% Text title : prashnottararatnamAlikA % File name : prashnottara.itx % Category : vedanta, shankarAchArya % Location : doc\_z\_misc\_shankara % Transliterated by : Sorin Suciu aka SeSe at sorins at hotmail.com % Proofread by : Sorin Suciu aka SeSe at sorins at hotmail.com % Latest update : November 1, 2010 % Send corrections to : sanskrit at cheerful dot c om % % This text is prepared by volunteers and is to be used for personal study % and research. 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pathyataro dharmaH kaH shuchiriha yasya mAnasaM shuddham | kaH paNDito vivekI kiM viShamavadhIraNA guruShu || 4|| kiM sa.nsAre sAraM bahusho.api vichintyamAnamidameva | kiM manujeShviShTatamaM svaparahitAyodyataM janma || 5|| madireva mohajanakaH kaH snehaH ke cha dasyavo viShayAH | kA bhavavalli tR^iShNA ko vairI yastvanudyogaH || 6|| kasmAdbhayamiha maraNAdandhAdiha ko vishiShyate rAgI | kaH shUro yo lalanAlochanabANairna cha vyadhitaH || 7|| pAntuM karNA~njalibhiH kimamR^itamiha yujyate sadupadeshaH | kiM gurutAyA mUlaM yadetadaprArthanaM nAma || 8|| kiM gahanaM strIcharitaM kashchaturo yo na khaNDitastena | kiM duHkhaM asantoShaH kiM lAghavamadhamato yAch~nA || 9|| kiM jIvitamanavadyaM kiM jADyaM pAThato.apyanabhyAsaH | ko jAgarti vivekI ko nidrA mUDhatA jantoH || 10|| nalinIdalagatajalavattaralaM kiM yauvanaM dhanaM chAyuH | kathaya punaH ke shashinaH kiraNasamAH sajjanA eva || 11|| ko narakaH paravashatA kiM saukhyaM sarvasa~NgaviratiryA | kiM satyaM bhUtahitaM priyaM cha kiM prANinAmasavaH || 12|| ko.anarthaphalo mAnaH kA sukhadA sAdhujanamaitrI | sarvavyasanavinAshe ko daxaH sarvathA tyAgI || 13|| kiM maraNaM mUrkhatvaM kiM chAnarghaM yadavasare dattam | AmaraNAt kiM shalyaM prachChannaM yatkR^itaM pApam || 14|| kutra vidheyo yatno vidyAbhyAse sadauShadhe dAne | avadhIraNA kva kAryA khalaparayoShitparadhaneShu || 15|| kAharnishamanuchintyA sa.nsArAsAratA na tu pramadA | kA preyasI vidheyA karaNA dIneShu sajjane maitrI || 16|| kaNThagatairapyasubhiH kasya hyAtmA na shakyate jetum | mUrkhasya sha~Nkitasya cha viShAdino vA kR^itaghnasya || 17|| kaH sAdhuH sadavR^ittaH kamadhamamAchaxate tvasadvR^ittam | kena jitaM jagadetatsatyatitixAvatA pu.nsA || 18|| kasmai namA.nsi devAH kurvanti dayApradhAnAya | kasmAdudvegaH syAtsa.nsArAraNyataH sudhiyaH || 19|| kasya vashe prANigaNaH satyapriyabhAShiNo vinItasya | kva sthAtavyaM nyAyye pathi dR^iShTAdR^iShTalAbhADhye || 20|| ko.andho yo.akaryarataH ko badhiro yo hitAni na shR^iNoti | ko mUko yaH kAle priyANi vaktuM na jAnAti || 21|| kiM dAnamanAkA~NxaM kiM mitraM yo nivArayati pApAt | ko.ala~NkAraH shIlaM kiM vAchAM maNDanaM satyam || 22|| vidyudvilasitachapalaM kiM durjanasa~Ngatiryuvatayashcha | kulashIlaniShprakampAH ke kalikAle.api sajjanA eva || 23|| chintAmaNiriva durlabhamiha kiM kathayAmi tachchaturbhadram | kiM tadvadanti bhUyo vidhutatamasA visheSheNa || 24|| dAnaM priyavAksahitaM j~nAnamagarvaM xamAnvitaM shauryam | vittaM tyAgasametaM durlabhametachchaturbhadram || 25|| kiM shochyaM kArpaNyaM sati vibhave kiM prashastamaudAryam | kaH pUjyo vidvadbhiH svabhAvataH sarvadA vinIto yaH || 26|| kaH kulakamaladineshaH sati guNAvibhave.api yo namraH | kasya vashe jagadetatpriyahitavachanasyadharmaniratasya || 27|| vidvanmanoharA kA satkavitA bodhavanitA cha | kaM na spR^ishati vipattiH pravR^iddhavachanAnuvartinaM dAntam || 28|| kasmai spR^ihayati kamalA tvanalasachittAya nItivR^ittAya | tyajati cha kaM sahasA dvijagurusuranindAkaraM cha sAlasyam || 29|| kutra vidheyo vAsaH sajjananikaTe.athavA kAshyAm | kaH parihAryo deshaH pishunayuto lubdhabhUpashcha || 30|| kenAshochyaH puruShaH praNatakalatreNa dhIravibhavena | iha bhuvane kaH shochyaH satyapi vibhave na yo dAtA || 31|| kiM laghutAyA mUlaM prAkR^itapuruSheShu yA yAch~nA | rAmAdapi kaH shUraH smarasharanihato na yashchalati || 32|| kimaharnishamanuchintyaM bhagavachcharaNaM na sa.nsAraH | chaxuShmanto.apyandhAH ke syuH ye nAstikA manujAH || 33|| kaH pa~Nguriha prathito vrajati cha yo vArddhake tIrtham | kiM tIrthamapi cha mukhyaM chittamalaM yannivartayati || 34|| kiM smarttavyaM puruShaiH harinAma sadA na yAvanI bhAShA | ko hi na vAchyaH sudhiyA paradoShashchAnR^itaM tadvat || 35|| kiM sampAdyaM manujaiH vidyA vittaM balaM yashaH puNyam | kaH sarvaguNavinAshI lobhaH shatrushcha kaH kAmaH || 36|| kA cha sabhA parihAryA hInA yA vR^iddhasachivena | iha kutrAvahitaH syAnmanujaH kila rAjasevAyAm || 37|| prANAdapi ko ramyaH kuladharmaH sAdhusa~Ngashcha | kA sa.nraxyA kIrtiH pativratA naijabuddhishcha || 38|| kA kalpalatA loke sachChiShyAyArpitA vidyA | ko.axayavaTavR^ixaH syAtvidhivatsatpAtradattadAnaM yat || 39|| kiM shastraM sarveShAM yuktiH mAtA cha kA dhenuH | kiM nu balaM yaddhairyaM ko mR^ityuH yadavadhAnarahitatvam || 40|| kutra viShaM duShTajane kimihAshauchaM bhavetR^iNaM nR^iNAm | kimabhayamiha vairAmyaM bhayamapi kiM vittameva sarveShAm || 41|| kA durlabhA narANAM haribhaktiH pAtakaM cha kiM hi.nsA | ko hi bhagavatpriyaH syAtyo.anyaM nodvejayedanudvignaH || 42|| kasmAt siddhiH tapasaH buddhiH kva nu bhUsure kuto buddhiH | vR^iddhopasevayA ke vR^iddhA ye dharmatattvaj~nAH || 43|| sambhAvitasya maraNAdadhikaM kiM duryasho bhavati | loke sukhI bhavetko dhanavAndhanamapi cha kiM yatashcheShTam || 44|| sarvasukhAnAM bIjaM kiM puNyaM duHkhamapi kutaH pApAt | kasyaishvaryaM yaH kila sha~NkaramArAdhayedbhaktyA || 45|| ko varddhate vinItaH ko vA hIyeta yo dR^iptaH | ko na pratyetavyo brUte yashchAnR^itaM shashvat || 46|| kutrAnR^ite.apyapApAM yachchoktaM dharmaraxArtham | ko dharmo.abhimato yaH shiShTAnAM nijakulInAnAm || 47|| sAdhubalaM kiM daivaM kaH sAdhuH sarvadA tuShTaH | daivaM kiM yatsukR^itaM kaH sukR^itI shlAghyate cha yaH sadbhiH || 48|| gR^ihamedhinashcha mitraM kiM bhAryA ko gR^ihI cha yo yajate | ko yaj~no yaH shrutyA vihitaH shreyaskaro nR^iNAm || 49|| kasya kriyA hi saphalA yaH punarAchAravAM shiShTaH | kaH shiShTo yo vedapramANavAM ko hataH kriyAbhraShTaH || 50|| ko dhanyaH saMnyAsI ko mAnyaH paNDitaH sAdhuH | kaH sevyo yo dAtA ko dAtA yo.arthitR^iptimAtanute || 51|| kiM bhAgyaM dehavatAmArogyaM kaH phalI kR^iShikR^it | kasya na pApaM japataH kaH pUrNo yaH prajAvAM syAt || 52|| kiM duShkaraM narANAM yanmanaso nigrahaH satatam | ko brahmacharyavAM syAtyashchAskhalitordhvaretaskaH || 53|| kA cha paradevatoktA chichChaktiH ko jagatbhartA | sUryaH sarveShAM ko jIvanahetuH sa parjanyaH || 54|| kaH shuro yo bhItatrAtA trAtA cha kaH sadguruH | ko hi jagadgururuktaH shambhuH j~nAnaM kutaH shivAdeva || 55|| muktiM labheta kasmAnmukundabhakteH mukundaH kaH | yastArayedavidyAM kA chAvidyA yadAtmano.asphUrtiH || 56|| kasya na shoko yaH syAdkrodhaH kiM sukhaM tuShTiH | ko rAjA ra~nchanakR^itkashcha shvA nIchasevako yaH syAt || 57|| ko mAyI parameshaH ka indrajAlAyate prapa~ncho.ayam | kaH svapnanibho jAgradvyavahAraH satyamapi cha kiM brahma || 58|| kiM mithyA yadvidyAnAshyaM tuchChaM tu shashaviShANAdi | kA chAnirvAchyA mAyA kiM kalpitaM dvaitam || 59|| kiM pAramArthikaM syAdadvaitaM chAj~natA kuto.anAdiH | vapuShashcha poShakaM kiM prArabdhaM chAnnadAyi kiM chAyuH || 60|| ko brahmaNairupAsyo gAyatryarkAgnigocharaH shambhuH | gAyatryAmAditye chAgnau shambha cha kiM nu tattattvam || 61|| prAtyaxadevatA kA mAtA pUjyo gurushcha kaH tAtaH | kaH sarvadevatAtmA vidyAkarmAnvito vipraH || 62|| kashcha kulaxayahetuH santApaH sajjaneShu yo.akAri | keShAmamogha vachanaM ye cha punaH satyamaunashamashIlAH || 63|| kiM janma viShayasa~NgaH kimuttaraM janma putraH syAt | ko.aparihAryo mR^ityuH kutra padaM vinyasechcha dR^ikpUte || 64|| pAtraM kimannadAne xudhitaM ko.archyo hi bhagavadavatAraH | kashcha bhagavAnmaheshaH sha~NkaranArAyaNAtmaikaH || 65|| phalamapi bhagavadbhakteH kiM tallokasvarupasAxAttvam | moxashcha ko hyavidyAstamayaH kaH sarvavedabhUH atha cha OM || 66|| ityeShA kaNThasthA prashnottararatnamAlikA yeShAm | te muktAbharaNA iva vimalAshchAbhAnti satsamAjeShu || 67|| || iti shrImad sha~NkarAchAryavirachitA prashnottararatnamAlikA samAptA ||## Encoded and proofread by Sorin Suciu aka SeSe at sorins at hotmail.com. \medskip\hrule\obeylines Please send corrections to sanskrit at cheerful dot c om Last updated \today https://sanskritdocuments.org \end{document}