Shampaka Geetaa in English:
॥ shampaakageetaa ॥
adhyayah’ 176
yudhisht’hira uvaacha ।
dhaninashchaadhanaa ye cha vartayante svatantrinah’ ।
sukhaduh’khaagamasteshaam kah’ katham vaa pitaamaha ॥ 1 ॥
bheeshma uvaacha ।
atraapyudaaharanteemamitihaasam puraatanam ।
shampaakeneha muktena geetam shaantigatena cha ॥ 2 ॥
abraveenmaam puraa kashchidbraahmanastyaagamaashritah’ ।
klishyamaanah’ kudaarena kuchailena bubhukshayaa ॥ 3 ॥
utpannamiha loke vai janmaprabhri’ti maanavam ।
vividhaanyupavartante duh’khaani cha sukhaani cha ॥ 4 ॥
tayorekatare maarge yadenamabhisannayet ।
na sukham praapya samhri’shyennaasuh’kham praapya sanjvaret ॥ 5 ॥
na vai charasi yachchhreya aatmano vaa yadeeshishe ।
akaamaatmaapi hi sadaa dhuramudyamya chaiva ha ॥ 6 ॥
akinchanah’ paripatansukhamaasvaadayishyasi ।
akinchanah’ sukham shete samuttisht’hati chaiva ha ॥ 7 ॥
aakinchanyam sukham loke pathyam shivamanaamayam ।
anamitrapatho hyesha durlabhah’ sulabho matah’ ॥ 8 ॥
akinchanasya shuddhasya upapannasya sarvatah’ ।
avekshamaanastreem’llokaanna tulyamiha lakshaye ॥ 9 ॥
aakinchanyam cha raajyam cha tulayaa samatolayam ।
atyarichyata daaridryam raajyaadapi gunaadhikam ॥ 10 ॥
aakinchanye cha raajye cha visheshah’ sumahaanayam ।
nityodvigno hi dhanavaanmri’tyoraasya gato yathaa ॥ 11 ॥
naivaasyaagnirna chaarisht’o na mri’tyurna cha dasyavah’ ।
prabhavanti dhanatyaagaadvimuktasya niraashishah’ ॥ 12 ॥
tam vai sadaa kaamacharamanupasteernashaayinam ।
baahoopadhaanam shaamyantam prashamsanti divaukasah’ ॥ 13 ॥
dhanavaankrodhalobhaabhyaamaavisht’o nasht’a chetanah’ ।
tiryageekshah’ shushkamukhah’ paapako bhrukut’eemukhah’ ॥ 14 ॥
nirdashannadharosht’ham cha kruddho daarunabhaashitaa ।
kastamichchhetparidrasht’um daatumichchhati chenmaheem ॥ 15 ॥
shriyaa hyabheekshnam samvaaso mohayatyavichakshanam ।
saa tasya chittam harati shaaradaabhramivaanilah’ ॥ 16 ॥
athainam roopamaanashcha dhanamaanashcha vindati ।
abhijaato’smi siddho’smi naasmi kevalamaanushah’ ॥ 17
ityebhih’ kaaranaistasya tribhishchittam pramaadyati ।
samprasaktamanaa bhogaanvisri’jya pitri’sanchitaan ।
pariksheenah’ parasvaanaamaadaanam saadhu manyate ॥ 18 ॥
tamatikraantamaryaadamaadadaanam tatastatah’ ।
pratishedhanti raajaano lubdhaa mri’gamiveshubhih’ ॥ 19 ॥
evametaani duh’khaani taani taaneeha maanavam ।
vividhaanyupapaante gaatrasamsparshajaanyapi ॥ 20 ॥
teshaam paramaduh’khaanaam buddhyaa bhaishajyamaacharet ।
lokadharmamavajnyaaya dhruvaanaamadhruvaih’ saha ॥ 21 ॥
naatyaktvaa sukhamaapnoti naatyaktvaa vindate param ।
naatyaktvaa chaabhayah’ shete tyaktvaa sarvam sukhee bhava ॥ 22 ॥
ityetaddhaastinapure braahmanenopavarnitam ।
shampaakena puraa mahyam tasmaattyaagah’ paro matah’ ॥ 23 ॥
iti shreemahaabhaarate shaantiparvani mokshadharmaparvani
shampaakageetaayaam shat’saptyatyadhikashatatamo’dhyaayah’ ॥ 176 ॥
॥ iti ॥
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