44 - Jada's exposition in his conversation with his father (concluded). 

Subahu explains to the king of Kashí that it was to reclaim his brother Alarka to a proper frame of mind, that he had induced the king to conquer Alarka-Subáhu expounds to the king the conditions of attaining final emancipation from existence, and both depart--Alarka resigns his kingdom to his son and betaking himself to the forest attains final bliss. 

Here ends Jada's exposition to his father. 

The Bird's then conclude by saying that Jada and his father attained final bliss. 

Subáhu spoke.

1.      “In that I have resorted to thee for refuge, O tiger-king, I have secured every object. I will depart. Rest thou happy!” 

The king of Kášhí spoke.

2.      “What object hast thou secured, Sir? And what aim hast thon attained? Declare that to me, O Subáhu, for I

3. feel a keen curiosity. Thou didst stir me up, saying 'Conquer and give me the great kingdom, that belonged to my great

4. grandfather and is dominated by Alarka.' Thereupon attacked the kingdom of this thy younger brother, a brought this army for thee. Therefore, enjoy it as befits the race,” * 

* For bhunkshvasva kulochitam read bhunkshva svakuloc'hitam?

Subáhu spoke.

5. “O king of Káshí, hearken, why I made this endeavour, and

6. stirred thee up, Şir, to an unwanted endeavour. This my brother, who understands truth is addicted † to unrefined

                  † For s'hakto read shakto? 

7. pleasures. My two elder brothers are wise and unbeguild because our mother droppod admonition into the ears of born of them and into mine, just as she dropped milk in the

8. mouths and mine during our infancy, O king. Our mother taught those subjects, that men consider should be known to both of them and to me, but not to him, Alarka

9. who wished to be illustrious, O king. As merchants, who aree travelling for gain, feel a common grief, if one of the

10. perishes, so is it with us, O king. Since he, Alarka, he caught the infatuation of domestic life, and is perishing king; since he is related to this my body, and bears the idea

11. of a brother; hence I, concluding that he would obtain the perception of passionlessness through suffering, resorted to the

12. Sir, to carry out the undertaking. Therefore, he has be brought through distress to passionlessness through instrition, O king; the work has been accomplished; mayest thou

13. fare well. I depart. 'Having dwelt in Madálashá's womb, a having drank of her breast, may he not follow the path that

14. is travelled by the sons of other women, O king!' So I deliberated and I did it all by resorting to thee; and it been accomplished. I will again depart to seek final beatitude. 

15.    “I do not approve of those, O king! who neglect the own family, a kinsman, or a friend, when these are in difficulties; for, though possessed of organs, they are maimed indeed. 

16. He who falls into difficulties when he has an able friend, or member of his own family, or kinsman, they should be denied righteousness, wealth, love and final emancipatiou, but he

17. should not be denied them. Through association with thee, O king, I have accomplished this great undertaking. Well mayest thou fare! I will depart. Mayest, thou participate in koowledge, most noble king!” 

The king of Kášhí spoke.

18. “Thou hast done a great benefit to good Alarka; how is it

19. thou dost not turn thy mind to benefit me? Since association of good men with good men yields fruit and is not barren, therefore I have attained the prosperity that is bound up with thy patronage.” 

Subáhu spoke.

20. “The four-fold aims of men are known as righteousness, wealth, pleasure, and final emancipation from existence. There thou hast righteousness, wealth and pleasure, all of

21. them, - the last is wanting. I will succinctly expound it to thee; listen now with singleness of mind thereto; and having heard and rightly deliberated strive after bliss, O king!

22. Thou must have no dealings, O king, with the notion “Mine,” nor the notion “I”; for when one considers rightly, righteousness has no correlation in the absence of righteousness.

23. When thou hast thought in thy soul, 'I must comprehend of what I am'; when thou hast thought in after nights ‘I must

24. consider the external and the internal'; thou must discern him whose beginning, attributes and ending are imperceptible, who is changeless, devoid of intelligence, both perceptible and imperceptible; and thou shalt discern ‘Who am I?’

25. When this indeed is discerned, thou hast discerned everything. To discern the soul in what is not soul, and ono's own property

26. in what is not one's own this is folly. I as such have passed everywhere, O king, according to the intercourse of the world. I have declared all this that thou hast asked: now I depart.” 

27. Having spoken thus to the king of Kášhí, the wise Subáhu departed. And the king of Káshí having done obeisance to Alarka departed to his own city. 

28. Alarka, also, enthroned his eldest son as king, and abandoning every tie resorted to the forest, for his own perfection.

29. After a long time becoming purged of the contrary qualities and free from all worldly possessions, he attainod an unparalleled pitch of religious devotion and gained supreme and final

30. bliss. Perceiving all this universe with its gods, demons and human beings perpetually bound and being bound in the

31. meshes woven of the qualities; being drawn by the causes brought into existence by sons and other children, by nephews and other relations, and by one's own and other people's prosperty,

32. and so forth; oppressed with woe, wearing diverse appearances, wholly enclosed within the mud of ignorance, possessing no deliverer; and perceiving himself wholly passed

33. beyond, the large-minded king sang this song --” Alas, woe is it that I occupied the kingdom formerly! So have I since learnt? There is no happiness superior to religious devotion.” 

Jada spoke.

34. Dear father, do thou practise this sublime religious devotion to attain final emancipation from existence; whereby thou shalt attain to that Supreme Soul, in reaching which

35. thou shalt not grieve. Then I also will go. What need have I of sacrifices? what need of prayers? Action in one who has attained success works towards re-absorption into the

36. Supreme Soul. Obtaining permission from thee, I also free from the contrary qualities, free from worldly possessions will so strive after final emancipation that I may attain the supreme bliss. 

The birds spoke.

37. Having thus addressed his father, and having obtained permission from him, the wise Jada, abandoning all world

38.  possessions, departed, O brahman. His father also, who was most large-minded, in like course after becoming a vanaprastha

39. entered on the fourth stage of life. There having met with his son and having forsaken the bonds formed the qualities &c., he attained supreme perfection, being wise and having acquired self-knowledge at the same time. 

40.   All this has been declared to thee, O bráhman, which thou, sir did ask of us--at full length and with truth. What else dost thou desire to hear?