Brahma Purana — Chapter 224
BrP 224.1
भगवन् सर्वभूतेश सुरासुरनमस्कृत धर्माधर्मे नृणां देव ब्रूहि मे संशयं विभो ॥
bhagavan sarvabhūteśa surāsuranamaskṛta dharmādharme nṛṇāṃ deva brūhi me saṃśayaṃ vibho //
"O Lord, master of all beings, honored by gods and demons, tell me, O god, about the dharma and the non-dharma of men—(resolve) my doubt, O mighty one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.2
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा त्रिविधैर् देहिनः सदा बध्यन्ते बन्धनैः कैर् वा मुच्यन्ते वा कथं वद ॥
karmaṇā manasā vācā trividhair dehinaḥ sadā badhyante bandhanaiḥ kair vā mucyante vā kathaṃ vada //
By act, by mind, by speech—by these three (means) embodied beings are ever bound; and by which bonds, or how are they released? Tell (me).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.3
केन शीलेन वै देव कर्मणा कीदृशेन वा समाचारैर् गुणैः कैर् वा स्वर्गं यान्तीह मानवाः ॥
kena śīlena vai deva karmaṇā kīdṛśena vā samācārair guṇaiḥ kair vā svargaṃ yāntīha mānavāḥ //
By what character, O god, or by what sort of act, or by what practices and qualities do men go to heaven from here?"
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.4
देवि धर्मार्थतत्त्वज्ञे धर्मनित्ये उमे सदा सर्वप्राणिहितः प्रश्नः श्रूयतां बुद्धिवर्धनः ॥
devi dharmārthatattvajñe dharmanitye ume sadā sarvaprāṇihitaḥ praśnaḥ śrūyatāṃ buddhivardhanaḥ //
"O goddess who knows the truth of dharma and its purpose, ever devoted to dharma, Umā—let the question, beneficial to all living beings and increasing understanding, be heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.5
सत्यधर्मरताः शान्ताः सर्वलिङ्गविवर्जिताः नाधर्मेण न धर्मेण बध्यन्ते छिन्नसंशयाः ॥
satyadharmaratāḥ śāntāḥ sarvaliṅgavivarjitāḥ nādharmeṇa na dharmeṇa badhyante chinnasaṃśayāḥ //
Those who delight in truth and dharma, who are at peace, free of all marks (of identity), whose doubts are cut off, are bound neither by non-dharma nor by dharma.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.6
प्रलयोत्पत्तितत्त्वज्ञाः सर्वज्ञाः सर्वदर्शिनः वीतरागा विमुच्यन्ते पुरुषाः कर्मबन्धनैः ॥
pralayotpattitattvajñāḥ sarvajñāḥ sarvadarśinaḥ vītarāgā vimucyante puruṣāḥ karmabandhanaiḥ //
Knowing the truth of dissolution and origination, all-knowing, all-seeing, free of passion, such men are released from the bonds of action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.7
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा ये न हिंसन्ति किंचन ये न मज्जन्ति कस्मिंश्चित् ते न बध्नन्ति कर्मभिः ॥
karmaṇā manasā vācā ye na hiṃsanti kiṃcana ye na majjanti kasmiṃścit te na badhnanti karmabhiḥ //
Those who by act, by mind, by speech injure nothing at all, who do not sink into anything—they are not bound by (their) actions.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.8
प्राणातिपाताद् विरताः शीलवन्तो दयान्विताः तुल्यद्वेष्यप्रिया दान्ता मुच्यन्ते कर्मबन्धनैः ॥
prāṇātipātād viratāḥ śīlavanto dayānvitāḥ tulyadveṣyapriyā dāntā mucyante karmabandhanaiḥ //
Those who abstain from taking life, who are of good character, endowed with compassion, who regard the hated and the dear alike, and are self-controlled, are released from the bonds of action.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.9
सर्वभूतदयावन्तो विश्वास्याः सर्वजन्तुषु त्यक्तहिंस्रसमाचारास् ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
sarvabhūtadayāvanto viśvāsyāḥ sarvajantuṣu tyaktahiṃsrasamācārās te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those possessed of compassion for all beings, trustworthy toward all creatures, who have given up cruel practices—those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.10
परस्वनिर्ममा नित्यं परदारविवर्जिकाः धर्मलब्धार्थभोक्तारस् ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
parasvanirmamā nityaṃ paradāravivarjikāḥ dharmalabdhārthabhoktāras te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those free of grasping for another's property, always avoiding another's wife, who enjoy wealth obtained lawfully—those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.11
मातृवत् स्वसृवच् चैव नित्यं दुहितृवच् च ये परदारेषु वर्तन्ते ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
mātṛvat svasṛvac caiva nityaṃ duhitṛvac ca ye paradāreṣu vartante te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those who behave toward the wives of others always as toward a mother, a sister, and a daughter—those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.12
स्वदारनिरता ये च ऋतुकालाभिगामिनः अग्राम्यसुखभोगाश् च ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
svadāraniratā ye ca ṛtukālābhigāminaḥ agrāmyasukhabhogāś ca te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those who are devoted to their own wives and approach them at the fertile season, and whose enjoyments are not coarse—those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.13
स्तैन्यान् निवृत्ताः सततं संतुष्टाः स्वधनेन च स्वभाग्यान्य् उपजीवन्ति ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
stainyān nivṛttāḥ satataṃ saṃtuṣṭāḥ svadhanena ca svabhāgyāny upajīvanti te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those who are always turned away from theft, content with their own wealth, and live on their own portions — those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.14
परदारेषु ये नित्यं चारित्रावृतलोचनाः जितेन्द्रियाः शीलपरास् ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
paradāreṣu ye nityaṃ cāritrāvṛtalocanāḥ jitendriyāḥ śīlaparās te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those whose eyes are always veiled by good conduct with regard to others' wives, who have conquered their senses and are devoted to virtuous character — those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.15
एष दैवकृतो मार्गः सेवितव्यः सदा नरैः अकषायकृतश् चैव मार्गः सेव्यः सदा बुधैः ॥
eṣa daivakṛto mārgaḥ sevitavyaḥ sadā naraiḥ akaṣāyakṛtaś caiva mārgaḥ sevyaḥ sadā budhaiḥ //
This is the path made by the gods, always to be followed by men; and the path not made by the passions (kaṣāya) is always to be followed by the wise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 224.16
अवृथापकृतश् चैव मार्गः सेव्यः सदा बुधैः दानकर्मतपोयुक्तः शीलशौचदयात्मकः स्वर्गमार्गम् अभीप्सद्भिर् न सेव्यस् त्व् अत उत्तरः ॥
avṛthāpakṛtaś caiva mārgaḥ sevyaḥ sadā budhaiḥ dānakarmatapoyuktaḥ śīlaśaucadayātmakaḥ svargamārgam abhīpsadbhir na sevyas tv ata uttaraḥ //
And the path not made in vain is always to be followed by the wise — (the path) joined with giving, ritual action and austerity, consisting of good conduct, purity and compassion; but what is beyond this is not to be followed by those who desire the road to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 224.17
वाचा तु बध्यते येन मुच्यते ह्य् अथवा पुनः तानि कर्माणि मे देव वद भूतपते ऽनघ ॥
vācā tu badhyate yena mucyate hy athavā punaḥ tāni karmāṇi me deva vada bhūtapate 'nagha //
But that by which one is bound by speech, or again is released — tell me those acts, O god, O lord of beings, O sinless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.18
आत्महेतोः परार्थे वा अधर्माश्रितम् एव च ये मृषा न वदन्तीह ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
ātmahetoḥ parārthe vā adharmāśritam eva ca ye mṛṣā na vadantīha te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those who here do not speak falsely, whether for their own sake or for another's, nor (say) what is grounded in unrighteousness — those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.19
वृत्त्यर्थं धर्महेतोर् वा कामकारात् तथैव च अनृतं ये न भाषन्ते ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
vṛttyarthaṃ dharmahetor vā kāmakārāt tathaiva ca anṛtaṃ ye na bhāṣante te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those who do not utter untruth for the sake of livelihood, or for the sake of dharma, or likewise from the impulse of desire — those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.20
श्लक्ष्णां वाणीं स्वच्छवर्णां मधुरां पापवर्जिताम् स्वगतेनाभिभाषन्ते ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
ślakṣṇāṃ vāṇīṃ svacchavarṇāṃ madhurāṃ pāpavarjitām svagatenābhibhāṣante te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those who speak, in a kindly way, smooth speech of clear tone, sweet and free of evil — those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.21
परुषं ये न भाषन्ते कटुकं निष्ठुरं तथा न पैशुन्यरताः सन्तस् ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
paruṣaṃ ye na bhāṣante kaṭukaṃ niṣṭhuraṃ tathā na paiśunyaratāḥ santas te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those who do not speak what is harsh, bitter or cruel, and being good are not given to slander — those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.22
पिशुनं न प्रभाषन्ते मित्रभेदकरं तथा परपीडाकरं चैव ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
piśunaṃ na prabhāṣante mitrabhedakaraṃ tathā parapīḍākaraṃ caiva te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those who do not utter slander, nor what causes division among friends, nor what causes pain to others — those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.23
ये वर्जयन्ति परुषं परद्रोहं च मानवाः सर्वभूतसमा दान्तास् ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
ye varjayanti paruṣaṃ paradrohaṃ ca mānavāḥ sarvabhūtasamā dāntās te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those men who avoid harshness and injury to others, who are equal toward all beings and self-controlled — those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.24
शठप्रलापाद् विरता विरुद्धपरिवर्जकाः सौम्यप्रलापिनो नित्यं ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
śaṭhapralāpād viratā viruddhaparivarjakāḥ saumyapralāpino nityaṃ te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those who refrain from deceitful talk, who shun what is contrary, and who always speak gently — those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.25
न कोपाद् व्याहरन्ते ये वाचं हृदयदारिणीम् शान्तिं विन्दन्ति ये क्रुद्धास् ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
na kopād vyāharante ye vācaṃ hṛdayadāriṇīm śāntiṃ vindanti ye kruddhās te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those who do not utter out of anger speech that tears the heart, and who, when angered, find peace — those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.26
एष वाणीकृतो देवि धर्मः सेव्यः सदा नरैः शुभसत्यगुणैर् नित्यं वर्जनीया मृषा बुधैः ॥
eṣa vāṇīkṛto devi dharmaḥ sevyaḥ sadā naraiḥ śubhasatyaguṇair nityaṃ varjanīyā mṛṣā budhaiḥ //
This, O goddess, is the dharma constituted of speech, always to be followed by men; falsehood is always to be avoided by the wise, who possess the virtues of goodness and truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.27
मनसा बध्यते येन कर्मणा पुरुषः सदा तन् मे ब्रूहि महाभाग देवदेव पिनाकधृक् ॥
manasā badhyate yena karmaṇā puruṣaḥ sadā tan me brūhi mahābhāga devadeva pinākadhṛk //
By what act a man is always bound through the mind — tell me that, O greatly fortunate one, god of gods, bearer of the Pināka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.28
मानसेनेह धर्मेण संयुक्ताः पुरुषाः सदा स्वर्गं गच्छन्ति कल्याणि तन् मे कीर्तयतः शृणु ॥
mānaseneha dharmeṇa saṃyuktāḥ puruṣāḥ sadā svargaṃ gacchanti kalyāṇi tan me kīrtayataḥ śṛṇu //
Men always joined here with the dharma of the mind go to heaven, O fair lady; hear that as I proclaim it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.29
दुष्प्रणीतेन मनसा दुष्प्रणीतान्तराकृतिः नरो बध्येत येनेह शृणु वा तं शुभानने ॥
duṣpraṇītena manasā duṣpraṇītāntarākṛtiḥ naro badhyeta yeneha śṛṇu vā taṃ śubhānane //
And hear, O fair-faced one, that by which a man of ill-directed inner form would be bound here through an ill-directed mind.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 224.30
अरण्ये विजने न्यस्तं परस्वं दृश्यते यदा मनसापि न गृह्णन्ति ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
araṇye vijane nyastaṃ parasvaṃ dṛśyate yadā manasāpi na gṛhṇanti te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
When another's property, left in a forest or a lonely place, is seen, those who do not take it even in thought — those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.31
तथैव परदारान् ये कामवृत्ता रहोगताः मनसापि न हिंसन्ति ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
tathaiva paradārān ye kāmavṛttā rahogatāḥ manasāpi na hiṃsanti te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Likewise those who, meeting others' wives in private and behaving with desire, do not injure them even in thought — those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.32
शत्रुं मित्रं च ये नित्यं तुल्येन मनसा नराः भजन्ति मैत्र्यं संगम्य ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
śatruṃ mitraṃ ca ye nityaṃ tulyena manasā narāḥ bhajanti maitryaṃ saṃgamya te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those men who always regard enemy and friend with an equal mind, and on meeting them cultivate friendliness — those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.33
श्रुतवन्तो दयावन्तः शुचयः सत्यसंगराः स्वैर् अर्थैः परिसंतुष्टास् ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
śrutavanto dayāvantaḥ śucayaḥ satyasaṃgarāḥ svair arthaiḥ parisaṃtuṣṭās te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those men who are learned, compassionate, pure, true to their agreements, and fully content with their own possessions—those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.34
अवैरा ये त्व् अनायासा मैत्रचित्तरताः सदा सर्वभूतदयावन्तस् ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
avairā ye tv anāyāsā maitracittaratāḥ sadā sarvabhūtadayāvantas te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
But those who are without enmity, without vexation, always delighting in a friendly mind, and compassionate toward all beings—those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.35
ज्ञातवन्तः क्रियावन्तः क्षमावन्तः सुहृत्प्रियाः धर्माधर्मविदो नित्यं ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
jñātavantaḥ kriyāvantaḥ kṣamāvantaḥ suhṛtpriyāḥ dharmādharmavido nityaṃ te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
Those who are knowing, active in rites, patient, dear to their friends, and always knowers of right and wrong—those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.36
शुभानाम् अशुभानां च कर्मणां फलसंचये निराकाङ्क्षाश् च ये देवि ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
śubhānām aśubhānāṃ ca karmaṇāṃ phalasaṃcaye nirākāṅkṣāś ca ye devi te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
And those who, O Goddess, have no craving for the accumulation of the fruits of deeds, whether auspicious or inauspicious—those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.37
पापोपेतान् वर्जयन्ति देवद्विजपराः सदा समुत्थानम् अनुप्राप्तास् ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः ॥
pāpopetān varjayanti devadvijaparāḥ sadā samutthānam anuprāptās te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ //
They avoid those given over to sin, are always devoted to the gods and the twice-born, and have attained (right) exertion—those men go to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.38
शुभैः कर्मफलैर् देवि मयैते परिकीर्तिताः स्वर्गमार्गपरा भूयः किं त्वं श्रोतुम् इहेच्छसि ॥
śubhaiḥ karmaphalair devi mayaite parikīrtitāḥ svargamārgaparā bhūyaḥ kiṃ tvaṃ śrotum ihecchasi //
O Goddess, these have been proclaimed by me, along with the auspicious fruits of their deeds, as intent on the path to heaven. What further do you wish to hear here?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.39
महान् मे संशयः कश्चिन् मर्त्यान् प्रति महेश्वर तस्मात् त्वं निपुणेनाद्य मम व्याख्यातुम् अर्हसि ॥
mahān me saṃśayaḥ kaścin martyān prati maheśvara tasmāt tvaṃ nipuṇenādya mama vyākhyātum arhasi //
I have a certain great doubt concerning mortals, O Great Lord; therefore you should today explain (it) to me in detail.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.40
केनायुर् लभते दीर्घं कर्मणा पुरुषः प्रभो तपसा वापि देवेश केनायुर् लभते महत् ॥
kenāyur labhate dīrghaṃ karmaṇā puruṣaḥ prabho tapasā vāpi deveśa kenāyur labhate mahat //
By what deed does a man obtain a long life, O Lord? Or by what austerity, O Lord of gods, does he obtain a great lifespan?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.41
क्षीणायुः केन भवति कर्मणा भुवि मानवः विपाकं कर्मणां देव वक्तुम् अर्हस्य् अनिन्दित ॥
kṣīṇāyuḥ kena bhavati karmaṇā bhuvi mānavaḥ vipākaṃ karmaṇāṃ deva vaktum arhasy anindita //
By what deed does a man on earth become short-lived? O God, you should tell (me) the ripening of deeds, O blameless one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.42
अपरे च महाभाग्या मन्दभाग्यास् तथा परे अकुलीनाः कुलीनाश् च संभवन्ति तथा परे ॥
apare ca mahābhāgyā mandabhāgyās tathā pare akulīnāḥ kulīnāś ca saṃbhavanti tathā pare //
And some are of great fortune, while others are of poor fortune; some are born of no family and some of good family, and others likewise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.43
दुर्दर्शाः केचिद् आभान्ति नराः काष्ठमया इव प्रियदर्शास् तथा चान्ये दर्शनाद् एव मानवाः ॥
durdarśāḥ kecid ābhānti narāḥ kāṣṭhamayā iva priyadarśās tathā cānye darśanād eva mānavāḥ //
Some men appear ugly to look at, as if made of wood, while other men are pleasing at the very sight.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.44
दुष्प्रज्ञाः केचिद् आभान्ति केचिद् आभान्ति पण्डिताः महाप्रज्ञास् तथा चान्ये ज्ञानविज्ञानभाविनः ॥
duṣprajñāḥ kecid ābhānti kecid ābhānti paṇḍitāḥ mahāprajñās tathā cānye jñānavijñānabhāvinaḥ //
Some appear dull-witted, some appear learned, and others of great wisdom, endowed with knowledge and discernment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.45
अल्पवाचास् तथा केचिन् महावाचास् तथा परे दृश्यन्ते पुरुषा देव ततो व्याख्यातुम् अर्हसि ॥
alpavācās tathā kecin mahāvācās tathā pare dṛśyante puruṣā deva tato vyākhyātum arhasi //
And some men are seen to speak little, others to speak much, O God; therefore you should explain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.46
हन्त ते ऽहं प्रवक्ष्यामि देवि कर्मफलोदयम् मर्त्यलोके नरः सर्वो येन स्वं फलम् अश्नुते ॥
hanta te 'haṃ pravakṣyāmi devi karmaphalodayam martyaloke naraḥ sarvo yena svaṃ phalam aśnute //
Well then, I shall declare to you, O Goddess, the arising of the fruit of deeds, by which every man in the world of mortals enjoys his own fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.47
प्राणातिपाती योगीन्द्रो दण्डहस्तो नरः सदा नित्यम् उद्यतशस्त्रश् च हन्ति भूतगणान् नरः ॥
prāṇātipātī yogīndro daṇḍahasto naraḥ sadā nityam udyataśastraś ca hanti bhūtagaṇān naraḥ //
A man who destroys life, a chief of ascetics(?), a man always with a stick in hand, and with weapon ever raised, who kills hosts of beings—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 224.48
निर्दयः सर्वभूतेभ्यो नित्यम् उद्वेगकारकः अपि कीटपतंगानाम् अशरण्यः सुनिर्घृणः ॥
nirdayaḥ sarvabhūtebhyo nityam udvegakārakaḥ api kīṭapataṃgānām aśaraṇyaḥ sunirghṛṇaḥ //
pitiless toward all beings, always causing terror, giving no shelter even to worms and insects, utterly without mercy—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.49
एवंभूतो नरो देवि निरयं प्रतिपद्यते विपरीतस् तु धर्मात्मा स्वरूपेणाभिजायते ॥
evaṃbhūto naro devi nirayaṃ pratipadyate viparītas tu dharmātmā svarūpeṇābhijāyate //
Such a man, O Goddess, goes to hell; but the opposite one, whose nature is righteous, is born with a fine form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.50
निरयं याति हिंसात्मा याति स्वर्गम् अहिंसकः यातनां निरये रौद्रां सकृच्छ्रां लभते नरः ॥
nirayaṃ yāti hiṃsātmā yāti svargam ahiṃsakaḥ yātanāṃ niraye raudrāṃ sakṛcchrāṃ labhate naraḥ //
The violent-natured goes to hell, the non-violent goes to heaven; in hell a man receives a terrible torment full of hardship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.51
यः कश्चिन् निरयात् तस्मात् समुत्तरति कर्हिचित् मानुष्यं लभते वापि हीनायुस् तत्र जायते ॥
yaḥ kaścin nirayāt tasmāt samuttarati karhicit mānuṣyaṃ labhate vāpi hīnāyus tatra jāyate //
Whoever at some time rises up out of that hell, even if he obtains human birth, he is born there short-lived.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.52
पापेन कर्मणा देवि युक्तो हिंसादिभिर् यतः अहितः सर्वभूतानां हीनायुर् उपजायते ॥
pāpena karmaṇā devi yukto hiṃsādibhir yataḥ ahitaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ hīnāyur upajāyate //
Since, O Goddess, he was joined to sinful action, to violence and the rest, being hostile to all beings, he is born short-lived.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.53
शुभेन कर्मणा देवि प्राणिघातविवर्जितः शुभेन कर्मणा देवि प्राणिघातविवर्जितः निक्षिप्तशस्त्रो निर्दण्डो न हिंसति कदाचन ॥
śubhena karmaṇā devi prāṇighātavivarjitaḥ śubhena karmaṇā devi prāṇighātavivarjitaḥ nikṣiptaśastro nirdaṇḍo na hiṃsati kadācana //
(But) through good action, O goddess, (a man) who refrains from killing living beings — through good action, O goddess, refraining from killing living beings — one who has laid down his weapon and carries no rod never does harm.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.54
न घातयति नो हन्ति घ्नन्तं नैवानुमोदते सर्वभूतेषु सस्नेहो यथात्मनि तथा परे ॥
na ghātayati no hanti ghnantaṃ naivānumodate sarvabhūteṣu sasneho yathātmani tathā pare //
He does not cause (others) to kill, nor does he kill, nor does he approve of one who kills; he is affectionate toward all beings, (feeling) toward another as toward himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.55
ईदृशः पुरुषो नित्यं देवि देवत्वम् अश्नुते उपपन्नान् सुखान् भोगान् सदाश्नाति मुदा युतः ॥
īdṛśaḥ puruṣo nityaṃ devi devatvam aśnute upapannān sukhān bhogān sadāśnāti mudā yutaḥ //
Such a man, O goddess, always attains godhood, and, filled with joy, ever enjoys the pleasures and delights that come to him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 224.56
अथ चेन् मानुषे लोके कदाचिद् उपपद्यते एष दीर्घायुषां मार्गः सुवृत्तानां सुकर्मणाम् प्राणिहिंसाविमोक्षेण ब्रह्मणा समुदीरितः ॥
atha cen mānuṣe loke kadācid upapadyate eṣa dīrghāyuṣāṃ mārgaḥ suvṛttānāṃ sukarmaṇām prāṇihiṃsāvimokṣeṇa brahmaṇā samudīritaḥ //
But if at some time he is born in the world of men (still, he lives long): this is the path of those who are long-lived, of good conduct and good deeds, proclaimed by Brahmā, (consisting) in abstaining from harming living beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition