 | Book 5 Chapter 35
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| 1 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 1 | brūhi bhūyo mahābuddhe dharmārthasahitaṃ vacaḥ
śṛṇvato nāsti me tṛptir vicitrāṇīha bhāṣase
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| 2 | vidura uvāca
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| 2 | sarvatīrtheṣu vā snānaṃ sarvabhūteṣu cārjavam
ubhe ete same syātām ārjavaṃ vā viśiṣyate
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| 3 | ārjavaṃ pratipadyasva putreṣu satataṃ vibho
iha kīrtiṃ parāṃ prāpya pretya svargam avāpsyasi
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| 4 | yāvat kīrtir manuṣyasya puṇyā lokeṣu gīyate
tāvat sa puruṣavyāghra svargaloke mahīyate
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| 5 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
virocanasya saṃvādaṃ keśinyarthe sudhanvanā
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| 6 | keśiny uvāca
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| 6 | kiṃ brāhmaṇāḥ svic chreyāṃso ditijāḥ svid virocana
atha kena sma paryaṅkaṃ sudhanvā nādhirohati
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| 7 | virocana uvāca
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| 7 | prājāpatyā hi vai śreṣṭhā vayaṃ keśini sattamāḥ
asmākaṃ khalv ime lokāḥ ke devāḥ ke dvijātayaḥ
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| 8 | keśiny uvāca
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| 8 | ihaivāssva pratīkṣāva upasthāne virocana
sudhanvā prātar āgantā paśyeyaṃ vāṃ samāgatau
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| 9 | virocana uvāca
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| 9 | tathā bhadre kariṣyāmi yathā tvaṃ bhīru bhāṣase
sudhanvānaṃ ca māṃ caiva prātar draṣṭāsi saṃgatau
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| 10 | sudhanvovāca
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| 10 | anvālabhe hiraṇmayaṃ prāhrāde 'haṃ tavāsanam
ekatvam upasaṃpanno na tv āseyaṃ tvayā saha
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| 11 | virocana uvāca
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| 11 | anvāharantu phalakaṃ kūrcaṃ vāpy atha vā bṛsīm
sudhanvan na tvam arho 'si mayā saha samāsanam
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| 12 | sudhanvovāca
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| 12 | pitāpi te samāsīnam upāsītaiva mām adhaḥ
bālaḥ sukhaidhito gehe na tvaṃ kiṃ cana budhyase
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| 13 | virocana uvāca
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| 13 | hiraṇyaṃ ca gavāśvaṃ ca yad vittam asureṣu naḥ
sudhanvan vipaṇe tena praśnaṃ pṛcchāva ye viduḥ
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| 14 | sudhanvovāca
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| 14 | hiraṇyaṃ ca gavāśvaṃ ca tavaivāstu virocana
prāṇayos tu paṇaṃ kṛtvā praśnaṃ pṛcchāva ye viduḥ
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| 15 | virocana uvāca
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| 15 | āvāṃ kutra gamiṣyāvaḥ prāṇayor vipaṇe kṛte
na hi deveṣv ahaṃ sthātā na manuṣyeṣu karhi cit
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| 16 | sudhanvovāca
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| 16 | pitaraṃ te gamiṣyāvaḥ prāṇayor vipaṇe kṛte
putrasyāpi sa hetor hi prahrādo nānṛtaṃ vadet
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| 17 | prahrāda uvāca
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| 17 | imau tau saṃpradṛśyete yābhyāṃ na caritaṃ saha
āśīviṣāv iva kruddhāv ekamārgam ihāgatau
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| 18 | kiṃ vai sahaiva carato na purā carataḥ saha
virocanaitat pṛcchāmi kiṃ te sakhyaṃ sudhanvanā
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| 19 | virocana uvāca
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| 19 | na me sudhanvanā sakhyaṃ prāṇayor vipaṇāvahe
prahrāda tat tvāṃ pṛcchāmi mā praśnam anṛtaṃ vadīḥ
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| 20 | prahrāda uvāca
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| 20 | udakaṃ madhuparkaṃ cāpy ānayantu sudhanvane
brahmann abhyarcanīyo 'si śvetā gauḥ pīvarīkṛtā
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| 21 | sudhanvovāca
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| 21 | udakaṃ madhuparkaṃ ca patha evārpitaṃ mama
prahrāda tvaṃ tu nau praśnaṃ tathyaṃ prabrūhi pṛcchatoḥ
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| 22 | prahrāda uvāca
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| 22 | putro vānyo bhavān brahman sākṣye caiva bhavet sthitaḥ
tayor vivadatoḥ praśnaṃ katham asmadvidho vadet
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| 23 | atha yo naiva prabrūyāt satyaṃ vā yadi vānṛtam
etat sudhanvan pṛcchāmi durvivaktā sma kiṃ vaset
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| 24 | sudhanvovāca
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| 24 | yāṃ rātrim adhivinnā strī yāṃ caivākṣaparājitaḥ
yāṃ ca bhārābhitaptāṅgo durvivaktā sma tāṃ vaset
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| 25 | nagare pratiruddhaḥ san bahirdvāre bubhukṣitaḥ
amitrān bhūyasaḥ paśyan durvivaktā sma tāṃ vaset
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| 26 | pañca paśvanṛte hanti daśa hanti gavānṛte
śatam aśvānṛte hanti sahasraṃ puruṣānṛte
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| 27 | hanti jātān ajātāṃś ca hiraṇyārthe 'nṛtaṃ vadan
sarvaṃ bhūmyanṛte hanti mā sma bhūmyanṛtaṃ vadīḥ
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| 28 | prahrāda uvāca
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| 28 | mattaḥ śreyān aṅgirā vai sudhanvā tvad virocana
mātāsya śreyasī mātus tasmāt tvaṃ tena vai jitaḥ
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| 29 | virocana sudhanvāyaṃ prāṇānām īśvaras tava
sudhanvan punar icchāmi tvayā dattaṃ virocanam
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| 30 | sudhanvovāca
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| 30 | yad dharmam avṛṇīthās tvaṃ na kāmād anṛtaṃ vadīḥ
punar dadāmi te tasmāt putraṃ prahrāda durlabham
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| 31 | eṣa prahrāda putras te mayā datto virocanaḥ
pādaprakṣālanaṃ kuryāt kumāryāḥ saṃnidhau mama
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| 32 | vidura uvāca
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| 32 | tasmād rājendra bhūmyarthe nānṛtaṃ vaktum arhasi
mā gamaḥ sasutāmātyo 'tyayaṃ putrān anubhraman
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| 33 | na devā yaṣṭim ādāya rakṣanti paśupālavat
yaṃ tu rakṣitum icchanti buddhyā saṃvibhajanti tam
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| 34 | yathā yathā hi puruṣaḥ kalyāṇe kurute manaḥ
tathā tathāsya sarvārthāḥ sidhyante nātra saṃśayaḥ
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| 35 | na chandāṃsi vṛjināt tārayanti; māyāvinaṃ māyayā vartamānam
nīḍaṃ śakuntā iva jātapakṣāś; chandāṃsy enaṃ prajahaty antakāle
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| 36 | mattāpānaṃ kalahaṃ pūgavairaṃ; bhāryāpatyor antaraṃ jñātibhedam
rājadviṣṭaṃ strīpumāṃsor vivādaṃ; varjyāny āhur yaś ca panthāḥ praduṣṭaḥ
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| 37 | sāmudrikaṃ vaṇijaṃ corapūrvaṃ; śalākadhūrtaṃ ca cikitsakaṃ ca
ariṃ ca mitraṃ ca kuśīlavaṃ ca; naitān sākṣyeṣv adhikurvīta sapta
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| 38 | mānāgnihotram uta mānamaunaṃ; mānenādhītam uta mānayajñaḥ
etāni catvāry abhayaṃkarāṇi; bhayaṃ prayacchanty ayathākṛtāni
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| 39 | agāradāhī garadaḥ kuṇḍāśī somavikrayī
parvakāraś ca sūcī ca mitradhruk pāradārikaḥ
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| 40 | bhrūṇahā gurutalpī ca yaś ca syāt pānapo dvijaḥ
atitīkṣṇaś ca kākaś ca nāstiko vedanindakaḥ
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| 41 | sruvapragrahaṇo vrātyaḥ kīnāśaś cārthavān api
rakṣety uktaś ca yo hiṃsyāt sarve brahmahaṇaiḥ samāḥ
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| 42 | tṛṇolkayā jñāyate jātarūpaṃ; yuge bhadro vyavahāreṇa sādhuḥ
śūro bhayeṣv arthakṛcchreṣu dhīraḥ; kṛcchrāsv āpatsu suhṛdaś cārayaś ca
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| 43 | jarā rūpaṃ harati hi dhairyam āśā; mṛtyuḥ prāṇān dharmacaryām asūyā
krodhaḥ śriyaṃ śīlam anāryasevā; hriyaṃ kāmaḥ sarvam evābhimānaḥ
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| 44 | śrīr maṅgalāt prabhavati prāgalbhyāt saṃpravardhate
dākṣyāt tu kurute mūlaṃ saṃyamāt pratitiṣṭhati
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aṣṭau guṇāḥ puruṣaṃ dīpayanti; prajñā ca kaulyaṃ ca damaḥ śrutaṃ ca
parākramaś cābahubhāṣitā ca; dānaṃ yathāśakti kṛtajñatā ca
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| 46 | etān guṇāṃs tāta mahānubhāvān; eko guṇaḥ saṃśrayate prasahya
rājā yadā satkurute manuṣyaṃ; sarvān guṇān eṣa guṇo 'tibhāti
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| 47 | aṣṭau nṛpemāni manuṣyaloke; svargasya lokasya nidarśanāni
catvāry eṣām anvavetāni sadbhiś; catvāry eṣām anvavayanti santaḥ
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| 48 | yajño dānam adhyayanaṃ tapaś ca; catvāry etāny anvavetāni sadbhiḥ
damaḥ satyam ārjavam ānṛśaṃsyaṃ; catvāry etāny anvavayanti santaḥ
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| 49 | na sā sabhā yatra na santi vṛddhā; na te vṛddhā ye na vadanti dharmam
nāsau dharmo yatra na satyam asti; na tat satyaṃ yac chalenānuviddham
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| 50 | satyaṃ rūpaṃ śrutaṃ vidyā kaulyaṃ śīlaṃ balaṃ dhanam
śauryaṃ ca citrabhāṣyaṃ ca daśa saṃsargayonayaḥ
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| 51 | pāpaṃ kurvan pāpakīrtiḥ pāpam evāśnute phalam
puṇyaṃ kurvan puṇyakīrtiḥ puṇyam evāśnute phalam
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| 52 | pāpaṃ prajñāṃ nāśayati kriyamāṇaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
naṣṭaprajñaḥ pāpam eva nityam ārabhate naraḥ
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| 53 | puṇyaṃ prajñāṃ vardhayati kriyamāṇaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
vṛddhaprajñaḥ puṇyam eva nityam ārabhate naraḥ
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| 54 | asūyako dandaśūko niṣṭhuro vairakṛn naraḥ
sa kṛcchraṃ mahad āpnoti nacirāt pāpam ācaran
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| 55 | anasūyaḥ kṛtaprajñaḥ śobhanāny ācaran sadā
akṛcchrāt sukham āpnoti sarvatra ca virājate
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| 56 | prajñām evāgamayati yaḥ prājñebhyaḥ sa paṇḍitaḥ
prājño hy avāpya dharmārthau śaknoti sukham edhitum
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| 57 | divasenaiva tat kuryād yena rātrau sukhaṃ vaset
aṣṭamāsena tat kuryād yena varṣāḥ sukhaṃ vaset
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| 58 | pūrve vayasi tat kuryād yena vṛddhaḥ sukhaṃ vaset
yāvajjīvena tat kuryād yena pretya sukhaṃ vaset
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| 59 | jīrṇam annaṃ praśaṃsanti bhāryāṃ ca gatayauvanām
śūraṃ vigatasaṃgrāmaṃ gatapāraṃ tapasvinam
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| 60 | dhanenādharmalabdhena yac chidram apidhīyate
asaṃvṛtaṃ tad bhavati tato 'nyad avadīryate
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| 61 | gurur ātmavatāṃ śāstā śāstā rājā durātmanām
atha pracchannapāpānāṃ śāstā vaivasvato yamaḥ
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| 62 | ṛṣīṇāṃ ca nadīnāṃ ca kulānāṃ ca mahātmanām
prabhavo nādhigantavyaḥ strīṇāṃ duścaritasya ca
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| 63 | dvijātipūjābhirato dātā jñātiṣu cārjavī
kṣatriyaḥ svargabhāg rājaṃś ciraṃ pālayate mahīm
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| 64 | suvarṇapuṣpāṃ pṛthivīṃ cinvanti puruṣās trayaḥ
śūraś ca kṛtavidyaś ca yaś ca jānāti sevitum
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| 65 | buddhiśreṣṭhāni karmāṇi bāhumadhyāni bhārata
tāni jaṅghājaghanyāni bhārapratyavarāṇi ca
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| 66 | duryodhane ca śakunau mūḍhe duḥśāsane tathā
karṇe caiśvaryam ādhāya kathaṃ tvaṃ bhūtim icchasi
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| 67 | sarvair guṇair upetāś ca pāṇḍavā bharatarṣabha
pitṛvat tvayi vartante teṣu vartasva putravat
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