 | Book 12 Chapter 260
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | avirodhena bhūtānāṃ tyāgaḥ ṣāḍguṇyakārakaḥ
yaḥ syād ubhayabhāg dharmas tan me brūhi pitāmaha
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| 2 | gārhasthyasya ca dharmasya tyāgadharmasya cobhayoḥ
adūrasaṃprasthitayoḥ kiṃ svic chreyaḥ pitāmaha
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| 3 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 3 | ubhau dharmau mahābhāgāv ubhau paramaduścarau
ubhau mahāphalau tāta sadbhir ācaritāv ubhau
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| 4 | atra te vartayiṣyāmi prāmāṇyam ubhayos tayoḥ
śṛṇuṣvaikamanāḥ pārtha chinnadharmārthasaṃśayam
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| 5 | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam
kapilasya goś ca saṃvādaṃ tan nibodha yudhiṣṭhira
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| 6 | āmnāyam anupaśyan hi purāṇaṃ śāśvataṃ dhruvam
nahuṣaḥ pūrvam ālebhe tvaṣṭur gām iti naḥ śrutam
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| 7 | tāṃ niyuktām adīnātmā sattvasthaḥ samaye rataḥ
jñānavān niyatāhāro dadarśa kapilas tadā
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| 8 | sa buddhim uttamāṃ prāpto naiṣṭhikīm akutobhayām
smarāmi śithilaṃ satyaṃ vedā ity abravīt sakṛt
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| 9 | tāṃ gām ṛṣiḥ syūmaraśmiḥ praviśya yatim abravīt
haṃho vedā yadi matā dharmāḥ kenāpare matāḥ
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| 10 | tapasvino dhṛtimataḥ śrutivijñānacakṣuṣaḥ
sarvam ārṣaṃ hi manyante vyāhṛtaṃ viditātmanaḥ
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| 11 | tasyaivaṃ gatatṛṣṇasya vijvarasya nirāśiṣaḥ
kā vivakṣāsti vedeṣu nirārambhasya sarvaśaḥ
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| 12 | kapila uvāca
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| 12 | nāhaṃ vedān vinindāmi na vivakṣāmi karhi cit
pṛthag āśramiṇāṃ karmāṇy ekārthānīti naḥ śrutam
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| 13 | gacchaty eva parityāgī vānaprasthaś ca gacchati
gṛhastho brahmacārī ca ubhau tāv api gacchataḥ
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| 14 | devayānā hi panthānaś catvāraḥ śāśvatā matāḥ
teṣāṃ jyāyaḥkanīyastvaṃ phaleṣūktaṃ balābalam
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| 15 | evaṃ viditvā sarvārthān ārabhed iti vaidikam
nārabhed iti cānyatra naiṣṭhikī śrūyate śrutiḥ
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| 16 | anārambhe hy adoṣaḥ syād ārambhe 'doṣa uttamaḥ
evaṃ sthitasya śāstrasya durvijñeyaṃ balābalam
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| 17 | yady atra kiṃ cit pratyakṣam ahiṃsāyāḥ paraṃ matam
ṛte tv āgamaśāstrebhyo brūhi tad yadi paśyasi
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| 18 | syūmaraśmir uvāca
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| 18 | svargakāmo yajeteti satataṃ śrūyate śrutiḥ
phalaṃ prakalpya pūrvaṃ hi tato yajñaḥ pratāyate
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| 19 | ajaś cāśvaś ca meṣaś ca gauś ca pakṣigaṇāś ca ye
grāmyāraṇyā oṣadhayaḥ prāṇasyānnam iti śrutiḥ
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| 20 | tathaivānnaṃ hy aharahaḥ sāyaṃ prātar nirupyate
paśavaś cātha dhānyaṃ ca yajñasyāṅgam iti śrutiḥ
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| 21 | etāni saha yajñena prajāpatir akalpayat
tena prajāpatir devān yajñenāyajata prabhuḥ
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| 22 | te smānyonyaṃcarāḥ sarve prāṇinaḥ sapta sapta ca
yajñeṣūpākṛtaṃ viśvaṃ prāhur uttamasaṃjñitam
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| 23 | etac caivābhyanujñātaṃ pūrvaiḥ pūrvatarais tathā
ko jātu na vicinvīta vidvān svāṃ śaktim ātmanaḥ
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| 24 | paśavaś ca manuṣyāś ca drumāś cauṣadhibhiḥ saha
svargam evābhikāṅkṣante na ca svargas tv ṛte makham
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| 25 | oṣadhyaḥ paśavo vṛkṣā vīrud ājyaṃ payo dadhi
havir bhūmir diśaḥ śraddhā kālaś caitāni dvādaśa
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| 26 | ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni yajamānaś ca ṣoḍaśaḥ
agnir jñeyo gṛhapatiḥ sa saptadaśa ucyate
aṅgāny etāni yajñasya yajño mūlam iti śrutiḥ
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| 27 | ājyena payasā dadhnā śakṛtāmikṣayā tvacā
vālaiḥ śṛṅgeṇa pādena saṃbhavaty eva gaur makham
evaṃ pratyekaśaḥ sarvaṃ yad yad asya vidhīyate
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| 28 | yajñaṃ vahanti saṃbhūya sahartvigbhiḥ sadakṣiṇaiḥ
saṃhatyaitāni sarvāṇi yajñaṃ nirvartayanty uta
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| 29 | yajñārthāni hi sṛṣṭāni yathā vai śrūyate śrutiḥ
evaṃ pūrve pūrvatarāḥ pravṛttāś caiva mānavāḥ
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| 30 | na hinasti hy ārabhate nābhidruhyati kiṃ cana
yajño yaṣṭavya ity eva yo yajaty aphalepsayā
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| 31 | yajñāṅgāny api caitāni yathoktāni nasaṃśayaḥ
vidhinā vidhiyuktāni tārayanti parasparam
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| 32 | āmnāyam ārṣaṃ paśyāmi yasmin vedāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ
taṃ vidvāṃso 'nupaśyanti brāhmaṇasyānudarśanāt
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| 33 | brāhmaṇaprabhavo yajño brāhmaṇārpaṇa eva ca
anu yajñaṃ jagat sarvaṃ yajñaś cānu jagat sadā
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| 34 | om iti brahmaṇo yonir namaḥ svāhā svadhā vaṣaṭ
yasyaitāni prayujyante yathāśakti kṛtāny api
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| 35 | na tasya triṣu lokeṣu paralokabhayaṃ viduḥ
iti vedā vadantīha siddhāś ca paramarṣayaḥ
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| 36 | ṛco yajūṃṣi sāmāni stobhāś ca vidhicoditāḥ
yasminn etāni sarvāṇi bahir eva sa vai dvijaḥ
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| 37 | agnyādheye yad bhavati yac ca some sute dvija
yac cetarair mahāyajñair veda tad bhagavān svataḥ
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| 38 | tasmād brahman yajetaiva yājayec cāvicārayan
yajataḥ svargavidhinā pretya svargaphalaṃ mahat
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| 39 | nāyaṃ loko 'sty ayajñānāṃ paraś ceti viniścayaḥ
vedavādavidaś caiva pramāṇam ubhayaṃ tadā
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