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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 ২৩৪-এ দুঃখকে মুক্তির দিকে প্রবল প্রেরণা হিসেবে বিশ্লেষণ করা হয়েছে। ব্যাস তাপত্রয়—আধ্যাত্মিক, আধিভৌতিক ও আধিদৈবিক—ব্যাখ্যা করেন; আধ্যাত্মিক দুঃখকে দেহগত ও মানসিক ভাগে বিভক্ত করে নানা রোগ ও কাম-ক্রোধাদি বিকার উল্লেখ করেন। এরপর সংসারের বিস্তৃত চিত্র—গর্ভবাসের যন্ত্রণা, জন্মের আঘাত, অজ্ঞতাজনিত মোহ, বার্ধক্যের অবমাননা, মৃত্যুভয়, যমদূতদের সাক্ষাৎ ও নরকযাতনা—বর্ণিত হয়; স্বর্গসুখের অনিত্যতাও দেখানো হয়। শেষে একমাত্র ঔষধ ‘ভগবৎপ্রাপ্তি’ বলে জ্ঞান ও কর্মের পথ স্থাপন করা হয়—শব্দব্রহ্ম/আগমভিত্তিক জ্ঞান এবং বিবেকজাত জ্ঞান, যা শেষে নিরাকার সর্বব্যাপী পরব্রহ্ম, বিষ্ণু/বাসুদেবের উপলব্ধিতে পরিণত হয়।

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 //

এটি প্রথম শ্লোক।

Verse 2

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

এটি দ্বিতীয় শ্লোক।

Verse 3

शिरोरोगप्रतिश्यायज्वरशूलभगंदरैः गुल्मार्शःश्वयथुश्वासच्छर्द्यादिभिर् अनेकधा //

এটি তৃতীয় শ্লোক।

Verse 4

तथाक्षिरोगातीसारकुष्ठाङ्गामयसंज्ञकैः भिद्यते देहजस् तापो मानसं श्रोतुम् अर्हथ //

চতুর্থ শ্লোক—এখানে পবিত্র তত্ত্ব সংক্ষেপে নিরূপিত হয়েছে।

Verse 5

कामक्रोधभयद्वेषलोभमोहविषादजः शोकासूयावमानेर्ष्यामात्सर्याभिभवस् तथा //

পঞ্চম শ্লোক—ধর্মের মহিমা এবং বিধি-নিষেধ প্রকাশ করা হয়।

Verse 6

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

ষষ্ঠ শ্লোক—যজ্ঞ, দান ও তপস্যার ফলশ্রুতি যথাযথভাবে বলা হয়।

Verse 7

मृगपक्षिमनुष्याद्यैः पिशाचोरगराक्षसैः सरीसृपाद्यैश् च नृणां जन्यते चाधिभौतिकः //

সপ্তম শ্লোক—তীর্থের মাহাত্ম্য এবং শুদ্ধির উপায় নিরূপিত হয়।

Verse 8

शीतोष्णवातवर्षाम्बुवैद्युतादिसमुद्भवः तापो द्विजवरश्रेष्ठाः कथ्यते चाधिदैविकः //

অষ্টম শ্লোক—শ্রবণ-কীর্তনের পুণ্য এবং ভক্তির বৃদ্ধি বলা হয়।

Verse 9

गर्भजन्मजराज्ञानमृत्युनारकजं तथा दुःखं सहस्रशो भेदैर् भिद्यते मुनिसत्तमाः //

নবম শ্লোক—এখানে মূল সংস্কৃত পাঠ দেওয়া নেই; তাই যথাযথ অনুবাদ করা সম্ভব নয়।

Verse 10

सुकुमारतनुर् गर्भे जन्तुर् बहुमलावृते उल्बसंवेष्टितो भग्नपृष्ठग्रीवास्थिसंहतिः //

দশম শ্লোক—এখানে মূল পাঠ অনুপলব্ধ; তাই যথার্থ অনুবাদ করা যায় না।

Verse 11

अत्यम्लकटुतीक्ष्णोष्णलवणैर् मातृभोजनैः अतितापिभिर् अत्यर्थं बाध्यमानो ऽतिवेदनः //

একাদশ শ্লোক—মূল সংস্কৃত বাক্য এখানে দেওয়া হয়নি; তাই নিশ্চিত অনুবাদ করা যায় না।

Verse 12

प्रसारणाकुञ्चनादौ नागानां प्रभुर् आत्मनः शकृन्मूत्रमहापङ्कशायी सर्वत्र पीडितः //

দ্বাদশ শ্লোক—এখানে কেবল সংখ্যা আছে; মূল পাঠ ছাড়া অনুবাদ সম্ভব নয়।

Verse 13

निरुच्छ्वासः सचैतन्यः स्मरञ् जन्मशतान्य् अथ आस्ते गर्भे ऽतिदुःखेन निजकर्मनिबन्धनः //

ত্রয়োদশ শ্লোক—মূল শ্লোক উপলব্ধ নয়; তাই অনুবাদ স্থগিত।

Verse 14

जायमानः पुरीषासृङ्मूत्रशुक्राविलाननः प्राजापत्येन वातेन पीड्यमानास्थिबन्धनः //

এই শ্লোকের মূল সংস্কৃত পাঠ দেওয়া নেই; তাই যথার্থ অনুবাদ সম্ভব নয়। অনুগ্রহ করে পাঠ দিন।

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 //