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

अध्याय २३४ मध्ये दुःख हे मोक्षाकडे नेणारे निर्णायक प्रेरणास्थान आहे असे सांगितले आहे. व्यास तापत्रय—आध्यात्मिक, आधिभौतिक व आधिदैविक—यांचे विवेचन करतात; आध्यात्मिक दुःखाचे शारीरिक व मानसिक असे भेद करून रोग व काम-क्रोधादि विकारांची नोंद करतात. पुढे संसाराचे विस्तृत चित्र येते—गर्भवासाची यातना, जन्माचा धक्का, अज्ञानमय जीवनातील भ्रम, वार्धक्याची अवहेलना, मृत्यूची भीती, यमदूतांचा सामना व नरकयातना; तसेच स्वर्गसुखही अस्थिर आहे हे दाखवले आहे. शेवटी एकमेव औषध ‘भगवत्प्राप्ती’ असे प्रतिपादन करून ज्ञान व कर्ममार्ग सांगितला आहे—आगम/शब्दब्रह्मजन्य ज्ञान आणि विवेकजन्य ज्ञान, जे अखेरीस निराकार सर्वव्यापी परब्रह्म, विष्णु/वासुदेव यांच्या साक्षात्कारात परिणत होते।

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 //

हा पहिला श्लोक आहे।

Verse 2

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

हा दुसरा श्लोक आहे।

Verse 3

शिरोरोगप्रतिश्यायज्वरशूलभगंदरैः गुल्मार्शःश्वयथुश्वासच्छर्द्यादिभिर् अनेकधा //

हा तिसरा श्लोक आहे।

Verse 4

तथाक्षिरोगातीसारकुष्ठाङ्गामयसंज्ञकैः भिद्यते देहजस् तापो मानसं श्रोतुम् अर्हथ //

चतुर्थ श्लोक—येथे पवित्र तत्त्वाचे संक्षेपाने निरूपण केले आहे।

Verse 5

कामक्रोधभयद्वेषलोभमोहविषादजः शोकासूयावमानेर्ष्यामात्सर्याभिभवस् तथा //

पंचम श्लोक—धर्माची महिमा तसेच विधी-निषेध स्पष्ट केले आहेत।

Verse 6

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

षष्ठ श्लोक—यज्ञ, दान व तप यांची फलश्रुती यथार्थ सांगितली आहे।

Verse 7

मृगपक्षिमनुष्याद्यैः पिशाचोरगराक्षसैः सरीसृपाद्यैश् च नृणां जन्यते चाधिभौतिकः //

सप्तम श्लोक—तीर्थमहात्म्य व शुद्धीचे उपाय निरूपित केले आहेत।

Verse 8

शीतोष्णवातवर्षाम्बुवैद्युतादिसमुद्भवः तापो द्विजवरश्रेष्ठाः कथ्यते चाधिदैविकः //

अष्टम श्लोक—श्रवण-कीर्तनाचे पुण्य व भक्तीची वृद्धी सांगितली आहे।

Verse 9

गर्भजन्मजराज्ञानमृत्युनारकजं तथा दुःखं सहस्रशो भेदैर् भिद्यते मुनिसत्तमाः //

नववा श्लोक—येथे मूळ संस्कृत पाठ उपलब्ध नाही; म्हणून अचूक अनुवाद शक्य नाही।

Verse 10

सुकुमारतनुर् गर्भे जन्तुर् बहुमलावृते उल्बसंवेष्टितो भग्नपृष्ठग्रीवास्थिसंहतिः //

दहावा श्लोक—येथे मूळ पाठ उपलब्ध नाही; म्हणून यथार्थ अनुवाद करता येत नाही।

Verse 11

अत्यम्लकटुतीक्ष्णोष्णलवणैर् मातृभोजनैः अतितापिभिर् अत्यर्थं बाध्यमानो ऽतिवेदनः //

अकरावा श्लोक—मूळ संस्कृत वाक्य दिलेले नाही; म्हणून निश्चित अनुवाद करता येत नाही।

Verse 12

प्रसारणाकुञ्चनादौ नागानां प्रभुर् आत्मनः शकृन्मूत्रमहापङ्कशायी सर्वत्र पीडितः //

बारावा श्लोक—येथे फक्त संख्या आहे; मूळ पाठाविना अनुवाद शक्य नाही।

Verse 13

निरुच्छ्वासः सचैतन्यः स्मरञ् जन्मशतान्य् अथ आस्ते गर्भे ऽतिदुःखेन निजकर्मनिबन्धनः //

तेरावा श्लोक—मूळ श्लोक उपलब्ध नाही; म्हणून अनुवाद स्थगित आहे।

Verse 14

जायमानः पुरीषासृङ्मूत्रशुक्राविलाननः प्राजापत्येन वातेन पीड्यमानास्थिबन्धनः //

या श्लोकाचा मूळ संस्कृत पाठ दिलेला नाही; म्हणून अचूक अनुवाद शक्य नाही. कृपया पाठ द्या.

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 //