Sevyasevakopadeśaḥ · Verses 21-40

karoti sevakaḥ sevāṃ tāvad āśām ivāyatām |
yāvad bhogarasajñena yauvanena viyujyate ||

cakṣur dvāry añjalau pāṇiḥ stutau jihvā natau śiraḥ |
aho nu sevakaiḥ kāyaḥ paropakaraṇīkṛtaḥ ||

hanta yācñāvamānena sevako laghutāṃ gataḥ |
sevāpaṅkapade magno yad anviṣṭo na labhyate ||

aviśrāntyāviraktasya dīrghocchvāsena śuṣyataḥ |
jareva duḥsahā jantoḥ sevā saṃkocakāriṇī ||

truṭyati klinnatantrīva māleva mlāyati kṣaṇāt |
sevā nāracayaty eva dinacchedena naśyati ||

sevāsaṃkṣapitāṅgānāṃ rājarathyāsu śuṣyatām |
tīvratṛṣṇāviṣārtānāṃ śaraṇam śamavāridaḥ ||

lobhasya mohādhvani vṛddhabhāve jātā durāśāśayitasya sevā |
adhomukhī sā satataṃ salajjā jaratkumārīva na kasya śocyā ||

āśeva śūnyeṣu vivartamānā tṛṣṇeva saṃtoṣaparāṅmukhīyam |
divāniśaṃ karṣaṇadīrgharajjuḥ sevā surāṇām api dainyabhūmiḥ ||

nisargavandhyāsu phalāśayā ye kurvanti sevāsu sadā prayatnam |
kṛṣipravṛttāḥ śaśaśṛṅgakoṭyā khananti mūrkhāḥ khalu svasthalīṃ te ||

antaḥsthite 'py ātmani yaiḥ kriyante sevāpravṛttaiḥ puruṣaiḥ praṇāmāḥ |
dugdhābdikallolini kūlakacche tṛṣṇāturās te jalam arthayante ||

bhāgīrathītīravanāntareṣu phalāvanamreṣu mahādrumeṣu |
kṣuttāpatṛṣṇāśamaneṣu satsu kiṃ dainyasevāvyasanāvamānaiḥ ||

nityaprasaktyā na sṛjaty avajñāṃ na laulyagarhāgaṇanāṃ karoti |
atyantayācñāsu na yāti khedaṃ bhikṣābhujām pātram ato nu sevyam ||

jayanti te svasti namo 'stu tebhyaḥ prabhūpraṇāmacyutamānaratnam |
sevāprayāsavyasaneṣu mithyā rathyārajobhāgi śiro na yeṣām ||

kiṃ rājabhir durjanajanmajālavyāptair avāptair api kaṣṭadṛṣṭaiḥ |
santy eva sevyā bhuvi bhūbhṛtas te taṭeṣu yeṣāṃ munayo niviṣṭāḥ ||

tṛṣṇāturāṇāṃ rajasā vṛtānāṃ sevākukūlānalatāpitānām |
śāntyai hitaṃ candrakirīṭajūṭamaitrīpavitraṃ tridaśāpagāmbhaḥ ||

utsṛjya tīvraṃ viṣayābhilāṣaṃ saṃtoṣapoṣaṃ kuśalo bhajasva |
ity arthyamānaḥ sukhasevayāyam ātmāiva sarvaṃ sudhiyāṃ dadāti ||

ekasya jāne sukhabhogabhājaḥ ślāghyasya sevāvyasanaṃ nivṛttam |
sadaiva śiśnodaravarjitatvād ayācyayācñārahitasya rahoḥ ||

sevāvrate prāya ivāpaviṣṭaḥ sarvātmanā niścitajīvanāśaḥ |
dvāḥsthaiḥ prayatnena nivārito 'pi na durgrahaṃ muñcati naṣṭasaṃjñaḥ ||

tamo'dhvatāpena ca cintayā ca śitena dainyena ca piṇḍitāṅgaḥ |
sukhāśayā duḥkhasahasrabhāgī sevāvrataṃ mugdhamatir bibharti ||

gacchāmi gacchāmi dinaṃ gataṃ me dine gato 'haṃ na nṛpo 'dya dṛṣṭaḥ |
iti bruvāṇasya sadā janasya jīrṇātarāṃ tasya tanur na tṛṣṇā ||