Saundarānanda · Chapter 15

saundarananda mahākāvye "ādiprasthāna" nāma caturdaśa sarga samāpta //
pañcadaśaḥsargaḥ
vitarkaprahāṇa
yatra tatra vivikte tu baddhvā paryaṅkamuttamam /
ṛjuṃ kāyaṃ samādhāya smṛtyābhimukhayānvitaḥ

nāsāgre vā lalāṭe vā bhruvorantara eva vā /
kurvīthāścapalaṃ cittamālambanaparāyaṇam

sacet kāmavitarkastvāṃ dharṣayenmānaso jvaraḥ /
kṣeptavyo nādhivāsyaḥ sa vastre reṇurivāgataḥ

yadyapi pratisaṃkhyānāt kāmānutsṛṣṭavānasi /
tamāṃsīva prakāśena pratipakṣeṇa tāñjahi

tiṣṭhatyanuśayasteṣāṃ channo 'gniriva bhasmanā /
sa te bhāvanayā saumya praśāmyo 'gnirivāmbunā

te hi tasmāt pravartante bhūyo vījādivāṅkurāḥ /
tasya nāśena te na syurbījanāśādivāṅkurāḥ

arjanādīni kāmebhyo dṛṣṭvā duḥkhāni kāminām /
tasmāttānmūlataśchindhi mitrasaṃjñānarīniva

anityā moṣadharmāṇo riktā vyasanahetavaḥ /
bahusādhāraṇāḥ kāmā varhyā hyāśīviṣā iva

ye mṛgyamāṇā duḥkhāya rakṣyamāṇā na śāntaye /
bhraṣṭāḥ śokāya mahate prāptāśca na vitṛptaye

tṛptiṃ vittaprakarṣeṇa svargāvāptyā kṛtārthatām /
kāmebhyaśca sukhotpattiṃ yaḥ paśyati sa naśyati

calānapariniṣpannānasārānanavasthitān /
parikalpasukhān kāmānna tānsmartumihārhasi

vyāpādo vā vihiṃsā vā kṣobhayed yadi te manaḥ /
prasādyaṃ tadvipakṣeṇa maṇinevākulaṃ jalam

pratipakṣastayorjñeyo maitrī kāruṇyameva ca /
virodho hi tayornityaṃ prakāśatamasoriva

nivṛttaṃ yasya dauḥśīlyaṃ vyāpādaśca pravartate /
hanti pāṃsubhirātmānaṃ sa snāta iva vāraṇaḥ

duḥkhitebhyo hi martyebhyo vyādhimṛtyujarādibhiḥ /
āryaḥ ko duḥkhamaparaṃ saghṛṇo dhātumarhati

duṣṭena ceha manasā bādhyate vā paro na vā /
sadyastu dahyate tāvat svaṃ mano duṣṭacetasaḥ

tasmāt sarveṣu bhūteṣu maitrīṃ kāruṇyameva ca /
na vyāpādaṃ vihiṃsāṃ vā vikalpayitumarhasi

yadyadeva prasaktaṃ hi vitarkayati mānavaḥ /
abhyāsāttena tenāsya natirbhavati cetasaḥ

tasmādakuśalaṃ tyaktvā kuśalaṃ dhyātumarhasi /
yatte syādiha cārthāya paramārthasya cāptaye

saṃvardhante hyakuśalā vitarkāḥ saṃbhṛtā hṛdi /
anarthajanakāstulyamātmanaśca parasya ca

śreyaso vighnakaraṇād bhavantyātmavipattaye /
pātrībhāvopaghātāttu parabhaktivipattaye

manaḥkarmasvavikṣepamapi cābhyastumarhasi /
na tvevākuśalaṃ saumya vitarkayitumarhasi

yā vikāmopabhogāya cintā manasi vartate /
na ca taṃ guṇamāpnoti bandhanāya ca kalpate

sattvānāmupaghātāya parikleśāya cātmanaḥ /
mohaṃ vrajati kāluṣyaṃ narakāya ca vartate

tad vitarkairakuśalairnātmānaṃ hantumarhasi /
suśastraṃ ratnavikṛtaṃ mṛddhato gāṃ khananniva

anabhijño yathā jātyaṃ dahedaguru kāṣṭhavat /
anyāyena manuṣyatvamupahanyādidaṃ tathā

tyaktvā ratnaṃ yathā loṣṭaṃ ratnadvīpācca saṃharet /
tyaktvā naiḥśreyasaṃ dharmaṃ cintayedaśubhaṃ tathā

himavantaṃ yathā gatvā viṣaṃ bhuñjīta nauṣadham /
manuṣyatvaṃ tathā prāpya pāpaṃ seveta no śubham

tad buddhavā pratipakṣeṇa vitarkaṃ kṣeptumarhasi /
sūkṣmeṇa pratikīlena kīlaṃ dārvantarādiva

vṛddhyavṛddhyoratha bhaveccintā jñātijanaṃ prati /
svabhāvo jīvalokasya parīkṣyastannivṛttaye

saṃsāre kṛṣyamāṇānāṃ sattvānāṃ svena karmaṇā /
ko janaḥ svajanaḥ ko vā mohāt sakto jane janaḥ

atīte 'dhvani saṃvṛttaḥ svajano hi janastava /
aprāpte cādhvani janaḥ svajanaste bhaviṣyati

vihagānāṃ yathā sāyaṃ tatra tatra samāgamaḥ /
jātau jātau tathāśleṣo janasya svajanasya ca

pratiśrayaṃ bahuvidhaṃ saṃśrayanti yathādhvagāḥ /
pratiyānti punastyaktvā tadvajjñātisamāgamaḥ

loke prakṛtibhinne 'sminna kaścit kasyacit priyaḥ /
kāryakāraṇasambaddhaṃ vālukāmuṣṭivajjagat

bibharti hi sutaṃ mātā dhārayiṣyati māmiti /
mātaraṃ bhajate putro garbheṇādhatta māmiti

anukūlaṃ pravartante jñātiṣu jñātayo yadā /
tadā snehaṃ prakurvanti riputvaṃ tu viparyayāt

ahito dṛśyate jñātirajñātirdṛśyate hitaḥ /
snehaṃ kāryāntarāllokāśchinatti ca karoti ca

svayameva yathālikhya rajyeccitrakaraḥ striyam /
tathā kṛtvā svayaṃ snehaṃ saṃgameti jane janaḥ

yo 'bhavad bāndhavajanaḥ paraloke priyastava /
sa te karmathaṃ kurute tvaṃ vā tasmai karoṣi kam

tasmājjñātivitarkeṇa mano nāveṣṭumarhasi /
vyavasthā nāsti saṃsāre svajanasya janasya ca

asau kṣemo janapadaḥ subhikṣo 'sāvasau śivaḥ /
ityevamatha jāyeta vitarkastava kaścana

praheyaḥ sa tvayā saumya nādhivāsyaḥ kathaṃcana /
viditvā sarvamādīptaṃ taistairdoṣāgnibhirjagat

ṛtucakranivartācca kṣutpipāsāklamādapi /
sarvatra niyataṃ duḥkhaṃ na kvacid vidyate śivam

kvacicchītaṃ kvacid dharmaḥ kvacid rogo bhayaṃ kvacit /
bādhate 'bhyadhikaṃ lokaṃ tasmādaśaraṇaṃ jagat

jarā vyādhiśca mṛtyuśca lokasyāsya mahad bhayam /
nāsti deśaḥ sa yatrāsya tad bhayaṃ nopapadyate

yatra gacchati kāyo 'yaṃ duḥkhaṃ tatrānugacchati /
nāsti kācid gatirloke gato yatra na bādhyate

ramaṇīyo 'pi deśaḥ san subhikṣaḥ kṣema eva ca /
kudeśa iti vijñeyo yatra kleśairvidahyate

lokasyābhyāhatasyāsya duḥkhaiḥ śārīramānasaiḥ /
kṣemaḥ kaścinna deśo 'sti svastho yatra gato bhavet

duḥkhaṃ sarvatra sarvasya vartate sarvadā yadā /
chandarāgamataḥ saumya lokacitreṣu mā kṛthāḥ

yadā tasmānnivṛttaste chandarāgo bhaviṣyati /
jīvalokaṃ tadā sarvamādīptamiva maṃsyase

atha kaścid vitarkaste bhavedamaraṇāśrayaḥ /
yatnena sa vihantavyo vyādhirātmagato yathā

muhūrtamapi viśrambhaḥ kāryoṃ na khalu jīvite /
nilīna iva hi vyāghraḥ kālo viśvastaghātakaḥ

balastho 'haṃ yuvā veti na te bhavitumarhati /
mṛtyuḥ sarvāsvasthāsu hanti nāvekṣate vayaḥ

kṣetrabhūtamanarthānāṃ śarīraṃ parikarṣataḥ /
svāsthyāśā jīvitāśā vā na dṛṣṭārthasya jāyate

nirvṛttaḥ ko bhavet kāyaṃ mahābhūtāśrayaṃ vahan /
parasparaviruddhānāmahīnāmiva bhājanam

praśvasityayamanvakṣaṃ yaducchvasiti mānavaḥ /
avagaccha tadāścaryamaviśvāsyaṃ hi jīvitam

idamāścaryamaparaṃ yatsuptaḥ pratibudhyate /
svapityutthāya vā bhūyo bahvamitrā hi dehinaḥ

garbhāt prabhṛti yo lokaṃ jighāṃsuranugacchati /
kastasmin viśvasenmṛtyāvudyatāsāvarāviva

prasūtaḥ puruṣo loke śrutavān balavānapi /
na jayatyantakaṃ kaścinnājayannāpi jeṣyati

sāmnā dānena bhedena daṇḍena niyamena vā /
prāpto hi rabhaso mṛtyuḥ pratihantuṃ na śakyate

tasmānnāyuṣi viśvāsaṃ cañcale kartumarhasi /
nityaṃ harati kālo hi sthāviryaṃ na pratīkṣate

niḥsāraṃ paśyato lokaṃ toyabudbuddurbalam /
kasyāmaravitarko hi syādanunmattacetasaḥ

tasmādeṣāṃ vitarkāṇāṃ prahāṇārthaṃ samāsataḥ /
ānāpānasmṛtiṃ saumya viṣayīkartumarhasi

ityanena prayogeṇa kāle sevitumarhasi /
pratipakṣān vitarkāṇāṃ gadānāmagadāniva

suvarṇahetorapi pāṃsudhāvakau vihāya pāṃsūn bṛhato yathāditaḥ /
jahāti sūkṣmānapi tadviśuddhaye viśodhya hemāvayavān niyacchati

vimokṣahetorapi yuktamānaso vihāya doṣān bṛhatastathāditaḥ /
jahāti sūkṣmānapi tadviśuddhaye viśodhya dharmāvayavān niyacchati

krameṇādbhiḥ śuddhaṃ kanakamiha pāṃsuvyavahitaṃ
yathāgnau karmāraḥ pacati bhṛśamāvartayati ca /
tathā yogācāro nipuṇamiha doṣavyavahitaṃ
viśodhya kleśebhyaḥ śamayati manaḥ saṃkṣipati ca

yathā ca svacchandādupanayati karmāśrayasukhaṃ
suvarṇaṃ karmāro bahuvidhamalaṅkāravidhiṣu /
manaḥśuddho bhikṣurvaśagatamabhijñāsvapi tathā
yathecchaṃ yatrecchaṃ śamayati manaḥ prerayati ca