अतन्द्रितो वर्षति भूरितेजाः; संनादयन्न् अन्तरिक्षं दिवं च ॥
अतन्द्रितो ब्रह्मचर्यं चचार; श्रेष्ठत्वम् इच्छन् बलभिद् देवतानाम् ॥
हित्वा सुखं मनसश् च प्रियाणि; तेन शक्रः कर्मणा श्रैष्ठ्यम् आप ॥
सत्यं धर्मं पालयन्न् अप्रमत्तो; दमं तितिक्षां समतां प्रियं च ॥
एतानि सर्वाण्य् उपसेवमानो; देवराज्यं मघवान् प्राप मुख्यम् ॥
बृहस्पतिर् ब्रह्मचर्यं चचार; समाहितः संशितात्मा यथावत् ॥
हित्वा सुखं प्रतिरुध्येन्द्रियाणि; तेन देवानाम् अगमद् गौरवं सः ॥
नक्षत्राणि कर्मणामुत्र भान्ति; रुद्रादित्या वसवो ऽथापि विश्वे ॥
यमो राजा वैश्रवणः कुबेरो; गन्धर्वयक्षाप्सरसश् च शुभ्राः ॥
ब्रह्मचर्यं वेदविद्याः क्रियाश् च; निषेवमाणा मुनयो ऽमुत्र भान्ति ॥
जानन्न् इमं सर्वलोकस्य धर्मं; ब्राह्मणानां क्षत्रियाणां विशां च ॥
स कस्मात् त्वं जानतां ज्ञानवान् सन्; व्यायच्छसे संजय कौरवार्थे ॥
atandrito varṣati bhūritejāḥ; saṃnādayann antarikṣaṃ divaṃ ca ||
atandrito brahmacaryaṃ cacāra; śreṣṭhatvam icchan balabhid devatānām ||
hitvā sukhaṃ manasaś ca priyāṇi; tena śakraḥ karmaṇā śraiṣṭhyam āpa ||
satyaṃ dharmaṃ pālayann apramatto; damaṃ titikṣāṃ samatāṃ priyaṃ ca ||
etāni sarvāṇy upasevamāno; devarājyaṃ maghavān prāpa mukhyam ||
bṛhaspatir brahmacaryaṃ cacāra; samāhitaḥ saṃśitātmā yathāvat ||
hitvā sukhaṃ pratirudhyendriyāṇi; tena devānām agamad gauravaṃ saḥ ||
nakṣatrāṇi karmaṇāmutra bhānti; rudrādityā vasavo 'thāpi viśve ||
yamo rājā vaiśravaṇaḥ kubero; gandharvayakṣāpsarasaś ca śubhrāḥ ||
brahmacaryaṃ vedavidyāḥ kriyāś ca; niṣevamāṇā munayo 'mutra bhānti ||
jānann imaṃ sarvalokasya dharmaṃ; brāhmaṇānāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ viśāṃ ca ||
sa kasmāt tvaṃ jānatāṃ jñānavān san; vyāyacchase saṃjaya kauravārthe ||
Desiring to become the greatest of the gods, he led an ascetic life such as a holy brahmana leads. Indra renounced pleasures and all that is agreeable to the heart. He assiduously cherished virtue and truth, and restraint, and forbearance, and impartiality, and humanity. It was by work that he attained the highest position of all. Following this manner of life, Indra attained high dominion over the gods. Brihaspati, with concentration and self-mastery, duly led that life of austerity which a brahmana leads. He renounced pleasures and curbed his senses, and thereby attained the position of preceptor of the gods. In the same way, the constellations in the other world shine through work, and likewise the Rudras, the Adityas, the Vasus, King Yama, and Kubera, as well as the gandharvas, yakshas, and celestial nymphs -- all attained their present station through work. In the other world the holy ones shine, having led a life of study, austerity, and labor combined. Knowing, O Sanjaya, that the best of the brahmanas, the kshatriyas, and the vaishyas follow this rule, and that you yourself are among the wisest of men, why do you undertake this effort on behalf of these sons of Kuru?
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This fragment (5.29.11-15) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key themes: Sanjaya, dharma. Here dharma is revealed through speech, the choice of embassy, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.