यज्ञसंस्कारविद्भिश् च क्रमशिक्षा विशारदैः ॥
न्यायतत्त्वार्थविज्ञानसंपन्नैर् वेदपारगैः ॥
नानावाक्यसमाहारसमवायविशारदैः ॥
विशेषकार्यविद्भिश् च मोक्षधर्मपरायणैः ॥
स्थापनाक्षेपसिद्धान्तपरमार्थज्ञतां गतैः ॥
लोकायतिकमुख्यैश् च समन्ताद् अनुनादितम् ॥
तत्र तत्र च विप्रेन्द्रान् नियतान् संशितव्रतान् ॥
जपहोमपरान् सिद्धान् ददर्श परवीरहा ॥
आसनानि विचित्राणि पुष्पवन्ति महीपतिः ॥
प्रयत्नोपहितानि स्म दृष्ट्वा विस्मयम् आगमत् ॥
देवतायतनानां च पूजां प्रेक्ष्य कृतां द्विजैः ॥
ब्रह्मलोकस्थम् आत्मानं मेने स नृपसत्तमः ॥
स काश्यपतपोगुप्तम् आश्रमप्रवरं शुभम् ॥
नातृप्यत् प्रेक्षमाणो वै तपोधनगणैर् युतम् ॥
स काश्यपस्यायतनं महाव्रतैर् ।
वृतं समन्ताद् ऋषिभिस् तपोधनैः ॥
विवेश सामात्यपुरोहितो ऽरिहा ।
विविक्तम् अत्यर्थमनोहरं शिवम् ॥
yajñasaṃskāravidbhiś ca kramaśikṣā viśāradaiḥ ||
nyāyatattvārthavijñānasaṃpannair vedapāragaiḥ ||
nānāvākyasamāhārasamavāyaviśāradaiḥ ||
viśeṣakāryavidbhiś ca mokṣadharmaparāyaṇaiḥ ||
sthāpanākṣepasiddhāntaparamārthajñatāṃ gataiḥ ||
lokāyatikamukhyaiś ca samantād anunāditam ||
tatra tatra ca viprendrān niyatān saṃśitavratān ||
japahomaparān siddhān dadarśa paravīrahā ||
āsanāni vicitrāṇi puṣpavanti mahīpatiḥ ||
prayatnopahitāni sma dṛṣṭvā vismayam āgamat ||
devatāyatanānāṃ ca pūjāṃ prekṣya kṛtāṃ dvijaiḥ ||
brahmalokastham ātmānaṃ mene sa nṛpasattamaḥ ||
sa kāśyapatapoguptam āśramapravaraṃ śubham ||
nātṛpyat prekṣamāṇo vai tapodhanagaṇair yutam ||
sa kāśyapasyāyatanaṃ mahāvratair |
vṛtaṃ samantād ṛṣibhis tapodhanaiḥ ||
viveśa sāmātyapurohito 'rihā |
viviktam atyarthamanoharaṃ śivam ||
‘[The hermitage, full of sages,] knowers of the sacrificial rites, skilled in [Vedic] recitation, endowed with the knowledge of logic and the essence of things, who had mastered the Vedas; [sages] skilled in the combination and joining of various utterances, knowers of special [ritual] acts, devoted to the dharma of liberation; [sages] who had attained knowledge of [the art of] assertion, refutation, [firm] conclusion, and the highest truth, and the foremost [among knowers] of Lokayata — everywhere [that hermitage] resounded [with them]. The slayer of enemy heroes [the king] saw there on every side self-controlled men, firm in their vows, devoted to [quiet] prayer and oblations, perfected, the finest brahmanas. The king, having seen the carefully arranged seats, [adorned] with flowers, of varied kinds, was filled with wonder. And that best of kings, having seen the worship of the shrines of the gods performed by the twice-born, deemed himself as if dwelling in the world of Brahma. He, gazing upon that blessed, excellent hermitage, guarded by the austerity of Kashyapa, [full] of throngs of sages rich in austerity, could not be satisfied. That slayer of foes, with his minister and chaplain, entered the abode of Kashyapa, surrounded on every side by sages of great vows, rich in austerity — secluded, exceedingly enchanting, auspicious.’
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उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the description of Kanva’s hermitage is brought to completion — and with it, the image of an ideal center of learning and austerity. Notable is the abundance of disciplines represented in the hermitage: Vedic recitation, logic (nyaya), grammar, the art of debate (assertion, refutation, conclusion), even Lokayata (worldly philosophy) — and above them all, the ‘dharma of liberation’ (moksha-dharma). Here is the fullness of knowledge subordinated to a higher purpose: all disciplines — both sacred and worldly — serve in the hermitage not for their own sake, but as steps toward liberation; learning is crowned by austerity and devotion. It is significant that the king ‘deemed himself as if dwelling in the world of Brahma’ and ‘could not be satisfied’ with contemplating it: a soul that touches holiness finds a joy that neither power nor the hunt could give. Thus the scripture shows the superiority of the spiritual over the worldly: the king of the whole world becomes like an enchanted guest in the kingdom of the spirit. And in this holy place, which he entered humbly, having laid aside his regalia, the meeting will take place from which the line of the Bharatas will spring.