 | Book 12 Chapter 80
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | kvasamutthāḥ kathaṃśīlā ṛtvijaḥ syuḥ pitāmaha
kathaṃvidhāś ca rājendra tad brūhi vadatāṃ vara
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | pratikarma purācāra ṛtvijāṃ sma vidhīyate
ādau chandāṃsi vijñāya dvijānāṃ śrutam eva ca
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| 3 | ye tv ekaratayo nityaṃ dhīrā nāpriyavādinaḥ
parasparasya suhṛdaḥ saṃmatāḥ samadarśinaḥ
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| 4 | yeṣv ānṛśaṃsyaṃ satyaṃ cāpy ahiṃsā tapa ārjavam
adroho nābhimānaś ca hrīs titikṣā damaḥ śamaḥ
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| 5 | hrīmān satyadhṛtir dānto bhūtānām avihiṃsakaḥ
akāmadveṣasaṃyuktas tribhiḥ śuklaiḥ samanvitaḥ
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| 6 | ahiṃsako jñānatṛptaḥ sa brahmāsanam arhati
ete mahartvijas tāta sarve mānyā yathātatham
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| 7 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 7 | yad idaṃ vedavacanaṃ dakṣiṇāsu vidhīyate
idaṃ deyam idaṃ deyaṃ na kva cid vyavatiṣṭhate
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| 8 | nedaṃ prati dhanaṃ śāstram āpaddharmam aśāstrataḥ
ājñā śāstrasya ghoreyaṃ na śaktiṃ samavekṣate
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| 9 | śraddhām ārabhya yaṣṭavyam ity eṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ
mithyopetasya yajñasya kim u śraddhā kariṣyati
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| 10 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 10 | na vedānāṃ paribhavān na śāṭhyena na māyayā
kaś cin mahad avāpnoti mā te bhūd buddhir īdṛśī
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| 11 | yajñāṅgaṃ dakṣiṇās tāta vedānāṃ paribṛṃhaṇam
na mantrā dakṣiṇāhīnās tārayanti kathaṃ cana
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| 12 | śaktis tu pūrṇapātreṇa saṃmitānavamā bhavet
avaśyaṃ tāta yaṣṭavyaṃ tribhir varṇair yathāvidhi
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| 13 | somo rājā brāhmaṇānām ity eṣā vaidikī śrutiḥ
taṃ ca vikretum icchanti na vṛthā vṛttir iṣyate
tena krītena dharmeṇa tato yajñaḥ pratāyate
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| 14 | ity evaṃ dharmataḥ khyātam ṛṣibhir dharmavādibhiḥ
pumān yajñaś ca somaś ca nyāyavṛtto yathā bhavet
anyāyavṛttaḥ puruṣo na parasya na cātmanaḥ
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| 15 | śarīraṃ yajñapātrāṇi ity eṣā śrūyate śrutiḥ
tāni samyak praṇītāni brāhmaṇānāṃ mahātmanām
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| 16 | tapo yajñād api śreṣṭham ity eṣā paramā śrutiḥ
tat te tapaḥ pravakṣyāmi vidvaṃs tad api me śṛṇu
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| 17 | ahiṃsā satyavacanam ānṛśaṃsyaṃ damo ghṛṇā
etat tapo vidur dhīrā na śarīrasya śoṣaṇam
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| 18 | aprāmāṇyaṃ ca vedānāṃ śāstrāṇāṃ cātilaṅghanam
avyavasthā ca sarvatra tad vai nāśanam ātmanaḥ
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| 19 | nibodha daśahotṝṇāṃ vidhānaṃ pārtha yādṛśam
cittiḥ sruk cittam ājyaṃ ca pavitraṃ jñānam uttamam
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| 20 | sarvaṃ jihmaṃ mṛtyupadam ārjavaṃ brahmaṇaḥ padam
etāvāñ jñānaviṣayaḥ kiṃ pralāpaḥ kariṣyati
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