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शतगाथा
śatagāthā
kaumārye paṭhyatāṃ vidyā śaitye saṃpālyatāṃ ca gauḥ |
kṣettraṃ ca karṣyatāṃ pītaṃ trayaḥ sufalahetavaḥ ||1||
gate'pi vayasi grāhyā vidyā sarvātmanā budhaiḥ |
yadyapi phaladā syānna sulabhā sā'nyajanmani ||2||
guṇeṣu kriyatāṃ yatnaḥ kimāṭopaiḥ prayojanam |
vikrīyante na ghaṇṭābhirgāvaḥ kṣīravivarjitāḥ ||3||
guṇini guṇajño ramate nāguṇaśīlasya guṇini paritoṣaḥ |
alireti vanātkamalaṃ na dardurasya tannivāso'pi ||4||
guṇiṣu durlabhā āḍhayā āḍhayeṣu guṇinastathā ||5||
aneke santi bhūbhāgā ratnavantastu durlabhāḥ |
durlabhāḥ praṇināṃ santi mātṛpitṛyutastu ca ||6||
guṇāḥ kurvanti dūtatvaṃ dūre'pi basatāṃ satām |
ketakīgandhamāghrātuṃ svayamāyānti ṣaṭpadāḥ ||7||
vidvatvaṃ ca nṛpatvaṃ ca naiva tulyaṃ kadācana |
svadeśe pūjyate rājā vidvān sarvatra pūjyate ||8||
alpastu kālo vividhāśca vidhā ḥ
simā''yuṣo yā kiyatī ? na buddhā|
haṃsā labhante ca yathā payo'dbhyas
tathaiva tatvaṃ labhatāṃ ca yattat ||9||
ekasthānanivāsino'tisamayāt syuste viyuktāḥ kila
vicchedānna hi cāntaraṃ kimapi tat tyājyaṃ na kiṃ tatsthalam |
vaivaśyādhdi viyogato manasi jāyante vidhātā ati
tatsthānaṃ yadi hīyate sahajataḥ syāccātiśāntiḥ sukham ||10||
saha vasatāmapyasatāṃ jalaruhajalavadbhavatyasaṃśleṣaḥ |
dūre'pi satāṃ vasatāṃ prītiḥ kumudenduvadbhavati ||11||
prapañcā yatnaoto heyāḥ saṃsargaḥ kriyatāṃ satām |
dinaṃ rogabhayānmuktaṃ śatābdāccāpi tad varam ||12||
sarvathehāḥ parityājyāścedaśakyaṃ tadā punaḥ |
nirvāṇāptyunmukho bhūyāt tadiyaṃ tasya bheṣajam ||13||
udayantvamūni subahūni mahāmahāṃsi cando
cando'pyalaṃ bhuvanamaṇḍalamaṇḍanāya |
sūryādūte na tadudeti na cāstameti
yenoditena dinamastamitena rātriḥ ||14||
yadudeti vinā sūrya tejasvi tanna jāyate |
sūryodayo varaṃ cāsti hyanyeṣāmudayena kim || ||15||
kusumastabakasyeva dve gatī tu mahātmanām |
mūdhni vā sarvalokasya śīryate vana eva vā ||16|
vāṇi kaṭhorā bhaṇitā hi duṣṭairyā sarparupā sujanān hinasti |
te bheṣajaṃ kṣāntimayaṃ ca prajñāṃ saṃsevya cintārahitā bhavanti ||17||
dhīrāḥ kaṣṭamanuprāptā na bhavanti viṣādinaḥ |
praviśya vadanaṃ rāhoḥ kiṃ nodeti punaḥ śaśī ||18||
yasya cittaṃ dravībhūtaṃ kṛpayā sarvajantuṣu |
tasya jñānena mokṣeṇa kiṃ jaṭābhasmacivaraiḥ||19||
vanāni dahato vahneḥ sakhā bhavati mārutaḥ |
sa eva dīpanāśāya kṛśe kasyāsti sauhṛdam ||20||
parastutaguṇairyastu nirguṇo'pi guṇī bhavet |
indro'pi laghutāṃ yāti svayaṃ prakhyāpitairguṇaiḥ ||21||
kulīno'pi bhaved garvī kārpāṇyasahito dhanī |
devatāstāṃśca nindanti sargo'yaṃ jalavahnivat ||22||
dūrastho'pi samīpastho yo yasya manasi sthitaḥ|
yo yasya hṛdaye nāsti samīpastho'pidūrataḥ ||23||
pareṣāṃ vaibhavaṃ dṛṣṭvā mano yasya prakupyati |
na tasyārthopalabdhistu citaṃ puṇyaṃ ca naśyati ||24||
rāgopamaṃ nāsti malaṃ hi loke īrṣyopamā nāsti ca kā'pi hāniḥ |
yāñcāsamo nāsti ca ko'pi bandhurdānopamo nāsti ca mitravargaḥ ||25||
kṣudhāsamā nāsti śarīravedanā cintāsamā nāsti śarīraśoṣaṇā |
guṇaiḥ samā nāsti śarīrabhūṣaṇā kṣāntyā samaṃ nāsti śarīravarmaṃ vai ||26||
dhanena kiṃ kṣudrajanasya mitraiḥ kiṃ vañcakasyāpi ca matsarasya |
kiṃ hānidasyātiguṇagrahaiśca kiṃ vā vipattau vimukhātmajena ||27||
sarvathā svahitamācaraṇīyaṃ kiṃ kariṣyati jano bahujalpaḥ|
bidyate hi na sa kaścidupāyaḥ sarvalokaparitoṣakaro yaḥ ||28||
prasaṅgasyānukūlo yaḥprajña eva sa pālayet |
satyāsatye ca maitridveṣau kuryāt svaparaiḥ saha ||29||
na dviṣantaḥ kṣayaṃ yānti yāvajjīvamapi ghnataḥ |
krodhameva tu yo hanti tena sarve dviṣo hatāḥ ||30||
satkāro guṇināṃ śreyān durjanasya vinītatā |
kośapūrtiḥ sadācāraiḥ śreyo deśaparīkṣaṇam||31||
yāvanmārgo bhavet dṛṣṭo yāvaccaraṇapuṣṭatā |
prajñā hrāso na yāvadhdi tāvatkuryāt svayaṃ hitam ||32||
vyabhicāreṣvāsattaḥ rājā tasya hi nirakṣaro mantri |
tadā dhanāśā kutra rakṣyā asavaḥ prayatnena ||33||
sarva yatra vinetāraḥ sarve paṇḍitamāninaḥ|
sarve prabhutvamicchanti tad vṛndamavasīdati ||34||
mūṣako rakṣayedannaṃ mārjārī navanītakam |
kākaścālayet pākaṃ vastūnāṃ tatra kā kathā ||35||
mālākāra ivārāme na yathāṅgārakārakaḥ |
puṣpaṃ puṣpaṃ vicinvīta mūlocchedaṃ na kārayet ||36||
valmīkaṃ madhujātaṃ ca śuklapakṣe ca candramāḥ |
bhikṣādravyaṃ nṛpadravyaṃ stokaṃ stokena vardhate ||37||
hīnatā yācane yatra syāttatra na ca yācyatām |
kāmaṃ hi na bhavedindro himājjīvati tittariḥ ||38||
mayūra ! grīṣmasya tu tāpayukta āśāyutaḥ khasya jale bhavestvam |
kaṇṭhantu no nāmaya gauraveṇa nīre taḍāgasya tu dūṣitasya ||39||
siṃho balī hariṇaraktapāmāṃsabhojī
saṃvatsareṇa kurute ratimekavāram |
yo gardabhaḥ khalu rajaḥkaṇamātrabhojī
kāmī bhavedanudinaṃ vada ko'tra hetuḥ ||40||
sarpāḥ pibanti pavanaṃ na ca durbalāste
śuṣkaistṛṇairvanagajā balino bhavanti |
kandaiḥ phalairmunivarā gamayanti kālam
saṃtoṣa eva puruṣasya paraṃ nidhānam ||41||
sa śobhate puṣpitapuṣpavacca sumaṇḍitaṃ yasya mukhaṃ suvarṇaiḥ |
anakṣaraṃ yasya mukhaṃ bhavecvet tannetravaktre bhubi chidravacca ||42||
muktāmaṇibhyāṃ ca hi gardabhasya kiṃ śūkarasya priyabhojanena |
andhasyadīptyā badhirasya gītaimūrkhasya dharmeṇa kimasti kṛtyam ||43||
kātantraśābdavettā hi vaidyaśca siddhasāravit |
kāṣṭhakhaṅgadharaścopahāsaṃ yānti trayo'pi te ||44||
dehīdaṃ vacanaṃ nimnaṃ na dāsyāmyatinimnakam |
gṛhāṇetyuttamaṃ vākyaṃ na gṛhṇāmyatiśobhanam ||45||
kṣatiṃ bihāya yenāpi prayogeṇa hitasya kim |
svakāyarakṣaṇenāpi kiñcaiva dhanatṛṣṇayā ||46||
kiṃśukasya falaprāptiryathā vyartha bubhukṣave |
dhaninaśca tathā'dāturjīvanaṃ niṣprayojanam||47||
kāmāturāṇāṃ na bhayaṃ na lajjā kṣudhāturāṇāṃ na balaṃ na tejaḥ |
rogāturāṇāṃ na sukhaṃ na nidrā mārgāturāṇāṃ na bhayaṃ na vīryam ||48||
dhanalipsuḥ suhrit tyājyā bhāryā ca vyabhicāriṇī |
adharmī ca nṛpaḥ krūro mantrī piśuna eva ca ||49||
kupradeśo hi durvyavasāyo duṣṭo'tha vai suhṛt|
baidyo'dakṣo'pi duḥsevyam vastu heyā ime'pi ca ||50||
ahitaṃ hitamācāraśūnyabudhdeḥ śrutisamayairbahubhirvahiṣkṛtasya |
udarabharaṇamātne kevalecchormanujapaśośca ko viśeṣaḥ ||51||
ardhajalabharaḥ kumbho mūrdhni yatnena dhāryate |
krudhyanti durjanā nūnaṃ satkāreṇātisevayā ||52||
stokenonnatimāyāti stoke nā'yātyadhogatim |
aho ! susadṛśī ceṣṭā tulāyaṣṭeḥ khalasya ca ||53||
yathā bāryo na laśunasya gandhaḥ kastūrikācandanacandrasaṃjñaiḥ |
tathā na vāryā varaśāstraśikṣā'bhyāsena duṣṭasya ca duṣṭatā'pi ||54||
durjanaḥ parihartavyo vidyayālaṅkṛto'pi san |
maṇinā bhūṣitaḥ sarpaḥ kimasau na bhayaṅkaraḥ ||55||
durjanā durbalā yāvat tāvat sādhusvabhāvakāḥ |
nyūne śaradi nīre hi nadīṃ sarve taranti ca ||56||
jvarādatyuṣṇatā raukṣāt kaphaśca vardhate yathā |
guṇācārasvabhāvaiḥ syurduṣṭā na parivartitāḥ||57||
duṣṭā narā bhṛtyagaṇo'vamānī praśikṣitā naiva hayāḥ kubhāryā |
pratāḍanenaiva bhavanti namrāḥ sukarmayogyā na kadāpi caite ||58||
vṛthā vṛṣṭiḥ samudrasya vṛthā tṛptasya bhojanam |
vṛthā dānaṃ samarthasya vṛthā hīnasya satkṛtiḥ ||59||
padmāni satputramukhe lasanti rohanti nūnaṃ kulaṭāsutasya |
viṣasya patrāṇi yathā karoti duṣkarma yo vai labhate phalantat ||60||
abhracchāyā khale prītiḥ sidhdamannaṃ ca yoṣitaḥ
tṛṇāgnirhimabinduśca ṣaḍete budbudopamāḥ||61||
śuṣkaṃ māṃsaṃ striyo vṛdhdā madyaṃ ca taruṇaṃ dadhi |
nakte bhojo divā svāpaḥ ṣaḍete prāṇahāriṇaḥ ||62||
sadyo māsaṃ navaṃ sarpirbālāstrī payasaudanam |
uṣṇodakaṃ tarucchāyā ṣaḍete prāṇakāriṇaḥ ||63||
kāntāviyogaḥ svajanāpamāno ṛṇasya śeṣaḥ kunarasya sevā |
dāridrabhātpravimukta mitraṃ vinā'gninaiete pradahanti pañca ||64||
karmī hyalābhī balino'pakartā darpī ca bhikṣurhyadhanaḥ sukhārthī |
kaṭūktibhāṣī priyasundarīṇāmete mṛṣācārijanāśca pañca ||65||
dharmadātā'nnatrdātā ca bhayatrātopadeśakaḥ |
śarīrotpādakaśceti pañcaite hitakāriṇaḥ ||66||
prārāvṛto hi sanyāsāt srī patitrayadarśikā |
jambūko jālamuktaśca trayo'mī vañcakā matāḥ ||67||
bhojanāpācakā vaiddyā nṛpāścāsatyavādinaḥ |
pāpina uccavaṃśīyā ayogyāḥ syustrayo janāḥ||68||
yācakaḥ svādubhoji ca darpī bhikṣāparo bhavet |
śāstrārthī bhavatādajñastrayo hāsaṃ bhajanti ca ||69||
sakṛjjalpanti rājānaḥ āryo hi dṛśyate sakṛt |
sakṛtkanyāḥ pradīyante trīṇyetāni sakṛtsakṛt ||70||
sthūlavapustapasvī ca śūraścāpyakṛtavraṇaḥ |
śayānaikākinī ca strī trayametanna viśavaset ||71||
anyeṣāṃ hiṃsako vipro mithyācārinṛpo'pi ca |
bhogī kāmarato bhikṣurnindābhājastrayo bhuvi ||72||
vidvān vinayasampanno vīro'tiśānta eva ca |
tyāgārambhaṃ dhanī kuryāt kīrtanīyāstrayo'pi ca ||73||
dayī parahite līno duṣṭaśca paranāśakaḥ |
icchābhirbālaka nūnaṃ trayo'tṛptā ime bhuvi ||74||
arthanāśānmanastāpaṃ duścaritāṃ gṛhe striyam |
vañcanaṃ cāpamānaṃ ca matimānna prakāśayet ||75||
vijñāyate'dhvā śaśitārakāṇāṃ jyotirvidā'dhvā gaṇitena khasya |
na dṛśyate tena gṛhe tu patnyāḥ kāmādimithyācaraṇaṃ kukṛtam ||76||
garuṇā tattvavettuḥ kiṃ vaidyenārogiṇaśca kim |
pāre gatasya kiṃ nāvā kāntayā kiṃ virāgiṇaḥ ||77||
devasujanaviprāṇāṃ satye vidvadgaṇasya hi |
gūḍhe vacasi bhojye'sti prīti pṛthagjanasya ca ||78||
śaile śaile na māṇikyaṃ mīne mīne na mauktim |
sādhavo he na sarvatra candanaṃ na vane vane ||79||
haṃso na bhāti caturo bakayūthamadhye
gomāyumaṇḍalagato na vibhāti siṃhaḥ |
jātyo na bhāti turagaḥ kharayūthamadhye
vidvān na bhāti puruṣeṣu nirakṣareṣu ||80||
kokilānāṃ svaro rupaṃ nārīrupamapatrapā ca |
vidyārupaṃ vidagdhānāṃ kṣamārupaṃ tapasvinām ||81||
prabhāvaśāline puṃse kā kṣamā'pratikāriṇe |
vinītāya ca śāntāya janāya kā sahiṣṇutā ||82||
paro'pi hitavān bandhurbandhurapyahitaḥ paraḥ |
ahito dehajo vyādhiḥ hitamāraṇyamauṣadham ||83||
mahājanasya saṃsargaḥ kasya nonnatikārakaḥ |
puṣpamālānuṣaṅgeṇa sūtraṃ śirasi dhāryate ||84||
viśvāsapratipannānāṃ vañcane kā vidagdhatā |
aṅkamāruhya suptasya hantuḥ kiṃ nāma pauruṣam ||85||
kaumāre pitarau pātaḥ bhartrī rakṣati yauvane |
rakṣanti vārdhdake putrā nājñaḥ svātantryamarhati ||86||
āsaktirna bhaveddyāvat tāvattu guṇa eva saḥ |
praviṣṭe'syāṃ mahāsaktau guṇādānaṃ kuto bhavet ||87||
nijarītyā janāḥ prāyo'parānākalayanti hi |
ṛṣayaḥ pretamālokya bruvanti taṃ tapasvinam ||88||
durjanadūṣitamanasāṃ puṃsāṃ sujane'pi nāsti viśvāsaḥ |
bālaḥ payasā dagdho dadhyapi fūtkṛtya bhakṣayati ||89||
araghaṭṭaghaṭī yuktā vaśībhavati yoṣitaḥ |
bhavatyārambhiko yo'pi bhavatyeva tadadbhutaḥ ||90||
satkṛto mahatāṃ yo'sti vetti tamadhamastṛṇam |
paṇḍitaiḥ pūjitastūpe kākaḥ karoti cāsanam||91||
phalaṃ ketakavṛkṣasya yadyapyambu prasādakam |
na nāmagrahaṇādeva tasya vāri prasīdati ||92||
śiṣṭā na gṛhṇanti purā pratijñāṃ gṛhṇanti cet te kaṭhinapratijñām |
aṅgikṛtāṃ tāṃ paripālayanti pāṣāṇarekhāmiva te tadānīm||93||
prāpnoti vittaṃ hyadhamo ti kiñcid garvī pareṣāmavamānanāyām |
saṃjāyate labdhadhanaḥ sumartyaḥ supakvadhānyena samaṃ vinamraḥ ||94||
nāsti prajñāsamaṃ cakṣurnāsti mohasamaṃ tamaḥ |
nāsti rogasamaḥ śatrurnāsti mṛtyusamaṃ bhayam ||95||
ata eva kaṭhorātimṛtyuḥ sambhāvyate dhruvam |
kāmāccittamapāvṛtya sadhdarme'pekṣyate spṛhā ||96||
guṇā guṇajñeṣu guṇā bhavanti te nirguṇaṃ prāpya bhavanti doṣāḥ |
susvādu toyāḥ prabhavanti nadyaḥ samudramāsādya bhavantyapeyāḥ ||97||
kāryamālocitāpāyaṃ matimadbhirviceṣṭitam |
nāpattirbhavitā tatra jātā parihṛtā'pi sā ||98||
alpā dṛḍhā ye mṛdubhāṣiṇaśca tebhyo'vadhānaṃ karaṇīyameva |
niryāti sūryaḥ saghanādhdi meghāt syāt tatprakāśastu tadā'titīkṣṇaḥ ||99||
śāntipriyāḥ syuḥ khalu yauvane'pi vaiduṣya evaṃ vinatā bhaveyuḥ |
sahiṣṇavastejasi cātinamrāḥ sudurlabhā evamarindamāḥ syuḥ ||100|
mleccheṣvapi samṛdhdāḥ syurvīrā evaṃ paśuṣvapi |
vaktāraḥ sārthakoktīnāṃ sajjanāḥ syuḥ sudurlabhāḥ||101||
sampaccalaṃ naśvarayauvanaṃ ca prāṇā bhaveyuryamadantamadhye |
upekṣate tatra sukhaṃ na ceha janaḥ prapātastha ivāsti cāndhaḥ ||102||
ye kleśarogiṇo bhuktvā na ca saddharmabheṣajam |
pramattā viṣayāsaktā bhavābdhiṃ na taranti te ||103||
jagatā gatiśīlena śiraḥstho dṛśyate'ntakaḥ |
tadā'priyaṃ bhavedannaṃ kriyāntarasya kā kathā ||104||
pratīkṣate kriyāṇāṃ na pūrti cāpūrtimantakaḥ |
śvastanaṃ cādya kuryācca pūrva madhyāhnikaṃ varam ||105||
asthiraṃ jīvanaṃ loke yauvanaṃ dhanamasthiraṃ |
asthiere putrapatnyau ca dharmasatyahitāḥ sthirāḥ ||106||
rājño'tijīvitaṃ yuktaṃ drutamṛtyurvaraṃ ṛṣeḥ |
sato jīvanamanto vā varaṃ tvākheṭakasya na ||107||
ācāryavararucikṛtā śatagāthā samāptā|
gātheyaṃ bhāratīyopādhyāyavinayacandreṇa bhoṭadeśīya lokacakṣu bhikṣuṇā dharmaprajñenānūditā nirṇītāceti |