 | Book 12 Chapter 309
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | kathaṃ nirvedam āpannaḥ śuko vaiyāsakiḥ purā
etad icchāmi kauravya śrotuṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | prākṛtena suvṛttena carantam akutobhayam
adhyāpya kṛtsnaṃ svādhyāyam anvaśād vai pitā sutam
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| 3 | dharmaṃ putra niṣevasva sutīkṣṇau hi himātapau
kṣutpipāse ca vāyuṃ ca jaya nityaṃ jitendriyaḥ
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| 4 | satyam ārjavam akrodham anasūyāṃ damaṃ tapaḥ
ahiṃsāṃ cānṛśaṃsyaṃ ca vidhivat paripālaya
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| 5 | satye tiṣṭha rato dharme hitvā sarvam anārjavam
devatātithiśeṣeṇa yātrāṃ prāṇasya saṃśraya
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| 6 | phenapātropame dehe jīve śakunivat sthite
anitye priyasaṃvāse kathaṃ svapiṣi putraka
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| 7 | apramatteṣu jāgratsu nityayukteṣu śatruṣu
antaraṃ lipsamāneṣu bālas tvaṃ nāvabudhyase
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| 8 | gaṇyamāneṣu varṣeṣu kṣīyamāṇe tathāyuṣi
jīvite śiṣyamāṇe ca kim utthāya na dhāvasi
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| 9 | aihalaukikam īhante māṃsaśoṇitavardhanam
pāralaukikakāryeṣu prasuptā bhṛśanāstikāḥ
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| 10 | dharmāya ye 'bhyasūyanti buddhimohānvitā narāḥ
apathā gacchatāṃ teṣām anuyātāpi pīḍyate
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| 11 | ye tu tuṣṭāḥ suniyatāḥ satyāgamaparāyaṇāḥ
dharmyaṃ panthānam ārūḍhās tān upāssva ca pṛccha ca
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| 12 | upadhārya mataṃ teṣāṃ vṛddhānāṃ dharmadarśinām
niyaccha parayā buddhyā cittam utpathagāmi vai
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| 13 | adyakālikayā buddhyā dūre śva iti nirbhayāḥ
sarvabhakṣā na paśyanti karmabhūmiṃ vicetasaḥ
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| 14 | dharmaniḥśreṇim āsthāya kiṃ cit kiṃ cit samāruha
kośakāravad ātmānaṃ veṣṭayan nāvabudhyase
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| 15 | nāstikaṃ bhinnamaryādaṃ kūlapātam ivāsthiram
vāmataḥ kuru visrabdho naraṃ veṇum ivoddhatam
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| 16 | kāmaṃ krodhaṃ ca mṛtyuṃ ca pañcendriyajalāṃ nadīm
nāvaṃ dhṛtimayīṃ kṛtvā janmadurgāṇi saṃtara
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| 17 | mṛtyunābhyāhate loke jarayā paripīḍite
amoghāsu patantīṣu dharmayānena saṃtara
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| 18 | tiṣṭhantaṃ ca śayānaṃ ca mṛtyur anveṣate yadā
nirvṛtiṃ labhase kasmād akasmān mṛtyunāśitaḥ
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| 19 | saṃcinvānakam evainaṃ kāmānām avitṛptakam
vṛkīvoraṇam āsādya mṛtyur ādāya gacchati
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| 20 | kramaśaḥ saṃcitaśikho dharmabuddhimayo mahān
andhakāre praveṣṭavye dīpo yatnena dhāryatām
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| 21 | saṃpatan dehajālāni kadā cid iha mānuṣe
brāhmaṇyaṃ labhate jantus tat putra paripālaya
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| 22 | brāhmaṇasya hi deho 'yaṃ na kāmārthāya jāyate
iha kleśāya tapase pretya tv anupamaṃ sukham
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| 23 | brāhmaṇyaṃ bahubhir avāpyate tapobhis; tal labdhvā na paripaṇena heḍitavyam
svādhyāye tapasi dame ca nityayuktaḥ; kṣemārthī kuśalaparaḥ sadā yatasva
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| 24 | avyaktaprakṛtir ayaṃ kalāśarīraḥ; sūkṣmātmā kṣaṇatruṭiśo nimeṣaromā
ṛtvāsyaḥ samabalaśuklakṛṣṇanetro; māṃsāṅgo dravati vayohayo narāṇām
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| 25 | taṃ dṛṣṭvā prasṛtam ajasram ugravegaṃ; gacchantaṃ satatam ihāvyapekṣamāṇam
cakṣus te yadi na parapraṇetṛneyaṃ; dharme te bhavatu manaḥ paraṃ niśamya
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| 26 | ye 'mī tu pracalitadharmakāmavṛttāḥ; krośantaḥ satatam aniṣṭasaṃprayogāḥ
kliśyante parigatavedanāśarīrā; bahvībhiḥ subhṛśam adharmavāsanābhiḥ
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| 27 | rājā dharmaparaḥ sadā śubhagoptā; samīkṣya sukṛtināṃ dadhāti lokān
bahuvidham api carataḥ pradiśati; sukham anupagataṃ niravadyam
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| 28 | śvāno bhīṣaṇāyomukhāni vayāṃsi; vaḍagṛdhrakulapakṣiṇāṃ ca saṃghāḥ
narāṃ kadane rudhirapā guruvacana;nudam uparataṃ viśasanti
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| 29 | maryādā niyatāḥ svayaṃbhuvā ya ihemāḥ; prabhinatti daśaguṇā manonugatvāt
nivasati bhṛśam asukhaṃ pitṛviṣaya;vipinam avagāhya sa pāpaḥ
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| 30 | yo lubdhaḥ subhṛśaṃ priyānṛtaś ca manuṣyaḥ; satatanikṛtivañcanāratiḥ syāt
upanidhibhir asukhakṛt sa paramanirayago; bhṛśam asukham anubhavati duṣkṛtakarmā
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| 31 | uṣṇāṃ vaitaraṇīṃ mahānadīm; avagāḍho 'sipatravanabhinnagātraḥ
paraśuvanaśayo nipatito; vasati ca mahāniraye bhṛśārtaḥ
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| 32 | mahāpadāni katthase na cāpy avekṣase param
cirasya mṛtyukārikām anāgatāṃ na budhyase
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| 33 | prayāsyatāṃ kim āsyate samutthitaṃ mahad bhayam
atipramāthi dāruṇaṃ sukhasya saṃvidhīyatām
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| 34 | purā mṛtaḥ praṇīyase yamasya mṛtyuśāsanāt
tad antikāya dāruṇaiḥ prayatnam ārjave kuru
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| 35 | purā samūlabāndhavaṃ prabhur haraty aduḥkhavit
taveha jīvitaṃ yamo na cāsti tasya vārakaḥ
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| 36 | purā vivāti māruto yamasya yaḥ puraḥsaraḥ
puraika eva nīyase kuruṣva sāṃparāyikam
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| 37 | purā sahikka eva te pravāti māruto 'ntakaḥ
purā ca vibhramanti te diśo mahābhayāgame
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| 38 | smṛtiś ca saṃnirudhyate purā taveha putraka
samākulasya gacchataḥ samādhim uttamaṃ kuru
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| 39 | kṛtākṛte śubhāśubhe pramādakarmaviplute
smaran purā na tapyase nidhatsva kevalaṃ nidhim
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| 40 | purā jarā kalevaraṃ vijarjarīkaroti te
balāṅgarūpahāriṇī nidhatsva kevalaṃ nidhim
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| 41 | purā śarīram antako bhinatti rogasāyakaiḥ
prasahya jīvitakṣaye tapo mahat samācara
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| 42 | purā vṛkā bhayaṃkarā manuṣyadehagocarāḥ
abhidravanti sarvato yatasva puṇyaśīlane
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| 43 | purāndhakāram ekako 'nupaśyasi tvarasva vai
purā hiraṇmayān nagān nirīkṣase 'drimūrdhani
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| 44 | purā kusaṃgatāni te suhṛnmukhāś ca śatravaḥ
vicālayanti darśanād ghaṭasva putra yat param
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| 45 | dhanasya yasya rājato bhayaṃ na cāsti caurataḥ
mṛtaṃ ca yan na muñcati samarjayasva tad dhanam
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| 46 | na tatra saṃvibhajyate svakarmabhiḥ parasparam
yad eva yasya yautakaṃ tad eva tatra so 'śnute
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| 47 | paratra yena jīvyate tad eva putra dīyatām
dhanaṃ yad akṣayaṃ dhruvaṃ samarjayasva tat svayam
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| 48 | na yāvad eva pacyate mahājanasya yāvakam
apakva eva yāvake purā praṇīyase tvara
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| 49 | na mātṛpitṛbāndhavā na saṃstutaḥ priyo janaḥ
anuvrajanti saṃkaṭe vrajantam ekapātinam
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| 50 | yad eva karma kevalaṃ svayaṃ kṛtaṃ śubhāśubham
tad eva tasya yautakaṃ bhavaty amutra gacchataḥ
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| 51 | hiraṇyaratnasaṃcayāḥ śubhāśubhena saṃcitāḥ
na tasya dehasaṃkṣaye bhavanti kāryasādhakāḥ
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| 52 | paratragāmikasya te kṛtākṛtasya karmaṇaḥ
na sākṣir ātmanā samo nṛṇām ihāsti kaś cana
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| 53 | manuṣyadehaśūnyakaṃ bhavaty amutra gacchataḥ
prapaśya buddhicakṣuṣā pradṛśyate hi sarvataḥ
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| 54 | ihāgnisūryavāyavaḥ śarīram āśritās trayaḥ
ta eva tasya sākṣiṇo bhavanti dharmadarśinaḥ
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| 55 | yathāniśeṣu sarvataḥspṛśatsu sarvadāriṣu
prakāśagūḍhavṛttiṣu svadharmam eva pālaya
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| 56 | anekapāripanthike virūparaudrarakṣite
svam eva karma rakṣyatāṃ svakarma tatra gacchati
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| 57 | na tatra saṃvibhajyate svakarmaṇā parasparam
yathākṛtaṃ svakarmajaṃ tad eva bhujyate phalam
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| 58 | yathāpsarogaṇāḥ phalaṃ sukhaṃ maharṣibhiḥ saha
tathāpnuvanti karmato vimānakāmagāminaḥ
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| 59 | yatheha yat kṛtaṃ śubhaṃ vipāpmabhiḥ kṛtātmabhiḥ
tad āpnuvanti mānavās tathā viśuddhayonayaḥ
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| 60 | prajāpateḥ salokatāṃ bṛhaspateḥ śatakratoḥ
vrajanti te parāṃ gatiṃ gṛhasthadharmasetubhiḥ
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| 61 | sahasraśo 'py anekaśaḥ pravaktum utsahāmahe
abuddhimohanaṃ punaḥ prabhur vinā na yāvakam
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| 62 | gatā dviraṣṭavarṣatā dhruvo 'si pañcaviṃśakaḥ
kuruṣva dharmasaṃcayaṃ vayo hi te 'tivartate
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| 63 | purā karoti so 'ntakaḥ pramādagomukhaṃ damam
yathāgṛhītam utthitaṃ tvarasva dharmapālane
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| 64 | yadā tvam eva pṛṣṭhatas tvam agrato gamiṣyasi
tathā gatiṃ gamiṣyataḥ kim ātmanā pareṇa vā
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| 65 | yad ekapātināṃ satāṃ bhavaty amutra gacchatām
bhayeṣu sāṃparāyikaṃ nidhatsva taṃ mahānidhim
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| 66 | sakūlamūlabāndhavaṃ prabhur haraty asaṅgavān
na santi yasya vārakāḥ kuruṣva dharmasaṃnidhim
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| 67 | idaṃ nidarśanaṃ mayā taveha putra saṃmatam
svadarśanānumānataḥ pravarṇitaṃ kuruṣva tat
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| 68 | dadhāti yaḥ svakarmaṇā dhanāni yasya kasya cit
abuddhimohajair guṇaiḥ śataika eva yujyate
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| 69 | śrutaṃ samartham astu te prakurvataḥ śubhāḥ kriyāḥ
tad eva tatra darśanaṃ kṛtajñam arthasaṃhitam
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| 70 | nibandhanī rajjur eṣā yā grāme vasato ratiḥ
chittvaināṃ sukṛto yānti naināṃ chindanti duṣkṛtaḥ
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| 71 | kiṃ te dhanena kiṃ bandhubhis te; kiṃ te putraiḥ putraka yo mariṣyasi
ātmānam anviccha guhāṃ praviṣṭaṃ; pitāmahās te kva gatāś ca sarve
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| 72 | śvaḥkāryam adya kurvīta pūrvāhṇe cāparāhṇikam
ko hi tad veda kasyādya mṛtyusenā nivekṣyate
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| 73 | anugamya śmaśānāntaṃ nivartantīha bāndhavāḥ
agnau prakṣipya puruṣaṃ jñātayaḥ suhṛdas tathā
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| 74 | nāstikān niranukrośān narān pāpamatau sthitān
vāmataḥ kuru viśrabdhaṃ paraṃ prepsur atandritaḥ
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| 75 | evam abhyāhate loke kālenopanipīḍite
sumahad dhairyam ālambya dharmaṃ sarvātmanā kuru
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| 76 | athemaṃ darśanopāyaṃ samyag yo vetti mānavaḥ
samyak sa dharmaṃ kṛtveha paratra sukham edhate
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| 77 | na dehabhede maraṇaṃ vijānatāṃ; na ca praṇāśaḥ svanupālite pathi
dharmaṃ hi yo vardhayate sa paṇḍito; ya eva dharmāc cyavate sa muhyati
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| 78 | prayuktayoḥ karmapathi svakarmaṇoḥ; phalaṃ prayoktā labhate yathāvidhi
nihīnakarmā nirayaṃ prapadyate; triviṣṭapaṃ gacchati dharmapāragaḥ
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| 79 | sopānabhūtaṃ svargasya mānuṣyaṃ prāpya durlabham
tathātmānaṃ samādadhyād bhraśyeta na punar yathā
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| 80 | yasya notkrāmati matiḥ svargamārgānusāriṇī
tam āhuḥ puṇyakarmāṇam aśocyaṃ mitrabāndhavaiḥ
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| 81 | yasya nopahatā buddhir niścayeṣv avalambate
svarge kṛtāvakāśasya tasya nāsti mahad bhayam
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| 82 | tapovaneṣu ye jātās tatraiva nidhanaṃ gatāḥ
teṣām alpataro dharmaḥ kāmabhogam ajānatām
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| 83 | yas tu bhogān parityajya śarīreṇa tapaś caret
na tena kiṃ cin na prāptaṃ tan me bahumataṃ phalam
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| 84 | mātāpitṛsahasrāṇi putradāraśatāni ca
anāgatāny atītāni kasya te kasya vā vayam
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| 85 | na teṣāṃ bhavatā kāryaṃ na kāryaṃ tava tair api
svakṛtais tāni yātāni bhavāṃś caiva gamiṣyati
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| 86 | iha loke hi dhaninaḥ paro 'pi svajanāyate
svajanas tu daridrāṇāṃ jīvatām eva naśyati
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| 87 | saṃcinoty aśubhaṃ karma kalatrāpekṣayā naraḥ
tataḥ kleśam avāpnoti paratreha tathaiva ca
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| 88 | paśya tvaṃ chidrabhūtaṃ hi jīvalokaṃ svakarmaṇā
tat kuruṣva tathā putra kṛtsnaṃ yat samudāhṛtam
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| 89 | tad etat saṃpradṛśyaiva karmabhūmiṃ praviśya tām
śubhāny ācaritavyāni paralokam abhīpsatā
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| 90 | māsartusaṃjñāparivartakena; sūryāgninā rātridivendhanena
svakarmaniṣṭhāphalasākṣikeṇa; bhūtāni kālaḥ pacati prasahya
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| 91 | dhanena kiṃ yan na dadāti nāśnute; balena kiṃ yena ripūn na bādhate
śrutena kiṃ yena na dharmam ācaret; kim ātmanā yo na jitendriyo vaśī
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| 92 | idaṃ dvaipāyanavaco hitam uktaṃ niśamya tu
śuko gataḥ parityajya pitaraṃ mokṣadeśikam
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