 | Book 12 Chapter 55
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| 1 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 1 | athābravīn mahātejā vākyaṃ kauravanandanaḥ
hanta dharmān pravakṣyāmi dṛḍhe vāṅmanasī mama
tava prasādād govinda bhūtātmā hy asi śāśvataḥ
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| 2 | yudhiṣṭhiras tu māṃ rājā dharmān samanupṛcchatu
evaṃ prīto bhaviṣyāmi dharmān vakṣyāmi cānagha
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| 3 | yasmin rājarṣabhe jāte dharmātmani mahātmani
ahṛṣyann ṛṣayaḥ sarve sa māṃ pṛcchatu pāṇḍavaḥ
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| 4 | sarveṣāṃ dīptayaśasāṃ kurūṇāṃ dharmacāriṇām
yasya nāsti samaḥ kaś cit sa māṃ pṛcchatu pāṇḍavaḥ
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| 5 | dhṛtir damo brahmacaryaṃ kṣamā dharmaś ca nityadā
yasminn ojaś ca tejaś ca sa māṃ pṛcchatu pāṇḍavaḥ
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| 6 | satyaṃ dānaṃ tapaḥ śaucaṃ śāntir dākṣyam asaṃbhramaḥ
yasminn etāni sarvāṇi sa māṃ pṛcchatu pāṇḍavaḥ
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| 7 | yo na kāmān na saṃrambhān na bhayān nārthakāraṇāt
kuryād adharmaṃ dharmātmā sa māṃ pṛcchatu pāṇḍavaḥ
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| 8 | saṃbandhino 'tithīn bhṛtyān saṃśritopāśritāṃś ca yaḥ
saṃmānayati satkṛtya sa māṃ pṛcchatu pāṇḍavaḥ
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| 9 | satyanityaḥ kṣamānityo jñānanityo 'tithipriyaḥ
yo dadāti satāṃ nityaṃ sa māṃ pṛcchatu pāṇḍavaḥ
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| 10 | ijyādhyayananityaś ca dharme ca nirataḥ sadā
śāntaḥ śrutarahasyaś ca sa māṃ pṛcchatu pāṇḍavaḥ
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| 11 | vāsudeva uvāca
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| 11 | lajjayā parayopeto dharmātmā sa yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
abhiśāpabhayād bhīto bhavantaṃ nopasarpati
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| 12 | lokasya kadanaṃ kṛtvā lokanātho viśāṃ pate
abhiśāpabhayād bhīto bhavantaṃ nopasarpati
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| 13 | pūjyān mānyāṃś ca bhaktāṃś ca gurūn saṃbandhibāndhavān
arghyārhān iṣubhir hatvā bhavantaṃ nopasarpati
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| 14 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 14 | brāhmaṇānāṃ yathā dharmo dānam adhyayanaṃ tapaḥ
kṣatriyāṇāṃ tathā kṛṣṇa samare dehapātanam
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| 15 | pitṝn pitāmahān putrān gurūn saṃbandhibāndhavān
mithyāpravṛttān yaḥ saṃkhye nihanyād dharma eva saḥ
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| 16 | samayatyāgino lubdhān gurūn api ca keśava
nihanti samare pāpān kṣatriyo yaḥ sa dharmavit
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| 17 | āhūtena raṇe nityaṃ yoddhavyaṃ kṣatrabandhunā
dharmyaṃ svargyaṃ ca lokyaṃ ca yuddhaṃ hi manur abravīt
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| 18 | vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
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| 18 | evam uktas tu bhīṣmeṇa dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
vinītavad upāgamya tasthau saṃdarśane 'grataḥ
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| 19 | athāsya pādau jagrāha bhīṣmaś cābhinananda tam
mūrdhni cainam upāghrāya niṣīdety abravīt tadā
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| 20 | tam uvācātha gāṅgeya ṛṣabhaḥ sarvadhanvinām
pṛccha māṃ tāta visrabdhaṃ mā bhais tvaṃ kurusattama
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