 | Book 12 Chapter 153
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | anarthānām adhiṣṭhānam ukto lobhaḥ pitāmaha
ajñānam api vai tāta śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | karoti pāpaṃ yo 'jñānān nātmano vetti ca kṣamam
pradveṣṭi sādhuvṛttāṃś ca sa lokasyaiti vācyatām
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| 3 | ajñānān nirayaṃ yāti tathājñānena durgatim
ajñānāt kleśam āpnoti tathāpatsu nimajjati
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| 4 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 4 | ajñānasya pravṛttiṃ ca sthānaṃ vṛddhiṃ kṣayodayau
mūlaṃ yogaṃ gatiṃ kālaṃ kāraṇaṃ hetum eva ca
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| 5 | śrotum icchāmi tattvena yathāvad iha pārthiva
ajñānaprabhavaṃ hīdaṃ yad duḥkham upalabhyate
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| 6 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 6 | rāgo dveṣas tathā moho harṣaḥ śoko 'bhimānitā
kāmaḥ krodhaś ca darpaś ca tandrīr ālasyam eva ca
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| 7 | icchā dveṣas tathā tāpaḥ paravṛddhyupatāpitā
ajñānam etan nirdiṣṭaṃ pāpānāṃ caiva yāḥ kriyāḥ
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| 8 | etayā yā pravṛttiś ca vṛddhyādīn yāṃś ca pṛcchasi
vistareṇa mahābāho śṛṇu tac ca viśāṃ pate
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| 9 | ubhāv etau samaphalau samadoṣau ca bhārata
ajñānaṃ cātilobhaś cāpy ekaṃ jānīhi pārthiva
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| 10 | lobhaprabhavam ajñānaṃ vṛddhaṃ bhūyaḥ pravardhate
sthāne sthānaṃ kṣaye kṣaiṇyam upaiti vividhāṃ gatim
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| 11 | mūlaṃ lobhasya mahataḥ kālātmagatir eva ca
chinne 'cchinne tathā lobhe kāraṇaṃ kāla eva hi
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| 12 | tasyājñānāt tu lobho hi lobhād ajñānam eva ca
sarve doṣās tathā lobhāt tasmāl lobhaṃ vivarjayet
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| 13 | janako yuvanāśvaś ca vṛṣādarbhiḥ prasenajit
lobhakṣayād divaṃ prāptās tathaivānye janādhipāḥ
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| 14 | pratyakṣaṃ tu kuruśreṣṭha tyaja lobham ihātmanā
tyaktvā lobhaṃ sukhaṃ loke pretya cānucariṣyasi
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