 | Book 12 Chapter 124
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | ime janā naraśreṣṭha praśaṃsanti sadā bhuvi
dharmasya śīlam evādau tato me saṃśayo mahān
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| 2 | yadi tac chakyam asmābhir jñātuṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ vara
śrotum icchāmi tat sarvaṃ yathaitad upalabhyate
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| 3 | kathaṃ nu prāpyate śīlaṃ śrotum icchāmi bhārata
kiṃlakṣaṇaṃ ca tat proktaṃ brūhi me vadatāṃ vara
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| 4 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 4 | purā duryodhaneneha dhṛtarāṣṭrāya mānada
ākhyātaṃ tapyamānena śriyaṃ dṛṣṭvā tathāgatām
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| 5 | indraprasthe mahārāja tava sabhrātṛkasya ha
sabhāyāṃ cāvahasanaṃ tat sarvaṃ śṛṇu bhārata
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| 6 | bhavatas tāṃ sabhāṃ dṛṣṭvā samṛddhiṃ cāpy anuttamām
duryodhanas tadāsīnaḥ sarvaṃ pitre nyavedayat
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| 7 | śrutvā ca dhṛtarāṣṭro 'pi duryodhanavacas tadā
abravīt karṇasahitaṃ duryodhanam idaṃ vacaḥ
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| 8 | kimarthaṃ tapyase putra śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ
śrutvā tvām anuneṣyāmi yadi samyag bhaviṣyasi
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| 9 | yathā tvaṃ mahad aiśvaryaṃ prāptaḥ parapuraṃjaya
kiṃkarā bhrātaraḥ sarve mitrāḥ saṃbandhinas tathā
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| 10 | ācchādayasi prāvārān aśnāsi piśitodanam
ājāneyā vahanti tvāṃ kasmāc chocasi putraka
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| 11 | duryodhana uvāca
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| 11 | daśa tāni sahasrāṇi snātakānāṃ mahātmanām
bhuñjate rukmapātrīṣu yudhiṣṭhiraniveśane
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| 12 | dṛṣṭvā ca tāṃ sabhāṃ divyāṃ divyapuṣpaphalānvitām
aśvāṃs tittirakalmāṣān ratnāni vividhāni ca
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| 13 | dṛṣṭvā tāṃ pāṇḍaveyānām ṛddhim indropamāṃ śubhām
amitrāṇāṃ sumahatīm anuśocāmi mānada
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| 14 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 14 | yadīcchasi śriyaṃ tāta yādṛśīṃ tāṃ yudhiṣṭhire
viśiṣṭāṃ vā naravyāghra śīlavān bhava putraka
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| 15 | śīlena hi trayo lokāḥ śakyā jetuṃ na saṃśayaḥ
na hi kiṃ cid asādhyaṃ vai loke śīlavatāṃ bhavet
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| 16 | ekarātreṇa māndhātā tryaheṇa janamejayaḥ
saptarātreṇa nābhāgaḥ pṛthivīṃ pratipedivān
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| 17 | ete hi pārthivāḥ sarve śīlavanto damānvitāḥ
atas teṣāṃ guṇakrītā vasudhā svayam āgamat
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| 18 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
nāradena purā proktaṃ śīlam āśritya bhārata
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| 19 | prahrādena hṛtaṃ rājyaṃ mahendrasya mahātmanaḥ
śīlam āśritya daityena trailokyaṃ ca vaśīkṛtam
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| 20 | tato bṛhaspatiṃ śakraḥ prāñjaliḥ samupasthitaḥ
uvāca ca mahāprājñaḥ śreya icchāmi veditum
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| 21 | tato bṛhaspatis tasmai jñānaṃ naiḥśreyasaṃ param
kathayām āsa bhagavān devendrāya kurūdvaha
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| 22 | etāvac chreya ity eva bṛhaspatir abhāṣata
indras tu bhūyaḥ papraccha kva viśeṣo bhaved iti
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| 23 | bṛhaspatir uvāca
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| 23 | viśeṣo 'sti mahāṃs tāta bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ
tatrāgamaya bhadraṃ te bhūya eva puraṃdara
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| 24 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 24 | ātmanas tu tataḥ śreyo bhārgavāt sumahāyaśāḥ
jñānam āgamayat prītyā punaḥ sa paramadyutiḥ
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| 25 | tenāpi samanujñāto bhārgaveṇa mahātmanā
śreyo 'stīti punar bhūyaḥ śukram āha śatakratuḥ
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| 26 | bhārgavas tv āha dharmajñaḥ prahrādasya mahātmanaḥ
jñānam asti viśeṣeṇa tato hṛṣṭaś ca so 'bhavat
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| 27 | sa tato brāhmaṇo bhūtvā prahrādaṃ pākaśāsanaḥ
sṛtvā provāca medhāvī śreya icchāmi veditum
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| 28 | prahrādas tv abravīd vipraṃ kṣaṇo nāsti dvijarṣabha
trailokyarājye saktasya tato nopadiśāmi te
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| 29 | brāhmaṇas tv abravīd vākyaṃ kasmin kāle kṣaṇo bhavet
tatopadiṣṭam icchāmi yad yat kāryāntaraṃ bhavet
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| 30 | tataḥ prīto 'bhavad rājā prahrādo brahmavādine
tathety uktvā śubhe kāle jñānatattvaṃ dadau tadā
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| 31 | brāhmaṇo 'pi yathānyāyaṃ guruvṛttim anuttamām
cakāra sarvabhāvena yadvat sa manasecchati
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| 32 | pṛṣṭaś ca tena bahuśaḥ prāptaṃ katham ariṃdama
trailokyarājyaṃ dharmajña kāraṇaṃ tad bravīhi me
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| 33 | prahrāda uvāca
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| 33 | nāsūyāmi dvijaśreṣṭha rājāsmīti kadā cana
kavyāni vadatāṃ tāta saṃyacchāmi vahāmi ca
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| 34 | te visrabdhāḥ prabhāṣante saṃyacchanti ca māṃ sadā
te mā kavyapade saktaṃ śuśrūṣum anasūyakam
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| 35 | dharmātmānaṃ jitakrodhaṃ saṃyataṃ saṃyatendriyam
samācinvanti śāstāraḥ kṣaudraṃ madhv iva makṣikāḥ
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| 36 | so 'haṃ vāgagrapiṣṭānāṃ rasānām avalehitā
svajātyān adhitiṣṭhāmi nakṣatrāṇīva candramāḥ
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| 37 | etat pṛthivyām amṛtam etac cakṣur anuttamam
yad brāhmaṇamukhe kavyam etac chrutvā pravartate
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| 38 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 38 | etāvac chreya ity āha prahrādo brahmavādinam
śuśrūṣitas tena tadā daityendro vākyam abravīt
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| 39 | yathāvad guruvṛttyā te prīto 'smi dvijasattama
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te pradātāsmi na saṃśayaḥ
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| 40 | kṛtam ity eva daityendram uvāca sa ca vai dvijaḥ
prahrādas tv abravīt prīto gṛhyatāṃ vara ity uta
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| 41 | brāhmaṇa uvāca
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| 41 | yadi rājan prasannas tvaṃ mama cecchasi ced dhitam
bhavataḥ śīlam icchāmi prāptum eṣa varo mama
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| 42 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 42 | tataḥ prītaś ca daityendro bhayaṃ cāsyābhavan mahat
vare pradiṣṭe vipreṇa nālpatejāyam ity uta
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| 43 | evam astv iti taṃ prāha prahrādo vismitas tadā
upākṛtya tu viprāya varaṃ duḥkhānvito 'bhavat
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| 44 | datte vare gate vipre cintāsīn mahatī tataḥ
prahrādasya mahārāja niścayaṃ na ca jagmivān
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| 45 | tasya cintayatas tāta chāyābhūtaṃ mahādyute
tejo vigrahavat tāta śarīram ajahāt tadā
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| 46 | tam apṛcchan mahākāyaṃ prahrādaḥ ko bhavān iti
pratyāha nanu śīlo 'smi tyakto gacchāmy ahaṃ tvayā
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| 47 | tasmin dvijavare rājan vatsyāmy aham aninditam
yo 'sau śiṣyatvam āgamya tvayi nityaṃ samāhitaḥ
ity uktvāntarhitaṃ tad vai śakraṃ cānvaviśat prabho
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| 48 | tasmiṃs tejasi yāte tu tādṛgrūpas tato 'paraḥ
śarīrān niḥsṛtas tasya ko bhavān iti cābravīt
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| 49 | dharmaṃ prahrāda māṃ viddhi yatrāsau dvijasattamaḥ
tatra yāsyāmi daityendra yataḥ śīlaṃ tato hy aham
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| 50 | tato 'paro mahārāja prajvalann iva tejasā
śarīrān niḥsṛtas tasya prahrādasya mahātmanaḥ
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| 51 | ko bhavān iti pṛṣṭaś ca tam āha sa mahādyutiḥ
satyam asmy asurendrāgrya yāsye 'haṃ dharmam anv iha
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| 52 | tasminn anugate dharmaṃ puruṣe puruṣo 'paraḥ
niścakrāma tatas tasmāt pṛṣṭaś cāha mahātmanā
vṛttaṃ prahrāda māṃ viddhi yataḥ satyaṃ tato hy aham
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| 53 | tasmin gate mahāśvetaḥ śarīrāt tasya niryayau
pṛṣṭaś cāha balaṃ viddhi yato vṛttam ahaṃ tataḥ
ity uktvā ca yayau tatra yato vṛttaṃ narādhipa
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| 54 | tataḥ prabhāmayī devī śarīrāt tasya niryayau
tām apṛcchat sa daityendraḥ sā śrīr ity evam abravīt
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| 55 | uṣitāsmi sukhaṃ vīra tvayi satyaparākrame
tvayā tyaktā gamiṣyāmi balaṃ yatra tato hy aham
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| 56 | tato bhayaṃ prādurāsīt prahrādasya mahātmanaḥ
apṛcchata ca tāṃ bhūyaḥ kva yāsi kamalālaye
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| 57 | tvaṃ hi satyavratā devī lokasya parameśvarī
kaś cāsau brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhas tattvam icchāmi veditum
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| 58 | śrīr uvāca
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| 58 | sa śakro brahmacārī ca yas tvayā copaśikṣitaḥ
trailokye te yad aiśvaryaṃ tat tenāpahṛtaṃ prabho
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| 59 | śīlena hi tvayā lokāḥ sarve dharmajña nirjitāḥ
tad vijñāya mahendreṇa tava śīlaṃ hṛtaṃ prabho
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| 60 | dharmaḥ satyaṃ tathā vṛttaṃ balaṃ caiva tathā hy aham
śīlamūlā mahāprājña sadā nāsty atra saṃśayaḥ
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| 61 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 61 | evam uktvā gatā tu śrīs te ca sarve yudhiṣṭhira
duryodhanas tu pitaraṃ bhūya evābravīd idam
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| 62 | śīlasya tattvam icchāmi vettuṃ kauravanandana
prāpyate ca yathā śīlaṃ tam upāyaṃ vadasva me
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| 63 | dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
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| 63 | sopāyaṃ pūrvam uddiṣṭaṃ prahrādena mahātmanā
saṃkṣepatas tu śīlasya śṛṇu prāptiṃ narādhipa
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| 64 | adrohaḥ sarvabhūteṣu karmaṇā manasā girā
anugrahaś ca dānaṃ ca śīlam etat praśasyate
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| 65 | yad anyeṣāṃ hitaṃ na syād ātmanaḥ karma pauruṣam
apatrapeta vā yena na tat kuryāt kathaṃ cana
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| 66 | tat tu karma tathā kuryād yena ślāgheta saṃsadi
etac chīlaṃ samāsena kathitaṃ kurusattama
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| 67 | yady apy aśīlā nṛpate prāpnuvanti kva cic chriyam
na bhuñjate ciraṃ tāta samūlāś ca patanti te
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| 68 | etad viditvā tattvena śīlavān bhava putraka
yadīcchasi śriyaṃ tāta suviśiṣṭāṃ yudhiṣṭhirāt
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| 69 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 69 | etat kathitavān putre dhṛtarāṣṭro narādhipa
etat kuruṣva kaunteya tataḥ prāpsyasi tat phalam
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