 | Book 12 Chapter 93
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | kathaṃ dharme sthātum icchan rājā varteta dhārmikaḥ
pṛcchāmi tvā kuruśreṣṭha tan me brūhi pitāmaha
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
gītaṃ dṛṣṭārthatattvena vāmadevena dhīmatā
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| 3 | rājā vasumanā nāma kausalyo balavāñ śuciḥ
maharṣiṃ paripapraccha vāmadevaṃ yaśasvinam
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| 4 | dharmārthasahitaṃ vākyaṃ bhagavann anuśādhi mām
yena vṛttena vai tiṣṭhan na cyaveyaṃ svadharmataḥ
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| 5 | tam abravīd vāmadevas tapasvī japatāṃ varaḥ
hemavarṇam upāsīnaṃ yayātim iva nāhuṣam
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| 6 | dharmam evānuvartasva na dharmād vidyate param
dharme sthitā hi rājāno jayanti pṛthivīm imām
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| 7 | arthasiddheḥ paraṃ dharmaṃ manyate yo mahīpatiḥ
ṛtāṃ ca kurute buddhiṃ sa dharmeṇa virocate
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| 8 | adharmadarśī yo rājā balād eva pravartate
kṣipram evāpayāto 'smād ubhau prathamamadhyamau
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| 9 | asatpāpiṣṭhasacivo vadhyo lokasya dharmahā
sahaiva parivāreṇa kṣipram evāvasīdati
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| 10 | arthānām ananuṣṭhātā kāmacārī vikatthanaḥ
api sarvāṃ mahīṃ labdhvā kṣipram eva vinaśyati
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| 11 | athādadānaḥ kalyāṇam anasūyur jitendriyaḥ
vardhate matimān rājā srotobhir iva sāgaraḥ
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| 12 | na pūrṇo 'smīti manyeta dharmataḥ kāmato 'rthataḥ
buddhito mitrataś cāpi satataṃ vasudhādhipaḥ
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| 13 | eteṣv eva hi sarveṣu lokayātrā pratiṣṭhitā
etāni śṛṇvaṃl labhate yaśaḥ kīrtiṃ śriyaḥ prajāḥ
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| 14 | evaṃ yo dharmasaṃrambhī dharmārthaparicintakaḥ
arthān samīkṣyārabhate sa dhruvaṃ mahad aśnute
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| 15 | adātā hy anatisneho daṇḍenāvartayan prajāḥ
sāhasaprakṛtī rājā kṣipram eva vinaśyati
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| 16 | atha pāpaṃ kṛtaṃ buddhyā na ca paśyaty abuddhimān
akīrtyāpi samāyukto mṛto narakam aśnute
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| 17 | atha mānayitur dātuḥ śuklasya rasavedinaḥ
vyasanaṃ svam ivotpannaṃ vijighāṃsanti mānavāḥ
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| 18 | yasya nāsti gurur dharme na cānyān anupṛcchati
sukhatantro 'rthalābheṣu na ciraṃ mahad aśnute
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| 19 | gurupradhāno dharmeṣu svayam arthānvavekṣitā
dharmapradhāno lokeṣu suciraṃ mahad aśnute
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