Chapter 7
1 And Jehovah said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
1 And Jehovah said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.
“Yajnavalkya said, Listen to me, O foremost of men, as I tell thee whatthe duration of time is in respect to the Unmanifest (or the SupremePurusha).
एक किसान ने एक नेवला पाल रखा था| नेवला बहुत चतुर और स्वामिभक्त था| एक दिन किसान कहीं गया था| किसान की स्त्री ने अपने छोटे बच्चे को दूध पिलाकर सुला दिया और नेवले को छोड़कर वह घड़ा और रस्सी लेकर कुएँ पर पानी भरने चली गयी|
“Vaisampayana said, “Beholding his five handsome sons growing up beforehim in that great forest on the charming mountain slope, Pandu felt thelast might of his arms revive once more.
“Vidura said, ‘Worshipped by the good and abandoning pride, that good manwho pursueth his objects without outstepping the limits of his power,soon succeedeth in winning fame, for they that are good, when gratifiedwith a person, are certainly competent to bestow happiness on him.
Vaisampayana said, “O son of Kuru, they, Yudhishthira and others, havingreached the forest of Kamyaka, were, hospitably received by hosts ofsaints and they lived together with Krishna.
कसी के पास धन बहुत है तो यह कोई विशेष भगवत्कृपा की बात नहीं है| ये धन आदि वस्तुएँ तो पापी को भी मिल जाती हैं-‘सुत दारा अरु लक्ष्मी पापी के भी होय|’ इनके मिलने में कोई विलक्षण बात नहीं है|
“Brahmana said, ‘The wheel of life moves on. It has the understanding forits strength; the mind for the pole (on which it rests); the group ofsenses for its bonds, the (five) great elements for its nave, and homefor its circumference.