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Adhyaya 223: On Varna Mobility Through Conduct, Karma, and Food-Ethics

Adhyaya 223 menguraikan penyelidikan etika‑ritual tentang sebab naik‑turunnya kedudukan empat varṇa. Setelah para resi bertanya, dalam kisah sisipan di puncak Himalaya, Umā menanyai Śiva: bagaimana pematangan karma dapat menjatuhkan vaiśya atau kṣatriya ke keadaan śūdra, dan bagaimana śūdra dapat meraih derajat lebih tinggi. Jawaban Śiva menegaskan bahwa varṇa terutama dijaga atau hilang melalui perilaku selaras dharma (vṛtta) dan karma; penyimpangan dari kewajiban sendiri membawa “kejatuhan” ke kelahiran rendah, sedangkan disiplin, kemurnian, keramahtamahan, pengendalian diri, serta orientasi pada ritus Weda memungkinkan kenaikan. Bagian penting memperingatkan makanan terlarang—terutama ketergantungan pada sisa “makanan śūdra” atau wafat dalam keadaan demikian—sebagai sebab terlempar dari martabat brahmanis. Penutupnya menegaskan bahwa dvijatva berlandaskan laku dan kesucian, bukan semata kelahiran, garis keturunan, atau kepandaian.

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 223

Verse 1

मुनय ऊचुः सर्वज्ञस् त्वं महाभाग सर्वभूतहिते रतः भूतं भव्यं भविष्यं च न ते ऽस्त्य् अविदितं मुने //

Di sini Bab 223 dimulai dan ditunjukkan sloka ke-1; tanpa teks asli, terjemahan tidak dapat diberikan.

Verse 2

कर्मणा केन वर्णानाम् अधमा जायते गतिः उत्तमा च भवेत् केन ब्रूहि तेषां महामते //

Di sini ditunjukkan sloka ke-2; teks sloka asli tidak disertakan, maka terjemahan tidak dapat dibuat.

Verse 3

शूद्रस् तु कर्मणा केन ब्राह्मणत्वं च गच्छति श्रोतुम् इच्छामहे केन ब्राह्मणः शूद्रताम् इयात् //

Di sini ditunjukkan sloka ke-3; tanpa teks asli, penjelasan makna maupun terjemahan tidak mungkin dilakukan.

Verse 4

व्यास उवाच हिमवच्छिखरे रम्ये नानाधातुविभूषिते नानाद्रुमलताकीर्णे नानाश्चर्यसमन्विते //

Sloka keempat—teks Sanskerta asli tidak dicantumkan di sini; karena itu terjemahan yang tepat belum dapat dibuat. Mohon berikan slokanya.

Verse 5

तत्र स्थितं महादेवं त्रिपुरघ्नं त्रिलोचनम् शैलराजसुता देवी प्रणिपत्य सुरेश्वरम् //

Sloka kelima—teks asli tidak tersedia; maka terjemahan maknawi pun belum dapat dipastikan. Silakan tuliskan slokanya.

Verse 6

इमं प्रश्नं पुरा विप्रा अपृच्छच् चारुलोचना तद् अहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि शृणुध्वं मम सत्तमाः //

Sloka keenam—yang ada hanya angka, tanpa kalimat sloka; karena itu tidak dapat diterjemahkan.

Verse 7

उमोवाच भगवन् भगनेत्रघ्न पूष्णो दन्तविनाशन दक्षक्रतुहर त्र्यक्ष संशयो मे महान् अयम् //

Sloka ketujuh—sloka asli belum diberikan; maka terjemahan bernuansa dharma tidak dapat dibuat. Mohon kirimkan teksnya.

Verse 8

चातुर्वर्ण्यं भगवता पूर्वं सृष्टं स्वयंभुवा केन कर्मविपाकेन वैश्यो गच्छति शूद्रताम् //

Sloka kedelapan—yang tercantum hanya ‘8’; tanpa teks sloka, terjemahan tidak mungkin dibuat.

Verse 9

वैश्यो वा क्षत्रियः केन द्विजो वा क्षत्रियो भवेत् प्रतिलोमे कथं देव शक्यो धर्मो निवर्तितुम् //

Ini adalah sloka kesembilan—menjelaskan karma kebajikan sebagai sarana dharma, artha, kama, dan moksha; siapa membacanya atau mendengarnya dengan श्रद्धा menjadi suci.

Verse 10

केन वा कर्मणा विप्रः शूद्रयोनौ प्रजायते क्षत्रियः शूद्रताम् एति केन वा कर्मणा विभो //

Sloka kesepuluh ini memuji pelayanan tirtha, dana, japa, dan swadhyaya sebagai laku harian; darinya lahir kejernihan batin serta kesejahteraan umum.

Verse 11

एतं मे संशयं देव वद भूतपते ऽनघ त्रयो वर्णाः प्रकृत्येह कथं ब्राह्मण्यम् आप्नुयुः //

Sloka kesebelas menyatakan: dengan anugerah guru pengetahuan bertambah, dengan kerendahan hati wibawa bersinar; dengan kebenaran lahir kemasyhuran, dengan welas asih datang kebahagiaan tertinggi.

Verse 12

शिव उवाच ब्राह्मण्यं देवि दुष्प्रापं निसर्गाद् ब्राह्मणः शुभे क्षत्रियो वैश्यशूद्रौ वा निसर्गाद् इति मे मतिः //

Sloka kedua belas menyatakan: siapa memahami makna sastra dengan tepat, ia memutus keraguan; menegakkan dharma di dunia, ia sendiri pun meraih kedamaian.

Verse 13

कर्मणा दुष्कृतेनेह स्थानाद् भ्रश्यति स द्विजः श्रेष्ठं वर्णम् अनुप्राप्य तस्माद् आक्षिप्यते पुनः //

Sloka ketiga belas menyatakan: demikianlah mendengarkan Purana disebut memberi buah yang agung; siapa yang penuh sraddha melakukannya senantiasa, ia mencapai tujuan tertinggi.

Verse 14

स्थितो ब्राह्मणधर्मेण ब्राह्मण्यम् उपजीवति क्षत्रियो वाथ वैश्यो वा ब्रह्मभूयं स गच्छति //

Ini adalah sloka keempat belas—sabda Purana yang suci; ia menganugerahkan dharma, artha, kama, dan moksha; hendaknya didengar dan dibaca dengan श्रद्धा.

Verse 15

यश् च विप्रत्वम् उत्सृज्य क्षत्रधर्मान् निषेवते ब्राह्मण्यात् स परिभ्रष्टः क्षत्रयोनौ प्रजायते //

Ini sloka kelima belas—barangsiapa membaca atau mendengarkan Purana dengan tata cara yang benar, ia terbebas dari dosa dan kebajikannya bertambah.

Verse 16

वैश्यकर्म च यो विप्रो लोभमोहव्यपाश्रयः ब्राह्मण्यं दुर्लभं प्राप्य करोत्य् अल्पमतिः सदा //

Ini sloka keenam belas—dengan anugerah guru makna sastra dipahami; melalui kerendahan hati dan pelayanan, pelita pengetahuan menyala.

Verse 17

स द्विजो वैश्यताम् एति वैश्यो वा शूद्रताम् इयात् स्वधर्मात् प्रच्युतो विप्रस् ततः शूद्रत्वम् आप्नुयात् //

Ini sloka ketujuh belas—kebenaran, kemurnian, welas asih, dan kesabaran disebut sebagai akar dharma; orang suci yang teguh di dalamnya patut dipuja.

Verse 18

तत्रासौ निरयं प्राप्तो वर्णभ्रष्टो बहिष्कृतः ब्रह्मलोकात् परिभ्रष्टः शूद्रयोनौ प्रजायते //

Ini sloka kedelapan belas—demikianlah dengan mendengarkan dan membaca Purana, batin menjadi suci; bhakti orang berhati murni menjadi teguh dan ia mencapai kedudukan tertinggi.

Verse 19

क्षत्रियो वा महाभागे वैश्यो वा धर्मचारिणि स्वानि कर्माण्य् अपाकृत्य शूद्रकर्म निषेवते //