 | Book 12 Chapter 340
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| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca
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| 1 | dharmāḥ pitāmahenoktā mokṣadharmāśritāḥ śubhāḥ
dharmam āśramiṇāṃ śreṣṭhaṃ vaktum arhati me bhavān
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| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca
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| 2 | sarvatra vihito dharmaḥ svargyaḥ satyaphalodayaḥ
bahudvārasya dharmasya nehāsti viphalā kriyā
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| 3 | yasmin yasmiṃs tu viṣaye yo yo yāti viniścayam
sa tam evābhijānāti nānyaṃ bharatasattama
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| 4 | api ca tvaṃ naravyāghra śrotum arhasi me kathām
purā śakrasya kathitāṃ nāradena surarṣiṇā
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| 5 | surarṣir nārado rājan siddhas trailokyasaṃmataḥ
paryeti kramaśo lokān vāyur avyāhato yathā
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| 6 | sa kadā cin maheṣvāsa devarājālayaṃ gataḥ
satkṛtaś ca mahendreṇa pratyāsannagato 'bhavat
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| 7 | taṃ kṛtakṣaṇam āsīnaṃ paryapṛcchac chacīpatiḥ
brahmarṣe kiṃ cid āścaryam asti dṛṣṭaṃ tvayānagha
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| 8 | yathā tvam api viprarṣe trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
jātakautūhalo nityaṃ siddhaś carasi sākṣivat
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| 9 | na hy asty aviditaṃ loke devarṣe tava kiṃ cana
śrutaṃ vāpy anubhūtaṃ vā dṛṣṭaṃ vā kathayasva me
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| 10 | tasmai rājan surendrāya nārado vadatāṃ varaḥ
āsīnāyopapannāya proktavān vipulāṃ kathām
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| 11 | yathā yena ca kalpena sa tasmai dvijasattamaḥ
kathāṃ kathitavān pṛṣṭas tathā tvam api me śṛṇu
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