Ajita's questions (from the Pārāyaṇa)

Śag_39.1

[pārāyaṇeṣv ajitapraśnaḥ:] kenāyaṃ nivṛto lokaḥ kenāyaṃ na prakāśate / kiṃ cābhilepanaṃ brūṣe kiṃ ca tasya mahad bhayam //

Śag_39.2

avidyānivṛto lokaḥ pramādān na prakāśate / jalpābhilepanaṃ brūmi duḥkhaṃ tasya mahad bhayaṃ //

Śag_39.3

sravanti sarvataḥ srotāḥ srotasāṃ kiṃ nivāraṇaṃ / srotasāṃ saṃvaraṃ brūhi kena srotaḥ pidhīyate //

Śag_39.4

yāni srotāṃsi lokasya smṛtiḥ teṣāṃ nivāraṇaṃ / srotasāṃ saṃvaraṃ brūmi prajñayā hi pidhīyate //

Śag_39.5

prajñāyāś ca smṛteś caiva nāmarūpasya sarvaśaḥ / ācakṣva pṛṣṭa etan me kutraitad uparudhyate //

Śag_39.6

prajñā caiva smṛtiś caiva nāmarūpaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ / vijñānasya nirodhād dhi atraitad uparudhyate //

Śag_39.7

kathaṃ smṛtasya carato vijñānam uparudhyate / ācakṣva pṛṣṭa etan me yathātatham asaṃśayaḥ //

Śag_39.8

adhyātaṃ ca bahirdhā ca vedanāṃ nābhinandataḥ / evaṃ smṛtasya carato vijñānam uparudhyate //

Śag_39.9

ye ca saṃkhyātadharmāṇo ye ca śaikṣāḥ pṛthagvidhāḥ / teṣāṃ me nipakasyeryāṃ pṛṣṭaḥ prabrūhi mārṣa //

Śag_39.10

kāmeṣu nābhigṛdhyeta manasānāvilo bhavet / kuśalaḥ sarvadharmeṣu smṛto bhikṣuḥ parivrajet //