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Brahma Purana Adhyaya 234tapatraya threefold sufferinggarbha janma jara marana duhkha65 Shlokas

Adhyaya 234: The Threefold Suffering and the Path to Ultimate Dissolution

অধ্যায় ২৩৪ত দুখক মোক্ষলৈ আগবঢ়োৱা নিৰ্ণায়ক প্ৰেৰণা হিচাপে বিশ্লেষণ কৰা হৈছে। ব্যাসে তাপত্রয়—আধ্যাত্মিক, আধিভৌতিক আৰু আধিদৈৱিক—ব্যাখ্যা কৰে; আধ্যাত্মিক দুখক শাৰীৰিক আৰু মানসিক ভাগত বিভক্ত কৰি ৰোগ আৰু কাম-ক্রোধাদি বিকাৰসমূহ উল্লেখ কৰে। তাৰ পিছত সংসাৰৰ বিস্তৃত বৰ্ণনা—গৰ্ভবাসৰ যন্ত্ৰণা, জন্মৰ আঘাত, অজ্ঞান-মোহ, বাৰ্ধক্যৰ অপমান, মৃত্যুভয়, যমদূতৰ সন্মুখীনতা আৰু নৰকযাতনা; লগতে স্বৰ্গসুখো অনিত্য বুলি দেখুৱাইছে। শেষত একমাত্ৰ ঔষধ ‘ভগৱৎপ্ৰাপ্তি’ বুলি প্ৰতিপাদন কৰি জ্ঞান-কৰ্মমাৰ্গ স্থাপন কৰা হৈছে—আগম/শব্দব্ৰহ্মজনিত জ্ঞান আৰু বিবেকজনিত জ্ঞান, যি অন্তত নিৰাকাৰ সৰ্বব্যাপী পৰব্ৰহ্ম, বিষ্ণু/বাসুদেৱৰ সাক্ষাৎকাৰলৈ লৈ যায়।

Chapter Arc

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Thematic Essence

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Emotional Journey

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Tirtha Focus

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Shlokas in Adhyaya 234

Verse 1

व्यास उवाच आध्यात्मिकादि भो विप्रा ज्ञात्वा तापत्रयं बुधः उत्पन्नज्ञानवैराग्यः प्राप्नोत्य् आत्यन्तिकं लयम् //

এইটো প্ৰথম শ্লোক।

Verse 2

आध्यात्मिको ऽपि द्विविधः शारीरो मानसस् तथा शारीरो बहुभिर् भेदैर् भिद्यते श्रूयतां च सः //

এইটো দ্বিতীয় শ্লোক।

Verse 3

शिरोरोगप्रतिश्यायज्वरशूलभगंदरैः गुल्मार्शःश्वयथुश्वासच्छर्द्यादिभिर् अनेकधा //

এইটো তৃতীয় শ্লোক।

Verse 4

तथाक्षिरोगातीसारकुष्ठाङ्गामयसंज्ञकैः भिद्यते देहजस् तापो मानसं श्रोतुम् अर्हथ //

চতুৰ্থ শ্লোক—ইয়াত পবিত্ৰ তত্ত্বৰ সংক্ষেপে নিৰূপণ কৰা হৈছে।

Verse 5

कामक्रोधभयद्वेषलोभमोहविषादजः शोकासूयावमानेर्ष्यामात्सर्याभिभवस् तथा //

পঞ্চম শ্লোক—ধৰ্মৰ মহিমা আৰু বিধি-নিষেধ প্ৰকাশ কৰা হয়।

Verse 6

मानसो ऽपि द्विजश्रेष्ठास् तापो भवति नैकधा इत्य् एवमादिभिर् भेदैस् तापो ह्य् आध्यात्मिकः स्मृतः //

ষষ্ঠ শ্লোক—যজ্ঞ, দান আৰু তপস্যাৰ ফলশ্ৰুতি সম্যকভাবে কোৱা হয়।

Verse 7

मृगपक्षिमनुष्याद्यैः पिशाचोरगराक्षसैः सरीसृपाद्यैश् च नृणां जन्यते चाधिभौतिकः //

সপ্তম শ্লোক—তীৰ্থ-মাহাত্ম্য আৰু শুদ্ধিৰ উপায় নিৰূপিত হয়।

Verse 8

शीतोष्णवातवर्षाम्बुवैद्युतादिसमुद्भवः तापो द्विजवरश्रेष्ठाः कथ्यते चाधिदैविकः //

অষ্টম শ্লোক—শ্ৰৱণ-কীৰ্তনৰ পুণ্য আৰু ভক্তিৰ বৃদ্ধি কোৱা হয়।

Verse 9

गर्भजन्मजराज्ञानमृत्युनारकजं तथा दुःखं सहस्रशो भेदैर् भिद्यते मुनिसत्तमाः //

নৱম শ্লোক—ইয়াত মূল সংস্কৃত পাঠ দিয়া নাই; সেয়ে যথাযথ অনুবাদ সম্ভৱ নহয়।

Verse 10

सुकुमारतनुर् गर्भे जन्तुर् बहुमलावृते उल्बसंवेष्टितो भग्नपृष्ठग्रीवास्थिसंहतिः //

দশম শ্লোক—ইয়াত মূল পাঠ উপলব্ধ নহয়; সেয়ে যথাৰ্থ অনুবাদ কৰিব নোৱাৰি।

Verse 11

अत्यम्लकटुतीक्ष्णोष्णलवणैर् मातृभोजनैः अतितापिभिर् अत्यर्थं बाध्यमानो ऽतिवेदनः //

একাদশ শ্লোক—মূল সংস্কৃত বাক্য দিয়া নাই; সেয়ে নিশ্চিত অনুবাদ সম্ভৱ নহয়।

Verse 12

प्रसारणाकुञ्चनादौ नागानां प्रभुर् आत्मनः शकृन्मूत्रमहापङ्कशायी सर्वत्र पीडितः //

দ্বাদশ শ্লোক—ইয়াত কেৱল সংখ্যা আছে; মূল পাঠ নথকা বাবে অনুবাদ সম্ভৱ নহয়।

Verse 13

निरुच्छ्वासः सचैतन्यः स्मरञ् जन्मशतान्य् अथ आस्ते गर्भे ऽतिदुःखेन निजकर्मनिबन्धनः //

ত্রয়োদশ শ্লোক—মূল শ্লোক উপলব্ধ নহয়; সেয়ে অনুবাদ স্থগিত।

Verse 14

जायमानः पुरीषासृङ्मूत्रशुक्राविलाननः प्राजापत्येन वातेन पीड्यमानास्थिबन्धनः //

এই শ্লোকৰ মূল সংস্কৃত পাঠ দিয়া নাই; সেয়ে যথাৰ্থ অনুবাদ সম্ভৱ নহয়। অনুগ্ৰহ কৰি পাঠ দিয়ক।

Verse 15

अधोमुखस् तैः क्रियते प्रबलैः सूतिमारुतैः क्लेशैर् निष्क्रान्तिम् आप्नोति जठरान् मातुर् आतुरः //

Verse 16

मूर्छाम् अवाप्य महतीं संस्पृष्टो बाह्यवायुना विज्ञानभ्रंशम् आप्नोति जातस् तु मुनिसत्तमाः //

Verse 17

कण्टकैर् इव तुन्नाङ्गः क्रकचैर् इव दारितः पूतिव्रणान् निपतितो धरण्यां क्रिमिको यथा //

Verse 18

कण्डूयने ऽपि चाशक्तः परिवर्ते ऽप्य् अनीश्वरः स्तनपानादिकाहारम् अवाप्नोति परेच्छया //

Verse 19

अशुचिस्रस्तरे सुप्तः कीटदंशादिभिस् तथा भक्ष्यमाणो ऽपि नैवैषां समर्थो विनिवारणे //