 | Book 13 Chapter 13 |
| 1 | yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
| 1 | kiṃ kartavyaṃ manuṣyeṇa lokayātrāhitārthinā
kathaṃ vai lokayātrāṃ tu kiṃśīlaś ca samācaret |
| 2 | bhīṣma uvāca |
| 2 | kāyena trividhaṃ karma vācā cāpi caturvidham
manasā trividhaṃ caiva daśa karmapathāṃs tyajet |
| 3 | prāṇātipātaṃ stainyaṃ ca paradāram athāpi ca
trīṇi pāpāni kāyena sarvataḥ parivarjayet |
| 4 | asatpralāpaṃ pāruṣyaṃ paiśunyam anṛtaṃ tathā
catvāri vācā rājendra na jalpen nānucintayet |
| 5 | anabhidhyā parasveṣu sarvasattveṣu sauhṛdam
karmaṇāṃ phalam astīti trividhaṃ manasā caret |
| 6 | tasmād vākkāyamanasā nācared aśubhaṃ naraḥ
śubhāśubhāny ācaran hi tasya tasyāśnute phalam |