 | Book 12 Chapter 173
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | bāndhavāḥ karma vittaṃ vā prajñā veha pitāmaha
narasya kā pratiṣṭhā syād etat pṛṣṭo vadasva me
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | prajñā pratiṣṭhā bhūtānāṃ prajñā lābhaḥ paro mataḥ
prajñā naiḥśreyasī loke prajñā svargo mataḥ satām
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| 3 | prajñayā prāpitārtho hi balir aiśvaryasaṃkṣaye
prahrādo namucir maṅkis tasyāḥ kiṃ vidyate param
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| 4 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
indrakāśyapasaṃvādaṃ tan nibodha yudhiṣṭhira
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| 5 | vaiśyaḥ kaś cid ṛṣiṃ tāta kāśyapaṃ saṃśitavratam
rathena pātayām āsa śrīmān dṛptas tapasvinam
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| 6 | ārtaḥ sa patitaḥ kruddhas tyaktvātmānam athābravīt
mariṣyāmy adhanasyeha jīvitārtho na vidyate
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| 7 | tathā mumūrṣum āsīnam akūjantam acetasam
indraḥ sṛgālarūpeṇa babhāṣe kruddhamānasam
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| 8 | manuṣyayonim icchanti sarvabhūtāni sarvaśaḥ
manuṣyatve ca vipratvaṃ sarva evābhinandati
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| 9 | manuṣyo brāhmaṇaś cāsi śrotriyaś cāsi kāśyapa
sudurlabham avāpyaitad adoṣān martum icchasi
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| 10 | sarve lābhāḥ sābhimānā iti satyā bata śrutiḥ
saṃtoṣaṇīyarūpo 'si lobhād yad abhimanyase
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| 11 | aho siddhārthatā teṣāṃ yeṣāṃ santīha pāṇayaḥ
pāṇimadbhyaḥ spṛhāsmākaṃ yathā tava dhanasya vai
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| 12 | na pāṇilābhād adhiko lābhaḥ kaś cana vidyate
apāṇitvād vayaṃ brahman kaṇṭakān noddharāmahe
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| 13 | atha yeṣāṃ punaḥ pāṇī devadattau daśāṅgulī
uddharanti kṛmīn aṅgād daśamānān kaṣanti ca
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| 14 | himavarṣātapānāṃ ca paritrāṇāni kurvate
celam annaṃ sukhaṃ śayyāṃ nivātaṃ copabhuñjate
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| 15 | adhiṣṭhāya ca gāṃ loke bhuñjate vāhayanti ca
upāyair bahubhiś caiva vaśyān ātmani kurvate
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| 16 | ye khalv ajihvāḥ kṛpaṇā alpaprāṇā apāṇayaḥ
sahante tāni duḥkhāni diṣṭyā tvaṃ na tathā mune
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| 17 | diṣṭyā tvaṃ na sṛgālo vai na kṛmir na ca mūṣakaḥ
na sarpo na ca maṇḍūko na cānyaḥ pāpayonijaḥ
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| 18 | etāvatāpi lābhena toṣṭum arhasi kāśyapa
kiṃ punar yo 'si sattvānāṃ sarveṣāṃ brāhmaṇottamaḥ
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| 19 | ime māṃ kṛmayo 'danti teṣām uddharaṇāya me
nāsti śaktir apāṇitvāt paśyāvasthām imāṃ mama
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| 20 | akāryam iti caivemaṃ nātmānaṃ saṃtyajāmy aham
netaḥ pāpīyasīṃ yoniṃ pateyam aparām iti
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| 21 | madhye vai pāpayonīnāṃ sārgālī yām ahaṃ gataḥ
pāpīyasyo bahutarā ito 'nyāḥ pāpayonayaḥ
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| 22 | jātyaivaike sukhatarāḥ santy anye bhṛśaduḥkhitāḥ
naikāntasukham eveha kva cit paśyāmi kasya cit
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| 23 | manuṣyā hy āḍhyatāṃ prāpya rājyam icchanty anantaram
rājyād devatvam icchanti devatvād indratām api
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| 24 | bhaves tvaṃ yady api tv āḍhyo na rājā na ca daivatam
devatvaṃ prāpya cendratvaṃ naiva tuṣyes tathā sati
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| 25 | na tṛptiḥ priyalābhe 'sti tṛṣṇā nādbhiḥ praśāmyati
saṃprajvalati sā bhūyaḥ samidbhir iva pāvakaḥ
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| 26 | asty eva tvayi śoko vai harṣaś cāsti tathā tvayi
sukhaduḥkhe tathā cobhe tatra kā paridevanā
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| 27 | paricchidyaiva kāmānāṃ sarveṣāṃ caiva karmaṇām
mūlaṃ rundhīndriyagrāmaṃ śakuntān iva pañjare
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| 28 | na khalv apy arasajñasya kāmaḥ kva cana jāyate
saṃsparśād darśanād vāpi śravaṇād vāpi jāyate
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| 29 | na tvaṃ smarasi vāruṇyā laṭvākānāṃ ca pakṣiṇām
tābhyāṃ cābhyadhiko bhakṣyo na kaś cid vidyate kva cit
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| 30 | yāni cānyāni dūreṣu bhakṣyabhojyāni kāśyapa
yeṣām abhuktapūrvaṃ te teṣām asmṛtir eva ca
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| 31 | aprāśanam asaṃsparśam asaṃdarśanam eva ca
puruṣasyaiṣa niyamo manye śreyo na saṃśayaḥ
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| 32 | pāṇimanto dhanair yuktā balavanto na saṃśayaḥ
manuṣyā mānuṣair eva dāsatvam upapāditāḥ
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| 33 | vadhabandhaparikleśaiḥ kliśyante ca punaḥ punaḥ
te khalv api ramante ca modante ca hasanti ca
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| 34 | apare bāhubalinaḥ kṛtavidyā manasvinaḥ
jugupsitāṃ sukṛpaṇāṃ pāpāṃ vṛttim upāsate
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| 35 | utsahante ca te vṛttim anyām apy upasevitum
svakarmaṇā tu niyataṃ bhavitavyaṃ tu tat tathā
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| 36 | na pulkaso na caṇḍāla ātmānaṃ tyaktum icchati
asaṃtuṣṭaḥ svayā yonyā māyāṃ paśyasva yādṛśīm
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| 37 | dṛṣṭvā kuṇīn pakṣahatān manuṣyān āmayāvinaḥ
susaṃpūrṇaḥ svayā yonyā labdhalābho 'si kāśyapa
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| 38 | yadi brāhmaṇa dehas te nirātaṅko nirāmayaḥ
aṅgāni ca samagrāṇi na ca lokeṣu dhikkṛtaḥ
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| 39 | na kena cit pravādena satyenaivāpahāriṇā
dharmāyottiṣṭha viprarṣe nātmānaṃ tyaktum arhasi
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| 40 | yadi brahmañ śṛṇoṣy etac chraddadhāsi ca me vacaḥ
vedoktasya ca dharmasya phalaṃ mukhyam avāpsyasi
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| 41 | svādhyāyam agnisaṃskāram apramatto 'nupālaya
satyaṃ damaṃ ca dānaṃ ca spardhiṣṭhā mā ca kena cit
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| 42 | ye ke cana svadhyayanāḥ prāptā yajanayājanam
kathaṃ te jātu śoceyur dhyāyeyur vāpy aśobhanam
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| 43 | icchantas te vihārāya sukhaṃ mahad avāpnuyuḥ
uta jātāḥ sunakṣatre sutīrthāḥ sumuhūrtajāḥ
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| 44 | nakṣatreṣv āsureṣv anye dustīrthā durmuhūrtajāḥ
saṃpatanty āsurīṃ yoniṃ yajñaprasavavarjitām
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| 45 | aham āsaṃ paṇḍitako haituko vedanindakaḥ
ānvīkṣikīṃ tarkavidyām anurakto nirarthikām
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| 46 | hetuvādān pravaditā vaktā saṃsatsu hetumat
ākroṣṭā cābhivaktā ca brahmayajñeṣu vai dvijān
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| 47 | nāstikaḥ sarvaśaṅkī ca mūrkhaḥ paṇḍitamānikaḥ
tasyeyaṃ phalanirvṛttiḥ sṛgālatvaṃ mama dvija
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| 48 | api jātu tathā tat syād ahorātraśatair api
yad ahaṃ mānuṣīṃ yoniṃ sṛgālaḥ prāpnuyāṃ punaḥ
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| 49 | saṃtuṣṭaś cāpramattaś ca yajñadānataporatiḥ
jñeyajñātā bhaveyaṃ vai varjyavarjayitā tathā
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| 50 | tataḥ sa munir utthāya kāśyapas tam uvāca ha
aho batāsi kuśalo buddhimān iti vismitaḥ
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| 51 | samavaikṣata taṃ vipro jñānadīrgheṇa cakṣuṣā
dadarśa cainaṃ devānām indraṃ devaṃ śacīpatim
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| 52 | tataḥ saṃpūjayām āsa kāśyapo harivāhanam
anujñātaś ca tenātha praviveśa svam āśramam
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