 | Book 12 Chapter 341 |
| 1 | bhīṣma uvāca |
| 1 | āsīt kila kuruśreṣṭha mahāpadme purottame
gaṅgāyā dakṣiṇe tīre kaś cid vipraḥ samāhitaḥ |
| 2 | saumyaḥ somānvaye vede gatādhvā chinnasaṃśayaḥ
dharmanityo jitakrodho nityatṛpto jitendriyaḥ |
| 3 | ahiṃsānirato nityaṃ satyaḥ sajjanasaṃmataḥ
nyāyaprāptena vittena svena śīlena cānvitaḥ |
| 4 | jñātisaṃbandhivipule mitrāpāśrayasaṃmate
kule mahati vikhyāte viśiṣṭāṃ vṛttim āsthitaḥ |
| 5 | sa putrān bahulān dṛṣṭvā vipule karmaṇi sthitaḥ
kuladharmāśrito rājan dharmacaryāparo 'bhavat |
| 6 | tataḥ sa dharmaṃ vedoktaṃ yathāśāstroktam eva ca
śiṣṭācīrṇaṃ ca dharmaṃ ca trividhaṃ cintya cetasā |
| 7 | kiṃ nu me syāc chubhaṃ kṛtvā kiṃ kṣamaṃ kiṃ parāyaṇam
ity evaṃ khidyate nityaṃ na ca yāti viniścayam |
| 8 | tasyaivaṃ khidyamānasya dharmaṃ paramam āsthitaḥ
kadā cid atithiḥ prāpto brāhmaṇaḥ susamāhitaḥ |
| 9 | sa tasmai satkriyāṃ cakre kriyāyuktena hetunā
viśrāntaṃ cainam āsīnam idaṃ vacanam abravīt |