From Mahabharata Vanaparva Adhyaya 2, shloka 15-48.
Shaunaka Geetaa in English:
॥ shaunakageetaa ॥
॥ atha shaunakageetaa ॥
shokasthaanasahasraani bhayasthaanashataani cha ।
divase divase mood’hamaavishanti na pand’itam ॥ 1 ॥
na hi jnyaanaviruddheshu bahudosheshu karmasu ।
shreyoghaatishu sajjante buddhimanto bhavadvidhaah’ ॥ 2 ॥
asht’aangaam buddhimaahuryaa sarvaashreyovighaatineem ।
shrutismri’tisamaayuktaam raajansaa tvayyavasthitaa ॥ 3 ॥
arthakri’chchhreshu durgeshu vyaapatsu svajanasya cha ।
shaareera maanasairduh’khairnaseedanti bhavadvidhaah’ ॥ 4 ॥
shrooyataam chaabhidhaasyaami janakena yathaa puraa ।
aatmavyavasthaanakaraa geetaah’ shlokaa mahaatmanaa ॥ 5 ॥
manodehasamutthaabhyaam duh’khaabhyaam marditam jagat ।
tayorvyaasasamaasaabhyaam shamopaayamimam shrunu ॥ 6 ॥
vyaadheranisht’asamsparshaachchhramaadisht’avivarjanaat ।
duh’kham chaturbhih’ shaareeram kaaranaih’ sampravartate ॥ 7 ॥
tadaatatpratikaaraachcha satatam chaavichintanaat ।
aadhivyaadhiprashamanam kriyaayogadvayena tu ॥ 8 ॥
matimanto hyato vaidyaah’ shamam praageva kurvate ।
maanasasya priyaakhyaanaih’ sambhogopanayairnri’naam ॥ 9 ॥
maanasenahi duh’khena shareeramupatapyate ।
ayastaptena pind’ena kumbhasamsthamivodakam ॥ 10 ॥
maanasam shamayettasmaajjnyaanenaagnimivaambunaa ।
prashaante maanase hyasya shaareeramupashaamyati ॥ 11 ॥
manaso duh’khamoolam tu sneha ityupalabhyate ।
snehaattu sajjate janturduh’khayogamupaiti cha ॥ 12 ॥
snehamoolaani duh’khaani snehajaani bhayaani cha ।
shokaharshau tathaayaasah’ sarvasnehaatpravartate ॥ 13 ॥
snehaadbhaavo’nuraagashcha prajajnye vishaye tathaa ।
ashreyaskaavubhaavetau poorvastatra guruh’ smri’tah’ ॥ 14 ॥
kot’araagniryathaashesham samoolam paadapam dahet ।
dharmaarthau tu tathaa’lpopi raagadosho vinaashayet ॥ 15 ॥
viprayogena tu tyaagee doshadarshee samaagame ।
viraagam bhajate janturnirvairo niravagrahah’ ॥ 16 ॥
tasmaatsneham na lipseta mitrebhyo dhanasanchayaat ।
svashareerasamuttham cha jnyaanena vinivartayet ॥ 17 ॥
nyaanaanviteshu yukteshu shaastrajnyeshu kri’taatmasu ।
na teshu sajjate snehah’ padmapatreshvivodakam ॥ 18 ॥
raagaabhibhootah’ purushah’ kaamena parikri’shyate ।
ichchhaa sanjaayate tasya tatastri’shnaa vivardhate ॥ 19 ॥
tri’shnaahi sarvapaapisht’haa nityodvegakaree smri’taa ।
adharmabahulaa chaiva ghoraa paapaanubandhinee ॥ 20 ॥
yaa dustyajaa durmatibhiryaa na jeeryati jeeryatah’ ।
yosau praanaantiko rogastaam tri’shnaam tyajatah’ sukham ॥ 21 ॥
anaadyantaa hi saa tri’shnaa antardehagataa nri’naam ।
vinaashayati bhootaani ayonija ivaanalah’ ॥ 22 ॥
yathaidhah’ svasamutthena vahninaa naashamri’chchhati ।
tathaa’kri’taatmaa lobhena sahajena vinashyati ॥ 23 ॥
raajatah’ salilaadagneshchoratah’ svajanaadapi ।
bhayamarthavataam nityam mri’tyoh’ praanabhri’taamiva ॥ 24 ॥
yathaa hyaamishamaakaashe pakshibhih’ shvaapadairbhuvi ।
bhakshyante salile matsyaistathaa sarvatra vittavaan ॥ 25 ॥
artha eva hi keshaanchidanartha bhajate nri’naam ।
artha shreyasi chaasakto na shreyo vindate narah’ ॥ 26 ॥
tasmaadarthaagamaah’ sarve manomohavivardhanaah’ ।
kaarpanyam darpamaanau cha bhayamudvega eva cha ॥ 27 ॥
arthajaanim viduh’ praajnyaa duh’khanyetaani dehinaam ।
arthasyotpaadane chaiva paalane cha tathaakshaye ॥ 28 ॥
sahanti cha mahadduh’kham ghnanti chaivaarthakaaranaat ।
arthaadduh’kham parityaktam paalitaashchaiva shatravah’ ॥ 29 ॥
duh’khena chaadhigamyante tasmaannaasham na chintayet ।
asantoshaparaa mood’haah’ santosham yaanti pand’itaah’ ॥ 30 ॥
anto naasti pipaasaayaah’ santoshah’ paramam sukham ।
tasmaatsantoshameveha param pashyanti pand’itaah’ ॥ 31 ॥
anityam yauvanam roopam jeevitam ratnasanchayah’ ।
aishvaryam priyasamvaaso gri’ddhyettatra na pand’itah’ ॥ 32 ॥
tyajeta sanchayaamstasmaattajjaankleshaan saheta cha ।
na hi sanchayavaankashchiddri’shyate nirupadravah’ ।
atashcha dhaarmikaih’ pumbhiraneehaarthah’ prashasyate ॥ 33 ॥
dharmaartha yasya vittehaa varam tasya nireehataa ।
prakshaalanaaddhi pankasya shreyo na sparshanam nri’naam ॥ 34 ॥
yudhisht’hiraivam sarveshu na spri’haam kartumarhasi ।
dharmena yadite kaarya vimuktechchho bhavaarthatah’ ॥ 35 ॥
॥ iti shaunakageetaa samaaptaa ॥
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