 | Book 12 Chapter 123
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | tāta dharmārthakāmānāṃ śrotum icchāmi niścayam
lokayātrā hi kārtsnyena triṣv eteṣu pratiṣṭhitā
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| 2 | dharmārthakāmāḥ kiṃmūlās trayāṇāṃ prabhavaś ca kaḥ
anyonyaṃ cānuṣajjante vartante ca pṛthak pṛthak
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| 3 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 3 | yadā te syuḥ sumanaso lokasaṃsthārthaniścaye
kālaprabhavasaṃsthāsu sajjante ca trayas tadā
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| 4 | dharmamūlas tu deho 'rthaḥ kāmo 'rthaphalam ucyate
saṃkalpamūlās te sarve saṃkalpo viṣayātmakaḥ
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| 5 | viṣayāś caiva kārtsnyena sarva āhārasiddhaye
mūlam etat trivargasya nivṛttir mokṣa ucyate
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| 6 | dharmaḥ śarīrasaṃguptir dharmārthaṃ cārtha iṣyate
kāmo ratiphalaś cātra sarve caite rajasvalāḥ
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| 7 | saṃnikṛṣṭāṃś cared enān na cainān manasā tyajet
vimuktas tamasā sarvān dharmādīn kāmanaiṣṭhikān
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| 8 | śreṣṭhabuddhis trivargasya yad ayaṃ prāpnuyāt kṣaṇāt
buddhyā budhyed ihārthe na tad ahnā tu nikṛṣṭayā
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| 9 | apadhyānamalo dharmo malo 'rthasya nigūhanam
saṃpramodamalaḥ kāmo bhūyaḥ svaguṇavartitaḥ
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| 10 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
kāmandasya ca saṃvādam aṅgāriṣṭhasya cobhayoḥ
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| 11 | kāmandam ṛṣim āsīnam abhivādya narādhipaḥ
aṅgāriṣṭho 'tha papraccha kṛtvā samayaparyayam
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| 12 | yaḥ pāpaṃ kurute rājā kāmamohabalātkṛtaḥ
pratyāsannasya tasyarṣe kiṃ syāt pāpapraṇāśanam
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| 13 | adharmo dharma iti ha yo 'jñānād ācared iha
taṃ cāpi prathitaṃ loke kathaṃ rājā nivartayet
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| 14 | kāmanda uvāca
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| 14 | yo dharmārthau samutsṛjya kāmam evānuvartate
sa dharmārthaparityāgāt prajñānāśam ihārchati
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| 15 | prajñāpraṇāśako mohas tathā dharmārthanāśakaḥ
tasmān nāstikatā caiva durācāraś ca jāyate
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| 16 | durācārān yadā rājā praduṣṭān na niyacchati
tasmād udvijate lokaḥ sarpād veśmagatād iva
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| 17 | taṃ prajā nānuvartante brāhmaṇā na ca sādhavaḥ
tataḥ saṃkṣayam āpnoti tathā vadhyatvam eti ca
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| 18 | apadhvastas tv avamato duḥkhaṃ jīvati jīvitam
jīvec ca yad apadhvastas tac chuddhaṃ maraṇaṃ bhavet
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| 19 | atraitad āhur ācāryāḥ pāpasya ca nibarhaṇam
sevitavyā trayī vidyā satkāro brāhmaṇeṣu ca
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| 20 | mahāmanā bhaved dharme vivahec ca mahākule
brāhmaṇāṃś cāpi seveta kṣamāyuktān manasvinaḥ
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| 21 | japed udakaśīlaḥ syāt sumukho nānyad āsthitaḥ
dharmānvitān saṃpraviśed bahiḥ kṛtvaiva duṣkṛtīn
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| 22 | prasādayen madhuraya vācāpy atha ca karmaṇā
ity asmīti vaden nityaṃ pareṣāṃ kīrtayan guṇān
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| 23 | apāpo hy evam ācāraḥ kṣipraṃ bahumato bhavet
pāpāny api ca kṛcchrāṇi śamayen nātra saṃśayaḥ
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| 24 | guravo 'pi paraṃ dharmaṃ yad brūyus tat tathā kuru
gurūṇāṃ hi prasādād dhi śreyaḥ param avāpsyasi
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