्राजापत्यं गृहस्थानां न्यासिनां ब्रह्मसंज्ञितम् ॥ १,६.
The place assigned to the Seven Sages is that of forest-dwellers; for householders, the place of Prajāpati; for renunciants, the realm called Brahman.
योगिनाममृतं स्थानं स्वात्मसंतोषकारिणाम् ॥ १,६.
For yogis who are content in themselves, the immortal realm is their place.
एकान्तिनः सदा ब्रह्मध्यायिनो योगिनश्च ये । तेषां तु परमं स्थानं यत्तत्पश्यन्ति सूरयः ॥ १,६.
For those who are single-minded, always meditating on Brahman, and for yogis, their highest place is that which the wise behold.